In association with the UK’s Sino-Orbital-Neurosurgical Group
With surgeons from Moorfields Eye Hospital, Manchester, & University College Hospital
London
Tickets, including lunch and all refreshments:
£255 – Standard ticket
£230 – Full members of BOPSS, ESOPRS, and the British Skull Base Society
£150 – Fellows and Trainees
£70 Reception and Dinner at the RSM
Fully refundable until February 1st 2026
6 hours of CPD points applied for
In 2019, the Ophthalmic Association of St John (SOA) held its first Masterclass in NeuroOrbital disease. This attracted over 100 delegates from 12 countries. The Masterclass was recorded in HD and the entire event, with full transcripts, is available HERE.
The 2024 Masterclass (Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmology) was similarly highly acclaimed. This hosted Nobel Prize winner Professor Geoffrey Hinton, universally regarded as the pioneering scientist behind AI.
In 2026, SOA hosts the second Masterclass in NeuroOrbital disease. With rapid advances in medical technology, and the advent of modern and innovative tools and techniques, ‘NeuroOrbital2026’ explores the interaction of established techniques with cutting-edge technology, and how a multidisciplinary approach is changing the way these diseases are managed.
The Masterclass will also be live-streamed between 08:30 – 18:30 GMT, and paying delegates will also have subsequent access to the recordings.
Join our experts from Europe and North America for NeuroOrbital2026!
Programme Overview
Introduction & Welcome
A brief history of ophthalmology in St John
The Orbit & Beyond
Keeping the neurosurgeon out?
Endoscopic approaches to the Orbit
TONES: Hype or here to stay?
Orbit & Skull Base
Lacrimal outflow Tumours: State of the Art
Fibrous dysplasia: Orbit and skull base
Neurosurgical approaches to the skull base
Sphenoid Wing Meningioma
Radiology: State of the Art
Orbital surgery: When, how, where?
Radiotherapy, Hormones, & Medical management
Tiger territory
Imaging of the orbital apex
The 3 apical syndromes & apical lesions
Endoscopic assistance
Cutting Edge Technology
AI in neuroimaging
Hyperspectral imaging for diagnosis
Stealth, Brain-computer interfaces
Brave New World – Orbital Frontiers
A Perspective by Prof Geoffrey Rose
Supported by the Macaskill Foundation
Speakers
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Dr Michael Dan, KStJ CM O.Ont
Vice Patron
St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group’s Ophthalmic Association
Prof Geoffrey Rose, BSc MS DSc MRCP FRCS FRCOphth
Orbital surgeon, Moorfields, London, UK
Dr Suzanne Freitag, OStJ, MD
Orbital surgeon, Harvard, USA
Dr Ben Bleier, MD FACS
ENT & skull base surgeon, Harvard, USA
Prof Tom Vercauteren, PhD
King’s College, London, UK
Professor of Interventional Image Computing
Mr Scott Rutherford, FRCSEd (Neuro.Surg)
Skull base surgeon, Manchester, UK
President of the British Skull Base Society
Mr Jonathan Shapey, FRCS (Neuro.Surg)
Clinical Reader in Neurosurgery, King’s College, London
Miss Anouk Borg, FRCS (Neuro.Surg)
Neurosurgeon, UCH, London, UK
Mr William Muirhead, FRCS (Neuro.Surg)
Neurosurgeon, UCH, London, UK
Mr Simon Gane, MPhil FRCS(ORL-HNS)
ENT surgeon, UCH, London, UK
Prof Philip Stieg, PhD MD
Neurosurgeon, Weill Cornell, New York, USA
Dr Rachel Lewis, MRCP, FRCR MD(Res)
Clinical Oncologist, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London
Miss Sri Gore, MStJ FRCOphth
Orbital surgeon, Great Ormond Street, London, UK
Dr Katherine Miszkiel, FRCR
Radiologist, UCH, London, UK
Dr Indran Davagnanam, BAO BMedSci FRCR
Radiologist, UCH, London, UK
President, NeuroSciences Section, RSM
Miss Tasanee Braithwaite, MPH MRCP FRCOphth DM
Adjunct and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology and Health Informatics
NeuroOphthalmologist, London, UK
Mr Sanjeeva Jeyaretna, MD FRCS (SN)
Neurosurgeon, Oxford University Hospitals, UK
Mr Kaveh Vahdani, FRCOphth
Orbital surgeon, Moorfields, London, UK
Dr Stijn Van Der Meeren, MD
Orbital surgeon, Leiden, Netherlands
Dr Michelle Khan, MStJ MD FRCSC
Oculoplastic Surgeon, University of Toronto, Canada
Chair, SOA-Canada
Prof David Verity, KStJ MD MA FRCOphth
Orbital surgeon, Moorfields, London
Hospitaller, Order of St John
Programme
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Introduction and Welcome
Introduction by Vice-Patron of Society
Dr Michael Dan, Canada
A brief history of ophthalmology in St John
Dr Sri Gore, UK
The SOA: Humanitarian teaching platform
Mr David Verity, UK
The Orbit – and beyond
Keeping the neurosurgeon out of the orbit?
