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Conference Program 2025
Conference Program 2025 October 3rd, 2025 — Venue: Bioli ResortRegistration
09:30 – 09:40 — Welcome Address 09:40 – 10:30 — Pediatric Ophthalmology UpdateModerators: Mohamad El Sada, Sargsyan Inga
- 09:40 – 09:50 — Pediatric Ocular Conditions Difficult to Manage. Why and How to Proceed.
Mohamad El Sada - 09:50 – 09:57 — Disorders of Neurodevelopment and Somatic Health Characteristics in Blind and Visually Impaired Children. Diagnostic Challenges
Kuzmin Nikita, Ustinova Nataliya, Pozdeyeva Nadezhda - 09:57 – 10:04 — Application of Finite Element Analysis in Pediatric Ocular Trauma
Kourosh Shahraki - 10:04 – 10:11 — BCG-Induced Uveitis in a Newborn (Case Report)
Sargsyan Inga, Gabrielyan Aaron - 10:11 – 10:18 — Teleophthalmology in Action: Closing the Treatment Gap with Remote Care
Agagulian Sati, Aznauryan Igor, Balasanyan Victoria, Makarova Evdokia
Moderators: Hala Elhilali, Sushmita Kaushik, Nana Digmelashvili
- 11:00 – 11:10 — Managing Pediatric Glaucoma: Not Little Adults!
Sushmita Kaushik - 11:10 – 11:20 — Tips for Glaucoma Diagnosis in Children
Nana Digmelashvili - 11:20 – 11:30 — Circumferential Angle Surgery for Congenital Glaucoma
Hala Elhilali - 11:30 – 11:40 — MIGS and MIMS Glaucoma Surgery in Juvenile Glaucoma
Armenui Iskandaryan, Artashes Zilfyan - 11:40 – 11:47 — Choosing Surgery for Childhood Glaucoma
Sushmita Kaushik - 11:47 – 11:54 — Stem Cell Therapy for Childhood Optic Nerve Atrophy
Nana Digmelashvili - 11:54 – 12:04 — Secondary Glaucoma Following Vitreo-Retinal Surgeries
Tatsiana Imshenetskaya, Galina Vashkevich, Volha Yarmak, Maria Kozlovskaya, Robert Yermalkevich - 12:04 – 12:11 — MIGS in Juvenile Open Angle Glaucoma
Sushmita Kaushik
Speaker: Teimuraz Mikeladze (Georgia)
Lecture: Diagnostic Algorithms for Periodic Fever in Children
Introduction: Khotenashvili Zaza
- President of Georgian Ophthalmological Society — Prof. Zaza Khotenashvili
- Minister of Health of Georgia — Mikheil Sarjveladze
- President of Association for Ophthalmology and Strabismus — Prof. Igor Aznauryan
Moderators: Lisa Vredevoogd, Jason Peragallo
- 14:15 – 14:25 — Pediatric Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Jason Peragallo - 14:25 – 14:35 — The Effects of Electronics on the Pediatric Eye
Lisa Vredevoogd - 14:35 – 14:45 — Ocular Sequelae in a Population-Based Cohort of Children Diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus over a 50-Year Period
Mohney Brian - 14:45 – 14:55 — Hiding in Plain Sight (Drusen/PHOMs, Choroidal Nodules in NF-1, Physiologic ON Cupping, Dermoids, Hemangiomas)
Lance Siegel - 14:55 – 15:05 — Excavated Optic Disc Anomalies
Himanshu Patel - 15:05 – 15:15 — Pediatric Glaucoma in Association with Ocular and Systemic Syndromes
Dangda Sonal
Moderators: Zoran Pejic, Rozanova Olga, Sameera Irfan
- 16:00 – 16:07 — Amblyopia is Fully Treatable at Any Age
Sameera Irfan - 16:07 – 16:14 — Orthoptics in Management of Strabismus
