RANZCO 2012 44TH ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC CONGRESS

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
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PROGR A M
Sunday, 25 November 2012
6:45 7:45

Abbott Medical Optics Breakfast Cataract Surgery New Options for Optimising Outcomes Room: 203 204 Speakers:

Dr Frank Howes (Qld) Asphericity in IOL Choice Dr William Trattler (USA) Optimising Outcomes with Presbyopic IOLs Dr Con Moshegov (NSW) The Platinum Effect TECNIS Mono and Multifocal Torics
8:00 8:30 9:00 8:30 9:00

P01 ASO AGM Room: Plenary 3 P02 ORIA AGM Room: Plenary 3 Room: Plenary 3

10:00 P03 RANZCO AGM

10:00 10:30 10:30 11:00 L01 Council Lecture

Morning Tea Chair: Dr Bill Glasson Room: Plenary 3 Outcome Registries in Ophthalmology: the Fight Retinal Blindness! Project
Prof Mark Gillies

11:00 11:30 L02 Glaucoma Update Lecture

Chair: Dr Stephen Best Room: Plenary 3

Mr Ian Murdoch

Vision 2020 for the Glaucomas

11:30 13:00 P04 College Plenary: Highlights of Australian Research: ORIA, RANZCO Eye Foundation and CPD

Chairs: A/Prof John Grigg and Prof David Mackey Room: Plenary 3 ORIA

11:30 11:35 Impact factors and citations a measure of ORIA funding success

Prof David Mackey

11:35 11:44 Burdon, KP; Macgregor, S; Hewitt, AW et al. Genome-wide association study identifies susceptibility loci for open angle glaucoma at

TMCO1 and CDKN2B-AS1. Nat Genet. 2011;43:574-578 Prof Jamie Craig

11:44 11:53 Hewitt, AW; Sharma, S; Burdon KP, et al. Ancestral LOXL1 variants are associated with pseudoexfoliation in Caucasian Australians but

with markedly lower penetrance than in Nordic people. Hum Mol Genet. 2008;17:710-716 Dr Alex Hewitt
Dr Nicole Van Bergen

11:53 12:02 Van Bergen, NJ; Wood, JPM; Chidlow, G, et al. Recharacterization of the RGC-5 Retinal Ganglion Cell Line. IOVS. 2009;50(9):4267-4272 12:02 12:11 Zhang, XY; Bao, SS ; Lai, DN; et al. MC. Intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide inhibits breakdown of the blood-retinal barrier through

differential regulation of VEGF-A and its receptors in early diabetic rat retinas. DIABETES. 2008;57(4):1026-1033 Dr Xinyuan Zhang
Prof David Mackey

12:11 12:15 Conclusion

RANZCO Eye Foundation

12:15

Update Dr Mark Loane and Ms Jacinta Spurrett

CPD in the era of recertification of licensure

12:25

RANZCO CPD: Now and in the future Dr Peter Macken

13:00 13:05 AAO Presentation

13:05 14:00 14:00 15:30 S01 RANZCO-AAO

Lunch Symposium: Ocular Imaging of the Anterior Segment New Frontiers Chairs: Prof Michael Belin and Prof Charles McGhee Room: Plenary 3
Anterior segment photography Charles McGhee

S02 Vascular Lesions in the Orbit and Beyond: An Update Chair: Dr Tom Hardy Room: 220

S03 Course: Update in Paediatric Ophthalmology Evidence Based Chairs: Dr Susan Carden and A/Prof Denis Stark Room: 219
Principles of Evidence Based Medicine: blocked tear duct Deb Colville

S04 Rapid Fire Presentations: Glaucoma/ Neuro Ophthalmology Chairs: Prof Robert Casson and Prof Jonathan Crowston Room: 213
Glaucomatous Optic Neuropathy Evaluation (GONE) Project: The Effect of Monoscopic versus Stereoscopic Viewing Conditions on Optic Nerve Evaluation Helen HL Chan Direct measurement of glaucoma surgical outflow facility using a novel 3D printed two-tubed GDD Craig Ross SLT may compromise the Corneal Endothelium Keith ONG

