Upcoming BEAVRS Courses
Manchester Scleral Buckling Course
Citylabs 1.0, Old Manchester Royal Eye Hospital Site, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9NQ
- 15th September 2025
Overview
This simulated Scleral Buckling Course is aimed at Senior Trainees and Fellows, in Ireland, with an interest in VR surgery. It will provide practical training on different techniques of scleral buckling, plus subretinal fluid drainage, gas injection and case discussions.
Format:
Didactic short talks and practical workshops with model (Philips) eyes.
Stations:
Indirect ophthalmascopy/scleral indentation/finding & marking retinal breaks, types & techniques of scleral buckling and suturing, circumferential and encircling buckling, radial buckling, drainage of subretinal fluid & pneumatic retinopexy.
Faculty:
Faculty will include experienced consultant scleral buckling surgeons from Ireland and the UK.
Recommended reading:
Preliminary completion of online scleral buckle course on the BEAVRS website.
Scleral Buckling chapters ‘Vitreoretinal Surgery‘ authored by Mr. Paul Sullivan.
Applications for registration are reviewed by the faculty and priority for the 15 available places is given to those with the most appropriate experience for the course (i.e. the buckling course is not appropriate for junior trainees).
We will write to the most eligible applicants and ask them to register and pay. The cost is £275 per person and includes catering and all course kit.
Register your interest here
Register your interest here
Dublin Scleral Buckling Course
Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Hospital Teaching Centre, Adelaide Road, Dublin 2, D02 XK51
- 3rd October 2025
Overview
This simulated Scleral Buckling Course is aimed at Senior Trainees and Fellows, in Ireland, with an interest in VR surgery. It will provide practical training on different techniques of scleral buckling, plus subretinal fluid drainage, gas injection and case discussions.
Format:
Didactic short talks and practical workshops with model (Philips) eyes.
Stations:
Indirect ophthalmascopy/scleral indentation/finding & marking retinal breaks, types & techniques of scleral buckling and suturing, circumferential and encircling buckling, radial buckling, drainage of subretinal fluid & pneumatic retinopexy.
Faculty:
Faculty will include experienced consultant scleral buckling surgeons from Ireland and the UK.
Recommended reading:
Preliminary completion of online scleral buckle course on the BEAVRS website.
Scleral Buckling chapters ‘Vitreoretinal Surgery‘ authored by Mr. Paul Sullivan.
Applications for registration are reviewed by the faculty and priority for the 15 available places is given to those with the most appropriate experience for the course (i.e. the buckling course is not appropriate for junior trainees).
We will write to the most eligible applicants and ask them to register and pay. The cost is £200 per person and includes catering and all course kit.
Glasgow Scleral Buckling Course
- 29th November 2025
BEAVRS run simulated surgery courses to help trainees
and fellows to develop their vitreoretinal surgical skills.
Simulated Scleral Buckling Courses (May and November) are aimed at senior trainees (ST6/7) and fellows already specialised in VR surgery, providing practical training on different techniques of scleral buckling, plus subretinal fluid drainage, gas injection and case discussions.
There are 12 available places. Cost £275.00pp |
Applications for registration are reviewed by the faculty and priority for the 12 available places is given to those with the most appropriate experience for the course (i.e. the buckling course is not appropriate for junior trainees). We will write to the most eligible applicants and ask them to register and pay. The cost is £275 per person and includes catering and all course kit. |
The teaching faculty is: Shohista Saidkasimova, Alan Cox, John Murdoch, Jennifer Hind, David Yorston, Sonali Tarafdar, Harry Bennett, Simon Hewick & Vijay Hegde. |
Register your interest here
Upcoming BEAVRS Courses
Alcon Vitrectomy Course
- 13th June 2025
There will be stations on:
- Vitrectomy machine settings
- VR simulator
- Vitreous biopsy/ gases
- Viewing systems
- Indirect ophthalmoscopy/ Laser
- B scan
- Ngenuity
Register your interest here
Upcoming BEAVRS Courses
Scleral Buckling Course: 7th May 2024, Glasgow
Applications are now Closed
Introductory Posterior Vitrectomy Course
Location: Hull Institute of Learning and Simulation (HILS)
Date: Tuesday 14th January 2025
Aim: This course is aimed at ST4/5 Trainees who have an interest in subspecialising in
Vitreoretinal Surgery and will provide practical hands-on training in simple posterior
vitrectomy techniques, understanding the vitrectomy machine, viewing systems, EyeSi,
vitreous biopsy, indirect ophthalmoscopy and indirect laser. As usual on BEAVRS simulated
surgery courses there will be excellent delegate:trainer ratios.
Location: HILS, Clinical Skills Building, Hull Royal Infirmary, Fountain Street, Hull HU3 2JZ.
Confirmed Faculty (as at 5.10.24): Steve Charles, David Steel, Mark Costen, Roxane Hillier,
Abdallah Ellabban, Raquel Garcia-Cabrera, Atiq Babar, Kurt Spiteri Cornish, Colin Murray
Course fee: £275
Please register your interest here giving details of level of training (ie: ST4/5)
by Wednesday 20th November 2024.
We review applications for the course and the 14 most appropriate applicants are invited to
attend.
Confirmation is only after the course fee is received.
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Future courses
- 15th September 2025 - Manchester Scleral Buckling Course
- 3rd October 2025 - Dublin Scleral Buckling Course
- 29th November 2025 - Glasgow Scleral Buckling Course
