The last full day meeting was held by the Sheffield Team on Tuesday 09th June at the St Pauls Mercure Hotel.

We would like to thank all of those who could attend, and those who presented a talk at the meeting.

The agenda for the day was as followed:

08:30 am                       Registration with refreshments

09:00 am                       Welcome and short introduction to Medical Retina Service in Sheffield

                                        Presented by Nachiketa Acharya (Sheffield)

09:10 am                       Role of Ophthalmic science Practitioners in Sheffield

                                        Presented by Laura Redfearn (Sheffield)

09:25 am                       Glaucoma refresher for Medical Retina Specialists

                                        Presented by Emily Steadman (Sheffield)

09:45 am                       What can be done when IVT's cause Glaucoma

                                        Presented by Imran Masood (Birmingham)

10:05 am                       The role of the Vitreoretinal Surgeon in Diabetic Retinopathy

                                        Presented by Kurt Cornish-Spiteri (Sheffield)

10:25 am                       Questions

10:35 am                       Tea/Coffee Break and Exhibition Viewing

11:00 am                       Nepal – An adventure and eye opener

                                        Presented by Jennifer Tan (Sheffield)

11:30 am                       Trainee Presentations

12:30 pm                       Lunch and Exhibition Viewing

13:30 pm                       Uveitis as a systemic messenger – four case presentations by Resident Doctors followed by Physician Talks

                                        Presented by:

                                        Hannan Shaheen, Chris Anetekhai, Jenny Utting, Jacob Fingret

                                        Paul Collini – Infectious Diseases Consultant

                                        Claire Dewsnap – GUM Consultant

                                        James Lester – Oncology Consultant

                                        Lisa Dunkley – Rheumatology Consultant

15:00 pm                       Tea/Coffee Break and Exhibition Viewing

15:30 pm                       Tricky Inherited Retinal Diseases cases

                                        Presented by Omar Mahroo (Moorfields)

16:00 pm                      Benign Retinal Lesions

                                       Presented by Hibba Quhill (Sheffield)    

16:20 pm                       Sheffield’s experience with Illuvien in DMO and Uveitis

                                        Presented by Chris Brand, and Katharine Sears (Sheffield)

16:40 pm                       Announcement of Case Presentation Winner and meeting close.

Evaluation - Please find attached Evaluation Form for the Summer 2026 meeting here. 

Attendance Certificate - will be email once the Evaluation Form is complete. Please ensure you have inputted your email address on the Evaluation Form.