Peter Rogers Lecture: Orbital haemorrhagic lesions: an update Alan A McNab

Scheimpflug tomography Michael Belin (AAO)

Carotid-cavernous fistulae and other orbital vascular anomalies: the interventional radiologists view Peter J Mitchell

Evidence for insertion of intraocular lenses in congenital cataract management Shuan Dai and John Pater Aphakic glaucoma: evidence that improved cataract surgical techniques are decreasing the risk Glen Gole Aphakic glaucoma: evidence that early aggressive surgical management improves outcomes John Grigg The desperate need for evidence in quality care for Retinoblastoma Brenda Gallie

Comparing topography systems Orbital Vascular Malformations: an overview and new David Lockington developments Timothy J Sullivan OCT of the cornea and anterior segment Shanu Subbiah Cavernous Haemangioma: latest insights in diagnosis and management Dinesh Selva

Ocular surface disease and quality of life in patients with glaucoma Simon Skalicky Tracer dye study of lymphatic connections to trabeculectomy blebs Nishant Gupta Immune priming and experimental glaucoma: The effect of prior systemic lipopolysaccharide challenge on tissue outcomes after optic nerve injury Daniel Narayan Anterior segment OCT changes induced by laser peripheral iridoplasty Jeremy OConnor Using Eye Tracking to characterise deficits in optic disc evaluation in Ophthalmology trainees Tu Tran iStent micro-trabecular bypass shunt: early results from a prospective UK series Timothy A de Klerk Doctor, am i going blind? What do i do next? What does the future hold for people who have low vision or are blind in australia? Marion Rivers The uveal effusion syndrome Parth Shah

In vivo confocal microscopy Dipika V Patel

Intra-operative wavefront aberrometry William Trattler (AAO)

The frequency of sustained intraocular pressure elevation in patients receiving intravitreal injections of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor agents for exudative agerelated macular degeneration Ashley Kras Epiretinal Membrane in Myotonic Dystrophy Type I Hannah Kersten
15:30 16:00 16:00 17:30 S05 Course: Laser

Afternoon Tea Cataract Surgery Chairs: A/Prof John Grigg and Dr Michael Lawless Room: Plenary 3 S06 Symposium: The Interface of Glaucoma with Anterior Segment Disease Chairs: Prof Helen Danesh-Meyer and Prof Ivan Goldberg Room: 220 S07 Symposium: Stem and progenitor cells in ophthalmology laboratory interfacing with clinical practice Chairs: Prof Charles McGhee and Prof Colin Green Room: 219
Defining the elusive stem cell Colin Green

S08 Rapid Fire Presentations: Ocular Plastics/Epidemiology Chair: Dr Alan MacNab Room: 213

Introduction and getting started Glaucoma and Dry Eye and with Laser Cataract Surgery Ocular Surface Disease- how extensive is the problem? John Grigg Jonathan Crowston

Incidence of canalicular closure with powered endonasal DCR without canalicular intubation in Primary Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction WengOnn Chan Prevalence of oculo-auriculovertebral spectrum in dermolipoma Jwu Jin Khong Review of optic nerve sheath fenestrations: indications and outcomes Jonathan Goh

Clinical facts and clinical opinion where is the proof? Geoff Painter What laser systems are available to us? Tim Roberts Discussion All panel members

Treatment of Dry Eye in Glaucoma Patient Colin Chan IOP management after cataract surgery Michael Coote Glaucoma in corneal graft patient/DSEK Stephen Best Glaucoma and uveitis Peter McCluskey

Diagnosis and clinical manifestation of deficiency Stephanie Watson Ex-vivo expansion of limbal stem cells Trevor Sherwin

Newer approaches to limbal cell The Internal Lateral Canthopexy transplantation a new minimaly invasive technique for eyelid tightening Charles McGhee Paul Rosser The humble keratocyte growing your own James McKelvie Should Aspirin Be Stopped Prior To Surgery In Patients Undergoing Dacryocystorhinostomy? Paul Rosser Gene expression profiling of orbital fat tissue in thyroid orbitopathy implicating Wnt signaling and T cell receptor signalling pathway in the pathogenesis of thyroid orbitopathy Jwu Jin Khong

