Vision for the Future
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Vision for the Future
Vision for the Future 13th International Cornea & Contact Lens Congress (ICCLC) 8-11 October 2010 13th International Cornea and Contact Lens Congress President’s Message On behalf of the Cornea and Contact Lens Society of Australia, I would like to welcome you to the 13th International Cornea and Contact Lens Congress. We are delighted to present a packed three day program of internationally acclaimed speakers from around the world at the exclusive Sheraton on the Park Hotel in Sydney. Plans are in place for the Gala Dinner to be held on Saturday night at the Waterfront Restaurant in the Rocks, Sydney. Accompanied with spectacular views across Sydney Harbour and the Opera House, dining at Waterfront is unforgettable. Our planning committee has taken a fresh approach with the program this year to provide a wide range of information that will be invaluable to all practitioners. Whether you are a conference regular or first time delegate, contact lens specialist or just starting out, the ICCLC is the event for you. The contact lens field is one of the most exciting and fastest progressing segments of full spectrum optometry, and this year we are pleased to offer refresher courses for those a little ‘rusty’ with contact lens fitting. We also have cutting edge research into materials, corneal physiology, comfort and CL technology being presented (some for the first time worldwide). Our “From the Gurus” section will help interested CL practitioners refine Diamond SPONSORS SILVER SPONSORs 2 their advanced fitting skills, and we have a dedicated section on one of the hottest topics in optometry - Myopia Control. Top tips for fitting kids with contacts and successful presbyopic fitting will also be covered in depth, along with business skills for building a successful contact lens practice. As well as high quality education with a practical focus, this year’s ICCLC will also be an opportunity to network with other professionals from interstate and overseas in a relaxed and informal setting, including the very popular gala dinner on Saturday night. Our conference venue is in the heart of Sydney, located directly opposite Hyde Park in the CBD. The Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge, aquarium, parks, museums and of course great shopping spots are only minutes away making this a very family friendly venue! Our plan is to hold this meeting bi-annually in Australia, we are coordinating the timing with our colleagues in New Zealand who are planning their next meeting of the NZCCLC for 2011. I look forward to seeing you in October. Luke Arundel National CCLSA President gold SPONSOR Useful information on Sydney Location Sydney CBD is located 15-20 minutes from the Sydney Domestic and International Airports. Sheraton on the Park is located opposite Hyde Park in Sydney’s bustling CBD. Transport Attractions, Tours, Sights Museums and Galleries Powerhouse Museum www.powerhousemuseum.com (02) 9217 0111 Australian Museum www.australianmuseum.net.au (02) 9320 6000 Art Gallery of New South Wales www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au (02) 9225 1700 Museum of Contemporary Art www.mca.com.au (02) 9245 2400 Sydney Observatory www.sydneyobservatory.com.au (02) 9921 3485 Attractions Sydney Aquarium www.sydneyaquarium.com.au (02) 8251 7800 Taronga Zoo www.taronga.org.au (02) 9969 2777 Fort Denison http://www.visitnsw.com/town/Sydney_ Harbour/Fort_Denison/info.aspx Bondi Beach www.sydney.com.au/bondi-beach.htm Activities Guided Tours of the Opera House www.sydneyoperahouse.com/Visit/index.aspx (02) 9250 7111 BridgeClimb Sydney www.bridgeclimb.com (02) 8274 7777 Sydney Tower Oztrek & Skywalk www.sydneytower.myfun.com.au (02) 9333 9222 By taxi: probably the easiest form of transport from the airport into the city approximately $30. By train: from either Domestic or International Airport to Central Station. You will then need to change platforms and catch another train to Museum, St James or Town Hall Station and walk from there to the hotel. Sydney Public Transport Information For public transport information in Sydney; Call: 131500 Web: www.131500.com.au Climate Sydney’s climate in October is starting to warm up for summer. On average the maximum temperature is 22 degrees Celsius with minimums at around 13 degrees Celsius. What to wear? Smart casual is the dress code for the congress. The dress code for the Gala Dinner on Saturday 9th October will be cocktail. Mobile Phones Please ensure that all mobile phones are switched off during the lectures. Sydney Visitors Bureau and tourist Information Sheraton on the Park www.sydney.visitorsbureau.com.au www.sydneyaustralia.com/en www.sydney.com.au www.sydneyairport.com.au 3 CONFERENCE PROGRAM FRIDAY Time Session Name 18:00 - 20:00 WELCOME RECEPTION sponsored by Bausch & Lomb SATURDAY Time Session Name Paper Title Speaker 8:00 Registration 8:15 - 9:30 An RGP update - skills and knowledge Update your knowledge - RGP back to basics and modern fitting techniques Kate Johnson 9:30 - 10:00 MORNING TEA SESSION 1 Chairperson for session 1: Luke Arundel 10:00 - 10:15 Congress Opening Address CCLSA President's Welcome and Presentation of the Kenneth W Bell Medal Luke Arundel and Kenneth Bell 10:15 - 10:35 Kenneth W Bell Medal Address My life in contact lens research Debbie Sweeney 10:35 - 10:55 CL Materials, Tears and Maximizing Comfort Searching for comfort, cleanliness and compatibility Kathy Dumbleton 10:55 - 11:15 CL Materials, Tears and Maximizing Comfort Material contamination and biofilm formation Loretta Szczotka-Flynn 11:15 - 11:30 CL Materials, Tears and Maximizing Comfort Understanding ocular comfort and discomfort Eric Papas 11:30 - 11:45 CL Materials, Tears and Maximizing Comfort Understanding patients’ needs, wants, desires and habits Timothy Giles 11:45 - 12:00 CL Materials, Tears and Maximizing Comfort Tear film and dry eyes - a systematic approach for success Julie Newport 12:00 - 12:15 CL Materials, Tears and Maximizing Comfort Preventing complications associated with