OSWI PROGRAMME
TUESDAY JULY 8TH 2014
07:30AM – 05:00PMREGISTRATION
08:00AM – 09:00AMOSWI CONSTITUTION -Discussion and Passing of New Constitution
09:00AM – 9:30AMCOFFEE BREAK & EXHIBIT
09:30AM – 11:00AMDM PROGRAMME
Presentations by Dr. Lizette Mowatt – Jamaica, Ms. Dawn Grosvenor – Barbados, Dr. Jeffery Hurwitz – Canada and respective Deans and Government representatives.
11:00AM – 11:30AMReport from the West Indian Society of Glaucoma Surgeons (WINGS)
11:30AM – 1:30PMLUNCH AND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
2:00PM – 6:00PMGOLF
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WEDNESDAY JULY 9TH 2014
06:00AM5K RUN/WALK
YOUNG OPHTHALMOLOGIST PROGRAMME
SESSION I
CHAIRPERSON: DR. NILESH PERSAD
7:30AM – 8:00AMREGISTRATION
8:00AM -8:10AMOpening Remarks
An introduction to OSWI young ophthalmologist group with a focus on aims and objectives, advantages, and plans for the future
Dr Nilesh Persad
8:10AM – 8:40AMPotential for international and inter-regional collaborative training
Dr Jeffery Hurwitz
8:40AM The great debate- Experts debate various aspects of ophthalmology. Each expert has 5 minutes to present their case followed by a 2 min rebuttal after all debaters have spoken.
8:40AM- 9:10AMTrabeculectomy vs Tubes vs MIGS for the surgical management of Primary Open Angle Glaucoma (POAG)
Debaters:
Tubes- Dr Dawn Grosvenor
Trabeculectomy: Dr S Sugrim
MIGS: Dr V Ramdath
9:10AM– 09:40AMAnti-VEGF vs IVTA vs FAL for foveal sparing macula oedema Debaters:
Anti Vegf: Dr Ronnie Bhola
IVTA: Dr Rishi Sharma
FAL: Mr. Robert Acheson
09:40AM – 10:10AMCOFFEE BREAK & EXHIBITS
10:10AM – 10:40AMCrazy Caribbean Cases: A collection of interesting case presentations from around the Caribbean
Dr Anala Maharaj, Dr Anne-Marie Hinds, Dr. Kim Jebodhsingh
10:40AMSurgical Pearls – A multimedia presentation highlighting pearls for better surgical technique. This year’s focus is Cataract Surgery
10:40AM – 11:10AMPhaco Pearls
Dr Ronnie Bhola
11:10AM – 11:40PMManual Small Incision Cataract Surgery Pearls
Dr Ronnie Bhola
11:40AM12:10PMThe Second Opinion: An open discussion between a panel of experts who discuss different managements of ophthalmological situations.
Topic for discussion: Anterior Vitrectomy for the complicated cataract surgery
Panel of experts: 2 VR surgeons and 2 anterior segment surgeons
1-Dr R Sharma
2-Dr R Bhola
3-Dr Hugh Vaughan
4-Dr Deo Singh
12:10PM-12:40PMInnovations in Ophthalmology: An exploration of current innovations in ophthalmology that are of particular interest to the young ophthalmologist.
Dr Nilesh Persad
12:40PM – 1:40PMLUNCH
1:40PM - 3:40PMWet lab:Orthoptics for the Ophthalmologist
Conducted by Dr David Burton
WORKSHOP ON LIFESTYLE MANAGEMENT
SESSION II
CHAIRPERSON: DR. GARFIELD MUNROE
03:40PM – 03:45PMChairperson’s Remarks
03:45PM – 04:00PMYour Garden “Farmacy”- How it Works
Dr. Alfred Anduze
04:00PM – 04:15PMSight for Sore Eyes
Dr. Maynard McIntosh
04:15PM – 04:30PMAnimal Farm and nature Reserve – Contributing to Jamaica’s Ecotourism
Dr. Geof Williams
04:30PM - 04:45PMCPAP – Your Way to Better Health
Dr. Garfield Munroe
04:45PM – 05:00PMErgonomics of Ophthalmology: Risk Factors for Injury and how to Avoid it.
