RANZCO NSW Branch Annual Scientific Meeting 2027
PROGRAM SUMMARY | Saturday 27 – Sunday 28 February 2027
Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney
Keynotes, clinical updates, debates, video cases, awards and networking.
Please note: This is a working program and is subject to confirmation.
Saturday 27 February 2027
6:30–9:00 am
Registration
8:30–10:00 am
Session 1: What I Heard at Conferences — Updates across cornea, cataract, vitreoretinal,
paediatrics, medical retina, glaucoma, oculoplastics and neuro-ophthalmology.
10:15–10:45 am
Morning Tea
10:45 am–12:05 pm
Session 2: Keynote Presentations and Discussion — Prof Rupert Bourne and Prof Esen
Akpek; evidence in medicine and ophthalmology; discussion and Q&A.
12:05–1:10 pm
Lunch
1:10–2:30 pm
Session 3: RANZCO Closed Session — NSW Branch and RANZCO, ASO, AMA, AVR and
ANZEF updates.
2:30–3:00 pm
Afternoon Tea
3:00–4:00 pm
Session 4: Con Moshegov Memorial Lecture and Awards — Memorial Lecture by Prof
Rupert Bourne; award lectures and fellowship updates.
4:00–5:30 pm
Poster viewing and Networking Function
Sunday 28 February 2027
8:00–9:00 am
Registration
9:00–10:30 am
Session 5: Evidence That Changed My Practice — Clinical insights across medical retina,
glaucoma, cornea, vitreoretinal, cataract and paediatrics; discussion and Q&A.
10:30–11:00 am
Morning Tea
11:00 am–12:10 pm
Session 6: Debate Session — MIGS vs trabeculectomy; real-world vs clinical-trial evidence;
zoster keratouveitis prophylaxis; topical therapy after cataract surgery.
12:10–1:10 pm
Lunch
1:20–2:20 pm
Session 7: Video Session – Watch & Learn — Cases and tips in cataract surgery,
oculoplastics, vitreoretinal trauma, glaucoma, eye movements and OSSN.
2:30–4:00 pm
Session 8: Late-Breaking News and the Future — Prof Rupert Bourne and Prof Esen Akpek;
discussion and Q&A; prize announcements and concluding remarks.
4:10–4:15 pm
Annual Scientific Meeting Close