Finals pearls and conclusion

Glaucoma in the cataract patient Graham Lee

Therapies on the horizon endothelial opportunities Dipika Patel

Panel discussion and illustrative Google-based search of cases common blinding diseases: a reflection of public concerns Maria Franchina Real-time Teleophthalmology in rural Western Australia: a service evaluation Karim Johnson The Rural Procedural Audit A common audit platform for four Colleges Heather G Mack

Presence and severity of retinopathy in non-diabetic patients, and associations with presentation to hospital for the evaluation of suspected coronary vascular disease: The Australian Heart Eye Study Adam Plant Prevalence of blindness in children Julie Crewe The Eye Phone Study (EPS): Reliability and accuracy of assessing Snellen visual acuity using smart-phone technology Chandrashan Perera
19:00 22:00 Opening Ceremony & Presidents Reception Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre

Monday, 26 November 2012

6:45 8:15

Novartis/Alcon Breakfast Ophthalmology Frontiers Alcon and Novartis Educational event Room: 219 220 Novartis Topic: Whats new on the Retinal Vein Occlusion Horizon? Novartis Speaker: Associate Professor Tony Kwan Alcon Topic: Clinical experience with a new multifocal IOL. Where does it fit in your practice? Alcon Speaker: Dr Michael Lawless P05 Plenary: Best Paper Presentations Gerard Crock and John Parr Trophy Awards Chairs: Prof Stuart Graham and Dr Bill Glasson Room: Plenary 3
Possible Mechanisms Underlying Corneal Endothelial Changes Associated With Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty Andrew White The effect of ranibizumab on human Tenons fibroblast growth in vitro Siti Munirah Md Noh Polymorphisms of the APOE gene and the qualitative OCT appearance in eyes with neovascular AMD Sanj Wickremasinghe Comparison of topical antibiotics for bacterial keratitis: evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis of high quality trials Elissa M McDonald Sun exposure, outdoor activity and myopia: findings from the Raine Eye Health Study Charlotte McKnight Cohort study of the hospitalisation rates of children who are blind Julie Crewe

8:30

9:40

9:40

10:00 Ophthalmology and Mountaineering

Prof Geoffrey Tabin

10:00 10:30 Morning Tea 10:30 11:00 L03 Sir Norman Gregg Lecture

Chair: Dr Bill Glasson Room: Plenary 3

Prof Brenda Gallie

The Whole Child with Retinoblastoma

11:00 11:30 L04 Neuro-Ophthalmology Update Lecture

Chair: A/Prof Mark Daniell Room: Plenary 3

Prof Anthony Arnold

The Spectrum of Optic Disc Ischemia in Patients Younger than 50 Years

11:30 11:35 Poster Champion Presentations 11:35 13:05 P06 Neuro-Ophthalmic Plenary Symposium

Chair: Prof Helen Danesh-Meyer Room: Plenary 3

Difficult Decisions in Neuro-ophthalmology

When to investigate a migranous syndrome Prof Owen White Pseudotumour cerebri- making the diagnosis is just the beginning Prof Peter Savino Difficult Neuro-ophthalmic Decisions: A Neurosurgical Perspective Prof Andrew Kaye When to undertake neuroimaging in Normal Tension Glaucoma Prof Helen Danesh-Meyer Update on Optic Neuritis Prof Ari Greene Treatment of NAION with steroids Prof Tony Arnold
13:05 14:00 14:00 15:30 S09 Symposium:

Lunch S10 Symposium: Anterior Segment Ocular Overseas Development Trauma Surgery using Chairs: A/Prof Nitin Verma Room: 220 all the reserves Chairs: Prof Charles McGhee and Dr Sue Ormonde Room: Plenary 3
Epidemiology the ocular dangers of day and night Peter Zloty Chemical and thermal burns handle with care David Lockington Introduction Nitin Verma RANZCO in the International Arena Bill Glasson

