Registration now open: ICO Eye Care in Focus 2026

The ICO Eye Care in Focus Annual Conference 2026 for the extended eye care team will take place at The Ashling Hotel, Parkgate Street, Stoneybatter, Dublin 8 on Wednesday, 7th October from 10am to 3.30pm.

The College invites ophthalmologists, general practitioners, orthoptists,  optometrists, dispensing opticians, ophthalmic nurses and technicians working across the private and public service to join us for this unique, 1-day clinical education event for the eye care team.

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CPD accredited There will be two opportunities for CPD points from this event - attendance at the live talks and a post conference further educational module. Both will be available to registrants. 

Programme Overview:

Meeting Chairs:

Mr Gerry Fahy, President, Irish College of Ophthalmologists

Ms Aoife Doyle, National Clinical Lead for Ophthalmology

• Multi-disciplinary Approach to Dry Eye

Ms Nikolina Budimlija, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Institute of Eye Surgery, Kildare and Waterford

• Establishment of New Integrated Ophthalmology Service in a Primary Care Centre

Dr Christine Bourke, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Midlands Integrated Healthcare Area and CHI Crumlin Children’s Hospital

Sharon Kennelly, HSE Management Office, Midlands Integrated Healthcare Area

• Vision and Driving Standards 

Dr Mary Jo Ryan, Ophthalmologist and Irish College of Ophthalmologist's Representative for the Working Group on Traffic Medicine, RSA National Office of Transport Medicine

• Retinopathy of Prematurity Screening in Ireland

Dr Bobby Tang, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda

Linda Hamilton, Ophthalmic Nurse; Regional Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) Clinical co-ordinator and Paediatric Ophthalmology Manager, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

• The Evolving Role of Orthoptists, Optometrists and Ophthalmologists: Getting the Right Patient to the Right Practitioner at the Right Time

Presentations from the Integrated Eye Care Team

• Patient Flow Improvement Project

Geraldine Ryan, Ophthalmic Nurse, Nenagh Hospital, Tipperary 

• Cataract eReferral Healthlink Form

Dr Geraldine Comer, Consultant Ophthalmologist, HSE West/North West

• HSE Acute Quality and Patient Safety (QPS) Navigator

Veronica Hanlon, Educationalist, HSE National Quality & Patient Safety

Registration is open to ICO members and members of the extended eye care team.