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OA 2026 - Agenda

Friday, November 6, 2026

5:00 PM - 5:00 PM Registration
Please visit the Registration Desk to collect your name badge
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Welcome Reception
Includes drinks and canapes
5:00 PM - 5:00 PM Registration
Please visit the Registration Desk to collect your name badge
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Welcome Reception
Includes drinks and canapes

5:00 PM - 5:00 PM Registration
Please visit the Registration Desk to collect your name badge
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Welcome Reception
Includes drinks and canapes

Saturday, November 7, 2026

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Registration - Saturday
Session One
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Conference Opening and Welcome
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM Opening Address
Prof Hanneke Hulst
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM Patricia Lance Lecture
Carly Henley
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Morning Tea - Saturday
Session Two - Education
Chair - Jane Farley
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Orthoptics Australia AGM
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM OA Strategic Plan Discussion
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM Precision training in tonometry using 3D printed cornea models; A cross-university collaboration
Mara Giribaldi
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM EyeBot: An AI-assisted simulation tool for vision and eye health training
Dr Michelle Courtney-Harris
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM Inside the Supervisor’s Mind: Exploring Orthoptic Supervisors' Experiences of Providing Feedback in Outpatient Clinical Placements
Navdeep Kaur
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM Bridging Unmet Support Needs in Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Real-World Evaluation of the Eye Connect Program
Victoria Heaton
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch - Saturday
Session Three - Strabismus and BV
Chair - Jayshree South
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM Age and ethnicity-specific definitions of pre-myopia in Australian schoolchildren
Rani Bahho
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM Progression of Intermittent Exotropia (IXT) in a NZ population; a ten-year retrospective clinical audit
Sally-anne Herring
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM Digital Spot Card Prototype: quantifying convergence with eye tracking
Jacinta Walz
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM Impact of refractive error on latent strabismus in a 5 Year follow up of Australian school children
Chantelle Li On Wing
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Invited Speaker - Dr Justin Mora
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon Tea - Saturday
Session Four - Low Vision
Chair - Trish Holmes
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM A case study of how eyecare needs are identified, understood and met in residential aged care
Marianne Piano
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM Co-researching the mobility safety concerns of Australians with deafblindness
Dr Sue Silveira
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM Low Vision Rehabilitation: Revisiting the research on barriers and creating opportunities!
Julie Fitzpatrick
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM Vision Rehabilitation in Adults with Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI)
Ramya Srinivasa Murthy
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Fixation Intervention in Visual Impairment
Natalia Dawson Kelly
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Usher syndrome: Beyond the eyes
Philippa Miller
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Registration - Saturday
Session One
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Conference Opening and Welcome
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM Opening Address
Prof Hanneke Hulst
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM Patricia Lance Lecture
Carly Henley
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Morning Tea - Saturday
Session Two - Education
Chair - Jane Farley
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Orthoptics Australia AGM
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM OA Strategic Plan Discussion
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM Precision training in tonometry using 3D printed cornea models; A cross-university collaboration
Mara Giribaldi
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM EyeBot: An AI-assisted simulation tool for vision and eye health training
Dr Michelle Courtney-Harris
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM Inside the Supervisor’s Mind: Exploring Orthoptic Supervisors' Experiences of Providing Feedback in Outpatient Clinical Placements
Navdeep Kaur
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM Bridging Unmet Support Needs in Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Real-World Evaluation of the Eye Connect Program
Victoria Heaton
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch - Saturday
Session Three - Strabismus and BV
Chair - Jayshree South
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM Age and ethnicity-specific definitions of pre-myopia in Australian schoolchildren
Rani Bahho
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM Progression of Intermittent Exotropia (IXT) in a NZ population; a ten-year retrospective clinical audit
Sally-anne Herring
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM Digital Spot Card Prototype: quantifying convergence with eye tracking
Jacinta Walz
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM Impact of refractive error on latent strabismus in a 5 Year follow up of Australian school children
Chantelle Li On Wing
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Invited Speaker - Dr Justin Mora
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon Tea - Saturday
Session Four - Low Vision
Chair - Trish Holmes
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM A case study of how eyecare needs are identified, understood and met in residential aged care
Marianne Piano
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM Co-researching the mobility safety concerns of Australians with deafblindness
Dr Sue Silveira
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM Low Vision Rehabilitation: Revisiting the research on barriers and creating opportunities!
Julie Fitzpatrick
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM Vision Rehabilitation in Adults with Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI)
Ramya Srinivasa Murthy
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Fixation Intervention in Visual Impairment
Natalia Dawson Kelly
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Usher syndrome: Beyond the eyes
Philippa Miller

