NEOS summer meeting 2025
Schedule
Wed Jun 04 2025 at 09:00 am to 05:30 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Hilton Newcastle Gateshead | Gateshead, EN
Topics "is small a big problem" & "functional vision loss" as well as free papers, & PJ Hay Lecture
About this Event
08.45 Registration with tea, coffee and pastries at the Trade Exhibition
09.20 Welcome by the Society’s President Mrs Yvonne D’Souza
09.25 Chairman’s introduction to the morning programme: Is small a big problem?
Mr Lawrence Gnanaraj, Sunderland
09.30 Small socket – Miss Lucy Clarke, Newcastle
09.45 Small pupil (neuro) - Mr Mike Burdon, Durham
10.00 Small eye (cataract) – Mr Nick Wride, Sunderland
10.15 Small children (anaesthesia) – Mr Quentin Smith, Consultant Anaesthetist, Sunderland
10.30 Discussion and Questions
10.45 Tea, coffee and biscuits at the Trade Exhibition
11.15 Annual free paper competition
moderated by Mr Steve Winder, Sheffield
12.15 Lunch at the Trade Exhibition
13.15 NEOS AGM – members only
13.25 Travel Fellowship Prize-winner – short presentation
13.30 Mr Lawrence Gnanaraj welcomes this year’s PJ Hay Lecturer
13.35 title tbc
Professor Chris Lloyd, Great Ormond Street Hospital
14.25 Presentation of PJ Hay Medal and photograph
14.30 Tea, coffee and cookies at the Trade Exhibition
15.00 Chairman’s Introduction to the afternoon programme: Functional visual loss
Mr Lawrence Gnanaraj, Sunderland
15.05 Clinical Assessment - Mr Steven Cook, Optometrist, Sunderland Eye Infirmary
15.20 Retinal conditions that can mimic – Mr Ajay Kotagari, Sunderland
15.35 Functional / medically unexplained symptoms in paediatric ophthalmology – a psychological assessment (tbc))
16.05 Questions and discussion
16.20 Presentation of prizes and awards
16.25 Closing remarks, evaluation and date of next meeting
16.30 Drinks reception and social gathering for all delegates
17.30 END
Where is it happening?
Hilton Newcastle Gateshead, Bottle Bank, Gateshead, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 20.00 to GBP 55.00
