Gold Coast & Tweed Eye Doctors – Optometry GALA 2024

Gold Coast & Tweed Eye Doctors - Optometry GALA 2024

Date: 11/02/2024 (AEST)

Venue: www.gcteyedoctors.com.au

Provider: Gold Coast & Tweed Eye Doctors

Contact: Sue Pocock, [E] sue.pocock@gcteyedoctors.com.au, [P] 07 5612 5222

Agenda

8.55 – 9.00    Welcome

9.00 – 9.40    Corneal transplant rejection and failure and the Australian Corneal Graft Registry

Dr Matthew Green

Learning Objectives:

•    Learn the signs of graft Failure

•    Know how to treat early stages of graft failure

•    Know the on-going post-op care for grafts and risk of glaucoma

Tissue donations in SE QLD – Who we are & what we do

Phillipa Smith – QLD Tissue Bank - Donations Supervisor


9.40 – 10.00    When myopia is not just simple myopia

A/Prof Heather Russell

Learning Objectives:

•    Understand what baseline tests should be done for all kids with myopia

•    Have an understanding of the diseases/syndromes associated with high myopia

•    Learn the red flags for the possibility of an underlying syndrome

•    Learn what investigations should be done when an underlying syndrome is suspected


10.00 – 10.20    Retinal vascular disorders

Dr Travers Weaver

Learning Objectives:

•    Define and grasp mechanisms of retinal vascular disorders

•    Identify and interpret diagnostic tools for early detection

•    Describe clinical signs and identify risk factors

•    Examine treatment options and discuss long-term management


10.20 – 10.40    Ocular surface reconstruction

Dr Matthew Green

Learning Objectives:

•    Learn what conditions require an amniotic membrane graft

•    Learn what conditions require a limbal stem cell graft

•    Know the different Limbal Stem cell grafts


10.40 – 11.00    Small angle vertical strabismus – it’s not always a fourth nerve palsy

A/Prof Heather Russell

Learning Objectives:

•    Understand how fourth nerve palsies usually present

•    Understand the pathophysiology of Sagging Eye Syndrome and Heavy Eye Syndrome

•    Understand the pathophysiology of Dragged Macular Diplopia Syndrome

•    Learn how to best manage diplopia associated with these conditions


11.00 – 11.30     MORNING TEA


11.30 – 11.50    Ocular trauma

Dr Travers Weaver

Learning Objectives:

•    Identify potential injuries from various traumatic mechanisms

•    Develop an approach to assessing a patient following trauma

•    Instigate and appreciate the management of common traumatic conditions

•    Gain understanding of the surgical management of ocular trauma


11.50 – 12.10    Difficult Topography = Difficult Biometry

Dr Matthew Green

Learning Objectives:

•    Distinguish between good biometry and poor biometry scans

•    Compare difficult biometry to difficult topography scans

•    Know the different treatment options for difficult biometry


12.10 – 12.30    Posture, mobility, and simple steps to move with ease, avoid injuries, and feel good

Kirra Stedman – Exercise Physiologist – Rhythm Wellness


12.30 – 12.50    Common surgeries and conditions seen in animals and diseases that may crossover to human species

Dr Tom Donnelly-Newton – Veterinary Ophthalmology Resident


12.50 – 1.30    Financial literacy & business models for private practice

Funding your private practice

Growing & protecting your wealth

Ben Knoblanche - Medical Specialist Manager – Walshs Accounting & Taxation

Daniel James - Certified Financial Advisor – Walshs Financial Planning


1.30 – 2.15    LUNCH


2.15 – 4.00    Break out interactive sessions


1.     Corneal transplant post-operative management- tips and pearls - Dr Matthew Green


2.    Small angle vertical strabismus case discussions - A/Prof Heather Russell


3.    Retinal rounds – interesting cases from 2023 - Dr Travers Weaver

Max CPD hours awarded: Up To 7.5 (6.25T 1.25N 1.75i)

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