The full IOC 2025 scientific program across 3 days — keynotes, oral presentations, and posters. Talks are ordered by program prominence within each day.
Day 1
- Keynote · In-Person
Submacular haemorrhage due to wet age-related macular degeneration: What to do?
Timothy L Jackson · King’s College London, United Kingdom
Aim: To consider the presentation, management options, and randomised controlled trials investigating submacular haemorrhage (SMH) secondary to neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD), with a focus on the use…
- Keynote · In-Person
Monovision cataract surgery made simple
Shadrokh Nabili · University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
Background: The demand for presbyopia-correcting IOLs (intraocular lenses) at the time of cataract surgery is increasing. An alternative to implanting these lenses is monovision cataract surgery. Although it has…
- Keynote · In-Person
Mast cells in infllammation: Role of cytokines
Pio Conti · University of Chieti, Italy
Mast cells (MCs) originate from CD34+/CD117+/CD13+ pluripotent hematopoietic stem cells and they express the c-Kit receptor (c-Kit-R) which regulates their proliferation and sustains their survival, differentiation, and…
- Keynote · In-Person
Why was Leonhard Euler blind?
John David Bullock · Wright State University, United States
Leonhard Euler was one of the most eminent mathematicians of all time. In 1735, he developed right periocular swelling, partial loss of vision, and the onset of lifelong recurrent fevers from a heretofore-unknown…
- Keynote · In-Person
Results of a photobiomodulation treatment in patients with macular degeneration age-related (ADM) with a new low-fluence, multifrequency wearable device: Positive medium-term effects (6 months) of visual function
Pierdomenico D Andrea · University “G. D’Annunzio, Italy
Introduction: In our previous study, we demonstrated the efficacy and short-term safety of low-fluence photobiomodulation (LF-PBM) for atrophic macular degeneration (AMD) using a newly developed wearable multifrequency…
- Oral · In-Person
Visual snow syndrome: Unraveling a mysterious visual disorder
Oliwia Kamieniecka · Medical Univeristy of Warsaw, Poland
Visual Snow Syndrome (VSS) is a neurological disorder characterized by persistent visual disturbances, most notably a continuous “visual snow” or static across the visual field, which can profoundly impact quality of…
- Oral · In-Person
GB10, a best-in-class antibody fusion protein targeting VEGF/Ang-2, exhibits promising therapeutic efficacy for neovascular eye diseases
Suofu Qin · Kexing Biopharm Co., Ltd., China
In clinical practice, anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapies have been successfully applied to patients with neovascular eye diseases. However, unmet clinical needs have not yet been fully addressed…
- Oral · In-Person
Roth spots serving as a clue to underlying acute myeloid leukemia
P Muralidhar · AIIMS Mangalagiri, India
Acute myeloid leukemia is one of the causes of Roth spots. We report here a female patient in her early thirties, of Asian origin, presenting to our ophthalmology outpatient clinic with complaints of decreased visual…
- Oral · In-Person
The effectiveness of surgical treatment of terson syndrome
Anna Rusanovskaia · State Budgetary Healthcare Institution, Russian Federation
Terson's syndrome (hemorrhagic oculocerebral syndrome) is a vitreal, preretinal, subgialoid or subretinal hemorrhage associated with acute subarachnoid, intracerebral hemorrhage, or traumatic brain injury. The clinical…
- Oral · In-Person
Optimization of the ocular surface using Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) therapy before cataract surgery
Dmytro Zhaboiedov · Bogomolets National Medical University, Ukraine
Introduction : Dry eye disease (DED) is a prevalent condition among patients undergoing cataract surgery, significantly impacting preoperative measurements and postoperative recovery. One of the primary contributors to…
- Oral · In-Person
Surgical treatment of chronic macular hole by hydraulic mobilization of the central parts of the retina
Anna Rusanovskaia · State Budgetary Healthcare Institution, Russian Federation
Objective: to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the technique of hydraulic mobilization of the central parts of the retina in the surgical treatment of chronic macular ruptures. Materials and methods: 11 patients…
- Oral · In-Person
Daily artificial tears as a preventive measure for dry eye syndrome in medical students: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Nodira Makhmudova · Akfa Medline University Hospital, Uzbekistan
Purpose: To determine the efficacy of the daily artificial tears usage as a dry eye syndrome prophylaxis among medical students, who are at increased risk due to lifestyle factors. Methods: We performed a systematic…
- Oral · In-Person
Atopy and its role in the development and progression of keratoconus: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Mokhiryam Aliyeva · Akfa Medline University Hospital, Uzbekistan
