Program

Sunday April 13

3:00pm-3:15pm

Welcome
Ann Webber, Queensland State Lead

Acknowledgement of Country

3:15pm-5:15pm

This session will be a collaborative discussion on management pathways for common anterior eye conditions, including topical, oral, and surgical intervention.

Learning Objectives:

• Comprehensively management anterior eye conditions beyond topical interventions.

Our Speakers:

Jason Holland
Jason graduated from QUT in 1994 with a Bachelor of Applied Science (Optometry) with Honours.

After initially doing locum optometry around Australia with The Optical Superstore, in 2001, he commenced sessional work with ophthalmologist and anterior eye specialist, Dr Andrew Apel, at the Eye Health Centre in Brisbane.

In 2006, he commenced an advanced Dry Eye/Glaucoma Clinic at The Eye Health Centre in Brisbane, managing challenging patients utilising the latest technology. More recently, he co-founded The Dry Eye Society of QLD of which he is the current president.

In 2012, he completed a Post Graduate Certificate in Ocular Therapeutics and became a Credentialed Optometrist with CASA. Jason also served as a Director and Treasurer for Optometry QLD/NT for 9 years until 2017, and he served on the Optometry Australia National Board for 3 years. He currently sits on the Queensland University of Technology, Deakin and University of Western Australia Optometry Advisory Boards.

Jason has lectured on contact lenses and dry eye in Australia and across southeast Asia, and was the recipient of the Optometry QLD/NT Optometrist of the Year award in 2018.

Dr John Hogden

Dr John Hogden is an ophthalmologist with sub-specialty training in corneal, external eye disease, cataract, anterior segment, and refractive surgery. 

Dr Hogden trained at the Sydney Eye Hospital and then underwent further corneal fellowship training at the surgically renowned University of British Columbia (UBC) Vancouver Eye Care Centre, Canada.

Dr John Hogden is a member of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmology (RANZCO), American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). He is a Visiting Medical Officer (VMO) at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) where he is actively involved in ophthalmic education and clinical research.

In January 2020, Dr John Hogden joined The Eye Health Centre as a principal doctor. The Eye Health Centre now spans over 5 locations and provides ophthalmic care to South East Queensland.

Dr John Hogden is committed to using the most advanced techniques to ensure the best possible patient experience and outcome.

5:15pm-6:15pm

PRE DINNER NETWORKING EVENING

6:15pm-8:15pm

AEST

7:30am-8:30am

8:30am-9:00am

9:00am-11:00am

2i

In this interactive session, we will delve into the latest advancements in retinal biomarkers for diagnosing and managing macular disease. You'll have the opportunity to explore key biomarkers, and to discuss their clinical applications with your peers. Join us to gain insights that can enhance patient care through active participation and real-world cases.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify key retinal biomarkers associated with macular conditions commonly encountered by optometrists in clinical practice.

• Infer the clinical implications of these biomarkers.

• Apply this knowledge to improve the diagnosis and management of macular disease.

Our Speaker:

Dr Angelica Ly is a clinician-scientist and Senior Lecturer in Posterior Eye Therapeutics at UNSW. She earned her PhD in Vision Science from UNSW on the 'Multimodal evaluation of Macular Structure and Function in Age-related Macular Degeneration'. Dr Ly has published 40 peer-reviewed publications and secured significant research funding. She presents regularly at national and international conferences and is passionate about enhancing the early detection of eye disease through emerging technologies.

11:00am-11:30am

MORNING TEA

11:30am - 12:30pm

This session will discuss case studies demonstrating the varied agents injected into the eye for management of macular and retinal conditions, with an emphasis on collaborative care with optometrists in both early diagnosis and detection of post injection complications.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the commonly used agents injected into the eye for management of macular and retinal conditions.

• Recognise potential sight threatening complications arising from this treatment.

Our Speaker:

Dr Michael Hogden is a retina specialist with subspecialty training in the medical and surgical management of disorders of the vitreous, retina, and macula. Michael is a Fellow of the Royal Australia and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO), and Designated Aviation Ophthalmologist (DAO).

Following his ophthalmology registrar training in Queensland, Michael completed further international retina Fellowships in the United Kingdom at both Oxford and Bristol Eye Hospitals, as well training in the United States at Vitreous Retina Macular Consultants of New York (VRMNY) and Columbia University. Michael holds a public appointment as a consultant vitreoretinal surgeon at the Princess Alexandra Hospital, and coordinates Queensland’s Adult Inherited Retinal Diseases (IRD) clinic at the Princess Alexandra Hospital.

Michael’s clinical interests include retinal detachment repair, vitreomacular traction and macular holes, macular epiretinal membrane, and complicated cataract and lens surgeries, as well as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal vascular conditions, and inherited retinal diseases.

12:30pm-1:30pm

1:30pm-2:30pm

Learning Objectives: 

• TBC

2:30pm-3:00pm

3:00pm-5:00pm

This session aims to provide practical information and tips for how you can best support your patients with low vision within a community practice setting.  The first part of the session will commence with a ‘top tips’ information session on low vision refraction; information will then be provided regarding services and ideas that you can use to help support your patients when you don’t have access to specialised low vision equipment. The second part of the session will comprise interactive case discussions.

Learning Objectives:

• Confidently conduct a low vision refraction.

• Assist low vision patients through ongoing case management and provision of holistic support.

• Direct low vision patients to a range of readily accessible resources and services, as well as more specialised low vision services.

Our Speaker:

Dr Ursula White completed her optometry training at Cardiff University in Wales. She has worked in a variety of settings across the UK, New Zealand, and Australia, including private practice, refractive surgery, hospital optometry, academic teaching, and clinical research. As a senior clinical tutor at Auckland university, she re-stablished a student-led low vision clinic and developed a collaborative scheme with the Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind to improve access to CCTVs for people who were blind or vision impaired. After moving to Brisbane in 2009, she completed the OCANZ examinations and began working at the Paediatric Low Vision Clinic, based within the Department of Education, Statewide Vision Impairment Services, a position she held for almost ten years. During this time, she also completed a PhD investigating falls and concerns about falling in older people with macular degeneration. 

She currently works as a clinical supervisor in the Vision Rehabilitation Clinic at QUT and is director of a private optometry consultancy, Special Eyes Vision Services: a service specifically for children and adults with complex disability, including people who are non-speaking or minimally verbal, intellectually disabled, and/or vision impaired.  She has a keen interest in developing equitable access to eye health for everyone, regardless of their abilities or disabilities, and in developing support for people affected by cerebral visual impairment.

5:00pm

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