An Interactive Case Discussion: Glaucoma Management
Date: Thursday, 24 October 2024
Join us at Peppers Silo, Launceston for light refreshments and drinks while enjoying an interactive evening on glaucoma management in a collaborative setting from a panel of local ophthalmologists and optometrists.
This will include a discussion on SLT, MIGS and glaucoma surgery as well as a number of complex cases such as aqueous misdirection, aggressive PXF and patients with multiple or dual pathologies.
CPD: 3Ti
OA Members: Free
Non-Members: $150.00
Schedule:
6:00pm – Registrations and food served
6:20pm – Sophie Koh – Intro/OA member update
6:30pm – Session begins
Damon Hannay – Diurnal IOP considerations in a collaborative setting.
Dr Dean Cugley – Double Trouble – Glaucoma or not Glaucoma?
Dr Tze’yo Toh – Real-life experience of MIGS in Launceston
Dr David McKay – Aqueos Misdirection
Mr Luke Burns – PXF Glaucoma Co-management
Dr Robin Abell – Measuring IOP and monitoring glaucoma and in corneal disease. “What is the latest evidence for SLT?”
9:30 – Conclude
Meet the speakers:
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Mr Damon Hannay B AppSci (Optom) Honours, Grad Cert (Ocular Therapeutics) Damon has been an optometry Director at Specsavers Launceston for the last 8 years leading a large team of Optometrists. He has special interests in Glaucoma and complex contact lens fitting and is a keen advocate in supporting optometrists to work to their full scope for these conditions. He is actively involved in collaborative glaucoma care and is continually working with the professions to optimize patient care |
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Dr Dean Cugley MBBS FRANZCO Dr Dean Cugley is a General Ophthalmologist at Launceston Eye Institute. He completed his Ophthalmology training at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital before undertaking further fellowship training at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Bristol Eye Hospital and Moorfields Eye Hospital in London.
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Mr Luke Burns B. Optom, Advanced Certificate in Glaucoma Luke graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2012 and has since worked across a range of practices and locations, including in several collaborative care programs in glaucoma while at the Australian College of Optometry in Melbourne. He currently works at Bupa Optical in Hobart and as a consultant optometrist in the Low Vision Clinic at Royal Hobart Hospital. He is also an Optometry Tasmania board member.
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Dr Robin Abell FRANZCO Dr Robin Abell practices in general ophthalmology and cataracts with a subspeciality interest in Cornea and Laser Refractive Surgery. Dr Abell completed his Ophthalmology training at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital followed by subspeciality fellowship training in Cornea and Refractive Surgery. He has a special interest in laser vision correction, Fuchs Dystrophy, Keratoconus and applying preventative strategies to avoid loss of vision in corneal disease, Dr Abell is highly skilled in modern techniques of corneal transplantation. |
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Dr Tze’yo Toh M.B.B.S (Tas), MMedSci (Tas), FRANZCO Dr Toh is a local UTAS graduate. After completing his training in New Zealand and a glaucoma fellowship in Melbourne, he returned to Launceston in 2010. Dr Toh has had extensive experience with MIGS procedures after he carried out the first iStent implant in Tasmania in 2014.
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Dr David McKay M.B, B.S. (NSW), FRANZCO Dr David McKay is a Vitreoretinal Specialist with a special interest in disease and surgery of the retina and vitreous.
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