The Ophthalmological Society of Jamaica (OSJ)

IN COLLABORATION with VISION 2020 LINKS programme
is pleased to present the

OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF JAMAICA 13TH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM

Sunday, March 19th 2023, Virtual Event

8:00am - 2:00pm



OSJ DRS Workshop - Draft

OSJ & UK LINKS DIABETIC RETINOPATHY SCREENING VIRTUAL WORKSHOP

SATURDAY MARCH 18th 2023, 9 AM - 11:30 AM

Time Topic Speaker
09:00 - 09:05 AM Welcome Dr. Jeannine Nelson-Imoru
OSJ President
09:05 - 09:10 AM How DR Services Fit Into
the General Health Strategy
in Jamaica
Dr. Naydene Williams
Ministry of Health and Wellness
09:10 - 10:00 AM Update on DRS Services 2022
Regional Presentations SERHA,
UHWI, SRHA, WRHA and
Regional Data by Gender
SERHA
UHWI
SRHAs
WRHA
10:00 - 10:15 AM Update on DR-Net Activities

DR Screening Equipment:
Fundus Cameras
Dr. Cova Bascaran

Dr. Cova Bascaran
10:15 - 10:30 AM Coffee Break
10:30 - 10:40 AM Topic: Diagnosing R3 Cases Louis Bolter
10:40 - 11:00 AM Poll/Quiz on Grading:
Interactive Analysis & Discussion
of Results Session
Louis Bolter/Gohar Beint
11:00 - 11:10 AM Topic: Guide in Counselling the
Patient with Diabetes: What
Screeners Should and Shouldn't Say
Diabetes Nurse Homerton
11:10 - 11:20 AM Poll/Quiz on Patient Education All/Diabetic Nurse Homerton
11:20 - 11:35 AM Poll/Quiz on Grading:
Jamaican DR Cases
Regional DR Screener -
Graders & Louis Bolter/Gohar Beint
11:35 - 11:45 AM Feedback Session:
Feedback Poll from Participants
All
11:45 AM Closing Remarks Dr. Cova Bascaran
Marcia Zondervan
Dr. Jeannine Nelson-Imoro
Time Topic Speaker
10:10 A.M - 10:25 A.M. Homerton DR Screening: Adapting DR screening services to the pandemic restrictions. Louis Bolter
10:25 A.M. - 10:35 A.M. Technical Assessment of Grading: Individual & private non-DR Retinal Image Assessment of 6-10 cases Individual Screener/Grader Participation
10:35 A.M. - 10:45 AM Poll/Quiz on Grading: Interactive Analysis & Discussion of Results session Screener- Grader & Assessor Participation
10:45 A.M - 10:55 A.M. Question + Answer Session: Analysis and Discussion of Technical Assessments
10:55 A.M - 11:10 A.M. DRS Screening during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Keeping a safe approach whilst delivering quality DRS services Exchanging experiences OPEN PANEL DISCUSSION& EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCES

Dr. Zubin Saihan
Dr. J Nelson-Imoru
Dr. Amoy Ramsay
11:10 A.M. - 11:20 A.M. Feedback Session: Assessment Poll from Participants
11:20 A.M. - 11:25 A.M. Closing Remarks Dr. Cova Bascaran



CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

Opening Ceremony

SUNDAY MARCH 19th 2023, 8AM - 2PM

Time Topic Speaker
07:50 - 08:00 AM REGISTRATION
08:00 - 08:25 AM OPENING CEREMONY
08:00 - 08:03 AM Welcome CHAIRPERSON: DR. GAVIN HENRY
08:03 - 08:05 AM Prayer Dr. Donald Rhodd
08:05 - 08:10 AM President's Welcome Dr. Jeannine Nelson-Imoru
08:10 - 08:15 AM Message from the
Ministry of Health & Wellness
Director of Health Services & Planning
Ministry of Health & Wellness
08:15 - 08:20 AM Welcome Message from
UK LINKS & Vision 2020
Marcia Zondervan,
LHSTM, UK
08:20 - 08:25 AM Vote of Thanks Dr. Jeannine Nelson-Imoru
Scientific Session 1 - Dr. Dennis Degazon Lecture

