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Ophthalmological Society of South Africa Final Programme
Update 33 - 2014 02 26
12 - 16 March 2014
CONTENTS
Wednesday, 12 MARCH 2014
Pre-congress Workshop 1
Room 4 (Ondini)
Sponsored by Genop Healthcare
3rd Heidelberg Users Workshop
Chair: Dr Louis Kruger
Multi-modal imaging: A comprehensive Spectralis solution New glaucoma module premium edition: Bruch's membrane 14:30 REFRESHMENTS
17:00 Adjourn
THURSDAY, 13 MARCH 2014
Pre-congress Workshop 2
Room 1 (Monks Cowl)
Sponsored by Genop Healthcare
2nd Pentacam Workshop
Chair: Dr Bill Nortje
Routine cataract surgery and the Pentacam 10:30 REFRESHMENTS
Pre-congress Workshop 3
Room 4 (Ondini)
Sponsored by Alcon
New innovations in refractive cataract technology
Chair: Dr Dale Harrison
Low pressure cataract with active fluidics - implications for the Efficient MICS with new tip design and automated IOL My experience with Centurion vision system and LenSx LUNCH & EXHIBITION

REGISTRATION & MEETINGS
07:30
MEETINGS:
Council Meeting: College of Ophthalmologists REFRESHMENTS
LUNCH & EXHIBITION
OPHTHALMOLOGISTS PROGRAMME
SESSION 1
Room 1 (Monks Cowl)
Chairs: Dr Chris Gouws & Dr Wayne Marais
Official Opening
Phaco techniques and fluidics: personal choice Issues and advances in the treatment of retinal diseases with Refractive Lenticule Extraction (ReLEx) for myopia and 16:00 REFRESHMENTS
SESSION 2
Room 1 (Monks Cowl)
Chairs: Dr Kgao Legodi & Prof David Meyer
Intralesional Bleomycin as a treatment modality for orbital lymphangiomas, eyelid basal cell carcinomas and resistant capillary hemangiomas [1] Bureau for the Prevention of Blindness: quo vadis? [2] The OSSA SA National Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) A comparative study of the last 100 LASIK and the last 100 Trans PRK treatments done with a Schwind Amaris Excimer laser [4] A multifocal intraocular lens with a surface-embedded near section for the treatment of Plano Presbyopic patients [5] A hydrogel corneal inlay for the surgical correction of 18:00 Adjourn
18:15 Welcoming Function
FRIDAY, 14 MARCH 2014
06:45 Breakfast meeting: OSSA EXCO, Heads of
Departments & representatives of sub-specialty groups SESSION 3
Room 1 (Monks Cowl)
South African Society of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
(SASPOS) Symposium 1
Chair: Prof Anthony Murray
Adult Strabismus including slipped muscles Congenital cranial dysinnervation disorders Questions and panel discussion: Strabismus - Challenges and Panelists: Dr Gideon du Plessis, Trends Dr Frank Martin, Prof Ismail Mayet, Dr Travis Pollock & Mr David Taylor 10:15 REFRESHMENTS
SESSION 4
Room 1 (Monks Cowl)
SASPOS Symposium 2
Chairs: Dr Gideon du Plessis & Dr Nicola Freeman
Symptoms, signs & tests in paediatric neuro-ophthalmology Panelists: Dr Frank Martin, Dr Dharmesh Parbhoo, Mr David Taylor & Dr Chris Tinley LUNCH & EXHIBITION
Workshop 4
Room 1 (Monks Cowl)
Sponsored by Novartis
OCT Masterclass Workshop
Chair: Dr Marelise Conradie
SESSION 5
Room 1 (Monks Cowl)
Chairs: Dr Michael Carter & Dr Johann Slazus
Diagnosis in paediatric ophthalmology is not always easy Presbyopic solutions: monovision versus the rest Femtosecond laser for corneal surgery: talk of the town REFRESHMENTS
16:15 Wits Alumni Meeting
16:15 Pretoria Alumni Meeting
16:15 Bloemfontein Alumni Meeting
19:00 OSSA 2014 Berg Barn Dance (Supported by
Allergan)
SATURDAY, 15 MARCH 2014

