
The Medical Contact Lens and Ocular Surface Association (MCLOSA) will hold their 30th Annual Meeting on 6th December 2024 at the Cavendish Conference Centre, London, W1G 9DT.
CPD self-accredited by RCOpth – 7.5 points
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2024 PROGRAMME
08:00 - 09:00 - Registration and refreshments
09:00 - 09:05
Welcome from the President
Andrena McElvanney - MCLOSA President
London, UK
09:05 – 09:40
BRON Award Presentations
Patient perspectives on the acceptability of finger-prick autologous blood treatment for dry eye disease: A nested qualitative study
Saeed Azizi, London, UK
Outcomes of implantable collamer lens off-label usage in an NHS corneal service
Grace Kiew, Southampton, UK
Successful intrastromal implantation of EndoART after failure of the device using standard procedure
Magdalena Niestrata, Colchester, UK
Optimising the clinical implementation of corneal infection disc testing
Kirupakaran Arun, London, UK
Eye donation potential at a UK tertiary general hospital
Borna Assarian, Southampton, UK
09:40 - 10:30
The Myopia Epidemic - Current Management Options
What is going on in myopia?
Phil Morgan, Manchester, UK
Myopia control: 2024 update
Andrzej Grzybowski, Olsztyn, Poland
Orthokeratology
Connan Tam, London, UK
Session Q&A's
All session speakers
10:30 - 11:15
Sponsor's Snapshots
Contributions by:
Bausch & Lomb
Scope
Glaukos
Ridge Pharma
Thea
Santen
VISUfarma
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​11:15 - 11:45 - Coffee, Posters & Exhibition
11:45 - 12:40
Ocular Surface Inflammation Symposium
The cicatrising cornea
Sajjad Ahmad, London, UK
Surgical management of ocular surface inflammation
Damian Lake, Tunbridge Wells, UK
The melting cornea
Darren Ting, Birmingham, UK
Session Q&A's
All session speakers
13:45 - 14:30
Kersley Lecture
Introduction by:
Andrena McElvanney, London, UK
​​Trials and tribulations in managing the unmet needs in corneal disorders
Prof Madhavan Rajan
Cambridge, UK

14:30 - 15:30
Dry Eye Symposium
Update on the systemic management on graft versus host disease
Deborah Richardson, Southampton, UK
IPL in the management of dry eye disease
Branka Marjanovic, London, UK
Overview of the current serum eye drop service
Akila Chandrasekar, Liverpool, UK
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Session Q&A's
All session speakers
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15:30 - 16:00 - Coffee, Posters & Exhibition
16:00 - 16:50
Surgical Pearls Symposium
Optimising Results for pterygium surgery
Parwez Hussain, Southampton, UK
Surgical tips and tricks
Hatch Mukherjee, Colchester, UK
DSEK – Refining techniques
Mani Bhogal, London, UK
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Session Q&A's
All session speakers
16:50 - 16:55
MCLOSA Prizes
Presentation of the Bron Award and Poster Prizes
MCLOSA Council
16:55 - 17:00
Closing Remarks
Andrena McElvanney, London, UK