Meibomian gland dysfunction Charles McMonnies 12:15 - 12:30 CL Materials, Tears and Maximizing Comfort Panel Speakers 12:30 - 13:30 LUNCH / EXHIBITION SESSION 2 Chairperson for session 2: Nathan Efron 13:30 - 13:50 Cornea - but not as you know it! Genetics of keratoconus Loretta Szczotka-Flynn 13:50 - 14:10 Cornea - but not as you know it! Collagen cross-linking Grant Snibson 14:10 - 14:30 Cornea - but not as you know it! Confocal microscopy understanding the ocular effects of contact lens wear Nathan Efron 14:30 - 14:50 Cornea - but not as you know it! Role of inflammation in dry eye Colin Chan 14:50 - 15:10 Cornea - but not as you know it! Advances in corneal surgical techniques Grant Snibson 15:10 - 15:30 Cornea - but not as you know it! The risk of vision loss in contact lens wear and following LASIK Fiona Stapleton 15:30 - 16:00 AFTERNOON TEA / EXHIBITION 4 CONFERENCE PROGRAM SESSION 3 Chairperson for session 3: Ian Sim 16:00 - 16:15 From the gurus: Advanced fitting - I A eulogy for rigid contact lenses Nathan Efron 16:15 - 16:35 From the gurus: Advanced fitting - I What your topographer can tell you Patrick Caroline 16:35 - 16:50 From the gurus: Advanced fitting - I Does monocular keratoconus exist? An evaluation of topographic data Nelson Oliver 16:50 - 17:10 From the gurus: Advanced fitting - I Mini-sclerals - lens design and fitting techniques John Mountford 17:10 - 17:30 From the gurus: Advanced fitting - I Post-surgical contact lens fitting techniques Loretta Szczotka-Flynn 17:30 - 17:45 From the gurus: Advanced fitting - I RGPs forever! Vijay Mistry 17:45 - 18:00 From the gurus: Advanced fitting - I Panel Speakers 19:00 - 23:00 GALA DINNER sponsored by CIBA VISION Waterfront and Wolfies Restaurants at The Rocks SUNDAY Time Session Name Paper Title Speaker SESSION 1 Chairperson for session 1: Charles McMonnies 8:30 - 8:50 From the gurus: Advanced fitting - II Aphakic children and CLs – shouldn’t I be redundant by now? Lynne Speedwell 8:50 - 9:10 From the gurus: Advanced fitting - II Specialty OK fitting - 2010 and beyond Patrick Caroline 9:10 - 9:30 From the gurus: Advanced fitting - II Advanced OK fitting - when things go wrong! John Mountford 9:30 - 9:45 From the gurus: Advanced fitting - II Clinical performance of SynergEyes contact lenses Jessica Chi 9:45 - 10:00 From the gurus: Advanced fitting - II Clinical applications of the ClearKone hybrid contact lens David Stephensen 10:00 - 10:15 From the gurus: Advanced fitting - II Panel Speakers 10:15 - 10:45 MORNING TEA / EXHIBITION SESSION 2 Chairperson for session 2: Brien Holden 10:45 - 11:15 Myopia - Can it be Controlled? Understanding the biology of myopia development Earl Smith 11:15 - 11:30 Myopia - Can it be Controlled? Control of myopia with contact lenses and spectacles Padmaja Sankaridurg 11:30 - 11:45 Myopia - Can it be Controlled? Dual-focus contact lenses and myopia progression in children Nicola Anstice 11:45 - 12:00 Myopia - Can it be Controlled? Optics of ortho-K and myopia control Patrick Caroline 12:00 - 12:15 Myopia - Can it be Controlled? Ortho-K for myopia control - clinical results Helen Swarbrick 12:15 - 12:30 Myopia - Can it be Controlled? Effect of orthokeratology on childhood myopic progression Laura Downie 12:30 - 13:00 Myopia - Can it be Controlled? Panel discussion - Myopia control and its impact on optometry Speakers 13:00 - 14:00 LUNCH / EXHIBITION 5 CONFERENCE PROGRAM SESSION 3 Chairperson for session 3: Russell Lowe 14:00 - 14:20 Leadership, Communication and Business Skills Give them what they want: Communication skills for CL practitioners Jenny Saunders 14:20 - 14:40 Leadership, Communication and Business Skills Diamond Sponsor Presentation Leadership in Practice CIBA Vision 14:40 - 15:30 Leadership, Communication and Business Skills Panel discussion - Keys to a successful contact lens practice Speakers plus Arundel, Johnson, Poon, Chi, Scott-Hoy 15:30 - 16:00 AFTERNOON TEA / EXHIBITION SESSION 4 Chairperson for session 4: Tony Phillips 16:00 - 16:30 Babies, Kids, Teens and Contacts Tips for fitting kids #1: Learn about The Wiggles Lynne Speedwell 16:30 - 16:50 Babies, Kids, Teens and Contacts Contact lenses for babies - clinical results Tony Phillips 16:50 - 17:10 Babies, Kids, Teens and Contacts Kids and ortho-K Kate Johnson 17:10 - 17:30 Babies, Kids, Teens and Contacts Kids and contact lenses - Case studies Luke Arundel 17:30 - 17:45 Babies, Kids, Teens and Contacts Panel Speakers MONDAY Time Session Name Paper Title Speaker Medicare, health funds and contact lens practice Laura Downie, Steve Zantos, Jim Kokkinakis BREAKFAST FORUM Chairperson: Richard Lindsay 7:30 - 8:30 Breakfast forum 8:30 - 8:45 Break SESSION 1 Chairperson for Session 1: Narelle Hine 8:45 - 9:05 Satisfying Presbyopes The secrets of success in presbyopic contact lens fitting Kathy Dumbleton 9:05 - 9:20 Satisfying Presbyopes Talking contact lenses with presbyopes Helen Gleave 9:20 - 9:35 Satisfying Presbyopes Contact lenses for the emerging presbyope Desmond Fonn 9:35 - 9:50 Satisfying Presbyopes Soft translating bifocal disposable lens design and performance Don Ezekiel 9:50 - 10:25 Satisfying Presbyopes Panel discussion - Case studies, fitting tips and clinical pearls Speakers plus Lindsay & Johnson Diamond Sponsor Presentation Bausch & Lomb 10:25 - 10:45 10:45 - 11:15 6 MORNING TEA / EXHIBITION CONFERENCE PROGRAM SESSION 2 Chairperson for session 2: Fiona Stapleton 11:15 - 11:35 Solutions for Cases, Microbes and Infections Infiltrative keratitis - epidemiology and risk factors Loretta SzczotkaFlynn 11:35 - 11:50 Solutions for Cases, Microbes and Infections Risk factors for CL complications in US clinical practices Lisa Keay 11:50 - 12:05 Solutions for Cases, Microbes and Infections Risk-taking propensity and practitioner perception of compliance Nicole Carnt 12:05 - 12:25 Solutions for Cases, Microbes and Infections When it all goes horribly wrong! - Compliance in contact lens wear Kathy Dumbleton 12:25 - 12:40 Solutions for Cases, Microbes and Infections Clinical performance of the silver impregnated contact lens storage cases Jaya Dantam 12:40 - 12:55 