Cornea and Contact Lens Society of Australia

03/12/2025

Please support our colleagues in this important research

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🌍 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐊 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 & 𝐄𝐲𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬🌍

The University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia is conducting important research into the impact of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) — looking at the financial, emotional, work, and social challenges, as well as barriers to accessing and providing care.

📢 As the Acanthamoeba Keratitis Eye Foundation, we are supporting this study by helping bring visibility and access for dissemination. We want to ensure that the voices of AK patients, their caregivers, and eye health professionals are heard.

👥 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭:

𝐀𝐊 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 (18+)
𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬/𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 (18+, supported someone with AK, English‑speaking)
𝐄𝐲𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 (ophthalmologists, optometrists, nurses caring for AK patients, English‑speaking)

🕒 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐝:

A 45‑minute online interview about your experiences with AK
Participation is voluntary

📩𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://redcap.link/AKIDI

👉 Please share this widely and remind your networks that the first survey is still open. Every perspective matters in building a clearer picture of AK’s impact on society.

𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭:

Dereje Hayilu Anbesse — d.anbesse@unsw.edu.au 📞 +63 450 170021

Together, we can amplify the voices of AK warriors and improve care worldwide. 💙✨

19/11/2025

What a great night ✨ thank you to everyone who joined us at Darling & Co for our final CCLSA-QLD in-person event of 2025!

We’re incredibly grateful to Elspeth Wrigley (Focused Care Optometry) for walking us through the latest in paediatric myopia management and real-world implementation 📈 and to Joe Tanner for an engaging and insightful session on multifocal contact lenses for presbyopes 👓

It was wonderful to see so many QLD optometrists and students connecting, learning, and supporting the profession 🤝💬 a big thank you as well to CooperVision for their generous sponsorship of the event 🙏

If you’d like to stay up to date with future CCLSA events and education opportunities, follow us here on Facebook 📣

31/10/2025

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Typical Dye pattern in corneal lesion.

29/10/2025

👁️ CCLSA QLD In-Person Event: Myopia Management & Multifocals for Presbyopia 👁️

Join us Wednesday, 12 November at Darling & Co, Paddington for an evening of insightful presentations, dinner, and great conversation with colleagues from across Queensland 🍽️

Our guest speakers include:
🔹 Elspeth Wrigley (Focused Care Optometry)— discussing paediatric eye care, myopia control, and her experiences implementing these strategies in practice
🔹 Joe Tanner (CooperVision) — sharing updates on myopia management and multifocal contact lenses

📅 Wednesday, 12 November 2025
🕡 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
📍 Darling & Co – The Garden, 157 Given Tce, Paddington
💰 Members $15 | Non-members $30 | Students FREE
🍴 Includes a two-course dinner and limited bar tab

👉 Register here:
https://www.cclsa.org.au/_events.registration/step1/eventid/34622

💡 Not a CCLSA member yet?
Join here: https://www.cclsa.org.au/membership/join/

(Student membership is free!)

22/10/2025

We invite our members friends & colleagues from Sydney & surrounds to join ophthalmologists Tanya Trinh & Alison Chiu & our CCLSA NSW Team, for a super, live dinner event in Sydney on 11 November, 6PM to 9.10PM at Rydges Darling Square, located on Liverpool Street.

Hear all about Keratoconus: what's new, what to watch for, how to manage with eyedrops, contact lenses & much more from these two leading specialists.

Meet the sponsors, colleagues, and the NSW CCLSA team over a lovely dinner & drinks

More details & registration via the link.

14/10/2025

ATTENTION REGIONAL & CITY MEMBERS, FRIENDS & COLLEAGUES
Stock up on needed CPD points before the November deadline....

Please join us on 26th October for an in-depth WEBINAR - the 15th in our successful CCLSA Webinar Series - dealing with the Save Sight Keratoconus Registry, Keratoconus in general, Contact Lens & other options, managing KC & the ocular surface.
You will hear from an ophthalmologist, an optometrist & a keratoconus sufferer & philanthropist.

