About this event
- Date and time Thu 13 Dec 2018 from 9:45am to 4:00pm
- Location Royal Society of Medicine
- Organised by Ophthalmology
The Squint Forum conference is an annual update for orthoptists and ophthalmologists interested in strabismus and paediatric ophthalmology. The focus this year will be on thyroid gland disorders in relation to eye position and movement, eye abnormalities and treatments associated with endocrine abnormalities.
The conference will lead by experts in the field, who will give delegates extensive updates.
This meeting is aimed mainly at orthoptists but will be of interest to ophthalmologists who specialise in paediatrics and strabismus, optometrists and clinicians with an interest in thyroid disease.
Topics include:
- Treatment updates of thyroid gland disorders and the subsequent effects on eye position and eye movement
- Update on strabismus syndromes
- Update on dispensing glasses for children
- Update on reading abilities in children with amblyopia and eye movement abnormalities
Agenda
View the programme
Registration, tea and coffee
Introduction
Thyroid eye disease
Thyroid Function
Dr Mark Vanderpump, Thyroid Disease, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
New therapies in thyroid dysfunction
Professor Colin Dayan. Clinical Professor. School of Medicine, Cardiff University
Surgery in TED
Orbital decompression
Mr Jimmy Uddin, Consultant Oculoplastic Surgeon, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Controversies in strabismus surgery
Miss Anna Maino, Consultant Eye Surgeon, Manchester Royal Eye Hospital
Panel discussion
Lunch
Squint forum prize winner presentation
Paediatrics
Strabismus syndromes
Ms Jane Ashworth, Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist, Manchester Royal Eye Hospital
Ophthalmology of craniosynostoses
Mr Richard Bowman, Ophthalmologist, Great Ormond Street Hospital
Paediatric glasses dispensing
Mr Rainer Wahnig, Assistant Manager of Spectacles and Manufacturing, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Reading and amblyopia
Dr Frank Proudlock, Senior Lecturer, University of Leicester
Panel discussion
Close of meeting and online evaluations
Minces pies and mulled wine
All delegates welcome
Location
Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom