The British Association of Ophthalmic Pathology (BAOP) is a group of histopathologists, ophthalmologists and other professionals who have a common interest in pathology of eye disease.

TOPICS COVERED and SPEAKERS

Session 1:

• Subconjunctival mass in a young man - Dr Caroline Thaung (Consultant Ophthalmic Pathologist, London)
• An interesting eyelid malignancy in an immunosuppressed patient - Dr Bayan Shahin (Trainee Ophthalmologist, Dundee)
• Mycobacterial Keratitis - Dr Dominic O’Donovan (Consultant Neuropathologist, Cambridge)
• Post-radiation sarcomas of the orbit - Dr Kevin Kinch (Trainee Neuropathologist, Edinburgh)
• Bilateral Ocular Tumours - Dr Aditya Shivane (Consultant Neuropathologist, Plymouth)
• An Intraocular Surprise - Dr Michaela Larkin (Trainee Histopathologist, Ireland)

Session 2:

• Hidden in the Histology - Dr Ebony Smith (Ophthalmology Senior Registrar, Australia)
• Cases and Pathologies from our part of the World - The journey from the Clinics to the Microscope - Dr Arpan Gandhi (Consultant Pathologist, India)
• An oncocytic lesion of the ocular adnexa - Dr Laura Hughes (Trainee Ophthalmologist, Edinburgh)
• Conjunctival Leishmaniasis - Professor Philip Luthert (Consultant Ophthalmic Pathologist, London)
• An atypical presentation of suspected retinoinvasive melanoma - Dr Elanor Watts (Trainee Ophthalmologist, Glasgow)
• The WHO Classification of Tumours of the Eye and Orbit - Professor Ian Cree (Head of WHO Classification of Tumours, London)

Session 3:

•  National Ophthalmic EQA Scheme Discussion

Session 4:

• BAOP AGM

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

• Consultant ophthalmic pathologists
• Neuropathologists
• General pathologists and trainees with special interest in ophthalmic pathology
• Clinical ophthalmologists (Consultants, Associated specialists, staff grades and trainees) with interest in ophthalmic pathology; Veterinary pathologists with special interest in ophthalmic pathology
• Biomedical scientists and research fellows interested in ophthalmic pathology.

The annual meeting of BAOP consists of a series of clinico-pathological case presentations (both human and veterinary), scientific research presentations, National Ophthalmic Pathology EQA discussion and the business meeting of BAOP.

Formed in 1982, the association acts both as a forum for clinical education and discussion and to represent eye pathology as a specialist area of practice.

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