The Macula Course

Retinal diseases are a major cause of blindness. Diagnostic investigations, understanding of disease mechanisms, new therapies, and the evidence base, have all evolved rapidly in recent years, with greater advances expected in the coming decade.

The Moorfields Macula Course has been running over three decades with a recent pause during the COVID pandemic. The course will restart in a new format in June 2022 as a 3-day hybrid course which participants can attend in-person or online. The speakers are recognised experts, many having contributed to major advances in their fields, and there will be opportunity for interaction both on site and virtually.

The course aims to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date review of retinal and macular diseases and their management, including new developments.

You can hear more from Omar Mahroo, Consultant Ophthalmologist at Moorfields, by watching the short video below:

Learning outcomes

Attendees of the course will gain:

• An up-to-date overview of diseases affecting the retina, including medical retina, surgical retina, inherited retinal disease, uveitis and oncology, including their pathophysiology, clinical features and management
• An understanding of key diagnostic investigations and their interpretation
• Insights on approaches to challenging cases
• Knowledge of future developments including artificial intelligence, novel investigations, genomic diagnosis and new therapies (delivered by some of the people involved in bringing about these advances)

View the course programme

Who is this course for?

This course is appropriate for ophthalmologists (including consultants, trainees, fellows, staff and associate specialists) and will be at a level appropriate for general ophthalmologists as well as subspecialists. Allied health professionals with a specific interest in retinal disease might also find the course valuable.

Requirement

In order to take part in the course online you will need access to a computer (laptop or desktop) with a webcam and microphone and a stable broadband connection.

CPD Certification

CPD points will be applied for and a certificate of attendance will be awarded at the end of the course.

Booking your place - important, please read before booking your place

• Please ensure that you add the correct item to your cart from the two options below, depending on whether you wish to attend in-person or online.
• In-person places are restricted by the capacity of the venue. Once these places are filled it will only be possible to attend online. There is no limit to the number of online places available.
• The prices displayed below are for consultant ophthalmologists - if you are a non-consultant ophthalmologist, allied health professional or Moorfields staff please email moorfields.courses@nhs.net to receive a voucher code that will allow you to book at the discounted rate (please see the course fees section below for details of these rates).