08.15 – 08.45
Registration and Exhibition
08.45 – 09.00
Welcome and Introduction
09.00 – 10.30
Session 1: All Systems Are Go!
(Chair – Nicholas Jones)
Synopsis: A journey through the systems and how dysregulation can cause ocular inflammation.
10.30-11.00
Coffee and Muffins
11.00 -12.45
Session 2: The 27th Roper-Hall Eye Foundation Prize Medal Competition
(Chair - Saaeha Rauz)
Synopsis: Case presentations from trainees where there is a message to be learnt or there is a change in practice. Each case will be open to discussion to the judges and the floor before the audience use ‘Slido’ on their smart phones or tablets to vote for the winner. The winner receives a hallmarked solid silver medal and their name is inscribed on the honours board.
12.45-13.45
Lunch and Exhibition
13.45-14.15
Session 3: The Great Debate – “Lumper versus Splitter”
(Chair – Alastair Denniston)
Synopsis: Experts for and against the argument give a 5-minute résumé to present their case, followed by a 15-minute debate from the floor before the audience use ‘Slido’ on their smart phones or tablets to vote for the winner.
14.15-15.15
Session 4: Academic Unit of Ophthalmology Alumni: The 11th Sir Adrian Cadbury Lecture.
"Ocular toxoplasmosis in the 21st century"
Miles Stanford, Professor of Ophthalmology, St Thomas’ Hospital, London (UK)
with Introduction by Graham Wallace
15.15-15.45
Tea and Cakes
15.45-16.55
Session 5: Back to the Future
(Joint Chairs - Graham Wallace and Robert Barry)
Synopsis: Rapid fire of International Experts giving their vision of ophthalmology ‘through the crystal ball’. We know where we are now, but where were we 30 years ago (1989), and blue-sky thoughts on where will we be 30 years from now in 2049. (mixture of basic and clinical science research, and medical education)
16.55-17.25
This is your Life! Presented by Alistair Fielder, Merrick Moseley and Theodoros Potamitis
17.25-17.40
Exaugural Musings - Philip Murray
17.40-17.45
Presentation of Roper-Hall Medal
17.45-17.50
Closing Remarks
Approved for CPD 7.0 points by The Royal College of Ophthalmologists
17.50-18.45
Drinks Reception – Bramall Mezzanine (all welcome – included in registration fee)
19.00-23.00
Gala Dinner (all welcome – guests tickets sold separately)
Lloyd Room, Edgbaston Park Hotel (https://www.edgbastonparkhotel.com/about/)
with entertainment by the Soul Providers (https://www.thesoulproviders.co.uk/)
Registration and Exhibition
08.45 – 09.00
Welcome and Introduction
09.00 – 10.30
Session 1: All Systems Are Go!
(Chair – Nicholas Jones)
Synopsis: A journey through the systems and how dysregulation can cause ocular inflammation.
- Ocular Manifestations of HIV and the Immunosuppressed. Carlos Pavesio, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
- Ocular Graft-Versus-Host-Disease. Sai Kolli, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
- Acanthamoeba Keratitis: The Enigma of Extra-corneal Inflammation. John KG Dart, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London.
- Turning Stem Cell Failure into Stem Cell Success. Julie Daniels, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London.
- HLA-B27 Typical Anterior Uveitis: Manfred Zierhut, University of Tuebingen, Germany
- Ask the experts – Chaired by Nicholas Jones
10.30-11.00
Coffee and Muffins
11.00 -12.45
Session 2: The 27th Roper-Hall Eye Foundation Prize Medal Competition
(Chair - Saaeha Rauz)
Synopsis: Case presentations from trainees where there is a message to be learnt or there is a change in practice. Each case will be open to discussion to the judges and the floor before the audience use ‘Slido’ on their smart phones or tablets to vote for the winner. The winner receives a hallmarked solid silver medal and their name is inscribed on the honours board.
12.45-13.45
Lunch and Exhibition
13.45-14.15
Session 3: The Great Debate – “Lumper versus Splitter”
(Chair – Alastair Denniston)
Synopsis: Experts for and against the argument give a 5-minute résumé to present their case, followed by a 15-minute debate from the floor before the audience use ‘Slido’ on their smart phones or tablets to vote for the winner.
- Motion: All non-infectious uveitis is basically the same, and treatment decisions can be based on the location of inflammation not the underlying pathological pathways. Stop making uveitis so complicated!
- Proponent: Carlos Pavesio, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Opponent: Andrew Dick, University of Bristol and UCL-Institute of Ophthalmology, London
14.15-15.15
Session 4: Academic Unit of Ophthalmology Alumni: The 11th Sir Adrian Cadbury Lecture.
"Ocular toxoplasmosis in the 21st century"
Miles Stanford, Professor of Ophthalmology, St Thomas’ Hospital, London (UK)
with Introduction by Graham Wallace
15.15-15.45
Tea and Cakes
15.45-16.55
Session 5: Back to the Future
(Joint Chairs - Graham Wallace and Robert Barry)
Synopsis: Rapid fire of International Experts giving their vision of ophthalmology ‘through the crystal ball’. We know where we are now, but where were we 30 years ago (1989), and blue-sky thoughts on where will we be 30 years from now in 2049. (mixture of basic and clinical science research, and medical education)
- Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmology. Pearse Keane, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology.
- Structuring Materials to Enhance Regeneration. Liam Grover, University of Birmingham.
- Ocular syphilis: new aspects of an old disease. Nicholas Jones, Manchester Royal Eye Hospital,
- Age-related Macular Degeneration, Immune Metabolism and Cell Health. Andrew Dick, University of Bristol and UCL-Institute of Ophthalmology, London
- Diagnostic Entities in Uveitis. Douglas Jabs, The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health and The Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA
- Educating Ophthalmologists – How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Going? Caroline MacEwen, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee.
- How the International Uveitis Study Group Discovered "Education" as a Major Goal. Manfred Zierhut, University of Tuebingen, Germany
16.55-17.25
This is your Life! Presented by Alistair Fielder, Merrick Moseley and Theodoros Potamitis
17.25-17.40
Exaugural Musings - Philip Murray
17.40-17.45
Presentation of Roper-Hall Medal
17.45-17.50
Closing Remarks
Approved for CPD 7.0 points by The Royal College of Ophthalmologists
17.50-18.45
Drinks Reception – Bramall Mezzanine (all welcome – included in registration fee)
19.00-23.00
Gala Dinner (all welcome – guests tickets sold separately)
Lloyd Room, Edgbaston Park Hotel (https://www.edgbastonparkhotel.com/about/)
with entertainment by the Soul Providers (https://www.thesoulproviders.co.uk/)
