This year’s BIPOSA takes place
on Wednesday 30th September – Friday02nd October, 2026
at the Titanic Hotel, Stanley Dock, Liverpool
Thursday 01 October 2026
07.00 BIPOSA run
07.00 meet at the start point – Liverpool word sign just opposite the Hilton Hotel
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07.30 – 08.30 workshops
(paid ticket required: first come first served, and must have a valid meeting registration ticket to purchase)
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- Pre-registered Advanced Strabismus Surgical Demonstration Course (venue: second floor mezzanine) fully booked
- Pre-registered Retinal Imaging Simulation Lab (venue: exhibition hall) fully booked
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Pre-registered Retinal Imaging Simulation Lab (Venue: Exhibition Hall)
This is a small group tutorial/demonstration on retinal imaging devices and simulators. The delegate will be shown imaging techniques on different makes and models of cameras as well as a ROP simulator. The demonstrations will be performed by experienced users who can take the delegate through the strengths and limitations of the software/hardware on each machine.
Open to: All involved with/wish to undertake retinal imaging or ROP screening
Stations include: SUOER SW8000, FORUS NEO, Retcam ENVISION, Haag Streit-Simulator
Faculty: Rutika Dodeja, Susmito Biswas, Michael Beech, Ashwin Reddy, CK Patel
Cost: £30.00
Duration: 1 hour
Time: 7.30am to 08.30am 1 October
to register, please purchase a meeting registration ticket and book via the conference website
maximum spaces: 16
Pre-registered Advanced Strabismus Surgical Demonstration Course (Venue: second floor mezzanine) - FULLY booked
This is a small group tutorial/demonstration using strabismus models. Delegates are expected to have some basic surgical experience (i.e able to do a recess/resect). This is an opportunity for the strabismus practitioner to consolidate their surgical knowledge and pick up clinical pearls from an experienced faculty.
Open only to: Surgeons (Minimum Level 4 RCOphth equivalent and above including Consultants)
Procedures demonstrated include: Inferior Oblique Transposition, Muscle Plication, Nishida, Superior Oblique Tuck
Faculty: Anindita Hom-Choudhury, John Ferris, Ian Marsh, Anna Maino, Saurabh Jain
Cost: £30.00
Duration: 1 hour
Time: 7.30am to 08.30am 1st October
to register, please book via the conference website
maximum spaces: 16
08.00 Registration with refreshments at the trade exhibition
08.45 Welcome and housekeeping
Mr José Gonzalez-Martin, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
08.55 Session I (P) (S)
Artificial Intelligence
Moderated by Dr Anna O’Connor, University of Liverpool
08.57 AI and strabismus – Mr Madhav Vempali, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Hertfordshire
09.09 Paediatric OCT imaging, and AI – Dr Mervyn Thomas, University of Leicester
09.21 Ethics and AI – Dr Anna O’Connor, University of Liverpool
09.33 Beyond refraction: the use of AI in paediatric myopia care and control – Dr Janice Lam, National University Hospital, Singapore
09.45 Questions
10.00 Session II (P) (S)
Free paper presentations
Moderated by Dr Jigs Mehta, University of Liverpool and Miss Katherine Smyth, Royal Bolton Hospital
10.02 Habitual visual acuity and refractive error in children and young people in the Wandsworth Children’s Eye Study – Megan Jacobson, Alicia Fothergill, Varshie Jeyarajah, Vijay Tailor-Hamblin, Meei Wong, Annegret Dahlmann-Noor, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology & Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK
10.09 Effectiveness of inferior plication of the medial rectus muscle in the management of near exotropia – Zhihang Cheng, Ian Marsh, Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool, UK
