ESO 2021
19th Emirates Society of Ophthalmology Conference
28-30 October 2021
Conrad Abu Dhabi Etihad Towers,
UAE
WELCOME MESSAGE
On behalf of the Emirates Society of Ophthalmology, it gives us great pleasure to invite you to join us at the 19th edition of the Emirates Society of Ophthalmology Conference (ESO 2021) which will be held from 28 – 30 October 2021 at the Conrad at Etihad Towers, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
The ESO Conference is recognized as the forerunner amongst educational, scientific, and networking meetings for the ophthalmology community in the Middle East and Worldwide. Building on the success of previous ESO editions which were attended by over 1000 delegates, we take pride in providing a larger platform to share experiences, foster collaborations across industry, and evaluate emerging technologies in the field.
The three-days comprehensive program features themed, concurrent sessions catering to members of health professionals, hospital leaders, registered physicians, eye care professionals and many more. The conference tracks with different subspecialties include cutting-edge presentations with the latest updates in all fields, in addition to wetlabs and workshops.
Join us in ESO as we are looking forward to meeting you.
STEERING COMMITTEE
Khaled Abuhaleeqa
General Secretary of ESO
Head of Steering Committee
Head of Oculoplasty Committee
Cleveland Clinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Sheikha Noura Al Qassimi
Congress Chairperson
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Saleh Saif Al Messabi
President of ESO
Samaya Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Maysoon Al Karam
Head of ESO Cultural Committee
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Huda Al Dhaheri
Committee Member
Tawam Hospital
Al Ain, UAE
Muna Alkaabi
Committee Member
Directorate of Medical Services
Ministry of Interior
Sharjah, UAE
Scott Smith
Committee Member
Chair of The Eye Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Ibraheem El-Ghrably
Committee Member
Cleveland Clinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Doha Al Dhanhani
Committee Member
Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Omnia Hamam
Head of ESO Scientific Committee
Zayed Military Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Sumayya Almarzouqi
Co-Chair of ESO Scientific Committee
Head of Neuro-Ophthalmology Committee
Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Ahmed Abdulla Alneyadi
Committee Member
Consultant Ophthalmology
Abudhabi police Medical Service
Mediclinic Airport Road Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Ashwaq Bin Amro
Committee Member
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Rawdha Al Nuaimi
Committee Member
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Osama Giledi
Head of Cornea Committee
Moorfields Eye Hospital
Dubai, UAE
Murad Al Obthani
Head of Cataract Committee
Head of Ophthalmology Department
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Safwan Al Bayati
Committee Member
New Vision Eye Center
Dubai, UAE
Ahmed Alsaadi
Committee Member
Zayed Military Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Mohammed Sohaib Mustafa
Head of Glaucoma Committee
Moorfields Eye Hospital
Dubai, UAE
Prashant Bhatia
Committee Member
Vista Healthcare Clinic
Dubai, UAE
Khaled Abuhaleeqa
General Secretary of ESO
Head of Steering Committee
Head of Oculoplasty Committee
Cleveland Clinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Hashemi Nizzar
Committee Member
Dubai Hospital
Dubai, UAE
Irfan Khan
Head of Pediatric Ophthalmology Committee
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Abeer Al Ali
Committee Member
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Ahmed Al Barki
Head of Retina committee
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Hanan Al Shamsi
Committee Member
Head of Ophthalmology Department
Al Ain Hospital
Al Ain, UAE
Avinash Gurbaxani
Head of Uveitis Committee
Moorfields Eye Hospital
Dubai, UAE
Piergiorgio Neri
Committee Member
Cleveland Clinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Sridhar Swarna
Optometrist
Sight Savers Optics llc
Dubai, UAE
Huda Al Dhaheri
Committee Member
Tawam Hospital
Al Ain, UAE
Nicola G. Ghazi
Committee Member
Cleveland Clinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
DAY 1
15:30 – 17:30
OCULOPLASTY
Oculoplastic Tricks of the Trade
MEDICAL RETINA
Imaging Updates
CATARACT
Thinking Outside the Monofocal Lens
UVEITIS
State of the Art
18:00 – 21:30
NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY
Help Me Doc!
