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1 Sydney Ocular Surface Science and Dry-Eye Conference: July th School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales Prof Mark Willcox Conference Organiser 1

2 Ocular Surface Science and Dry-Eye Date th July (to coincide with the week of World Sjögren s Syndrome Day) Tyree Theatre, Scientia Building, University of New South Wales. Prof Mark Willcox Conference Organiser Designed to showcase the latest research and products in these areas Open to all clinicians, professional scientists, academics, post-doctoral fellows, and post-graduate students, 5 th year UNSW undergraduate optometry students, as well as members of advocacy groups and the public. CPD points available for attending clinicians (23 points in total; 18 therapeutic) List of speakers: Dr Simon Brown (Uni Wollongong); A/Prof Colin Chan (Private Practice); Dr Ren Chen (UNSW); Prof Minas Coroneo (UNSW); A/Prof Jennifer Craig (Auckland Uni); Dr Arun Dass (MacU); Prof Nathan Efron (QUT); A/Prof Nick Di Girolamo (UNSW); Dr Blanka Golebiowski (UNSW); A/Prof Maud Gorbet (Uni Waterloo); Lily Ho (UNSW); Dr Isabelle Jalbert (UNSW); Dr Lisa Keay (UNSW); Dr Jim Kokkinakis (Private Practice); Dr Percy Lazon de la Jara (BHVI/UNSW); Dr Maria Markoulli (UNSW); Prof Alison McDermott (Houston Uni); Prof Tom Millar (UWS); Prof Eric Papas (BHVI/UNSW); Prof Fiona Stapleton (UNSW); Prof David Sullivan (Harvard Uni); Prof Gerard Sutton (USyd); Prof Helen Swarbrick (UNSW); Prof Debbie Sweeney (UWS); Dr Ajay Vijay (UNSW); Prof Stephanie Watson (USyd); Prof Andrew White (USyd/Save Sight Institute); Prof Mark Willcox (UNSW); Prof James Wolffsohn (Aston Uni). Overview of topics: Ocular surface wound healing; Corneal stem cells; Keratoconus; Dry-eyes (diagnosis and therapy); Contact lens discomfort (TFOS workshop update); Orthokeratology; New developments in contact lenses; Meibomium glands; Update on Experimental Eye Research Special Edition: Tears, A Unique Mucosal Secretion 2

3 Day 1 25 th July: 9:30 Conference opening Prof Mark Willcox, Prof Fiona Stapleton 9:40 1:00pm Research Updates: CHAIR: Prof Fiona Stapleton 9:40-10:00 - A/Prof Nick Di Girolamo (Corneal Stem Cells; UNSW), 10:00-10:20 - Prof Gerard Sutton (Keratoconus; USyd), 10:20 10:40 - Lily Ho (The Dry Eye & Red Eye Clinic at UNSW, UNSW) 10:40 11:00 - Dr Jim Kokkinakis (Dry-eyes at the coal face ; UNSW, private practice) 11:00 11:30 COFFEE BREAK 11:30 11:50 - Prof James Wolffsohn (Clinical assessment of the tear film; Aston University, UK) 11:50 12:10 Dr Percy Lazon de la Jara (Comfort and Contact Lenses; BHVI/UNSW) 12:10 12:30 Prof Stephanie Watson (Solutions for sore eyes; USyd), 12:30 12:50 A/Prof Colin Chan (Dry-eye; UNSW) ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSION 13:00-2:30pm lunch and posters Exhibition Industry Sponsors Posters Postgraduate students Featuring: Andrea Leong (antimicrobial surfaces), Simin Masoudi (contact lens discomfort), Debarun Dutta (antimicrobial lenses), Athira Rohit (tear lipid layer and contact lens comfort), Jerome Ozkan (contact lens adverse events), Preeji Mandathara (keratoconus), Ben Ashby (wound healing), Salesh Kolanu (ocular allergy), Cecilia Chao (tear film and LASIK), Waleed Alghamdi (meibomium glands), Carolina Kunnen (meibomium gland morphology), Edward Lum (movement of corneal sub-basal nerve fibres during orthokeratology) 2:30 4:30pm CHAIR: Prof Nathan Efron 2:30 2:50 How to turn them on and off: Regulation of human meibomian gland epithelial cells Prof David Sullivan (Harvard Uni) 2:50 3:10 Lipidomic Analysis of Human Tears, Meibum and Contact Lenses: Rapid Screening Techniques for Clinical Biomarkers Dr Simon Brown (UWollongong) 3:10 3:30 Managing evaporative dry eye A/Prof Jennifer Craig (UAuckland) 3:30 3:50 Research in Orthokeratology Prof Helen Swarbrick (UNSW) 3:50 4:10 White blood cells and the ocular surface A/Prof Maud Gorbet (Uni Waterloo) 4:10 4:30 Bacterial Adhesion, Antimicrobial Surfaces and New Disinfecting Systems Dr Ajay Vijay & Dr Ren Chen (UNSW) 3

