All Ireland Retinal Researchers Network Meeting

Tuesday, 26^th April 2005

1.45pm Welcome/Introduction

Mr. David Waldron, Chairman, Fighting Blindness

2pm Session 1

Chair: Mr. Stephen Beatty, Waterford Regional Hospital

Genetic Studies In Retinal Ganglion Cell Death

Prof. Colin Willoughby, Queens University Belfast

The Apoptosis of Retinitis Pigmentosa

Prof. Tom Cotter, University College Cork

Retinal Stem Cell Research

Dr. Marius Ader, Trinity College Dublin

Retinal Hypoxia and the Aetiology of Retinal Microvasculopathies

Prof. Alan Stitt, Queens University Belfast

4pm Tea & Coffee Break

4.15pm Free Paper Session

Chair: Mr. Robert Acheson, Mater Hospital, Dublin

“Surgical therapy for age related macular degeneration: The existing present and very exciting future”

D. Keegan, L. DaCruz, J. Greenwood, J. Bainbridge, P. Coffey

“Regulation of caspases in rat retinal ganglion cells: implications for glaucoma

M. Guerin, M. Donovan, C. O’Brien, TG. Cotter

“Indocyanine Green Angiography in Pseudophakic Cystoid Macular Odema”

R.Altaie, S.Beatty

“In vivo assessment of retinal antioxidant status and the risk for age related macular degeneration”

J. Nolan, O. O’ Donovan, S. Beatty

“Autologous platelet concentrate and indocyanine green in macular hole repair”

P. Talty , D.J. Kilmartin.

4.45pm PDT/ Anti-Inflammatory Study

Mr. James Talks, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle Upon Tyne

5.15pm Real Time Retinal Imaging of Neuronal Cell Death

Dr. M Francesca Cordeiro, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London

5.45pm Retinal Translocation in AMD

Mr. Mark Cahill, Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Hospital, Dublin

6.15pm Discussion Mr. Dara Kilmartin, Prof. Peter Humphries

Irish College of Ophthalmologists Annual Meeting

Wednesday, 27^th April 2005

8.55am Opening address

Professor Philip Cleary

President, Irish College of Ophthalmologists

9.00am SESSION 1 - Rapid Fire Presentations

Chair: Mr. Dara Kilmartin & Mr. Ian Flitcroft

9.00am “Effect of hypoxic stress on the extra-cellular matrix gene expression in the lamina cribrosa cells from the human optic nerve head”

R. Kirwan, M O. Leonard, A. Clark, C. O'Brien

9.06am “Macular Pigment levels following successful macular hole surgery”

K. Neelam, N. O’Gorman, J .Nolan, O. O’Donovan, K. Guan Au Eong, S. Beatty

9.12am “Cyclosporin versus tacrolimus therapy for posterior and intermediate uveitis”

C. Murphy, K. Greiner, L. Duncan, J. Plskova, J. Forrester, A. Dick

9.18am “Excision of adnexal tumors, modified MOH’s versus conventional excision”

F. D’Arcy, P. Timoney, L. Cassidy, S. Kennedy

9.24am “Clinical audit on the use of immersion A-Scan for intraocular power lens calculation”

J. Mc Cance, P. Mullaney, N. Feituri

9.30am “Retinopathy of Prematurity–Can Fundus Fluorescein Angiography Predict Progression?”

N. Horgan, E. McLoone, C. Kirwan, B. Lannigan, M. O’Keefe

9.36am “A Case of rare hereditary Retinal Degeneration presenting with intermediate uveitis”

C. Cleary, D. Kilmartin

9.42am “Analysis of the Optic Disc and Nerve Fiber layer in Glaucoma suspect eyes: HRTII Confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscope versus GDxVCC scanning laser polarimeter and stratus optical coherence tomography”

A. Doyle, G.S. Ying, A. Bensaid, Y. Lachkar

9.48am “One hour visual acuity post micro-incision cataract surgery (MICS)”

J. O’Connor, E. O’Connell, P. P. O’Reilly, R. Al Taie, M. Mulhern

9.54am “Balanced Medical and Lateral wall orbital decompression for thyroid eye disease, a case series

I. Dooley, T. Fulcher

10.00am “Predictive factors for a successful non-mydriatic diabetic photographic screening visit”

P .O’Brien, H. Hobbs, I. Flitcroft, R. Acheson

10.06am “Follow Up Screening for Low Birth Weight and Premature Infants”

E. Cosgrave, C. Scott, M. O’Sullivan, D. Avery, S. Hardman-Lea, R. Goble

10.12am “PRK as an alternative to PTK in the treatment of recurrent erosion syndrome”

M. O’Doherty, T. Fulcher

10.18am “Immediately sequential phacoemulisification performed under local anaesthesia”

P.J. Timoney, P. Mullaney

10.24am “Transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy (TSV25): Experience to date”

P. O’Reilly, U. Mahmood, S. Beatty

10.30am “Trends in blind registration in the adult population of the Republic of Ireland 1996 – 2003”

C. Kelliher, D. Kenny, C. O’Brien

10.36am “The Prevalence of Cataract in a group of older Irish nuns”

M. Coffey, D. Minassian, A. Reidy

10.42am “Initial Mobility Performance Using a Prosthetic Vision Simulator”

P. Keane, E. Douglas, D. Piyathaisere, M. Humayun, M. Melia, G. Dagnelie

10.48am “Surgical Technique for avulsed medical rectus muscle”

U. Behan, P. Connell, T. M^cAleer, M. O’Connor

10.54am “Analyses of routine data from diabetic retinopathy screening programmes”

