28th MCLOSA Annual Meeting
25th November 2022
Cavendish Conference Centre, London
The Medical Contact Lens and Ocular Surface Association (MCLOSA) held their 28th Annual Meeting on November 2022 at the Cavendish Conference Centre, London, W1G 9DT.
CPD self-accredited by RCOpth – 5.5 points
2022 PROGRAMME
08:00 - 09:00 - Registration and refreshments
09:00: - 09:10
Opening Remarks
Ms Andrena McElvanney - MCLOSA President
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Clinical Lead for Ocular Surface Disease and Oculoplastics, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals, London
09:10 – 09:40
BRON Award Presentations
Chairs: Fook Chang Lamn, Worthing, UK & Scott Robbie, London, UK
1 - Development of Novel Human-Derived Hybrid Host Defense Peptides with Broad-Spectrum Antimicrobial Activities for Infectious Keratitis
Darren Shu Jeng Ting, Nottingham, UK
2 - Investigating and Managing Fungal Keratitis in Low-Resource Settings: A Pragmatic, Evidence-based Approach
Jeremy Hoffman, London, UK BRON AWARD WINNER
3 - Radial Keratoneuritis AS-OCT Changes in Acanthamoeba Keratitis: A Longitudinal Study
Grace Kiew, Southampton, UK
4 - Creation of a Proof-of-Concept 3D Printed Corneal Trauma Simulation Model
Lana Fu, London, UK
5 - Prevalence of Self-reported Computer Vision Syndrome Symptoms and its Associated Factors Among University Students
Layan Al Tawil, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
6 - A Comparative Study on Intraocular Pressure Measurements using Three Different Modalities of Tonometers, Comparing Measurements from an iCare Rebound Tonometer and Reichert 7CR Non-contact Tonometer Against Goldmann Applanation Tonometer in Patients with Glaucoma
Amina Miah, London, UK
09:40 - 10:20
Contact Lenses for Keratoconus Symposium
Chairs: Ourania Frangouli, London, UK & Sophie Jones, London, UK
Does Distance Really Make the Heart Grow Fonder?
Rory McClenaghan
Head of Optometry, Eye Unit, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton
Sclerals
Ken Pullum
Principal Optometrist of the scleral lens service, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London
Sclerals Rock!
Brian Tompkins
Director, Tompkins Knight & Son Optometrists, Northampton
10:20 - 10:50
Sponsor's Snapshots
Introductions by: Andrena McElvanney, Epsom, UK
Contributions by:
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Scope
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Altacor
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Santen
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Thea
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Visufarma
10:50 - 11:20 - Coffee, Posters & Exhibition
11:20 - 13:00
Acanthamoeba Symposium
Chairs: Parwez Hossain, Southampton, UK & Andrena McElvanney, Epsom, UK
Risk Factors for Acanthamoeba Keratitis
Sajjad Ahmad
Consultant Ophthalmologist and Lead for Experimental Medicine, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London
Diagnosis and Imaging in Acanthamoeba Keratitis
Parwez Hossain
Associate Professor & Clinical Lead for Corneal Services, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, University of Southampton
Phase 3 Trial Outcomes and the Delivery Protocol Impact in Acanthamoeba Keratitis
John Dart
Consultant Ophthalmologist, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London & Honorary Professor, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London
Surgical Management of Acanthamoeba Complications
Damian Lake
Consultant Ophthalmologist and Clinical Director, Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead
Q&A - All Acanthamoeba Symposium speakers
13:00 - 14:00 - Lunch, Posters & Exhibition
14:00 - 15:00
Kersley Lecture
Introduction by: Andrena McElvanney, Epsom, UK
Tissue Engineering the Cornea
Professor Che Connon
Director of Business Development, Professor of Tissue Engineering, Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle
15:00 - 15:30
OSI Symposium (part 1): A Lifestyle Epidemic: Ocular Surface Disease
Chairs: Fiona Carley, Manchester, UK & Samer Hamada, London, UK
Biologics for Dry Eye Disease
Samer Hamada
Founder and Medical Director at Eye Clinic, London
Ocular Rosacea
Nikolina Budimlija
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Ocular Surface Specialist at Institute of Eye Surgery, Kildare
15:30 - 16:00 - Coffee, Posters & Exhibition
16:00 - 16:45
OSI Symposium (part 2): Best Practice Cornea and Ocular Surface Disease
Chairs: Christopher Hemmerdinger, Macclesfield, UK & Samer Hamada, London, UK
Infectious Keratitis
Fiona Carley
Consultant Ophthalmologist, Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Manchester
Persistent Epithelial Defect
Ankur Barua
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Birmingham Midland Eye Hospital, Solihull
Amniotic Membranes
Mayank Nanavaty
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals, Brighton
16:45 - 16:50
MCLOSA Prizes
Presentation of the Bron Award and Poster Prizes
MCLOSA Council
16:50 - 17:00
Closing Remarks
Andrena McElvanney, London, UK
17:00 - 17:30
MCLOSA Annual General Meeting
Members only
17:30 - 18:30 - MCLOSA Drinks Reception: Members only
POSTERS
Located in the Whittington Suite
P-1: Vitamin Deficiency Associated Ocular Surface Disease: Two Unusual Cases
Joanna Dilley, London, UK
P-2: Unusual Cause of Bilateral Acanthamoeba Keratitis
Kelvin Cheng, Edinburgh, UK
P-3: A Corneal Conundrum: an Unusual Cluster of Moraxella Catarrhalis Keratitis Cases
Stafford Sansome, Sidcup, UK
P-4: Severity of Blepharokeratoconjunctivitis (BKC) in Children - A Case Series and a Novel Technique for Repair of Intractable Corneal Perforations in BKC
Ruchi Gour, London, UK
P-5: The Application of Machine Learning in Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography in the Detection of Subclinical Keratoconus
Elsa Lee, London, UK
P-6: Next Generation High-Precision Surgical Ablation Laser Technology
Harinderjeet Sandhu, Southampton, UK POSTER PRIZE WINNER
P-7: A Challenging Journey Through the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acanthamoeba Keratitis
Reem Farwana, London, UK
P-8: Ocular Surface Optimised Glaucoma Surgery: Best Clinical Practice
Amrita Saravanan, London, UK
P-9: An Incidental Finding of Intraocular Choristoma in an Enucleated Microphthalmic Globe: A Histopathologic Case Report
Layan Altawil, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
P-10: An Interesting Case of Refractive Surprise
Tarjani Makwana, Wolverhampton, UK
P-11: Salzmann Nodular Degeneration and Therapeutic Contact Lenses
Ivanka van der Meulen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands