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Previous topics - 50+ years of ophthalmic history

​Previous Topics at the Cambridge Ophthalmological Symposium

  • Each year’s proceedings are available in Eye, just search the relevant topic or contact louise@healthology.eu who will look through our archive for a specific article.

  • The next proceedings will be published in the February edition following the September meeting.

  • View a picture history of the Symposium Chairs

  • Click on the Symposium title to view the programme of that year (some available as scans of the programme, excuse the quality).

1971 - Glaucoma Prof Hans Goldmann

1972 - Corneal Graft Failure Prof B R Jones

1973 - Strabismus Mr T Keith Lyle

1974 - Connective Tissue Disease of the Eye Prof A E Maumenee

1975 - The Vitreous Prof M J Hogan

1976 - The Optic Nerve Prof W F Hoyt

1977 - Pigmented Tumours Prof F C Blodi

1978 - Destructive Diseases of the Cornea Prof Doug Coster

1979 - Amblyopia Prof Gunter K von Noorden

1980 - The Ocular Vasculature Prof Norman Ashton

1981 - Uveitis - Prof Arthur Silverstein

1982 - The Lens Prof E Cotlier

1983 - The Outer Retina Prof J Dowling

1984 - The Dry Eye Mr Peter Wright

1985 - The Ciliary Body Prof Anders Bill

1986 - The Ageing Eye Prof John Marshall

1987 - The Eyelids Prof G M Bleeker

1988 - The Limbus Prof Doug Coster

1989 - The Choroidal Circulation & Retinal Metabolism Prof W Foulds

1990 - The Ischaemic Eye Prof S J Ryan

1991 - The Neonatal Eye Prof T J Flynn

1992 - Diabetes Dr A C MacCuish

1993 - Repair, Regeneration and Development Prof C C Wylie

1994 - Transplantation Prof J R Batchelor

1995 - Binocularity Prof G Kommerell

1996 - The Uvea Prof Ronald Smith & Prof Robert Nussenblatt

1997 - The Photoreceptor Prof John Marshall

1998 - The Lens Prof Anthony Bron & Prof Leo Chylack

1999 - Glaucoma Prof Roger Hitchings & Prof Ian Grierson

2000 - The Ageing Macula Prof Alan Bird

2001 - Retinal Detachment Prof Steve Ryan

2002 - The Cornea Prof Anthony Bron

2003 - The Optic Nerve Prof Nancy Newman

2004 - The Management of Blinding Disease Prof Allen Foster

2005 - The Orbit Mr Geoffrey Rose

2006 - Childhood Visual Impairment Prof Tony Moore

2007 - The Vitreous Mr Martin Snead

2008 - Transplantation Prof Doug Coster

2009 - The Chorioretinal Vasculature Prof Neil Bressler

2010 - Imaging the Visual System Prof Robert Weinreb

2011 - Infection Prof John Dart

2012 - Cancer and the Eye Prof Bertil Damato

2013 - Refractive Error Prof Brien Holden

2014 - Ocular Motility Mr Michael Clarke and Mr Anthony Vivian

2015 - Light Prof John Marshall

2016 - The Retinal Ganglion Cell Prof Jonathan Crowston & Prof Keith Martin

2017 - "Go with the flow" rheology, fluid flow and the eye Prof Einar Stefa¡nsson

2018 - The Thyroid and the Eye Prof Marian Ludgate & Prof Tim Sullivan

2019 - Fibrosis and the Eye Prof Sir Peng Khaw

2020 - cancelled

2021 - Peter Watson Memorial Lecture Prof Hugh Taylor

2022 - The Eye and the Brain Prof José-Alain Sahel & Prof Patrick Yu Wai Man

2023 - Engineering and the Eye Dr Paul Meyer and Prof Ian Wilson

2024 - Evolution and the Eye Prof Tien Yin Wong & Dr David Williams

50 years of COS - final website

50 years of COS - final website

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