Dr. Lizette Mowatt
05:00PM – 05:15PMPanel Discussions and Questions
05:15AM – 05:45AMTEA BREAK
SCIENTIFIC SESSION III
MEDICAL RETINA
CHAIRPERSON: DR. RONNIE BHOLA
05:45PM – 05:50PMChairperson’s Remarks
05:50PM – 06:05PMA National Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Programme
Mr. Robert Acheson
06:05PM- 06:20PMPurtscher’s Retinopathy: Case Report and Review of Manifestations
Prof. Claude L Cowan Jr.
06:20PM - 06:35PMManagement Strategies for Ocular Inflammation
Prof. Claude L Cowan Jr.
06:35PM – 06:50PMAnti VEGF for Wet Age Related Macular Degeneration, Current and Novel Therapies in the Treatment Thereof
Dr. David Burton
06:50PM - 07:05PMPanel Discussions and Questions
07:05PM – 08:05PMBUFFET DINNER
08:00AM – 08:00PMEXHIBITION FLOOR OPEN
YOU MUST REGISTER AND WEAR YOUR BADGES IN ORDER TO ENTER THE EXHIBIT HALL AND CONFERENCE ROOM.
THURSDAY JULY 10TH 2014
08:00AM – 08:30AMREGISTRATION
OPENING CEREMONY
08: 30AM – 08:35AMCHAIRPERSON: DR. DONOVAN CALDER
08:35AM – 08:45AMOPENING REMARKS AND WELCOME ADDRESS TO JAMAICA
DR. DONOVAN CALDER
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT OSWI
08:45AM – 08:55AMWELCOME ADDRESS
DR LIZETTE MOWATT
PRESIDENT OSWI
08:55AM – 09:05AMGREETINGSAND UPDATE FROM THE JOINT COMMISSION ON ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL IN OPHTHALMOLOGY (JCAHPO)
DR. LYNN ANDERSON PhD
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (JCAHPO)
09:05AM – 09:10AMINTRODUCTION OF MINISTER OF STATE/MINISTRY OF HEALTH, JAMAICA
DR. DONOVAN CALDER
09:10AM – 09:30AMFEATURE ADDRESS
MINISTER OF STATE / MINISTRY HEALTH, JAMAICA
THE HONOURABLE LUTHER BUCHANAN
09:30AM – 09:35AMVOTE OF THANKS
DR.ANGELO RAMIREZ VICE PRESIDENT - OSWI
SCIENTIFIC SESSION IV
DR GARTH TAYLOR MEMORIAL LECTURE
CHAIRPERSON: DR. LIZETTE MOWATT
09:35AM – 09:40AMChairperson’s Remarks
09:40AM – 10:00AMGarth Taylor Memorial Lecture
“What do we do about Glaucoma in the Caribbean?”
Prof. Nathan Congdon
10:00AM- 10:10AM Discussion and Questions
10:10AM – 10:40AM“Spotlight on Research”
The 25th OSWI Congress Special Feature Lecture:
“How Research can change Practice and Policy in Eye Care
Prof. Nathan Congdon
10:40AM – 11:10AMCOFFEE BREAK & EXHIBIT
SCIENTIFIC SESSION V
SURGICAL RETINA
DR. TERRENCE ALLAN
11:10AM – 11:15AMChairperson’s Remarks
11:15AM – 11:30AMVitreomacular Traction Syndrome: What Are my Options?
Dr. Lizette Mowatt
11:30AM – 11:45AM“ The Macular Hole” A Survey of the Most Common Non Diabetic Cause of Vitreo Retinal Surgery in the Caribbean Population Dr. Ronnie Bhola
11:45AM – 12:00AMThe Caribbean Diabetic Vitrectomy – When to Operate, Aim of Surgery and Causes of Poor Visual Outcome.
