Past Meetings
WSPOS at International Meetings - 2024
SOPLA 2024 – Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
WSPOS Symposium – Imaging Techniques 2nd February, 2024
Moderators
| Moderator | Country |
|---|---|
| Ken Nischal | USA / UK |
| Claudia Polo | Argentina |
Speakers
| # | Speaker | Country | Talk Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celeste Mansilla | Argentina | Retinal Images in ROP and Paediatric Ophthalmology |
| 2 | Claudia Polo | Argentina | Friendly measurement of ocular torsion in children |
| 3 | Ken Nischal | USA / UK | Anterior Segment OCT in paediatric Ophthalmology |
| 4 | Carla Saavedra | Bolivia | Behind the scenes |
| 5 | Lucrecia Berganza | Mexico | Signs of muscle trauma in images |
UAPO 2024 – Kyiv, Ukraine
WSPOS Virtual Symposium – Strabismus Management: Tips And Tricks From Different
Date: 8th June 2024 Moderators| Virtual Moderator | Country | In-Person Moderator | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kateryna Fedchuk | Ukraine | Sergey Rykov | Ukraine |
| Dina Mostovoy | Israel | Lurii Barinov | Ukraine |
Speakers
| Speaker | Country | Talk Title |
|---|---|---|
| Kateryna Fedchuk | Ukraine | Strabismus Management In Prematurely Born Children |
| Dina Mostovoy | Israel | Head Posture As The Main Indication For Strabismus Surgery, To Touch Or Not – Is The Big Question |
| Savleen Kaur | India | Plication As A Muscle Tightening Procedure |
| Claudia Polo | Argentina | Tips And Tricks In Möbius Sequence- Syndrome |
| Yair Morad | Israel | LR Fixation To The Orbital Wall In Third Nerve Palsy |
| Seo Wei Leo | Singapore | Management Of Strabismus In Thyroid Eye Disease |
COECSA 2024
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
WSPOS – COECSA Joint Symposium
The Child First and Always
Date: 21st August 2024
Session I – Pediatric Cataract
| Speaker | Talk Title |
|---|---|
| Ora Malemane | Pediatric Cataract Surgical Technique |
| Erick Bothun | Planning Surgery for Pediatric Cataract |
| Ken Nischal | Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Pediatric Cataract 1 |
Session II – Amblyopia And Strabismus Cases
| Speaker | Talk Title |
|---|---|
| Sara Sitati | Case Presentation |
| Mayuri Makan | Case Presentation |
| Erick Bothun | Case Presentation |
Session III – Ocular Surface Problems
| Speaker | Talk Title |
|---|---|
| Sharai Shamu | Case Report – Aniridia with a Dislocated Lens |
| Njuguna | VKC |
| Ken Nischal | Persistent Epithelial Defects |
ESCRS 2024
Barcelona, Spain
WSPOS – ESCRS Joint Symposium
Myopia: Paediatric Myopia Treatment Strategies Date: 9th September 2024Moderators
| Moderator | Country |
|---|---|
| Farhad Hafezi | Switzerland |
| Ken Nischal | USA / UK |
Speakers
| Speaker | Country | Talk Title |
|---|---|---|
| Seo Wei Leo | Singapore | Combination Therapy For Myopia Control |
| Ramesh Kekunnaya | India | A Customised Approach To Myopia Progression Management |
| José Manuel Gonzalez Meijome | USA | Peripherical Defocus Contact Lenses for Myopia Management |
| Ofelia Brugnoli De Pagano | Argentina | Refractive Surgery in Paediatric Patients |
ATO 2024
Sousse, Tunisia
WSPOS Symposium
Different Angles Of Esodeviations Date: 2nd November 2024Moderators
| Moderator | Country |
|---|---|
| Daisy Godts | Belgium |
| Adedayo Adio | Nigeria |
Speakers
