PROGRAM

GOS – SOE JOINT MEETING 2024

FRIDAY, JUNE 21

09:30 – Welcome Speech

Zaza Khotenashvili – GOS President
Session I: CORNEA & REFRACTIVE SURGERY (09:35 - 10:40)
Moderators: Merab Dvali, Khalil Huseynov, Nino Kobakhidze, Maia Pirosmanishvili, Kakha Sharashidze, Preethi Naveen

09:35 – 09:42: Customized Options for Keratoconus Treatment & Correction (Corneal Approach) / Nana Tsintsadze / Tbilisi, Georgia
09:43 – 09:50: Customized Options for Keratoconus Treatment & Correction (Combined Approach) / Merab Dvali / Tbilisi, Georgia
09:51 – 09:58: Application of the Avedro KXL in different stages of Keratoconus / Mirana Mirishova / Baku, Azerbaijan
09:59 – 10:06: EXCIMER LASER correction with LASIK Extra Method / Aygun Safarova / Baku, Azerbaijan
10:07 – 10:14: Postoperative astigmatic changes after femtosecond laser and Photorefractive keratectomy / Sidiga Aliyeva / Baku, Azerbaijan
10:15 – 10:22: Role of inflammation Cytokines in the progression of DR / Majidova S.R. / Baku, Azerbaijan
10:23 – 10:35: Guest Lecture: Transitioning to PDEK - Basics to Complex Cases / Preethi Naveen / Chennai, India
10:35 – 10:40: Discussion
10:40 – 11:10 – COFFEE BREAK

11:10 – 11:30 – Opening Ceremony

Zaza Khotenashvili (President of GOS), Mikheil Sarjveladze (Minister of Health, Labour and Social Affairs of Georgia), Zaza Lominadze (Chair of the Health Care and Social Issues Committee at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Affairs of Georgia), Merab Dvali (Co-founder of GOS, New Vision Clinic), Oleg Golovachov (Scientific head of National Center Of Ophthalmology), Prof. Bora Eldem (Chairman of the Ophthalmology Department at Hacettepe University / Ankara, Turkey), Nikoloz Labauri (Co-Chair of the GOS/SOE 2024, Davinci Eye Clinic).
Session II: CATARACT SURGERY & IOLs (11:31 – 12:34)
Moderators: Giorgi Petriashvili, Onise Tsertsvadze, Imran Jarulazade, Mikheil Tevdoradze, Revaz Omiadze

11:31 – 11:38: Chord mu in multifocal IOL implantation. Can we trust it? / Imran Jarullazada / Baku, Azerbaijan
11:39 – 11:46: Has the Universal Lens Been Found?! / Mikheil Tevtoradze / Tbilisi, Georgia
11:47 – 11:54: Sutureless Posterior Chamber Lens Implantation in Patients with Fundus Pathology / George Chichua / Tbilisi, Georgia
11:55 – 12:02: Simplified Intrascleral IOL Fixation with 27G Trocars and Sutureless Technique / Prof. Dr. Mitrofanis Pavlidis / Köln, Germany
12:03 – 12:10: Secondary IOL Implantations: Preferred Choice / Fabio Patelli / Milano, Italy
12:11 – 12:18: Intraocular Lens (IOL) Dislocation Treatment & Management / Giorgi Petriashvili / Tbilisi, Georgia
12:19 – 12:26: New Technique of IOL Implantation in Complicated cataract Surgery / Prof. Dr. Hamed Nasr El Din Taha, Dr. Ibrahim El Kady / Cairo, Egypt
12:27 – 12:34: IOL implant in the absence of capsular support / Francesco Boscia / Sassari, Italy
12:34 – 13:20 – LUNCH

Session III: MEDICAL RETINA (13:20 – 14:58)
Moderators: Giorgi Petriashvili, Onise Tsertsvadze, Imran Jarulazade, Mikheil Tevdoradze, Revaz Omiadze

