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Call for Papers Closes 20 June 2011
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Late Rate Registration Commences 2 November 2011
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Poster Presentations

Posters will be on display for the duration of the conference. A dedicated time for the poster presentations is scheduled for Monday 21st November 2011, from 12:00pm - 12:30pm in the Ground Floor Foyer

Poster No. Title Presenter Category
1 Retropupillary Iris Claw IOL for Aphakia Dr Y. Eve Hsing Cataract
2 Performance of Alcon Acrysof IQ Toric and Non-toric IOLs Dr Richard Smith Cataract
3 EnVista: EarlyExperience of a new hydrophobic intraocular lens Dr Peter Heiner Cataract
5 Comparison of unaided distance, intermediate and near vision between Crystalens HD and Rayner aspheric monofocal IOLs at 9 months post-op Dr Alexander Poon Cataract
6 Viscodialling: a safe method to dial the implant in cataract surgery Mr Ravjit Singh Cataract
7 Medial rectus Botox injection with pterygium excision and autograft as a novel technique for management of recurrent pterygium Dr Sumu Simon Cornea
8 Morphology of graft host junction in cases with post-penetrating keratoplasty keratoconus: Long-term follow up Elsie Chan Cornea
9 Modified Keratoplasty for post-infectious corneal opacities Dr Jacqueline Beltz Cornea
10 Evaluating the effectiveness of low-vision rehabilitation in South Australia Dr Bob Wang Epidemiology/Public Health
11 Sumba Eye Program Dr Mark F. Ellis Epidemiology/Public Health
12 Amblyopia Prevalence and Risk Factors in Preschool Children Dr Amy Pai Epidemiology/Public Health
13 Spectral Domain OCT Measured Retinal Nerve Fibre Layer Thickness and Optic Disc Parameters in Children: Normative Data and Associations Dr Yasser Tariq Epidemiology/Public Health
15 The Epidemiology of Blinding Eye Disease Study (EBEDS); Health Service Utilisation Rates of a Legally Blind Cohort A/Prof Nigel Morlet Epidemiology/Public Health
16 Cost and consequences of trachoma survey and mass drug administration in the Narok district in Kenya Dr Jefitha Karimurio Epidemiology/Public Health
17 Anterior Eye Disease in Sierra Leone : A Photographic Report Dr Lindsay McGrath Epidemiology/Public Health
18 Annual changes in refractive errors and ocular components before and after the onset of myopia in Chinese children Ms Fan Xiang Epidemiology/Public Health
19 Ocular Axial Length and its associations in young adults Dr Hannah Forward Epidemiology/Public Health
25 Trabeculectomy - the inadequacies of registrar training Dr Lisa Sun Glaucoma
26 Ong Eye Speculum for glaucoma surgery Dr Keith ONG Glaucoma
27 Improving Cyclodiode - A Risk Factor Analysis of Complications Mr Jaskirat Aujla Glaucoma
28 To compare outcomes of pars plana versus anterior chamber placement of Baerveldt glaucoma drainage implant Dr David Wechsler Glaucoma
29 Medication Assessment and Simplification of Therapy (MAST) in Glaucoma - sub analyses of intraocular pressure (IOP) reduction across several co-morbidities post switch to fixed combination therapy. Prof Ivan Goldberg Glaucoma
30 Carnitine Palmitoyl Transferase II deficiency: a possible association with progression of Normal Pressure Glaucoma Mr Ravjit Singh Glaucoma
32 Central Corneal Thickness of Indigenous Papua New Guineans Dr Jamie Chew Glaucoma
33 An unusual first presentation of demyelination causing a partial ipsilateral superior division third nerve palsy Dr Chameen Samarawickrama Neuro-ophthalmology
34 Intravitreal Bevacizumab as treatment for extrafoveal choroidal neovascularisation in choroidal nevus Dr Sumu Simon Ocular Oncology
35 Through the looking glass: The changing incidence of retinoblastoma in South East Australia 1981-2010 Mrs Sandra Staffieri Ocular Oncology
36 CRVO with an optic nerve lesion heralding malignant melanoma with leptomeningeal metastasis Dr Hamish Dunn Ocular Oncology
