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ICO Annual Conference 2023
Introduction

The Irish College of Ophthalmologists Annual Conference 2023 will take place from noon Monday 22th to Wednesday 24th May 2023 at the Great Southern Hotel in Killarney.
The Conference is a highlight of the College's annual calendar of events and an important opportunity for our members to hear the latest clinical, scientific and service delivery updates taking place in the specialty.
Clinical symposia at this year's conference will focus on Medical Retina, Ocular Tumours, Keratitis and the Assessment and Management of Watery Eye.
Among our guest speakers, we are delighted to be welcoming Dr Carol Shields, Director of Ocular Oncology Service at Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, Prof John Crown, Consultant Medical Oncologist, St Vincent's Medical Group, Dublin and Prof Heinrich Heimann, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, who will present at the Ocular Tumours symposium.
Dr Stela Vujosevic, Head of Medical Retina Unit, MultiMedica Scientific Institute of Recovery and Care, Milan, Prof Usha Chakravarthy, Professor of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, Queen's University of Belfast and Dr Robert Braunstein, Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University New York.
Mooney Lecture 2023 "Mitochondrial Function - a Potentially Modifiable Risk Factor for Glaucoma?"
Professor David Garway-Heath, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon Moorfields Eye Hospital London; Glaucoma UK Professor of Ophthalmology for Glaucoma and Allied Studies at the Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London.
Workshop sessions, paper and poster presentations, a talk on Managing the Nuances of Medico-legal Risks and the European Society of Ophthalmology (SOE) Lecture 2023 are among the many other highlights to feature on the three day conference programme.
A parallel industry partner exhibition will run alongside the scientific conference.
Monday 22nd May

11.20am |
Official Welcome Mr Tim Fulcher |
11.30am |
Updates in Medical Retina Chair: Dr Louise O'Toole, Mater Private Hospital, Dublin Recent Phase 3 Clinical Trial Results on GA Treatment Can we Address the Discordance between Function and Morphology in GA Clinical Trials Biosimilars: What are they? Do we need them? |
1.00pm | Lunch |
2.00pm |
The Watery Eye - from Start to Finish Chair: Mr Tim Fulcher, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin Assessment and Investigations of Watery Eye Managing the Eyelid Disease The Great DCR Debate: Endoscopic What to do when DCR is not an Option? The great DCR debate: External |
3.30pm |
Short Presentations Chair: Prof Colm O'Brien, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin
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4.30pm | Refreshments |
5.00pm |
Mooney Lecture 2023 Introduction: Prof Colm O'Brien, Chair Scientific & PCS Committee, Irish College of Ophthalmologists ‘Mitochondrial Function - a Potentially Modifiable Risk Factor for Glaucoma?
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Tuesday 23rd May

8.00am | Breakfast Session - Kindly supported by Bayer Chair: Miss Marie Hickey Dwyer, University Hospital Limerick
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9.30am |
Short Presentations Chair: Mr John Stokes, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, University Hospital Waterford
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10.30am |
European Society of Ophthalmology (SOE) Lecture 2023 Medical Ophthalmology - A Personal Journey |
11.00am | Refreshments |
11.30am |
Ocular Tumours Clinical Symposium Chair: Mr Noel Horgan, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin Ocular Oncology: Who, When, How Should I Refer? Conjunctival Pigmented Tumours : When to Worry? Uveal Melanoma: Our Current Understanding? Metastatic Uveal Melanoma: Current and Future Strategies |
1.00pm | Lunch |
2.00pm |
Rapid Fire Posters |
2.30pm |
Managing the Nuances of Medico-legal Risk
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3.00pm |
OCT Interpretation in Macular Diseases
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3.45pm | Refreshments |
4.15pm |
Workshop Session - Kindly supported by Alimera Sciences
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Wednesday 24th May

9.00am |
Irish College of Ophthalmologists Annual General Meeting Chair: Mr Tim Fulcher, President, Irish College of Ophthalmologists |
10.00am |
Short Presentations Chair: Miss Yvonne Delaney, Dean of Postgraduate Education, Irish College of Ophthalmologists
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11.00am | Refreshments |
11.30am |
Diagnosis and Management of Corneal Infections Atypical Keratitis: Acanthamoeba Update in Bacterial Keratitis Fungal Keratitis: An Update on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Fungal Infections of the Cornea Herpes Simplex Keratitis: Challenges in Diagnosis and Clinical Management Patient Experience
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1.00pm |
Presentation of ICO Medals |
Posters

