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Great Ormond Street Hospital Ophthalmic Visiting Professor Day
30 Jan 2026 9 a.m. to 30 Jan 2026 5 p.m.
GOSH Learning Academy Events, Face-to-face
Hallam Conference Centre, London
The Visiting Professor's Day is a well-established GOSH Ophthalmology Unit tradition.
Event Overview:
It is an all day postgraduate educational event aimed at those working with children with ophthalmic disorders including (but not exclusive to) Ophthalmologists, Orthoptists, Optometrists, Vision Scientists and academics.
It will feature presentations from the GOSH ophthalmic and vision science team as well as talks from excellent external speakers including prominent "Visiting Professors" including Professor Frank Larkin (Neurotrophic Keratopathy in childhood), Mr Anthony Vivian (management of strabismus), Professor Helen Davis (academic orthoptics) and Professor Chris Hammond (ophthalmic features of Neurofibromatosis).
Learning objectives:
There will be 4 broad themes to the day:
- Paediatric anterior segment and inflammatory eye disease
- Diagnostic clinical conundrums – the role of the MDT
- Ocular motility and strabismus
- Paediatric neuro-ophthalmology including ocular features of NF
Delegates will thus be updated on developments in each of these areas - illustrated by didactic lectures and interactive case presentations.
Who should attend:
Health professionals, and interested students, working with children with ophthalmic disorders including (but not exclusive to) Ophthalmologists, Orthoptists, Optometrists, Vision Scientists and academics.
Event pricing:
- £155 Consultants, SAS doctors
- £100 Resident doctors
- £80 AHPs (Orthoptists, Optometrists, Nursing staff)
- £30 Students – N.B. 5 places are available
- Free for GOSH staff (please use your GOSH email address when booking)
Registration:
Please note that registration will close on Friday 23 January, 9:00