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Awards and Scholarships
2014
Bayer Educational Grant
18 applications were received
(two rounds)
Mr Andrew Tatham was awarded the Bayer Grant for the World Glaucoma Congress held in Hong Kong, China
1) Beyond intraocular pressure; 2) The influence of OCT on decision making in glaucoma diagnosis.
Miss Anna Gruener was awarded the Bayer Grant for her involvement in RCOphth Annual Congress in the UK
Retinal Nerve Fibre Layer Thinning in Different Xeroderma Pigmentosum Complementation Groups
Dr Camile Yvon was awarded the Bayer Grant for ARVO in the USA
Generation of neuroretina from induced pluripotent stem cells and effects of Sonic Hedgehog
Mr Daniel Gore was awarded the Bayer Grant for ARVO in the USA
Transepithelial riboflavin absorption in an exvivo rabbit corneal model
Miss Helena Lee was awarded the Bayer Grant for ARVO in the USA
Retinal Development in Achromatopsia: A Prospective Study of Infants and Young Children using Optical
Coherence Tomography
Dr Laura Butler was awarded the Bayer Grant for ARVO in the USA
Evaluation of a Novel Digital Infant Acuity Test in Malawi
Dr Rehab Ismail Bayer Grant for the World Glaucoma Congress held in Hong Kong, China
Development of core clinical outcome measures: a framework for glaucoma effectiveness trials
Dr Sofia Theodoropoulou was awarded the Bayer Grant for ARVO in the USA
Interleukin 33/ST2 signaling regulates inflammatory response in choroidal stroma: implications for age-related
macular degeneration.
Mr Tiarnan Keenan was awarded the Bayer Grant for ARVO in the USA
Immunohistochemical Assessment of Proteins Associated with Complement Activation and Inflammation in
Human Maculas with Homozygous Risk of AMD at Chromosome 1
Mr Anthony Khawaja was awarded the Bayer Grant for the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual
Meeting in the USA
Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and cognitive function in a large adult population
Dr Darren Ting was awarded the Bayer Grant for the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting in
the USA
Cannula-associated ocular injuries during cataract surgery: a population-based study
Dr Imran Jawaid was awarded the Bayer Grant for the 3rd World Congress in Paediatric Ophthalmology and
Strabismus
1) Brow suspension outcomes using supramid suture versus autogenous fascia lata; 2) Primary congenital
glaucoma presenting before the estimated delivery date in a pre-term infant, complicated by retinopathy of
prematurity
Dr Joshua Luis was awarded the Bayer Grant for the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting in
the USA
‘Treat and Extend’ versus ‘Pro Re Nata’ dosing regimens for Ranibizumab in the Treatment of Neovascular Age
Related Macular Degeneration
Dr Shokufeh Tavassoli was awarded the Bayer Grant for the European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery Annual Meeting in Brussels, Belgium
Periocular basal cell carcinoma: 4-year review of data and confirmation of the efficacy of rapid paraffin sections
with delayed reconstruction.
Dr Stephanie Tiew was awarded the Bayer Grant for the Oxford Ophthalmological Congress in the UK
1) Decoding Landmark Studies in Ocular Hypertension and Glaucoma using natural frequencies; 2) Absolute Risk
Reduction and Natural Frequencies of Ranibizumab treatment in neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration
(nvAMD); 3) Doc, I have a hole in my retina! Am I at risk of retinal detachment?
IGA
2 applications were received
Fight for Sight
22 applications were received
Patrick Trevor Roper
20 applications were received
Dr Zahir Mirza was awarded the Bayer Grant for the 3rd Congress of World Society of Paediatric Ophthalmology
and Strabismus
Visual Outcomes in Paediatric Patients with Infantile Nystagmus (IN) in a tertiary referral centre
Mr Anthony King was awarded £18,858.57 for his project on Quality of life assessment in glaucoma patients
undergoing glaucoma surgery
Miss Helena Lee was awarded £5,000 for her research paper on In Vivo Foveal Development using Optical
Coherence Tomography
Miss Tejal Magan was awarded £550 to support her placement at the Ophthalmology department at the Wills
Eye Hospital in Pennsylvania, USA.
Mr Nick Sawers was awarded £550 in support of his clinical and research study at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical
Centre (KCMC), Moshi, Tanzania
Mr Timothy Wong was awarded £550 in support of his research study at the Ophthalmology department at
Royal Melbourne Hospital in Melbourne, Australia.
Dorey Bequest and Sir
William Lister Travel Awards
No awards were presented in 2015
Ethicon
Dr Conrad Schmoll was awarded £1000 towards his clinical fellowship in Paediatric Ophthalmology at the Red
Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
3 applications were received
Mr Simon Fung was awarded £1,000 towards his clinical fellowship in Paediatric cornea and external diseases at
the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.
Dr Jack Gormley was awarded £1,000 towards his clinical fellowship in Diabetic retinopathy at Lions Sight First
Eye Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi.