I have been honoured to have been asked to judge a photographic competition for the Pakenham Camera Club on March 16th.
I will be giving a talk on photography and my experiences.
This is as a consequence of my patients seeing my photographic exhibition in my waiting area.
I trained in photography and have a Diploma of Illustrative Photography from Photography studies college prior to my medical training.
Attendance is open to the general public

I will be presenting a morning seminar to the current group of optometrists, who are undergoing their therapeutics training.
It will be in the Fritz Loewe building at the University of Melbourne from 10.00am to 1.00pm.
The seminar is on the surgical management of glaucoma. It will include discussion on laser treatment as well as surgical options such as trabeculectomy and valve implantation
Attendance is restricted to those optometrists enrolled

Dry eye following LASIK surgery is an almost universal problem.
There is emerging evidence that in most cases it is actually an exacerbation of pre-existing dry eye rather than being actually caused by the surgery.
There is no doubt however that the inevitable severing of corneal nerves that occurs during the procedure is a major contributor to this problem. As such it is less common with INTRALSE than in cases where a free corneal flap is created. It is also considerably less common with PRK.

Most patient can expect dry eyes and in some cases this can last up to 6 months.
If dry eye is detected at the initial assessment, it should be treated with intensive use of topical lubricants as well as topical FML four times per day for several weeks prior to the surgery. Similarly this should also be instituted post procedure more some months. In the USA, topical cyclosporine is available but alas not us here in OZ land.

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The Moonee Ponds talk has been changed to Tuesday 9th march. The venue is unchanged