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Optomax
Conference
Perth
Sunday 22nd May 2016
McCusker Auditorium
Harry Perkins Institute
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$349*
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Regis
A/Prof Angus Turner
Dr Angus Turner completed medical training at The University of Western Australia (UWA), before studying at Oxford University and
completing a Masters of Evidence Based Medicine. Ophthalmology training was undertaken in Melbourne, followed by post-graduate
training at University of Sydney in refractive surgical procedures. As Director of Outback Vision, Dr Turner is actively involved in the delivery
of specialist outreach services to remote and Indigenous communities in the Kimberley, Pilbara, Goldfields, Great Southern, and South West
regions. Dr Turner is an Associate Professor at UWA, where he is engaged in a number of research projects at the Lions Eye Institute, focusing
on service delivery for remote and Indigenous people. Dr Turner is also a consultant at Fremantle Hospital and an ophthalmology teacher
for the Rural Clinical School.
A/Prof Steven Wiffen
MB BS, FRACO, FRACS
Associate Professor Wiffen trained in ophthalmology in Western Australia before undertaking fellowships at the Corneo-Plastic Unit,
East Grinstead, UK, and at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA Associate Professor Wiffen is a consultant ophthalmologist at
Fremantle Hospital and a Senior Lecturer at UWA He is Director of the Lions Eye Bank of Western Australia.
Prof Geoffrey Crawford
MBBS, FRANZCO, FRACS
Professor Crawford completed his ophthalmic training in Western Australia before undertaking further sub-speciality training in cornea
and refractive surgery at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, and Emory University, Atlanta, USA He is a Professor of Ophthalmology at
the Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Western Australia He is Director of Surgical Services and a Corneal and
Refractive surgeon at the Lions Eye Institute, Perth and is also a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at Royal Perth and Princess Margaret
Hospitals. Professor Crawford has held many positions within RANZCO including Director of Continuing Professional Development,
inaugural Chairman of the Programme Committee and Chairman of Examiners. He is a co-inventor of the AlphaCor artificial cornea and
developed the techniques of its insertion. He also introduced LASIK surgery to Western Australia.
Dr Jean-Louis deSousa
Dr Jean-Louis deSousa trained in ophthalmology in Perth before completing fellowships in ophthalmic plastic and re-constructive surgery
in Oxford and East Grinstead in the UK. He is a member of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Ophthalmic Plastic Surgeons. A
consultant ophthalmologist at Royal Perth Hospital he also provides ophthalmic services to the central wheatbelt from Merredin. Dr
deSousa is the WA representative for continuing professional development and a basic sciences examiner for RANZCO.”
Dr Andrea Ang
Dr Ang completed her ophthalmic training in Western Australia before embarking on a Cornea, External Diseases, and Anterior Segment
Fellowship at the Cincinnati Eye Institute, Ohio, USA She is currently completing a second Cornea Fellowship at the Singapore National
Eye Centre, Singapore She was awarded a UWA Overseas Medical Fellowship and has written several publications and book chapters
on ocular surface disease during her Fellowship. Her interests include ocular surface reconstruction techniques including limbal stem
cell transplantation and keratoprostheses, and lamellar keratoplasty techniques, including anterior lamellar keratoplasty and Descemet’s
stripping endothelial keratoplasty.
Prof Ian McAllister
Professor McAllister undertook training in Western Australia with additional sub-specialty training in vitreoretinal disorders in the USA
He is Director of Clinical Services at Lions Eye Institute and a consultant ophthalmologist at King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women
and the Royal Perth, Sir Charles Gairdner and Princess Margaret Hospitals. Professor McAllister is actively involved in research for cures
for vitreoretinal disorders, especially retinal vascular disorders, and has held six NHMRC grants in this area He has been involved for
many years in statewide diabetic retinopathy screening and treatment services and coordinates and reviews photographs from diabetic
screening in remote parts of Western Australia. Professor McAllister is currently vice chairman of the Ophthalmic Research Institute of
Australia and has been chairman of the Research Board for many years.
Dr Tim Isaacs
Dr Tim Isaacs has been providing ophthalmic care to patients in Perth and Western Australia for over 20 years. He completed medical school
at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, and trained as an ophthalmologist in London at the Western Ophthalmic and Moorfields
Eye Hospitals. He underwent training in vitreoretinal surgery in Perth, and has served as Consultant Vitreoretinal Surgeon at Royal
Perth Hospital since 2002. Dr Isaacs has a special interest in ocular oncology, and manages the majority of patients in Western Australia
diagnosed with eye tumours. In 2014 he introduced the technique of prognostic tumour biopsy in patients with choroidal melanoma in
Perth. He is a member of the International Society of Ocular Oncologists, and is a speaker at international conferences of ocular oncology.
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Dr Vignesh Raja
Dr. Vignesh Raja is a consultant ophthalmologist and vitreo-retinal surgeon at the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH). He has recently
been appointed as the Head of Department of Ophthalmology at SCGH. Dr. Raja undertook his primary medical degree in India and
completed his 3-year Masters in Ophthalmology from the world’s largest eye care system – the Aravind Eye Hospital and Postgraduate
Institute of Ophthalmology. He pursued further specialist registrar training in Ophthalmology in the United Kingdom from 2004 -2012,
completing fellowships in glaucoma and vitreo-retinal surgery at Liverpool and Oxford respectively. Dr. Raja moved to Perth in 2013 to do
his second fellowship in medical and surgical retina with Prof. Ian Constable at SCGH and the Lion’s Eye Institute. In August 2014, Dr. Raja
commenced private practice at the Joondalup Eye Clinic where he offers specialist consultations and treatments for cataract, glaucoma
and medical & surgical retinal conditions.
David Curtis
David Curtis Graduated with Dip.App.Sci (Optometry) in 1983 from Queensland Institute of Technology. He is currently practicing as an
optometrist at Curtis Optometrists in Greenwood. Since graduation he has seen many changes to equipment and modes of practice.
Dr Antonio Giubilato
Dr Antonio Giubilato underwent specialty fellowship training in glaucoma at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital after training in
ophthalmology in Perth, Western Australia. This included both clinical and surgical management of glaucoma as well as research into new
therapies for the condition. He is presently consultant ophthalmologist in the Glaucoma Clinic at Royal Perth Hospital and also consults
at Bentley Hospital for public patients. Dr Giubilato is currently Director of Training for the WA branch of RANZCO and an LSSF Board
Member.
Dr Richard Gardner
Dr Richard Gardner trained in ophthalmology in Western Australia. He went onto a year of advanced training in general ophthalmology
at Fremantle Hospital followed by 18 months at Moorfields Eye Hospital in the U.K. He then completed a year at Great Ormond Street
Hospital in London, an international centre for excellence in child health care. He is a consultant ophthalmologist at Royal Perth and Princess
Margaret hospitals. His private practice is in West Leederville where he providing a service to both adults (general) and children (general and
strabismus). He is a senior lecturer at the University of Western Australia, a clinical lecturer at the University of Otago and is on the executive
committee for the WA branch of RANZCO having retired after two terms from the federal council of RANZCO. He has provided a service to
the remote Ngaanyatjarra Lands Aboriginal communities for the last 8 years.
A/Prof Fred Chen
Associate Professor Fred Chen completed ophthalmology training at Royal Perth Hospital. He then moved to London to do research
and clinical fellowships in medical and surgical retina at the University College of London Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye
Hospital. There, he also completed a doctorate in philosophy (PhD) in surgical techniques of retinal pigment epithelium transplantation
for treatment of dry and wet macular degenerations. Since returning to Perth, Fred has been a Consultant Vitreoretinal Surgeon at Royal
Perth Hospital and Princess Margaret Hospital for Children. He has also established and led the Ocular Tissue Engineering Laboratory
at the Lions Eye Institute. His research interest includes clinical characterisation of retinitis pigmentosa and Stargardt disease, stem cell
therapy and disease modelling, clinical trials in dry and wet macular degeneration and non-invasive retinal imaging.
Dates & Time
Sunday 22 May 2016
nd
8:00 - 18.20
Cost
Early-bird*$349
Full
$449
*early-bird pricing available for first 50 registrants only
Maximum CPD points are achieved by successful completion of
the assessment
Venue
McCusker Auditorium
Harry Perkins Institute
QQ Block, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
6 Verdun Street, Nedlands WA 6009
Parking
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital is well served by public
transport. Parking is available onsite. (fees apply)
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7.45
REGISTRATION
8.00
HOW OLD IS TOO OLD?
8.40
REFERRAL CONUNDRUMS IN GLAUCOMA
9.20
ORBITAL SURGERY
10.00
OCT: ALL DAY, EVERY DAY?
10.40
MORNING TEA
11.00
THE HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS AND THE CORNEA
11.40
AQUEOUS FLOW AND ANGLE CLOSURE. SEEING WHAT IS THERE ALL THE TIME
12.20
INHERITED RETINAL DISEASES: DIAGNOSIS, MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH UPDATE
13.00
REDUCING MYOPIA PROGRESSION IN 2016-WHAT IS THE EVIDENCE BASE FOR TREATMENT?
13.40
LUNCH
14.00
RETINAL MANIFESTATIONS OF SYSTEMIC DISEASE
14.40
THE LIONS OUTBACK VISION VAN CHANGING RURAL WA EYE HEALTH.
15.20
PRACTICALITIES OF CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION:
WHO NEEDS WHAT & HOW IS IT PERFORMED?
16.00
AFTERNOON TEA
16.20
DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF INTRAOCULAR TUMOURS
17.00
WHITE DOT LESIONS IN THE RETINA
17.40
UPDATE ON CORNEAL IMAGING
18.20
CLOSE
Dr Antonio Giubilato
Dr Antonio Giubilato
Dr Jean-Louis deSousa
Mr David Curtis
Prof. Geoff Crawford
Prof. William Morgan
A/Prof. Fred Chen
Dr Richard Gardner
Prof. Ian McAllister
A/Prof. Angus Turner
Dr Steven Wiffen
Dr Tim Isaacs
Dr Vignesh Raja
Dr Andrea Ang
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