Dr. Ronnie Bhola
12:00AM – 12:15PMPanel Discussion and Questions
SCIENTIFIC SESSION VI
CORNEA & EXTERNAL EYE DISEASES
CHAIRPERSON: DR. DEO SINGH
12:15PM: - 12:20PMChairperson’s Remarks
12:20PM – 12:35PMPterygium Surgery in the Caribbean: Revisited
Dr. Alfred Anduze
12:35PM – 12:50PMPterygium and Surgical Challenges
Dr. Kim Jebodhsingh
12:50PM – 01:05PM Extensive Tenonectomy for Pterygium Surgery, How Important is It?
Dr. Anala Maharaj
(Video Presentation)
01:05PM – 01:15PMPanel Discussion and Questions
1:15PM – 02:15PMLUNCH
08:00AM – 02:00PMEXHIBITION FLOOR OPEN - Royal Ballroom Section 1
SCIENTIFIC SESSION VII
CATARACT / REFRACTIVE SURGERY
CHAIRPERSON: DR. WINSOME HASTINGS
2:15PM – 2:20PMChairperson’s Remarks
2:20PM – 2:35PMRetropupillary Aphakic Intraocular Lens in a Patient with Marfans Syndrome.
Dr. Lyle Newball Henry
(Video Presentation)
2:35PM – 2:50 PM Refocus Surgery for Presbyopia Technique and Results
Dr. Barrie Soloway
2:50PM – 3:05PM A Comparative Analysis of the Various Sutureless Sulcus Fixation Techniques
Dr. Anala Maharaj
(Video Presentation)
3:05PM – 3:15PMPanel Discussions and Questions
3:15PM – 3:45PM OSWI Membership Survey- Chaired by Dr Alfred Anduze
4:00PM – 6:00PMTENNIS
07:30PMOSWI’S NIGHT WITH THE SPONSORS (COCKTAILS) AND SPORTS AWARDS–
FRIDAY JULY 11TH 2014
07:30AM – 08:00AMRegistration
SCIENTIFIC SESSION VIII
GLAUCOMA
CHAIRPERSON: MS. DAWN GROSVENOR
08:00AM – 08:05AMChairperson’s Remarks
08:05AM – 08:20AMProgressive Retinal Nerve Fibre Layer Atrophy is Associated with Thin Central Corneal Thickness in Glaucoma Suspects and Glaucomatous Eyes
Dr. Arindel S. Maharaj
08:20AM – 08:35AMThe Sensitive Glaucoma Patient
Dr. Shailendra Sugrim
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08:35AM - 08:50AMIOP Reduction After Combined Cataract and iStent Trabecular Bypass Surgery
Dr. Kevin Stewart
08:50AM – 9:05AMReview and Update On Steriod Response Glaucoma
Dr. Carla Bourne
09:05AM – 9:20AMDeep Nonpenetrating Sclerectomy with a Suprachoroidal Drainage Device, the Esnoper V 2000; the San Andres Experience.