4 Day 2 26 th July: 9:00 9:30am 1. Prof Minas Coroneo (Pterygium, astigmatism and dry-eye, UNSW), 9:30 12:40pm Report on TFOS Workshop on Contact Lens Discomfort: CHAIR: Prof David Sullivan 9:30 9:40 Introduction Prof Mark Willcox (UNSW) 9:40 10:00 Definition & Classification Prof Fiona Stapleton (UNSW) 10:00 10:20 Epidemiology Dr Blanka Golebiowski (UNSW) 10:20 10:40 Contact Lens Materials, Design and Care Dr Maria Markoulli (UNSW) 10:40 11:00 Neurobiology Prof Fiona Stapleton (UNSW) 11:00 11:20 COFFEE BREAK 11: 20 11:40 Interactions with the Ocular Surface and Adnexa Prof Nathan Efron (QUT) 11:40 12:00 Contact Lens Interactions with the Tear Film A/Prof Jennifer Craig (UAuckland) 12:00 12:20 Clinical Trial Design and Outcomes Dr Isabelle Jalbert (UNSW) 12: 20 12:40 Management and Therapy - Prof Eric Papas (BHVI/UNSW) 12:40-2:00pm Lunch Posters Postgraduate students Exhibition Industry Sponsors 2:00 4:00pm INDUSTRY SPONSOR SHOWCASE CHAIR: Prof Colin Chan 2:00-2:25 - Role of osmoprotectants in dry-eye Prof Mark Willcox 2:25-2:35 Osmolarity and dry-eye Prof David Sullivan 2:35-2:45 It's light, Jim, but not as we know it IPL for MGD A/Prof Jennifer Craig 2:45-3:00 I see red, I see red, I see red - implementing IPL - Jim Kokkinakis 3:00-3:10 Australian Patented Dry Eye Supplement - Steven Mann 3:10-3:30 - Lubricin: Translating an idea into a cure Prof David Sullivan 3:30-3:45 - Lipiflow The Dry Eye & MGD Treatment - Sean Teo 3:45-4:00 - Efficacy of soft contact lens care system containing Povidone Iodine Michelle Kunardi 4

5 Day 3 27 th July: 9:00 12:00pm Update on Experimental Eye Research Special Edition: Tears, A Unique Mucosal Secretion: CHAIR: Prof Mark Willcox 9:00 9:20 Tear film stability a focus on the lipid layer Prof Tom Millar (UWS) 9:20 9:40 Tears and Diet Dr Isabelle Jalbert (UNSW) 9:40 10:00 The Ocular Microbiome Prof Mark Willcox (UNSW) 10:00 10:20 Tear film defense Prof Alison McDermott (University of Houston) 10:20 10:40 Tear Film Glycome and Bacteria Dr Arun Dass (MacU) 10:40 11:10 COFFEE BREAK 11:10 11:30 Contact Lens related dryness symptoms: results from the TEMPO study, a large registry study of daily disposable contact lens wearers - Dr Lisa Keay (the TEMPO study; George Institute/USyd) 11:30 12:00 Glaucoma and the ocular surface - Dr Andrew White (USyd/Save Sight Institute) 12:00 1:00pm Rapid Fire Research Presentations 5 minutes each CHAIR: Prof Eric Papas Featuring Postgraduates and Postdoctoral Scientists 12:00 12:05 Andrea Leong (antimicrobial surfaces), 12:05 12:10 Simin Masoudi (contact lens discomfort), 12:10 12:15 Debarun Dutta (antimicrobial lenses), 12:15 12:20 Athira Rohit (tear lipid layer and contact lens comfort), 12:20 12:25 Jerome Ozkan (contact lens adverse events), 12:25 12:30 Preeji Mandathara (keratoconus), 12:30 12:35 Ben Ashby (wound healing), 12:35 12:40 Salesh Kolanu (ocular allergy), 12:40 12:45 Cecilia Chao (tear film and LASIK), 12:45 12:50 Waleed Alghamdi (meibomium glands) 12:50 12:55 Carolina Kunnen (meibomium gland morphology) 12:55 1:00 Edward Lum (movement of corneal sub-basal nerve fibres during orthokeratology) 1:00 2:00pm (Lunch for Advoacy/Workshop attendees only) 2:00 4:00pm Meeting with Australian Advocacy Groups Keratoconus and Dry-Eye Workshop on the LipiFlow/LipiView Treatment for Meibomian Gland Dysfunction / Evaporative Dry Eye School of Optometry and Vision Science, UNSW 5

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