The organisation of APAO Sydney 2011 is under the direction of three internationally recognised leaders in ophthalmology.
Congress President
Clinical Associate Professor Ivan Goldberg
 A/Prof Ivan Goldberg AM is a world-renowned authority on glaucoma, and a highly-respected member of the international community of glaucoma sub-specialists.
He is a member of prestigious organisations such as the American Glaucoma Society, the Becker Glaucoma Society, and the Glaucoma Research Society.
Within Asia, A/Prof Goldberg's experience and knowledge in the field of glaucoma have been recognised through his election as the Founding President of the South East Asia Glaucoma Interest Group (SEAGIG); as immediate-past President of the World Glaucoma Association; and as an Executive Committee member of the Asian-Oceanic Glaucoma Society.
He was President of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO) when the College hosted the 29th International Congress of Ophthalmology (WOC) in Sydney in 2002.
Prior to that, A/Prof Goldberg was, for six years, RANZCO’s Censor-in-Chief, with responsibility for the College’s education and professional development programs.
A/Prof Goldberg is currently Director of Eye Associates in Sydney; Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Sydney; and Head of the Glaucoma Unit and Visiting Ophthalmologist at the Sydney Eye Hospital.
Chairman Congress Sponsorship and Industry Exhibition
Clinical Professor Frank Martin
 Prof Frank Martin AM has had a long-standing commitment to the development of ophthalmology in the Asia-Pacific region, as well the teaching and training of ophthalmologists in Australia and New Zealand.
Over many years, he has worked closely with the ophthalmic industry in ensuring their role in the success of major ophthalmic industry events.
He is a past President of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO), and was joint Secretary-General and Chairman of the Scientific Program Committee of the International Congress of Ophthalmology (WOC) in Sydney in 2002.
In 2001, he was appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his service to medicine – particularly in the field of ophthalmology as a clinician, teacher and administrator. He was appointed President of the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology in May 2009.
In September 2009, the New South Wales (Australia) Government appointed Prof Martin as a Business Events Sydney Ambassador in recognition of his longstanding commitment to promoting Sydney as a business events destination.
Prof Martin sub-specialises in paediatric ophthalmology and strabismus, and is the inaugural President of the Asia-Pacific Society of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. He also serves on the board of the International Strabismus Association, and is a member of the International Council of Ophthalmology.
Prof Martin works in private practice in Sydney, and is Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Sydney. He holds appointments as a visiting ophthalmologist at Sydney Eye Hospital, Sydney Children’s Hospital, and the Children’s Hospital at Westmead.
Scientific Program Chairman
Professor Charles McGhee
 New Zealand-based Prof Charles McGhee brings many years of experience in congress scientific program management to his role as Chair of the APAO 2011 Congress Scientific Program.
As Chair of RANZCO’s Scientific Program Committee for several years, Prof McGhee directed many highly-successful scientific programs at the College’s Annual Scientific Congresses.
He is the current editor of RANZCO’s scientific journal Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, helping to establish it as a trusted conduit of quality research sourced locally and internationally. He also serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, amongst other journals.
Prof McGhee holds Fellowships in ophthalmology and ophthalmic surgery from RANZCO, the Royal College of Ophthalmology (UK), and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (Scotland).
He previously held professorial posts in England and Scotland before being invited, in 1999, to take up the newly-established post of Maurice Paykel Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He was also appointed as the Clinical Director of Ophthalmology for Auckland District Health Board (1999-2006).
Prof McGhee specialises in corneal transplantation and corneal diseases such as keratoconus, inherited corneal dystrophies, and in complex anterior segment surgery following trauma. He is a Senior Ophthalmic Surgeon at Auckland City Hospital and Eye Institute, New Zealand. He has published more than 200 research papers and chapters, as well as three textbooks on his research interests, and has been invited to give a number of named lectures at international conferences. He is scientific Co-Chair of the APAO Congress, Beijing 2010.
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