Solutions for Cases, Microbes and Infections Therapeutics in CL practice - what to use and when David Stephensen 12:55 - 13:15 Solutions for Cases, Microbes and Infections Panel Speakers 13:15 - 14:15 LUNCH / EXHIBITION SESSION 3 Chairperson for session 3: Kate Johnson 14:15 - 14:35 Predicting the Future of CL Practice Pursuing the perfect contact lens - are we there yet? Kathy Dumbleton 14:35 - 14:55 Predicting the Future of CL Practice Contact lens additives - what's next? Mark Willcox 14:55 - 15:15 Predicting the Future of CL Practice Onlay - a lens of the future Jennifer Choo 15:15 - 15:35 Predicting the Future of CL Practice Global trends in contact lens practice and future predictions Nathan Efron 15:35 - 15:55 Predicting the Future of CL Practice Panel Speakers 15:55 - 16:00 Congress Closing Address CCLSA President's Farewell Luke Arundel ExHIBITORS 7 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Kathy Dumbleton Kathy graduated from the University of Wales, completed her preregistration year at Moorfields Eye Hospital and received her MSc from the University of Waterloo, Canada. She is currently a Senior Clinical Scientist at the Centre for Contact Lens Research, University of Waterloo. Kathy is a fellow of the British Contact Lens Association, a diplomate of the Cornea and Contact Lens Section of the American Academy of Optometry, a board member of the American Optometric Foundation and a council member of the International Society for Contact Lens Research. She is also the moderator of the “Question and Answer” panel of www.siliconehydrogels.org and a frequent contributor to the website. She has published widely in refereed journals and professional publications and has presented papers and given invited lectures and continuing education courses at conferences worldwide. Her research interests include the ocular response to contact lenses, silicone hydrogel materials, visual performance, and the measurement of ocular discomfort. Earl Smith Earl is a professor of the University of Houston (UH). He received his OD (1972) and PhD (1978) from UH and subsequently joined the faculty of the UH College of Optometry. During his tenure he has served as the Chair of the Basic Sciences Department (1990-2001) and as the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research (2001-2003). He currently holds the distinguished GreemanPetty Professorship in Vision Development (since 1987) and is serving as the Dean of the College of Optometry (since 2003). His primary research interests are focused on the optics of the eye, in particular on the environmental and physiological factors that influence the eye’s refractive status. In 1996, he received the Glenn Fry Award from the American Academy of Optometry for his research on the role of vision in regulating 8 refractive development and eye growth. He has received 28 years of research funding from the National Institute of Health (NIH). conferences. She also lectures university students and gives CET accredited talks to postgraduates. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, an ARVO Fellow (inaugural class), a past President of the American Optometric Foundation (2002), a past Member and Chair of NIH Central Visual Processing Study Section (1998-2003) and a past member of NIH National Advisory Eye Council (2005-2008). Until last year she was a member of the Hospital Optometric Committee in the UK and has previously been on the Council of the British Contact Lens Association. Earl currently serves on the Board of Directors of Prevent Blindness Texas, on the Board of Directors of the Partnership Foundation for Optometric Education, and as the PresidentElect of the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry. Loretta is Associate Professor at Case Western Reserve University Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences and is Director of the CL Service at the University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Lynne Speedwell Lynne has spent the majority of her career in hospital optometry in London, initially at Moorfields Eye Hospital before becoming Head of Optometry at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children while still continuing part time at Moorfields. Her main specialties are contact lenses and paediatric optometry. Her particular area of expertise is fitting lenses for abnormal ocular conditions and eye disease to patients of all ages. She undertook a Master’s degree in Health Psychology at City University, London, carrying out a study on where parents acquire their information regarding their child’s eye problems and what help is available in education and social care once their child had been diagnosed with visual impairment. Together with Anthony Phillips, she is co-editor of the 5th edition of Phillips & Speedwell “Contact Lenses” published by Elsevier. She is author of the contact lens chapter in “Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus” edited by David Taylor & Creig Hoyt. She has written or co-written several papers and produced various information booklets for patients. Lynne is an examiner for the College of Optometrists and has lectured extensively on various aspects of her work at national and international optometric and ophthalmic Loretta Szczotka-Flynn She received her Doctorate of Optometry and Masters of Physiological Optics from Ohio State University in 1992, and her PhD in Epidemiology from Case Western Reserve University in January 2010. She is a Diplomate in the Section on Cornea, Contact Lenses and Refractive Technologies of the American Academy of Optometry and Program Chair for the Section. Her research interests include contact lens complications, extended wear, silicone hydrogels, keratoconus, post-surgical contact lens fittings and corneal topography. She was Ohio’s 1997 Young Optometrist of the Year, and she received the Nissel Award from the British Contact Lens Association in 2000 for excellence in rigid CL research. She is the recipient of two Ezell Fellowships for the years 2004-05 and 2005-06 from the American Optometric Foundation, a Female Scholar Award