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80th OA Annual Conference - Program

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Friday, November 1, 2024

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Welcome Reception
Sponsored by OptiMed
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Welcome Reception
Sponsored by OptiMed

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Welcome Reception
Sponsored by OptiMed

Saturday, November 2, 2024

8:00 AM - 8:00 AM Day One - Registration desk open
8:45 AM - 8:45 AM Session One: Conference Opening
8.45am-10.00am
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM Conference Opening and Welcome to Country
Denise Bartolo and Renee Hernandez - Conference Co-Convenors
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Opening Address: A journey from clinic to CEO - navigating healthcare innovation and excellence
Amanda Cranage
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Patricia Lance Lecture: Controlling the flow - innovation driven by the three Cs
Cathy Lewis
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Morning tea - day one
10:30 AM - 10:30 AM Session Two: Low Vision - Functional vision and rehabilitation
10.30am-11.30am
10:30 AM - 10:35 AM Gold Sponsor Presentation - Alcon
10:35 AM - 10:45 AM Functional vision assessments: what are they and what are they for?
Dr Lynne Loh
10:45 AM - 10:55 AM Importance of functional vision testing for holistic patient care and improved quality of life
Laura Hartley
10:55 AM - 11:05 AM Functional vision and vision-related quality of life of patients with peri-foveal geographic atrophy
Lauren Vernon
11:05 AM - 11:15 AM Novel methods of training eccentric viewing at distance for low vision clients
Vincent Nguyen
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM Session Two Q&A
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Orthoptics Australia Annual General Meeting
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch - day one
1:00 PM - 1:00 PM Session Three: Paediatrics - Service Delivery
1.00pm-2.00pm
1:00 PM - 1:10 PM Development of the CGQoL-14: A tool that measures the impact of childhood glaucoma on quality of life
Dr Lachlan Knight
1:10 PM - 1:20 PM Stable optic disc clinic - a quality improvement project
Priya Narayan
1:20 PM - 1:30 PM To prism adapt or not prism adapt, that is the question?
Angela Serna
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM Evaluating the standard of care in congenital cataract: a local patient-centred quality improvement project
Dr Lachlan Knight
1:40 PM - 1:45 PM The power of patching
Frances Edwards
1:45 PM - 1:50 PM Congenital Glaucoma - the big picture
Valerie Tosswill and Natasha Sikman
1:50 PM - 2:00 PM Session Three Q&A
2:00 PM - 2:00 PM Session Four: Advances in Ophthalmics
2.00pm-3.00pm
2:00 PM - 2:10 PM The role of retinal developmental gene NRL, in expanding the Enhanced S cone Syndrome (ESCS) phenotype-genotype correlation.
Marium Raza
2:10 PM - 2:20 PM Monitoring the progression of atrophy in AMD - the correlation between structure and function.
Emily Caruso
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM Thirty years of eye banking - what does the future look like?
Terry Couper
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM Multi-centre comparison between device-independent web-browser perimetry (Melbourne Rapid Fields-web) and SITA-Faster for glaucoma.
Joyce Tiang
2:40 PM - 2:50 PM Real-world study of visual and anatomical outcomes and treatment intensity for macular oedema secondary to retinal vein occlusion.
Associate Professor Meri Vukicevic
2:50 PM - 3:00 PM Session Four Q&A
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon tea - day one
3:30 PM - 3:30 PM Session Five: Neuro-Orthoptics
3.30pm-5.00pm
3:30 PM - 3:35 PM Gold Sponsor Presentation - J&J Vision
3:35 PM - 3:45 PM Prevalence of post stroke visual impairment: A systematic review
Rusmiza Binti Amin
3:45 PM - 3:55 PM Clinical practice patterns of orthoptists in post-stroke vision services: a national survey
Marc Hsuen-Qi Eng
3:55 PM - 4:05 PM The role of a low vision orthoptist in the rehabilitation journey of a stroke survivor
Laura Hartley