Zoran Pejic - 16:14 – 16:21 — Comparison of the Effectiveness of Using Liquid Crystal Glasses "Srabo Glasses" and Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation to Improve Visual Functions in Children with Partial Optic Nerve Atrophy
Rychkova Svetlana, Aznauryan Igor, Balasanyan Victoria, Agagulian Sati - 16:21 – 16:28 — Possibilities of Using Test Images to Detect Achromatopsia
Sukhanova Natella - 16:28 – 16:35 — Visual Rehabilitation of Preschool Children with Various Ophthalmopathologies
Savunova Tatiana, Imshenetskaya Tatsiana - 16:35 – 16:42 — Evaluation of the Effects of Combined Treatment of Vision Therapy and Patching for the Management of Hyperopic Anisometropic Amblyopia in Adolescents
Galbinur Aysel, Abdullayeva M. Gulnur - 16:42 – 16:49 — Unconventional Approach to Binocular Interaction Assessing
Rozanova Olga
Speaker: Merab Dvali (Georgia)
Lecture: 25 Years of Pediatric LASIK
Introduction: Lia Jorjikashvili
Registration
10:00 – 10:56 — Parallel Sessions Session 1 (Biltmore Main Hall): Advanced Surgical Techniques in Childhood Strabismus and NystagmusModerators: Donny Suh, Balasanyan Victoria, Zhukova Olga
- 10:00 – 10:07 — Multifaced Brown's Syndrome
Popova Natalia - 10:07 – 10:14 — Management of Isolated Inferior Rectus Palsy
Ahmed Awadein - 10:14 – 10:21 — Think Small, See Big: The Power of Mini-Incision Strabismus Surgery
Donny Suh - 10:21 – 10:28 — Modified Duplication of the Oculomotor Muscles: Features and Advantages
Zhukova Olga - 10:28 – 10:35 — The New Method for Calculating Surgical Treatment of Nystagmus Using the StraboSoft System
Uzuev Magomed, Aznauryan Igor, Balasanyan Victoria - 10:35 – 10:42 — Superior Rectus Transformation in Management of Duane Retraction Syndrome
Tariek Mohammed Aldoais - 10:42 – 10:49 — Reoperative Strabismus: How Forced Duction and Intraoperative Exploration Shape Surgical Strategy (Case Report)
Mahmoud Fayed - 10:49 – 10:56 — Acute Strabismus — Activate the Alarm
Ahmed Wagdy
Moderators: Zoran Pejic, Jason Yam
- 10:00 – 10:07 — Exploring the Interaction of Intraocular Pressure, Choroidal Thickness and Accommodation in Children with Progressive Myopia
Olevskaia Elena, Kukoleva Lyudmila, Ryabova Liliya, Guseva Alyona, Tonkikh Nataliya - 10:14 – 10:21 — The Structure of the Microbiota of the Ocular Surface in Children with and without Myopia
Rezbaeva Gulnara, Dudurich Vasilisa, Orenburkina Olga, Babushkin Alexander, Sogomonyan Karina, Danilova Alexandra, Danilov Lavrentii - 10:21 – 10:28 — To Walk or Not to Walk. Prevention of Myopia in Schoolchildren in the Conditions of the City of Eastern Siberia with the Developed Aluminum Industry
Leutkina Yuliya - 10:28 – 10:35 — Keratometry and Biometry Data in Refractogenesis Assessment in Children
Ugryumova Tatyana - 10:35 – 10:42 — The Results of Visual Function Analysis in Children with a History of Brain Tumors
Shestak Nataliya, Aznauryan Igor, Rychkova Svetlana, Agagulian Sati, Balasanyan Victoria, Glebova Elena, Laver Alexander, Kurysheva Nataliya - 10:42 – 10:49 — Enhancing Antioxidant Defense with Medicago Sativa Extract in High Myopia
Aryani Atiyatul Amra
