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UK and Éire Glaucoma Society

UK and Éire Glaucoma Society (UKEGS) is a non-profit national scientific society, and part of Glaucoma UK, which aims to:

  • Establish personal contacts and to promote the exchange of knowledge between glaucoma specialists and those involved in the management and care of glaucoma patients in the UK and Éire.
  • Stimulate glaucoma research by bringing together scientists and clinicians involved in glaucoma research, thereby establishing a scientific community with similar interests/aims and building a sense of comradeship and active co-operation.
  • Promote an interest in glaucoma as a sub-speciality in trainee ophthalmologists and those in related occupations.
  • Keep contact with other glaucoma societies within and outside the UK & Éire.
  • Promote, protect and foster the interests and care of people living with – or at risk of developing glaucoma.
Andrew Tatham and Leon Au shaking hands on stage at the 2025 UKEGS Conference

UKEGS Conference 2026

Our 2026 conference will be hosted by Mr Leon Au, on 10 and 11 November at the Royal Northern College of Music.

The event is aimed at the glaucoma ophthalmology, optometry and research communities. 

Tickets are now on sale, so to learn more about the programme and secure your spot, click the button below.

Conference and ticket information

What our attendees say:

All the speakers were of the highest level, and there was an excellent mix of updates, new research, and surgical techniques, showcasing both the latest developments and the traditional approaches. The debates were engaging and even fun.

The mixture of presentations offer clinical pearls from different units across the nations.

The conference is a valuable opportunity to network and interact with so many glaucoma clinicians across UK and Eire. It is also an excellent way to improve my knowledge and skills.

Call for abstracts

Abstract submissions have now closed.

Thank you to everyone who submitted an abstract for poster and oral presentations at the UKEGS conference in Manchester on 10 and 11 November 2026.

By submitting an abstract, authors confirmed that they or an associate author would be available to attend the conference in person if their abstract was selected.

If your work is judged to be very high scoring by the UKEGS committee, you may also be selected for an oral presentation.

We are grateful for the high-quality submissions received, including those aligned with the Glaucoma UK Research Strategy. All abstracts will now be reviewed, and authors will be contacted in due course regarding the outcome of their submission.

Video Submissions – This has been supported by an education grant from Scope Ophthalmics

We welcome videos on any topic related to glaucoma and they can be a surgical video, a video presenting a patient case or a video on a patient education project. The video should not exceed three minutes in length and must be narrated. Please see the template for conditions of entry.

By submitting your video, you or an associate contributor agrees to be available at the conference in person if the video is selected. You will need to purchase tickets for the conference from the website here.

After the UKEGS committee have judged the entrants, you may be asked to present your video at the conference.

To submit a video please use the template below and submit in word format, together with your video to ukegs@glaucoma.uk by midnight on 30 September 2026.

Download the template

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Research opportunities for glaucoma professionals

If you are a clinician involved in glaucoma care or a healthcare professional, you can take part in current research projects and studies. Find out about research opportunities and how you can get involved.

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UKEGS guidance

Glaucoma Risk Stratification Tool

The RCOphth and UKEGS collaboratively developed a clinical tool for classification of patients with glaucoma into strata of risk for significant future sight loss and an estimate of resource requirement for managing the patient. The tool acknowledges diagnosis, stage of disease, complexity of disease, rate of disease progression, life expectancy, ocular and systemic comorbidities, dependency and socio-economic deprivation. The eye-level classification should be used to stratify patients according to the worse eye which has remaining useful vision, for which the patient is willing to undergo treatment to retain sight.

Glaucoma Risk Stratification Tool

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UKEGS is overseen by a panel of glaucoma professionals

Mr Leon Au

Mr Leon Au

Current UKEGS President

Prof Cecilia Fenerty MD PGCert FRCOphth

Glaucoma UK Chair and Clinical Advisory Panel

Joanne Creighton

CEO Glaucoma UK

Mrs Angela Knox

UKEGS President-Elect

Andrew Tatham

Mr Andrew Tatham

Past UKEGS President

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