4:05 PM - 4:35 PM Activities and possibilities with the Neuro-Orthoptics Clinical Advisory Group
Neryla Jolly and Michelle Courtney-Harris
4:35 PM - 4:50 PM Session Five Panel Discussion
4:50 PM - 4:50 PM
End of Day One and Registration Desk close
8:00 AM - 8:00 AM Day One - Registration desk open
8:45 AM - 8:45 AM Session One: Conference Opening
8.45am-10.00am
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM Conference Opening and Welcome to Country
Denise Bartolo and Renee Hernandez - Conference Co-Convenors
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Opening Address: A journey from clinic to CEO - navigating healthcare innovation and excellence
Amanda Cranage
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Patricia Lance Lecture: Controlling the flow - innovation driven by the three Cs
Cathy Lewis
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Morning tea - day one
10:30 AM - 10:30 AM Session Two: Low Vision - Functional vision and rehabilitation
10.30am-11.30am
10:30 AM - 10:35 AM Gold Sponsor Presentation - Alcon
10:35 AM - 10:45 AM Functional vision assessments: what are they and what are they for?
Dr Lynne Loh
10:45 AM - 10:55 AM Importance of functional vision testing for holistic patient care and improved quality of life
Laura Hartley
10:55 AM - 11:05 AM Functional vision and vision-related quality of life of patients with peri-foveal geographic atrophy
Lauren Vernon
11:05 AM - 11:15 AM Novel methods of training eccentric viewing at distance for low vision clients
Vincent Nguyen
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM Session Two Q&A
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Orthoptics Australia Annual General Meeting
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch - day one
1:00 PM - 1:00 PM Session Three: Paediatrics - Service Delivery
1.00pm-2.00pm
1:00 PM - 1:10 PM Development of the CGQoL-14: A tool that measures the impact of childhood glaucoma on quality of life
Dr Lachlan Knight
1:10 PM - 1:20 PM Stable optic disc clinic - a quality improvement project
Priya Narayan
1:20 PM - 1:30 PM To prism adapt or not prism adapt, that is the question?
Angela Serna
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM Evaluating the standard of care in congenital cataract: a local patient-centred quality improvement project
Dr Lachlan Knight
1:40 PM - 1:45 PM The power of patching
Frances Edwards
1:45 PM - 1:50 PM Congenital Glaucoma - the big picture
Valerie Tosswill and Natasha Sikman
1:50 PM - 2:00 PM Session Three Q&A
2:00 PM - 2:00 PM Session Four: Advances in Ophthalmics
2.00pm-3.00pm
2:00 PM - 2:10 PM The role of retinal developmental gene NRL, in expanding the Enhanced S cone Syndrome (ESCS) phenotype-genotype correlation.
Marium Raza
2:10 PM - 2:20 PM Monitoring the progression of atrophy in AMD - the correlation between structure and function.
Emily Caruso
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM Thirty years of eye banking - what does the future look like?
Terry Couper
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM Multi-centre comparison between device-independent web-browser perimetry (Melbourne Rapid Fields-web) and SITA-Faster for glaucoma.
Joyce Tiang
2:40 PM - 2:50 PM Real-world study of visual and anatomical outcomes and treatment intensity for macular oedema secondary to retinal vein occlusion.
Associate Professor Meri Vukicevic
2:50 PM - 3:00 PM Session Four Q&A
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon tea - day one
3:30 PM - 3:30 PM Session Five: Neuro-Orthoptics
3.30pm-5.00pm
3:30 PM - 3:35 PM Gold Sponsor Presentation - J&J Vision
3:35 PM - 3:45 PM Prevalence of post stroke visual impairment: A systematic review
Rusmiza Binti Amin
3:45 PM - 3:55 PM Clinical practice patterns of orthoptists in post-stroke vision services: a national survey
Marc Hsuen-Qi Eng
3:55 PM - 4:05 PM The role of a low vision orthoptist in the rehabilitation journey of a stroke survivor
Laura Hartley
4:05 PM - 4:35 PM Activities and possibilities with the Neuro-Orthoptics Clinical Advisory Group
Neryla Jolly and Michelle Courtney-Harris
4:35 PM - 4:50 PM Session Five Panel Discussion
4:50 PM - 4:50 PM
End of Day One and Registration Desk close

