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Sydney Ocular Surface Science and Dry-Eye Conference:

July 25-27th School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales

Prof Mark Willcox – Conference Organiser

 

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Ocular Surface Science and Dry-Eye

Date 25-27th July (to coincide with the week of World Sjögren’s Syndrome Day) 2014 @ Tyree Theatre, Scientia Building, University of New South Wales. Prof Mark Willcox Conference Organiser Designed to showcase the latest research and products in these areas Open to all clinicians, professional scientists, academics, post-doctoral fellows, and post-graduate students, 5th year UNSW undergraduate optometry students, as well as members of advocacy groups and the public. CPD points available for attending clinicians (23 points in total; 18 therapeutic) List of speakers: Dr Simon Brown (Uni Wollongong); A/Prof Colin Chan (Private Practice); Dr Ren Chen (UNSW); Prof Minas Coroneo (UNSW); A/Prof Jennifer Craig (Auckland Uni); Dr Arun Dass (MacU); Prof Nathan Efron (QUT); A/Prof Nick Di Girolamo (UNSW); Dr Blanka Golebiowski (UNSW); A/Prof Maud Gorbet (Uni Waterloo); Lily Ho (UNSW); Dr Isabelle Jalbert (UNSW); Dr Lisa Keay (UNSW); Dr Jim Kokkinakis (Private Practice); Dr Percy Lazon de la Jara (BHVI/UNSW); Dr Maria Markoulli (UNSW); Prof Alison McDermott (Houston Uni); Prof Tom Millar (UWS); Prof Eric Papas (BHVI/UNSW); Prof Fiona Stapleton (UNSW); Prof David Sullivan (Harvard Uni); Prof Gerard Sutton (USyd); Prof Helen Swarbrick (UNSW); Prof Debbie Sweeney (UWS); Dr Ajay Vijay (UNSW); Prof Stephanie Watson (USyd); Prof Andrew White (USyd/Save Sight Institute); Prof Mark Willcox (UNSW); Prof James Wolffsohn (Aston Uni). Overview of topics: Ocular surface wound healing; Corneal stem cells; Keratoconus; Dry-eyes (diagnosis and therapy); Contact lens discomfort (TFOS workshop update); Orthokeratology; New developments in contact lenses; Meibomium glands; Update on Experimental Eye Research Special Edition: Tears, A Unique Mucosal Secretion

 

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Day  1  –  25th  July:  9:30 – Conference opening – Prof Mark Willcox, Prof Fiona Stapleton 9:40 – 1:00pm Research Updates: CHAIR: Prof Fiona Stapleton

9:40-10:00 - A/Prof Nick Di Girolamo (Corneal Stem Cells; UNSW), 10:00- 10:20 - Prof Gerard Sutton (Keratoconus; USyd), 10:20 – 10:40 - Lily Ho (The Dry Eye & Red Eye Clinic at UNSW, UNSW) 10:40 – 11:00 - Dr Jim Kokkinakis (Dry-eyes “at the coal face”; UNSW, private practice) 11:00 – 11:30 – COFFEE BREAK 11:30 – 11:50 - Prof James Wolffsohn (Clinical assessment of the tear film; Aston University, UK) 11:50 – 12:10 Dr Percy Lazon de la Jara (Comfort and Contact Lenses; BHVI/UNSW) 12:10 – 12:30 Prof Stephanie Watson (Solutions for sore eyes; USyd), 12:30 – 12:50 A/Prof Colin Chan (Dry-eye; UNSW) ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSION

13:00-2:30pm – lunch and posters Exhibition – Industry Sponsors Posters – Postgraduate students Featuring: Andrea Leong (antimicrobial surfaces), Simin Masoudi (contact lens discomfort), Debarun Dutta (antimicrobial lenses), Athira Rohit (tear lipid layer and contact lens comfort), Jerome Ozkan (contact lens adverse events), Preeji Mandathara (keratoconus), Ben Ashby (wound healing), Salesh Kolanu (ocular allergy), Cecilia Chao (tear film and LASIK), Waleed Alghamdi (meibomium glands), Carolina Kunnen (meibomium gland morphology), Edward Lum (movement of corneal sub-basal nerve fibres during orthokeratology) 2:30 – 4:30pm CHAIR: Prof Nathan Efron

2:30 – 2:50 How to turn them on and off: Regulation of human meibomian gland epithelial cells – Prof David Sullivan (Harvard Uni) 2:50 – 3:10 Lipidomic Analysis of Human Tears, Meibum and Contact Lenses: Rapid Screening Techniques for Clinical Biomarkers – Dr Simon Brown (UWollongong) 3:10 – 3:30 Managing evaporative dry eye – A/Prof Jennifer Craig (UAuckland) 3:30 – 3:50 Research in Orthokeratology – Prof Helen Swarbrick (UNSW) 3:50 – 4:10 White blood cells and the ocular surface – A/Prof Maud Gorbet (Uni Waterloo) 4:10 – 4:30 Bacterial Adhesion, Antimicrobial Surfaces and New Disinfecting Systems– Dr Ajay Vijay & Dr Ren Chen (UNSW)

