The Spectacle Makers’ Lecture
An annual series of lectures celebrating the latest research and ground breaking progress being made in the field of vision science. Each year the Master Spectacle Maker invites an internationally renowned researcher, academic or professional working in vision care to present their findings and impact on our understanding of vision.
Where Darkness Threatens Light: A Journey Through Ocular Oncology
Professor Mandeep Sagoo, delivered the fourth Spectacle Makers' Lecture on Monday 24 November 2025 at 1 Wimpole Street (RSM), from 6 to 8pm.
Professor Sagoo’s Lecture offered a fascinating insight into how the treatment of eye cancer has changed within a single professional lifetime. Using real clinical experience, he described the shift from treatments that focused solely on survival to approaches that now place equal value on preserving sight and quality of life. From childhood retinoblastoma to adult eye melanoma, the lecture showed how careful diagnosis, earlier intervention and increasingly refined therapies have transformed outcomes for patients and their families.Looking ahead, Professor Sagoo reflected on what these advances mean in practice: fewer patients losing an eye, better visual outcomes after treatment, and improved rehabilitation when surgery is unavoidable. He also highlighted the importance of education, research and collaboration in sustaining this progress. Delivered as part of the Spectacle Makers’ Lecture series, the talk was a timely reminder of the role the Company continues to play in supporting innovation, learning and excellence in eye care.
The lecture was followed by an opportunity to ask Professor Sagoo questions about his work. Discussions were continued over refreshments at the reception.
Past Lectures
2022 Keeping an Eye on the Time: Fundamental Research to New Therapeutics by Professor Russell G. Foster CBE, FRSB, FMedSci, FRS
2023 Myopia: Sunshine and Nightshade by Professor David Mackey AO MBBS MD FRANZCO FRACS FAHMS FARVO
2024 The History, Evolution and Future Prospects of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) by Professor James G. Fujimoto
2025 Where
Darkness Threatens Light: A Journey Through Ocular Oncology by Professor Mandeep Sagoo BSc, MB, Bchir, PhD (Cantab), FRCS (Ed) FRCOphth
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