Dr. Lyle Newball Henry
(Video Presentation)
09:20AM –09:35AMPanel Discussion and Questions
SCIENTIFIC SESSION IX
NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY
CHAIRPERSON: DR.SONJA JOHNSTON
09:35AM – 09:40AMChairperson’s Remarks
09:40AM – 9:55AMIdiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Update
Ms. Jasmine Gopwani
9:55AM – 10:10AMThe Patient with Diplopia: Increasing Cases and Management
Ms. Jasmine Gopwani
10:10AM – 10:25AMPanel Discussions and Questions
10:25AM – 10:55AMCOFFEE BREAK & EXHIBITS
SCIENTIFIC SESSION X
WORKSHOP ON OCULOPLASTIC
CHAIRPERSON: PROF. JEFFERY HURWITZ AND DR. KIM JEBODHSINGH
10:55AM – 11:00AMChairperson’s Remarks
11:00AM – 11:15AMNon-Surgical Treatment of Aesthetic Eyelid and Ocular Adnexal Abnormalities
Prof. Jeffery Hurwitz
11:15AM - 11:30AMThe Role of Make Up In Lacrimal Obstruction
Prof. Jeffery Hurwitz
11:30AM – 11:45PMPathological Analysis of Anterior Orbital Tissue
Dr. Kim Jebodhsingh
11:45AM – 12:00PMIndications for Orbital Imaging by and Oculoplastic Surgeon
Dr. Kim Jebodhsingh
12:00PM – 12:15PMTreatment of Orbital Hemangioma with Systemic Propanolol in Curacao
Dr. Angelo Ramirez
12:15PM – 12:30PMPanel Discussion and Questions
12:30PM – 01:30PMLUNCH
SCIENTIFIC SESSION XI
RESIDENTS’ PRESENTATIONS
CHAIRPERSON:DR. DONALD CAMERON SWABY
01:30PM – 1:35PMChairperson’s Remarks
1:35PM – 1:50PMEfficiency of Patient Flow in the Ophthalmic Theatre at the UniversityHospital of the West Indies
Dr. Shamfa Peart
1:50PM – 2:05PMUveitis and Hypotony After Trabeculectomy – A New Syndrome?
Dr. Shari Cadogan
2:05PM – 2:20PMA Comparative Analysis of the First Line Treatment in Primary Open Angle Glaucoma
Dr. Joselle M Cook
2:20PM – 2:35PMThe Impact of Visual Impairment on the Quality of Life Among Diabetic Patients Attending the Retina Clinic, UniversityHospital of the West Indies
Dr. Tecah Foster
2:35PM – 2:50PMA Comparative Analysis of the Intravitreal Injection Technique Used Amongst Ophthalmologist in Trinidad and Tobago.
Dr. Gillian Kanchan
2:50PM – 3:05PMJuvenile Diabetes Mellitus – The New Kid on the Block
Dr. Aarti Maharaj
3:05PM – 3:20PMIs Dilation Necessary for Diabetic Screening in the Caribbean Eye
Dr. Danielle Modeste
3:20PM – 3:35PMLessons Learnt in Doubling Cataract Surgery (CSR) at San Fernando General Hospital, Trinidad and Tobago.
Dr. Ryan Ramoutar
3:35PM – 3:50PMIntraocular Pressure after Intravitreal Triamcinolone Acetonide Injection (IT) Study
Dr. Olyvia Poyser
3:50PM – 4:05PMPanel Discussion and Questions
08:00AM – 4:00PMEXHIBITION FLOOR OPEN
07:00PMGROUP PHOTO
07:30PMPRESIDENT’S DINNERCLOSING CEREMONY
SATURDAY JULY 12TH 2014
SESSION XII
08:00AM – 12:00PMLIVE SURGERIES – CORNWALL REGIONAL HOSPTIAL, MONTEGO BAY JAMAICA.
08:00AM – 11:00AMEXHIBITION FLOOR OPEN
3:00PMAFTER CONFERENCE FUNCTION- SEAWIND CLUB
POSTER PRESENTATION
(THIS WILL BE OPENED FROM WEDNESDAY 1:00PM – SATURDAY 12:00PM)
Premacula Subhialoide Hemorrhage in a Patient with Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy Treated with ND Yag Laser
Dr. Lyle Newball Henry,
Dr. F. Pineres, Dr. Luz M Rueda, Dr. S Forbes
Triple Procedure Dr. Lyle Newball Henry,
Dr. S Forbes
Patterns of Traumatic Ocular Morbidity at the UniversityHospital of the West Indies
Dr. Lizette Mowatt
The Burden of Sight Threatening Diabetic RetinopathyDr. Lizette Mowatt
Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implant (Ozurdex®) and Ocular Hypertension
Dr. Celeste Chambers