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
08.00 Registration with refreshments at the trade exhibition
07.30 – 0.80 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: first floor foyer)
- Pre-registered Retinal Imaging Simulation Lab (venue: exhibition hall)
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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
09.00 AI and Strabismus – Mr Madhav Vempali, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Hertfordshire
09.15 Paediatric OCT imaging, and AI – Dr Mervyn Thomas, University of Leicester
09.30 Ethics and AI – Dr Anna O’Connor, University of Liverpool
09.45 Beyond Refraction: the use of AI in paediatric myopia care and control – Dr Janice Lam, National University Hospital, Singapore
10.00 Session II (P) (S)
Free paper presentations
Moderated by Dr Jigs Mehta, University of Liverpool
11.00 Refreshments at the trade exhibition and paediatric themed poster viewing
11.35 Session III (S)
Claud Worth Lecture introduced by Dr Anna O’Connor, University of Liverpool
Rethinking Amblyopia: New Insights and Evolving Therapies
Dr Eileen Birch, Retina Foundation of the Southwest, Dallas, Texas
12.35 Lunch at the trade exhibition and paediatric themed poster viewing
14.25 Session IV (P)
Rapid fire free paper presentations
Moderated by: Mr Mike Beech, Arrowe Park Hospital
14.40 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, Prof Rachel Pilling, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Prof 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.
15.45 Refreshments at the trade exhibition and orthoptist themed poster viewing
16.20 Session VI (P) (S)
Neuro
Moderated by Prof Fiona Rowe, University of Liverpool
16.20 Driving and Vision: Clinical cut‑offs, uncertainty, and conversations with families – Dr Lauren Hepworth, Senior Lecturer in Orthoptics, University of Liverpool
16.30 Free Paper Presentations