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CALL FOR PAPERS

The Irish College of Ophthalmologists Annual Conference 2011 will take place from 24th - 25th May in the RDS, Dublin.

You are invited to submit an abstract for consideration for paper presentation or for poster presentation during the conference.

The closing date for receipt of abstracts is Friday February 10th, 2012

Submitted abstracts will be accepted by email only to this address ico@rcsi.ie

The chosen paper presentations will be alloted 8 minutes on the conference programme. Posters will also be presented from the podium for a maximum of 4 minutes and will be displayed through out the conference. All slides that accompany the chosen abstracts must be submitted to the College for review by the organising committee .

Allergan Meeting

Ophthalmology Lectures

Saturday 3rd March, 2012

Radisson Blu Hotel , Golden Lane. Dublin

Time am	Focus		Presenters
9:30		Coffee & registration
10:00 10:05 11:30 11:45	Welcome, introductions Saving Sight Years RVO clinical study review RVO study differences and future study		Denise Curtin Yvonne Delaney Simon Taylor Kuldip Grewal
12:00		Lunch
13:00	Early clinical experience in RVO – case presentations		Simon Taylor
13:30	Uveitis – local vs systemic therapies - Clinical data and how it fits into clinical practice		Sue Lightman

MAKING SENSE OF STRABISMUS

Monday 5th to Wednesday 7th of March 2012

at The Conference Centre at LACE. Liverpool L17 1AA

Organiser: Arvind Chandna. Co-organiser: Maureen Mitchell
Alder Hey Children's Hospital. Liverpool

A 3 Day Course providing a practical approach to the investigation, diagnosis and management of childhood and adult strabismus through skill transfer, case based discussion and small group tutorial sessions

Course fee £395.00

Places limited to 30 learners: REGISTER NOW

For an application form email: michelle@eyelearn.org.uk

Irish & UKISCRS Refractive Meeting

Croke Park, Dublin Friday March 9th, 2012.

For further information please contact Ms Helen Murphy, Secretary to Prof Michael O Keeffe, Mater Private Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7

mokeefe@materprivate.ie

RAMI - Section of Ophthalmology Friday 23rd March

RAMI Section of Ophthalmology

Call for Abstracts Closing date Friday 2^nd March 2012 at 3pm

Date of Meeting :Friday 23^rd March 2012

Time: 1.30pm to 5pm

The meeting takes place in Limerick and the venue has still to be confirmed.

Email your submissions to helenmoore@rcpi.ie

PROCEEDINGS OF THE RAMI MEETING WILL BE PUBLISHED ONLINE IN THE IRISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE SO PLEASE NOTE THAT IF FOR PUBLICATION, THE ABSTRACT MUST NOT HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED ELSEWHERE IN ABSTRACT OR OTHER FORM

The 6th International Conference on Ocular Infections (ICOI)

March 7-10, 2013 in Santa Monica, CA, USA.

Eye infections continue to challenge clinicians around the world to make accurate and rapid diagnoses and to provide optimal treatments. The program will offer a comprehensive, multidisciplinary exchange of state-of-the-art ocular research, challenges, education and techniques with the goal of uniting and advancing the treatment of ocular infections internationally. The Conference topics will cover the very latest research and information on surgical and sterilization techniques, microbiology, epidemiology, pharmacology, drug delivery, external infections, antimicrobial resistance and Ocular Imaging for real-time diagnosis.

For further information please visit www.ocularinfections.com

Ophthalmology in Cuba

Ophthalmology study tour to Cuba.
The tour is led by Christopher Liu.

Full details on the tour are available at www.jonbainestours.co.uk

The tour combines a wide range of professional visits and talks examining the unique Cuban healthcare system and Ophthalmology in Cuba with cultural excursions exploring the country’s vibrant culture and music, and experiencing its beautiful landscapes and the warmth and vivacity of its people.

Jon Baines Tours have many years experience creating health care tours to Cuba, which is a fascinating destination made even more so by the process of transition it is undergoing. Cuba as we know it will soon be in the history books – the time to visit Cuba is now.

If you require any further information or wish to reserve a place on what is going to be a popular tour, please contact us on 020 7223 9485 or email info@jonbainestours.co.uk