13:20 – 13:30: Guest Lecture: Efficacy of Faricimab in clinical trials (nAMD, DME) / Bora Eldem / Ankara, Turkey
13:31 – 13:38: Advance Management of DMED / Mohammed Al-Amri / Sharjah, UAE
13:39 – 13:46: Biosimilars in Today’s Era / Dharmesh Kar / Mumbai, India
13:47 – 13:54: Revisiting Focal Laser for Diabetic Macular Edema / Mushfig Kerimov / Baku, Azerbaijan
13:55 – 14:02: My Experience in Management of DME with Iluvien / Mohammed Al-Amri / Sharjah, UAE
14:03 – 14:10: Optimizing Oral Fluorescein Angiography: A Comparative Study Evaluating Concentrations and Efficacy in Retinal Imaging / Guillermo Salcedo / Mexico City, Mexico
14:11 – 14:18: Quantitative Assessment of the Choriocapillaris Layer by Various OCTA Algorithms: A Comparative Study / Anna Stulova / Moscow, Russia
14:19 – 14:26: Bilateral Posterior Scleritis as a Presenting Feature of Behcet’s Disease / Giorgi Mekvabishvili / Tbilisi, Georgia
14:27 – 14:34: Possible connection of perforating scleral vessels and artery-vein complex to choroidal neovascularisations in eyes with pathologic myopia / Inna Malinouskaya / Minsk, Belarus
14:35 – 14:42: Cone -Rod Dystrophy with Complicated Myopia (clinical observation) / Madina Rabadanova / Moscow, Russia
14:43 – 14:50: The Signs of Choroidal Melanomas on Fluorescein Angiography / Ruhangiz Balayeva / Baku, Azerbaijan
14:51 – 14:58: Choroidal Osteoma Complicated by Choroidal Neovascularization. 7-year follow-up (clinical case) / Mirgorodskaya S.A. / Moscow, Russia
15:00 – 15:30 – COFFEE BREAK

Session IV: SURGICAL RETINA (15:30 – 16:35)
Moderators: Nikoloz Labauri, Fabio Patelli, Guillermo Salcedo, Shalva Skhirtladze, Hussain Khaqan, Mitrofanis Pavlidis

15:30 – 15:35: Guest Lecture: Surgical tips and outcomes of 27G vitrectomy for primary rhegmatogenous RD / Yusuke Oshima / Osaka, Japan
15:36 – 15:43: The Approach to the treatment of PVR – tactics and surgical techniques / Tatyana Avanesova / Moscow, Russia
15:44 – 15:51: Giant Retinal Tear; Made Easy / Hussein A. Khaqan / Lahore, Pakistan15:52 – 15:59: Optic Pit Maculopathy: Treatment Considerations / Fabio Patelli / Milano, Italy

16:00 – 16:07: Application of the two-step Retinectomy for the Treatment of Advanced Secondary Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy / Lala Akhundova / Baku, Azerbaijan
16:08 – 16:15: Surgical Techniques for IOFB removal / Tural Galbinur / Baku, Azerbaijan
16:16 – 16:23: Management of Severe Ocular Trauma in the Hands of a VR Surgeon / Robert Rejdak / Lublin, Poland
16:24 – 16:35: Guest Lecture: Evolving Fluidics for Enhanced Safety and Efficiency in Anterior and Posterior Segment Surgery / Mitrofanis Pavlidis / Köln, Germany
Session V: LIFE LONG LEARNING (16:36 – 17:15)
Moderators: Nikoloz Labauri, Fabio Patelli, Guillermo Salcedo, Shalva Skhirtladze, Hussain Khaqan, Mitrofanis Pavlidis

16:36 – 16:46: Ophthalmological Medical Device Studies - A Breaking Opportunity for Georgian Clinics / Yoram Solberg / Tel-Aviv, Israel
16:47 – 16:57: About the IOFF - Subspecialty Fellowship Program / Cordula Gabel-Obermaier / Munich, Germany
16:58 – 17:15: Discussion and Closing remarks
20:00 – GALA DINNER

SATURDAY, June 22

10:00 – 11:30 – Live Surgery Session: Pole to Pole
Moderators: Nikoloz Labauri, Fabio Patelli, Francesco Boscia, Mushfig Karimov, Mitrofanis Pavlidis

11:30 – 12:00 – COFFEE BREAK

Session I: GLAUCOMA (12:00 – 12:51)
Moderators: Iva Beradze, Alexander Aleksidze, Nino Kobakhidze, Grigol Kamushadze, Nana Digmelashvili, Natalia Sadovnikova

12:00 – 12:07: Outcomes from a Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial of Direct Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (DSLT) in Open-Angle Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension (The GLAUrious Study) / Monika Zalinian / Tbilisi, Georgia
12:08 – 12:15: Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty – The First Choice Treatment for Open-Angle Glaucoma / Nana Gaprindashvili / Tbilisi, Georgia
12:16 – 12:23: Pars plana modified tube shunt to manage glaucoma coexisting with VR pathology / Orkhan Huseynov / Tbilisi, Georgia
12:24 – 12:30: Bilateral simultaneous primary acute angle closure glaucoma / Tamar Gogitidze / Batumi, Georgia
12:31 – 12:38: Pearls of Ahmed valve implantation / Nana Digmelashvili / Tbilisi, Georgia
12:39 – 12:46: Application of Magnetic Resonance Morphometry and Positron Emission Tomography in Diagnostics of Glaucomatous Neuropathy / Gazizova Ilmira / Saint-Petersburg, Russia
12:46 – 12:55: Discussions
Session II: PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY, STRABISMUS & OCULOPLASTY (12:55 – 14:46)
Moderators: Zaza Khotenashvili, David Shengelia, Tamar Kvitashvili, Vafa Hagverdieva, Nino Karanadze

