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Session 1 - Taking the pressure off What I’ve learnt developing a collaborative glaucoma care framework and providing an optometry-led model, Damon Hanney

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Session 1 - Taking the pressure off What I’ve learnt developing a collaborative glaucoma care framework and providing an optometry-led model, Damon HanneySession 1 - Taking the pressure off What I’ve learnt developing a collaborative glaucoma care framework and providing an optometry-led model, Damon Hanney

Session 2 - Part 1: If a couple with myopia, ask “Will our kids get myopia?” what can you tell them.

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Session 2 - Part 1: If a couple with myopia, ask “Will our kids get myopia?” what can you tell them. Session 2 - Part 1: If a couple with myopia, ask “Will our kids get myopia?” what can you tell them.

Part 2: Safe time outdoors prevents myopia, David Mackey

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Part 2: Safe time outdoors prevents myopia, David Mackey Part 2: Safe time outdoors prevents myopia, David Mackey

Session 3 - Optometry self-defence: Lessons from real cases — patient complaints, Medicare investigations and how not to get sued, Luke Arundel

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Session 3 - Optometry self-defence: Lessons from real cases — patient complaints, Medicare investigations and how not to get sued, Luke ArundelSession 3 - Optometry self-defence: Lessons from real cases — patient complaints, Medicare investigations and how not to get sued, Luke Arundel

Session 4 - Acute anterior uveitis – patterns, pitfalls, pearls and predictions, Dean Cugley

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Session 4 - Acute anterior uveitis – patterns, pitfalls, pearls and predictions, Dean CugleySession 4 - Acute anterior uveitis – patterns, pitfalls, pearls and predictions, Dean Cugley

Session 5 - Glaucoma update - some interesting glaucoma cases, Nathan Nielsen

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Session 5 - Glaucoma update - some interesting glaucoma cases, Nathan NielsenSession 5 - Glaucoma update - some interesting glaucoma cases, Nathan Nielsen

Session 6 - Part 1: The role of collaborative care in paediatric vision testing, Part 2: An orthoptist’s guide to paediatric strabismus, Zoe Deuxberry

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Session 6 - Part 1: The role of collaborative care in paediatric vision testing, Part 2: An orthoptist’s guide to paediatric strabismus, Zoe DeuxberrySession 6 - Part 1: The role of collaborative care in paediatric vision testing, Part 2: An orthoptist’s guide to paediatric strabismus, Zoe Deuxberry

Session 7 - Rodenstock Sponsored Session: Refraction, Reflection & Absorption Revisited: The science behind better vision, Alex Rigby

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Session 7 - Rodenstock Sponsored Session: Refraction, Reflection & Absorption Revisited: The science behind better vision, Alex RigbySession 7 - Rodenstock Sponsored Session: Refraction, Reflection & Absorption Revisited: The science behind better vision, Alex Rigby

Session 8 -Beyond the First Diagnosis - Clinical Reasoning in Complex Cases, Michael Yapp

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Session 8 -Beyond the First Diagnosis - Clinical Reasoning in Complex Cases, Michael YappSession 8 -Beyond the First Diagnosis - Clinical Reasoning in Complex Cases, Michael Yapp

Session 9 - Contact lens tips, tricks & hacks, Luke Arundel

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Session 9 - Contact lens tips, tricks & hacks, Luke ArundelSession 9 - Contact lens tips, tricks & hacks, Luke Arundel

Session 10 - Developing confidence in paediatric care: Lessons from the ACO course, Nicholas Willson

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Session 10 - Developing confidence in paediatric care: Lessons from the ACO course, Nicholas WillsonSession 10 - Developing confidence in paediatric care: Lessons from the ACO course, Nicholas Willson

Session 11 - The current state and future direction of eye health services in Tasmania, Kristin Bell

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Session 11 - The current state and future direction of eye health services in Tasmania, Kristin BellSession 11 - The current state and future direction of eye health services in Tasmania, Kristin Bell

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