Speakers

• Peter Knowles: Ocularist from Adelaide, Australia (Currently doing his Masters degree on the psychological aspects of wearing an eye prosthesis (probably going to end up being a PHD)
  
  
• Paul Geelan: Ocularist from  Perth and Dubai clinics.  He and his sister, Jenny, also an Ocularist, have written a book aimed at providing people with useful and easy to read information when faced with the prospect of losing an eye. He will discuss their book.
  
  
• Chantal Downward: Ocularist practicing in Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg. Chantal is Member Liaison of the Ocularists Association of Southern Africa andl is also the co-organiser of the OASA Congress Cruise 2013.  Beryl Carvalho, Ocularist practicing in Randburg and Centurion. Beryl is the Secretary of the Ocularists Association of Southern Africa and is also co-organiser of the OASA Congress 2013 Cruise.
  
  
• Pedro Carvalho: Ocularist and Business Manager. Pedro is the President of the Ocularists Association of Southern Africa.
  
  
• Prof Michael Wilkinson: Associate Professor of Ophthalmology & Surgery, Dept. of Ophthalmology, Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center, US.
  • Treatment of the Pediatric Anophthalmic socket - The treatment of congenital or early childhood acquired anophthalmos continues to pose a challenge for both orbital surgeon and ocularist. In this presentation, we will review previous and existing treatments, and explore new and future theories to better rehabilitate children with this condition. Time will be spent discussing examination techniques, prosthetic fabrication and treatment coordination between ocularist and surgeon.
  • Treatment of Prosthetic Eye Complications due to Eyelid and Orbital Abnormalities - Creating an aesthetically pleasing and mobile ocular prosthetic can be challenging in any setting, but even more so when there are surrounding structural abnormalities of the eyelids or orbit. This discussion will present several common, as well as not so common, congenital and acquired abnormalities of the eyelids and orbital structures, focusing on the complications they create and the treatment options available to remedy them.
  • Improving Ocular Prosthetic Motility from a Surgeon’s Perspective - Movement of an ocular prosthesis is the last, and in many patients’ minds, the most important feature in accomplishing a realistic aesthetic outcome. This discussion will focus on strategies to allow maximum prosthetic movement through a variety of patient presentations, presenting the challenges of each case and the treatment techniques available. Coordination between the surgeon and ocularist is of paramount importance in this situation, and focus will also be paid to the integral components of this interaction to achieve maximum patient satisfaction.