from Prevent Blindness Ohio in 2007, and a CLAO Educational Research Foundation Award in 2007 which all support her research in silicone hydrogel related infiltrative complications. Her most recent interests include the genetic causes of keratoconus which she studies in collaboration with Sudha Iyengar PhD, a genetic epidemiologist from Case Western Reserve University. CONFERENCE SPEAKERS Nicola Anstice Nicola obtained her B.Optom (Hons) degree from the University of Auckland in 1998 and then worked in private optometry practice for six years. She returned to the department in 2005 to undertake her PhD looking at a new contact lens to slow myopia progression in children. She submitted her PhD in 2009 and spent a year working as a paediatric optometrist in the Department of Ophthalmology, Manukau Super Clinic before returning to take up a lecturerís position in the Department of Optometry & Vision Science. Luke Arundel Luke is the current national president of the CCLSA, and graduated with Honours in Optometry from QUT in 1998. He worked in a variety of private and corporate practices in Australia and Ireland before taking up his current position at a contact lens specialist practice in Brisbane. This practice has a 90% contact lens demographic and and predominantly handles keratoconic, post-graft, paediatric, prosthetic and OK lens fitting. Luke is a supervisor at the QUT contact lens clinic and has presented lectures at ICCLC 2007, QV2007–2010, QUT and UNSW. He obtained his therapeutic qualification in 2007, was awarded a Fellowship of the CCLSA in 2007 and became an Adjunct Associate Professor of the University of Missouri in 2008. Nicole Carnt Nicole Carnt graduated from UNSW in Optometry in 1989 and worked in private practice in Australia and the UK before taking a position with the CCLRU in 1999, where she has held a variety of roles. In recent years, she has been Principal Investigator on IER Matrix studies, an ongoing evaluation of silicone hydrogel and solution combinations. She is currently undertaking a PhD on Epidemiology of Contact Lens Related Infection and Inflammation, with particular interest in patient factors, such as risk taking behaviour, compliance and genetics. She was recently granted the 2010 Dallos Award from the British Contact Lens Association. Patrick Caroline Patrick serves as an Associate Professor at the Pacific University College of Optometry in Forest Grove, Oregon and Past Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the Oregon Health University in Portland, Oregon. He is a Fellow member and Diplomat of the Cornea and Contact Lens Section of the American Academy of Optometry. Patrick is a Council member of the International Society for Contact Lens Research (ISCLR) as well as a member of the International Association of Contact Lens Educators and the American Association of Optometric Educators. For the past fifteen years Patrick has served as a contributing editor for Contact Lens Spectrum and is on the editorial board for Contact Lens and Anterior Eye journal. He has published extensively on a wide range of contact lens topics and lectures frequently throughout the world on contact lens design and fitting. Colin Chan Dr Colin Chan is a Cornea and Refractive specialist at Vision Eye Institute in Sydney. He was fellowship trained in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles. He has published 25 peer reviewed articles, won the Best paper of Session award at ASCRS twice and was an invited speaker for the World Cornea Congress in 2010. He is a Senior Visiting Fellow at the School of Optometry at the University of New South Wales. His main areas of interest are keratoconus including newer treatments such as collagen crosslinking and corneal rings and dry eye. Jessica Chi Jessica Chi obtained her Bachelor of Optometry degree from the University of Melbourne in 2007 and has since been working alongside Richard Lindsay in his private practice in East Melbourne. Jessica’s particular interest in optometry is in the field of contact lenses, which is convenient as approximately 95% of her patients wear contact lenses. She manages a diverse range of patients with various conditions including keratoconus, post-graft, ocular trauma, high refractive error, and many paediatric contact lens patients, including those born with congenital cataracts. Jessica prescribes a broad range of contact lenses, anywhere from soft disposable contact lenses to custom rigid lenses and hybrid contact lenses. Jennifer Choo Dr Choo currently serves as Project Leader for the Corneal Onlay project at Adventus Technology Inc and the Brien Holden Vision Institute (BHVI) in Sydney, Australia. She previously served as Project Director for Orthokeratology research at the BHVI. Dr. Choo completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Cell Biology and Genetics at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. She obtained her Doctor of Optometry degree from Pacific University College of Optometry in Portland, USA and recently completed her PhD on the topic of Orthokeratology at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia under the guidance of Professor Brien Holden. She is a recipient of several awards including the Contact Lens Society of Australia Research Award and the prestigious American Academy of Optometry William C. Ezell Fellowship. Dr. Choo is also an Assistant Clinical Professor of Optometry at Pacific University College of Optometry as well as an Advisory Board Member for the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. 