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Speakers

Dear Colleagues and Friends
We proudly announce the annual OSSA 2012 Congress Main Speakers.

International Keynote Speakers

Dr Rand Prof Rand Allingham (OSSA glaucoma speaker)
  • Exfoliation syndrome: An update.
  • Primary open angle glaucoma:
         Genetic influences on disease.
  • New angles in glaucoma surgery.
 Dr Prof William Nunery (The WAGO medal guest speaker)

  • Thyroid eye disease - Medal lecture.
  • Orbital imaging: An approach.
  • Carotid cavernous fistulae.
Prof Alan Cruess (The Hennie Meyer guest lecturer)

  • Update on AMD: New treatments and safety aspects.
  • The importance of nutrition in ARMD.
  • Imaging macular pathology.
 Prof Alon Harris (Alcon guest speaker)

  • Generic medications in glaucoma.
  • Non-IOP risk factors in glaucoma.
  • Intracranial pressure, translamina
    pressure and glaucoma.
Prof John Kempen (OSSA Uveitis speaker)

  • The problem of chronic uveitis and ocular inflammation: An approach.
  • Systemic therapy for ocular inflammation: The evidence base.
  • Which local therapies for intraocular inflammation?
  • Choosing appropriate therapy for uveitis.
 Dr Stefan Pfennigsdorf (Allergan guest speaker)

Update on the management and medical treatment of glaucoma patients: How to prevent blindness..


Local Speakers

We have 15 local speakers/experts/friends covering subjects from corneal disease and cataract surgery to orbital surgery and strabismus as well as glaucoma and retina.

Ethics

The final session of the congress will contain an entertaining talk on ethical issues (with ethics points) by Prof Andries A Stulting entitled ‘Ethics: The final chapter’.

Congress Information and Schedule Update

  • The official opening of the Congress is on Thursday 22nd March at 09:30 with registration from 07:00.
  • The Congress will close on Sunday 25th March at 12:15.
  • Workshops and wetlabs are currently being organised and a body-conditioning class, sponsored by Surgical & Ophthalmic
    Supplies, will replace the traditional Saturday morning Fun-run.
  • A pre-congress workshop, “Multi Modality Imaging for Cornea, Retina and Glaucoma”, sponsored and organised by Genop,
    will be held on Wednesday 21st March from 11:00 to approximately 18:00.
  • The programmes for Optometrists, Ophthalmic Nurses, Ophthalmic Assistants, General Practitioners and Practice Managers will be published on the website soon.
  • Accommodation and Registration details are available via the website http://www.ossa.co.za  or
    E-mail ossa@consider-it-done.info.

Best regards and looking forward to seeing you in Sandton,Johannesburg,
Dr William Earl, Convener

Contact: Christi Truter at E-mail: ossa@consider-it-done.info