 

 

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Day  2  –  26th  July:  9:00 – 9:30am

1. Prof Minas Coroneo (Pterygium, astigmatism and dry-eye, UNSW), 9:30 – 12:40pm Report on TFOS Workshop on Contact Lens Discomfort: CHAIR: Prof David Sullivan

9:30 – 9:40 Introduction – Prof Mark Willcox (UNSW) 9:40 – 10:00 Definition & Classification – Prof Fiona Stapleton (UNSW) 10:00 – 10:20 Epidemiology – Dr Blanka Golebiowski (UNSW) 10:20 – 10:40 Contact Lens Materials, Design and Care – Dr Maria Markoulli (UNSW) 10:40 – 11:00 Neurobiology – Prof Fiona Stapleton (UNSW) 11:00 – 11:20 COFFEE BREAK 11: 20 – 11:40 Interactions with the Ocular Surface and Adnexa – Prof Nathan Efron (QUT) 11:40 – 12:00 Contact Lens Interactions with the Tear Film – A/Prof Jennifer Craig (UAuckland) 12:00 – 12:20 Clinical Trial Design and Outcomes – Dr Isabelle Jalbert (UNSW) 12: 20 – 12:40 Management and Therapy - Prof Eric Papas (BHVI/UNSW)

12:40-2:00pm – Lunch Posters – Postgraduate students Exhibition – Industry Sponsors 2:00 – 4:00pm INDUSTRY SPONSOR SHOWCASE – CHAIR: Prof Colin Chan

2:00-2:25 - Role of osmoprotectants in dry-eye – Prof Mark Willcox 2:25-2:35 – Osmolarity and dry-eye – Prof David Sullivan 2:35-2:45 – It's  light,  Jim,  but  not  as  we  know  it  –  IPL  for  MGD  –  A/Prof  Jennifer Craig 2:45-3:00 – I see red, I see red, I see red - implementing IP - Jim Kokkinakis 3:00-3:10 – Australian Patented Dry Eye Supplement - Steven Mann 3:10-3:30 - Lubricin: Translating an idea into a cure – Prof David Sullivan 3:30-3:45 - Lipiflow – The Dry Eye & MGD Treatment - Sean Teo 3:45-4:00 - Efficacy of soft contact lens care system containing Povidone Iodine –Michelle Kunardi

   

 

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Day  3  –  27th  July:  9:00 – 12:00pm Update on Experimental Eye Research Special Edition: Tears, A Unique Mucosal Secretion: CHAIR: Prof Mark Willcox

9:00 – 9:20 Tear film stability – a focus on the lipid layer – Prof Tom Millar (UWS) 9:20 – 9:40 Tears and Diet – Dr Isabelle Jalbert (UNSW) 9:40 – 10:00 The Ocular Microbiome – Prof Mark Willcox (UNSW) 10:00 – 10:20 Tear film defense – Prof Alison McDermott (University of Houston) 10:20 – 10:40 Tear Film Glycome and Bacteria – Dr Arun Dass (MacU) 10:40 – 11:10 COFFEE BREAK 11:10 – 11:30 Contact Lens related dryness symptoms: results from the TEMPO study, a large registry study of daily disposable contact lens wearers - Dr Lisa Keay (the TEMPO study; George Institute/USyd) 11:30 – 12:00 Glaucoma and the ocular surface - Dr Andrew White (USyd/Save Sight Institute)

12:00– 1:00pm Rapid Fire Research Presentations – 5 minutes each CHAIR: Prof Eric Papas Featuring Postgraduates and Postdoctoral Scientists

12:00 – 12:05 Andrea Leong (antimicrobial surfaces), 12:05 – 12:10 Simin Masoudi (contact lens discomfort), 12:10 – 12:15 Debarun Dutta (antimicrobial lenses), 12:15 – 12:20 Athira Rohit (tear lipid layer and contact lens comfort), 12:20 – 12:25 Jerome Ozkan (contact lens adverse events), 12:25 – 12:30 Preeji Mandathara (keratoconus), 12:30 – 12:35 Ben Ashby (wound healing), 12:35 – 12:40 Salesh Kolanu (ocular allergy), 12:40 – 12:45 Cecilia Chao (tear film and LASIK), 12:45 – 12:50 Waleed Alghamdi (meibomium glands) 12:50 – 12:55 Carolina Kunnen (meibomium gland morphology) 12:55 – 1:00 Edward Lum (movement of corneal sub-basal nerve fibres during orthokeratology)

1:00 – 2:00pm (Lunch for Advoacy/Workshop attendees only) 2:00 – 4:00pm Meeting with Australian Advocacy Groups – Keratoconus and Dry-Eye Workshop on the LipiFlow/LipiView Treatment for Meibomian Gland Dysfunction / Evaporative Dry Eye – School of Optometry and Vision Science, UNSW

 

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