37 Decompression of benign orbital apex lesion via medial endoscopic approach Ms Michelle Sun Oculoplastic/Orbit
38 A Case of Protein C deficiency with Concurrent Essential Thombocytosis and Orbital Compartment Syndrome Ms Michelle Sun Oculoplastic/Orbit
39 Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome and Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndrome type III: A rare association Dr Alexander Tan Oculoplastic/Orbit
40 Epidemiology, outcomes and indications for acute orbital decompression after facial trauma Dr Belinda Hii Oculoplastic/Orbit
41 A skinfold edge-marking technique for diagnosing eyebrow ptosis Dr Rahul Dubey Oculoplastic/Orbit
42 Microbiology from the beaks of Australian magpies Dr Antony Clark Other
43 Psychological and intraocular complications of cosmetic iris implants Dr Marko Andric Other
44 Axial length and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Characteristics of myopic children with Atropine Treatment Dr Elizabeth P Shen Paediatric ophthalmology
46 Amblyopia in hypermetropia - is it caused by the eye itself? Dr Bob Wang Paediatric ophthalmology
47 Correlation of Macular Retinoschisis with Long-term Outcomes in Non-Accidental Injury Dr Heather Russell Paediatric ophthalmology
49 Transepithelial PRK for correction of refractive error..a clinical study to assess visual recovery ,comfort and satisfaction after this treatment Dr Margaret Kearns Refractive Surgery
50 Cytomegalovirus Retinitis in the macula Dr Lisa Sun Retina
51 Healing of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) imaged “in vivo” in patients Dr Randev Mendis Retina
52 Iatrogenic choroidal neovascularisation following idiopathic epiretinal membrane peel associated with lamellar hole - a case report Dr Yi Wei Goh Retina
53 Treat and extend is efficacious in wet ARMD: a 12 month prospective study of variable-frequency ranibizumab dosing Dr Nicholas Toalster Retina
54 Central macular thickness measurements in young adults measured by Spectralis optical coherence tomography Dr Alexander Tan Retina
55 Increased Spherical Equivalent associated with greater Subfoveal Choroidal Thickness in young adults measured using Optical Coherence Tomography Dr Alexander Tan Retina
56 Micro-architectural characteristics of capillary networks in the human retina Mr Geoffrey Chan Retina
57 Management of Complex Retinal Detachments: Short-Term Tamponade with Perfluorocarbon Heavy Liquid in Retinal Surgery Dr Jonathan Tong Retina
58 The Role of the Muller Cell in the healthy and diseased retina Dr Matthew Krilis Retina
59 Audit on Anti-VEGF treatment for neovascular AMD at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (RVEEH) Dr Farshad Abedi Retina
60 The Psychological Status of Adults with Strabismus Seeking Surgery Ms Charis Au Strabismus
61 Using Vitreoretinal Tools for Pupillary Membrane Removal in Chronic Uveitis Dr Eric Newcott Uveitis
62 Associations between ocular surface sensitivity, symptoms and tear parameters Ms Noor Badarudin AOVSM
63 Proteases and Proteolysis in the tears of people with Keratoconus Dr Siva Balasubramanian AOVSM
64 Development and validation of the UNSW- KSU Children Vision for Living Scale to assess vision related quality of life for school age amblyopic children in Saudi Arabia Mrs Kholoud Bokhary AOVSM
65 The effect of peripheral defocus on central eye growth and refractive error in the guinea pig Ms Hannah Bowrey AOVSM
66 The effect of free viewing on the inhibition of myopia in the guinea pig Ms Amelia Leotta AOVSM
67 TPMPA Inhibits Ocular Growth and Myopia in the Mammalian Eye Dr Sally A McFadden AOVSM
68 Wnt signalling in early eye development Dr Ivan Prokudin AOVSM
69 Expression of Histone Deacetylases in Human Choroidal melanocytes, and Conjunctival and Uveal Melanoma Ms Daisy Shu AOVSM
70 Efficient Breakpoint Mapping and Candidate Gene Identification in Eye Anterior Segment Dysgenesis by Next-Generation Sequencing Ms Saira Yousoof AOVSM