The 2012 squint forum: Ageing - what it means for the motility clinic
Thursday 13 December 2012
Venue: Royal Society Of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, LONDON, W1G 0AE
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The aims of this meeting are to provide a comprehensive update on the effects of the aging population on areas of ophthalmic care of interest to Orthoptists and Ophthalmologists working in the fields of strabismus and motility.
Objectives: Delegates should leave this meeting with an improved knowledge of the effects of the aging population on health economics and have been updated on conditions affecting the elderly which may impact on the practise of clinicians working in the area of motility and strabismus including cataract, strabismus, Parkinson's disease and cerebrovascular accidents.
Who should attend: Ophthalmologists and Orthoptists
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. PLACES MAY BE AVAILABLE ON THE DAY HOWEVER CATERING IS NOT GUARANTEED. PLEASE CONTACT THE CO-ORDINATOR FOR MORE INFO
10.00 am |
Registration, tea and coffee |
10.30 am |
Welcome and introduction |
| Professor Philip Bloom, President, Ophthalmology Section, Royal Society of Medicine | |
10.35 am |
Squint prize winner: Are refractive errors more prevalent in deprived areas? |
| Miss Emily Gosse, Specialty Registrar Ophthalmology, Royal Bournemouth Hospital | |
10.50 am |
Epidemiology and health economics: The challenges of an ageing population |
| Mr Richard Wormald, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Head of Epidemiology, Moorfields Eye Hospital | |
11.50 am |
Squint in the elderly |
| Mr Christopher Bentley, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Central Middlesex and St Mary's Hospitals, NHS | |
12.20 pm |
Advances in the management of cataract |
| Professor Philip Bloom, President, Ophthalmology Section, Royal Society of Medicine | |
12.50 pm |
Binocular vision disturbances following cataract surgery |
| Mr John Sloper, Moorfields Eye Hospital | |
1.15 pm |
Lunch |
2.15 pm |
Parkinson's disease: Ophthalmic aspects |
| Mr James Acheson, Consultant, Neuro-Ophthalmologist, Moorfields Eye Hospital and National Hospital, London | |
2.45 pm |
Vascular lesions in the visual pathway |
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Dr Richard Perry, Consultant Neurologist, Acute Brain Injury Unit, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London |
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3.15 pm |
CVA: Orthoptic complications |
| Dr Fiona Rowe, Senior Lecturer, University of Liverpool | |
3.45 pm |
An ophthalmologists journey onto Dementia |
| Mr Michael P Clarke, Newcastle University | |
4.15 pm |
Completion of evaluation forms and close of meeting |
4.25 pm |
Drinks reception |
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We are most grateful to Alcon Eye Care for their continued support during academic year 2012/2013 |
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Meeting ref: OPD03 CPD (Applied for) |
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