ICO Annual Conference 2026
13 May 2026 - 15 May 2026
The Irish College of Ophthalmologists Annual Conference 2026 will take place at The Galmont Hotel in Galway from Wednesday 13th to Friday 15th May.
Early Bird Registration (€350) for ICO Members - ends March 31st. Log on to the ICO members portal here
The sessions at this year's conference will include a Cataract symposium with speaker Prof Uday Devgan from California, Prof Alvin Young from Hong Kong and Dr Geraldine Comer.
Prof Keith Barton from Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, will give the Mooney Lecture and contribute to a Glaucoma symposium alongside Dr David Gildea.
An Oculoplastics symposium will include contributions from Mr Jimmy Udin, Moorfields, London, Ms Clare Quigley and Ms Elizabeth McElnea.
Stuart Lancaster - head coach of Connacht Rugby Club, will talk to us about building long term high performing teams and we also look forward to welcoming Dr Monique Hope Ross who speak about sustaining a career in medicine over the long term.
Dr Conor Hearty, Pain Management Specialist at The Mater Hospital, Dublin will talk about Managing Neuropathic Pain in Ophthalmology.
Dr Ann O'Connell, University Hospital Waterford, will present the European Society of Ophthalmology (SOE) Lecture 2026.
Workshops, paper and poster presentations and the awarding of ICO medals will also feature on the programme.
A parallel industry partner exhibition will run alongside the three day scientific conference.
Call for Abstracts now open:
Closing date: Monday, 23rd March, 2026
Abstract Form Link: https://forms.gle/zn39TvQqCgKk257w6
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Further programme details to follow. If you have any queries with regards the conference, please email info@eyedoctors.ie