Irish College of Ophthalmologists

Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Hospital Teaching Programme

Miss Yvonne Delaney, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon will give a lecture entitled;

"Visual Fields and Glaucoma"

This Thursday 23rd April, at the HSE/EA, 63-64 Adelaide Rd, Dublin 2 at 4.30pm

All Welcome

Coffee/tea Available from 4.00pm

Irish College of Ophthalmologists
Refractive Surgery Study Day

Friday, April 24th, 2pm HSE/EA Adelaide Road

Chairman; Mr Weng Hon Lee

1.00pm Registration & Lunch

2.00pm Introduction
Dr Denise Curtin, Dean of Postgraduate Education, ICO

Mr Gilles Ducorroy
Novartis

2.15pm “The Importance of Dilated Fundoscopy in Refractive Surgery”
Ms Janice Brady, SpR Ophthalmic Surgery

2.30pm “Refractive Lens Surgery”
Mr Eugene Ng, SpR Ophthalmic Surgery

2.45pm “Patient Assessment for Refractive Surgery”
Mr Paul O Brien, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon,
RVEEH Dublin

3.30pm Tea Break

3.45pm “Complications of Refractive Surgery”
Mr Billy Power, Programme Director,ICO
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon,
RVEEH Dublin

4.30pm “Outcomes in Refractive Surgery”
Prof Michael O Keefe, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon,
Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin

5.15pm Closing Remarks
Mr Paul Moriarty
President-Elect, Irish College of Ophthalmologists

19th Meeting of the EASD Eye Complications Study Group

The European Association for the Study of Diabetes, Eye Complications Study Group (EASDec) is a study group of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) with special responsibility for all eye complications of diabetes.

Web address: www.oxfordeasdec.org

Local Organiser: Peter Scanlon, University of Oxford

Scientific Patronage: University of Oxford

Dates: May 22nd-24th, 2009 (scientific sessions end on Sunday 24th May at about 1:00 p.m.)

Place: England

Venue: Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Parks Road, Oxford , OX1 3PW

Contact: Mrs Hilary Tee, Kenwood House, 153 Hewlett Road, Cheltenham, Glos, GL52 6UD

Tel: +44 (0)1242 239554, Fax: +44 (0)1242 705303 info@oxfordeasdec.org

Conference Venue: The Conference Venue will be the first floor of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History in Parks Road in Oxford.

Irish College of Ophthalmologists
Annual Conference Scientific Programme
Wednesday 6th to Friday 8th May, 2009
Lyrath Estate Kilkenny

Wednesday, Day 1;
8.30am Opening Address
Mr Peter Tormey
President, Irish College of Ophthalmologists

8.45am Free Papers
Chair Mr David Kent & Mr John Smith(TBC)

8.45am “A Comparison Of Bevacizumab And Ranibizumab For The Treatment Of Wet Age Related Macular Degeneration.”
T Burke

8.51am “Retrospective Review Of Systemic And Ocular Adverse Events Following Intravitreal Bevacizumab Injection”
C Cleary

8.57am “An Epidemic of Ocular Syphilis”
A Hogan

9.04am “Indications for Pars Plana Vitrectomy in Children”
S Jungkim

9.10am “Coat’s Disease- Results Of British Ophthalmic Surveillance Unit (Bosu) Study”
B Morris

9.16am Q&A

9.30am “A Review Of Visual Function In Patients Attending The National Rehabilitation Centre Following A Variety Of Severe Brain Injuries”
M O Doherty

9.36am “Limbal Stem Cell Failure In Ectrodactyly-Ectodermal Dysplasia-Clefting (Eec) Syndrome Caused By P63 Mutations. “
C Willoughby

9.42am “The Effects Of 5-Fluorouracil And Agaricus Bisporus Lectin On Regulating Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cell Wound Healing Activities”
D Kent

9.48am Q&A

10.15am Coffee

10.45am Symposium “Diabetic Retinopathy
- how the treatment of diabetic retinopathy has changed since the DRS, DRVS and ETDRS”

Chair – Mr Mark Cahill
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon,
Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Hospital, Dublin

“Review of the DRS and ETDRS”
Mr Mark Cahill

“DRVS And How Surgical Treatments Have Changed”
Mr Brooks McCuen,
Duke University, Eye Center

“Physiology of Diabetic Retinopathy”
Mr Einar Steffanson
Professor and Chairman of Ophthalmology,
University of Iceland, National University Hospital

12.30pm Keynote Address
“Leadership in Medicine”
Mr Mike Brennan,
President American Academy of Ophthalmology

1.00pm Lunch

Afternoon Leisure Activities
Golf – Mount Juliet Golf Course

2.00pm Workshop
Basics of Field Analysis
Miss Yvonne Delaney,
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin
Miss Aoife Doyle,
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Hospital, Dublin

3.00pm Workshop
Basics of Field Analysis
Miss Shauna Quinn
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
Sligo General Hospital
Miss Angela Knox

Thursday Day 2;

8.00am Free Papers
Chair Mr Tim Fulcher, Dr Kathrina Tobin (TBC)

8.00am “European Registry of Quality Outcomes in Cataract and Refractive Surgery(EUREQUO)”
P Barry

8.06am “The Value Of Dual Biometry In The Detection And Investigation Of Error In The Preoperative Prediction Of Refractive Status Following Cataract Surgery”
S Charalampidou

8.12am “Calculation Of Surgically Induced Astigmatism In The Era Of Torc Intraocular Lenses”
I Dooley

8.18am Q&A

8.25am “Ultraviolet-Riboflavin Collagen Crosslinking in Keratoconus”
J Brady

8.31am “Informed Consent in Refractive Eye Laser Surgery: Perspectives Of Patients And The Courts”
M Guerin

8.37am Q&A

8.45am “Antigen Microarray Profiling of Serum Autoantibodies in Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma”
E Dervan

8.51am “Ahmed Valve Drainage Implant in Paediatric Refractory Glaucoma – Efficacy and Complications”
M Galea

8.57am “A Comprehensive Analysis of Eye Bank-Prepared Posterior Lamellar Corneal Tissue for use in Endothelial Keratoplasty”
C Kelliher

9.03am “The Effects Of Acute Cigarette Smoke Exposure on Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells (Arpe-19)”
S Ni Dhubhghaill

9.09am “Comparison of Circulating Growth Factors with Severity of Diabetic Retinopathy”
W Siah

9.15am “Effect Of Allergic Conjunctivitis on Early Post-Keratoplasty Corneal Inflammation and Lymphangiogenesis”
T Flynn
9.21am Q&A

9.30am “The Children We See – Paediatric Referrals to a Community Ophthalmic Clinic”
A Blake

9.36am “Sweeten, Soother and Swaddle for Retinopathy of Prematurity Screening”
A O Sullivan

10.00am Coffee

10.30am Symposium “Challenges of Paediatric Ophthalmology in the Community”

Chair – Mr Richard Comer

“Challenges of Paediatric Ophthalmology in the Community”
Dr Alison Blake
Community Ophthalmologist
Cavan General Hospital

“Refractive Surgery In Paediatric Patients”
Prof Michael O Keefe
Prof of Ophthalmology
Children’s University Hospital, Temple Street, Dublin

“Treatment Of Uveitis In Paediatric Patients Or Paediatric Cataract Surgery Outcomes (With Particular Reference To Glaucoma)”
Prof Chris Lyons
Professor of Ophthalmology
The Children’s Hospital University of British Columbia Vancouver Canada

12.00pm Annual General Meeting of the Irish College of Ophthalmologists

1.00pm Lunch

2.00pm Workshops
Workshop 1; OCT
Mr David Kent,
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon

Mr Mark Cahill
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Hospital, Dublin

Workshop 2; “Ascans, Biometry and IOC calculations”
Mr Tim Fulcher,
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin

Mr Ian Flitcroft
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
Univesity Children’s Hospital Temple Street, Dublin

Workshop 3; Orthoptic Assessment
Mr Tony McAleer
Orthoptist
Royal Victoria eye & Ear Hospital, Dublin

4.00pm Coffee

4.30pm Mooney Lecture
"Evolving Concepts in Pharmacologic Vitreolysis"
Brooks W. McCuen, II, M.D.
Robert Machemer Professor of Ophthalmology
Duke Eye Center
Durham, North Carolina, U.S.A.

7.00pm Pre-Dinner Drinks Reception
8.00pm Conference Gala Dinner

Friday Day 3;

9.00am Posters
Chair Marie Hickey-Dwyer & Tim Horgan (TBC)

9.00am “Amelanotic Choroidal Melanoma Presenting as Strabismus in a 7 Year Old Girl”
F D’Arcy

9.04am “Progession Of Diabetic Retinopathy In Pregnancy”
S Gilmore

9.08am “Paraneoplastic Retinopathy Associated With Gastric Cancer: A Rare Case”
Z Idrees

9.12am “Phenotype And Molecular Genetics Of Prpf8 Retinitis Pigmentosa”
C Inglehearn

9.16am “Distribution Of Hif-1 Alpha And Hif-2alpha Expression In The Human Posterior Segment”
D Kent

9.20am “An audit of clinical presentation, investigation, and management of temporal arteritis over a 10 year period”
M Lagan

9.24am “Clostridium Perfringens Endophthalmitis following Perforating Eye Injury”
H Lee

9.28am “Incontentia Pigmenti- is it all in the Genes?”
M O Doherty

9.32am “Central Serous Chorioretinopathy In Pregnancy: A Case Series”
A Orakzai

9.36am “Case Series of Rapid Progression in Diabetic Retinopathy”
M Lagan

9.40am “Prevalence Of Ophthalmic Findings In The Dublin Paediatric Cochlear Implant Group”
K Falzon

