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Speakers Programme 2024

3rd  CONGRESS of THE SOUTH ASIAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY PAEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND STRABISMUS ASSOCIATION (SAO POSA)

Recent advances in

  • Divergent motility disorders
  • AS OCT in strab reops
  • Surgery for 6th nerve palsy

Updates in managing

  • Myopia
  • ROP
  • Congenital glaucoma
  • Amblyopia
  • Paediatric keratoconus

Pediatric Cataract surgery

  • Role of UBM
  • OCT assisted surgery
  • IOL Nomograms for Asian eyes
  • Newer technologies in capsular management
  • EDOF IOLs in children
  • Refractive IOL exchange

ASIA PACIFIC STRABISMUS AND PAEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY SOCIETY (APSPOS) SESSION

Update in Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Chair: Jason Yam and Saurabh Jain

  1. When do we need to perform imaging in sudden onset strabismus and paediatric nystagmus? – Frank Martin, Australia
  2. Pre-myopia management – a new paradigm? – Wei Yan NG, Singapore
  3. Low dose atropine in myopia management – Jeremy HU, Singapore
  4. Real-Life Clinical Cases in Childhood Myopia Management -Li Lian FOO, Singapore
  5. Cost effectiveness of Myopia intervention – Jason YAM, Hong Kong
  6. Recent advances in Amblyopia – Sowmya R, India
  7. Botox for childhood Strabismus – Saurabh JAIN, UK
  8. Update on Intermittent Exotropia – Alasdair KENNEDY, UK
  9. Pediatric Cataract for beginners – Siddharth AGRAWAL, India

SRI LANKAN LAUNCH OF Women in Ophthalmology worldwide

UTTAR  PRADESH – Society meeting

  • Update on Macular Hole and Vitreo-Macular interface management
  • Current practice patterns in Diabetic Macular Edema
  • Blood on Macular-Challenges in Management
  • Complete journey – Beyond Posterior Capsule Rupture, handling complications following cataract surgery
  • Video competition
  • Free papers

OAK ROOM

Breakfast Symposium

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO) Symposium: Eye Emergencies & Trauma

  • Severe uveitis & acute vision loss – Prof. Peter Mc Cluskey
  • Acute neuro-ophth emergencies: acute loss of vision; headache; diplopia – Dr. Clare Fraser
  • Ocular trauma – Dr. James Leong & Prof. Stephanie Watson

ADVANCES IN UVEITIS – Dr. Vishalya Gupta, India.

MEDICAL RETINA       –  An update in diagnostics  – Dr. Mahesh JG, Sri Lanka 

                                        –  Advances in therapeutics  – Dr. D. Wariyapola, Sri Lanka 

 

  1. SIVASUBRAMANIUM ORATION – Diabetes Mellitus and related complications – Dr. Uditha Bulugahapitiya Consultant Endocrinologist, Sri Lanka

CORNEA

  • Updates in ocular surface and Keratoprosthesis surgery – Dr. Quresh Maskati, India
  • ⁠Advances in Keratoplasty – Prof. Harminder Dua, UK
  • ⁠Refractive surgery updates – Mr. Romesh Angunawela, UK
  • ⁠Keratoconus – what’s New? – Dr. Kusum Rathnayaka, Sri Lanka

THE FUTURE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY

AI in Ophthalmology  between known and unknowns Update 2024   –  Prof. Andrzej Grzybowski,  Poland

      -⁠     Tele-ophthalmology implementation in South Asia  – Dr. Kim, India 

      –     SDG goals and Ophthalmology – Dr. M. Malaravan, Sri Lanka

LIDS & ORBITS Recent Advances ⁠ – Mr. Thomas Betts, UK

Ophthalmic education –  AIOS Workshop

IVY ROOM A (ATRIUM LEVEL) –

  1. YOUNG OPHTHALMOLOGISTS’ SESSIONS
  2. VIDEO SYMPOSIA
  3. FREE PAPERS

IVY ROOM B –

     ROUND TABLE MEETINGS WITH THE EXPERTS – in-depth and informal

     – CORNEA

     – OCULAR PLASTICS

     – NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY

OAK ROOM –

  1. BREAKFAST SYMPOSIUM – Corneal topography
  2. CATARACT – Post covid changes globally and in my practice.
  • Innovations in Intraocular Lenses (IOL): Dr. Ronald Yeoh, Singapore
  • Biometry – Dr. Ronald Yeoh, Singapore
  • Phaco in Subluxated Lenses – Dr. D Wariyapola, Sri Lanka
  • Phaco technology – Dr. Charith Fonseka, Sri Lanka
  • Managing complications during Phaco – Dr. KA Salvin, Sri Lanka
  1. GENETICS – GLOBAL EYE GENETICS CONSORTIUM (GEGC) SESSION – Gerard Schultz, USA and Dr. Natarajan, India
  2. COLLEGE LECTURE – A NEW LOOK AT CATARACT SURGERY – RONALD YEOH, Singapore
  3. OCULAR ONCOLOGY UPDATES – Bill Glasson, Australia
  4. NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY ADVANCES –
  5. WHAT’S NEW IN GLAUCOMA?
    • Update on NTG management – Dr. Imalka Fonseka, Sri Lanka
    • SLT – Is the Hype real? Dr Dilruwani Ariyasingha SL
    • Evolution of MIGS – Dr. Shamira Perera, Singapore
    • Suprachoroidal surgery – is it the way forward? – Dr. Nishani Amerasinghe, UK
    • Phaco in APAC and in Nanophthalmics – Dr. Shamira Perera, Singapore
  6. HISTORY OF THE COSL

IVY ROOM A –

HOW I DO IT? – PROCEDURES SIMPLIFIED

  • LASERS SLT, FLT, PRP, PI, YAG CAPSULOTOMY
  • ORTHOPTIC ASSESSMENTS
  • CONTACT LENS TRIAL
  • LOW VISION ASSESSMENT
  • I&D for a CHLAZION

IVY ROOM B –

 ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION WITH THE EXPERTS –

  – GLAUCOMA

  – CATARACTS