9 CONFERENCE SPEAKERS Jaya Dantam Jaya Dantam graduated with B.S. Optometry degree from Bausch & Lomb School of Optometry, India in 2006. After graduation, she worked in cornea and contact lens department of L.V. Prasad Eye Institute. She commenced PhD in 2008 at the Institute for Eye Research, University of New South Wales, Australia and currently working on “evaluation of the antibacterial contact lens storage cases” under the supervision of Prof. Fiona Stapleton and Dr Hua Zhu. She was awarded a student travel grant by the International Society of Contact Lens Research in 2009. Her interests include development of contact lens materials and contact lens care products, ocular-microbiology. Laura Downie Dr. Laura Downie has specialized in contact lens practice since she completed a combined Bachelor of Optometry/Diploma of Music at The University of Melbourne in 2003. In 2008, Laura was conferred a PhD at the same institution, which investigated the cellular mechanisms involved in retinopathy of prematurity. This work identified a drug that promotes normal blood vessel growth and has significant potential for treating this disease. Further to her PhD research, Laura has published several first-author papers in highimpact scientific journals and in 2007 Laura was one of only seven Australian PhD students selected to attend the prestigious Meeting of Nobel Laureates in Lindau, Germany. Laura also completed the Postgraduate Certificate in Ocular Therapeutics. Over this time, Laura has also continued to practice as a clinical optometrist in private practice. She has worked extensively in specialist contact lens practice, in particular in the areas of keratoconus, orthokeratology and post-penetrating keratoplasty contact lens fitting. 10 Laura has been an invited speaker at a number of international optometric meetings including The Southern Regional Conference (SRC, Melbourne 2007) and the Orthokeratology Society of Oceania Conference (OSO, Gold Coast 2008) and is also a clinical instructor to undergraduate optometry students at The University of Melbourne. She is currently practicing at Eyetech Optometrists in Carlton and Vision Camberwell. Nathan Efron Nathan Efron completed his BScOptom and PhD at the University of Melbourne in 1981, and after two years of post-doctoral studies in Berkeley, USA and Sydney, he returned to Melbourne as senior lecturer responsible for contact lens education. In 1990 he took up the foundation Chair of Clinical Optometry at the University of Manchester, England, and established a contact lens research and consultancy unit known as Eurolens Research. In Manchester, he served as Head of Department from 1992-97 and Dean of Research for the university from 2001-2004, and was admitted to the degree of Doctor of Science in 1995. Professor Efron returned to Australia in 2006 and joined the Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation and School of Optometry at the Queensland University of Technology, as Research Professor. He has served as President of both the Contact Lens Society of Australia (1981) and the British Contact Lens Association (1997). He lectures extensively world-wide and has published over 700 scientific papers, abstracts and textbook chapters, and has written 6 books in 11 editions — his most recent being ‘Contact Lens Practice 2nd Edition’ (Butterworth-Heinemann, 2010). Professor Efron has won a number of prestigious awards, including the Optician journal’s ‘Contribution to Optics’ award (UK, 1997), the Gold Medal of the British Contact Lens Association (UK, 2001) and the Max Schapero Award (USA, 2003). Don Ezekiel Graduated 1956 He did his Post graduate contact studies in London where he obtained his FACLP and DCLP. While in London he worked in the practice of Joseph Dallos who influenced him to make his own contact lenses. Started a contact lens laboratory (Gelflex) in 1971. The laboratory is active in research and has developed several lenses including the IOGEL intraocular lens, the Gas Permeable Scleral lens and the Triton soft Translating bifocal lens. He has lectured and conducted workshops worldwide. In 1997 he was made a Member of the Order Of Australia, Australia’s third highest honor for his contribution to the development of contact lenses. In 2005 he was awarded the Hershel gold medal by the International Society of Contact Lens Specialists. Desmond Fonn Desmond Fonn is a Professor and Director of the Centre for Contact Lens Research at the School of Optometry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and a diplomate of the Cornea and Contact Lens section, a past President of the International Society for Contact Lens Research and a founding member of the International Association of Contact Lens Educators in which he served as Vice President for 15 years. In 2003 Desmond Fonn received the prestigious Max Shapero award from the American Academy of Optometry which is awarded to individuals who have made a significant contribution to the cornea and contact lens field. He received the Wichterle medal from the Czech Contact Lens Society in 2003, the Kenneth W Bell medal from the Australian Contact Lens Society in 2007, was the 2008 British Contact Lens Association Gold Medal recipient and received the Clair Bobier distinguished lecture award from the School of Optometry, University of Waterloo. CONFERENCE SPEAKERS He currently serves as Editor-In-Chief of Eye & Contact Lens and is on the editorial boards of Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics and The Ocular Surface. Professor Fonn is the author of over 100 peer-reviewed papers. Timothy Giles Dr. Giles is the Global Director of Professional Education for CIBA VISION’s Professional Affairs Department. While attending the Southern California College of Optometry, he received a Master of Science degree in Vision Science in addition to a Doctor of Optometry degree in 1985. He then completed his Master of Business Administration in 2001. Dr. Giles is a member of the American Optometric Association, a member of the American Academy of Optometry, and a fellow of the British Contact Lens Association and International Association of Contact Lens Educators. He lives in Duluth, Georgia where he is actively involved in the Georgia Optometric Association. Helen Gleave Helen Gleave graduated from City University in London with honours. Post graduation she worked in Colchester Hospital before joining an independent practice in Portsmouth. She became a company director and developed the practice over 16 years. During this time she formed a special interest in contact lenses and participated in numerous clinical trials and was a member of contact