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When and Where: 

Friday 18 and Saturday 19 October 2024
Intercontinental Hotel, 2 Grey Street, Wellington 

Program*

*Please note that times/speakers are subject to change.

Day 1: Friday, 18 October 2024

Time Title
9:00 AM - 9.15 AM OPENING - NZAO President Hadyn Treanor
9:15 AM - 10:15AM Dr Matt Bovenzi - Pachychoroid Syndromes - Beyond Central Serous
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Renata Watene & Prof Nicola Anstice - Cultural Safety – Strength-based approaches to working with Māori in eye health care
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM Morning Tea
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Alcon Speaker - Joshua Clark - From Total to Nothing: Celligent Case Studies
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM Nicola Anstice - An evidence-based approach to the diagnosis and management of paediatric refractive error
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Inside Out - Rosie Leadbitter - Rainbow Inclusive Practice
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Anita Miller - Ethical Considerations for Optometrists
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Dr Matt Bovenzi - Macular Degeneration - What's New?
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Dr Aaron Wong - What’s new in glaucoma management in 2024
5:00 PM- 5:30 PM Dr Shanu Subbiah - Yag capsulotomies – the techniques, when to pre- treat and post op complications
5:30 PM - 6:15 PM FRIDAY NIGHT DRINKS (NO DRIVING) INCLUDING RED WINE FOR RETINAL HEALTH

Day 2: Saturday, 19 October 2024

Time Title
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Rhoto Sponsored Breakfast - Dr Margaret Lam
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Matt Bovenzi - Diabetic Retinopathy - What's New?
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Annual General Meeting
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Stream 1: Melissa Hargreaves - Benson’s Syndrome – Alzheimer’s You Can See
Stream 2: Paediatric Clinical Network - Demystifying Paediatric Optometry

12:00 PM - 12:30 Stream 1: Dr Sid Ogra - The lids and optics: A new paradigm?
Stream 2: Dr Francesc March - Use of visual aids in older adults in Aotearoa New Zealand  / Vision loss and health in older adults in Aotearoa New Zealand  / Aerospace research 
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM SOVS Research Update - Tony Han - Home-based monitoring of visual function in Age-Related Macula Degeneration
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM Lunch
1:45 PM -  2:30PM Prof Nicola Anstice - Vision and Learning in Children
2:30 PM -
3:00 PM
Cattrax - Cam Loveridge - Digital Health Data - The Promises and the Pitfalls of the Digital Transformation
3:00 PM -
3:30 PM
Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM Alan Styles Memorial Debate - "Myopia control is more important than dry eye because children matter more than old people"
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM Eye Institute - Dr Helen Danesh-Meyer - Glaucoma management: Tips and Traps
4:45 PM - 5.00 PM Samantha Simkin - Optical Correction Modalities in Albinism
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Germaine Joblin & Sachi Rathod - SOVS Research Update
5:30 PM  Close - Hadyn Treanor, NZAO President
7:30 PM - late Annual Dinner

Intercontinental Hotel:
Please use 
this link or phone 04 472 2722 to book using the NZAO group booking rate. 

King classic - $339/night
King premium - $339/night
*During contracted dates only.

Intercontinental Hotel

 

Heritage: CityLife
Please use 
this link or phone 0800 36 88 88 to book using the NZAO special booking rate, please quote NZAO and HHM2JME3.

Studio room - $260/night

One bedroom executive suite - $289/night

 

 

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