24th Bowman Club Annual Meeting
Scientific Programme
The Royal Society
Wellcome Trust Lecture Hall
22nd March 2024: 09:00 - 18:00
09:00 - 09:15
Welcome
09:15 - 10:05
Bowman Club fellow award presentations
The 5 presentations in this session to be revealed on the day
10:10 - 11:00
FREE PAPER session 1
To be revealed on the day - 3 presentations
11:00 - 11:30 - Coffee
11:30 - 13:00
CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION
Update on Eye Summit and UK Eye Donation Pathway
Parwez Hossain, Southampton
Eye donation and corneal transplantation trends in the UK
Cathy Hopkinson, Bristol
How many corneal transplant surgeons does the UK need?
Louisa Wickham, London
GUEST LECTURE: Strategies to make DALK easier
Massimo Busin, Forli, Italy
13:00 - 14:00 - Lunch
14:00 - 14:30
PROBLEM CASE PRESENTATIONS
4 Problem cases to be revealed on the day
14:30 - 16:00
SYMPOSIUM ON CONJUNCTIVAL INFLAMMATION
Stevens-Johnson syndrome / Toxic epidermal necrolysis: what corneal specialists need to know
Saaeha Rauz, Birmingham
Cicatricial pemphigoid management and treatment update
Sajjad Ahmad, London
Ocular graft-versus-host disease: what we know and don’t know
Lingyi Liang, Guangzhou, China
16:00 - 16:30 - Tea
16:30 - 17:15
FREE PAPERS session 2
3 presentations to be revealed on the day
17:15 - 17:55
EASTY LECTURE: Innovation on ophthalmology: The evolution of corneal surgery
2024 Easty Lecturer
Kathryn Colby
Professor and Chair Department of Ophthalmology NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, USA
18:00 - MEETING CLOSE
19:00
Bowman Club Drinks and Dinner at The Athenæum
Drinks from 19:00