Australian Vision Convention 2016
 
Program
Australian Vision Convention comprises of 2 days worth of clinical lectures from a number of renowned presenters allowing delegates to achieve over 40 CPD points including optional assessment.

Learning objectives for each clinical presentation can be viewed by clicking the 'more info' link for the respective topics, as they become available.


Saturday, 2 April

Saturday, 2 April 2016
6:00 am - 6:45 amRise & Shine Fitness Session [More Info]
7:00 am - 8:15 amRodenstock Breakfast Seminar - "Maximising multifocals: Intermediate and near" [More Info]
Nicola Peaper
8:30 am - 8:30 amYOUR CHOICE OF EITHER PLENARY OR WORKSHOP SESSION
8:30 am - 9:30 amLecture Session - Young Optometrists [More Info]
Jillian Campbell
Josiah Murphy
Ronald Nguyen
8:30 am - 9:30 amWorkshop - Dry eye/ gland expression [More Info]
Dr Julie Albietz
Damien Fisher
8:30 am - 9:30 amWorkshop - No more tears! How to manage problems with the lacrimal system [More Info]
Dr Emily Pieterse
8:30 am - 9:30 amWorkshop - Red eye grand rounds [More Info]
Assoc Prof Graham Lee
Dr Luke Maccheron
Dr Diana Conrad
8:30 am - 9:30 amWorkshop - Scleral indentation: a practical pointed primer [More Info]
Assoc Prof Chris Layton
8:30 am - 9:30 amWorkshop - Scleral lenses 101 [More Info]
Celia Bloxsom
8:30 am - 9:30 amWorkshop - The fellowship of the rust ring: foreign body removal [More Info]
Dr Lindsay McGrath
9:30 am - 10:00 amMorning Tea
10:00 am - 10:00 amYOUR CHOICE OF EITHER PLENARY OR WORKSHOP SESSION
10:00 am - 11:00 amLecture Session - Paediatrics [More Info]
Dr Shelley Hopkins
Peter Nixon
10:00 am - 11:00 amWorkshop - Dry eye/ gland expression [More Info]
Dr Julie Albietz
Damien Fisher
10:00 am - 11:00 amWorkshop - No more tears! How to manage problems with the lacrimal system [More Info]
Dr Emily Pieterse
10:00 am - 11:00 amWorkshop - Red eye grand rounds [More Info]
Assoc Prof Graham Lee
Dr Luke Maccheron
Dr Diana Conrad
10:00 am - 11:00 amWorkshop - Scleral indentation: a practical pointed primer [More Info]
Assoc Prof Chris Layton
10:00 am - 11:00 amWorkshop - Scleral lenses 101 [More Info]
Celia Bloxsom
10:00 am - 11:00 amWorkshop - The fellowship of the rust ring: foreign body removal [More Info]
Dr Lindsay McGrath
11:05 am - 11:15 amOfficial opening with President in Main Plenary Hall [More Info]
11:15 am - 11:45 amChildhood vision and academic performance [More Info]
Prof Joanne Wood
11:45 am - 12:15 pmPrescribing prism: the ups, downs, lefts and rights [More Info]
Peter Nixon
12:15 pm - 1:15 pmLunch
1:15 pm - 1:45 pmThe role of vision in driving: an overview [More Info]
Prof Joanne Wood
1:45 pm - 2:15 pmOutdoor activity, light exposure and childhood myopia [More Info]
Assoc Prof Scott Read
2:15 pm - 2:45 pmDry eye management solutions using new technologies (sponsored by France Medical) [More Info]
Jason Holland
2:45 pm - 3:15 pmGlaucoma surgery: indications and options [More Info]
Dr Judy Ku
3:15 pm - 3:45 pmAfternoon Tea
3:45 pm - 4:15 pmAnterior case studies: do you think you know what it is yet? [More Info]
Michael Yapp
4:15 pm - 4:45 pmGonio masterclass [More Info]
Dr Judy Ku
4:45 pm - 5:15 pmPosterior case studies: do you think you know what it is yet? [More Info]
Michael Yapp
7:00 pm - 10:30 pmSeaworld Conference Dinner


Sunday, 3 April

7:00 am - 8:15 amAlcon Vision Care Breakfast Seminar - "Astigmatism and contact lenses: then and now!" [More Info]
Mark Koszek
8:30 am - 9:00 amRapid Fire Session [More Info]
9:00 am - 9:30 amUnderstanding perfusion pressure in glaucoma [More Info]
Assoc Prof Bang Bui
9:30 am - 10:00 amOral meds for ocular disease [More Info]
Assoc Prof Mark Roth
10:00 am - 10:45 amMorning Tea
10:45 am - 11:15 amTreat the heat - managing inflammatory dry eye [More Info]
David Foresto
11:15 am - 11:45 amOphthalmic side effects of systemic medications [More Info]
Dr Geraldine Moses
11:45 am - 12:15 pmLiving with DME (sponsored by Bayer) [More Info]
Dr Erwin Groeneveld
12:15 pm - 1:15 pmLunch
1:15 pm - 1:45 pmUpdate on the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy [More Info]
Assoc Prof Bang Bui
1:45 pm - 2:15 pmOptometric management of earlier stages of AMD: translating research into practice [More Info]
Dr Laura Downie
2:15 pm - 2:45 pmAnterior segment emergencies [More Info]
Dr Brendan Cronin
2:45 pm - 3:15 pmContact lens fitting rules redefined [More Info]
David Foresto
3:15 pm - 3:45 pmAfternoon Tea
3:45 pm - 4:15 pmNew technologies in drug delivery [More Info]
Assoc Prof Mark Roth
4:15 pm - 4:45 pmOrthokeratology: re-shaping the vision of young myopes [More Info]
Dr Laura Downie
4:45 pm - 5:15 pmOphthalmology in the third world [More Info]
Dr Kevin Vandeleur
5:15 pm - 5:15 pmOffical close with President [More Info]