Keynote speakers

Claud Worth Lecture

Dr Dorothy Thompson

Biography

Dorothy Thompson is a Consultant Clinical Scientist at Great Ormond Street Hospital and Director of the Tony Kriss Visual Electrophysiology Unit.

Dorothy completed a PhD in Pattern Electroretinography; studying the origin of electrical signals in the retina. She went on to explore how the brain uses specialised areas for vision with post-doctoral Leverhulme and Wellcome Research Fellowships.

Dorothy then joined the clinical science team in the ophthalmology department of GOSH and has worked there clinically for 25+ years, now leading the visual electrophysiology team. Dorothy is a board member and the Director of Education for the International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision, ISCEV, which sets international standards of practice for clinical electrophysiology. She is also Chair of the UK Professional Body for visual electrophysiology, BriSCEV In this role Dorothy works closely with other UK bodies including the RCOphth, NSHCS, HEE, to develop, support and deliver training in Ophthalmic and Vision Sciences, though the NHS Scientist Training Programmes (STP), Higher Specialist Scientist Training (HSST) and apprenticeships.

Roger Trimble Lecture

Dr Ramesh Kekunnaya

Biography

Dr Ramesh Kekunnaya is the Network Director – Technology Innovation at LVPEI. He is also an Executive Bureau Director of the World Society for Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (WSPOS), Founder Executive Bureau member of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Network (POSN) of India, and an Administrative Council Member of the International Strabismological Association (ISA).

Dr Kekunnaya received his basic medical training from the Karnataka Medical College, Hubli, and specialized in ophthalmology from the Government Medical College, Mysore. He completed a fellowship in Paediatric and Neuro Ophthalmology, Strabismus and Comprehensive Ophthalmology at LVPEI, followed by a Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Fellowship (AAPOS accredited) at the Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, USA. His core clinical interests include simple and complex strabismus in adults and children (squint), childhood cataract, vision development, myopia, amblyopia (lazy eye) and neuro-ophthalmological disorders in children.

He has been honoured with Achievement Awards from the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology. Dr Kekunnaya is also the recipient of the International Scholar Award and International Education Award from AAO, and Honor Award from the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.

Dr Kekunnaya has authored over 150 publications in peer-reviewed journals in addition to having written over 25 text book chapters. He is the Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Section Editor for the British Journal of Ophthalmology, the Current Eye Research, and the BMJ Open Ophthalmology. He has presented widely, is invited as keynote speakers at both national and global levels, and is passionate about teaching.