8:00 AM - 8:00 AM Day One - Registration desk open
8:45 AM - 8:45 AM Session One: Conference Opening
8.45am-10.00am
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM Conference Opening and Welcome to Country
Denise Bartolo and Renee Hernandez - Conference Co-Convenors
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Opening Address: A journey from clinic to CEO - navigating healthcare innovation and excellence
Amanda Cranage
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Patricia Lance Lecture: Controlling the flow - innovation driven by the three Cs
Cathy Lewis
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Morning tea - day one
10:30 AM - 10:30 AM Session Two: Low Vision - Functional vision and rehabilitation
10.30am-11.30am
10:30 AM - 10:35 AM Gold Sponsor Presentation - Alcon
10:35 AM - 10:45 AM Functional vision assessments: what are they and what are they for?
Dr Lynne Loh
10:45 AM - 10:55 AM Importance of functional vision testing for holistic patient care and improved quality of life
Laura Hartley
10:55 AM - 11:05 AM Functional vision and vision-related quality of life of patients with peri-foveal geographic atrophy
Lauren Vernon
11:05 AM - 11:15 AM Novel methods of training eccentric viewing at distance for low vision clients
Vincent Nguyen
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM Session Two Q&A
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Orthoptics Australia Annual General Meeting
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch - day one
1:00 PM - 1:00 PM Session Three: Paediatrics - Service Delivery
1.00pm-2.00pm
1:00 PM - 1:10 PM Development of the CGQoL-14: A tool that measures the impact of childhood glaucoma on quality of life
Dr Lachlan Knight
1:10 PM - 1:20 PM Stable optic disc clinic - a quality improvement project
Priya Narayan
1:20 PM - 1:30 PM To prism adapt or not prism adapt, that is the question?
Angela Serna
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM Evaluating the standard of care in congenital cataract: a local patient-centred quality improvement project
Dr Lachlan Knight
1:40 PM - 1:45 PM The power of patching
Frances Edwards
1:45 PM - 1:50 PM Congenital Glaucoma - the big picture
Valerie Tosswill and Natasha Sikman
1:50 PM - 2:00 PM Session Three Q&A
2:00 PM - 2:00 PM Session Four: Advances in Ophthalmics
2.00pm-3.00pm
2:00 PM - 2:10 PM The role of retinal developmental gene NRL, in expanding the Enhanced S cone Syndrome (ESCS) phenotype-genotype correlation.
Marium Raza
2:10 PM - 2:20 PM Monitoring the progression of atrophy in AMD - the correlation between structure and function.
Emily Caruso
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM Thirty years of eye banking - what does the future look like?
Terry Couper
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM Multi-centre comparison between device-independent web-browser perimetry (Melbourne Rapid Fields-web) and SITA-Faster for glaucoma.
Joyce Tiang
2:40 PM - 2:50 PM Real-world study of visual and anatomical outcomes and treatment intensity for macular oedema secondary to retinal vein occlusion.
Associate Professor Meri Vukicevic
2:50 PM - 3:00 PM Session Four Q&A
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon tea - day one
3:30 PM - 3:30 PM Session Five: Neuro-Orthoptics
3.30pm-5.00pm
3:30 PM - 3:35 PM Gold Sponsor Presentation - J&J Vision
3:35 PM - 3:45 PM Prevalence of post stroke visual impairment: A systematic review
Rusmiza Binti Amin
3:45 PM - 3:55 PM Clinical practice patterns of orthoptists in post-stroke vision services: a national survey
Marc Hsuen-Qi Eng
3:55 PM - 4:05 PM The role of a low vision orthoptist in the rehabilitation journey of a stroke survivor
Laura Hartley
4:05 PM - 4:35 PM Activities and possibilities with the Neuro-Orthoptics Clinical Advisory Group
Neryla Jolly and Michelle Courtney-Harris
4:35 PM - 4:50 PM Session Five Panel Discussion
4:50 PM - 4:50 PM
End of Day One and Registration Desk close