9.44am “Traumatic Iridoschisis”
M Hirae

9.48am “Comparison Of Limbal Vs Fornix Conjunctival Incision In Paediatric Strabismus Surgery- A Randomised Pilot Study”
V Long

10.00am “Five Triage Decisions in Neuro-ophthalmology that could save you and your patient”
Mr Andy Lee
Professor of Ophthalmology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Adjunct Professor of Ophthalmology, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

10.30am Coffee

11.00am Symposium “Auditing Surgical Competence during Training”
Chair Ms Patricia McGettrick
Cataract Surgery Tutor,
RCSI & ICO, Dublin

“Recognized Methods of Assessing Surgical Skills”
Mr Andy Lee
Professor of Ophthalmology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Adjunct Professor of Ophthalmology, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

“Proficiency Based Progression Curriculum for Phacoemulsification Training”
Dr Princeton Lee
Research Fellow
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland & ICO

12.00pm Pfizer/ICO Research Fellowship Presentation
2008/09 Recipient Dr Catherine Cleary

Update on Research by 2007/08 Recipient
Dr Kevin Kennelly
Research Fellow
Catherine McAuley Institute, Mater Hospital, Dublin

12.15pm Posters
Chair Marie Hickey-Dwyer & Tim Horgan

12.15pm “Boston Keratoprosthesis – The Eye and Ear Experience”
J Brady

12.19pm “Mutational Analysis of Col8a2 in Keratonconus and Posterior”
J Church

12.23pm Dsaek – Contraindicated In Ched?
G Cunniffe

12.27pm “Phaco Modulation with Bausch & Lomb’s Millenium Custom Control Software (ccs): Ease of Use and Efficiency”
V Dhillon

12.31pm “A Novel Ratio To Predict Postoperative Intraocular Pressure Following Phacoemulsification”
I Dooley

12.35pm “Mechanical Endonasal Dacryocystorhinostomy”
J Brady

12.41pm “Sixten Year Follow up of Photerefractive Keratectomy for Low to Moderate Myopia”
M Guerin

12.45pm “Comparison of Clinical Outcomes and Higher-Order Aberrations Induced Following Wavefront-Guided Laser in Situ Keratomileusis for Myopia and Hyperopia”
M James

12.49pm “Sjogren`s Reticular Dystrophy - A Case Series of 4 patients with Literature Review”
V Jothi

12.53pm “A Cellular Model of Fuchs’ Endothelial Dystophy”
C Kelliher

12.57pm “Ocular Phenotype and Therapeutic Interventions In The Ectodermal Dysplasia Keratitis-Ichthyosis-Deafness (Kid) Syndrome”
M Lagan

1.01pm “Post Decompression Optic Neuropathy”
H Lee

1.05pm “European Cataract Outcome Study: a 10 Year Review at St. Vincent's University Hospital”
Q Nasser

1.09pm “Do Multifocal Lens Implants Allow Spectacle Independence? A Seven Year Study”
M O Gallagher

1.13pm “Changing Indications of Corneal Graft In Ireland From 2001 – 2008”
P Lee

National Basic Specialist Training Programme

Available posts on the National Basic Specialist Training Programme are currently being advertised;

Rotation 1; Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Hospital/Sligo General Hospital
                National Press 15.02.09, RVEEH website www.rveeh.ie
                Closing Date 27.02.09
                Interviews will be held on Monday 30th March

Rotation 2; Mater Hospital/University College Hospital Galway/Waterford
Regional Hospital; will be advertised on March 1st
Closing date will be 13.03.09

Rotation 3; Mid-Western Regional Hospital Limerick/Cork University Hospital
Currently advertised on www.careersinhealthcare.ie
Closing date 20.02.09

All of the above posts are approved for training by the Irish College of Ophthalmologists as part of the National Basic Specialist Training Programme

Basic Specialist Training will be for three years at BST level, subject to satisfactory CAPA appraisals and renewable of hospital contracts. When a trainee is appointed to a training programme the ICO will issue a training number.

If a trainee wishes to transfer to another programme a written application must be made to the Dean of the ICO and the Hospital Representative on the College's Manpower & Education Committee

ICEVI 7th European Conference
Living in a Changing Europe - Conference on Visual Impairment

Addressing the changing needs of vision impaired people and how best to meet them

Venue; Trinity College, Dublin
Date; 5th - 10th July
Exhibition; Open to the Public July 8th 9am to 5pm

For further information please visit the conference website www.icedublin2009.org

ICO Conference 2009 - Call for Papers

The Irish College of Ophthalmologists Annual Conference takes place from Wednesday May 6th to Friday May 8th, 2009

Venue; Lyrath Estate, Kilkenny
Date; May 6th - 8th, 2009

Applicants are now invited to submit abstracts for consideration for presentation at this year's conference

Closing Date for Receipt of Abstracts is Friday 20th, February, 2009

Application forms are available by request from ico@rcsi.ie

Abstracts must be submitted electronically on the College application form.