| Speaker | Country | Talk Title |
|---|---|---|
| Isabel Reich d’Almeida | Portugal | A Personal Angle Into Children’s Esotropic Angle |
| Daisy Godts | Belgium | Strategies In The Non-Surgical Management Of Adult Acquired Esotropias |
| Isabel Deboutte | France | Evaluation Of The Strabismus Angle Per Operatively: How And Why? |
| Adedayo Adio | Nigeria | Outcomes Of Ocular Muscle Transplantation For Extra Large Angle Esotropia |
SBOP 2024
WSPOS 1/2 Day Programme
Visão Multicultural: Horizonte Sem Fronteiras
(Multicultural Vision: Horizon Without Frontiers)
16th November 2024
Opening: David Granet, Ken Nischal & Mauro Goldchmit
Moderators: David Granet, Ken Nischal & Mauro Goldchmit
| Speaker | Country | Talk Title |
|---|---|---|
| Talita Cunha | USA | Enhancing Strabismus Treatment: The Use of Bupivacaine and Botulinum Toxin Type A for Challenging Cases |
| Yair Morad | Israel | Superior Plication of the Lateral Rectus for Divergence Insufficiency Esotropia |
| David Granet | USA | Extraocular Muscle Transpositions |
| José Fernando Perez Perez | Mexico | Dynamic Strabismus Surgery |
| Mauro Goldchmit | Brazil | When Strabismus Is the Most Important Thing |
Round Table
Theme: “Visão Colaborativa: Olhares Convergentes”
Moderators: David Granet & Mauro Goldchmit
Participants: Talita Cunha, Yair Morad, José Fernando Perez Perez, Luisa Hopker
| Speaker | Country | Talk Title |
|---|---|---|
| Ken Nischal | USA | Safe Paediatric Cataract Surgery |
| Eduardo Silva | Portugal | Ocular Genetics: An Ever-Evolving World and Challenges of Clinical Practice |
| Andrea Zin | Brazil | Imaging and Artificial Intelligence in Paediatric Retina and in ROP |
| Cristián M. Salgado Alarcón | Chile | Tips in Paediatric Neurophthalmology |
| Gustavo Salomão | Brazil | Update on Paediatric Cataract |
| Rita Gama | Portugal | Optic Disc Development Seen on OCT |
Round Table
Theme: “Visão Colaborativa: Somando Olhares”
Moderators: Ken Nischal & Christiane Rolim De Moura
Participants: Eduardo Silva, Andrea Zin, Cristián M. Salgado Alarcón, Rita Gama, Gustavo Salomão
MEACO 2023 (November 30th – December 2nd, 2023; Oman)
World Updates in Paediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus
Friday, 1st December, 2023; 2 – 3:30 pm (Oman time)
Name | Country |
Ken K. Nischal | USA / UK |
Ramesh Kekunnaya | India |
Name | Country | Talk Titles | Time |
Amgad Eldib | USA | Managing Juvenile Glaucoma Suspects | 8 mins |
Maria Concepcion Guirao Navarro | SPAIN | Developments In Paediatric Glaucoma Sx | 8 mins |
Ken Nischal | USA / UK | Understanding Effects Of Anaesthesia On Paediatric Cataract Sx | 8 mins |
Panel Discussion | 10 mins | ||
Daisy Godts | BELGIUM | Pre-Operative Strabismus assessment Improves Post-Op Strabismus Outcomes | 8 mins |
Ramesh Kekunnaya | INDIA | Surgical Management of Abnormal Head Posture In Nystagmus | 8 mins |
Muhammad Younis | LEBANON | Strabismus Management in TED | 8 mins |
Panel Discussion | 10 mins | ||
Ken Nischal | USA / UK | A 5 Minute Video Clip On Paediatric Ophthalmology, Followed By A 5-Minute Discussion | 10 mins |
Ramesh Kekunnaya | INDIA | A 5 Minute Video Clip On Strabismus, Followed By A 5-Minute Discussion | 10 mins |
WSPOS symposium at APAO 2023
February 23rd – 26th, 2023; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Programme
