We are grateful to the support of:

• Ophthalmic Trainees Group
• Royal College of Ophthalmologists
• NIHR
• Royal College of Surgeons of England

We are also grateful to Matt Gardiner and the RSTN for allowing us to pilfer their good ideas and much of their website and Prof Dion Morton for his encouragement and for creating the first trainee trials network.

We would like to thank Imperial College Healthcare Charity for their assistance with meeting attendance and website design at the earliest stages.