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Cambridge Ophthalmological Symposium
52nd COS Programme
Old Divinity School, St John’s College, Cambridge, UK
5-6th September 2024
18 CPD self accredited points
Topic: Evolution and the Eye
Chairs: Prof Tien Yin Wong, Beijing, China and Dr David Williams, Cambridge, UK
Academic Organiser: Prof Patrick Yu-Wai-Man, Cambridge, UK
Registration opens: 08:00 Thursday and Friday.
Friday
Thursday 5th September 2024
Time | Topic | Speaker | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
Time | Topic | Speaker | |
08:45 | Welcome | Patrick Yu-Wai-Man | Cambridge, UK |
LENS | |||
09:00 | Why does the lens remain transparent? | Roy Quinlan | Durham, UK |
09:30 | Causes of cataract across species | David Williams | Cambridge, UK |
10:00 | Evolution of modern cataract surgery | David O'Brart | London, UK |
10:30 | Coffee | ||
CORNEA | |||
11:00 | Molecular evolution of corneal structure | James Jester | Irvine, USA |
11:30 | Stages of corneal ulceration | Frank Larkin | London, UK |
12:00 | Advances in corneal transplantation | Jod Mehta | Singapore, Rep. of Singapore |
12:30 | Lunch | ||
OCULAR IMMUNOLOGY | |||
14:00 | Evolution of the ocular immune system | John Forrester | Aberdeen, UK |
14:30 | Comparative models of uveitis | Virginia Calder | London, UK |
15:00 | Evolution of treatment regimens for uveitis | Andrew Dick | London, UK |
15:30 | Tea | ||
NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY | |||
16:00 | Observations from the NHPES study – Can non-human primates be used to study optic nerve diseases? | Ningli Wang | Beijing, China |
16:30 | Evolution of optic disc drusen | Joyce Liao | Stanford, USA |
17:00 | Treatment of ischaemic optic neuropathies - the controversies | Neil Miller | Baltimore, USA |
17:30 | Close |
Friday 6th September 2024
Time | Topic | Speaker | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
RETINA (I) | |||
09:00 | Gene Therapy Advances utilizing Large Animal Models | Simon Petersen Jones | East Lansing, USA |
09:30 | Comparative aspects of retinal degeneration | Gustavo Aguirre | Philadelphia, USA |
10:00 | Evolution in management of AMD | Usha Chakravarthy | Belfast, UK |
10:30 | Coffee | ||
RETINA (II) | |||
11:00 | Evolution of diabetic retinopathy - pathogenesis | Simon Harding | Liverpool, UK |
11:30 | Evolution in diabetic retinopathy screening | Tien Yin Wong | Beijing, China |
12:00 | Evolution in treatment of diabetic retinopathy | Sobha Sivaprasad | London, UK |
12:30 | Lunch | ||
ADVANCED THERAPIES | |||
14:00 | Stem cell therapy for retinal diseases | Pete Coffey | London, UK |
14:30 | Gene therapy for retinal diseases | Mandeep Singh | Baltimore, USA |
15:00 | Experimental therapies for optic neuropathies | Patrick Yu-Wai-Man | Cambridge, UK |
15:30 | Tea | ||
AI / TELEMEDICINE | |||
16:00 | Detection of visual impairment using smartphones | Haotian Lin | Guangzhou, China |
16:30 | Telemedicine - the future of ophthalmology? | Peter Thomas | London, UK |
17:00 | CLOSE |
Thursday
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