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Gen | Eye spy: Ultrasound's role in occular pathology

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Arena 1B | Philips
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In-Person Only
Friday, May 29, 2026
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM
Arena 1B | Philips

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Miss Donna Napier


Speaker

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Miss Donna Napier
Sonographer
Tweed Valley Hospital

Eye spy: Ultrasounds role in evaluating ocular pathology

3:00 AM - 3:50 AM

Presentation Synopsis / Abstract

Ultrasound evaluation of the eye can play an inherent role in detecting vision threatening conditions. When the sonographer has a sound knowledge of ocular anatomy, scanning techniques and safe operating limits relative to the eye, ophthalmic referral and treatment pathways can be expediated.  As a misdiagnosis can have lifelong effects on a patient's vision, it is essential that technical parameters be optimised to demonstrate subtle pathologies whist not inducing any potential biological effects. This workshop introduces the sonographer to normal and abnormal ocular anatomy, scanning guidelines and common pathologies encountered in clinical practice.

Biography

Miss Donna Napier FASA | Tweed Valley Hospital Donna Napier is a Radiographer/Sonographer and the acting Sonography Section Manager at the Tweed Valley Hospital in Northern New South Wales, having over 24 years industry experience. She holds a master’s degree in medical sonography and is a Fellow of the Australasian Sonographers association (FASA). Donna has a passion for education and is an advocate for expanding the sonographer’s scope of practice. She has a keen interest in musculoskeletal and emergency ultrasound applications, and more recently has developed a passion for the use of ultrasound to improve men’s health outcomes. Her contributions to the profession are vast, having presented at several national conferences and authored multiple publications in Sonography journal. As a volunteer sonographer, Donna has been involved in multiple outreach initiatives, presented globally on ocular ultrasound and travelled to central Australia as a part of the RAB UNITY initiative – a collaboration aimed at improving medical ultrasound access and healthcare for First Nation’s people. Due to her work in improving ultrasound education and services in regional areas, Donna is the recipient of ten professional awards from the ASA, ASUM, NSW Health and the Allied Health Awards. She will be presenting on the sonographic evaluation of acute penile injury and conducting a workshop on ultrasound of the eye - each serving as a guide to the sonographic evaluation of acute pathologies commonly encountered in the clinical setting.
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