06:30 SOS Fun Run / Walk
SESSION 6
Room 1 (Monks Cowl)
Chairs: Dr Linda Visser & Dr Andrew Boliter
Femtosecond-assisted intra-corneal ring segments (ICR) for moderate Keratoconus: are we there yet? Worst case scenarios in cataract surgery Monofocal IOLs and optical quality: quo vadis? Worst case scenarios in cataract surgery The role of the ophthalmologist in the management of 10:00 REFRESHMENTS
SESSION 7 (Registrars)
Room 1 (Monks Cowl)
Chairs: Prof Andries Stulting & Dr Nicky Welsh
The success rate of Ahmed valve implantation in patients with secondary glaucoma at Groote Schuur Hospital [8] Treatment outcomes of Primary Congenital Glaucoma (PCG) Dr Ismail Dindar at St. John Eye Hospital (Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Soweto) [9] Paediatric eye trauma treated at Tygerberg Academic Polymerase chain reaction aqueous analysis to determine the presence of Herpes viridae in clinically healthy eyes and eyes with Idiopathic Uveitis [11] The intraocular pressure lowering properties of intravenous Registrars meeting: OSSA Membership
LUNCH, EXHIBITION & POSTER SESSION
Workshop 5
Room 1 (Monks Cowl)
Sponsored by Novartis
Management of diabetes and DME
Chair: Prof Andries Stulting
A systemic approach to managing the diabetic patient The use of anti-VEGF therapies to treat DME SESSION 8
Room 1 (Monks Cowl)
Chairs: Prof Trevor Carmichael & Dr Jan Talma
The apparently blind Infant: does my baby see, doctor? A comparative study of the Acrysof IQ Restore IOL, the Lentis mplus IOL and the finevision physiol trifocal IOL used in cataract surgery [13] Trabectome minimal invasive glaucoma treatment: pearls Plasma or steel? Femtosecond lasers or Microkeratomes for Lasik? Experience in more than 20 000 eyes [15] First clinical results in cataract surgery using the Victus Combined cataract surgery on a Marfan Syndrome patient Overview of complications of laser treatment among adult patients attending laser centres in South Western Nigeria [18] 15:30 REFRESHMENTS
SESSION 9
Room 1 (Monks Cowl)
Chairs: Prof Colin Cook & Dr Lynette Venter
Bilateral spontaneous anterior lens capsule rupture in a child: Dr Jan Olivier A case report [19] Early vision and complications in Descemet's Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK) using a standard technique [20] A retrospective analysis of patients treated medically and surgically in Cape Town and Bloemfontein in private practices with Benign Essential Blepharospasm [21] Corneal grading system for post-operative assessment of Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (MSICS) [22] 17:05 ADJOURN
17:10 OSSA & OMG AGM's
18:30 Adjourn
19:00 OSSA Banquet
SUNDAY, 16 MARCH 2014

Motivational talk
Room 2 (Zunckels)
(All delegates & spouses are most welcome) SESSION 10
Room 1 (Monks Cowl)
Ethics Session
Chairs: Dr Chris Gouws & Prof Andries Stulting
How to avoid a letter from the legal department, HPCSA Congress closure
10:40 REFRESHMENTS
Shuttles depart to airport
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
(Ithaba)
Overview of Argon laser trabeculoplasty in Eye Foundation Hospital in Simultaneous three or four horizontal rectus muscle surgery versus staged surgery for large angle Congenital Esotropia in children: a randomised controlled trial [25] Orbital Adenocarcinoma: site of spread for silent primaries [26] Umbilical cord blood serum eye drops [27] Co-morbidity of malnutrition associated with more fatal issue of Chemoreduction of Retinoblastoma among Congolese children [28] Glaucoma screening project in the rural part of the Eastern Free State
POSTER PRESENTATIONS: Registrars
(Ithaba)
Clinical evaluation criteria and approach to management of ocular allergy by ophthalmologists in Kenya [31] Regressed primary congenital Glaucoma: a case series from St John Gene identification in primary congenital glaucoma using whole genome sequencing in a South African family [33] Intravitreal anti-VEGF for retinopathy of prematurity: a case series from Methamphetamine and cocaine induced retinal arteriolar vasculitis and Tuberculous Choroidal Granulomas - 3 case reports in HIV negative A study of two patients with Foster-Kennedy syndrome [38] A case of ocular myiasis in the Midlands [39] OPHTHALMIC MANAGERS PROGRAMME
THURSDAY, 13 MARCH 2014
18:15 Welcoming Function
FRIDAY, 14 MARCH 2014
SESSION 1
Room 5 (Amphlett)
Chair: Dr Oene Los
10:15 REFRESHMENTS
SESSION 2
Room 5 (Amphlett)
Chair: Dr Johan Eloff
LUNCH & EXHIBITION (UNTILL 14:00)
SESSION 3
Room 5 (Amphlett)
Chair: Ms Merinda Moodie
REFRESHMENTS
19:00 OSSA 2014 Berg Barn Dance (Supported by
Allergan)
SATURDAY, 15 MARCH 2014

