Macular Disease Society London Conference 2012 (Conference/Convention) 
Google map showing venueDate: 22nd September 2012
Time: 09:30 to 15:30
Venue: Victoria Park Plaza,
239 Vauxhall Bridge Road,
London, United Kingdom. SW1V 1EQ
Event description:
Saturday, 22 September 2012 Victoria Park Plaza,239 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1V 1EQ
Conference with sessions for people with age-related macular degeneration and younger people with
macular conditions.
The Macular Disease Society's Annual Conference provides inspiration for maintaining independence, news from the Society, the latest in research and an opportunity to meet others and share experiences.Tickets cost £20 and include all conference proceedings, refreshments on arrival and a sandwich lunch.
Admission is by ticket further information on how to book can be found on the MDS website
Programme
- Exhibition starts at 9.30
- Speakers begin at 11.00
- Afternoon sessions from 2:15
Morning Programme
- 9.30 View low vision exhibition
- Refreshments available
- 11.00 Welcome and Introduction
- 11.15 Stem Cell Therapy Research Professor Pete Coffey, The London Project to Cure Blindness
- 11.50 Charles Bonnet Syndrome Dr Dominic ffytche, King's College London
- 12.10 Bionic Eyes Mr Lyndon da Cruz, Moorfields Eye Hospital
- 12.30 Macular Disease Society Awards for Excellence Presented by Gemma Craven
- 13.00 - 14.15 Lunch and view low vision exhibition
Afternoon Programme 14.15 -15.45 Choice of 2 sessions
Session One
Age-Related Macular Degeneration Planes
- Trains and Automobiles John Welsman, Guide Dogs
- Audio DescriptionToby Davey, VocalEyes
- Your Low Vision Assessment Jennifer Brower, President, ABDO Chair, ABDO Low Vision Committee
Session Two
Juvenile Macular Dystrophies
- Genetic Counselling and Testing Georgina Hall, Principal Genetic Counsellor, Manchester UniversityHospitals
- Personal Independence Payment Jane Touil, Macular Disease Society Trustee
- Technology for Life, Tools for Access in 2012
- Robin Spinks, RNIB
15.50 Macular Disease Society Annual General Meeting
Ticket arrangements: By Ticket
