ICO Annual Conference 2025

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Introduction

The Irish College is pleased to announce that our Annual Conference 2025 will take place at the Kilkenny Convention Centre, Lyrath Estate, Co. Kilkenny from Wednesday 21st May to Friday 23rd May, 2025.

Dedicated sessions will focus on General Retina and Genetics, Neuro-ophthalmology, Anterior Segment, Developing Emergency Ophthalmology, Future of Clinical Practice, Top Ten Tips and Sustainability.

Professor Andrew Dick, Duke Elder Chair & Director of Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London will present the Annual Mooney Lecture 2025

Other key features on the scientific programme include workshops, paper and poster presentations and ICO medals awards, and the annual European Society of Ophthalmology (SOE) Lecture 2025 which will be delivered by Dr Sarah Moran, South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, Cork.

Wednesday 21st May

9.30pm	Short Presentations
10.30pm	SEO Lecture Dr Sarah Moran Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Cork University Hospital & South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital
11.00pm	Refreshments
11.30pm	Sustainability Dr Emilie Mahon RCSI Ophthalmology Tutor, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin Mr Tommy Bracken Strategic Advisor, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin Dr Anders Bolmstedt Chair of Health Care Without Harm Europe
1.00pm	Lunch
2.00pm	Neuro-Ophthalmology Professor Steffen Hamann Department of Clinical Medicine, Ophthalmology, University of Copenhagen Professor Dan Milea Neuro-ophthalmologist, Paris Ms Áine NíMhéalóid Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, University Hospital Waterford Ms Lisa McAnena Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital and Beaumont Hospital, Dublin.
3.30pm	Refreshments
4.00pm	Short Presentations
4.30pm	Annual Mooney Lecture 2025 Prof. Andrew Dick Duke Elder Chair & Director of Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London; Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

Thursday 22nd May

8.00am	Breakfast Sponsored Session
9.00am	Short Presentations
10.00am	Top 10 Tips Ms Janice Brady Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Waterford University Hospital. Mr Paul O'Brien Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Blackrock Clinic in Dublin. Mr David Wallace Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Bon Secours Hospital, Kerry. Ms Nikolina Budimlija Consultant Ophthalmologist and Ocular Surface Specialist Institute of Eye Surgery Clinc, Waterford and Kildare.
11.00pm	Refreshments
11.30am	General retina and genetics Dr Jose Pulido Director of the Henry and Corrine Bower Memorial Laboratories for Translational Medicine in the Vickie and Jack Farber Vision Research Center at Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia. Miss Miriam Minihan Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Dr Paul Kenna Clinical Ophthalmologist; Director of the Ocular Genetics Unit, Trinity College Dublin and Clinical Lecturer in Ophthalmic Genetics, Research Foundation of the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital Dublin.
1.00pm	Lunch
2.00pm	Workshops
4.00pm	Sponsored session

Friday 23rd May

8.00am	Breakfast Sponsored Session
9.00am	AGM
9.30am	Short Presentations
10.30am	Dr Felipe Eduardo Dhawahir-Scala Consultant Ophthalmic and Vitreoretinal Surgeon; Director of the Acute Ophthalmic Services, Manchester Royal Eye Hospital
11.00pm	Refreshments
11.30am	Anterior Segment Surgery Mr Leon Au Consultant Ophthalmologist, Manchester Royal Eye Hospital. Professor Billy Power Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin and Blackrock Clinic, Dublin. Mr Barry Quill Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin; Professor Conor Murphy Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin; Chair and Professor of Ophthalmology at the RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences. Mr Daniel Ezra Consultant Surgeon, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London.

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