Moderators: Christie Morse, Lance Siegel
- 11:30 – 11:37 — First Surgery after 20 or More Years of Longstanding Strabismus – Ophthalmologist and Patient Perspectives and Goals
Miguel Paciuc-Beja - 11:37 – 11:44 — Update on Childhood Intermittent Exotropia
Jonathan Holmes - 11:44 – 11:51 — Management Approach to Congenital Nystagmus Syndrome
Orwa Nasser - 11:51 – 11:58 — When the Conjunctiva Plays a Major Role in Strabismus
Alejandro Armesto - 11:58 – 12:05 — More Than Just Cosmesis: The Psychosocial Impact of Strabismus
Anne Langguth - 12:05 – 12:12 — Surgical Treatment of Complete CN3rd Palsy and Long-Term Results of 58 Cases
Birsen Gokyigit - 12:12 – 12:19 — Surgical Management of Diplopia in Dysthyroid Ophthalmopathy
Chatzistefanou Klio - 12:19 – 12:26 — Surgical Options for Congenital Nystagmus Syndrome
Orwa Nasser
Speaker: Aznauryan Igor (Russia)
Lecture: A Stepwise Algorithm for Managing Concomitant Horizontal Esotropia
Introduction: Balasanyan Victoria
Moderators: Tamara Wygnanski-Jaffe, Jonathan Holmes
- 13:50 – 13:57 — Amblyopia Treatment Efficacy in Children: The Advantage of Early Refractive Management
Sati Agagulyan - 13:57 – 14:04 — Glasses and Patching for Amblyopia
Jonathan Holmes - 14:04 – 14:11 — The Role of Near Vision in Assessment of Amblyopia
Alejandro Armesto - 14:11 – 14:18 — Management of Strabismic Functional Amblyopia: Focus on the Use of Fixation
Paris Vincent - 14:18 – 14:25 — The Role of Technology in Screening for Amblyopia
Kaushik Murali - 14:25 – 14:32 — New Treatments for Amblyopia
Tamara Wygnanski-Jaffe - 14:39 – 14:46 — The Trends and Causes of Amblyopia in Israel over a Century
Eedy Mezer
Speaker: Kenneth Wright (USA)
Lecture: Advancements and Innovations in the Treatment of Strabismus
Introduction: Sonal Farzavandi
Moderators: Heba Metwally, Galton Vasconcelos, Popova Natalia
- 16:10 – 16:17 — Challenges in the Treatment of the Sagging Eye Syndrome?
Galton Vasconcelos - 16:17 – 16:24 — Rectus Bulley Instability
Heba Metwally - 16:24 – 16:31 — Strabismus Management: What to Do, When, Where and How
Korolenko Anna - 16:31 – 16:38 — Video-Oculography vs. Standard Diagnostic Methods in Binocular Vision Assessment: A Comparative Study
Kuznetsov Evgenii, Aznauryan Igor, Balasanyan Victoria - 16:38 – 16:45 — Epidemic of Diplopia in Adults
Rozanova Olga - 16:45 – 16:52 — Accommodative and Vergence Disorders: Their Role in the Practice of an Ophthalmologist
Egorova Alla - 16:52 – 16:59 — Esotropia and Thyroid Eye Disease
Husain Yusuf AlHarmi - 16:59 – 17:06 — Surgical Removal of Congenital Ptosis by Plasty of the Frontal Muscle in Children with Minimal or No Function of the Upper Eyelid Lifting Muscle ("Frontal Flap" Method)
Ushnikova Olga, Casanave Daniel, Ushnikov Alexander
Moderators: Sonal Farzavandi, Sati Agagulian
- 16:10 – 16:17 — Beyond the Obvious: A Case of Recurrent Cranial Nerve Dysfunction in a Child
Csilla Serfozo - 16:17 – 16:24 — Complications after Soft Contact Lenses
Damla Culha - 16:24 – 16:31 — Snow to Sand Syndrome: Protecting Pediatric Vision Across Extreme Biomes