lens manufacturer Advisory Panels. She joined CIBA VISION in 2007 as the Professional Affairs Manager for Australia and New Zealand. Narelle Hine Narelle graduated in Queensland and after working in private practice and studying for her DCLP in the UK she returned to Sydney as a senior research optometrist at the CCLRU, working mainly on bifocal lens development studies and completing her MSc degree. She established her own full scope practice in the Sydney CBD twelve years ago and continues to pursue her interest in contact lens practice. She is a long serving contact lens clinic supervisor and guest lecturer at the School of Optometry UNSW. Brien Holden Brien Holden is Professor of the University of New South Wales, CEO of the Brien Holden Vision Institute (formerly the Institute for Eye Research) and CEO of the Vision Cooperative Research Centre. He is also CEO and President, Adventus Technology Inc. He was previously founder and Director of the Cornea and Contact Lens Research Unit and Director of the Cooperative Research Centre for Eye Research and Technology. He is also very active in public health through his role as CEO of ICEE – the International Centre for Eyecare Education. He was appointed Chair of the Refractive Error Working Group of the World Health Organisation, and is on the Board of Trustees of the International Agency for Prevention of Blindness. He was Founding Co-Chair of the Vision 2020 Australia group, which works collaboratively to eliminate avoidable blindness and impaired vision due to uncorrected refractive error. He is Executive Chair of the global Optometry Giving Sight fund-raising initiative. Professor Holden is internationally recognised for his work in eyecare. He has received five Honorary Degrees of Doctor of Science from universities in the UK (The City University), the US (State University of New York, Pennsylvania College of Optometry and Ohio State University), and South Africa (University of Kwa Zulu Natal) as well as numerous other national and international awards, including a special recognition Award of the Association for Research in Vision and Optometry, Honorary Fellowship from the British College of Optometry and the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1997 for contributions to eyecare research and education. Kate Johnson Kate Johnson owns and operates an independent practice in Brisbane, QLD, with specialty interests in contact lens fitting, binocular vision and paediatric optometry. Kate has a patient base of around 500 Orthokeratology wearers, both children and adults, and is particularly interested in OrthoK’s potential for myopia control. Kate Johnson graduated from Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in 2003 with First Class Honours and a University Medal, and has completed post graduate Ocular Therapeutics certification. She is a fellow of the British Contact Lens Association (BCLA) and the International Association of Contact Lens Educators (IACLE). Kate has presented in Australia and internationally on OrthoK, and is a visiting lecturer and part-time clinical instructor at QUT. She is the current Vice-President of the OAA QLD/NT Division, CCLSA National Vice President and National Treasurer of the Orthokeratology Society of Oceania (OSO). Lisa Keay Lisa Keay received her optometry qualifications from University of New South Wales, School of Optometry and Vision Science in 1993. She has worked in clinical and research optometry in Australia and the UK. She received her PhD on the epidemiology of contact lens related microbial keratitis in 2006. Her current research interests include epidemiology of corneal infections associated with contact lens wear, ophthalmic epidemiology, vision care in developing countries and the impact of changes to visual function in older adults. She holds an Australian National Health and Medical Research Council post-doctoral Research Fellowship and has completed a post-doctoral research fellowship at the Dana Center for Preventative Ophthalmology at Johns Hopkins University. She is a senior research fellow at the George Institute for International Health at University of Sydney, Australia. 11 CONFERENCE SPEAKERS Richard Lindsay Richard Lindsay obtained his BScOptom degree from the University of Melbourne in 1984 and a MBA from the same institution in 1991. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and a Diplomate of its Cornea and Contact Lens Section. He is a Past-President and a Founding Fellow of the Cornea and Contact Lens Society of Australia. Mr Lindsay was Head of Contact Lens Clinics at the Victorian College of Optometry from 1989 to 1998. Presently he manages his own specialist contact lens practice in East Melbourne, Australia, where he manages a diversity of patients referred for contact lens management of conditions such as keratoconus, irregular corneal grafts, failed refractive surgery, paediatric aphakia, high astigmatism and ocular trauma. Russell Lowe Russell Lowe directs a clinical and research practice specialising in contact lenses and corneal reshaping in Carlton, Australia. A graduate and past Academic Associate of the Department of Optometry at the University of Melbourne, Russell has lectured and published internationally in the contact lens arena and is a professional consultant to a number of contact lens firms. His primary research interest is the effect of orthokeratology on the regulation of myopia. Russell is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, a member of the International Society for Contact Lens Research and a Past-President of the Contact Lens Society of Australia. Charles McMonnies Graduated from the School of Optometry UNSW where he is now a professorial visiting fellow. He practised in Sydney for over 40 years. He is a Member of Council for the International Society of Contact Lens Research., member and Past President Cornea 12 and Contact Lens Society of Australia and life member Cornea and Contact Lens Society of New Zealand. He is the author of 3 books, 5 text book chapters and over 90 scientific and clinical papers. He was awarded the British