Ocular Inflammation
The 2018 New Frontiers in Ophthalmology took place on Thursday 7th June.
Always an important event in the calendar year, this year’s meeting again played host to expert speakers and international colleagues, focusing on advances in Ocular Inflammation
Speakers included
- Dr John Fitzsimons, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda
- Mr Barry Quill, Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Hospital
- Dr Monica Berry, University of Bristol
- Mr Athanasios Vardarinos, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
- Prof Elizabeth Vandenberghe, St James’s Hospital
- Professor Friedrich Kruse, University of Erlangen, Germany
Programme
8.30 – 8.55 Registration – Tea & Coffee
8.55 – 9.00 Welcome and Introduction by Chair Professor Conor Murphy
9.00 – 9.25 Dr John Fitzsimons, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda
‘Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Allergy’
9.25 – 9.30 Questions
9.30 – 9.55 Mr. Barry Quill, Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Hospital, Dublin
‘Update on Ocular Allergy’
9.55 – 10.00 Questions
10.00 – 10.25 Dr Monica Berry, University of Bristol
‘Molecular chat: mucins, sugars and cells’
10.25 – 10.30 Questions
10.30 – 10.55 Mr Athanasios Vardarinos, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
‘Evidence on treat and extend Ranibizumab continues to build. Review of the RIVAL interim results and real-world outcomes.
Questions
10.55 – 11.20 Tea/Coffee Break
11.20 – 11.45 Professor Elizabeth Vandenberghe, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin
‘The challenge of managing ocular Graft versus Host disease post stem cell transplantation’
11.45 – 11.50 Questions
11.50 – 12.45 Professor Friedrich Kruse, University of Erlangen, Germany
“New frontiers in ocular surface disorders”
12.45 – 13.00 Questions
13.00 – 14.00 Break for Lunch
The meeting is kindly sponsored by Novartis
