NSOC 2026: Global Ophthalmology

Event Details
Date: 14 November 2026
Time: 09:00
Location name: London, UK; Hybrid
Location address: City St George's,
University of London (Tooting campus),
Cranmer Terrace,
London
SW17 0RE
UK
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NSOC returns for its fifth year, co-hosted by the City St George's Ophthalmology Society and the Interest in Ophthalmology Association (InOA). This follows last year's very successful hybrid conference at Queen Mary University of London, which drew 150 delegates from across the UK and internationally.

Highlights this year include:

 

Keynotes

  • Miss Evelyn Mensah, immediate past President of the RSM Ophthalmology Section, on sub-specialist training in West Africa
  • Mr Imran Masood and Dr Dalia Abdelrahman on saving sight in Burkina Faso
  • Dr Chris Way, co-chair of the RCOphth Ophthalmology Trainee Group, on why cataract surgery is the best operation in the world
  • A further exciting keynote to be revealed soon!

 

Workshops

  • Portfolio masterclass with Dr Kamal el-Badawi, ranked 8th nationally in 2026 ophthalmology recruitment
  • Getting into research with Dr Jack Wellington, NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow with 100+ publications
  • Hands-on slit lamp practice along with equipment being brought in from Haag-Streit and Topcon
  • VR surgical simulation with VRiMS: lateral canthotomy and cantholysis, and swinging eyelid flap
  • Online: OCT interpretation with Dr Bushra Ghandi

 

Present your research in the national oral and poster competition, with prizes for the best presentations. Every delegate receives a certificate of attendance too!

Supported by City St George's, Haag-Streit, Topcon, VRiMS, the MDU and Geeky Medics.

Tickets: £10 in person (lunch included) or £5 online, with 70% of our profits going towards charity!

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