Hervey Bay OQNT Regional Series 2025
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Date: 05/11/2025 (AEST)
Venue: The Clubhouse Hervey Bay
Corner Tooth Street & Old Maryborough Road, Pialba, Hervey Bay 4655
Registration 6:00pm
Dinner served at 6:20pm – OA update from Sarah Davies (Director, Advocacy) and Prajna Vidyasagar (QLD state lead)
CPD session 6:30pm – 8:30pm – Elspeth Wrigley
Provider: Optometry QLD NT
Contact: Angela Davison, [E] a.davison@optometry.org.au, [P] 0409 896 349
Activity Outline
This presentation is on ‘Paediatric ocular pathology – Management of visual, ocular and systemic complications’ and will be broken up into two sections: Anterior segment pathology and Posterior segment pathology. Each section will cover the presentation, recommended testing protocol, treatment/management and possible systemic considerations for various ocular pathology.
Learning Objectives
- Describe signs of anterior segment pathology in children. They should be able to describe clinical tests that can inform diagnosis. They should have an understanding of appropriate treatment/management plans including referral pathways.
- Describe signs of posterior segment pathology in children. They should be able to describe clinical tests that can inform diagnosis. They should have an understanding of appropriate treatment/management plans including referral pathways.
Max CPD hours awarded: 2Ti
Non-OA members are invited to attend for FREE! Please register via the public link to the right.
*Registrations close Friday 31 October 2025.
Want to connect during the Regional Series?
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We’re keen to say hi!
Interested in sharing what’s happening in your practice? Or just keen for a chat on all things optometry? Queensland State Lead Prajna Vidyasagar is heading out and about and would love to connect with local members. They will be in Hervey Bay from Wednesday 5 November – Thursday 6 November. Whether it’s a behind-the-scenes practice tour or a casual coffee, Prajna is eager to hear about what matters to you. Keen to chat? Email Trisha at p.vidyasagar@optometry.org.au to lock in a time. |
Meet the speaker
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Elspeth completed her Bachelor of Vision Science in 2011 with a Masters in Optometry in 2013 from Queensland University of Technology.
Elspeth is therapeutically qualified and has a strong interest in paediatric eye care, myopia control and specialty contact lenses. Elspeth is an aligned optometrist with the Queensland Children’s Hospital. In 2018 she received a Professional Certificate in Paediatric Eye Care from The College of Optometrists. In 2022 Elspeth became a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry. Elspeth currently works at a private practice in Brisbane, Queensland. During recent years Elspeth has been back to Queensland University of Technology as a guest lecturer and clinical supervisor. |