Neurophthalmology Course

Venue; Beaumont Hospital, Dublin
Date; May 18th - 20th, 2009

Miss Pat Logan, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon will give this three day neurophthalmology course in May, 2009.

This course is mandatory for all basic specialist trainees

Further information on the course will be available in due course

ICO Annual Conference 2009

Venue; Lyrath Estate, Kilkenny
Date; Wednesday May 6th - Friday May 8th, 2009

Further information on the Conference Programme and details on abstract submission dates will be available shortly

Refractive Study Day

Venue; HSE/EA, Adelaide Road
Date; Friday April 24th, 2009

This course is mandatory for SpR Trainees

This course has been kindly sponsored by Novartis

Further information is available from Siobhan at ico@rcsi.ie

RAMI Ophthalmic Section Spring Meeting

Venue; RCPI, No 6 Kildare Street, Dublin 2
Date; Friday 27th March, 2009

Presentation of abstracts will commence at 1.30pm - 5.30pm, there will be tea/coffee and sandwiches served between 1-1.30pm.

PHACO Course

Venue; Alcon Laboratories, Hemel Hempsted, London
Date; Monday March 16th, 2009

This day course is a skills laboratory and is open to all basic specialist trainees who have signed on for the School for Ophthalmic Surgeons

Further information is available from Siobhan at ico@rcsi.ie

Alcon Anterior Segment Meeting

Venue; Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
Date; Friday February 27th, 2009

Invited speakers include Ms Shauna Quinn, Sligo General Hospital and Mr David Allen, Sunderland

This meeting is open to all trainees, consultant ophthalmic surgeons and ophthalmic physicians.

Scottish Conference on Ocular Trauma SCOT 2009

9th & 10th March 2009, Edinburgh
The 2009 Scottish Conference on Ocular Trauma takes place in Edinburgh on March 9th & 10th.

Day 1 is an all lecture event. Day 2 will include Ocular Trauma Workshops which will give senior trainees a unique opportunity to learn and practice surgical techniques in a wet lab setting

Further information is available on the website of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh www.rcsed.ac.uk

RAMI Ophthalmic Section Winter Meeting

Friday November 21st, 2008
Royal College of Physicians, No 6 Kildare Street, Dublin 2

The RAMI Ophthalmology meeting takes place on Friday 21st November 2008, in Number Six, Kildare Street, Dublin 2

Presentation of abstracts will commence at 1.30pm - 5.30pm, there will be tea/coffee and sandwiches served between 1-1.30pm.

Date: Friday 21st November 2008
Venue: RCPI, Number Six, Kildare Street, Dublin 2
Time: 1pm

The Montgomery lecture, presented by Mr. Roger Hitchings will be held in Trinity College. Starting at 6.00-7.00pm

Montgomery Lecture 2008

This year's Montgomery Lecture will take place on Friday 21st of November.

Pfizer/ICO RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP 2008-2009

The Irish College of Ophthalmologists Is inviting applications for this Fellowship

Application Forms are available by sending contact details to
ico@rcsi.ie

Or alternatively please contact the College at 01 402 2777

Applications should be accompanied by a full curriculum vitae and a detailed plan of the research which you intend to carry out.

Deadline for the receipt of applications is
Friday 31st October, 2008

Please return completed forms electronically to
Mr Ian Flitcroft,
Hon. Secretary
Irish College of Ophthalmologists
ico@rcsi.ie

Ophthalmic Postgraduate Teaching Programme 2008

GUEST SPEAKER:
Mr Michael Goggin
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
University of Adelaide

Thursday 18th September 2008 at 5pm

Title: “Toric IOL's, astigmatism and keratometry following ultra-small incision cataract surgery”.

All Welcome

The 2008 Montgomery Lecture will be given by Mr Roger Hitchings, Moorfields Eye Hospital.

The winter meeting of the RAMI (Ophthalmic Section) will take place on Friday November 21st, 2008.

The RAMI Ophthalmology meeting takes place on Friday 21st November 2008, in Number Six, Kildare Street, Dublin 2

Presentation of abstracts will commence at 1.30pm - 5.30pm, there will be tea/coffee and sandwiches served between 1-1.30pm.

Date: Friday 21st November 2008
Venue: RCPI, Number Six, Kildare Street, Dublin 2
Time: 1pm

The Annual Conference of the Irish College of Ophthalmologists will take place from Wednesday 6th May to Friday 8th May, 2009

The position of the Irish College of Ophthalmologists is that doctors performing refractive eye laser surgery should be on the Register of Medical Specialists in the Division of Ophthalmic Surgery. The Irish College of Ophthalmologists would encourage patients to establish that their prospective doctor meets this requirement (can be confirmed on the Irish Medical Council website www.medicalcouncil.ie ). The doctor should be practicing full time in Ireland and be available for all follow up care both routine and emergency.