Sunday, November 3, 2024

7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
Day Two - Registration desk open
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Alcon Sponsored Breakfast Session: The Orthoptist role in elevating the cataract patient experience
Presented by Susan Gaskell and Caleb Bartolo
8:30 AM - 8:30 AM Session Six: Hot Topic - Myopia Mini-Symposium
8.30am-10.00am
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Outdoor, light and myopia
Associate Professor Amanda French - Invited Speaker
8:45 AM - 9:05 AM Are long term Sunshine and Nightshade safe for children?
Professor David Mackey - Invited Speaker
9:05 AM - 9:20 AM Low-concentration atropine for management of myopia progression: does eye colour matter?
Dr Gareth Lingham
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM Lifetime cost of myopia and the impact of anti-myopia treatments in Australia
Tim Fricke - Invited Speaker
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM Session Six Panel Discussion
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Morning tea - day two
10:30 AM - 10:30 AM Session Seven: Future of eyecare
10.30am-12.00pm
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM Surgical outreach proves successful for remote population
Getruth Bare
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM Innovating an orthoptic low vision tele-practice service for regional and remote NSW
Carmel Harris and Nadine McArthur
10:50 AM - 11:00 AM Nutrition and its place in eye health - looking at the patient as a whole
Peggie Moynihan
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM Who CAIRS?……about Corneal Allogenic Intrastromal Ring Segments
Angela Chung
11:10 AM - 11:20 AM Seeing AI: A guide to assistive technology supporting people with low vision
Vincent Nguyen
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM Testing visual field in virtual reality environment enhances accessibility for patients
Jacinta Walz
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM Should we monitor spontaneous retinal venous pulsations in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension?
Solmaz Bastani Viarsagh
11:40 AM - 11:50 AM A window to the brain: The visual pathway as a biomarker for the effects of aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
Dr. Samran Sheriff
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM Session Seven Q&A
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch - day two
1:00 PM - 1:00 PM Session Eight: Paediatrics - Imaging
1.00pm-2.00pm
1:00 PM - 1:10 PM Ocular imaging modalities in paediatrics
Katie Geering
1:10 PM - 1:20 PM The role of retinal imaging in retinopathy of prematurity surveillance
Stephanie Crofts
1:20 PM - 1:30 PM ROP screening and imaging of neonates - an orthoptist’s perspective
Fiona Lau
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM Vitamin A deficiency and xerophthalmia: A modern disease
Nadine McArthur
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM Session Eight Q&A
1:50 PM - 1:50 PM Session Nine: Low Vision - Patient support
1.50pm-2.45pm
1:50 PM - 1:55 PM Seeing beyond the eyes - connecting patients with vision loss to services and supports
Angela Hall
1:55 PM - 2:05 PM The future of support for people with macular disease – evaluation findings on the Eye Connect service
Dr Kathy Chapman
2:05 PM - 2:15 PM Measuring the social impact of macular disease
Carol Kilkenny
2:15 PM - 2:25 PM Adapting a sensory support intervention for older adults with sensory impairment for the Australian home care setting
Dr Melinda Toomey
2:25 PM - 2:35 PM “Not just hearing, but listening to their voices”: Lessons learned from qualitative research
Dr Sandra Staffieri AO
2:35 PM - 2:45 PM Session Nine Q&A
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM Afternoon tea - day two
3:15 PM - 3:15 PM Session Ten: Brain teaser case studies
3.15pm-3.35pm
3:15 PM - 3:25 PM Bilateral papilloedema following female to male gender transition
Danielle Thorburn
3:25 PM - 3:35 PM The Snowdome Effect: Pigment Dispersion Syndrome, a case study.
Jo Lynch
3:35 PM - 3:35 PM Session Eleven: Our Scope of Practice
3.35pm-5.00pm
3:35 PM - 3:45 PM Vision screening for children with hearing impairment: A collaboration between La Trobe University and Aurora School
Natalia Kelly
3:45 PM - 3:55 PM Advanced practice orthoptic pilot study at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
Debra Gleeson
3:55 PM - 4:05 PM Advanced Practice Orthoptics - A year on...
Catherine Mancuso
4:05 PM - 4:15 PM Orthoptic Service Delivery: a look at time and money
Cem Oztan
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM OA Scope of Practice Workshop
Associate Professor Amanda French and Catherine Mancuso
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Session 11 Panel Discussion
5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
End of Day Two and Registration Desk close
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM 80th Orthoptics Australia Conference Dinner
