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87th NZAO ANNUAL CONFERENCE

The 2017 NZAO conference was held in Hamilton at the 4 star hotel, Novotel Tainui. Our keynote speakers, both from Australia, were Michael Yapp from the Centre for Eye Health, and Sharon Bentley, Director of Clinical Services at the Australian College of Optometry in Melbourne. Over 150 delegates turned out for the wide range of lectures and excellent speakers of the 87th Conference.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
 

Michael Yapp

Michael received his B.Optom (Hons), M.Optom and GradCertOcTher from UNSW. He has worked in private practice, as a locum in around Australia and the UK, as a staff optometrist at UNSW, as the  program manager for Luxottica’s charity program and at a corneal specialist ophthalmology practice.  He is currently head of clinical services and teaching at the Centre for Eye Health with a special interest in  ocular imaging and glaucoma.  He is passionate about contributing to both undergraduate and postgraduate optometric education and has been invited to speak in India and the US as well as around Australia. 
 

Sharon Bentley

Associate Professor Sharon Bentley was appointed Director of Clinical Services at the Australian College of Optometry in Melbourne in 2014. She obtained her undergraduate and postgraduate optometry degrees at the University of Melbourne and a Masters in Public Health from John Hopkins School of Public Health, USA. Her current interests include the impact of low vision on functional performance and quality of life, vision and driving, the development of patient reported outcomes for use in clinical trials, the evaluation of eye care services and public health optometry, and optometry education.
 
 
 

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