The ICO Eye Care in Focus Conference for the extended eye care team will take place from 9.30am - 4.30pm Tuesday, October 4th 2022 at The Gibson Hotel, Dublin.
The Conference will be a full day clinical education meeting of interest to ophthalmologists, general practitioners, optometrists, orthoptists, ophthalmic nurses and technicians.
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Registration Fee: €80 (includes lunch and morning refreshments)
CME Accredited - 6 CPD Points
Programme Overview
Chair: Professor Colm O'Brien
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin
Professor of Ophthalmology, University College Dublin
9.00am Welcome Refreshments
9.30am Clinical Education Session 1: Perimetry
'Basics of Perimetry and Interpretation of Test Outcomes'
Dr Tony Redmond
Reader, School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Wales
'Visual Field Defects in Glaucoma and Neurology'
Ms Emily Hughes
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Galway University Hospital
'How Does Glaucoma Look and Feel?'
Professor David Crabb
Optometry and Visual Sciences, School of Health Sciences, City, University of London
11.00am Refreshments
11.30am Clinical Education Session 2: Retinopathy of Prematurity
"Prematurity and ROP: The New Challenges"
Prof John Murphy
Consultant Neonatologist at the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street and Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street. National Clinical Lead for Neonatology
'Pathogenesis and Clinical Features of ROP'
Mr John Stokes
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, University Hospital Waterford
'Screening and Treatment in ROP'
Ms Claire Hartnett
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street and Bon Secours Hospital, Dublin
'Northern Ireland Experience in ROP Screening and Management'
Ms Eibhlin McLoone
Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast HSC Trust, Northern Ireland
1.00pm Lunch
2.00pm Clinical Education Session 3: Keratoconus
'Keratoconus: A General Overview'
Dr Marchien Dallinga
Corneal Fellow, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin
'Contact Lens Management of Keratoconus'
Mr Cian Gildea
Contact Lens Specialist, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin
'Delivering an Effective Corneal Crosslinking Service for Keratoconus'
Ms Diana Malata
Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin
'Optimising Keratoplasty Outcomes in Keratoconus'
Professor Conor Murphy
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin; Chair and Professor of Ophthalmology, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
3.30pm Comfort Break
3.40pm Keynote Talk: "Learnings from Covid-19"
Guest Speaker - Dr Colm Henry
Chief Clinical Officer, Health Service Executive
4.30pm Meeting Close
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