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Registration - Saturday
Session One
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Conference Opening and Welcome
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM Opening Address
Prof Hanneke Hulst
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM Patricia Lance Lecture
Carly Henley
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Morning Tea - Saturday
Session Two - Education
Chair - Jane Farley
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Orthoptics Australia AGM
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM OA Strategic Plan Discussion
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM Precision training in tonometry using 3D printed cornea models; A cross-university collaboration
Mara Giribaldi
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM EyeBot: An AI-assisted simulation tool for vision and eye health training
Dr Michelle Courtney-Harris
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM Inside the Supervisor’s Mind: Exploring Orthoptic Supervisors' Experiences of Providing Feedback in Outpatient Clinical Placements
Navdeep Kaur
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM Bridging Unmet Support Needs in Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Real-World Evaluation of the Eye Connect Program
Victoria Heaton
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch - Saturday
Session Three - Strabismus and BV
Chair - Jayshree South
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM Age and ethnicity-specific definitions of pre-myopia in Australian schoolchildren
Rani Bahho
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM Progression of Intermittent Exotropia (IXT) in a NZ population; a ten-year retrospective clinical audit
Sally-anne Herring
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM Digital Spot Card Prototype: quantifying convergence with eye tracking
Jacinta Walz
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM Impact of refractive error on latent strabismus in a 5 Year follow up of Australian school children
Chantelle Li On Wing
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Invited Speaker - Dr Justin Mora
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon Tea - Saturday
Session Four - Low Vision
Chair - Trish Holmes
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM A case study of how eyecare needs are identified, understood and met in residential aged care
Marianne Piano
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM Co-researching the mobility safety concerns of Australians with deafblindness
Dr Sue Silveira
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM Low Vision Rehabilitation: Revisiting the research on barriers and creating opportunities!
Julie Fitzpatrick
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM Vision Rehabilitation in Adults with Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI)
Ramya Srinivasa Murthy
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Fixation Intervention in Visual Impairment
Natalia Dawson Kelly
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Usher syndrome: Beyond the eyes
Philippa Miller

