British Oculoplastic Surgery Society (BOPSS)
BOPSS, the British Oculoplastic Surgery Society, was founded in 2000 with the aim of bringing together surgeons in the United Kingdom and Ireland who share a major interest in oculoplastic surgery (ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery, orbital and lacrimal surgery, and aesthetic (cosmetic) eyelid and facial surgery). Oculoplastic surgery is also known as oculo-facial surgery.
Richard Collin, Brian Leatherbarrow and Jane Olver, the Founding Executive Committee, met at the Winter Meeting of the European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ESOPRS) in Val D’Isere in 2000 and agreed on the need to establish the society given the rapid expansion of oculoplastic surgery as a sub-speciality of ophthalmology.
The aims of the Society are:
• To advance education, research and the quality of clinical practice in the area of ophthalmology known as oculoplastic surgery. (This field comprises specialist plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery of the eyelids, orbit, lacrimal drainage system, and the upper and mid-face).
• To provide an opportunity for members to meet, communicate and share their expertise and experience in oculoplastic surgery.
• To provide information and advice to the public in order that a better understanding of oculoplastic surgery as a subspecialty can be achieved.