Upcoming Meetings
WSPOS at International Meetings
COECSA 2025
WSPOS 90-minute symposium
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Date: 20th – 22nd of August, 2025
Advancing Child Eye Care - Challenges, Solutions, and Progress
| Speaker | Country | Talk Title |
|---|---|---|
| Meenakshi Swaminathan | India | All Eyes On Allergies: Current Management And Future Challenges In Vernal Conjunctivitis |
| Adedayo Adio | Nigeria | Vision Rehabilitation Methods In Children |
| Dupe Ademola-Popoola | Nigeria | Promoting Awareness, Early Detection, And Effective Interventions To Scale Up Child Eye Care Services In Africa. |
| Margaret W Njuguna | Kenya | Tips On Paediatric Refractions And Prescribing |
| Niranjan Pehere | Liberia | Care For Children With Cerebral Visual Impairment In Developing World |
| Heba Metwally | Egypt | Management Of Variable Ocular Deviations |
CAE-SAOI
Date: September 25-27, 2025
Location: Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina.
WSPOS’s 60-minute symposium on ‘Complementary Studies in Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus’ at the joint meeting of the Argentine Strabismus Council (CAE) and the Argentine Society of Pediatric Ophthalmology (SAOI) meeting, scheduled for September 25-27, 2025, in Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina.Â
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| Moderator | Country |
|---|---|
| Alejandro Armesto | Argentina |
| Claudia Polo | Argentina |
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| Speaker | Country | Talk Title |
|---|---|---|
| Andrea Molinari | Ecuador | Is fundus photography underused in our subspecialty? |
| Luis Cardenas | Mexico | Experiencia con el uso de biometrÃa en control de miopÃa |
| Mauro Goldchmit | Brazil | When images help in the diagnosis elucidation in strabismus |
| MarÃa José Ormeño | Chile | Evaluación de la motricidad fina en preescolares con patologÃa visual |
| Alejandra Daruich-Matet | France | En retina: una imagen, un diagnostico |
MEOM 2025
Date: October 31–November 2, 2025
Location: Dubai
Pediatric Session 1: “Battle of the Experts” – High-Stakes Pediatric Dilemmas
Hall C Date: 31st October, 2025 Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM| Moderator |
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| Hayat Khan |
Panelists
| Panelist |
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| Dominique Bremond |
| Amrutha Sindhu |
| Ihab El Bably |
| Jaspreet Sukhija |
Speakers
| Moderator | Topic | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Hayat Khan | Introduction | 2 min |
| Dr. Ramesh Kekunnaya | Is primary IOL implantation in children under 1 year justified? | 6 min |
| Dr. Kavitha Chalam | Should we wait for IOL implantation in children under 1 year? | 6 min |
| Discussion | 6 min | |
| Dr. Hayat Khan | Should we implant a Pediatric Iris Claw Lens? | 6 min |
| Dr. Heba Metwally | Should we use a scleral-fixated IOL? | 6 min |
| Discussion | 6 min | |
| Dr. Huban Atilla | Infantile Esotropia Surgery: within first year of age | 6 min |
| Dr. Walid Abdalla | Infantile Esotropia Surgery: after 1 year of age | 6 min |
| Discussion | 6 min | |
| Questions & Answers | 4 min |
Pediatric Session 2: “Management of Complex Cases” – Learning from the Unexpected
Hall A
Date: 1st November, 2025
Time: 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM
| Moderator |
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| Heba Metwally |
Panelists
| Panelist |
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| Walid Abdalla |
| Sumitha Muthu |
| Ines Malek |
| Huban Atilla |
Speakers
| Speaker | Topic | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Moderator | Introduction | 2 min |
| Yasmine El-Sayed | Case related to Glaucoma Surgery | 5 min |
| Discussion | 3 min | |
| Ossama Hakim | Case related to Adult Strabismus | 5 min |
| Discussion | 3 min | |
| Dominique Bremond | Case related to Pediatric Cornea | 5 min |
| Discussion | 3 min | |
| Ihab El Bably | Case related to Neuro Ophthalmology | 5 min |
| Discussion | 3 min | |
| Ramesh Kekunnaya | Case related to Strabismus | 5 min |
| Discussion | 3 min | |
| Şengül Ozdek | Case related to Leukocoria | 5 min |
| Discussion | 3 min | |
| Questions & Answers | 10 min |