The Irish College of Ophthalmologists advises the Medical Council on the suitability of applicants for inclusion on the Register of Medical Specialists in the Division of Ophthalmology.

The Irish Surgical Postgraduate Training Committee, of which the Chairman of the College’s Manpower Committee is a member, advises the Medical Council on the suitability of candidates for the Division of Ophthalmic Surgery.

The College does not register clinics for ophthalmic surgery, including laser surgery.

10.00 – 11.00am Keynote Address:
Ms Mary Harney, Minister for Health & Children

11.30 – 1.00pm Symposium Oculoplastics Chair Mark Mulhern
1.00 – 2.00pm Lunch

11.00 – 12.30pm        Paediatric & Stabismus Symposium
                                    Chair Kathryn McCreery
                                    Gunter von Noorden “Nystagmus Surgery”
                                    John Lee
                                    John Burke “Unilateral Inferior Oblique Overaction”

2.00 – 3.00pm Workshop 'Genetic Diagnosis in Clinical Ophthalmology'
Mr Colin Willougby, Senior Lecturer/Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
Centre for Vision Science, Queen's University Belfast

7.00 – 7.45pm                        Mooney Lecture
                                    Prof Gunther von Noorden
                                    “An Update on Amblyopia”

9.00 – 10.30am          Symposium Vein Occlusion
                                      Chair ; David Keegan

10.30 – 11.00am            Coffee Break

The Spring Meeting of the RAMI Ophthalmic Section will take place on Friday March 29th in Faithlegg House Waterford.

Abstracts for presentation at the meeting are now being invited. Abstract forms may be obtained from ico@rcsi.ie

Prof. Dr. Bernd Kirchhof

‘Is there any room for surgery in AMD treatment now?’

on Friday 14th December 2007 at 6.30pm in the Joly Theatre,
Hamilton Building,
Trinity College Dublin.

The lecture will be followed by a reception in the Panoz Institute, Trinity College Dublin.

The Annual winter meeting of the RAMI Ophthalmic Section will be held on Friday 14th December in the RCPI, Kildare St.

Abstracts for presentation at the meeting are now being invited. Abstract forms may be obtained from ico@rcsi.ie

Completed application forms should be returned to:
Mr Ian Flitcroft
Hon Secretary

The Irish College of Ophthalmologists is inviting applications from suitably qualified ophthalmologists for the post of Dean of Post Graduate Education.

The part-time post will be for 13.5 hours for week and funding has been received for an initial period of up to one year.

Please send six copies of your CV, including three referees with a covering letter to:

Siobhan Kelly
Administrator
Irish College of Ophthalmologists,
121 St Stephen's Green,
Dublin 2

Further information and a detailed job description available by e-mailing request to ico@rcsi.ie

The Cardiff meeting will be chaired by Mr James Morgan (Cardiff University) and will be held at the St David's Hotel in Cardiff Bay.

Day 1 Wednesday 16^th May
8.00am                         Registration
8.50am                         President’s Welcome Address
                                    Mr Robert Acheson President, Irish College of Ophthalmologists

11.30 – 1.00pm Endophthalmitis Following Cataract Surgery - diagnosis, treatment and prevention

5.30 – 6.30pm             “The Role of the NTPF in the Delivery of Ophthalmic                     Services                      in Ireland”
                                    Mr Pat O’Byrne
                                    Chief Executive Officer
                                    National Treatment Purchase Fund

11.00 – 12.30pm         Paediatric Symposium
                                   Chair: Mr Peter Tormey

                                              Surgical Management of Paralytic Strabismus
                                              Dr Richard Saunders,
                                  Professor of Ophthalmology,
                                  Storm Eye Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

                                  Ms Kathryn McCreery
                                  Dr Loretta Nolan

2.00pm                        Leisure Afternoon
                                   Golf – Mount Juliet Golfcourse
                                   Tour of historic Kilkenny
                                   Tennis – Kikenny Tennis Club

2.00 – 3.00pm Novel Therapeutic Strategies for Age Related Macular Degeneration
Mr Stephen Beatty

7.00 – 7.45pm Mooney Lecture
“Wavefront-Guided Refractive Surgery: Advances and Impediments.”

                                    Dr Dimitri Azar M.D.
                                    Field Chair of Ophthalmologic Research
                                    Professor and Head, University of Illinois at Chicago
8.15pm                        Conference Gala Dinner

12.00 – 1.00pm Tom Finn, National Hospitals Office speaking on the co-location of public and private hospitals

The Annual Conference of the College will be held in the Lyrath Estate Hotel in Kilkenny from Wednesday 16th to Friday 18th May.