Prof Geoffrey Rose, UK
Endoscopic approaches to the Orbit: State of play
Dr Suzanne Freitag & Dr Ben Bleir, USA
TONES: Hype or Here to stay?
Mr Shahzada Ahmed, UK
TONES: Oxford experience
Dr Sanjeeva Jeyaretna, UK
Orbit and skull base – Perennial challenge
Lacrimal outflow tumours: State of the Art
Mr Simon Gane & Mr David Verity, UK
Fibrous dysplasia – Threat to vision and skull base
Dr Stijn Van Der Meeren, Netherlands
Neurosurgery: Approaches to the skull base
Mr Will Muirhead, UK
Orbital Apex – Tiger territory
Imaging of the apex
Dr Indran Davagnanam, UK
The 3 Apical syndromes
Dr Tasannee Braithwaite, UK
Apical lesions: combined surgery?
Messrs Kaveh Vahdani, Simon Gane, and David Verity, UK
Cutting Edge Technology
AI in neuroimaging diagnosis
Dr Tom Vercauteren, UK
Hyperspectral imaging for tumour diagnosis
Mr Jonathan Shapey, UK
Brain-Computer Interfaces
Mr William Muirhead, UK
State of the Art – Sphenoid wing meningioma
Radiology: State of the Art
Dr Katherine Miszkiel, UK
Orbital surgery – when, how, where?
Prof Geoffrey Rose, UK
Radiotherapy: State-of-the-art
Dr Rachel Lewis, UK
Combined surgery for SWM – No less a challenge
Miss Anouk Borg and Mr David Verity
Hormones in Spheno-orbital Meningioma
Mr Scott Rutherford
Brave new world – Orbital frontiers
A personal reflection: Past, Present, and Future
Prof Geoffrey Rose, UK
Faculty
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Mr Mohsan Malik, FRCOphth
Research Fellow, Moorfields, London, UK
Miss Anouk Borg, FRCS (Neuro.Surg)
Neurosurgeon, UCH, London, UK
Mr William Muirhead, FRCS (Neuro.Surg)
Neurosurgeon, UCH, London, UK
Mr Simon Gane, MPhil FRCS(ORL-HNS)
ENT surgeon, UCH, London, UK
Mr Saj Ataullah, FRCOphth
Orbital surgeon, Manchester, UK
President, British Oculoplastic Surgery Society
Miss Emma Samia-Aly, FRCOphth
Oculoplastic Surgeon, Moorfields, London, UK
Miss Sri Gore, MStJ FRCOphth
Orbital surgeon, Great Ormond Street, London, UK
Dr Katherine Miszkiel, FRCR
Radiologist, UCH, London, UK
Dr Indran Davagnanam, BAO BMedSci FRCR
Radiologist, UCH, London, UK
President, NeuroSciences Section, RSM
Miss Tasanee Braithwaite, MPH MRCP FRCOphth DM
Adjunct and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology and Health Informatics
NeuroOphthalmologist, London, UK
Miss Mary Awad, FRCOphth
Oculoplastic Surgeon, Leicester, UK
Dr Michelle Khan, MStJ MD FRCSC
Oculoplastic Surgeon, University of Toronto, Canada
Chair, SOA-Canada
Prof David Verity, KStJ MD MA FRCOphth
Orbital surgeon, Moorfields, London
Hospitaller, Order of St John
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