The Cornea and Contact Lens Society’s (CCLS) annual conference is returning to the capital with its popular one-day plus workshop format, Saturday 28 to Sunday 29 March 2020.
Held at the Harbourside Function Venue (former Mac's Function Centre), on Wellington’s waterfront, organisers promise a relaxed, fun and informative event, a world-class myopia workshop and an opportunity to connect with colleagues from across the country.
Sunday’s one-day programme offers a mix of keynote addresses, rapid-fire talks (15-30mins) and panel discussions. This year’s keynote is Dr Sue Ormonde, a cornea and anterior segment specialist with extensive experience in micro-incision refractive-cataract techniques, complex anterior segment surgery and corneal surgery. Dr Ormonde will cover four topics and could have you looking at the dark side of the moon judging by the intriguingly named first session, Pink Floyd with co-speaker Professor Charles McGhee. This is followed by Herpes, Keratoconus, with co-speaker Eleisha Dudson and Refractive Surgery.
The rapid-fire sessions cover a range of topics from dry eye to axial length biometry. Dr James McKelvie is talking on acanthamoeba keratitis, Richard Johnson will share insights from ten years of pterygium surgery and Dr Rasha Altaie will explore ocular allergies.
Guest speaker Kathryn Berkett will talk about the importance of self-care and, linking to Saturday’s myopia workshop, Drs Kate and Paul Gifford will cover burning topics in myopia-controlling lenses.
