UK and Éire Glaucoma Society (UKEGS) Conference 2022
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The UK and Éire Glaucoma Society (UKEGS) Conference will be a face to face meeting on 19 and 20 October 2022 in Birmingham.
About this event
Our annual UK and Éire Glaucoma Society (UKEGS) Conference will be a face to face meeting on 19 and 20 October 2022, hosted by UKEGS President Prof Pete Shah at the IET Austin Court in central Birmingham.
Our early bird conference tickets are now available to buy. Prices will increase from 1 September, so don't delay and secure your ticket today.
Conference agenda
We've got some brilliant speakers lined up for the event. The draft programme includes*:
Wednesday 19 October
Session 1: Diagnostics, Big Data and AI – Glaucoma Recovery
Chaired by Professor David Garway-Heath & Ms Nishani Amersinghe
Session 2: What’s new in glaucoma?
Chaired by Professor Peng Khaw & Mr Anthony Khawaja
Session 3: Challenging Cases
Chaired by Mr Tarun Sharma & Ms Freda Sii Challenging Cases: Glaucoma & Pregnancy – Mr Danilo Paulo Invited Lecture: ‘Failing Systems & Patient Safety’ – Mr Simon Dulku
Session 4: Surgical Videos of Tips & Tricks
Chaired by Prof Gus Gazzard & Mr Jim Kirwan
Thursday 20 October 2022
Guest Lecture
Professor Balwantray Chauhan
Session 5: Managing Surgical Complications
Chaired by Mr Imran Masood & Mr Gok Ratnarajan
Professor Graham Lee – Adult buphthalmic cataract surgery
Mr Imran Masood - Nanophthalmos / Malignant Glaucoma
Session 6: The MIGS Debate
Chaired by Ms Lydia Chang & Professor Peter Shah
Debate: MIGS Can Be of Value in Complex Glaucoma?
For: Mr Imran Masood / Against: Mr Dan Lindfield (TBC)
The Hitchings Lecture
Professor David Crabb presents the 2022 Hitchings Lecture
Session 7: Helping Patients Live With Glaucoma
Chaired by Professor David Crabb & Mr Jim Kirwan
The ‘Only Eye’ Surgery Project – Dr Lee Jones
Session 8: The Global Perspective and Advanced Disease
Chaired by Professor Rupert Bourne, Professor Anthony King & Ms Rashmi Mathew
Invited lecture: My Reflections on TAGS - The Advanced Glaucoma Study
Invited lecture: SLT in Tanzania: RCT data – Dr Heiko Philippin
Invited lecture: Amyloidosis and glaucoma – Dr Katia Papastavrou
New glaucoma studies for the British Ophthalmic Surveillance Unit
*Our conference programme is subject to change.
Abstracts
We are now accepting abstracts for poster and oral presentations at the meeting.
Research Award
We are also accepting applications for the £50,000 UKEGS research award. This ophthalmology-focused open call grant is open to all UKEGS members. The closing date for applications is 13 August 2022.