Upcoming Meetings
WSPOS at International Meetings
APSPOS 2025
3rd Asia-Pacific Strabismus and Paediatric Ophthalmology Society (APSPOS) Congress, In conjunction with Australian & New Zealand Strabismus Society (ANZSS) + Australian & New Zealand Paediatric Ophthalmology Society (ANZPOS) Annual Meetings
Date: 29 June – 1 July, 2025
Location: Brisbane, Australia
WSPOS’s 90-minute symposium on ‘Ocular Diseases In Systemic Illness’
Date: 30th June, 2025
Time: TBC
Moderators
| Moderator | Country |
|---|---|
| Elizabeth Conner | New Zealand |
| Ken Nischal | USA / UK |
Speakers
| Name | Country | Talk Title |
|---|---|---|
| Savleen Kaur | India | Congenital Cataract As A Sign Of Systemic Disease |
| Seo Wei Leo | Singapore | The Avascular Retina |
| Meenakshi Swaminathan | India | Ocular Manifestations of Congenital Anomalies of Kidney and Urinary Tract (CAKUT) |
| Kimberley Tan | Australia | Is Optic Nerve assessment the most important part of a general Paediatric growth and development examination? |
| Elizabeth Conner | New Zealand | Keratoconus in Down’s Syndrome |
| Ken Nischal | USA / UK | Ocular Signs That Could Be Fatal If Missed |
| Parth Shah | Australia | Corneal Deposits & Systemic Disease |
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.
Information coming soon…
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 |
|---|
| Hayat Khan |
Panelists
| Panelist |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| Heba Metwally |
Panelists
| Panelist |
|---|
| 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 |
