ICO annual conference May 15-17NEW FRONTIERS IN OPHTHALMOLOGY MEETING
5 June 2013 - 28 June 2013
New Frontiers in Ophthalmology Meetingwhich will take place on Thursday 27th June 2013 in the Education & Conference Centre at the Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Hospital.
The morning will be devoted to a symposium on corneal stem cell and tissue engineering. The use of cell-based therapies in the management of ocular surface and corneal disorders is a new and rapidly evolving field with many potential disease applications. In this symposium we will discuss advances in the development of such therapies to restore the epithelial and endothelial corneal surfaces and the potential to transfer of these developments to the clinical setting. Speakers will include Prof Conor Murphy and Mr Billy Power (Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital), Dr Clair Gallagher and Dr Finbarr O'Sullivan (National Institute of Cellular Biotechnology, Dublin City University) and Prof Fergal O'Brien and Dr Andrew Cameron (Tissue Engineering Research Group, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland), Dr Kevin Kavanagh (NUI Maynooth) and Sinead Masterson (Irish Medicines Board).
The afternoon will be devoted to the Eithne Walls Research Meeting, at which NCHDs will present their latest research in competition for the Eithne Walls Medal and the Research Foundation Clinical Prize.