HUNTER STREET EYE SPECIALIST OPTOMETRY EDUCATION SEMINAR 2026
Date: 31/03/2026 (AEDT)
Venue: A/2 Macquarie St, Parramatta, NSW, 2150
Provider: Hunter Street Eye Specialists
Contact: Michelle De Guia, [E] michelle@huntereye.com.au, [P] 02 9635 0663
Activity Outline
Join us at Hunter Street Eye Specialists for an interactive CPD-accredited evening designed for optometrists who want to stay ahead clinically and professionally. Enjoy your dinner and chat with friends over the two sessions at Club Parramatta.
Hear from our leading ophthalmologists on the glaucoma frontier, on premium EDOF IOL outcomes and feedback discussion, and the latest dry eye innovations.
Then the really exciting part, an innovation for this year - an interactive panel where we explore an optometrist’s life cycle.
Learning Objectives
- Evaluate real-world outcomes of EDOF intraocular lenses and compare their performance with diffractive trifocal designs.
- Identify factors influencing patient satisfaction - including refractive targets, visual expectations, and lens selection - and reflect on audience-reported outcomes from clinical practice.
- Apply practical strategies for pre-operative counselling to improve patient selection, expectation management, and postoperative satisfaction.
- Recognise clinically significant non-IOP glaucoma risk factors and their role in risk stratification and monitoring.
- Review current and emerging glaucoma treatment research, including neuroprotective strategies and evolving therapeutic targets.
- Understand the design, objectives and potential clinical impact of the OMEGA Study and the Snow Vision Accelerator, and how these initiatives may shape future glaucoma care.
- Understand the latest TFOS DEWS III methodology and how its recommendations shape contemporary dry eye assessment and management.
- Translate TFOS DEWS III guidance into everyday clinical practice by identifying practical ways to assess, diagnose, and manage dry eye patients more effectively.
- Review the latest evidence-based research in dry eye treatments to support informed clinical decision-making and improve patient outcomes.
- Describe how professional roles, experience, and opportunities evolve across stages of an optometrist’s career, from early practice to experienced leadership.
- Explore pathways for career growth and diversification, including clinical specialisation, leadership, education, research, industry, and alternative professional roles.
- Apply insights from panel discussion and audience Q&A to support informed career planning, professional development, and future direction.
Max CPD hours awarded: 3.75i (2T)
Session Information
| Name |
|---|
| Two Years of EDOF: Tell me how are we doing! |
| Clinical? |
| Yes |
| Interactive? |
| Yes |
| Therapeutic? |
| No |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module |
| 0.75 |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
| 1.0 |
| Name |
|---|
| Beyond IOP: Emerging Research, the OMEGA Study and the Snow Vision Accelerator |
| Clinical? |
| Yes |
| Interactive? |
| Yes |
| Therapeutic? |
| Yes |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module |
| 0.75 |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
| 1.0 |
| Name |
|---|
Looking at Dry Eyes through an Evidence Based Lens |
| Clinical? |
| Yes |
| Interactive? |
| Yes |
| Therapeutic? |
| Yes |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module |
| 0.75 |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
| 1.0 |
| Name |
|---|
| → A Panel of Optometrists, chaired by Dr. Peter Sumich Optometry through the life stages Dawn, Day and Dusk |
| Clinical? |
| No |
| Interactive? |
| Yes |
| Therapeutic? |
| No |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module |
| 0.75 |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
| 0.75 |