Chairs | Country |
Ken Nischal | USA |
Yee Fong Choong | Malaysia |
Jamalia Rahmat | Malaysia |
Speakers | Country | Topic | Duration |
Florence Manurung | Indonesia | Managing Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis | 10 min |
Seo Wei Leo | Singapore | Managing Blepharokeratoconjunctivitis | 10 min |
Hajirah Saeed | USA | Steven Johnson Syndrome / MIRM in Children | 10 min |
Vishal Jhanji | USA | Paediatric Infectious Keratitis | 10 min |
Namrata Sharma | India | Lamellar Keratoplasty in Children | 10 min |
Elizabeth Conner | New Zealand | Paediatric Keratoconus | 10 min |
Ken Nischal | USA | Video Vaults of Surgical Technique / Clinical Sign | 4 min |
Yee Fong Choong | Malaysia | Video Vaults of Surgical Technique / Clinical Sign | 4 min |
Jamalia Rahmat | Malaysia | Video Vaults of Surgical Technique / Clinical Sign | 4 min |
Panel Discussion / Q & A | 18 min | ||
WSPOS symposium at PAAO 2023
March 17th – 20th, 2023
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Programme
Name | Country |
Ken K. Nischal | USA / UK |
Claudia Raquel Polo | Argentina |
Name | Country | Talk Titles | Time |
Federico Cremona | Argentina | Collagen Crosslinking In Children | 8 mins |
Q & A | 3 mins | ||
María Celeste Mansilla | Argentina | Is Patching In Amblyopia Old Fashioned? | 8 mins |
Q & A | 3 mins | ||
Luisa Moreira Hopker | Brazil | Chemo-Modulation For Strabismus | 8 mins |
Q & A | 3 mins | ||
Marcia Beatriz Tartarella | Brazil | Managing Complex Paediatric Cataract | 8 mins |
Q & A | 3 mins | ||
Mauro Goldchmit | Brazil | Strabismus Management On A Global Perspective | 8 mins |
Q & A | 3 mins | ||
Rahul Bhola | USA | DVD with alphabetical patterns | 8 mins |
Q & A | 3 mins | ||
Angela María Fernández Delgado | Colombia | Management Of Myopia | 8 mins |
Q & A | 3 mins | ||
Ken K. Nischal Claudia Raquel Polo | USA / UK Argentina | Video Potpourri | 3 mins |
3 mins | |||
Q & A | 7 mins |
WSPOS Symposium at SOE 2023
June 15th – 17th, 2023
Prague, Czech Republic
Surgical Techniques In The Treatment Of Restrictive Strabismus
Programme
Name | Country |
David Granet | USA |
Daisy Godts | Belgium |
Talk Titles | Name | Country | |
Examination Of Restrictive Strabismus | Daisy Godts | Belgium | |
Surgery For Different Types Of Restrictive Strabismus | Thyroid Eye Disease Related Strabismus | David Granet | USA |
Blowout Fracture Related Strabismus | Marta Pawlak | Poland | |
Duane Syndrome | Daniela-Eleonora Cioplean | Romania | |
Duane Syndrome | Saurabh jain | UK | |
Strabismus Surgery Post Retinal Detachment | Wagih Aclimandos | UK | |
WSPOS Symposium at CLADE 2023
May 31st to June 3rd, 2023
Lima-Perú
Title: Corneal Disease In Children And Ophthalmological Management of Rare Diseases
Programme
Name | Country |
Ken K. Nischal | USA / UK |
Marcia Beatriz Tartarella | Brazil |
Name | Country | Talk Title |
Marlene Vogel | Chile | Recurrent Corneal Erosions in Children |
Maria Julia Zunino | Argentina | Managing AKC & VKC |
Hannah Scanga | USA | Ocular Signs That Could Save A Life |
Ken K. Nischal | USA / UK | Alternatives To Penetrating Keratoplasty In Infantile Corneal Opacity |
Marcia Beatriz Tartarella | Brazil | Management Of Challenging Cases Of PFV |
Pablo Romero | Chile | Prompt Diagnosis And Treatment Of Corneal Dystrophies In Children |
