Join us for the 23rd Annual BARS Conference

Friday 19th September 2025

Holiday Inn Birmingham City Centre, B5 4EW

You can now purchase your tickets HERE

The power packed one day event will give great opportunities for learning, networking and industry insights, with highlights including:

Keynote speaker - Professor Sarita Jacob, Consultant Ophthalmologist, discussing new treatments for DR.

DUK Together Type 1 Panel - Young DUK leaders sharing their personal experiences of living with diabetes and all things eye care.

Ali Askari & Suzanne Althauser - Implementing OCT in screening.

Arijit Mitra, Consultant Ophthalmologist and VR Surgery Specialist - Vitrectomy case studies.

Kate Jordan - Latest NHSE Updates.

Professor Peter Scanlon, Clinical Director, NHS DESP - Concordia study & Non - Caucasian Trial.

Free Drinks and Canape reception - The ideal opportunity for networking.

Entries for the 2025 BARS poster competition are now open!

Kindly sponsored by Topcon UK

If your team want to share a service improvement, clinical audit or research project with it's findings then the poster competition is the perfect place to share your contribution to diabetic eye screening with the wider community.

Simply fill out the form below and follow the instructions shown on the entry form.

your team could be in with a chance of winning a generous prize of:

1st place £300

2nd place £150

3rd place £50

GOOD LUCK!

2025 Poster competition entry form

As always a huge thank you goes to our amazing trade exhibitors for supporting BARS 2025, without them this would not be possible!

Any questions regarding booking or conference enquiries please contact:

barsevents@eyescreening.org.uk

or 

chair@eyescreening.org.uk