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
Day Two - Registration desk open
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Alcon Sponsored Breakfast Session: The Orthoptist role in elevating the cataract patient experience
Presented by Susan Gaskell and Caleb Bartolo
8:30 AM - 8:30 AM Session Six: Hot Topic - Myopia Mini-Symposium
8.30am-10.00am
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Outdoor, light and myopia
Associate Professor Amanda French - Invited Speaker
8:45 AM - 9:05 AM Are long term Sunshine and Nightshade safe for children?
Professor David Mackey - Invited Speaker
9:05 AM - 9:20 AM Low-concentration atropine for management of myopia progression: does eye colour matter?
Dr Gareth Lingham
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM Lifetime cost of myopia and the impact of anti-myopia treatments in Australia
Tim Fricke - Invited Speaker
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM Session Six Panel Discussion
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Morning tea - day two
10:30 AM - 10:30 AM Session Seven: Future of eyecare
10.30am-12.00pm
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM Surgical outreach proves successful for remote population
Getruth Bare
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM Innovating an orthoptic low vision tele-practice service for regional and remote NSW
Carmel Harris and Nadine McArthur
10:50 AM - 11:00 AM Nutrition and its place in eye health - looking at the patient as a whole
Peggie Moynihan
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM Who CAIRS?……about Corneal Allogenic Intrastromal Ring Segments
Angela Chung
11:10 AM - 11:20 AM Seeing AI: A guide to assistive technology supporting people with low vision
Vincent Nguyen
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM Testing visual field in virtual reality environment enhances accessibility for patients
Jacinta Walz
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM Should we monitor spontaneous retinal venous pulsations in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension?
Solmaz Bastani Viarsagh
11:40 AM - 11:50 AM A window to the brain: The visual pathway as a biomarker for the effects of aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
Dr. Samran Sheriff
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM Session Seven Q&A
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch - day two
1:00 PM - 1:00 PM Session Eight: Paediatrics - Imaging
1.00pm-2.00pm
1:00 PM - 1:10 PM Ocular imaging modalities in paediatrics
Katie Geering
1:10 PM - 1:20 PM The role of retinal imaging in retinopathy of prematurity surveillance
Stephanie Crofts
1:20 PM - 1:30 PM ROP screening and imaging of neonates - an orthoptist’s perspective
Fiona Lau
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM Vitamin A deficiency and xerophthalmia: A modern disease
Nadine McArthur
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM Session Eight Q&A
1:50 PM - 1:50 PM Session Nine: Low Vision - Patient support
1.50pm-2.45pm
1:50 PM - 1:55 PM Seeing beyond the eyes - connecting patients with vision loss to services and supports
Angela Hall
1:55 PM - 2:05 PM The future of support for people with macular disease – evaluation findings on the Eye Connect service
Dr Kathy Chapman
2:05 PM - 2:15 PM Measuring the social impact of macular disease
Carol Kilkenny
2:15 PM - 2:25 PM Adapting a sensory support intervention for older adults with sensory impairment for the Australian home care setting
Dr Melinda Toomey
2:25 PM - 2:35 PM “Not just hearing, but listening to their voices”: Lessons learned from qualitative research
Dr Sandra Staffieri AO
2:35 PM - 2:45 PM Session Nine Q&A
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM Afternoon tea - day two
3:15 PM - 3:15 PM Session Ten: Brain teaser case studies
3.15pm-3.35pm
3:15 PM - 3:25 PM Bilateral papilloedema following female to male gender transition
Danielle Thorburn
3:25 PM - 3:35 PM The Snowdome Effect: Pigment Dispersion Syndrome, a case study.
Jo Lynch
3:35 PM - 3:35 PM Session Eleven: Our Scope of Practice
3.35pm-5.00pm
3:35 PM - 3:45 PM Vision screening for children with hearing impairment: A collaboration between La Trobe University and Aurora School
Natalia Kelly
3:45 PM - 3:55 PM Advanced practice orthoptic pilot study at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
Debra Gleeson
3:55 PM - 4:05 PM Advanced Practice Orthoptics - A year on...
Catherine Mancuso
4:05 PM - 4:15 PM Orthoptic Service Delivery: a look at time and money
Cem Oztan
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM OA Scope of Practice Workshop
Associate Professor Amanda French and Catherine Mancuso
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Session 11 Panel Discussion
5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
End of Day Two and Registration Desk close
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM 80th Orthoptics Australia Conference Dinner