06:30 SOS Fun Run / Walk
SESSION 4
Room 5 (Amphlett)
Chair: Dr Oene Los
Conflict resolution and diversity management in the workplace 10:15 REFRESHMENTS
SESSION 5
Room 5 (Amphlett)
Chair: Dr Johan Eloff
Latest developments in cataract care world-wide LUNCH, EXHIBITION & POSTER SESSION
(UNTILL 14:00)
SESSION 6
Room 5 (Amphlett)
Chair: Dr Oene Los
Medical schemes & curbing costs: DSP, PPA and direct 15:30 REFRESHMENTS
SESSION 7
Room 5 (Amphlett)
Chair: Dr Oene Los
17:00 ADJOURN
19:00 OSSA Banquet
SUNDAY, 16 MARCH 2014
Motivational talk
Room 2 (Zunckels)
(All delegates & spouses are most welcome) OPTOMETRISTS PROGRAMME
THURSDAY, 13 MARCH 2014
18:15 Welcoming Function
FRIDAY, 14 MARCH 2014
SESSION 1
Room 3 (Injasuti)
Chair: Dr Lynette Venter
Indications for cross linking procedures 10:15 REFRESHMENTS
SESSION 2
Room 3 (Injasuti)
Chair: Dr Cor van Zyl
The role of the optometrist in preparing retina patients for The evolution of corneal transplant surgery LUNCH & EXHIBITION (UNTILL 14:00)
SESSION 3
Room 3 (Injasuti)
Chair: Dr Mark Jacoby
Tumours of the eyelid, superficial tumours of the conjunctiva Macula degeneration and latest treatments REFRESHMENTS
19:00 OSSA 2014 Berg Barn Dance (Supported by
Allergan)
SATURDAY, 15 MARCH 2014

06:30 SOS Fun Run / Walk
SESSION 4
Room 3 (Injasuti)
Chair: Dr Michael Carter
Optical coherence tomography: Principles & applications Multifocal IOL's: the current situation 10:15 REFRESHMENTS
SESSION 5
Room 3 (Injasuti)
Chair: Dr Michael Carter
Business transformation as a positive change agent LUNCH, EXHIBITION & POSTER SESSION
(UNTILL 14:00)
SESSION 6
Room 3 (Injasuti)
Chair: Dr Cor van Zyl
The use of Femtosecond laser and Excimer laser Aberrometry and its uses - searching for the perfect wave 15:30 REFRESHMENTS
SESSION 7
Room 3 (Injasuti)
Chair: Dr Koos Roelofse
The latest approach to retinal detachments The use of perimetry and nerve fiber layer thickness as Corneal irregularities: what is new and what is happening in 17:00 ADJOURN
19:00 OSSA Banquet
SUNDAY, 16 MARCH 2014

Motivational talk
Room 2 (Zunckels)
(All delegates & spouses are most welcome) SESSION 8
Room 1 (Monks Cowl)
Ethics Session
Chairs: Dr Chris Gouws & Prof Andries Stulting
How to avoid a letter from the legal department, HPCSA Congress closure
10:40 REFRESHMENTS
Shuttles depart to airport
OPHTHALMIC ASSISTANTS PROGRAMME
THURSDAY, 13 MARCH 2014
18:15 Welcoming Function
FRIDAY, 14 MARCH 2014
SESSION 1 (Combined with Nurses)
Room 4 (Ondini)
Chair: Dr Jaco Maartens
Motivational talk: Believing is seeing
SESSION 2
Room 2 (Zunckels)
Chair: Dr Retha Swart
10:15 REFRESHMENTS
SESSION 3
Room 2 (Zunckels)
Chair: Dr Retha Swart
Orbital surgery - surgical approaches and complications LUNCH & EXHIBITION
SESSION 4 (Combined with Nurses)
Room 4 (Ondini)
Chairs: Dr Jaco Maartens & Dr Oebie Jackson
16:00 REFRESHMENTS
19:00 OSSA 2014 Berg Barn Dance (Supported by
Allergan)
SATURDAY, 15 MARCH 2014