Stephanie Watson, Larry Kornhauser & Martin Robinson will share their broad skills & experience in keratoconus management, what the SSKR is, how it works, why it is so important & much more, with a panel/Q&A chaired by Alan Saks.

Sunday 26th October 2025, from 6.30 - 8.00 PM AEDT.

Free registration for members & students & a low fee of $15 for non-members.
We make these webinars available for our regional colleagues - for who attending live CPD events is expensive and time consuming - as well as for our time poor city colleagues - so please support these webinars so we can keep them coming. We chose the time so that colleagues across Australia can attend.

Check out the speakers & topics: REGISTER ASAP via the link

We are grateful for the support of our sponsors

20/09/2025

✨ Future optometrists in action! ✨

QUT (Queensland University of Technology) optometry students joined CCLSA QLD for a night of learning, laughs and trivia designed to put their contact lens knowledge to the test 🧠💡

Damien Fisher and Rachael Kwok shared their insider tips on thriving in your first year as an optometrist and stepping up to fit more complex contact lenses 🤓 Special thanks to Joe Tanner for his engaging presentation on myopia management, and to CooperVision for making this event possible 🌟

🎓 Congratulations and best wishes to the graduating class of 2025 — we’re excited to see what you achieve and can’t wait to welcome you to future CCLSA events! 👀

04/09/2025

✨ A fantastic turnout for CCLSA QLD’s September event! ✨

Our members gathered at Darling & Co for an engaging evening diving into two important topics: Herpetic Eye Disease and the CLEAR report.

👁️‍🗨️ Dr Lee Holland (Queensland Eye Institute) shared his expertise on the diagnosis and management of herpetic eye disease, giving attendees the knowledge and confidence to tackle these challenging cases in practice.

👓 Megan Zabell (Alcon Vision Care) took us through highlights from the 2022 CLEAR report, with a focus on evidence-based contact lens practice and innovations in lens surface technologies.

The interactive discussions made it an evening full of learning, connection, and clinical pearls.

🙏 A huge thank you to our speakers, and to our sponsors Alcon Vision Care for their support. And of course, thank you to everyone who came along — we can’t wait to see you at our next event! 🗓️

Not yet a member? Don’t miss out on CPD, networking, and hands-on learning — join today at 👉 www.cclsa.org.au

07/08/2025

YOU'RE INVITED

To a New Era in Dry Eye Management!

If you're in Melbourne for the Optometry Clinical Conference - or looking for the latest in Dry Eye Management - please join us for an exclusive and inspiring evening dedicated to the future of dry eye care. This is more than an educational event—it’s a celebration of innovation, clinical excellence, and the Australian launch of Rohto Dry Aid.

Keynote Speakers

Fiona Stapleton
Be among the first to hear insights from the highly anticipated TFOS DEWS III guidelines, offering a fresh perspective on dry eye pathophysiology and best-practice management.

Margaret Lam
Gain practical, clinic-ready pearls as Margaret breaks down the unique mechanism of action of ROHTO Dry Aid, and how to seamlessly prescribe it in real-world patient care.

Why Attend?
✔ Discover the evolving understanding of dry eye – including a first look discussion of DEWS III guidelines and impact on change in practice and the groundbreaking role of how ROHTO soothes dry eye and works on neurosensory dysregulation
✔ Learn how ROHTO Dry Aid uniquely addresses dry eye symptoms
✔ Explore real-world applications to apply better prescribing insights into your daily practice
✔ Network with leading optometrists and dry eye enthusiasts over drinks and canapés in a relaxed, elegant setting

🗓 Sunday, 17th August 2025
🕡 Time: 6:30pm – 9:30pm
🚐 Complimentary Pick-Up for those attending The Optometry Clinical Conference: From Centrepiece at 6:00pm

📍 Venue: The Emerald Peacock – Peacock Lounge
Level 1, 233 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

🌐 RSVP by 8th August: Reserve Your Place Now »
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Places are strictly limited for this CPD-accredited event.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to shape the future of dry eye care.