12:55 – 13:02: Congenital anterior staphyloma – rare form of pediatric glaucoma / Natalia Sadovnikova / Saint-Petersburg, Russia
13:03 – 13:10: Childhood Glaucoma Profile – results of 20 years retrospective study / Natalia Sadovnikova / Saint-Petersburg, Russia
13:11 – 13:18: Challenges in Diagnosing and Treating Monocular Cataract or Glaucoma Cases in Children: A Case Report / Salome Akhvlediani / Tbilisi, Georgia
13:19 – 13:26: Simultaneous Cataract and Blepharoptosis correction. Pros and Cons. / Imran Jarullazade
13:27 – 13:34: Correction of Blepharospasm with Botulinum Toxin / Natia Beroshvili / Tbilisi, Georgia
13:35 – 13:40: Swept Source Optical Coherence Tomography in Pediatric Intraocular Tumors (Case report) / Inna Malinouskaya / Minsk, Belarus
13:41 – 13:46: Acute Acquired Comitant Esotropia / Manana Kikolashvili / Tbilisi, Georgia
13:47 – 13:52: The Curious Case of Brown Syndrome / Lana Datuashvili / Kutaisi, Georgia
13:53 – 14:00: Statistical study of ophthalmological diseases prevalence in Georgia based on the data of charity diagnostic actions conducted in 15 regions / Nino Karanadze / Tbilisi, Georgia
14:01 – 14:06: Ocular torticollis / Natalia Maghlakelidze / Tbilisi, Georgia
14:07 – 15:00 – LUNCH

Session III: SURGICAL RETINA (15:00 – 19:00)
Moderators: Giorgi Chichua, Slawomir Cisiecki, Lala Akhundova, Shalva Skhirtladze, Tatyana Avanesova, Tural Galbinur

15:00 – 15:15: Guest Lecture: Uveal Melanoma: from basic science to management / Hayam Kiratli / Ankara, Turkey
15:16 – 15:23: Secrets of PDR Vitrectomy / Dharmesh Kar / Mumbai, India
15:24 – 15:31: Early PPV for complication of PDR / Francesco Boscia / Sassari, Italy
15:32 – 15:39: Segmentation for TRD; Learn the Art / Hussein A. Khaqan / Lahore, Pakistan
16:00 – 16:07: Fibrovascular membranes in Diabetic Retinopathy: how much can you leave it as it is? / Yusuke Oshima / Osaka, Japan
16:08 – 16:15: Pediatric Vitreo-Retinal Surgery: Challenging cases / Slawomir Cisiecki / Lodz, Poland
16:16 – 16:23: Challenges in the management of retinal detachment / Francesco Boscia / Sassari, Italy
16:24 – 16:31: Scleral Buckling vs Combined PPV with Scleral Buckle for Primary Repair of Pediatric Retinal Detachment / Tural Galbinur / Baku, Azerbaijan
16:32 – 16:39: Optic Disc Pit; Wise Approach to Treat / Hussein A. Khaqan / Lahore, Pakistan
16:40 – 16:47: Management of Subretinal hemorrhage / Tatyana Avanesova / Moscow, Russia

16:48 – 16:55: Surgical Management for VMT with FTMH Formation / Shalva Skhirtladze / Tbilisi, Georgia

16:56 – 17:03: Management of Epiretinal Membrane / Mohammed Al-Amri / Sharjah, UAE
17:04 – 17:11: A Novel Scleral Fixation Technique for Dexamethasone Intravitreal Implant (Ozurdex®) in Vitrectomized Eyes after Epiretinal Membrane Removal / Ana Vachiberidze / Tbilisi, Georgia
17:12 – 17:19: Revolutionizing Macular Indentation: A Novel Approach Using Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene Implant for Myopic Tractional Maculopathy / Guillermo Salcedo / Mexico City, Mexico
18:20 – 18:27: Suspensory Macular Buckle for MTM Spectrum / Nikoloz Labauri / Tbilisi, Georgia
18:28 – 18:40: Discussion
18:40 – 19:00 – COFFEE BREAK and Group Photos with Closing Remarks

SUNDAY, June 23

09:30 – DEPARTURE (Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel)

11:30 – COCKTAIL RECEPTION

12:00 – 14:00 – SURGICAL VIDEO SESSION "POLE TO POLE"
Moderators: Giorgi Chichua, Dharmesh Kar, Yusuke Oshima, Slawomir Cisiecki, Hussain Khaqan, Guillermo Salcedo, Shalva Skhirtladze

14:00 – Late Lunch / Dinner and Heavy "BOOZE"