S11 Course: Retinopathy of Prematurity Chairs: Dr Shaun Dai and Prof Glen Gole Room: 219

S12Rapid Fire Presentations: Cornea Chairs: Prof Stephanie Watson and Dr Sam Lerts Room: 213

Examining the premature infant Investigating the Wnt Pathway in the nursery: BIO/Retcam? in Keratoconus James Elder Colin Chan Is ROP Telemedicine Effective? Shuan Dai Diamond knife assisted Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty (Dia-DALK): A new surgical technique for management of Keratoconus Rasik Vajpayee The Diagnostic value of PCR in Acanthamoeba Keratitis Tani Brown Long term outcome of Corneal collagen crosslinking in progressive keratoconus Deepa Viswanathan A comparison between phototherapeutic keratectomy and alcohol delamination for the treatment of recurrent corneal erosion syndrome Elsie Chan In vivo corneal confocal microscopy: an ophthalmic marker for peripheral neuropathy in diabetes mellitus Stuti Misra Ocular Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infections in Australia: A 10Year Series Sumu Simon Comparative evaluation of Amniotic membrane transplantation alone versus cultivated Limbal Stem Cell transplantation in cases of partial limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD) Rasik Vajpayee

Penetrating trauma fixing it first time Sue Ormonde Too high to handle managing acute and chronic glaucoma Helen Danesh-Meyer Secondary repair replacing damaged parts Charles McGhee

International Ophthalmology Development Register Lauren Hodgson Cataract surgical outcomes in the developing world: How do we measure up? Geoff Tabin Cataract outcomes in Lao PDR Robert Casson

Primary screening with the Retcam Michael Forrest When intravitrel Avastin use is appropriate for ROP? Glen Gole How to improve outcome of laser treatment in ROP? Sarah Welch

Special considerations in paediatric injuries Rasha Al Taie

Setting up Vitreoretinal services in Myanmar: Not for the faint hearted Kwon Kang SFA Vietnam paediatric Ophthalmic Fellowship: A national initiative Deepa Taranth The East Timor Eye studies: preliminary results Kirthi Sugnanam

Factors influencing long-term visual outcome of premature infants? James Smith How to minimize your risk in ROP diagnosis & treatment? Sue Carden

When all else fails the role of keratoprostheses Michael Belin

Discussion All speakers

Diabetic retinopathy screening in the Solomon Islands John Hue/Geoffrey Painter

Complications and long-term recurrence after adjunctive topical mitomycin C or 5-flurouracil for the treatment of surgically excised ocular surface intra-epithelial neoplasia Bobak Bahrami An alternative measure of corneal astigmatism that corresponds to manifest refractive cylinder corneal topographic astigmatism (CorT) Noel Alpins A comparison between fibrin sealant and sutures for attaching conjunctival autograft after pterygium excision- our experience Mahesh Chandra Are defects in wound healing and reactive species-associated pathways implicated in the pathobiology of keratoconus? Isabella Cheung Recurrent pterygium and the dry eye Matthew Krilis What is the best treatment for Recurrent Corneal Erosions? A Cochrane Review Update Hugo Lee Corneal Collagen Cross Linking William Trattler

Closing remarks

15:30 16:00 Afternoon Tea 16:00 17:30 S13 Course: Common

Oculoplastic Procedures Tips from the Subspecialists Chair: Dr Charles Su and Dr Tom Hardy Room: Plenary 3

S14 Case Study/Panel: Strabismus Chair: Dr Craig Donaldson Room: 220

S15 Course: Professional Values in Ophthalmology: the Past, the Present, and the Future Chairs: A/Prof Alex Hunyor Jr and Dr Robert Griffits Room: 219
Evolution of Medical Ethics and Professionalism, as well as the privileges and responsibilities conferred on Australian Ophthalmologists Robert Griffits Sustainable Model of Professional Care the Australian and USA experiences Bill Glasson

