The Medical Contact Lens and Ocular Surface Association (MCLOSA) 32nd Annual Meeting
CPD self-accredited by RCOpth – 7.5 points
2026 PROGRAMME
08:00 - 09:00 - Registration and refreshments
09:00 - 09:05
Welcome from the President
Andrena McElvanney - MCLOSA President
London, UK
09:05 – 09:50
BRON Award Presentations
Announced after the abstract results are known
09:50 - 10:30
Innovation in Dry Eye Disease Management
Omnigen for dry eyes
Sarah Farrant, Taunton
IPL for Dry eye disease -the past, the present and the future
Minakshi Jain, London
Make up your mind TFOS!!! Contact Lenses and Dry eye
Keyur Patel, Northampton
Discussion
All session speakers
10:30 - 11:15
Sponsor's Snapshots
Contributions by 2026 Sponsors:
11:15 - 11:45 - Coffee, Posters & Exhibition
11:45 - 13:00
Corneal Transplantation Symposium
When can a full-thickness graft be avoided?
Harry Roberts, Exeter
Tips for minimising graft rejection – pre, intra and post-op considerations
Ankur Barua, Birmingham
Looking after graft patients – optometrist’ shared care
Purvi Thompson, London
Session Q&A's
All session speakers
13:00 - 14:00 - Lunch, Posters & Exhibition
14:00 - 15:00
Kersley Lecture
Introduction by:
Andrena McElvanney, London, UK
KERSLEY LECTURER: Professor John Armitage
Emeritus Professor, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
15:00 - 15:30
Keratoconus Symposium
Cross-linking over the last decade: what has changed?
TBC
Corneal Allogenic Intracorneal Ring Segments (CAIRS) – a practical guide for surgeons
Romesh Angunawela, London
Phakic intraocular lens implantation in keratoconus
TBC
15:30 - 16:00 - Refreshments, Posters & Exhibition
16:00 - 16:45
Painful Eye
Corneal neuralgia management update
Sajjad Ahmad, London
Gunderson’s flap – the lost art
Johnson Neo, London
Contact lens as painkillers
Aneel Suri, London
16:45 - 16:50
MCLOSA Prizes
Presentation of the Bron Award and Poster Prizes
MCLOSA Council
16:50 - 17:00
Closing Remarks
Andrena McElvanney, London, UK
17:00 - 17:30
MCLOSA Annual General Meeting
Members only