06:30 SOS Fun Run / Walk
SESSION 5
Room 2 (Zunckels)
Chair: Dr Annelize Louw
Retinopathy of prematurity: ethical aspects The evolution of cornea transplant surgery 10:15 REFRESHMENTS
SESSION 6
Room 2 (Zunckels)
Chair: Dr Annelize Louw
LUNCH, EXHIBITION & POSTER SESSION
SESSION 7
Room 2 (Zunckels)
Chair: Dr Mathys Labuschagne
Practical lectures continue on:
REFRESHMENTS
19:00 OSSA Banquet
SUNDAY, 16 MARCH 2014
Motivational talk
Room 2 (Zunckels)
(All delegates & spouses are most welcome) OPHTHALMIC NURSES PROGRAMME
THURSDAY, 13 MARCH 2014
18:15 Welcoming Function
FRIDAY, 14 MARCH 2014
SESSION 1 (Combined with Assistants)
Room 4 (Ondini)
Chair: Dr Jaco Maartens
Motivational talk: Believing is seeing
SESSION 2
Room 4 (Ondini)
Chair: Dr Jaco Maartens
Eye emergencies for the ophthalmic nurse 10:15 REFRESHMENTS
SESSION 3
Room 4 (Ondini)
Chairs: Dr Kenneth Hornby & Dr Erhardt Kidson
LUNCH & EXHIBITION
SESSION 4 (Combined with Assistants)
Room 4 (Ondini)
Chairs: Dr Jaco Maartens & Dr Oebie Jackson
16:00 REFRESHMENTS
19:00 OSSA 2014 Berg Barn Dance (Supported by
Allergan)
SATURDAY, 15 MARCH 2014

06:30 SOS Fun Run / Walk
SESSION 5
Room 4 (Ondini)
Chair: Dr Jaco Maartens
Lectures will be given by Alcon,
but it will not be an endorsement
10:15 REFRESHMENTS
SESSION 6
Room 4 (Ondini)
Chair: Dr Jaco Maartens
Ms Ashleigh Wiggill & Ms Nadine Peffer Best practices on operative nursing care in ophthalmic surgery for cataract and retinal detachment in South Africa: A systematic review LUNCH, EXHIBITION & POSTER SESSION
SESSION 7
Room 4 (Ondini)
Chairs: Dr Jaco Maartens & Dr Oebie Jackson
Lectures will be given by Earth
Medical, but it will not be an
Instruments: the when, why and what of instrument use for REFRESHMENTS
19:00 OSSA Banquet
SUNDAY, 16 MARCH 2014
Motivational talk
Room 2 (Zunckels)
(All delegates & spouses are most welcome) GENERAL PRACTITIONERS PROGRAMME
SATURDAY, 15 MARCH 2014

06:30 SOS Fun Run / Walk
SESSION 1
Dragon's Back Boardroom
Chair: Prof Andries Stulting
10:15 REFRESHMENTS
SESSION 2
Dragon's Back Boardroom
Chair: Dr Mathys Labuschagne
What do I do with a patient presenting with a red eye? How to perform direct fundoscopy - practical tips LUNCH, EXHIBITION & POSTER SESSION
(Until 13:00)
SESSION 3
Dragon's Back Boardroom
Chair: Dr Farouk Adamjee
To give a steroid or not to give a steroid: that is the question 15:30 REFRESHMENTS
SESSION 4
Dragon's Back Boardroom
Chairs: Dr Mathys Labuschagne & Dr Farouk Adamjee
Practical training and demonstration session 17:00 ADJOURN
SUNDAY, 16 MARCH 2014
Motivational talk
Room 2 (Zunckels)
(All delegates & spouses are most welcome)

Source: http://www.ossa2014.co.za/Documents/Programme.pdf