Vision for Life Conference
Date: 22/02/2026 (AEST)
Venue: Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, 80 Merivale Street, SOUTH BRISBANE, QLD, 4101
Provider: Vision For Life Institute
Contact: Belinda Castellano, [E] belinda_castellano@vfli.au, [P] 073849151
Activity Outline
Vision for Life Institute presents its annual conference covering multiple aspects of ophthalmology including infectious keratitis, swollen nerves and ocular surface neoplasia. Join Dr Mark Dal Pra, Dr Cliff Fairley, Dr Anthony Fong, Dr Ye Li, Dr Cameron McLintock, Dr Braden Meiklejohn, Dr Alex Newman, Dr Ken Ng, Dr Ryan Nugent, Dr Ashley Porter and Dr Samir Uprety for an in person full day event with interactive workshops breaking into small groups discussing the topics.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the current treatment paradigms and glaucoma and an update on treatment options
- Discuss infectious keratitis and refractive surgery
- Understand the current treatment paradigms for true nerve swelling and pseudoswelling
- Avoid OCT mistakes that delay treatment
- Discuss the latest clinical research at Vision for Life Institute
- Understand the current treatment paradigms for lid lesions, benign and sinister
- Understand the current treatment paradigms for ocular surface neoplasia
- Manage ocular emergencies
- Discuss the enigmatic and frequently overlooked invisible forces of the vitreous humour
- Discuss a variety of retinal conditions
Max CPD hours awarded: 9
Session Information
| Name |
|---|
| OCT masterclass: 10 mistakes that delay treatment (and how to avoid them) |
| Clinical? |
|---|
| Yes |
| Interactive? |
|---|
| Yes |
| Therapeutic? |
|---|
| Yes |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module |
|---|
| 0.5 |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
|---|
| 0.75 |
| Name |
|---|
| Update on clinical research at Vision for Life Insitute |
| Clinical? |
|---|
| Yes |
| Interactive? |
|---|
| Yes |
| Therapeutic? |
|---|
| No |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module |
|---|
| 0.5 |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
|---|
| 0.75 |
| Name |
|---|
| Lid lesions: benign and sinister |
| Clinical? |
|---|
| Yes |
| Interactive? |
|---|
| Yes |
| Therapeutic? |
|---|
| Yes |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module |
|---|
| 0.5 |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
|---|
| 0.75 |
| Name |
|---|
| Treatment of Ocular Surface Neoplasia |
| Clinical? |
|---|
| Yes |
| Interactive? |
|---|
| Yes |
| Therapeutic? |
|---|
| Yes |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module |
|---|
| 0.5 |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
|---|
| 0.75 |
| Name |
|---|
| Ocular emergency management |
| Clinical? |
|---|
| Yes |
| Interactive? |
|---|
| Yes |
| Therapeutic? |
|---|
| Yes |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module |
|---|
| 0.5 |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
|---|
| 0.75 |
| Name |
|---|
| Case presentation and panel discussion |
| Clinical? |
|---|
| Yes |
| Interactive? |
|---|
| Yes |
| Therapeutic? |
|---|
| Yes |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module |
|---|
| 0.5 |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
|---|
| 0.75 |
| Name |
|---|
| Enigmatic and frequently overlooked: the invisible forces of the vitreous humour |
| Clinical? |
|---|
| Yes |
| Interactive? |
|---|
| Yes |
| Therapeutic? |
|---|
| Yes |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module |
|---|
| 0.5 |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
|---|
| 0.75 |
| Name |
|---|
| Case presentation and panel discussion |
| Clinical? |
|---|
| Yes |
| Interactive? |
|---|
| Yes |
| Therapeutic? |
|---|
| Yes |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module |
|---|
| 0.5 |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
|---|
| 0.75 |
| Name |
|---|
| Alphabet soup of retina conditions |
| Clinical? |
|---|
| Yes |
| Interactive? |
|---|
| Yes |
| Therapeutic? |
|---|
| Yes |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module |
|---|
| 0.5 |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
|---|
| 0.75 |
| Name |
|---|
| Glaucoma Update |
| Clinical? |
|---|
| Yes |
| Interactive? |
|---|
| Yes |
| Therapeutic? |
|---|
| Yes |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module |
|---|
| 0.5 |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
|---|
| 0.75 |
| Name |
|---|
| Corneal and refractive surgery update |
| Clinical? |
|---|
| Yes |
| Interactive? |
|---|
| Yes |
| Therapeutic? |
|---|
| Yes |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module |
|---|
| 0.5 |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
|---|
| 0.75 |
| Name |
|---|
| True Nerve Swelling and Pseudoswelling |
| Clinical? |
|---|
| Yes |
| Interactive? |
|---|
| Yes |
| Therapeutic? |
|---|
| Yes |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module |
|---|
| 0.5 |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
|---|
| 0.75 |
| Name | Clinical? | Interactive? | Therapeutic? | CPD Hours |
|---|
| OCT masterclass: 10 mistakes that delay treatment (and how to avoid them) | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Update on clinical research at Vision for Life Insitute | Yes | Yes | No | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Lid lesions: benign and sinister | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Treatment of Ocular Surface Neoplasia | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Ocular emergency management | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Case presentation and panel discussion | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Enigmatic and frequently overlooked: the invisible forces of the vitreous humour | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Case presentation and panel discussion | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Alphabet soup of retina conditions | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Glaucoma Update | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Corneal and refractive surgery update | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| True Nerve Swelling and Pseudoswelling | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0.5 | 0.5 |