Basic and advanced oculoplastics wet-lab
This brand new course will provide structured, supervised hands-on practice in periocular repair and reconstruction on porcine specimens, for ophthalmology trainees.
You'll work through nine procedures, from basic procedures to more advanced including: eyelid laceration repair and tarsorrhaphy to skin grafts, Hughes flaps, periocular local flaps and evisceration.
Learning outcomes
- Select and handle oculoplastic instruments, sutures and needles appropriately, and describe safe local anaesthetic use in the periocular region.
- Describe the lamellar anatomy of the eyelid and apply it to the assessment and repair of full-thickness and marginal defects.
- Apply the principles of flap construction to periocular defects of varying size and site.
- Perform, under supervision, temporary and permanent tarsorrhaphy, eyelid laceration repair, wedge excision and direct closure.
- Perform, under supervision, upper lid blepharoplasty with full-thickness skin grafting, a Hughes tarsoconjunctival flap, bilobed and rhomboid periocular flaps, and evisceration.
Course structure
Attendees will receive course material before the course day, including basic information about instruments, types of sutures and a booklet of procedures and their steps to maximise hands on learning.
On the day, there'll be a quick refresher, before you perform procedures on your own specimen with a facilitator. You'll receive two porcine specimens, one for the Basic morning programme and one for the Advanced afternoon programme.
Topics will include
- Instruments, sutures, needles and local anaesthesia.
- Eyelid anatomy and the principles of reconstruction and flap construction.
- Full-thickness eyelid repair: marginal laceration repair and wedge excision with direct closure.
- Temporary tarsorrhaphy.
- Permanent tarsorrhaphy.
- Advanced reconstruction: flap selection for larger defects.
- Upper lid blepharoplasty and full-thickness skin graft.
- Hughes tarsoconjunctival flap.
- Periocular local flaps: bilobed and rhomboid.
- Evisceration.
Some examples of the wet lab are shown below.
Who is this course for?
Ophthalmology resident doctors from ST1 and above and oculoplastic fellows new to the UK, and specialty doctors working in adnexal clinics.
Course leaders
- Mr Jameel Mushtaq, Ophthalmology trainee, Moorfields Eye Hospital.
- Mr Robert Brady, Adnexal fellow, Moorfields Eye Hospital.
- Miss Swan Kang, Adnexal consultant, Moorfields Eye Hospital.
CPD accreditation
A certificate of attendance will be awarded at the end of the study day. CPD points will be awarded.
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| Date | Location | Time | Seats | Price | |
| 23 April 2027 | First Floor, The Education Hub, 15 Ebenezer Street, London, N1 7NH | 6 | £400.00 |
Taught by
Jameel Mushtaq
Senior registrar at Moorfields Eye Hospital and NHS Clinical AI Fellow with an interest in oculoplastics. He teaches on the oculoplastics module of the UCL MSc in Ophthalmology and leads the Moorfields oculoplastics wetlab for residents. His research focuses on AI-based objective assessment of surgical skill.
Robert Thomas Brady
Dr. Robert Thomas Brady is a Senior clinical fellow in oculoplastic, lacrimal and orbital surgery at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Trust. He studied medicine at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and completed an 18-month oculoplastics fellowship at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, before joining Moorfields. Alongside his FRCOphth, he holds an MD from RCSI, master’s degrees in ophthalmology and surgery from the Universities of Edinburgh and Cork, and postgraduate certificates in medical education (Cambridge) and anatomical science (Edinburgh), and is a Member of the Academy of Medical Educators. He is Simulation Lead for adnexal surgery at Moorfields and has been faculty on surgical skills courses in Cambridge and London, as well as teaching head and neck anatomy at the University of Cambridge and RCSI. His clinical interests include orbital surgery, eyelid reconstruction, periocular oncology and paediatric oculoplastics.
Swan Kang
Miss Swan Kang is a Consultant oculoplastic surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital. Trained at Oxford and UCL, she completed two advanced oculoplastic fellowships at Moorfields. As adnexal training director, she leads research in AI and digital innovation in oculoplastics.