7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
Day Two - Registration desk open
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Alcon Sponsored Breakfast Session: The Orthoptist role in elevating the cataract patient experience
Presented by Susan Gaskell and Caleb Bartolo
8:30 AM - 8:30 AM Session Six: Hot Topic - Myopia Mini-Symposium
8.30am-10.00am
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Outdoor, light and myopia
Associate Professor Amanda French - Invited Speaker
8:45 AM - 9:05 AM Are long term Sunshine and Nightshade safe for children?
Professor David Mackey - Invited Speaker
9:05 AM - 9:20 AM Low-concentration atropine for management of myopia progression: does eye colour matter?
Dr Gareth Lingham
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM Lifetime cost of myopia and the impact of anti-myopia treatments in Australia
Tim Fricke - Invited Speaker
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM Session Six Panel Discussion
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Morning tea - day two
10:30 AM - 10:30 AM Session Seven: Future of eyecare
10.30am-12.00pm
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM Surgical outreach proves successful for remote population
Getruth Bare
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM Innovating an orthoptic low vision tele-practice service for regional and remote NSW
Carmel Harris and Nadine McArthur
10:50 AM - 11:00 AM Nutrition and its place in eye health - looking at the patient as a whole
Peggie Moynihan
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM Who CAIRS?……about Corneal Allogenic Intrastromal Ring Segments
Angela Chung
11:10 AM - 11:20 AM Seeing AI: A guide to assistive technology supporting people with low vision
Vincent Nguyen
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM Testing visual field in virtual reality environment enhances accessibility for patients
Jacinta Walz
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM Should we monitor spontaneous retinal venous pulsations in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension?
Solmaz Bastani Viarsagh
11:40 AM - 11:50 AM A window to the brain: The visual pathway as a biomarker for the effects of aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
Dr. Samran Sheriff
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM Session Seven Q&A
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch - day two
1:00 PM - 1:00 PM Session Eight: Paediatrics - Imaging
1.00pm-2.00pm
1:00 PM - 1:10 PM Ocular imaging modalities in paediatrics
Katie Geering
1:10 PM - 1:20 PM The role of retinal imaging in retinopathy of prematurity surveillance
Stephanie Crofts
1:20 PM - 1:30 PM ROP screening and imaging of neonates - an orthoptist’s perspective
Fiona Lau
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM Vitamin A deficiency and xerophthalmia: A modern disease
Nadine McArthur
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM Session Eight Q&A
1:50 PM - 1:50 PM Session Nine: Low Vision - Patient support
1.50pm-2.45pm
1:50 PM - 1:55 PM Seeing beyond the eyes - connecting patients with vision loss to services and supports
Angela Hall
1:55 PM - 2:05 PM The future of support for people with macular disease – evaluation findings on the Eye Connect service
Dr Kathy Chapman
2:05 PM - 2:15 PM Measuring the social impact of macular disease
Carol Kilkenny
2:15 PM - 2:25 PM Adapting a sensory support intervention for older adults with sensory impairment for the Australian home care setting
Dr Melinda Toomey
2:25 PM - 2:35 PM “Not just hearing, but listening to their voices”: Lessons learned from qualitative research
Dr Sandra Staffieri AO
2:35 PM - 2:45 PM Session Nine Q&A
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM Afternoon tea - day two
3:15 PM - 3:15 PM Session Ten: Brain teaser case studies
3.15pm-3.35pm
3:15 PM - 3:25 PM Bilateral papilloedema following female to male gender transition
Danielle Thorburn
3:25 PM - 3:35 PM The Snowdome Effect: Pigment Dispersion Syndrome, a case study.
Jo Lynch
3:35 PM - 3:35 PM Session Eleven: Our Scope of Practice
3.35pm-5.00pm
3:35 PM - 3:45 PM Vision screening for children with hearing impairment: A collaboration between La Trobe University and Aurora School
Natalia Kelly
3:45 PM - 3:55 PM Advanced practice orthoptic pilot study at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
Debra Gleeson
3:55 PM - 4:05 PM Advanced Practice Orthoptics - A year on...
Catherine Mancuso
4:05 PM - 4:15 PM Orthoptic Service Delivery: a look at time and money
Cem Oztan
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM OA Scope of Practice Workshop
Associate Professor Amanda French and Catherine Mancuso
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Session 11 Panel Discussion
5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
End of Day Two and Registration Desk close
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM 80th Orthoptics Australia Conference Dinner