S16 Rapid Fire Presentations: Paediatrics/ Genetics/Uveitis Chairs: A/Prof James Elder and Professor David Mackey Room: 213

Lower Eyelid Entropion Charles Su

Discussion of a range of common strabismus conditions Panel: Craig Donaldson, Frank Martin, Glen Gole, Lionel Kowal and Wendy Marshman

Optic Nerve Hypoplasia in New Zealand Children with Severe Visual Impairment Yi Wei Goh

Upper Eyelid Blepharoplasty Thomas Hardy

The development and prevalence of astigmatism and its association with refractive error and visual impairment in preschool children. The Sydney Paediatric Eye Disease Study Sonia Afsari Outcomes in Retinoblastoma, 2005-2012: Our Experience from The Childrens Hospital at Westmead Aifric Martin Local experience using Bevacizumab for Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) Sarah Welch

Wedge Excision Jenny Danks

Ranzcos Guidelines of Professional Practice Richard Stawell

Lower Eyelid Ectropion Brian Sloan

Ethical Considerations in the Adoption of Innovative Technologies and Techniques Michael Lawless

The Watery Eye Geoff Wilcsek

Conflicts of Interest Bradley Horsburgh

Interactions with the Medicare System Alex Hunyor The rural Ophthalmologist perspective Clayton Barnes

Intraocular lens implants for cataracts treated in the first year of life Nalinaa Kanapathipillai Delay in the Diagnosis of Retinoblastoma: An Update Jaclyn White The validity of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in assessing optic nerve involvement in retinoblastoma Dai Ni Ong Mutation in a Novel Gene for Autosomal Dominant Nanophthalomos Mona Awadalla The Australian Inherited Retinal Disease Register and DNA Bank Part 1 structure and current status John DeRoach Clinical implications of chromosomal aberrations in Choroidal Melanoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis Maria Franchina Voriconazole in the treatment of fungal endophthalmitis: experience from the Victorian Endophthalmitis Study Rosie Dawkins

17:30 18:30

Wine and Cheese Poster and Film Festival Session

Ophthalmology Frontiers Alcon and Novartis Educational event 18:30 21:30 Novartis Topic: The evolution of wAMD treatment: what questions remained unanswered? Prof Robyn Guymer Alcon Topic: Surgical outcomes and safety of laser cataract surgery and application in glaucoma patients Dr Tim Roberts Alcon Topic: New advances in LenSx technology - Assoc Prof Grant Snibson

Tuesday 27 November 2012

7:00 8:15

Allergan Breakfast Communicating across cultures key strategies to build relationships with patients from different cultural backgrounds Room: 210 211 Presenter: James Best Panelists: Dr Kevin Foo, Dr Raj Pathmaraj, Dr Tu Tran, Dr Ahmed Hassan Ocular Oncology Chair: Dr Peter Hadden Room: Plenary 3 S18 Course: Managing uveitis cases for general ophthalmologists Chairs: Dr Christine Younan and Dr Ainsley Morris Room: 220 S19 Course: VitreoRetinal Surgery and Glaucoma intersections and solutions Chairs: A/Prof Michael Coote and Dr John Gregory-Roberts Room: 219
Aqueous Misdirection Mark Walland

8:30

10:00 S17 Symposium:

S20 Symposium: Adult strabismus 2012 : Whats new, whats interesting and what to do! Chair: Dr Wendy Marshman Room: 213
Vertical diplopia in the elderly: Who can we help and those we cant! Wendy Marshman

Several tumour cases with Diagnosis and Management of unusual twists will be presented Acute Anterior Uveitis by local ocular oncologists, Peter McCluskey followed by a discussion on each one by a panel of experts, both local and invited. Topics that will be covered include retinoblastoma, uveal melanoma and other less common intraocular and periocular tumours Brenda Gallie, Craig Donaldson, Michael Giblin, William Glasson, Peter Hadden, Tim Isaacs, John McKenzie, William Campbell, Max Conway and Glen Gole