ICO Annual Conference 2023 Posters
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Characterization of Optic Nerve Swelling with Oral Fluorescein Angiogragraphy and Ultra Widefield Retinal Imaging
Robert Brady -
Retrospective Analysis of Presenting Features and Visual Outcomes for Paediatric Patients Diagnosed with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension in a Single British Centre
Robert Brady -
Effectiveness and Efficiency of Nurse-Led Glaucoma Clinics: A Retrospective Service Evaluation at Beaumont Hospital
Ian Brennan -
Mini-DSAEK in Macro-Corneal Perforations: Our Experience
Cian Collins -
A Treatment Dilemma in a Case of Adult Orbital Alveolar Rhabdomyoscarcoma
Amy Coman -
Mechanosensitive Calcium-Ion Channel Piezo1 in Glaucoma Lamina Cribrosa Fibrosis
Amy Coman -
Retrospective Study Comparing Response to Treatment Among Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Patients Deemed Non-Responsive to Bevacizumab and Changed To Aflibercept or Ranibizumab
Liam Connolly -
VEXAS, A Recently Reported Haemato-Immune Disease Presenting to an Ophthalmic Emergency Department
Marcus Conway -
The Use of Dichoptic Therapy for Adult Amblyopia
Arthur Cummings -
Macular Hole 24 Hours Following a Trauma
Maha Elsayed -
Vitamin A Deficiency with Visual Loss in Autistic Children
Richard Farnan -
A Subacute Right Optic Neuropathy in a Healthy 21-Year Old Male
Mark Forristal -
Clinical Validation of Patients Overdue for Outpatient Follow-Up, and Allocation of these Patients to Clinics in a Tertiary Referral Glaucoma Service: A Service Improvement Project
David Gildea -
A Case with Retinal Whitening Which Lead to an Unexpected Diagnosis
Christine Goodchild -
A 10 Year Review of Open Globe Injuries in a Tertiary Referral Hospital
Alison Greene -
Microbiological Profile of Culture Proven Cases of Endophthalmitis: A 10 Year Retrospective Study
Alison Greene -
Visual Failure from Hypovitaminosis A in Three Children with Severe Autism Spectrum Disorder; the Need for Vitamin Replacement
Glynis Hanrahan -
MOG Igg Optic Neuritis in the Paediatric Population – An Irish Case Series
Deirdre Harford -
Serum Eye Drops for Ocular Surface Disease - The Irish Experience
Deirdre Harford -
The Use of Amniotic Membrane Transplantation in the Treatment of Stevens-Johnsons Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis in the Paediatric Population
Esraa Hegazy -
A Five Year Analysis of Corneal Investigations o ln an Irish Tertiary Hospital
Rory Holohan -
"Say What You See", Characteristic OCT and Fundal Changes in a Rare and Underreported Macular Pathology – A Case Series
Alan Hopkins -
A Case of Irreversible Vision Loss Secondary to a Laser Pointing Device
Alan Hopkins -
Ultrathin Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty versus Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty - A Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis
Daire Hurley -
A Traumatic Tail
Joseph Keenan -
Pituitary Adenomas – The Incidence of Visual Field Defects in a Sample of Ophthalmic Patients
Áine Kelly -
The Impact of the National Diabetic Retinal Screening Programme on the Training of Ophthalmology Trainees in the Performance of Diabetic Laser Procedures
Mollie Kelly -
Extent of Paediatric Ophthalmic Consults in Temple Street Hospital in Dublin
Aniela Krezel -
Assessment of Association between Rate of Emergency Retinal Detachment Repair and Weather in University Hospital Limerick
Emilie Mahon -
Audit of Patient Wait Times Attending for Intravitreal Injections and Review of the Literature of Patient Psychological Impact of Wait Times
Emilie Mahon -
Above the Midline; A Case Describing the Importance of a Clinical Sign
Grace McCabe -
Paediatric Orbital Cellulitis Related to Invasive Group A Streptococcus
Kealan McElhinney -
Chemical Injuries in University Hospital Waterford: Looking at Lime
Aisling McGlacken-Byrne -
A Cluster of Acanthamoeba
Aisling McGlacken-Byrne -
The Diagnosis and Treatment of a Rare Case Periorbital Necrotising Fasciitis Caused by Group A β-haemolytic Streptococcus and Herpes Simplex Virus 1 in a Woman with Insulin Dependent Diabetes
Aisling McGlacken-Byrne -
Unusual Case of Bilateral Choroidal Effusion
Diana Minasyan -
Visual Outcome of Early Diagnosis and Vitrectomy in Toxocariasis Panuveitis
Mohib Naseer -
Printed Biomechanical Model of the Human Lamina Cribrosa
Simon Neary -
Functional and Anatomical Outcomes in Refractory and Large Macular Holes Treated with an Intraretinal Fluid Expansion Technique
Brian Ó Tuama -
Surgical Trends in Glaucoma: An Analysis of Glaucoma Procedures Performed in MMUH from 2012 to 2022
Pádraig O'Connell -
Identifying Keratoconus Using an Automated Machine Learning Model
Pádraig O'Connell -
The Role of TAX1BP1 in Fibrosis of the Optic Nerve Head in Glaucoma
Eabha O'Driscoll -
Review of the Glaucoma Service Referral Process in a Major Specialist Centre in Ireland
Eabha O'Driscoll -
Six Month Pilot Data from the NERIECS High Volume Cataract Surgery Pathway in MMUH
Fionn O'Leary -
Clinical Audit of the Rapid Access Clinic - Mater Misericordiae
Eimear O'Leary -
A Case of Retinal Detachment Due to Myopic Traction Maculopathy Treated with Macular Buckle Surgery
Amy O'Regan -
Timing of Surgery and Visual Outcomes in Primary Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment
Amy O'Regan -
Circadian Regulation of the Inner Blood Retina Barrier as a Mechanism for the Development of Dry AMD
Matthew O'Riordan -
Radial Keratotomies and Primary Open Angle Glaucoma – A Case of Keeping Focus under Pressure
Sarah Powell -
Orbital Tumor - A Case Series
Qirat Qurban - White Retinal Tumour
Maedbh Rhatigan -
Improving Sustainability of Diabetic Retinopathy Screening
John Smith -
Safety and Effectiveness of Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implant for the Treatment of Refractory Cystoid Macular Oedema in Galway University Hospital
Addon Teye-Botchway -
Measuring Outcomes in Lamellar Corneal Transplantation
Addon Teye-Botchway -
Evaluation of New Onset Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration at Sligo University Hospital
Julia Zhu
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