Monday, November 4, 2024

8:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Day Three - Registration desk open
9:00 AM - 9:00 AM Session Twelve: Education and Training - Orthoptics Education
9.00am-10.00am
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM Embedding academic skills into first year eye anatomy: A pilot study
Associate Professor Meri Vukicevic
9:10 AM - 9:20 AM 3D printed corneas for innovative teaching of clinical practical skills in the assessment of Intraocular Pressure (IOP)
Mara Giribaldi
9:20 AM - 9:30 AM Evaluating a novel dementia-friendly eyecare training course for optometrists
Dr Marianne Piano
9:30 AM - 9:40 AM Building capacity in eye care: How intensive training is improving vision and eye health in Papua New Guinea
Isabelle Mou
9:40 AM - 9:50 AM La Trobe University orthoptics industry honours project-based learning experience
Associate Professor Meri Vukicevic
9:50 AM - 10:00 AM Session Twelve Panel Discussion
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Morning tea - Day three
10:30 AM - 10:30 AM Session Thirteen: Strabismus and binocular vision
10.30am-11.45pm
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM Fusional Vergence Amplitudes - the new (old) frontier
Tania Straga
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM Smoking and strabismus
Professor David Mackey
10:50 AM - 11:00 AM The 'ins and outs' of detecting and treating accommodative dysfunction with orthoptics
Denise Bartolo
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM Concussion-related vision difficulties: A systematic review
Associate Professor Konstandina Koklanis
11:10 AM - 11:25 AM Validation of a new real depth stereoacuity test
Dr Felicia Adinanto - Invited Speaker
11:25 AM - 11:45 AM Session Thirteen Panel Discussion
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Conference closing
12:00 PM - 12:00 PM
Conference concludes
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch - Day three
8:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Day Three - Registration desk open
9:00 AM - 9:00 AM Session Twelve: Education and Training - Orthoptics Education
9.00am-10.00am
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM Embedding academic skills into first year eye anatomy: A pilot study
Associate Professor Meri Vukicevic
9:10 AM - 9:20 AM 3D printed corneas for innovative teaching of clinical practical skills in the assessment of Intraocular Pressure (IOP)
Mara Giribaldi
9:20 AM - 9:30 AM Evaluating a novel dementia-friendly eyecare training course for optometrists
Dr Marianne Piano
9:30 AM - 9:40 AM Building capacity in eye care: How intensive training is improving vision and eye health in Papua New Guinea
Isabelle Mou
9:40 AM - 9:50 AM La Trobe University orthoptics industry honours project-based learning experience
Associate Professor Meri Vukicevic
9:50 AM - 10:00 AM Session Twelve Panel Discussion
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Morning tea - Day three
10:30 AM - 10:30 AM Session Thirteen: Strabismus and binocular vision
10.30am-11.45pm
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM Fusional Vergence Amplitudes - the new (old) frontier
Tania Straga
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM Smoking and strabismus
Professor David Mackey
10:50 AM - 11:00 AM The 'ins and outs' of detecting and treating accommodative dysfunction with orthoptics
Denise Bartolo
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM Concussion-related vision difficulties: A systematic review
Associate Professor Konstandina Koklanis
11:10 AM - 11:25 AM Validation of a new real depth stereoacuity test
Dr Felicia Adinanto - Invited Speaker
11:25 AM - 11:45 AM Session Thirteen Panel Discussion
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Conference closing
12:00 PM - 12:00 PM
Conference concludes
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch - Day three

8:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Day Three - Registration desk open
9:00 AM - 9:00 AM Session Twelve: Education and Training - Orthoptics Education
9.00am-10.00am
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM Embedding academic skills into first year eye anatomy: A pilot study
Associate Professor Meri Vukicevic
9:10 AM - 9:20 AM 3D printed corneas for innovative teaching of clinical practical skills in the assessment of Intraocular Pressure (IOP)
Mara Giribaldi
9:20 AM - 9:30 AM Evaluating a novel dementia-friendly eyecare training course for optometrists
Dr Marianne Piano
9:30 AM - 9:40 AM Building capacity in eye care: How intensive training is improving vision and eye health in Papua New Guinea
Isabelle Mou
9:40 AM - 9:50 AM La Trobe University orthoptics industry honours project-based learning experience
Associate Professor Meri Vukicevic
9:50 AM - 10:00 AM Session Twelve Panel Discussion
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Morning tea - Day three
10:30 AM - 10:30 AM Session Thirteen: Strabismus and binocular vision
10.30am-11.45pm
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM Fusional Vergence Amplitudes - the new (old) frontier
Tania Straga
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM Smoking and strabismus
Professor David Mackey
10:50 AM - 11:00 AM The 'ins and outs' of detecting and treating accommodative dysfunction with orthoptics
Denise Bartolo
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM Concussion-related vision difficulties: A systematic review
Associate Professor Konstandina Koklanis
11:10 AM - 11:25 AM Validation of a new real depth stereoacuity test
Dr Felicia Adinanto - Invited Speaker
11:25 AM - 11:45 AM Session Thirteen Panel Discussion
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Conference closing
12:00 PM - 12:00 PM
Conference concludes
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch - Day three

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