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NEOS Autumn Programme 2023

Mr Jon Bhargava & Mr Nick Hickley, Chester

Wednesday 08th November 2023, DoubleTree by Hilton, Chester



09.00      Registration with refreshments at the Trade Exhibition and e-posters

09.40      Welcome by Mr Jon Bhargava

09.45      Chairman’s Introduction to the morning session by Mr Nick Hickley

09.50      GIRFT Ophthalmology – Miss Lydia Chang, National Clinical Lead GIRFT Ophthalmology

10.20      NHS high volume cataract lists –  Mr Jon Bhargava, Chester

10.45      Discussion and Questions

11.00      Morning refreshments at the trade exhibition and e-posters

11.30      Orbital IgG4-Related disease – Dr Nima Ghadiri, Consultant Medical Ophthalmologist, Liverpool

12.00      Cataract surgery – the trainee’s perspective – Dr Anindit Nagar, Chester

12.20      Discussion and Questions

12.30      NEOS annual video competition – Mr Steve Winder, Sheffield

12.31         Challenging cataract surgery in failed therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty – Mr Haoyu Wang, ST5, Royal Hallamshire, Sheffield

12.36         Not just a post-operative endophthalmitis – Miss Charlotte Onsiong, ST3, Calderdale Royal Hospital

12.41         Tips and tricks with Malyugin Ring pupil expander – Dr Shyama Mukherjee, Specialist, Westmorland General Hospital

12.46         Micro anchor for hand surgery adapted as a medial canthal tendon stabilisation device in eyelid reconstruction – Miss Christine Putri, ST6, Royal Hallamshire, Sheffield

12.55      Lunch at the Trade Exhibition and e-posters


13.55  NEOS announcement of 2023 e-poster and video prize-winners – Mr Vernon Long, President of NEOS

             Introducing the 2023 NEOS Travel Fellowship Awardees

14.00   Miss Ruth Jones, Sheffield

14.05   Mr David Maskill, York

14.10    Chairman’s Introduction to the afternoon session by Mr Nick Hickley

14.15      The surgical management of advanced conjunctival tumours –  Mr James Hsuan, Aintree

14.40      Different presentations of thyroid eye disease – Mr Austin McCormick, Aintree

15.05      Discussion and Questions

 15.15      Afternoon refreshments at the trade exhibition and e-posters

15.45      History of Oculoplastics – Mr Pete Glasman, Liverpool

16.10      Lessons learnt from Oculoplastic emergencies – Mr Adam Bull, Manchester

16.35      Discussion

16.45      Closing remarks by Mr Nick Hickley, Chester

16.50      Fare thee well! See you at the next NEOS on 23rd April 2024 in Doncaster