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
Sheffield team
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
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 tea, coffee and pastries at the exhibition, posters and videos in the Ballroom
Oval Hall
08.45 Welcome, housekeeping and introductions
Sheffield team
09.00 Free paper presentations
Chaired by Ms Tarang Gupta, London
09:35 Questions and moderator round up
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
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
Dr Lindsay McGrath, 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
Scientific Meeting – Day two
Friday 19th June 2026
08.00 Registration with tea, coffee and pastries at the exhibition, posters and videos in the Ballroom
Oval Hall
08.45 Welcome, housekeeping and introductions
Sheffield team
09.00 Free paper presentations
Chaired by Mr Vikas Chadha, Scotland and Ms Manvi Sobti, London
09.35 Questions and moderator round up
09.45 Keynote:
Optimizing Outcomes in Socket Rehabilitation
Tiberia Hospita, Rome – GVM Care & Research, Rome
10.15 Free paper presentations
Chaired by Mr Vikas Chadha, Scotland and Ms Manvi Sobti, London
10.50 Questions and moderator round up
11.00 Refreshments with tea, coffee and biscuits at the exhibition, posters and videos in the Ballroom
11.30 Keynote lectures: Tech based
Chaired by Mr Raman Malhotra, East Grinstead and Miss Sarah Levy, Plymouth
11.30 Keynote:
Management of complex orbital and optic canal fractures using GPS navigation and patient-specific implants
Guwahati, India
12.00 Keynote:
Corneal neurotisation-the South African experience
Groote Schuur Hospital, South Africa
12.30 Lunch at the exhibition, posters and videos in the Ballroom
13.30 Annual prize giving
13.40 BOPSS 2027 – Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
13.50 Aesthetics
Chaired by Mr Daniel Ezra, London and Miss Laura Hughes, Edinburgh
13.50 Thinking beyond botox and fillers
Apollo Health Centre, Hydrabad
14.10 Keynote:
From Correction to Perfection: Ptosis Surgery in Aesthetic Practice
Tiberia Hospita, Rome – GVM Care & Research, Rome
14.40 Keynote:
From blepharoplasty to midface lift: a journey of facial harmony
Guwahati, India
15.00 Refreshments with tea, coffee and biscuits at the exhibition, posters and videos in the Ballroom
15.30 Clash of the Titans
Chaired by Mr David Verity, London and Miss Branka Marjanovic, London
15.30 Enucleation vs evisceration surgery
Miss Linsday McGrath, New Zealand vs Mr Tom Fearnley, York
15.55 Frontalis flap surgery is the future of complex ptosis management vs brow suspension surgery will remain the gold standard
16.20 No surgical management vs surgical management in eyelid retraction
16.45 Medical management is the future of proptosis management in TED vs surgical management will remain the gold standard
