Dry Eye Workshop

The Dry Eye Workshop brings together leading clinical experts to deliver evidence-based updates on diagnostics, targeted treatments, and advanced clinical skills. The program opens with Varny Ganesalingam, head of the ACO’s Dry Eye Disease Clinic, exploring DEWS III-aligned diagnostic reasoning to navigate complex cases, using interactive case studies to unpack why first-line treatments may fall short. Leigh Plowman then shares insights into achieving successful patient outcomes with in-office treatments, helping clinicians select the right patients, deliver procedures effectively, and manage complex cases with confidence, even when interventions like IPL do not achieve the expected results.

Following the lectures, participants will take part in a two-hour hands-on practical session. Rotating through small-group stations covering areas such as ZEST, LLLT, IPL, meibomian gland expression, and K5 assessment, attendees will have the opportunity to refine their technique, ask questions, and apply these advanced dry eye procedures directly to real-world clinical scenarios.

Presenters

Varny Ganesalingam

Varny Ganesalingam graduated with a Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences from the University of Otago in 2006 and went on to complete her Optometry degree at the University of Auckland in 2010. Varny's professional interests in best‑practice dry eye diagnosis and management lead her to complete a Master of Health Sciences (University of Auckland) focusing on ocular surface inflammation. She spent eight years in private practice specialising in complex contact lenses before joining the ACO in 2018. In 2022, she helped establish the ACO's Dry Eye Disease Clinic which she continues to lead.

Dr Leigh Plowman

Dr Leigh Plowman is and Optometrist in full time clinical practice. He owns an Independent Practice in Geelong West, Victoria. Leigh has a keen interest in dry eyes as a patient and clinician. Leigh is a speaker and consultant. He founded Dry Eye Directory. This is a website to help educate patients about dry eyes and connect them to a local dry eye clinic.

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