The Young Ophthalmologists Programme (YOP) was established in response to feedback from UKISCRS members. YOP aims to target and represent the needs of ophthalmic specialty trainees and consultant ophthalmic surgeons in their first three years of clinical practice.
YOP run their own programme the day prior to the UKISCRS annual congress.
2026
YOP Setlist
18/11/26
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UKISCRS Unplugged – Top Ten things I wish I knew when I was a resident
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Rocking the cataract and cornea – resident video competition
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The comeback album – what I do differently now
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Encore and Requests
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Backstage pass
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Last dance and Curfew
Headline International Artists:
Simon Dean, Sri Ganesh, Pooja Khamar, Ben LaHood, Cathy McCabe, Lisa Nijm,
Lena Becker, Rajrishi Sharma, Imane Tarib
SCOPE Image Competition - closed
Winners to be announced in October
THE AWARD for the 3 winners:
• £800 education bursary.
• Registration for the UKISCRS Congress.
• A ticket for the UKISCRS Dinner.
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Rocking the cataract and cornea – resident video competition - closed - winners to be announced in October. Supported by Rayner
YOP Membership Benefits
If you are not yet a YOP member and would like to find out the benefits of this FREE membership - then please read below.
FREE 3 Year ESCRS & UKISCRS Membership for Trainees
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Free membership of UKISCRS Young Ophthalmologists Programme
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Access to iLearn
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Access to ESCRS on Demand (Web based library of content from ESCRS Congresses)
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Subscription to Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery online
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Reduced registration fee for ESCRS congresses
INTERESTED IN BECOMING A MEMBER
Visit the membership page. Proof of hospital residency will be requested as confirmation of grade.
YOP Council 2025 - 2026
Full YOP Council Members
President, Cara Campbell
Vice-President, Gordon Brown
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Aaron Donnelly
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Janvi Karia
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Vincent Ng
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Rathin Pujari
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Harry Rosen
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Chanelle Smith
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Riddhi Thaker
Regional YOP Representatives
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Talha Soorma - North West
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Amit Dhalla - Yorkshire
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Shaz Rehan - Wales
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Andrew Ross - South East
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Tolga Kamil Guvan - Wessex
UKISCRS Consultant Leads
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Nishani Amerasinghe
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Sarah Maling
2025
YOP Programme 12/11/25
Read the highlights
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Cataract surgery on shaky ground
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AI and robotics in cataract and refractive surgery
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DEBATES
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Every ophthalmologist should be a competent cataract surgeon
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Every laser refractive surgeon should have completed a corneal or refractive fellowship
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MIGS should only be performed by glaucoma surgeons
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“Keep Calm and Carry On”…problem solving in action
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Residency, Fellowship and Early Career Life Hacks
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Prize presentation
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The winner of the ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ case presentation Virinder Kaur Dhillon for ‘Sulcus scaffolding to the rescue’.
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