Irish College of Ophthalmologists Annual Conference 2007
Wednesday 16th to Friday 18th May, Lyrath Estate, Kilkenny

Call for Scientific Abstracts
Deadline for the receipt of abstracts is
Friday, 19^th January 2007 @ 5pm

Abstract forms can be obtained from the College
Please e-mail ico@rcsi.ie
Please return completed abstract forms to
Irish College of Ophthalmologists
By e-mail only
E-mail: ico@rcsi.ie

This year's Montgomery Lecture will take place in the University of Dublin, Trinity College on Friday November 17th.

Mr Collin is the Director of Oculoplastic and Adnexal Services and Consultant Surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London

The lecture will take place on Friday 17th November at
6.30pm in the
Robert Emmet Theatre, Trinity College

The lecture will be preceded by a wine reception at 5.00pm in the Dublin dental Hospital, Lincoln place, Dublin 2

This day-long meeting has been approved for 7 CME points by the Irish College of Ophthalmologists

AGENDA:
09:00 REGISTRATION & COFFEE on arrival
09:30 PAEDIATRICS - TIPS TO AID CO-OPERATION IN PAEDIATRIC EXAMINATION
10:00  DEVELOPMENTAL DYSLEXIA
10:45  COMPETENCE ASSURANCE: UPDATED GUIDELINE FROM MEDICAL COUNCIL
          & IRISH MEDICAL ORGANISATION
11:30  COFFEE
11:45  NCBI AND VISUAL AIDS
13:00  LUNCH
14:00  CLINICAL AUDIT SKILLS

16:00   COFFEE
16:15   WEST / NORTH-WEST CME GROUP MEETING
17:00   CURRENT CONCEPTS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF AGE RELATED            MACULOPATHY      -   MR STEPHEN BEATTY
18:00            ASSESSMENT AND INVESTIGATION OF THE LOW TENSION GLAUCOMA PATIENT    - PROF. COLM O’BRIEN

For information on registration please contact Helen, Private Secretary to Professor Michael. O’Keeffe, Suite 5, Mater Private Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7

8am - 10am
Retinal Complications in Refractive Surgery, Dr. Janice Brady
Lasek after Lasik,    Dr. Ayman Saeed
Higher Order Aberrations - significance, Dr. Caitriona Kirwan
Experience with the Intralase Laser,    Mr. Gerry Kervick
CASE PRESENTATIONS – 3 CASES

10.30am – 12.30pm
3^rd Tom Casey Memorial Lecture – Newer Techniques and results in corneal grafting
Mr. Edward Holland
Forme Fruste Keratoconus – Method of Diagnosis
Dr. Caitriona Kirwan
PTK- Indications-Techniques-Results
Mr. William Power
Corneal hysteresis in refractive surgery
Dr. Caitriona Kirwan

1.00pm – 3pm
3^rd Dermot Pierse Memorial Lecture - Corneal infection management in refractive surgery
Mr. Terence O’Brien

CASE PRESENTATIONS - 5 CASES

3.30pm – 5.30pm
Femto-second laser keratoplasty, Mr. Sheraz Daya
Diagnosis and management of dry eye, Mr. Edward Holland
Future of Refractive Surgery, Mr. Terence O’Brien
Accommodating IOL’s

The Pfizer/ICO Fellowship for 2006-2007 will be awarded to a project at the College’s Annual Conference 2007.

Closing date for receipt of applications is Tuesday 31st, October 2006.
Application forms are available by sending details to ico@rcsi.ie

The Annual Irish College of Ophthalmologists Montgomery Lecture will be held in Trinity College, Dublin on Friday 17th November, 2006.

The lecture will be given by Mr Richard Collin, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London.

The lecture will commence at 6.30pm and will be preceded by a welcome reception in the Dining Hall, Trinity College at 5.30pm.

The Winter Meeting of the RAMI Ophthalmic Section will take place on Friday November 17th, 2006 at the Royal College of Physicians in Dublin

Topics at this Seminar which will be held on Thursday June 22nd, in the NCHD Lecture Room at the Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Hospital are:
1. The Clinical Indemnity Scheme
2. The Medico-legal Implications of Poor Records
3. Importance of Documentation and Consent

This seminar has been organised as part of the NCHD Postgraduate Teaching programme.

Glaucoma
Dr Aoife Doyle
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Hospital, Dublin

Ms Linda Sissons

Director of Competence Assurance, Medical Council

Chair: Mr Anthony Cullinane & Dr Tim Horgan

Congenital Optic Nerve Anomalies

Mr Donal Brosnahan
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon

Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Hospital, Dublin
Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin

“Reconstruction of the Anterior Segment”

Mr. Bruce Noble,
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon,
Yorkshire Eye Hospital, Yorkshire

“Setting up a Hospital based Diabetic Screening service at U.C.H.G. - problems & pitfalls”

Dr Fiona Harney

“Diabetic Retinopathy

Feasibility of screening for more than one ophthalmic disorder using digital retinal photography.