We look forward to welcoming you.

Warm regards,

The ROHTO Team

Join us for an inspiring evening showcasing best practice dry eye management from DEWS III, shaping the future of eye health. For optometrists passionate about dry eye, and networking with peers with drinks and canapés in a relaxed and stylish setting. Celebrating the Australian launch of Rohto® D...

06/08/2025

Attention Colleagues in Newcastle, Maitland, The Hunter and surrounds!
Here's a great opportunity to join fellow independent optometrists face to face to hear new perspectives on Presbyopia and Multifocal CLs.

Maria Markoulli, co-author of the benchmark BCLA CLEAR* Presybopia report, will share evidence-based insights, while Philip Crossfield, optometrist and practice owner, will discuss his experience and key lessons from using multifocal contact lenses to differentiate his business. CooperVision Professional Affairs Manager, Julia Kwok will review the unique technologies and philosophies employed in MyDay and Biofinity multifocal lenses.

For more info and to register follow the link
https://web.cvent.com/event/24c8e733-9eb2-42eb-a4a8-7dbcc704151c/summary

This event is on 16th August so register ASAP

15/07/2025

There's still an hour or two to register for tonight's CCLSA webinar!! 15 JULY 7:30PM

ACT NOW - grab a pizza and zoom in to hear Margaret Lam and Martin Robinson on many aspects of dry eye, new eye drops, MGD, Demodex and DEWS III update - more details and registration via the hotlink...

09/07/2025

ACO Hosting Mini-Scleral Lens Workshop

The Australian College of Optometry is hosting a hands-on Mini-Scleral Lens Workshop on Sunday 27 July at ACO Carlton.

This half-day event is designed to support optometrists who are looking to refine their fitting technique or take their first steps into mini-sclerals.

Led by CCLSA VIC Committee member Shonit Jagmohan (Vision Camberwell) and Scott Panozza (ACO Eye Health), the session will offer practical guidance, case-based learning and tips to improve clinical success.

WHEN: 9am–1pm, Sunday 27th July
WHERE: Australian College of Optometry, Carlton, VIC 3053
WHO: Designed for optometrists looking to gain confidence in mini-scleral lens fitting and patient management
PRICE: ACO members: $200AUD / Non-members: $280AUD
CPD Points: 4.5i
INFORMATION:
https://profession.aco.org.au/mini-scleral-workshop-2025

REGISTRATIONS: https://members.aco.org.au/iCore/Events/Event_display.aspx?EventKey=MINSCL2025&WebsiteKey=bc15b534-9cd6-41a4-9c9c-d86b716f9ce8

With demand for mini-scleral lenses growing, the ACO is launching a new hands-on workshop to help optometrists build practical skills and confidence in this complex area of contact lens fitting.
The workshop will explore best practices, real-world case examples, and troubleshooting tips through two focused presentations:
• Fitting mini-scleral lenses with confidence: best practices and techniques
• From first fit to follow-up fits and fixes: a practical approach to scleral lenses
Alongside the presentations, attendees will have the opportunity to work through case studies, handle fitting sets, and practise applying and removing mini-scleral lenses. This practical, small-group format is designed to simulate real-life clinical scenarios and help bridge the gap between theory and application.

Designed for optometrists looking to expand into specialty lenses, the workshop will address common challenges such as patient education, aftercare, and adapting fitting strategies for complex cases. It is particularly suited to those with some contact lens experience who are ready to explore more advanced fitting techniques and broaden their scope of practice.

Accredited by Optometry Australia for 4.5 interactive CPD hours, the session will support optometrists in offering effective, tailored care using mini-sclerals.

This event is sponsored by Good Optical and EyeSpace.

To enhance your expertise in mini-scleral lens fitting, join Shonit Jagmohan from Vision Camberwell and Scott Panozza, Manager of Contact Lens Services at the ACO Eye Health, for a hands-on workshop. Gain a strong foundation in patient selection, corneal assessment, and lens fitting techniques. Lear...