22nd April 2026, Haydock Park Racecourse
Convened by Mr Peter Glasman, Arrowe Park Hospital
09.00 Registration with tea, coffee and refreshments at the Trade Exhibition
09.45 Welcome by the Society’s President Mrs Yvonne D’Souza, Manchester
09.50 Medico-Legal – Mr Peter Glasman, Arrowe Park Hospital
Chairman’s Introduction to speakers
09.55 Overview of medical negligence – Mrs Cathy McClarnon, Legal Services Manager, Arrowe Park Hospital
10.20 Legal principles in consent – Mr Louis Clearkin, Royal Free Hospital
10.45 Questions and discussion
11.00 Tea, coffee and refreshments at the Trade Exhibition
11.30 NEOS annual free paper competition
Moderated by Mr Steve Winder (Sheffield) & Mrs Phillippa Pennefather (Arrowe Park)
Introductions by the moderators
11.35 Outcomes of vitreoretinal surgery for familial exudative vitreoretinopathy: a systematic review of the current literature – Marwan Tahoun FY1, University of Manchester
11.41 Utility and cost-effectiveness of simultaneous antibody screening for ocular Myasthenia Gravis: single centre study – Jennifer Utting ST3 Ophthalmology Trainee, Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
11.47 Optic disc abnormalities in children with incidentally diagnosed chiari malformation: a case series – Akshatha Daniel ST1 Ophthalmology, Royal Lancaster Infirmary
11.53 Inside out or outside in? Venous sinus stenting in idiopathic intracranial hypertension: the impact of extrinsic versus intrinsic venous sinus stenosis – Sara Syed Neuro-Ophthalmology Fellow, Manchester Royal Eye Hospital
11.59 A big bleb, a bigger problem: avoiding plate removal with aqueous suppression – Amit Dhalla ST6, Royal Hallamshire Hospital
12.05 Current practices in ophthalmic assessment and monitoring for adults with non-functioning pituitary adenomas: a systematic review of pre- and post-intervention strategies – Shameer Mohamed Naleer FY1, Northwick Park Hospital
12.11 Redesigning regional keratoconus care: using real‑world service data to develop a virtual, community‑integrated model for early detection and timely collagen cross‑linking – Salmaan Ferrand FY1, Sunderland Eye Infirmary
12.17 Real-world paediatric outcomes of Voretigene Neparvovec for RPE65-mediated retinal dystrophy: a single-centre case series – Aimee Lloyd ST6, Manchester Royal Eye Hospital
12.23 Measuring corneal crystal deposition in cystinosis with densitometry – Alexander Wallace Trainee, Manchester Royal Eye Hospital
12.29 The headache that sent us on an unexpected neurological hunt – Miss Shuchi Kohli, ST2, Pinderfields General Hospital
12.35 Round up by the moderators
12.40 PJ Hay Essay Prize-winner – Mr Thomas McNally, Royal Victoria Infirmary
12.45 Lunch at the Trade Exhibition
13.45 NEOS AGM and presentation of prizes
14.00 PJ Hay Lecture
‘Milestones in the treatment of Ocular Infections’
Professor Stephen Kaye, Royal Liverpool University Hospital
15.00 Tea, coffee and refreshments at the Trade Exhibition
15.30 Neuro-ophthalmology – Mr Michael Beech, Wirral University Teaching Hospital
Chairman’s Introduction to speakers
15.35 Neuro emergencies – Mr Ali Yagan, Manchester Royal Eye Hospital
16.00 Craniofacial and paediatric neuro-ophthalmology – Mr Ankur Raj, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
16.30 Questions and discussion
16.45 Drinks reception and social
17.30 Departure