Contact Lens Association Medal for outstanding contributions to the field of contact lenses. Vijay Mistry Vijay Mistry graduated from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in 2007 with Honours. After working interstate, he joined Gerry & Johnson Optometrists in May 2008 which has a specialty interests in contact lens practice, paediatrics and binocular vision. Vijay enjoys all areas of contact lens fitting and management, particularly RGP fitting. Vijay teaches for a half-day per week as a clinical supervisor at the QUT School of Optometry Contact Lens Clinic and is currently in the process of completing the Graduate Certificate of Ocular Therapeutics. John Mountford John Mountford graduated from QUT in 1975 and entered private practice specializing in contact lenses for keratoconus, postPK, paedriatric aphakia, orthokeratology and the medical applications of scleral lenses. He has published numerous papers and articles on Silicone lenses, scleral lenses and Orthokeratology as well as text-book chapters on the subject for Phillips and Speedwell’s Contact lenses, 4th and 5th Edition, and Hom’s Contact Lens Practice. He is the Principal author of “Orthokeratology; Principles and Practice, published by Elsevier. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, a Foundation Fellow of the Cornea and Contact Lens Society of Australia, and a fellow of the BCLA. In 2003 he was Awarded a Don Fraser Fellowship by QUT, and is a Research Fellow and visiting lecturer to the Departments of Optometry at QUT and UNSW. He is also an Adjunct Professor of USML and an external preceptor for the University of Waterloo. He was awarded the Roger Kame Award for outstanding contributions to the field of Orthokeratology in 2005, the Hamlyn Brier Award and the Hon. Bill Hayden Queensland Optometrist of the year in 2006. Julie Newport Julie Newport graduated with honours from QUT’s School of Optometry in 1989, gaining her therapeutic qualifications in 2005. She is in private practice in Bardon (suburban Brisbane) where she specializes in treatment of dry eyes, and in her spare time she is a director of the Queensland Philanthropic Orchestra. Nelson Oliver Nelson graduated from QUT in 1991. In the time since he has worked in a wide variety of optometry modes and practices. He has been a state president and national councillor of the Optometrists Association Australia. He has been working in the field of refractive surgery for the last 8 years, during this time he has developed an interest in safety in refractive surgery and has lectured to both optometrists and ophthalmologists on the subject. Eric Papas Associate Professor Eric Papas is Executive Director of Research & Development and Director of Postgraduate Studies at the Brien Holden Vision Institute and Vision Co-operative Research Centre as well as Senior Visiting Fellow at the School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. After several years in specialist contact lens practice in the UK, he managed corporate clinical research groups for Hydron and Allergan. On moving to Australia he was appointed CONFERENCE SPEAKERS Director of Clinical Research at the Cornea and Contact Lens Research Unit (CCLRU) and later Co-operative Research Centre for Eye Research & Technology (CRCERT) where he was a contributor to the development of silicone hydrogel contact lenses. Currently he oversees a suite of programs aimed at solving major vision correction problems worldwide in addition to looking after the academic needs of over 50 postgraduate research students. His current research interests include the ocular surface, tear film and presbyopia. He has appeared on television and radio and is a regular speaker at scientific and educational meetings internationally. and in 1999 she gained her PhD degree from the University of New South Wales, Australia. After working for a number of years at the L.V.Prasad Eye Institute, India as the Chief of Contact Lens Services, she took up a position at the Brien Holden Vision Institute (formerly the Institute for Eye Research) and the Vision Cooperative Research Centre. She is also a Senior Visiting Fellow at the University of New South Wales. Her research areas include refractive errors of the eye, contact lens induced infection and inflammation of the eye. In addition, Dr Sankaridurg also manages the Intellectual Property portfolio of the Institute. Tony Phillips is an optometrist in a specialist contact lens practice in Adelaide, S.A. He also heads the Medical Contact Lens Unit at the Flinders Medical Centre and the Infant and Baby Contact Lens Unit at the Adelaide Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Tony is perhaps best known as the co-editor of the textbook “Contact Lenses” for more years than he now cares to remember. He has published widely in other texts and journals and lectured extensively around the world. More recently he has published “The Optometrist’s Practitioner-Patient Manual’ to help clinicians make more easily understood explanations of ocular conditions to their patients. Tony is a Past President of the CLSA. In 1992 he was awarded a Churchill Fellowship in the Medical Use of Contact Lenses. Padmaja Sankaridurg Dr Padmaja Sankaridurg is Program Director, Myopia Program of the Brien Holden Vision Institute and the Vision Cooperative Research Centre, Sydney, Australia. She was awarded her B.Opt from the Elite School of Optometry, Chennai, India in 1989 Ear Hospital where he continues as Principal Specialist, having stepped down from the role of Unit Head in 2006. A/Prof Snibson has held an honorary appointment in the Centre for Eye Research Australia and University of Melbourne Department of Ophthalmology for many years and was Medical Director of the Lions Corneal Donation Service for over a decade. He is a co-founder and current Director of the Melbourne Excimer Laser Group. His private practice as a principal of Eye Surgery Associates is limited to Corneal, Cataract and Refractive Surgery. A/Prof Snibson is currently Jenny Saunders Tony Phillips the Corneal Unit of the Royal Victorian Eye & Jenny is Director