Brian Harcourt Memorial Meeting

Tuesday 10th May 2016 – Hazlewood Castle


”Vision Restoration - gene therapy, stem cells, artificial retinas and more .......”

(updated programme)

0830 - 0855: Registration

0850 - 0900: Welcome and introduction - Oliver Backhouse

0900 - 0940: Novel Drugs for RP - Professor Mike Cheetham

0945 - 1025: Gene Therapy for retinal disorders; A vision for the future -

Professor Robin Ali (Brian Harcourt Lecture)

1030 - 1110: Artificial retinas - Professor Robert Maclaren

1110 - 1130: Coffee Break

1130 - 1210: Stemming retinal degeneration: the development of stem cell therapy for

retinal disorders - Dr Anai Gonzales Cordero

1215 - 1300: Lighting up the visual cortex; Optogenetic cortical prosthesis -

Dr Nabeel Fattah

1300 - 1400: Lunch

1400 - 1440: Smart glasses - Stephen Hicks PhD

1445 - 1525: Advanced technology for the sight impaired - Ian Beverley

1530 - 1550: Coffee Break

1550 - 1620: Implantable telescopes - Mr Shafiq Rehman

1625 - 1700: Corneal regeneration - Mr James Ball

1700: Close

Tuesday 10th May 2016, 0900 - 1700 hours, Hazelwood Castle, LS24 9NJ

The following companies are exhibiting at this meeting:

Alcon Eye Care UK Limited, Allergan Ophthalmology, Bayer HealthCare,

Bausch & Lomb Incorporated, Daybreak Medical Ltd, Dutch Ophthalmic

Research Center (DORC), Kestrel Ophthalmics Limited, Moorfields

Pharmaceuticals, Nicox Pharmaceuticals Company, Scope Ophthalmics and

Thea Pharmaceuticals