NEOS Autumn Meeting

24th November 2026, Mount Pleasant Hotel, Doncaster

Convenors: Naadir Ansari & Gerry Jayamanne, Doncaster Royal Infirmary

Programme

Morning Session: Emergency Eyecare
09.15	Registration with tea, coffee and pastries at the Trade Exhibition and posters
09.45	Welcome by NEOS President	Mrs Yvonne D’Souza, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Manchester
09.50	Emergency eye care: Chairman’s introduction to speakers	Mr Naadir Ansari, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Doncaster
09.55	What you always wanted to know about strokes but was afraid to ask	Dr Dinesh Chadha, Consultant Neurologist, Doncaster
10.20	When neuro meets uveitis	Mr Greg Heath, Consultant Medical Ophthalmologist, York
10.45	Questions and discussion
11.00	Tea, coffee and biscuits at the Trade Exhibition and posters
11.30	Emergency eye care: Chairman’s introduction to speakers	Mr Naadir Ansari, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Doncaster
11.35	Chemical injuries	Prof Harminder Dua, Nottingham
12.00	Paediatric emergencies	Mr Jian Chew, Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist, Hull
12.25	Questions and discussion
12.30	Annual Video Competition	Introduced by Mr Steve Winder, Consultant vitreoretinal surgeon, Sheffield
12.50	Lunch at the Trade Exhibition and posters

Afternoon Session: The Consultant Journey
13.50	NEOS Business Meeting and handover of NEOS presidency
13.55	*NEOS prize-winners*
14.00	The consultant journey: Chairman’s introduction to speakers	Mr Gerry Jayamanne, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Doncaster
14.05	Getting a job	Mr Naadir Ansari, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Doncaster
14.20	Setting up a service	Mr Nadeem Ahmed, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Doncaster
14.35	High performance without burnout: the missing skill in medicine	Mrs Poonam Bagga, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Grimsby
14.50	Retirement	Mr Steve Charles, Manchester
15.05	Questions and discussion
15.15	Tea and coffee at the Trade Exhibition and posters

Quick-fire challenging cases
15.45	Quick-fire challenging cases	Chaired by Mrs Deepali Varma, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Sunderland
15.40	Ocular oncology	Mrs Umi Harley, Consultant Ocular Oncologist, Sheffield
15.50	Oculoplastic	Mr Pete Glasman, Consultant Oculoplastic Surgeon, Arrowe Park
16.00	Challenging medical retina case	Mrs Yvonne D’Souza, Consultant in Medical Retina, Manchester
16.10	Challenging cataract case	Mr Jon Bhargava, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Chester
16.20	Challenging VR case	Mr Steve Winder, Consultant Vitreoretinal Surgeon, Sheffield
16.30	Closing remarks	Mrs Deepali Varma, President of NEOS
16.35	End