Dr John Smith

Consultant Ophthalmic Physician
Louth County Hospital, Drogheda

“Diabetic Eye Disease – new Pharmacological Treatments”

Miss Marie Hickey Dwyer

Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
Limerick Regional Hospital

will take place on September 13th & 14th 2006 in the National Children's Eye Centre, at the Children's university Hospital, Temple Street, Dublin

The course will include ocular motility, optics, visual fields and electrophysiology.

The Course fee is €500 and includes lunch. Numbers are limited to 20. Further information can be obtained from Bernadette Lanigan at the National Children's Eye centre on 01 8784324 or e-mail eye.clinic@tsch.ie

The Irish College of Ophthalmologists Annual Meeting 2006

will take place in the Radisson SAS Hotel, Sligo from Wednesday, 17th until Friday, 19th May 2006.

Deadline for the receipt of abstracts is
Friday, 31st March 2006 @ 5pm

Please return completed forms to
Irish College of Ophthalmologists
121 St. Stephens Green
Dublin 2
Fax: + 353 1 402 2778
E-mail: ico@rcsi.ie

REMINDER: Neuro Ophthalmology Clinical Course

This course covers clinical neuro-ophthalmology with emphasis on clinical demonstrations and teaching sessions. Relevant basic sciences will also be covered during the course.

Monday, 24th April - Friday, 28th April 2006 at the Institute of Neurosciences, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9. Course fee E800.

Further information available from Ms. Emma Flynn c/o Eye Dept., Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9 phone +353 (0)1 809 2609.

The President of the Medical Council, Dr John Hillery has called on all doctors to engage voluntarily with its Competence Assurance Structures. Dr Hillery believes that the Council has waited too long for supportive legislation and so will now roll out the total structure on a voluntary basis.

He has reminded doctors of their ethical obligations to maintain competence and bring colleagues who persistently underperform to the attention of the Medical Council.

'Performance and Remediation in Practice....supporting doctors, protecting patients'

The Medical Council is hosting a consultative forum on Competence Assurance Structures on March 31st in Croke Park, Dublin 3. With a new medical Practitioners Act anticipated in the near future, it is hoped that the conference will facilitate discussion on clinical performance and the difficulties that are faced by practitioners throughout the world.

To receive further information or register for the conference please contact Ciara McMorrow, on 01-4983 137 or cas@mcirl.ie

The application form may be downloaded at: http://www.medicalcouncil.ie/_fileupload/news/Registration_form_31March06.pdf

The Spring Meeting will be held in the Hayfield Manor, Perrott Avenue, College Road, Cork on Friday, 24th March from 1.00 - 5.00 pm

For further information please contact Karen Doyle on 01-661 6677 or karendoyle@rcpi.ie

The Annual meeting of the College will take place in the Radisson SAS Hotel, Sligo from Wednesday, 17th until Friday, 19th May.

Deadline for receipt of abstracts is Friday, 31st March. Further information may be obtained by calling the College at 01 - 402 2777 or by e-mailing Siobhan at ico@rcsi.ie

Orycle
The Forth Ophthalmic Registrars and Young Consultants Learning the Essentials Meeting

Orycle 2006 will be held from March 30 to April 1 in the De Vere Houlton, Oulton Hall outside of Leeds. Prices are £210 for the whole weekend or £75 per day, (this does not include accommodation). Further information can be found on the Royal College of Ophthalmologists website www.rcophth.ac.uk or by e-mailing Raquel Surally at otg@rcophth.ac.uk

The Course is open to SHOs who have performed between 50 and 100 phaco operations. The course will take place on Tuesday, 7th March, 2006. Further information may be obtained from Miss Kate Ricketts, Skills Centre Co-ordinator, The Royal College of Ophthalmologists

The Spring Meeting of the RAMI Ophthalmic Section will take place in the Hayfield Manor in Cork on Friday, March 24th 1.00pm - 5.00pm. The deadline for receipt of Abstracts is Monday, 20th February. Papers should be e-mailed to karendoyle@rcpi.ie Tel: 01 - 661 6677

International Federation of Ophthalmological Societies
World Ophthalmology Congress

The Congress will take place in Sao Paolo, Brazil from February 19 - 24, 2006. Further information can be found at the events website. www.ophthalmology2006.com

17-January-2006

The Annual Meeting will take place in the Cleveland Renaissance Hotel, Cleveland, Ohio from July 27-30, 2006. Further information can be obtained by contacting Dr Wynne Morley: Tel 001-440-323-5431., e-mail wmorley@earthlink.net. The societies website is www.cosw.org

17-January-2006

Professor Michael O'Keefe at the National Children's Eye Centre at Temple Street Hospital will be holding his Optics Course towards the end of July. Dates will be posted as soon as they are confirmed. The topics that will be covered include ocular motility, optics, visual fields and electrophysiology.

