Programme of Events
Thursday 11th October 2018 World Sight Day
Venue: Riddel Hall, Belfast
The first day of the conference will concentrate on nutrition and the eye and will feature presentations and reports from colleagues on a local, national and international setting.
| 9.00-9.25 | Registration and Coffee |
| 9.25 – 9.35 |
Welcome Tunde Peto, Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, and Clinical Lead for the NI DESP, QUB |
| 9.35 – 10.40 |
The ‘Big Picture’ – Report from the National Screening Committee and the 5-nations leads NSC and 5-nations representatives |
| 10.40 – 12.20 |
Nutrition and the eye session: Invited lectures Nutrition in Northern Ireland – Claire McEvoy Micronutrients and eye-health – Imre Lengyel Global challenges in food security - Chris Elliott Current nutritional guidelines for best results in diabetes care – Philip Johnston |
| 12.20 – 1.00 |
Lunch and networking for WSD delegates |
| 1.00 – 1.40 |
Interactive Clinical Session – Intriguing clinical cases Chair: David Keegan |
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1.40 – 2.00 |
Eliminating trachoma Elliot McClenaghan, QUB |
| 2.00 – 2.20 |
The built environment and the visually impaired Laura Cushley, QUB |
| 2.20 – 2.50 |
Afternoon tea |
| 2.50 – 3.30 |
Keynote lecture: Collaboration is the key: working together towards solving MacTel Martin Friedlander, San Diego, USA |
| 3.30 – 4.00 |
The role of fenofibrates and lipid lowering drugs in diabetes care around the World Alicia Jenkins, Sydney, Australia |
| 4.00 - 4.30 |
Diabetic eye disease around the world Tunde Peto, Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, and Clinical Lead for the NI DESP, QUB screening World Sight Day Celebration Frank Albert Tanzania: Diabetic eye disease in Africa: achievements and challenges Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between QUB and Dodoma Team |
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4.30 |
Close of the day |
Friday 12th October 2018 Pan-Ireland Ophthalmic Day (POD) 2018
The Pan-Ireland Ophthalmic Day will explore both laboratory and clinical research and case studies including translational medicine aspects of diabetic retinopathy, AMD and the consequent use of bioinformatics will be discussed.
| 9.00 – 9.25 | Registration and Coffee |
| 9.25 – 9.35 |
Welcome Tunde Peto, Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology QUB and BHSCT
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| Translational science session: Chairs: Alan Stitt and Matthew Campbell | |
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9.35 – 10.05 |
Novel approaches to treatment of early diabetic retinopathy Alan Stitt, QUB |
| 10.05 – 10.35 |
Circadian regulation of the inner blood retina barrier; A paradigm for geographic atrophy development Matthew Campbell, Trinity College Dublin |
| 10.35 – 10.55 |
Developing a new way of measuring visual acuity in AMD Roger Anderson, University of Ulster |
| 10.55 – 11.25 | Coffee break and networking |
| 11.25 – 11.50 | Novel findings in AMD research
Imre Lengyel, Senior lecturer, CEM, QUB |
| 11.50 – 12.10 | The power of big data in health and disease
Jose Sousa, QUB |
| 12.10 – 12.45 |
Keynote lecture: Angiogenesis and the eye Martin Friedlander, San Diego, USA |
| 12.45 – 1.30 | Lunch and networking |
| Clinical session: Chair: Miss Julie Silvestri and Mr David Keegan | |
| 1.30 – 2.30 |
Fluorescein and OCT Angiography Conference Chairs: Professor Alan Bird and Miss Clara McAvoy Dr Clare Shute – Cases of FEVR, capillary haemangioma and a mystery case Dr Gerard Reid- Sarcoid a stunning case of angioid streak Miss Clara MCAVOY- Burkitts lymphoma |
| 2.30 – 3.20 |
Uveitis symposium and case discussions Chairs: Clara McAvoy and RoI representative Ajay Mohite - Fungal endophthalmitis Clare Shute - FEVR Gerard Reid - angioid streaks and pseudoxanthoma James Parker- retinal hamartoma Burkitts lymphoma presenting as exudative retinal detachment
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| 3.20 – 3.40 |
Afternoon tea |
| 3.40 – 4.20 | Rare diseases and Low Vision Aid Clinical Trials
Chairs: Miss Silvestri (NI) and Mr Keegan (RoI) |
| 4.20 - 4.30 |
Close of the day |
Pan-Ireland Ophthalmology Day (POD)
