Update Day – oncology themed
Wednesday 17th June 2026
08.30 Registration with tea, coffee and pastries at the exhibition, posters and videos in the Ballroom
08.55 Welcome, housekeeping and introductions

Conference programme chairman
09.00 Oncology
Chaired by Miss Claire Daniel, London and Mr Colin Vize, Hull
Eyelid oncology
09.30 Lacrimal outflow oncology
09.50 Keynote:
Orbital oncology
10.20 Refreshments at the exhibition, posters and videos in the Ballroom
10.50 Oncology
Chaired by Mr Saj Ataullah, Manchester and Miss Lucy Clarke, Newcastle
10.50 Craniofacial tumours surgical management
11.10 Head and neck MDT – Lymph node metastasis
11.30 Radiation and medical oncology
Dr Caroline Bridgewater, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Sheffield
12.00 Keynote:
Diagnostic oncology past, present and future
Dr Shreerang Bhide, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, London
12.30 Lunch break at the exhibition, posters and videos in the Ballroom
13.30 Chaired by Mr Manoj Parulekar, Birmingham and Miss Sri Gore, London
13.30 Mock MDT highlighting clinic-radio-pathological co-relations: cases presented by
Miss Camilla Pagnacco, Senior Clinical Fellow
Mr Subhav Pershad, Senior Clinical Fellow
Harsh Lathiya, Consultant Radiologist
Dr Hardeep Singh Mudhar, Consultant Pathologist, Sheffield
14.10 Skull base tumours
Mr Yahia Al-Tamimi, Consultant in skull base and oncology neurosurgery, Sheffield
14.30 Keynote:
Paediatric orbital tumours
15.00 Refreshments at the exhibition, posters and videos in the Ballroom
15.30 APSOPRS and AFSOPRS symposium
Chaired by Prof Kasturi Bhattacharjee, India and Prof Hamzah Mustak, South Africa
Welcome by Prof Kasturi Bhattacharjee, India and Prof Hamzah Mustak, South Africa
15.31 Birth of AFSOPRS

South Africa
15.35 Approach to festoons and lower peri-ocular rejuvenation – new insights and emerging treatments

South Africa
15.42 The African eye: culturally conscious approaches to periocular aesthetics

South Africa
15.49 Oculoplastic practice in Africa: bridging disparities in access, care and aesthetics

South Africa
15.56 25 years of APSOPRS – The Asia Pacific perspective

India
16.00 Biofillers for facial rejuvenation and as veneers for socket reconstruction

India
16.07 Insights into ophthalmic plastic surgery: personal lessons

India
16.14 Redefining Xanthelasma management: plasma energy insights from the Indian experience

India
16.21 Asian blepharoplasty: current trends and techniques

Singapore
16.28 SEAL – Scarless Eyelid Augmentation and Lift

Malaysia
16.35 Involutional entropion in the elderly: pathophysiology and surgical approaches

Vietnam
16.42 Optimizing tear trough rejuvenation: the role of skin boosters and energy
Dr Yvette Santiago Gatmaithan, Philippines
16.49 Endoscopic orbital surgeries – the good, the bad and the future

Hong Kong
16.56 Medial canthal reconstruction using miniplate fixation

Nepal
17.03 From digital anatomy to surgical precision: redefining success in endoscopic DCR flap suturing

Thailand
17.10 Discussion
17.30 Meeting close
18.00 Welcome Reception at the Winter Gardens
19.30 Evening free





