Dr Elizabeth Wilkinson
Consultant Medical Ophthalmologist, Clinical Lead, Ophthalmology, Devon Clinical Commission Group, Clinical Lead, Devon Diabetic Eye Screening Program and President, British Association of Retinal Screening
About this event
- Date and time Thu 18 May 2023 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm
- Location Online
- Organised by Ophthalmology
Join this virtual meeting to gain an update from experts in the field, this webinar will provide general ophthalmologists as well as those with interest in retinal disorders with an informative update on retinal disease.
The aim of this meeting is to update attendees on some of the latest developments in the field of retinal disease.
Benefits of attending:
- Develop a better understanding of the management of dry AMD
- Enhance your knowledge on diabetic retinopathy
- Learn more about suprachoroidal delivery of treatment for posterior segment disorders
A tailored reading list of extra educational resources has been created by our library teams specifically for this event and will be made available to you. RSM members are able to access the full list of resources. To benefit from many of the resources in this list – become a member.
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We would like to thank our sponsor Roche for their support of this meeting.
Please note that the scientific programme and content has not been influenced in any way by the sponsor.
Key speakers
Mr Alistair Laidlaw
Consultant Vitreo Retinal Surgeon, St Thomas’ Hospital and The Maidstone Hospital
Speaker's biography
Mr Alistair Laidlaw has been a consultant vitreoretinal surgeon at St Thomas’ and The Maidstone Hospital for 25 years. Prior to this he trained in Newcastle, Bristol and Moorfields. He has a research interest in vitreo retinal surgery clinical outcomes. As part of this he has performed two different randomised trials into vitrectomy for diabetic retinopathy. Perhaps unfashionably he is also interested in Clinical Vision Measurement and has developed easy to use software for that purpose. Alistair was one of the founders of the BEAVRS, retinal detachment and macular hole databases, these registries now contains outcome data on > 15,000 cases and have yielded seven publications to date. Previously honorary secretary and then President of Beavrs, Alistair is the current President of Euretina.
Agenda
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Welcome and introduction
The role of the complement pathway in AMD
Miss Clare Bailey, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Bristol Eye Hospital
This talk will not be recorded.
An update on the management of diabetic macular oedema
Dr Elizabeth Wilkinson, Consultant Medical Ophthalmologist, Clinical Lead, Ophthalmology, Devon Clinical Commission Group, Clinical Lead, Devon Diabetic Eye Screening Program and President, British Association of Retinal Screening
Suprachoroidal space interventions
Miss Shohista Saidkasimova, Consultant Vitreoretinal Surgeon, Tennent Institute of Ophthalmology
Vitrectomy in proliferative diabetic retinopathy
Mr Alistair Laidlaw, Consultant Vitreo Retinal Surgeon, St Thomas’ Hospital and The Maidstone Hospital
Panel discussion
Close of meeting
Sponsors
Location
Online
Registration for this webinar will close 1 hour prior to the start time. You will receive the webinar link 1 hour before the meeting. Late registrations will not be accepted.
Webinar recordings will be available for registered delegates up to 60 days after the live webinar, via Zoom. The link will be sent 24 hours after the webinar takes place.
This webinar will be recorded and stored by the Royal Society of Medicine and may be distributed in future on various internet channels.