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Eyes are like Ogres: they both have layers

Date: 11/06/2025 (AEST)

Venue: The Hills Lodge. 1 Salisbury Rd Cnr, Windsor Road, Castle Hill, NSW, 2154

Provider: Eyedox Pty Ltd

Contact: Suzanne Bain, [E] admin@nexuseyecare.com.au, [P] 02 9680 9100

Activity Outline

Nexus Eyecare invites you to join us for our upcoming education evening. Multiple specialists will be presenting with an exciting lineup of topics:

1. Dr Phillip Myers, Dr Kenny Chan and Dr Kiran Sindhu will be on a panel discussing obscure presenting symptoms.  

2.  Professor Chameen Samarawickrama will be discussing cataract surgery update.

3. Dr Anagha Vaze & A/Prof Gerald Liew will be discussing Pearls and patterns in OCT diagnosis for the optometrist.

4. Dr I-Van Ho will be discussing Posterior capsular rupture during IOL implantation.

There will be an interactive discussion with case studies and question time at the end of each presentation. 

Join us for dinner and an exciting evening with your peers. Arrival time 6:00pm with presentations starting at 6:30 pm. We can’t wait to see you there!


Learning Objectives

  • Understand vague presenting symptoms and how to proceed when the history is unclear
  • Explore the options of cataract surgery in patients with irregular corneas and who is at risk of dissatisfaction with surgical results and what can be done to avoid this
  • Distinguish commonly presenting OCT findings to aid in diagnosis and how to understand supportive features in multimodal imaging
  • Counsel patients in the surgical options available for visual restoration

Max CPD hours awarded: 2

Session Information

Name
Obscure presenting symptoms. Patients don't think in layers.
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
Yes
Therapeutic?
Yes
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.5
Name
It's a film across the eye right? Cataract surgery update
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
Yes
Therapeutic?
Yes
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.5
Name
Everybody loves retinas. Retinas have layers. Pearls and patterns in OCT diagnosis for the optometrist
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
Yes
Therapeutic?
No
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.5
Name
Posterior Capsular Rupture. The missing layer and IOL implantation
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
Yes
Therapeutic?
No
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.5

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.