Mohamed Salem - 16:31 – 16:38 — Microbial Spectrum and Resistance Trends in Infants with Congenital Obstruction of the Nasolacrimal Duct: A Retrospective Study
Sultanbayeva Zhansaya, Bahytbek Raushan - 16:38 – 16:45 — Assessment of the Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of Laser Vision Correction in Children with Hyperopia, Astigmatism, and Strabismus: Perspectives and Risks
Kenesov N.M., Botabekova T.K., Begimbaeva G.E., Keykina L.K., Madekhanova D.E. - 16:45 – 16:52 — Five Key Communication Barriers in Pediatric Strabismus: A Qualitative Study of Parental Perspectives
Nikitina Anna - 16:52 – 16:59 — Association of Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Metrics with Detection of Impaired Macular Microvasculature and Amblyopic Eyes: The Hong Kong Children Eye Study
Charlene Yim
- Workshop 1 (Hall Guild, 2nd Floor) — VR Glasses in ROP Education
Faruk Orge - Workshop 2 (Meeting Room #8, 2nd Floor) — Telemedicine Platform for Vision Therapy
Online Oko
Registration: 09:00 – 17:00
10:00 – 11:20 — Parallel Sessions Session 1 (Biltmore Main Hall): Anterior SegmentModerators: Donny Suh, Markova Elena, Tarek Katamish
- 10:00 – 10:07 — Retinal Dystrophy. Treatment and New Advances.
Chan Choi Mun - 10:07 – 10:14 — Surgical Treatment of Retinal Detachment in Young Patients
Volha Yarmak, Tatsiana Imshenetskaya, Vladimir Markevich, Abusaffaka Saleh, Maria Kozlovskaya - 10:14 – 10:21 — Paediatric GRT — Manage Wisely
Hussain Ahmad Khaqan - 10:21 – 10:28 — Decoding Genetic Eye Disease: Leber Congenital Amaurosis
Saadia Zohra Farooqui - 10:28 – 10:35 — The Clinical Case of X-Linked Retinitis Pigmentosa in Childhood
Shvailikova Inna
Moderators: Hussain Ahmad Khaqan, Chan Choi Mun, Saadia Zohra Farooqui
- 10:00 – 10:07 — Long-Term Efficacy of Corneal Cross-Linking in Children with Keratoconus: 9-Year Results
Markova Elena - 10:07 – 10:14 — Pediatric Keratoconus
Nada Alyusuf - 10:14 – 10:21 — Changing the Paradigm: Laser Vision Correction as Early Intervention for Accommodative Strabismus
Mordyukov Evgeniy, Aznauryan Igor, Balasanyan Victoria - 10:21 – 10:28 — Comprehensive Presentation on Surgical Solutions for High Hyperopia with Emphases on Piggyback Technique
Moemen Alreefy - 10:28 – 10:35 — DMEK for Pediatric Age Group
Tarek Katamish - 10:35 – 10:42 — Effectiveness of Corneal Ulcer Treatment in Measles-Associated Infection
Koko A., Keikina Lyazzat - 10:42 – 10:49 — Clinical Case of Vivity Intraocular Lens Implantation in Bilateral Congenital Cataract
Keikina Lyazzat, Kebirov R.A. - 10:49 – 10:56 — Optic Component Exchange of a Pediatric Modular Intraocular Lens: Initial Experience
Yevgeniy Batkov - 10:56 – 11:03 — From Most Difficult to Easiest Step in Pediatric Cataract Surgery
Mohammed Basuliman - 11:03 – 11:10 — Peculiarities of Surgical Management and Intraocular Correction of Congenital Cataract in Pediatric Patients
Egiyan Naira
Speaker: Faruk Orge (USA)
Lecture: KTEF AAO Virtual Reality Platform ROP Module
Introduction: Christie Morse
Moderators: Andrea Molinari, Christie Morse
