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
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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
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How many corneal transplant surgeons does the UK need?
Louisa Wickham, London
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GUEST LECTURE: Strategies to make DALK easier
Massimo Busin, Forli, Italy
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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
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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
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18:00 - MEETING CLOSE
19:00
Bowman Club Drinks and Dinner at The Athenæum
Drinks from 19:00