In 1904 he was the lead representative for Ophthalmology at the annual meeting of the British Medical Association (BMA), which was held at Oxford in the summer.
As a result, the Oxford Ophthalmological Congress was formally established in 1909, and Doyne was appointed its first Master the following year.
[5] The Congress is a 3-day colloquium, held each July in Oxford in England, at which leading practitioners give talks on issues of interest to the profession.
The main event of the Congress is the Doyne Memorial Lecture, but there are, in addition, opportunities for a number of quick-fire presentations, allowing newcomers to introduce themselves and their projects to a distinguished gathering of professional colleagues.
The evenings are for socialising: an opportunity to catch up with old colleagues from other universities and hospitals, and a chance for the present and the future of the profession to meet each other.