- 12:10 – 12:20 — Lost/Slipped Muscle
Andrea Molinari - 12:20 – 12:30 — Overcorrections in Strabismus Surgery
Rosario Gomez de Liano - 12:30 – 12:40 — Undercorrections in Strabismus Surgery
Nikos Kozeis - 12:40 – 12:50 — Anterior Segment Ischemia
Giovanni Batista Marcon - 12:50 – 13:00 — Complications Following Strabismus Surgery: An IRIS Registry Study
Christie Morse - 13:00 – 13:10 — Diplopia after Strabismus Surgery
Sara Flodin - 13:10 – 13:20 — Eyelid Alterations Related to Strabismus Surgery — Either as a Complication or as a Useful Tool
Seyhan Özkan - 13:20 – 13:30 — Surgical Treatment of Partial Accommodative Strabismus: Problems and Prognosis
Balasanyan Victoria
Moderators: Sonal Farzavandi, Amila de Alwis
- 14:30 – 14:39 — Diplopia Following Vertical Strabismus Surgery — Surprise for Surgeon
Balasanyan Victoria - 14:39 – 14:48 — Surprises in Vertical Muscle Surgery
Siddharth Agrawal - 14:48 – 14:57 — A Surprising Indication to Perform Strabismus Surgery
Amila de Alwis - 14:57 – 15:06 — How Did This Happen?
Sonal Farzavandi - 15:06 – 15:14 — Permanent Vision Loss after Strabismus Surgery
Miho Sato
Speaker: Jason Yam (Hong Kong)
Lecture: An Update on Interventions for Myopia Control
Introduction: Sati Agagulian
Moderators: Saakyan Svetlana, Amiryan Anush, Hussain Ahmad Khaqan
- 16:40 – 16:55 — Diagnosis and Treatment Strategies for Retinoblastoma: Current Approaches and Future Directions
Saakyan Svetlana - 16:55 – 17:05 — Clinical Features and Imaging Presentation of Orbital Dermoid Cysts
Amiryan Anush - 17:05 – 17:15 — Management of Retinal Capillary Hemangioblastoma
Malinouskaya Inna, Koen van Overdam, Imshanetskaya Tatyana - 17:15 – 17:25 — Novel Techniques for Retinoblastoma (10 Years Outcomes)
Hussain Ahmad Khaqan - 17:25 – 17:32 — The Level of Awareness about Retinoblastoma among Physicians of Various Specialties
Alua Aubakirova, Neilya Aldasheva, Ali Issayev, Akmaral Abikulova - 17:32 – 17:39 — Coat's Disease — How to Treat
Hussain Ahmad Khaqan - 17:39 – 17:46 — Differential Diagnosis of Rhabdomyosarcoma with Lacrimal Sac Phlegmon and Eyelid Neoplasm
Ushnikova Olga, Ushnikov Alexander
Moderators: Faruk Orge, Irakliy Abuladze, Irina Astasheva
- 16:40 – 16:55 — Differential Diagnosis of Severe Forms of Retinopathy of Prematurity
Astasheva Irina, Tumasyan Alexander, Kuznetsova Yuliya - 16:55 – 17:05 — Comparative Analysis of Refraction in Children with Retinopathy of Prematurity Treated with Anti-VEGF Therapy or Laser Coagulation
Aleksandrova Svetlana - 17:05 – 17:15 — "I See the World", a Unique Program for Preventing an Epidemic of Blindness Caused by Retinopathy of Prematurity in Kazakhstan
Sharipova Assel - 17:15 – 17:25 — Prognostic Role of Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Aggressive Retinopathy of Prematurity with Intraventricular Hemorrhage
Sutbayeva Aidana, Sharipova A.U., Ayaganov D.N. - 17:25 – 17:32 — Combined Surgical Treatment for Severe Forms of Retinopathy of Prematurity: Approaches, Efficacy, and Clinical Outcomes
Smagulova S.A., Sharipova A.U.