In 1961, Eye and Ear ophthalmologist, Dr John Colvin started giving Saturday morning lectures. For 35 years he inspired generations of medical students to learn more about ophthalmology. Today, these important learning and development opportunities continue.
John Colvin Ophthalmology Lecture Series
The John Colvin Ophthalmology Lecture Series will commence on 16 July 2022. These lectures are suitable for medical students in their clinical years. The program is available here. Please register here.
When
Commencing Saturday 16 July 2022, the program will run every Saturday morning for 8 weeks.
*Please note that at the request of the presenter, not all lectures will be recorded. All recorded sessions will be password protected and available via email only to registered participants. Find details on which lectures will and won’t be recorded below. All lecture recordings and notes are copyright of the author and are not to be reproduced without the permission of the author.
What will the series cover?
Please refer to the full Program for topic details and the names of presenters. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Kerryn Baker.
Weekly topics
Lecture 1
Topic: Introduction
Presenter: A/Prof Ehud Zamir
Resources: Recording will be sent via email to registered participants.
Lecture 2
Topic: Anterior segment anatomy and physiology
Presenter: Prof Paul McMenamin
Resources: Recording will be sent via email to registered participants.
Lecture 1
Topic: Clinical Optics
Presenter: Dr David van der Straaten
Resources: Recording will be sent via email to registered participants.
Lecture 2
Topic: Glaucoma
Presenter: Dr Jennifer Fan-Gaskin
Resources: Recording will be sent via email to registered participants.
Lecture 1
Topic: Orbital and eyelid diseases
Presenter: A/Prof Alan McNab
Resources: Recording will be sent via email to registered participants.
Lecture 2
Topic: Cataract
Presenter: Dr Anton van Heerden
Resources: Recording will be sent via email to registered participants.
Lecture 1
Topic: Posterior segment and orbital anatomy and physiology
Presenter: Prof Paul McMenamin
Resources: Recording will be sent via email to registered participants.
Lecture 2
Topic: Paediatric ophthalmology
Presenter: Dr Jon Ruddle
Resources: Recording will be sent via email to registered participants.
Lecture 1
Topic: Intraocular inflammation
Presenter: A/Prof Lyndell Lim
Resources: No recording available.
Lecture 2
Topic: Medical retinal vascular diseases
Presenter: A/Prof Sanj Wickremasinghe
Resources: Recording will be sent via email to registered participants.
There will be no lecture on Saturday, August 20, due to the Hector Maclean Prize Exam. Lectures will return on August 27.
Lecture 1
Topic: Surgical retinal diseases
Presenter: Dr Jonathan Yeoh
Resources: Recording will be sent via email to registered participants.
Lecture 2
Topic: Ocular trauma
Presenter: Dr Rahul Chakrabarti
Resources: Recording will be sent via email to registered participants.
Lecture 1
Topic: Anterior segment diseases
Presenter: Dr Georgia Cleary
Resources: No recording available.
Lecture 2
Topic: Introduction to neuro ophthalmology
Presenter: A/Prof Ehud Zamir
Resources: Recording will be sent via email to registered participants.
Lecture 1
Topic: Eye movement and pupil problems
Presenter: Dr Lana del Porto
Resources: Recording will be sent via email to registered participants.
Lecture 2
Topic: Acute visual loss
Presenter: Dr Lana del Porto
Resources: Recording will be sent via email to registered participants.
Lecture 3
Topic: Acute red eye, and history taking in diagnosing eye emergencies =.
Presenter: A/Prof Ehud Zamir
Resources: No recording available. Lecture notes will be available for registered participants.
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