Sunday, November 8, 2026

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Registration - Sunday
Session Five - Neuro & Genetics
Chair - Marianne Piano
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Review of Current Practice for Vision Assessment and Management in an Acute Stroke Setting in Sydney, Australia
Rusmiza Binti Amin
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM Natural Viewing Perimetry: A Novel Perimetry Method using Melbourne Rapid Fields compared to Humphrey Field Analyzer
Joyce Tiang
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM TBA - Sunday
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Current practices in the diagnosis and management of ocular Myasthenia Gravis
Trish Holmes
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM What causes strabismus? - from twins to genes
Prof Chris Hammond
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Tea - Sunday
Session Six - Cornea and Refractive Error
Chair - Carly Henley
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM Exploring the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Landscape of Dry Eye Disease: A Sub-Specialty Opportunity in Orthoptics
Andrew Mckie
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM Tele-Vision: a digitally enabled model for regional emergency eye care
Danielle Morgan
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM Beyond the Green Tick: Clinical Reasoning in Modern IOL Surgery
Jane Farley
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM Corneal Refractive Surgery and a case of the post Lasik CAIRS – Dive or Flap?
Angela Chung
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Invited Speaker - Early detection of Keratoconus
Dr Rasha Al-Taie
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch - Sunday
1:15 PM - 1:15 PM Session Seven - Paediatrics
Chair - Sue Silveira
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM Collaborative Care between a public hospital paediatric eye clinic, a regional optometry group and a regionally based orthoptist
Ben Ward
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM Clinical Tips in the assessment of young persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Trish Holmes
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM Orthoptists Seeing the Bigger Picture: Widefield Retinal Imaging on Infants with Retinopathy of Prematurity in the Outpatient Setting
Ebru Efem and Jessica Crngarov
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM Seeing Through My Eyes: A Child-Centred Video to Support Adherence to Occlusion Therapy for Amblyopia
Catherine Lewis
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM An Investigation into the Lived Experiences of Individuals and Families Affected by Enucleation for Retinoblastoma – A Systematic Review
Amanda Moore
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM Double Trouble: A Rare Case of Paediatric Sympathetic Ophthalmia
Navdeep Kaur
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM “It looks easy, I thought it would be harder.” Preparing children for invasive procedures – setting them up for success
Dr Sandra Staffieri AO
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Afternoon Tea - Sunday
Session Nine
3:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Spend the afternoon at RANZCO Congress
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Conference Dinner
Includes drinks and dinner at Maritime Room, Princes Wharf
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Registration - Sunday
Session Five - Neuro & Genetics
Chair - Marianne Piano
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Review of Current Practice for Vision Assessment and Management in an Acute Stroke Setting in Sydney, Australia
Rusmiza Binti Amin
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM Natural Viewing Perimetry: A Novel Perimetry Method using Melbourne Rapid Fields compared to Humphrey Field Analyzer
Joyce Tiang
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM TBA - Sunday
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Current practices in the diagnosis and management of ocular Myasthenia Gravis
Trish Holmes
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM What causes strabismus? - from twins to genes
Prof Chris Hammond
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Tea - Sunday
Session Six - Cornea and Refractive Error
Chair - Carly Henley
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM Exploring the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Landscape of Dry Eye Disease: A Sub-Specialty Opportunity in Orthoptics
Andrew Mckie
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM Tele-Vision: a digitally enabled model for regional emergency eye care
Danielle Morgan
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM Beyond the Green Tick: Clinical Reasoning in Modern IOL Surgery
Jane Farley
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM Corneal Refractive Surgery and a case of the post Lasik CAIRS – Dive or Flap?
Angela Chung
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Invited Speaker - Early detection of Keratoconus
Dr Rasha Al-Taie
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch - Sunday
1:15 PM - 1:15 PM Session Seven - Paediatrics
Chair - Sue Silveira
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM Collaborative Care between a public hospital paediatric eye clinic, a regional optometry group and a regionally based orthoptist
Ben Ward
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM Clinical Tips in the assessment of young persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Trish Holmes
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM Orthoptists Seeing the Bigger Picture: Widefield Retinal Imaging on Infants with Retinopathy of Prematurity in the Outpatient Setting
Ebru Efem and Jessica Crngarov
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM Seeing Through My Eyes: A Child-Centred Video to Support Adherence to Occlusion Therapy for Amblyopia
Catherine Lewis
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM An Investigation into the Lived Experiences of Individuals and Families Affected by Enucleation for Retinoblastoma – A Systematic Review
Amanda Moore
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM Double Trouble: A Rare Case of Paediatric Sympathetic Ophthalmia
Navdeep Kaur
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM “It looks easy, I thought it would be harder.” Preparing children for invasive procedures – setting them up for success
Dr Sandra Staffieri AO
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Afternoon Tea - Sunday
Session Nine
3:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Spend the afternoon at RANZCO Congress
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Conference Dinner
Includes drinks and dinner at Maritime Room, Princes Wharf