10.16 A retrospective, observational study of the management of superior oblique myokymia at Moorfields Eye Hospital between 2020-2026 – Elspeth Green, Varshie Jeyarajah, James Acheson, Ailbhe Burke, Aditi Das, Joanne Hancox, Neringa Jurkute, Heidi Laviers, Axel Petzold, Maria Theodorou, Ahmed Toosy, Katie Williams, Sui Hsein Wong, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK
10.23 Myopia prevalence among 1064 children and young people in the Wandsworth Children’s Eye Study – Alicia Fothergill, Megan Jacobson, Varshie Jeyarajah, Vijay Tailor-Hamblin, Meei Wong, Annegret Dahlmann-Noor, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology & Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK
10.30 Dose-response relationship and treatment efficiency for patching vs gaming therapy for amblyopia – Sjoukje Loudon, Aveen Kadhum, Emily Tan, Maria Fronius, Maurits Joosse, Huib Simonsz, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands
10.37 Challenges and adherence in anti-myopia progression therapy: a real-world single-centre study – Alison Greene, Rochanne Wootton, Kathryn McCreery, Children’s Health Ireland, and Blackrock Eye Care, Dublin, Ireland
10.44 Eye tracking in the clinic – a pilot study – Cathy Williams, Isaac Henderson, Rosie Clark, Penny Warnes, Iain Gilchrist, Bristol Eye Hospital, Bristol, UK
10.51 An interpretable machine learning model for predicting outcomes after horizontal strabismus surgery: a clinical decision-support tool – Rohan Misra, Amee Patel, Saurabh Jain, Royal Free London NHS Trust, London, UK
10.58 Moderators’ round up
11.00 Refreshments at the trade exhibition and posters
11.35 Session III (S)
Claud Worth Lecture introduced by Dr Anna O’Connor, University of Liverpool
11.40 Rethinking amblyopia: new insights and evolving therapies
Dr Eileen Birch, Retina Foundation of the Southwest, Dallas, Texas
12.30 Presentation of Claud Worth medal to Dr Birch by Dr Anna O’Connor
12.35 – 13.55 Lunch at the trade exhibition and posters
13.00 – 13.40 Poster Village: presentations of selected posters
13.00 Poster village taking place during lunchtime – rapid fire presentation of selected posters located at under the Titanic staircase – Moderator’s introduction – Megan Wood
13.05 Poster 15: Strabismus is common across MRI phenotypes in cerebral visual impairment, whereas nystagmus may distinguish a more neurologically complex subgroup – Silvija Delfin, Jin Thong Tan, Yair Pesoa, Sara Cornelius, Richard Bowman, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, UK
13.10 Poster 24: Super Eyes 2: Patching and your life – a co-designed educational video – Laura England, Michelle Murray, Mark Pountney, Jignasa Mehta, Anna O’Connor, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
13.15 Poster 26: Thumb print sign’ on widefield retinal imaging – an interesting finding in children with foveal hypoplasia – Kamal Alchaghouri, Amit Chhabra, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
13.20 Poster 41: Current UK trends and opinions on Infantile Esotropia management – Ishani Barai, Elisabeth De Smit, Alasdair Kennedy, Vijay Tailor-Hamblin – Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
13.25 Poster 42: Trends in Adjustable Squint Surgery: An 11-Year Longitudinal Study in a Tertiary Centre – Ian Brennan, Aryan Rai, Emily McDonnell, Mukta Divekar, Shuang Lan Sun, Edward Loane, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
13.30 Poster 44: Transforming Strabismus Services Through Advanced Orthoptist Led Care – Ciara McAtamney, Pamela Anketell, Áine Gribbin, Beth Thompson, Eibhlin McLoone, Kate Shirley, Orla McNally, Monica Hrabovsky, Sonia George, Edward Prichard, Kelly Harpur, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, UK
13.35 Moderator’s round up
13.55 Lunch finishes
14.00 Session IV (P)
Rapid fire free paper presentations
Moderated by: Mr Mike Beech, Arrowe Park Hospital and Miss Haya Razzouk, Warrington Hospital
