“Surgical Temporary Ocular Discomfort Syndrome” or STODS
Early start to the morning (0600!) as I gave a talk to a group of Israeli Ophthalmologists on “Surgical Temporary Ocular Discomfort Syndrome” or STODS at the Dry Eye Clinic of Israel. Thankyou so much to Dr Michael Mimouni, President of the Israeli Cornea Society, in inviting me to give this talk. Surgical Temporary Ocular […]
38th Annual ANZ Cornea Society and Eye Bank Meeting
Honoured to be invited to present at my first ANZ Cornea Society and Eye Bank Meeting, not held in person since the pandemic. It was so very lovely to meet some of the faces I have looked up to for years and make their acquaintance and learn from their wealth of experience. We are really […]
The World of Veterinary Ophthalmology
A couple of weeks ago I was invited to attend a workshop hosted by Drs Cameron Whittaker, Gladys Boo and Kelly Caruso to share in teaching veterinarians about eye surgery in animals. This trio, as well as this gentleman to my right (your left) below, have been absolute trailblazers in the treatment of eye diseases […]
Fellow of the World College of Refractive Surgery and Vision Sciences WCRSVS
Woke up on the January 21st 2023 to this unexpected honour – incredibly grateful to the Refractive Surgical Alliance and Drs Arthur Cummings, Guy Kezirian and Francesco Carones for the very kind nomination to be Board Certified in Refractive Surgery and become an inaugural Fellow of the World College of Refractive Surgery and Visual Sciences. […]
Podthalmology
Honoured to be a guest on Dr Lana Del Porto’s Ophthalmology podcast “Podthalmology” , and sincere thanks to Alcon for commissioning the series from “Bench to Bedside” – Podcasts for Australian Medical Specialists, where leading experts from different fields share their experiences and insights into their specialties. Dr Del Porto and I met for the […]
American-European Congress of Ophthalmic Surgery 2022
A month or so ago I was honoured to be invited to give a keynote lecture at the American European Congress of Ophthalmic Surgery 2022 on “Unconscious Gender Bias – How can we change our outlook?, in Antwerp, Belgium. I am deeply grateful to the organising committee for the very kind invitation to present on […]
Sydney Winter CPD Festival For General Practitioners 2022
Grateful to Gary Smith of ArmChair Medical TV to give a talk to Sydney based General Practitioners about the dangers of eye rubbing and Keratoconus – a highly under-appreciated form of vision impairment. Keratoconus is a distortion of the cornea (the clear, collagenous front window of the eye), gives rise to progressive vision impairment, and […]
Cornea Surgical Video Learning Series February 2022
Grateful for the opportunity to co-host The Cornea Surgical Video Learning Series with Professor Sadeer Hannush (Wills Eye Hospital) and Professor Allan Slomovic (University of Toronto). We were honoured to have Professor Ellen Koo MD of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami present a keynote lecture on Indications for Penetrating Keratoplasty in […]
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery – Cornea Day 2022
A few weeks ago now, I had the honour of being invited to present at ASCRS Cornea Day on “Endothelial Keratoplasty in Vitrectomized Eyes – aphakic/aniridic and post-scleral fixated IOLs” at the American Cataract and Refractive Society 2022 in Washington DC. It was a surreal moment to be onstage with some of the panelists I […]
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmology 2022 Symposium: Optimising the Management of Common Corneal Conditions
A busy weekend start to the academic year with registrar cataract teaching, the GERSO Refractive Imaging meeting and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmology’s (RANZCO) 52nd Annual Meeting, held virtually (luckily, given the torrential rains and floods around the east coast of Australia). Excited to be able present alongside Professors Stephanie Watson […]