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Anterior Segment Workshop

This workshop will deliver a complete knowledge bank of clinical know-how in assessing, managing, and providing follow up care for foreign body presentations involving the cornea and conjunctiva. Fellowship trained corneal surgeon Dr Colby Hart will share his expertise with tips and techniques to safely and efficiently remove corneal and conjunctival foreign bodies, including supportive therapeutic management.

This clinical instruction will be complimented by a two-hour practical skills workshop utilising a unique, non-animal-derived model eye (SimulEYE® epithelial removal model). Experienced clinicians including Dr Colby Hart will guide optometrists in mastering clinical techniques including collection of conjunctival swabs, corneal foreign body removal, and corneal epithelial debridement using equipment such as standard hypodermic needles and Alger brush among others.

About Dr. Colby Hart

Dr. Colby Hart, a fellowship-trained corneal specialist and surgeon, excels in managing anterior segment diseases including keratoconus and corneal dystrophies. With appointments to the cornea and general units at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, he also consults in private practice in East Melbourne and Brighton East. Dr Hart performs refractive laser surgery, as well as all forms of corneal transplantation, including endothelial grafts and keratoprosthesis surgery. Dr Hart has published and presented research projects in association with the CERA, Lions Eye Bank and Liverpool University.

Workshop Sneak Peek

General Information
  • Date: Sunday 29 September 2024
  • Time: 9am – 1pm
  • Venue: Australian College of Optometry 374 Cardigan St, Carlton, VIC
  • Registrations: Here
  • Cost: Members: $320
    Non Members: $380
  • CPD: 
Up-To-5T-2.5Ti
The SimulEYE model eye is a life-like  prototype designed for training corneal surgeons, and adapted in our case for foreign body removal training. The epithelial defect inferiorly shows the separation between epithelial and stromal corneal layers similar to a human eye. 
The SimulEYE model eye is a life-like  prototype designed for training corneal surgeons, and adapted in our case for foreign body removal training. The epithelial defect inferiorly shows the separation between epithelial and stromal corneal layers similar to a human eye. 
A sterile 22-gauge needle should approach the cornea at an angle such that the bevel at the end of the needle can lift off superficial epithelial foreign bodies. 
A sterile 22-gauge needle should approach the cornea at an angle such that the bevel at the end of the needle can lift off superficial epithelial foreign bodies. 
Fluoroscein staining in an area of damaged epithelium, with a superficial foreign body shown in retroillumination. 
Fluoroscein staining in an area of damaged epithelium, with a superficial foreign body shown in retroillumination. 
A sterile bur used in conjunction with an Alger brush can assist in the removal of rust rings associated with metallic foreign bodies. 
A sterile bur used in conjunction with an Alger brush can assist in the removal of rust rings associated with metallic foreign bodies. 

Further Information

For any further information, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

03 9349 7477

cpd@aco.org.au

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