UHW Consultant features at Ophthalmology conference

A Consultant Medical Ophthalmologist serving University Hospital Waterford and the HSE’s Dublin and South East health region was one of the featured speakers at the recent Irish College of Ophthalmologists annual conference.

Dr. Ann O’Connell presented the European Society of Ophthalmology (SOE) Lecture 2026 at the conference held in the Galmont Hotel, Galway.

Established in 1992, the Irish College of Ophthalmologists is the recognised training and professional body for medical and surgical eye doctors in Ireland. Over 250 Ophthalmologists gathered at its annual conference to hear about the latest clinical developments in the specialty from eye experts at home and abroad.

Dr. Ann O’ Connell’s lecture was titled "Medical Retina - A Three-Pronged Approach", in which she highlighted practical, up to date clinical observations in inflammatory eye disease, medical retina and inherited retinal disorders.

Dr. Ann O’Connell was among the first graduates of the Irish College of Ophthalmologists national specialist training programme in Medical Ophthalmology. The insights in her lecture were gathered during her fellowship training at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, with a focus on improving diagnostic accuracy and management.

Alongside her subspecialty medical retina practice at University Hospital Waterford, Dr. O’Connell leads area HSE Dublin and South East community healthcare services in paediatric ophthalmology and medical glaucoma.