Chairperson - Dr. Lizette Mowatt

Time Topic Speaker
08:28 - 08:32 AM Aristopharma Ltd. - Elite Platinum Sponsor Video Presentation
08:32 - 08:35 AM Introduction of the
Dr. Degazon Lecture
Dr. Amoy Ramsay
08:35 - 08:55 AM Dr. Degazon Lecture
Aesthetic Indications for Glaucoma
Shunt Removal in Children
Dr. Alana Lee Grajewski,
Professor Clinical Ophthalmology,
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute,
Miami, USA
08:55 - 09:15 AM Specialty Testing Children Dr. Alana Lee Grajewski,
Professor Clinical Ophthalmology,
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute,
Miami, USA
09:15 - 09:25 AM Question & Answer Session Discussion
09:25 – 09:28 AM New Vision Distributors - Platinum Sponsor Video Presentation
Scientific Session 2 - Dr. Hugh Vaughan Lecture
The Orbit

Chairperson - Dr. Jeannine Nelson-Imoru

Time Topic Speaker
09:29 - 09:31 AM Eye See You Ophthalmics -
Platinum Sponsor
Video Presentation
09:32 - 09:35 AM Introduction of the
Dr. Hugh Vaughan Lecture
Dr. Lisa Leo-Rhynie
09:38 - 09:58 AM Dr. Hugh Vaughan Lecture
Idiopathic Orbital Inflammation
Professor James Fleming,
Chair Emeritus
University of Tennessee
09:58 - 10:03 AM Question & Answer Session Discussion
10:03 - 10:23 AM Congenital Ptosis Professor Christine Nelson,
Kellogg Institute of
International Ophthalmology, USA
10:23 - 10:28 AM Question & Answer Session Discussion
10:28 - 10:40 AM Coffee Break & Prize Drawer
Scientific Session 3 - Retina

Chairperson - Dr. Amoy Ramsay

Time Topic Speaker
10:40 - 10:43 AM Bayer - Platinum
Sponsor
Video Presentation
10:43 - 11:03 AM Retinopathy of Prematurity Dr. Lizette Mowatt,
Consultant Ophthalmologist,
UHWI
11:03 - 11:23 AM Strabismus: Clinical Pearls Dr. Shamfa Peart,
Consultant Ophthalmologist,
BCH
11:23 – 11:40 AM The Use of Intraoperative Anti
VEGF in Glaucoma Surgery
Dr. Lynval Jones,
Consultant Ophthalmologist
11:40 - 11:55 AM Question & Answer Session Joint Panel Discussion
11:55 - 11:56 AM Poen - Bronze Sponsor Video Presentation
12:00 - 12:15 PM LUNCH BREAK
Prize Draw Compliments of Poen
Virtual Trip to Jamaica
Scientific Session 4

Chairperson - Dr. Gavin Henry

Time Topic Speaker
12:15 - 12:17 PM Pfizer - Silver Sponsor Video Presentation
12:17 - 12:37 PM Update on Retinoblastoma Dr. Richard Bowman,
Consultant Ophthalmologist,
Great Ormond Street Hospital,
UK
12:37 - 12:57 PM The Good Ophthalmologist Dr. Elethia Dean, RN
BSN, MBA, PhD
12:57 - 01:07 PM Question & Answer Session Discussion
01:07 - 01:27 PM Understanding Your Accountant Dr. Hugh Vaughan,
Consultant Ophthalmologist
01:27 - 01:37 PM Question & Answer Session Discussion
01:37 - 01:39 PM Sanfer - Silver Sponsor Video Presentation
Scientific Session 5 - Residents in Ophthalmology

Chairperson - Dr. Valance Jordon

Time Topic Speaker
01:39 - 01:42 PM Indus - Platinum Sponsor Video Presentation
01:42 - 01:57 PM Traumatic Optic Neuropathy:
A Rare & Unexpected Improvement
Dr. Jessica Yap,
DM Resident,
UHWI
01:57 - 02:12 PM Incipient CRAO Dr. Renee Creque,
DM Resident,
UHWI
02:12 - 02:25 PM Questions & Answers Session Discussion
02:25 - 02:30 PM Special Presentation from OSJ Dr. Valance Jordon
02:30 - 02:35 PM Vote of Thanks Dr. Gavin Henry,
Consultant Ophthalmologist,
MRH
03:00 - 04:00 PM AGM ALL MEMBERS


PRESIDENT‘S MESSAGE

Dr. Jeannine Nelson-Imoru

President

I feel privileged to be with you here today,  and I welcome you all, to the 13th Annual Virtual Symposium of the Ophthalmological Society of Jamaica. Since our last face to face meeting in 2019, the current executive has built on the strong foundation set by our past members and today we have an exciting program awaiting you. 

Through partnerships with the Ministry of Health & Wellness, ORBIS International, the Vision 2020 LINKS program, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, as well as new collaborations, we have made todays’ vision come to life. At times we thought it would not be possible, due to the widespread impact of the COVID-19  Pandemic on the population and Health care services in worldwide.


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RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Floaters are little black things that move in the vision that can take many forms; spots, lines, cobweb or lacy patterns. They move as the eyes move because they are suspended in a gel (vitreous humour at the back of the eye). Floaters typically occur in people 60 years or older. This is because the vitreous is like a gel, consisting of collagen in young people. As we age the collagen in the eye breaks down (just like the collagen in the skin) and the gel undergoes “liquefaction” becoming liquefied. Therefore, as your eyes move the liquidified vitreous and floaters moves around...

  - Dr. Lizette Mowatt

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Botulinum Toxin is a potent neurotoxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium Botulinum. The neurotoxin can cause Botulism which is a serious and life threatening condition in humans.However in small doses it can be used beneficially for certain medical and aesthetic conditions. Botox works by blocking nerve conduction thereby inhibiting muscle contraction causing weakness of the muscle.

  - Dr. Kevin Waite

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A strabismus is present when the eyes are not straight. The term ‘squint’ may be used interchangeably. Incidence: About one in 20 children has a squint. A squint may be congenital,traumatic e.g. (a head injury) or neurovascular (eg. As a result of a stroke). Most squints occur in children and usually becomes apparent after birth up to about age three years.

  - Dr. Albert Lue

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OUR OBJECTIVES

The objective of the Society shall be to promote the best possible eye-care in Jamaica and the Caribbean through corporative efforts by:

Establishing the Society itself
Associations
Cooperation with other bodies
Educational Work
Publications
Statistics and Reports
 
  1. Establishing the Society itself
  2. Associations: Encouraging and assisting in the formation of such societies, and forming strong links with existing societies in the Caribbean and world wide.
  3. Cooperation with other bodies: Promoting fraternal and professional relationship between fellow practitioners at home and abroad. Conferring and cooperating with other similar bodies as the occasion may require.

    • Educational Work: Promoting excellence through continued education, in association with other bodies worldwide.
    • Publications: issuing of appropriate publications.
    • Statistics and Reports: Obtaining and disseminating accurate information regarding the various activities of this society.

ABOUT US

Ophthalmological Society of Jamaica

The Ophthalmological Society of Jamaica was initially founded in 1985, and has become very active in the past few years. We have annual Ophthalmology conferences and also conferences for medical practitioners and the general public on Eye Health


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Dr. Jeanine Nelson-Imoru

PRESIDENT    

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Gavin Henry

VICE PRESIDENT

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Dr Amoy Ramsay

SECRETARY

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Dr. Camara Brown

TREASURER

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Dr. Lizette Mowatt

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

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