Pan-Ireland Ophthalmology Day (POD) 2025

Pan-Ireland Ophthalmic Conference (POD) 2025, Belfast

Queen's University Belfast is delighted to host a special event, the Pan-Ireland Ophthalmology Day.

This year POD will feature a special half day symposium (Retina Physiology) sponsored by The Physiological Society. The event will be opened by President of the Irish College of Ophthalmologists and President of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists.

For more information on the event and details of the programme please contact sara.shields@qub.ac.uk

A special delegate rate has been arranged for those requiring accommodation, please contact Sara for details.

08.30 - 09.00: Registration and Tea/Coffee, poster viewing, networking and visit sponsors

09.00 - 09.05: Welcome, Tunde Peto, Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, QUB

09.05 - 09.25: Opening of Pan-Ireland Ophthalmology Day 2025

Professor Dilani Siriwardena – Vice President of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists

Professor Ian Greer, QUB

09.25 - 11.15: Retina Physiology Session 1 (4 x 20 min + 5 min Q&E talks by invited speakers)

Retinal blood flow regulation, Professor Tim Curtis, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland

The inner retinal blood barrier Professor Matthew Campbell, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Insights into genetic determinants of rare and common eye diseases from human retinal electrophysiology Professor Omar Mahroo, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London

The links between human visual neural circuits, physiology, and circadian behaviour Dr Annette Allen, University of Manchester, England

11.15 - 11.30: Tea and coffee break, poster viewing, networking and visiting sponsors

11.30 - 12.15: Retina Physiology Session 2 (35 min selected from abstracts submitted)

Aoife Hunter: Down syndrome study - 4 minutes

2024 Winner of James Magill Scholarship – Hojjat Naderi-Meshkin, QUB

Presentation: 2 minutes presentation

12.15 - 13.15: Lunch, poster viewing, networking and visiting sponsors

13.15 – 13.30: James A Craig Lab and Clinical Presentations (3x 4min + 1min Q&E)

James A Craig best presentation award

13.30 - 14.10: Women in Vision Ireland Award Session – talks from abstracts submitted

Chaired by Dr Emily Greenan, Irish College of Ophthalmologists, ROI

14.10 - 14.20: Opening Mr Gerry Fahy – President of the Irish College of Ophthalmologists

Professor Ian Bruce – Pro-Vice Chancellor (MHLS), QUB

14.20 - 15.50: Case presentations and trainee research presentations:

The latest in clinical cases and research from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland: Chaired by Professor Dilani Siriwardena and Mr Gerry Fahy

15.50 - 16.00: Best poster and presentation awards and closing remarks