Following a sellout success in 2024, the Australian College of Optometry (ACO) has announced the return of its Paediatric Masterclass and Anterior Segment Workshop programme.
The double-bill programme will run on Sunday 14 September and optometrists are encouraged to secure their place early to attend either one or both sessions.
Accredited for CPD by Optometry Australia, the events will combine collaborative case-based learning with hands-on clinical skills, ensuring optometrists gain practical tools and insights to enhance patient care.
the events will combine collaborative case-based learning with hands-on clinical skills, ensuring optometrists gain practical tools and insights
Paediatric Masterclass
The morning will feature the Paediatric Masterclass, led by experienced optometrists Paul Croucher, Anu Mathews and Tim Fricke. This highly interactive programme focusses on sharpening clinical approaches to paediatric eye care, with topics including early onset esotropia, recognising red flags in paediatric presentations, and applying evidence-based vision therapy techniques. Through detailed case discussions and shared clinical insights, participants will strengthen decision-making skills and build confidence in managing a broad range of paediatric cases. According to the ACO, 100% of last year’s attendees found the content useful, and 100% would recommend the masterclass to a friend.
Anterior Segment Workshop
In the afternoon, the Anterior Segment Workshop will offer a practical, hands-on learning experience with renowned optometrist Dr Blair Lonsberry from Pacific University, Oregon. The session covers effective assessment, management, and follow-up of corneal and conjunctival foreign bodies. A highlight of the program will be the two-hour practical component using the non-animal-derived SimulEYE epithelial removal model, where participants refine techniques such as conjunctival swab collection, foreign body removal, and corneal epithelial debridement using a range of clinical instruments.
Last year, 100% of participants agreed that this workshop provided clinically relevant skills and knowledge applicable to practice, and 85% found the foreign body removal task particularly helpful in developing those skills.
Register Now
Registrations are now open – learn more and register for the Paediatric Masterclass or for the Anterior Segment Workshop
