WEDNESDAY 02nd OCTOBER 2024

08.15    Registration with refreshments at the posters and trade exhibition

Join us for welcome refreshments, browse the exhibition stands and view the posters

08.50    Welcome and housekeeping

Mr. Lawrence Gnanaraj, Sunderland Eye Infirmary

Morning sessions

09.00
Session I (P)
Allergy, ocular surface, and corneal disease
Moderated by Mr Alan Connor, Newcastle

09.00           Allergic eye disease: itching for answers – Prof Susmito Biswas, Manchester

09.20           Severe Multi-System Allergic Disease – there is more to this than meets the eye – Dr Louise Michaelis, Newcastle

09.40           Paediatric keratoconus – should all patients have corneal cross linking? – Miss Ailsa Ritchie, London

10.00           Discussion and questions

10.15
Session II (P)
Paediatric Free Papers
Moderated by Mr Javid Suleman nd Miss Neda Qurashi, Middlesbrough

10.18           Adalimumab failure in Paediatric Uveitis: Who, why and what next? – Alicia Canalejo Oliva

10.27           Surgical outcomes of paeditric uveitic cataract managed in a tertiary paediatric multidisciplinary team (MDT): Is it all doom and gloom? – Claire Dawson

10.36           Service evaluation of paediatric patients with non-infectious optic neuritis seen within the paediatric ophthalmology department at the Evelina Children’s Hospital – Neil Clough

10.45           A review of the management and clinical outcomes of patients under 17 years of age with keratoconus at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital since 2020 – Elspeth Green

10.54           Neurodevelopmental outcomes of ultra-low dose intravitreal bevacizumab (0.16mg) on infants with retinopathy of prematurity at two years of age – Matthew Hartley

11.03           Retinal detachment risk and outcomes in ocular coloboma in a large UK cohort – Daniel Jackson

11.12           Moderators’ round-up

11.15    Refreshments at the posters and the trade exhibition

11.45
Session III (P)
ROP and other paediatric retinal disease
Moderated by Miss Roxane Hillier, Newcastle

11.50           Current controversies in ROP Care – Miss Gill Adams, London

12.05           Practical decision making in ROP – Mr CK Patel, Oxford, Mr Chien Wong, London

12.20           Congenital x-linked retinoschisis – Mr Kanmin Xue, Oxford

12.35           Retinal genetics update – Mr Rob Henderson, London

12.50           Discussion and questions

13.00    Lunch at the posters and the trade exhibition

Afternoon sessions

14.00
Session IV (S) (P)
Claud Worth Lecture introduced by Mr Lawrence Gnanaraj, Sunderland
Prof Jugnoo Rahi, London

Improving outcomes for children and young people living with vision and eye disorders: stories of population health discovery science and research translation

15.00
Session V (P)
Paediatric rapid-fire presentations
Moderated by: Miss Yewande Babalola, Middlesbrough and Dr Panagiota Antonopoulou, Greece

15.02           Ophthalmology: Transition Clinic from Paediatrics to Adult Services – Michael Edwards

15.07           Classifying Differences in Optic Nerve Head Appearance Pre and Post Calvarial Remodelling Surgery in Patients with Sagittal Synostosis – Kristina Alexander

15.12           Paediatric scleral-fixated lens implantation- long term outcomes.  Fadi Ghazala

15.17           Visual Recovery Following Treatment of Paediatric Optic Neuritis – Brinda Muthusamy

15.22          The orthoptist’s  role in facilitating ocular motor and sensory function in patients with Parkinson’s disease – Cheryl McCarus

15.27           Laser pointer induced Choroidal Neovascular Membranes in Children: A case series – Aabgina Shafi

15.32           Outcomes of late probing for congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNLDO) in children following Covid-19: older children share successful outcomes – Jone Tamosauskaite

15.37           A rare paediatric case of ANCA-associated vasculitis – Lu Jing Tan

15.42           Anti-Adalimumab antibody development in Children and Young People treated for non-infectious uveitis and rheumatic diseases with Adalimumab biologic therapy – Charlotte Wilson

15.47           Prematurity profile and response to intravitreal ranibizumab in infants treated for retinopathy of prematurity: a case series – Leticia Dujardin

15.52           The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Retinopathy of Prematurity Screening Guidelines (2022): A series of treated infants falling outside the updated criteria – Simranjeet Aulakh

15.57           Moderator’s round up

16.00    Refreshments at the posters and the trade exhibition

16.30
Session VI (P)
Tiny eye problems
Moderated by Mr Qasim Mansoor, Middlesbrough

16.35           Highs and Lows: paediatric glaucoma – Mr Joe Abbott, Birmingham

16.55           Tiny patients. Big questions. Navigating icebergs and neurotoxicity in paediatric ophthalmic anaesthesia – Dr Quentin Smith, Consultant Anaesthetist, Sunderland

17.15             Paediatric cataract management: tips, tricks and pearls accrued over 35 years! – Prof Chris Lloyd, London

17.35           Discussion and questions

17.50    Group photo

17.55    Closing remarks

18.00  Reception at the Riverside Suite, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Arts

Batlic Centre for Contemporary Arts – baltic.art

19.30  END and evening free