Update Day – oncology themed
Wednesday 17th June 2026
08.30 Registration with refreshments at the exhibition, posters and videos in the Ballroom, North and South Halls
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 Miss Lucy Clarke, Newcastle and Mr Bernie Chang, Leeds
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:
Molecular diagnostics in Cancer, past, present and future
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-based devices
Philippines
16.49 Endoscopic orbital surgery: the good, the bad, 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