Scientific Meeting – Day one
Thursday 18th June 2026
08.00-10.00
Basic Oculoplastics (OCP) Procedures for medical students, F1 & F2 and trainees ST1-ST5 (ticketed event) held at Royal Hallamshire Hospital
08.00- 10.00
Advanced Oculoplastics (OCP) Procedures for ST5 & ST6, TSC and Fellows held at Royal Hallamshire Hospital
08.00 Registration with refreshments at the exhibition, posters and videos in the Ballroom, North and South Halls
Oval Hall
08.45 Welcome, housekeeping and introductions
Conference programme chairman
09.00 Free paper presentations
Chaired by Ms Tarang Gupta, London and Mr Saj Ataullah
09.05 Thursday
Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) associated with immune reconstitution therapy (IRT) in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients 107
Anshul Radotra,
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
view abstract
09.10 Thursday
Efficacy, Safety, and Quality of Life at Week 15: THRIVE-2 Phase 3 Trial of Veligrotug in Chronic Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) 114
Jimmy Uddin,
Moorfields Eye Hospital
view abstract
09.15 Thursday
THRIVE Phase 3 Trial of Veligrotug for Active Thyroid Eye Disease (TED): Patient Level Characterization of Proptosis Response 108
Vickie Lee,
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
view abstract
09.20 Thursday
Evaluation of a Multidisciplinary Immunosuppression Clinic for Thyroid Eye Disease 113
Anu Karthikeyan,
Liverpool University Hospitals
view abstract
09.25 Thursday
Dual Corridors to the Optic Nerve: TONES-Assisted Excision Biopsy – A Three-Case Series 110
Rabia Shahab,
University hospitals of Birmingham.
view abstract
09.30 Thursday
Evaluating the role of transorbital neuroendoscopic surgery (TONES) in the management of orbital involvement in craniofacial fibrous dysplasia. 111
Anika Nanda,
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
view abstract
09.35 Thursday
The Leaking Brain: Minimally Invasive TONES Repair of Lateral Skull Base CSF Leak – A Two-Case Series 112
Amelia Lim,
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
view abstract
09.40 Thursday
Skin Optical Coherence Tomography in Suspected Periocular Basal Cell Carcinoma 105
Sveina Björk Karlsdóttir,
Department of Ophthalmology, Vejle Hospital, University Hospital of Southern Denmark
view abstract
09:45 Keynote:
Oncological principles in the management of orbital tumours can optimise the outcomes on non-oncological cases
10.15 Free paper presentations
Chaired by Ms Tarang Gupta, London
Department of Ocular Oncology and Oculoplasty,
Centre for Sight, Hydrabad
10.17 Thursday
Paediatric Ptosis Surgery in Northern Ireland: A 5 Year Retrospective Case Series 100
Nicola Parker,
Royal Victoria Hospital
view abstract
10.22 Thursday
Frontalis Suspension for Myopathic Ptosis: A safe intervention with high patient satisfaction at the Newcastle Eye Centre 101
William Hodgkinson,
Royal Victoria Infirmary
view abstract
10.27 Thursday
Transverse Superior Fascial Expansion (TSFE) for the Management of Severe Ptosis: A Functional and Aesthetic Approach 106
Hien Nguyen,
Vietnam National Eye Hospital
view abstract
10.32 Thursday
Apraxia of Eyelid Opening: a review of aetiology-based treatments and outcomes 109
Yasaman Salari,
Sussex Eye Hospital
view abstract
10.37 Thursday
Alternative to Hughes Tarsoconjunctival Flap in Reconstruction of Large Lower Eyelid Defects 102
Suresh Sagili,
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
view abstract
10.42 Thursday
Diagnosis Rather Than Technique Determines Revision Risk in Lower Eyelid Retraction Repair: A Five-Year Tertiary Referral Centre Experience 103
Nazan Acar Eser,
Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust
view abstract
10.47 Thursday
Comparison of Skin Grafts versus Flaps in the Reconstruction of Periocular Defects 115
Romanos Tompler,
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
view abstract
10.52 Thursday
Do We Really Need to Reconstruct? Spontaneous Lateral Canthal Healing After Emergency Canthotomy–Cantholysis for Orbital Compartment Syndrome: A 10 Year Retrospective Series 104
Camilla Pagnacco,
Sheffield Teaching Hospital
view abstract
10.57 Moderator round-up
11.00 Refreshments with tea, coffee and biscuits at the exhibition, posters and videos in the Ballroom
11.30 Upper eyelid laxity: Floppy eyelid syndrome
Australia
11.45 Lower eyelid /medial canthal tendon laxity
University Hospital of Aintree
12.00 Keynote:
Eyelid /ocular surface rehabilitation in facial palsy / combined facial and other CN palsy
Los Angeles
12.30 – 13.30
Lunch at the exhibition, posters and videos in the Ballroom
13.30 Session: Personal Perspectives
Chaired by Miss Fiona Robinson, London and Miss Ruth Darbyshire, Harrogate
13.30 How to train your trainee!
Miss Zanna Currie, Sheffield
13.50 How long can I go before I get sued?
Brighton
14.10 How to cope…. ?
Sheffield
14.30 What I learned along the way
London
15.00 Refreshments with tea, coffee and biscuits at the exhibition, posters and videos in the Ballroom
15.30 Session: Orbit
Chaired by Mr Jimmy Uddin, London and Mr Raghavan Sampath, Leicester
15.30 Vascular tumours in children
15.50 Non-malignant orbital tumours in adults
16.10 Transorbital and endoscopic surgery – past present and future
Groote Schuur Hospital, South Africa
16.30 Unbalanced orbital decompression in TED: devil’s advicate
LV Prasad Eye Institute, India
16.50 Thyroid Eye Disease: personal perspective from California
Los Angeles
17.10 Panel discussion
17.30 AGM for full BOPSS members only
18.15 Venue close
