News and company updates
“Perception of Self Motion in Patients with Eye Diseases”
During August our PhD Student Wilson Luu presented his research “Perception of Self Motion in Patients with Eye Diseases”, at the Asia Pacific Conference on Vision in Osaka.
“Five papers that will change the way you practice optometry”
Last night a team of CFEH Lead Clinicians presented a live webinar in collaboration with Optometry Australia. The webinar was entitled “Five papers that will change the way you practice optometry”. Our presenters covered recent publications around topics ranging from the management of acute retinal ischaemia through to the integration of teleophthalmology for patient management.
Referrer update – My Health Record
Referrer update – CFEH is now able to post your patient report and images to My Health Record.
‘Beyond the macula’ – Dr Lisa Nivison-Smith, Pharma
Dr Lisa Nivison-Smith has an article appearing in the June issue of Pharma magazine. Lisa looks at peripheral retinal changes in a patient with AMD and reviews the literature around the presence of peripheral degenerative changes in patients who have AMD specific gene variants.
‘Confessions of a Clinician’ – Optometry Australia’s Pharma
Dr Angelica Ly, CFEH Lead Clinician (macula) and Integrated Care Coordinator had an open access article in Optometry Australia’s Pharma during May. The article “Confessions of a Clinician” looks at some of the dilemmas faced in clinical practice when managing AMD patients.
AMD and the Mediterranean Diet
During May, for macular month, we had a look at the latest literature on AMD and diet.
Macular month Mivision article by Dr Angelica Ly
This May, as a part of macular month, CFEH Lead Clinician (Macula) Dr Angelica Ly has written an article for Mivision that discusses the management of patients with AMD. The article is open access and available at the link below:
Dr Angelica Ly is lead author on a review in Clinical and Experimental Optometry
CFEH Lead clinician (macula) Dr Angelica Ly is lead author on a review published during May in Clinical and Experimental Optometry that looks at the evidence base around routine use of OCT in clinical practice. The paper is open access and available at the link below:
CFEH hosts bespoke optometry education course
During March and April, CFEH was fortunate to host 3 team members from the Yishun Health Campus (Singapore) for a 5 week customised education program. The program was highly successful and the entire CFEH staff greatly enjoyed getting to know the dedicated and enthusiastic participants Kendrick, Lijun and Sundary. We wish them every success in implementing different aspects of what they learnt during their time with us when they return home to Singapore.
CFEH research team attend ARVO in Canada
During May the CFEH research team were invited to present their recent findings at ARVO in Vancouver Canada. They have put together a short video to show everyone what they have been up to. Undoubtedly, they had a wonderful trip and enjoyed furthering their knowledge in the latest ophthalmic research!
