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Toowoomba Regional Series 2026
Red eye rundown: the squeeze-in nightmare!

Sponsored by The Eye Health Centre

 

 

 

Date: 14/10/2026 (AEST)

Venue: Toowoomba Sports Club
360 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba City

Time:
Registrations open 6:00pm
Dinner served at 6:20pm – OA update
CPD session 6:30pm – 8:30pm – Shon Prasad

Provider: Optometry QLD NT

Contact: Angela Davison, [E] a.davison@optometry.org.au, [P] 0409 896 349

Activity Outline

When every patient seems urgent, conquer red eyes, streamline diagnosis and manage cases with confidence!

Learning Objectives

  • Diagnose and treat different presentations of red eyes
  • Triage acute red eye presentations
  • Interpret ocular conditions to communicate to patients the prognosis

Max CPD hours awarded: 2Ti

Non-OA members are invited to attend. Please register via the public link to the right.

Registrations close Monday 12 October 2026

Meet the speaker

Shon Prasad is a therapeutically endorsed optometrist, graduating from QUT in 2016. Shon is the Chair of the Early Career Optometrist (ECO) committee.

He’s a member of the Cornea and Contact Lens Society of Australia (CCLSA) and The Dry Eye Society (DES). He is currently working between OPSM Kawana Waters and OPSM Stafford Franchises, as well as The Eye Health Centre Spring Hill.

Acknowledgement of Country

In the spirit of reconciliation Optometry Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.