Annual Congress 2005

INTRODUCTION
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists held its Annual Congress at the International Convention Centre, Broad Street, Birmingham from Tuesday 17th to Thursday 19th May 2005.
PROGRAMME OF EVENTS:
*Eponymous Lecturers:* Edridge Green Lecture This lecture was founded under the will of Mr Frederick William Edridge-Green in 1953 as one or more lectures annually on vision or colour vision. A bronze medal is presented to the lecturer. The 2005 Edridge Green Lecture 'Light and Biological Clocks: The Discovery of a New Class of Ocular Photoreceptor' was delivered by Russell G. Foster BSc PhD, Professor of Molecular Neuroscience and Deputy Chair of the Department of Visual Neurosciences at Imperial College Faculty of Medicine, London. Duke Elder Lecture This lecture was established in 1978 to commemorate the work of Sir Stewart Duke-Elder. It is given every two years and a bronze medal is presented to the lecturer. The 2005 Duke Elder Lecture 'Corneal Epithelial Wound Healing: The Evolution of an Observation' was delivered by Harminder Dua MBBS DO FRCS FRCOphth MD PhD, Chair and Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham. *Scientific Sessions:*
National Screening Programme for Sight Threatening Diabetic Retinopathy: Chaired by Peter Scanlon, Cheltenham Blabbing on about blebs: bleb failure - what next? Chaired by David Broadway, Norwich Laser refractive surgery: Chaired by David Gartry, London Ocular trauma: Chaired by Tom Williamson, London Plainly speaking orbits: Chaired by Geoffrey Rose, London Organisation of ophthalmic primary care: Chaired by Richard Smith, Stoke Mandeville Paediatric ophthalmology: Chaired by Ken Nischal, London Squint: Chaired by Carrie MacEwen, Dundee PDT cohort study - an open forum for discussion: Chaired by Usha Chakravarthy, Belfast Vision 2020 - global eye care: Chaired by Allen Foster, London Ophthalmology related to general medicine (hypertension, ocular complications and diabetes): Chaired by Peggy Frith, Oxford Microbial keratitis: Chaired by Stephen Tuft, London and Stephen Kaye, Liverpool Regional round up: Chaired by David Wong, Liverpool Medico-legal: Chaired by Ian Rennie, Sheffield Neuro-ophthalmology: Chaired by Michael Burdon, Solihull Anterior uveitis: Chaired by Teifi James, Halifax Rapid fire sessions Seminars for Allied Professions:
Optometrists: Chaired by Robert Harper and Cecelia Fenerty, Manchester Ophthalmic nurses: new ways of working Chaired by Isabelle Hamilton-Bower, London Orthoptics: a developing profession: Chaired by Gail Stephenson, Liverpool
PROGRAMME AND ABSTRACTS
Final programme: Scientific programme Commercial exhibition Abstracts: Rapid fire Infection Trauma Cataract Evidence based service Paediatrics Epidemiology Glaucoma Imaging Anaesthesia Oculoplastics Retina Refractive Strabismus and neuro-ophthalmology Cornea Video exhibition Printed copies of the final programme and abstracts are available from events@rcophth.ac.uk
PRIZE WINNERS
We are delighted to announce this year's Congress prize winners and extend our congratulations. The Foulds Trophy for the best presentation at Congress Automated assessment of adequacy of image quality in a digital photography based diabetic retinopathy screening programme S. Philip University of Aberdeen & Grampian Retinal Screening Programme The Treacher Collins Prize for the best video at Congress Reconstruction of video angiograms from digital still images N. P. Davies Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London The Royal Eye Hospital (London) Poster Prize Objective measurement of the human optics ICU accommodating intraocular lens J Hancox St. Thomas' Hospital, London The Royal Eye Hospital (Manchester) Poster Prize The effect of hypoxic stress on extra-cellular matrix gene expression in lamina cribosa cells from human optic nerve head R P Kirwan Institute of Ophthalmology, Mater Misericordae Hospital The Commercial Exhibition Prize Duckworth & Kent Ltd. The Commercial Exhibition Runner up Carleton Ltd
CASANOVA AND THE SPITFIRE PILOTS
Released at the recent The Royal College of Ophthalmologists Annual Congress, the DVD 'Casanova and the Spitfire pilots' was very well received. The DVD is a teaching video describing the invention and development of the IOL. The DVD was produced at Moorfields Eye Hospital in the bicentennial year by Hugh Williams and Alan Lacey. The 45 minute DVD is freely available to all College Members and Fellows from: Charlotte Ellis Advanced Medical Optics Jupiter House Mercury Park Woodburn Green Bucks. HP10 0HH www.amo-inc.com T: 01628 551600 Page updated 1st July 2005