Professor Peter Barry Memorial Lecture 2024

11 October 2024

Venue:       Education and Conference Centre, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital

Time:         5.30pm - 6.30pm

Chair:  Professor Dara Kilmartin, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, RVEEH

Guest Lecture: 

‘Retinal recovery after reattachment surgery: what has pneumatic retinopexy taught us?

Ms Roxane J Hillier 

Consultant Vitreoretinal Surgeon, Research Lead for Ophthalmology, Regional Academic Training Lead,
Newcastle Eye Centre, Newcastle, UK

Roxane’s primary area of research interest is retinal recovery after surgery, and she is Principal or Chief Investigator for 5 ongoing
clinical trials. She has co-authored 64 publications in the scientific literature to date.  Clinically, her main interests encompass adult and paediatric vitreoretinal surgery, surgical management of aphakia, complex cataract surgery and the screening and treatment of retinopathy of prematurity.  She currently holds the position of Honorary Secretary (British and Eire Association of Vitreoretinal Surgeons), Vitreoretinal Section Editor (British Journal of Ophthalmology), Vitreoretinal Section Committee Member and FEBO-R Exam Liaison (EURETINA) and Council Member (Oxford Ophthalmological Congress).