A. Reidy, D. Minassian

11am Tea & Coffee break

11.30am SESSION 2 - 100 Years of Penetrating Keratoplasty

Chair: Mr. William Power & Dr. Alison Blake

Indications and Pre-operative evaluation for Penetrating Keratoplasty

Mr. Frank Larkin

Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon,

Moorfields Eye Hospital, City Road, London

Current Surgical Techniques for Penetrating Keratoplasty

Mr. Bruce Noble

Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon,

Leeds General Infirmary

Complications with Penetrating Keratoplasty

Mr. William Power

Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon

Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Hospital, Dublin & St. Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin

1 -2pm Lunch

2 pm SESSION 3 - Rapid Fire Presentations

Chair: Mr. Dara Kilmartin & Mr. Ian Flitcroft

2pm “Evaluation of the Tolerance and efficacy of a fourth generation poly(ortho-ester) for the prolonged release of 5-FU as an adjunct to high risk glaucoma filtration surgery: A Pilot Study”

Doyle A., Lachkar Y., Felt-Baeyens O., Berdugo M., Gurny R., Behar-Cohen F.

2.06pm “Visual experiences during vitrectomies under regional anaesthesia – A Survey of patients from 5 centres in Ireland, Singapore Hong Kong”

U Mahmood, Colin S H Tan P O’ Brian, S Beatty, Alvin K H Kwok, Vincent Y W Lee

2.12pm “Assessment of Dietary intake of antioxidants relevant to retinal health”

E. O’Connell, J. Nolan, S. Beatty

2.18pm “A randomized, placebo-controlled, double- masked Phase III study of the treatment of subfoveal predominantly occult choroidal neovascularization (CNV) secondary to Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) using Transpupillary Thermotherapy (TTT)”

A Hogan, DJ Kilmartin

2.24pm “Causes, Incidence and Outcomes of diplopia as a present symptom in an Ophthalmic Casualty Department”

R. Comer, E. Dawson, J. Acheson, J. Lee.

2.30pm “Ocular manifestations in patients with previously diagnosed oral mucous membrane pemphigoid”

G. Higgins, R. Allen, A. Field, S. Kaye

2.36pm “The Role of HLA typing and MRI as predictive factors in clinically definitive multiple sclerosis (CDMS) in Irish patients presenting with acute monosympatic optic neutitis – A Preliminary Study”

I. Tuwir, L. Cassidy, R Murphy, M. Hutchinson

2.42pm “Ocular complications of APACED Syndrome”

K. McCreery, B. Chang, D. Brosnahan, M. Dominguez, C. Costigan

2.48pm “12 year follow up of photorefractive keratectomy (PRK): Safety, Predictability and Long Term Stability”

J. O’Connor, M. O’Keefe

2.54pm “The risk factors for developing CDMS in Irish patients presenting with monsymptomic optic neuritis and protocol for investigating these patients”

T. Saddik, L. Cassidy

3pm Tea & Coffee Break

3.30pm Session 4 – Poster Presentations

Chair: Ms Kathryn McCreery

3.30pm “Measurement of macular pigment: Raman spectroscopy versus heterochromatic flicker photometry”

K. Neelam, N. O’Gorman, J. Nolan, O. O’Donovan, K. Guan Au Eong, S. Beatty

3.35pm “Needling of Incipient failed trabeculectomies”

T. Saddik, P. Mullaney

3.40pm “Herpes Simplex Immunohistochemistry – How useful is it?”

N. Horgan, C. Barnes, S. Kennedy

3.45pm “Procyclidine and Botulinum Toxin Treatment of Blepharospasm associated with extraocular muscle dystonia”

S.Byrne, M. Dayan, D. Burn

3.50pm “Chloroquine as a Potential Treatment for Primary Intraocular Lymphoma”

S. Byrne, J. Ng, D. Steel

3.55pm “An Audit of Temporal Artery Biopsies”

J Best, T. Moutray

4pm “Glycaemic Control and Control of risk factors in diabetic patients in an ophthalmology clinic –What lessons have we learned from UKPDS and DCCT Studies?

G. Higgins, J. Khan, I. Pearce.

4.05pm “The age and sex profile of patients undergoing cataract surgery: 1986 – 2003”

P. O’Reilly, U. Mahmoud, P. Hayes, P. Tormey, S. Beatty

4.10pm “Perennial measurements of macular pigment optical density and serum levels of its constituent carotenoids”

J. Nolan, K. Neelam,O. O' Donovan,H. Kavanagh, J. Stack, S. Beatty

4.15pm “The Photopic and Scotopic Visual Thresholds in eyes with solar Retinopathy: A Comparison with the anatomical damage”

D.M. Stanescu, L. O'Toole, E. Rechtman, F .Sallo, V .Luong, F .Fitzke.

4.20pm “Phakic intraocular contact lenses: a case study”

C. Collins, A. Agrawal, B. Nobles

4.25pm “Orbital apex syndrome”

D. Townley, Ms S. Fenton

4.35pm Workshop

Visual Fields

Dr. Gary Treacy, Medical Eye Specialist

Thursday, 28^th April 2005

8.45am Presentation of Barbara Knox and William Wilde Medals

9.00am SESSION 5 - Paediatric Ophthalmology

Chair: Mr. Donal Brosnahan & Dr. Michele Coffey

Development and abnormalities of the of the anterior visual pathways

Mr. David Taylor

Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon

Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital, London

Vision and the premature Infant

Ms. Kathryn McCreery,

Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon

Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children, Dublin

Refractive development in childhood

Mr. Ian Flitcroft

Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon

Children’s University Hospital, Temple Street, Dublin

11.00am Chair: Professor Philip Cleary

President, Irish College of Ophthalmologists

Report on the Pfizer/ Irish College of Ophthalmologists Fellowship 2004 - 2005

Dr. Thomas Flynn

Award of the Pfizer/ Irish College of Ophthalmologists Fellowship 2005 -2006

11.15am Tea & Coffee Break