Diagnosis and Management of Herpetic Anterior Uveitis Lyndell Lim Diagnosis and Management of Intermediate/Posterior Uveitis Jo Sims Diagnosis and Management of Uveitic CMO Tony Hall

Neovascular Glaucoma Alex Hunyor

Consecutive exotropia: How do I fix it? Shuan Dai

Neovascular Glaucoma Surgery Accommodative esotropia in adults: A young persons disease John Grigg grown old Ross Fitzsimmons Retained Lens Fragments Ed Roufail Glaucoma Surgery in the Complicated AS Michael Coote Oil and IOP Adrian Fung Multiple problems and procedures Stephen Best Thyroid eye disease 2012 whats new and interesting! Lionel Kowal

10:00 10:30 10:30 11:00 L05 Ida Mann Lecture

Morning Tea Chair: Dr Bill Glasson Room: Plenary 3 Targeting Gap Junction Channels to Treat Ocular Injury and Chronic Disease
Prof Colin Green

11:00 11:30 L06 Retina Update Lecture

Chair: Dr Stephen Best Room: Plenary 3

Prof Philip Rosenfeld

Dry AMD is the New Wet AMD: The Cost, Safety, Efficacy, and Consequences of Anti-VEGF Therapy
11:30 11:35 Poster Champion Presentations 11:35 13:05 P07 Plenary Session Macular Degeneration Update

Chair: A/Prof Alex P Hunyor Room: Plenary 3

Prof Mark Gillies

AMD Clinical Trial Update 2012 Whats Hot and Whats Not Whats New in Early AMD?
Prof Robyn Guymer

Anti-VEGF agents and Beyond New Paradigms in the Management of Neovascular AMD
Prof Philip Rosenfeld Dr Rohan Merani

Intravitreal Injections Current Evidence Base for Minimizing the Risk of Endophthalmitis Case Discussion and Expert Panel
13:05 14:00

Dr James Wong, A/Prof Alex P Hunyor, Prof Philip Rosenfeld, Prof Mark Gillies, Prof Robyn Guymer, Dr Rohan Merani

Lunch

14:00 15:30 S21 Course: Challenges

in Neuro-Ophthalmology Diagnosing and Managing Common Neuro-Ophthalmic Conditions Chair: Prof Helen DaneshMeyer Room: Plenary 3
A series of cases neuroophthalmic entities will be presented. The cases will be interactive with the audience. Each case will highlight key signs and symptoms that should alert the ophthalmologist to important neuro-ophthalmic diagnosis. The discussion will be based on practical guidelines on investigation and management of life-threatening and sight-threatening neuroophthalmology. Helen Danesh-Meyer/ Peter Savino

S22 Symposium: Paediatric Strabismus Chair: A/Prof James Elder Room: 220

S23 Course: Management of Supra hard Cataract by phaco and manual Small Incision Cataract SurgeryAWN DR Chairs: Dr KPS Malik and ITH W Dr Ruchi Goel Room: 219
Introduction to subject KPS Malik

S24 Rapid Fire Presentations: Retina Chairs: Prof Robyn Guymer and A/Prof Samantha Fraser- Bell Room: 213

Assessment of a child with strabismus, what I find works and what I avoid doing Glen Gole

Intravitreal VEGF Trap-Eye in Central Retinal Vein Occlusion: Results of the Phase 3 COPERNICUS and GALILEO Studies Mark Gillies

When and how to investigate a child with strabismus Kim Tan

Comparison of MSICS and phacoemusification in hard cataracts Ruchi Goel

Intravitreal Aflibercept versus Ranibizumab for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: 52-Week Subgroup Analyses from the Combined VIEW Studies Paul Mitchell Early experience with nanosecond laser application in age related macular degeneration Robyn Guymer Variants in the HTRA1 and ARMS2 Genes and Outcome of Anti-VEGF Treatment in Neovascular AMD Farshad Abedi Long-term follow-up study of intravitreal anti-VEGF therapy for choroidal neovascular membrane in punctate inner choroidopathy (PIC) John Chang Outcomes of spontaneous rhegmatogenous retinal detachment repair. Does delay in surgery for maculaoff detachments affect visual outcomes? In-Jung Lee

Infantile strabismus Shaun Dai

MSICS using anterior chamber maintainer: KPS Malik

Accommodative esotropia Lionel Kowal

MSICS using microvectis Ruchi Goel

Intermittent exotropia Michael Forrest

Phacosandwich and phacofracture KPS Malik

Paediatric strabismus syndromes John Pater

Fish hook technique Ruchi Goel

Tips during phacoemulsification Optic disc pit morphology and retinal detachment: optical KPS Malik coherence tomography with intraoperative correlation Emily Gregory-Roberts Type 1 (Sub-Retinal Pigment Epithelial) Neovascularization in Central Serous Chorioretinopathy Masquerading as Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Adrian Fung

The effect of Complement Factor H (CFH) mutation on human retinal complement proteins in aging and AMD Jenny L Lauschke Decreased retinal arteriolar diameter and increased retinal venular diameter is associated with erectile dysfunction Sky Chew A new surgical technique for endoretinal biopsy of indeterminate choroidal tumours Timothy Greenwell Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cell Loss Assessed by Fundus Autofluorescence Imaging in Patients with Neovascular AgeRelated Macular Degeneration Adrian Fung Autofluorescence and spectral-domain OCT findings in an atrophic maculopathy associated with pseudoxanthoma elasticum Hemal Mehta Reticular pseudodrusen in patients with neovascular agerelated macular degeneration Frances Kearney Intravitreal injections: is there a benefit for a theatre setting? Robin Abell Australian and New Zealand Study Of PDT In Choroidal Amelanotic Melanoma (ANZSOPICAM) three year results William Campbell
15:30 16:00 16:00 17:30 S25 Symposium: Australian

Afternoon Tea and New Zealand Society of Retinal Specialists (ANZSRS) Retinal Case Presentations Chairs: Dr Adrian Fung and A/Prof Alex Hunyor Room: Plenary 3
Medical and surgical retinal cases will be presented highlighting key points in diagnosis and/or treatment of retinal conditions Rachel Barnes, Willie Campbell, Ben Clark, Adrian Fung, Alex Hunyor, AnthonyKwan,PeterMcCluskey, Philip Rosenfeld

S26 Course: Unravelling the jargon of journals using S.A.A.R.I.E Chair: Prof Ravi Thomas Room: 220

S27 Symposium: Closing the Gap for Vision (under the auspices of the Indigenous and Rural Health Committee) Chairs: Prof Hugh Taylor, Dr Ross Littlewood and Ms Jennifer Gersbeck Room: 219
Introduction Hugh Taylor

S28 Rapid Fire Presentations: Cataract Chairs: Dr Noel Alpins and Dr Bill Glasson Room: 213

Explanation of terminology and method using illustrative examples Ravi Thomas

Catalys femtosecond laser pretreatment in cataract surgery compared to conventional phacoemulsification cataract surgery Robin Abell

Analysis of article that allows application of the principles Ravi Thomas

The interaction between community controlled health services and specialist care Justin Mohamed

Surveillance of endophthalmitis after cataract surgery in Australia and New Zealand Richard Mills

Clinical Audit Component: Co-ordination of the Fellows who attend this patient journey course and complete the audit Andrea Boudville components will be eligible for 30 level 2 audit points for 2012 or for 2013. To claim the 30 points, Fellows must attend the 90 minute course, complete pre and post seminar assessments and complete an audit report. For logistical purposes, please complete the pre-course assessment prior to commencement of the course. It is also recommended that the article to be discussed is read prior to the course. This article and the assessment forms can be obtained from the Registration Desk. The management of a regional model for eye care Tim Henderson

Safety and efficacy of patients undergoing laser-assisted cataract surgery (LCS); An understanding from the initial experience at a multisurgeon practice Timothy Roberts

Optimal cutting needles for torsional phaco-emulsification dTip designs and the edge length effect Nigel Morlet

