GOLD COAST CONVENTION & EXHIBITION CENTRE
10 - 12 April 2015
Australian Vision Convention 2015
 
Program
 
Australian Vision Convention comprises 2.5 days of clinical lectures from a number of renowned presenters allowing delegates to achieve up to 50 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.


Friday, 10 April

12:00 pm - 12:30 pmLunch
1:00 pm - 1:15 pmOfficial Opening and Welcoming from President
1:15 pm - 1:45 pmBlepharitis/demodex treatments: new options for patients and practitioners [More Info]
Jason Holland
1:45 pm - 2:05 pmUve-why-tis [More Info]
Simon Lan
2:05 pm - 2:25 pmManagement of referred, complex cases [More Info]
Rachel De Leon
2:25 pm - 2:45 pmOCT - case studies [More Info]
Alex Ng
2:45 pm - 3:30 pmAfternoon Tea
3:30 pm - 4:00 pmRed flags: what not to miss in the paediatric population [More Info]
Dr Nelofar Deen
4:00 pm - 4:30 pmPaediatric cerebral visual impairment [More Info]
Dr Shaheen Shah
4:30 pm - 5:00 pmOverview of evidence based vision therapy [More Info]
Dr Nelofar Deen


Saturday, 11 April

6:00 am - 6:45 amRise & Shine Fitness Session [More Info]
7:00 am - 8:15 amSaturday Sponsored Breakfast Seminar [More Info]
Murphy Chan
8:30 am - 9:00 amCase studies using OCT and Optos Daytona SLO [More Info]
Dr Peter Herse
9:00 am - 10:00 amGoogle Glass: the future of wearable technology, or just smoke and mirrors? [More Info]
Andrew Hogan
10:00 am - 10:45 amMorning Tea
10:45 am - 11:15 amDry eye management using IPL technology [More Info]
Dr Brendan Cronin
11:15 am - 11:45 amCentral Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO): Galileo and Copernicus; more than just astronomers [More Info]
Dr Diana Conrad
11:45 am - 12:15 pmGlaucoma technology - reality or oxymoron? [More Info]
A/Prof Graham Lee
12:15 pm - 1:15 pmLunch
1:15 pm - 1:45 pmComplex glaucoma - where angels fear to tread... [More Info]
A/Prof Graham Lee
1:45 pm - 2:45 pmThe challenge of myopia: threats and opportunities [More Info]
Prof Brien Holden OAM
2:45 pm - 3:30 pmAfternoon Tea
3:30 pm - 4:00 pmMaking the best use of silicone hydrogels in contact lens practice [More Info]
Richard Lindsay
4:00 pm - 4:30 pmBack to the Future: therapeutics and contact lenses - like two peas in a pod [More Info]
Margaret Lam
4:30 pm - 5:00 pmOcular oncology - an update [More Info]
Dr Sunil Warrier
7:00 pm - 10:30 pmConference Dinner at Dreamworld


Sunday, 12 April

7:00 am - 8:15 amCooperVision Breakfast Seminar - "Daily disposable silicone hydrogels – the ultimate contact lens?" [More Info]
Prof Nathan Efron
8:30 am - 9:00 amThe latest technology: rapid fire session [More Info]
9:00 am - 9:30 amPaediatric contact lens fitting [More Info]
Richard Lindsay
9:30 am - 10:00 amFrom little things, big things grow: Contact lenses utilised for practice and patient growth [More Info]
Margaret Lam
10:00 am - 10:45 amMorning Tea
10:45 am - 11:15 amKeratoconus management: an update [More Info]
Dr Hamish McKee
11:15 am - 11:45 amResearch update: treatment of early AMD [More Info]
Prof Erica Fletcher
11:45 am - 12:15 pmThe glaucomas: low pressures and closed angles [More Info]
Dr Hamish McKee
12:15 pm - 1:15 pmLunch
1:15 pm - 1:45 pmPractical guide to dry eye [More Info]
Mark Koszek
1:45 pm - 2:15 pmRetinal pathology, OCT and low vision [More Info]
Dr Stephen Vincent
2:15 pm - 2:45 pmDiabetic retinopathy - why do we still see third world results in first world ophthalmology? [More Info]
Dr Robert Bourke
2:45 pm - 3:15 pmAfternoon Tea
3:15 pm - 3:45 pmPractical guide to uveitis [More Info]
Mark Koszek
3:45 pm - 4:15 pmThe CSI approach to ocular surface therapeutics [More Info]
David Stephensen
4:15 pm - 4:45 pmCase studies