14.02 Surgically induced hyperopic blur as a treatment for intractable diplopia – Wannise Jones, Abdul-Jabbar Ghauri, Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, Birmingham, UK
14.07 Surgical outcomes of nasal Nishida procedure – Isaac Naraine, Zhihang Cheng, Ian Marsh, Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool, UK
14.12 Endophthalmitis following extraocular botulinum toxin injection: a national survey of infection prevention practices – Aarti Patel, Komal Hirani, Kelly Mackenzie, Naz Raoof, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK
14.17 Patient perspectives on anaesthesia choices for strabismus surgery: a qualitative analysis – Sinmiloluwa Tokede, Raymond Hassanzadeh, John Somner, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
14.22 Photograph-assisted triage of suspected squint referrals in children under 3 years: improving differentiation of pseudostrabismus from true strabismus – Amber Griffin, Chloe Zheng, Damien Yeo, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Liverpool, UK
14.27 Bilateral lateral rectus recessions with pre-placed scleral sutures in the management of basic-type intermittent exotropia: 8-10 year outcomes – Caroline Kilduff, Neil Clough, Eliza Green, Ailsa Ritchie, Luis Amaya & Alasdair Kennedy, St Thomas’ Hopsital, London, UK
14.32 Moderators’ round up
14.35 Session V (S) (P)
Cerebral Visual Impairment: Lived experiences. Shared Knowledge. A Common Voice
Moderated by Mr Arvind Chandna, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
Expert Panel: Mr Richard Bowman, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Ms Janet Harwood, qualified teacher of vision impairment and founder of the CVI Society, Professor Rachel Pilling, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Professor Cathy Williams, Bristol Eye Hospital
Recorded conversations with children and adults with CVI bring lived experiences of challenges with visually guided behaviours into focus. An expert panel will reflect on these narratives, offering insight into interpretation of CVI while discussing practical strategies, accommodations, and interventions, with emphasis on their clinical relevance and application.
15.35 Refreshments at the trade exhibition and posters
16.15 Session VI (P) (S)
Neuro
Moderated by Prof Fiona Rowe, University of Liverpool and Mr. Zhihang Cheng, Royal Free Hospital
16.20 Driving and vision: clinical cut‑offs, uncertainty, and conversations with families – Dr Lauren Hepworth, Senior Lecturer in Orthoptics, University of Liverpool
16.35 Questions
16.40 Free paper presentations
Moderated by Prof Fiona Rowe, University of Liverpool and Mr. Zhihang Cheng, Royal Free Hospital
16.42 Trajectory of visual outcomes from amblyopia therapy in the real-world: An analysis of 681 outpatient appointments in a UK hospital – Daniel Osborne, Jeremy Bradshaw, Jemima Pickard, Jay Self, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
16.49 Evaluating the acceptability and feasibility of the adapted Visual Impairment Screening Assessment (VISA+) tool for children with acquired brain injury – Abigail Bridge, Girvan Burnside, Lauren Hepworth, Claire Howard, Fiona Rowe, University of Liverpool, UK
16.56 Why does crowding reduce vision in albinism? – Vijay Tailor-Hamblin, Annegret Dahlmann-Noor, Maria Theodorou, Tessa Dekker, John Greenwood, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK
17.03 Important outcomes for children with Cerebral Visual Impairment plus profound & multiple learning disabilities (CVI+): parent & professional insights – Louise Allen, Jignasa Mehta, Rachel Pilling, Fiona Rowe, Kerry Woolfall, University of Liverpool, UK
17.10 Neuroprotective genetic variants and risk for cerebral visual impairment (CVI)-related traits: data from a birth cohort study – Cathy Williams, Silvia Pregnolato, Jeremy Guggenheim, David Odd, Eileen Birch, Anna O’Connor, Yi-Zhong Wang , Ilona Kovács, Karen Luyt, Bristol Medical School, Bristol, UK
17.17 Moderators’ round up