of Live the Life, a medical marketing agency that helps manufacturers and practices improve their communications and service delivery. She has experience across the range of practice types, from medical specialists to retail optometrists, locally and in the USA. Her philosophy is to tell the truth in an interesting way and to keep it practical. leading a number of research projects relating to corneal collagen cross-linking, including the world’s first randomised controlled trial of this treatment in the management of keratoconus. Fiona Stapleton Professor and Head of School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia Ian Sim Senior Research Associate, Institute for Eye Graduated in 1965 from Australia’s first full time and specific Optometry degree. His expertise with contact lenses is derived from his experience with a broad range of patients from both private practice and a large tertiary teaching hospital. Ian Sim runs a private practice in Perth, Western Australia, with emphasis upon contact lenses and he is an Optometrist Consultant at the Royal Perth Hospital Eye Clinic. Research, University of New South Wales, Grant Snibson Following his medical and specialist training in Melbourne, A/Prof Snibson completed fellowships in Diseases and Surgery of the Cornea in both Oxford and London. On returning to Australia, he joined Sydney, NSW, Australia Professor Stapleton graduated in Optometry from the University of Cardiff, Wales and was awarded her PhD from City University and Moorfields Eye Hospital, London. Her research areas include the epidemiology of lens-related disease, ocular microbiology, bacterial resistance, contact lens care systems, and ocular defence mechanisms. She holds numerous memberships and executive affiliations with optometric and scientific organisations, is a regular reviewer for a range of journals, belongs to the international editorial board of four journals, has over 120 peer reviewed publications, has contributed 15 chapters to textbooks and published a book on the diagnosis and management of anterior segment disease. 13 CONFERENCE SPEAKERS David Stephensen David conducts a specialty contact lens fitting practice from practices in the Brisbane CBD and the southside suburb of Moorooka. David is a Fellow of the Cornea and Contact Lens Society of Australia and has been actively involved in The Cornea and Contact Lens Society of Australia for many years. He held the Queensland Chapter Presidency from 2000 to 2006 and the National Presidency in 2004. Currently he is the Chair of the written examination section for the Fellowship of the CCLSA. As well as his undergraduate Optometry qualification, David also holds a business degree, majoring in the area of Logistics and Operations Management. David was amongst the first graduating class of the QUT Graduate Certificate in Ocular Therapeutics in 2005, making him one of the first therapeutically qualified Optometrists in Queensland. David has interests in anterior segment eye conditions, toric intraocular lenses, contact lens correction for presbyopia, and in contact lens correction of abnormal corneas – particularly pellucid marginal degeneration, post graft, and keratoconus. Helen Swarbrick Associate Professor Helen Swarbrick gained her optometric qualifications in New Zealand and worked in private optometric practice in New Zealand and England. After 11 years at the CCLRU, in 1995 Dr Swarbrick joined the School of Optometry and Vision Science, UNSW, with responsibility for contact lens education. Dr Swarbrick’s primary research interest is the corneal response to orthokeratology for the correction of refractive errors, for which she continues to receive substantial funding through the Australian Research Council Linkage project scheme. In 2004 she was awarded the Rodger Kame Memorial Award in recognition of her efforts, innovation and research in the field of orthokeratology and corneal reshaping. Dr Swarbrick has published widely on orthokeratology and other contact lens-related topics in the international scientific literature and has presented many talks at national and international conferences. Debbie Sweeney Professor Deborah Sweeney is Director of Research, College of Health and Science at UWS. Deborah received her Bachelor of Optometry from UNSW in 1980, and completed her PhD in 1992. She has held various executive roles within the Cornea & Contact Lens Research Unit, School of Optometry and Vision Science, UNSW and the CRC for Eye Research & Technology and the Vision CRC. Her research interests centre on biomedical aspects of the cornea and modalities of vision correction PANEL MEMBERS Jim Kokkinakis 14 Anson Poon Lachlan Scott-Hoy Steve Zantos including contact lenses, refractive surgery, corneal implants and prostheses. Deborah has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles, numerous book chapters as well as edited a book about new generation contact lenses – silicone hydrogels. She is active in national and international organizations, and holds executive positions in the International Association of Contact Lens Educators, the Keratoprosthesis Study Group, VisionCare NSW, the CRC Association and the International Society of Contact Lens Research, and is a Director on the Board for Vision 2020 Australia. Mark Willcox Mark Willcox is a Professor in School of Optometry and Vision Science, UNSW and Chief Scientific Officer of the Brien Holden Vision Institute Ltd. He specialises in ocular microbiology, tear film biochemistry and corneal immunology. Mark has published over 200 refereed journal articles, 5 patents, 6 book chapters, and over 300 conference abstracts. Mark is on the editorial board of Eye & Contact Lens Science & Clinical Practice and Current Eye Research. Accommodation options Sheraton on the Park www.starwoodhotels.com Sheraton on the Park is located directly opposite Hyde Park, the tree-lined oasis in the heart of Sydney. Sweeping views of the city in the hotels health club, pool, and spa create a great setting in which to re-energize your body and soul. 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