Sydney-based paediatric ophthalmologist Dr Loren Rose, who founded Myopia Australia in 2022, is planning the organisation’s second Myopia Progression in Children (MPIC) Conference for June 2023 following the success of the inaugural event last year.
Through Myopia Australia, Rose is aiming to increase public and industry awareness about myopia in children in an Australian context. This includes acknowledging and assisting in further education on best management.
After hosting MPIC 2022 in Sydney in September last year, plans are under way for another full-day conference on Saturday 10 June 2023 – also in Sydney.
“MPIC 2022 provided a day conference with interactive components and was registered for CPD points from Optometry Australia,” Myopia Australia stated.
“MPIC 2023 will have a similar format. However, we are excited to announce joining last year’s panel: Dr Rose, Dr Shanel Sharma and Dr Trent Sandercoe will be Ms Mariella Coluccio and Ms Homma Ebrahimi, both Sydney-based optometrists who will share interesting case studies as part of our panel.”
MPIC 2023 will continue to address the current treatment options in a sequential safe program. It will be an all-day event with industry participation and open interactions.
Eye health professionals are invited to learn and interact with the latest research-proven methods for monitoring and intervening in myopia progression in children.
A comprehensive management plan for myopia progression in children, an extended panel discussion of difficult cases and guidelines on referral recommendations for other tests and imaging will also be included.
Rose is a Clinical Senior Lecturer at Macquarie University and an Associate Professor at the University of Canberra. She has been an advocate for myopia management in children as a member of the Australia and New Zealand Child Myopia Working Group since 2018 and conducted multiple talks in 2022 on Myopia Management as a guest speaker for Optometry Australia and Specsavers and provided updates for RANZCO (NSW) and RANZCO annual conference. She is also involved in ophthalmic registrar training in her public VMO position at Bankstown hospital and the Burwood Private rooms.
More information about Dr Loren Rose and the Myopia Progression in Children 2023 Conference can be found here.
The event and speaker outline:
8.30-9am – Registration
9-9.30am – Welcome
Dr Loren Rose – Myopia: in an Australian context
9.30-10.45am – Overview and update of current research regarding intervention.
Dr Shanel Sharma and Dr Loren Rose – Lifestyle, refractive and pharmacological, Q&A
10.45-11.00am – Morning tea
11.00am-12.15pm – Management of childhood myopia
Dr Loren Rose – Q&A
12.15-1.30pm – Lunch and interactive trade with allocated time for participants to:
Details to follow
1.30-3.00pm – Presentation and discussion-open forum
Dr Loren Rose, Dr Trent Sandercoe, Dr Shanel Sharma, Ms Mariella Coluccio and Ms Homma Ebrahimi – Difficult cases and troubleshooting, two cases each
Q&A
Assessment
3.00pm – Closing remarks
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