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Registration - Sunday
Session Five - Neuro & Genetics
Chair - Marianne Piano
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Review of Current Practice for Vision Assessment and Management in an Acute Stroke Setting in Sydney, Australia
Rusmiza Binti Amin
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM Natural Viewing Perimetry: A Novel Perimetry Method using Melbourne Rapid Fields compared to Humphrey Field Analyzer
Joyce Tiang
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM TBA - Sunday
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Current practices in the diagnosis and management of ocular Myasthenia Gravis
Trish Holmes
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM What causes strabismus? - from twins to genes
Prof Chris Hammond
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Tea - Sunday
Session Six - Cornea and Refractive Error
Chair - Carly Henley
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM Exploring the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Landscape of Dry Eye Disease: A Sub-Specialty Opportunity in Orthoptics
Andrew Mckie
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM Tele-Vision: a digitally enabled model for regional emergency eye care
Danielle Morgan
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM Beyond the Green Tick: Clinical Reasoning in Modern IOL Surgery
Jane Farley
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM Corneal Refractive Surgery and a case of the post Lasik CAIRS – Dive or Flap?
Angela Chung
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Invited Speaker - Early detection of Keratoconus
Dr Rasha Al-Taie
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch - Sunday
1:15 PM - 1:15 PM Session Seven - Paediatrics
Chair - Sue Silveira
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM Collaborative Care between a public hospital paediatric eye clinic, a regional optometry group and a regionally based orthoptist
Ben Ward
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM Clinical Tips in the assessment of young persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Trish Holmes
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM Orthoptists Seeing the Bigger Picture: Widefield Retinal Imaging on Infants with Retinopathy of Prematurity in the Outpatient Setting
Ebru Efem and Jessica Crngarov
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM Seeing Through My Eyes: A Child-Centred Video to Support Adherence to Occlusion Therapy for Amblyopia
Catherine Lewis
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM An Investigation into the Lived Experiences of Individuals and Families Affected by Enucleation for Retinoblastoma – A Systematic Review
Amanda Moore
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM Double Trouble: A Rare Case of Paediatric Sympathetic Ophthalmia
Navdeep Kaur
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM “It looks easy, I thought it would be harder.” Preparing children for invasive procedures – setting them up for success
Dr Sandra Staffieri AO
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Afternoon Tea - Sunday
Session Nine
3:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Spend the afternoon at RANZCO Congress
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Conference Dinner
Includes drinks and dinner at Maritime Room, Princes Wharf

Monday, November 9, 2026

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Registration - Monday
9:00 AM - 9:00 AM Session Eight - Eye Care Models & Delivery
Chair - Sandra Staffieri
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM The Role of Orthoptic Intravitreal Therapy (IVT) Injectors: Developing Extended Scope of Practice Across Two Healthcare System
Rosie Finlay
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM Beyond the Clinic: An Orthoptist’s Transition to Virtual Patient Education and Support
Lauren Mulquiney
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Video-based education reduces surgical fear before cataract assessment: a randomised controlled trial
Danielle Morgan
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Optimising Orthoptic Services within Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS): Development of an Evidence-Informed Practice Resource
Dr Foruhar Moayeri
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Vision Screening at Southern Support School
Zoe Deuxberry
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM TBA - Monday
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea - Monday
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM OA Workforce Survey – Presentation & Panel Discussion
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - Monday
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Registration - Monday
9:00 AM - 9:00 AM Session Eight - Eye Care Models & Delivery
Chair - Sandra Staffieri
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM The Role of Orthoptic Intravitreal Therapy (IVT) Injectors: Developing Extended Scope of Practice Across Two Healthcare System
Rosie Finlay
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM Beyond the Clinic: An Orthoptist’s Transition to Virtual Patient Education and Support
Lauren Mulquiney
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Video-based education reduces surgical fear before cataract assessment: a randomised controlled trial
Danielle Morgan
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Optimising Orthoptic Services within Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS): Development of an Evidence-Informed Practice Resource
Dr Foruhar Moayeri
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Vision Screening at Southern Support School
Zoe Deuxberry
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM TBA - Monday
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea - Monday
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM OA Workforce Survey – Presentation & Panel Discussion
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - Monday

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Registration - Monday
9:00 AM - 9:00 AM Session Eight - Eye Care Models & Delivery
Chair - Sandra Staffieri
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM The Role of Orthoptic Intravitreal Therapy (IVT) Injectors: Developing Extended Scope of Practice Across Two Healthcare System
Rosie Finlay
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM Beyond the Clinic: An Orthoptist’s Transition to Virtual Patient Education and Support
Lauren Mulquiney
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Video-based education reduces surgical fear before cataract assessment: a randomised controlled trial
Danielle Morgan
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Optimising Orthoptic Services within Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS): Development of an Evidence-Informed Practice Resource
Dr Foruhar Moayeri
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Vision Screening at Southern Support School
Zoe Deuxberry
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM TBA - Monday
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea - Monday
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM OA Workforce Survey – Presentation & Panel Discussion
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - Monday

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