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Wednesday, March 27, 2018

Live-streamed BCLA lecture shines a light on uveitis treatment 

A scientific lecture examining the diagnosis and treatment of uveitis has become the first ever presentation fully live streamed by the British Contact Lens Association, allowing hundreds of members across the world to access the content online.

The presentation, delivered by Professor Teifi James, was recorded live at the Royal College of Nursing in London and broadcast through the members’ resources section of the BCLA’s website, opening up the lecture to members unable to make it down to the capital for the event itself.

BCLA president Keith Tempany said: “We want our events, and the content shared at those events, to be available to as many of our members as possible and live streaming is something we have been looking at for a while. 

“As an organisation we try to be pioneers and this is another example of us leading the way in offering more for our members.

“The lecture itself contained a great deal of invaluable information which I’m sure our members will find incredibly useful in day-to-day practice. It was fantastic to see so many people, both in the room and watching online, and the extensive question and answer session which followed demonstrated the depth of interest in the subject.”

The lecture provided an overview of uveitis diagnoses and treatments, including an explanation of the Standardised Uveitis Nomenclature (SUN) classification associated with specific uveitis scenarios.

Topics discussed included infectious uveitis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, auto-immune non-infectious uveitis, choroiditis and ‘white dot’ syndrome.

Prof James, a consultant ophthalmic surgeon, specialises in the management of uveitis and scleritis, caring for more than 1,200 of these patients. 

He said: “The presentation addressed the surgical techniques involved in dealing with the consequences of uveitis, paying particular attention to uveitic cataract with posterior synaechiae and the surgical management of Band Keratopathy.”

BCLA members can gain exclusive access to a recording of the lecture, which can be seen in full at www.bcla.org.uk

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