The co-ordination of eye care at Outcomes of a State level Phacoemulsification Surgery Necessitating Anterior Lisa Briggs Vitrectomy in an Australian Teaching Hospital Rhujuta Mehta The provision of training for eye Higher Order Aberrations health workers Produced by Dual Aspheric Intraocular Lens Complexes Tricia Keys Yi Wei Goh VOS and visiting optometric services Gary Crerie MSOAP and visiting eye teams Mark Loane Monochromatic Aberrations, Visual Acuity and Refractive Error in Healthy Young Adults Seyhan Yazar Differences in ocular residual astigmatism for measurements of anterior and total corneal power Timothy Greenwell Use of a Small Aperture Corneal Inlay for the Treatment of Presbyopia: 24-Month Results Rick Wolfe RANZCO- from whence it came Bruce Hadden

Screening for diabetic retinopathy and the use of telemedicine Angus Turner The Roadmap to Close the Gap for Vision Mitchell Anjou Discussion
19:00 23:00 Congress Dinner Ormond College

Wednesday 28 November 2012

7:00 8:15

Bayer Breakfast WHATS NEW IN RETINA MANAGEMENT Introducing EYLEA (aflibercept rch) for the management of wet AMD Room: 210 211
Dr Wilson Heriot, FRANZCO, Melbourne, Victoria Prof. Paul Mitchell, PhD FRANZCO FRCOphth FAFPHM, Sydney New South Wales Dr Andrew Chang, PhD, FRANZCO, FRACS, Sydney, New South Wales

8:30

10:00 S29 Course: Practical guide

to modern retinal imaging a refresher course by ANZSRS Chair: A/Prof Anthony Kwan Room: Plenary 3
Fluorescein angiography interpretation Wilson Heriot

S30 Symposium: Current Australian uveitis research and its clinical application Chair: A/Prof Anthony Hall Room: 220
Unravelling AAU genetics; what have we learnt about the disease itself Alex Hewitt

S31 Symposium: Other Peoples Errors: a glimpse into the exciting field of medical errors and patient safety Chair: Dr Ehud Zamir Room: 219
To err is human (but not always inevitable) Pat Croskerry Diagnostic errors you would never make, but others have... An ophthalmological perspective on diagnostic errors Ehud Zamir Thats how we do things around here, mate: an industry perspective on safety culture change Kevin Smith The Australian and New Zealand Anaesthetic Data Committee: Twenty years of culture change in patient safety John Williamson

Understanding ICG angiography The multi centre uveitis steroid and auto fluorescence treatment trial (MUST); how has it changed our management. Andrew Chang Richard Stawell OCT imaging Rohan Essex Fingolimod in uveitis and MS Rebecca Hayward

Pitfalls in retinal imaging (encompass all of the above type of imaging) Alex Hunyor Jr Imaging into the future (latest research tools etc) Anthony Kwan

Predicting diagnostic yield in AC and vitreous tap in uveitis patients Rachel Chang

A retrospective analysis of the IOL errors: An evidence-based natural history and management solution to a never event of serpiginous choroiditis in Ehud Zamir Australia and New Zealand Jason Toniolo

10:00 10:30 Morning Tea 10:30 11:00 L07 Hollows Lecture

Chair: Dr Bill Glasson Room: Plenary 3 Impossible Dreams Everest and Eradicating World Blindness
Prof Geoffrey Tabin

11:00 11:30 L08 Cataract Update Lecture

Chair: A/Prof Mark Daniell Room: Plenary 3

Dr William Trattler

Topography Interpretation: Red Flags for Cataract Surgeon

11:30 11:35 RANZCO Museum Presentation

Dr David Kaufman

11:35 13:05 P08 Plenary Session Corneal Clinical Update

Chair: Dr Michael Loughnan Room: Plenary 3

Corneal Cross-linking Dr Mark Whiting DSAEK Dr Dermott Cassidy Deep Lamellar Keratoplasty Dr Alex Poon Toric IOLs in corneal disease Dr Ben Connell Treatment of CIN Dr Terry Ong

Corneal Stem Cell Transplantation A/Prof Mark Daniell