ADVANCED OPHTHALMOLOGIC PRACTICE SOCIETY
Advanced Corneal Surgery Practice
ALLERGAN / ABBVIE SYMPOSIUM
Diabetic Macular Edema
NON-OPHTHALMOLOGY
Business in Ophthalmology
PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY
When Knowledge is Not Enough
GLAUCOMA
Glaucoma Management Leading Lines
CORNEA
Ecstasia Updates
NOVARTIS SYMPOSIUM
A Pathway for Care in DME
DAY 2
14:00 – 18:15
CATARACT
Tips on Handling Cataract Complications and Challenging Surgery
OCULOPLASTY
Oculoplastic – What Not to Miss
DR. ALI BIN SHAKAR LECTURE
Prof. Andrew Lee (Keynote Speaker)
NOVARTIS SYMPOSIUM
Pitfalls in The Diagnosis and Management of Dry Eye Disease
LIVE SURGERY
Watany Eye Hospital – Cairo, EGYPT
18:30 – 21:30
WORLD GLAUCOMA ASSOCIATION
Glaucoma: The Future is Now
NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY
Is it Neuro-Op?
CORNEA
Ocular Surface Disease Management
SURGICAL RETINA
The Retina Squad
UVEITIS
Achieving Best Outcomes in Pediatric Uveitis
DAY 3
13:30 – 17:00
EMIRATES SOCIETY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
Consensus and Guideline of ROP Management
CATARACT
Pearls for Young Cataract Surgeons
MEDICAL RETINA
What’s New??!!
WATANY EYE HOSPITAL
Cairo, EGYPT
Ocular Trauma
CORNEA Refractive Surgery
(Controversy and Challenges in Current Refractive Surgery)
OVERVIEW OF ESO CONSENSUS
17:30 – 21:00
GLAUCOMA
Glaucoma: Shooting the Scene
CATARACT
Refractive Cataract Surgery: Hitting the Target
BAYER SYMPOSIUM
NEUROPATHY SESSION
NON-OPHTHALMOLOGY
Ophthalmology on Social Media
PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY
Surgical Pearls from the Experts
SURGICAL RETINA
The Mix…!!!
ESO CLOSING REMARKS
WORKSHOP OVERVIEW
DAY 1
13:30 – 16:30
UVEITIS
Approach to uveitis for the general ophthalmologist
GLAUCOMA
Disc assessment and OCT guided assessment
CORNEA
Corneal collagen cross linking
17:00 – 21:00
RETINA
Ultrasound (Techniques & Interpretation)
OPTOMETRY COURSE
Scleral lenses fitting, A pragmatic approach
NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY
Five meds that can blind you
PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY
Does one approach fit all – Pediatric cataract surgery
DAY 2
13:00 – 15:00
CORNEA
Anterior segment imaging (Topography, OCT, and UBM)
RETINA
Infectious endophthalmitis vs. endogenous endophthalmitis
18:30 – 21:30
OPTOMETRY COURSE
Vision therapy and orthokeratology
NURSES
Behind the scenes: Finding value in pre-testing
GLAUCOMA
Visual fields – Protocols, Intervals, Assessment
DAY 3
13:00 – 20:00
OCULOPLASTY
Ptosis surgery for the general ophthalmologist
OPTOMETRY COURSE
What you have not yet read in any textbook?
NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY
Imaging in Neuro-Ophthalmology
PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY
Managing visually significant pediatric corneal disease: The evolution paradigm
RETINA
Electrophysiology ….A-Z….!!
CATARACT
IOL calculation from basic to advance
SURGICAL INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES
DAY 1
13:30 – 15:00
CATARACT
Optimizing your cataract surgery skills (A step by step approach)
17:00 – 18:00
OCULOPLASTY
Practical oculoplastics surgery for general ophthalmologists
18:00 – 19:00
GLAUCOMA
Glaucoma drainage devices
DAY 2
13:00 – 14:00
CATARACT
Anterior vitrectomy for cataract surgeons
14:00 – 15:00
GLAUCOMA
Xen implant
DAY 3
14:00 – 15:00
GLAUCOMA
Trabeculectomy with enhancement
19:00 – 20:00
CORNEA
Lamella corneal keratoplasty
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