Neuro Ophthalmology Clinical Course

12-January-2006

This course covers clinical neuro-ophthalmology with emphasis on clinical demonstrations and teaching sessions. Relevant basic sciences will also be covered during the course.

Monday, 24th April - Friday, 28th April 2006 at the Institute of Neurosciences, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9. Course fee E800.

Further information available from Ms. Emma Flynn c/o Eye Dept., Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9 phone +353 (0)1 809 2609.

Irish College of Ophthalmologists Annual Meeting 2006

9-August-2005

The Irish College of Ophthalmologists Annual Meeting 2006 will take place in the Radisson SAS Sligo from Wednesday, 17th until Friday, 19th May 2006. Further details on the meeting will be posted on the Conferences section of the website after Christmas.

Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Hospital,
Postgraduate Teaching Programme Autumn/Winter 2005

9-August-2005

The Postgraduate Teaching Programme will recommence following the summer break on Thursday, 8th September 2005. Should you require any additional information on the Programme please contact Ms. Marie Doherty on + 353 (0)1 634 3688

Preliminary Teaching Programme Click Here

College Administrator

19-July-2005

The Irish College of Ophthalmologists are currently looking to recruit a College Administrator. The ideal candidate should be organised, efficient, with excellent pc skills and have a demonstrated ability to work on his/her own initiative. This is a varied role with room for flexibility.

Applications including cover letter should be addressed to Miss Maire Hickey-Dwyer, Honorary Treasurer ICO C/o Eye Department, Midwestern Regional Hospital, Dooradoyle, Limerick.

AGM 2005

8-April-2005

The Annual General Meeting of the Irish College of Ophthalmologists will take place in the Great Southern Hotel, Killarney, Co. Kerry at 1pm on Friday, 29th April. A copy of the Agenda, Minutes from the 2004 AGM and the income and expenditure for the College will be circulated to all members early next week.

VAT on spectacles

2-March-2005

The Association of Optomertists Ireland wish to announce that the Revenue Commissioners found in their favour that a dispensing fee should be categorised as a fee for professional services of an optical nature and is now exempt from VAT with only the costs of materials and some additional amounts subject to VAT. If you are in a position to benefit from this please contact the Association of Optomerists Ireland ph: + 353 1 453 8850 or 453 8873.

Annual Meeting 2005

18-February-2005

The Irish College of Ophthalmologists Annual Meeting will take place in the Great Southern Hotel, Killarney, Co. Kerry from Wednesday, 27th until Friday, 29th April. On Tuesday, 26th April Fighting Blindness will host their All Ireland Retinal Researchers Network Meeting from 2pm until 6pm also in the Great Southern Hotel and you are invited to attend.

Further details on both meetings are available in the Conferences section.

Council Elections 2005

15-December-2004

All members of the College will receive an election form in the post over the coming days. Nominations are being sought for President Elect, and five Council members of whom two will take the role of chair of Manpower, Education and Research Committee and the Scientific and Yearbook Committee. Please ensure that the nomination forms are returned to the College before Friday, 21st January so as they can be brought to the Council meeting on Saturday, 29th January.

Orbis coming to Dublin; Dublin going to New Deli?

3-December-2004

The Orbis plane will be coming to Dublin on a promotion and recruitment trip after its journey to New Deli in March (12th - 25th). It is hoped that there would be some Irish ophthalmologists disembarking when the plane touches down in Dublin having volunteered a week of their time to teach in on the Flying Hospital and in local hospitals.

It is a unique experience and is universally enjoyed and valued by all who take part and no long term commitment is expected. Its aim is to teach local ophthalmologists so that they can teach others and to gain self-sufficiency, thus it is not merely a specialising in cataracts.

For further details see www.ukorbis.org and the documents below:

New Deli 1

New Deli 2

Data Registration Fine

1-December-2004

Doctors who use computers to store patient information may face fines of up to E300 if they do not register with the States information watchdog.

Under the Data Protection Act 1988 every doctor or practice holding personal health information on computers must register or face a fine.

For further information please contact Data Protection Office on 01 874 8544 or visit their website www.dataprotection.ie

Ophthalmological Society of South Africa Congress 2005

28-October-2004

There has been considerable interest amongst member in travelling to South Africa for the Ophthalmological Society of South Africa Congress 2005. Members will travel from Dublin on the 3rd March 2005 and after following the Congress Members have the opportunity to go on safari or to remain in Cape Town before flying back to Dublin on the 12th March.

Members interested in travelling who have not been in contact with the College already please contact the College administrator or Mr. John May, RCSI Travel on + 353 1 402 2391

Inland Revenue Income Tax Relief

Members of the Irish College of Ophthalmologists from Northern Ireland and the UK can now apply to the Inland Revenue for income tax relief in respect of membership subscriptions with effect from 6th April 2003. Should you wish to apply before the end of the year please contact Margaret Fanagan, Administrator for further details.

Glaucoma Dr Aoife Doyle Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Hospital, Dublin