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Cornea & Cataract Day Programme 2026
Monday 16th March 2026
08.45 - 09.00
WELCOME
UKISCRS President, David Lockington, Glasgow
09.01 - 10.30
SESSION 1: SIMPLIFYING COMPLEXITY IN CATARACT SURGERY
09.01 - 09.13: The long and short of post refractive biometry
Peter Wilson, Dunfermline
09.14 - 09.26: IOL exchange - tips and tricks
Allon Barsam, London
09.27 - 09.39: Traumatic cataract and artificial iris
Hatch Mukherjee, Colchester
09.40 - 09.52: Addressing compliance issues through dropless cataract surgery
Sarah Maling, London
09.53 - 10.05: Post op CMO - the best approach
Christine Kiire, Oxford
10.06 - 10.24: Discussion
10.25 - 10.30: Announcements
10.31 - 11.00: BREAK Refreshments and Trade Exhibition
11.01 - 12.30
SESSION 2 - ADDRESSING COMPLEX CORNEAS
11.01 - 11.13: Addressing complications of refractive laser surgeries
Başak Bostanci, Istanbul
11.14 - 11.27: Approaches to corneal vessels
Natasha Spiteri, Shrewsbury
11.28 - 11.41: Insulin drops and novel approaches for the neurotrophic ocular surface
Iva Krolo, Barcelona
11.42 - 11.55: DALK dilemmas
James Myerscough, Westcliff-on-Sea
11.56 - 12.09: Fixing and saving the failing graft
Sorcha Ni Dhubhghaill, Brussels
12.10 - 12.25: Discussion
12.25 - 12.30: Announcements
12.31 - 13.30: LUNCH Refreshments and Trade Exhibition
13.31 - 15.00
SESSION 3 - NOT STRAIGHTFORWARD! DECISION MAKING IN THE COMPLEX ANTERIOR SEGMENT
13.31 - 13.43: Nanophthalmia - Big things can go wrong in small spaces
Keith Barton, London
13.44 - 13.56: Under pressure - helping out from the back
Christelle Tendo, London
13.57 - 14.09: White and wobbly - the hidden joys of pseudoexfoliation
Andrew Tatham, Edinburgh
14.10 - 14.22: Phaco in a filtered eye - Who & How
Lai-Yeung Ngai, Inverness
14.23 - 14.35: What tube has done this to the cornea?
Kerr Brogan, Glasgow
14.36 - 14.54: Discussion
14.55 - 15.00: Announcements
15.01 - 15.30: BREAK Refreshments and Trade Exhibition
15.31 - 17.10
SESSION 4 - STRONG OPINIONS SESSION
A DEBATE - IOL SURGERY IN YOUNG HIGH MYOPE
15.31 - 15.38: Benefits
Jonathan Ross, Edinburgh
15.39 - 15.46: Risks
David Yorston, Glasgow
15.47 - 15.55:Discussion
15.55 - 16.00:Vote
SOAPBOX SESSION
16.01 - 16.08:Strong opinion 1 - All eye doctors should be on social media
Chanelle Smith, West Midlands
16.09 - 16.15: Discussion
16.16 - 16.23: Strong opinion 2 - Everyone should learn MSICS and get involved in Global Ophthalmology
Zac Koshy, Ayr
16.24 - 16.30:Discussion
16.31 - 16.38:Strong opinion 3 - PRK should be available to all on NHS
Laura de Benito Llopis, London
16.39 - 16.45:Discussion
16.46 - 16.53: Strong opinion 4 - Toric IOLs should be available for all on NHS
Artemis Matsou, East Grinstead
16.54 - 17.00: Discussion
17.01 - 17.10: Announcements
17.11 - 17.15
ROUND UP AND CLOSE
UKISCRS President, David Lockington, Glasgow