Purpose: Progressive condition which is characterized by corneal thinning,distorted astigmatism and impaired vision is called keratoconus (KC). Development of a disease is often associated with genetic predisposition…
- Oral · In-Person
Anti-inflammatory properties of omega-3 fatty acids and its clinical significance in the treatment of dry eye syndrome
Jamshid Mamatov · Akfa Medline University Hospital, Uzbekistan
Purpose: to evaluate the effectiveness of nutritional omega-3 fatty acid supplementation in the management of dry eye disease (DED). We focused on the anti-inflammatory properties of omega-3 and its impact on the…
- Oral · In-Person
Effect of combination of anti-VEGF and corticosteroid use in two patients with early-onset central retinal vein occlusion
Javokhirbek Ravshanbekov · Akfa Medline University Hospital, Uzbekistan
Purpose: Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO) is an uncommon condition in young adults that can lead to severe visual impairment if untreated. This study evaluates the treatment outcomes of two young male patients with…
- Oral · In-Person
Case report of lyme disease associated proliferative vitreoretinopathy, challenges in diagnostic and treatment
Lesia Parkhomchuk · Center of Clinical Ophthalmology, Ukraine
A woman 30 y. with complains of gradual bilateral visual loss and headache during 6 months. Vis OD=0.25, Vis OS=0.04. Anterior eye segment without changes, IOP normal. On the eye fundus – massive proliferative changes…
- Poster · In-Person
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for crao in a pediatric patient: A case of sudden unilateral visual loss Post-DSA of an arteriovenous malformation
Carmen N Plaza Mejias · UPR-SOM, Puerto Rico
Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is an ophthalmic emergency that typically presents as a sudden, profound, and painless monocular visual loss, potentially leading to permanent blindness. While rare in the…
- Poster · In-Person
Protein and mineral malnutrition in military personnel and its association with dry eye syndrome
Jamshid Mamatov · Akfa Medline University Hospital, Uzbekistan
Military personnel are frequently faced with environmental challenges and operational demands.These barriers increase vulnerability to nutrient deficiencies including minerals and proteins imbalance. Such nutrient…
- Poster · In-Person
Inhibitory effects of novel artemisinin derivative on laser-induced choroidal neovascularization via regulating AKT and ERK1/2 pathways
Yandong Wang · Sun Yat-sen University, China
Choroidal neovascularization (CNV) is a major cause of blindness in ocular fundus disease. The major defects of the current first-line anti-VEGF drugs for fundus disease are the high administration frequency and ocular…
Day 2
- Keynote · Virtual
An innovative in vitro human-based millifluidic platform as useful tool to underlying mechanisms of neurodegeneration in glaucoma
Anna Maria Bassi · University of Genoa, Italy
Several neurodegenerative diseases, including glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and age-related macular degeneration all involve retinal cell death. Neuroprotection is an important goal for the prevention and treatment of…
- Keynote · Virtual
Various types of ocular injuries and highlights the significance of timely treatment to prevent visual loss
Gowhar Ahmad · Florence Hospital Srinagar, India
Ocular injuries are kind of common ocular disorders sndvtheur timely treatment is very important to prevent any kind of visual loss the type of ocular injuries are: Perforating, Non perforating, Blunt, Finger nail…
- Keynote · Virtual
Lumevoq gene therapy in leber hereditary optic neuropathy
Magali Taiel · GenSight Biologics, France
Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a rare, maternally inherited mitochondrial genetic disease with a high unmet medical need. Three primary point mutations in the mtDNA are responsible for LHON in 90% of…
- Keynote · Virtual
Ultra-widefield protocol enhances automated classification of diabetic retinopathy severity with OCT angiography
Kasra Rezaei · University of Washington, United States
Purpose: To assess the diagnostic usefulness of retinal nonperfusion to classify eyes based on diabetic retinopathy (DR) severity on OCT angiography (OCTA) and determine whether wider field of view (FOV) OCTA protocols…
- Oral · Virtual
Reviewing the outcomes of ophthalmology referrals secondary to optician advice in a GP surgery
Alhumam Alkhusheh · Tunbridge Wells Hospital, United Kingdom
Background: In this GP surgery in the past, patients were seen by both a GP doctor and optician prior to an ophthalmology referral. Due to the increased workload, referrals were then sent based purely on optician…
- Oral · Virtual
Prophylactic nicotinamide treatment protects from rotenone-induced neurodegeneration by increasing mitochondrial content and volume
Amin Otmani · Karolinska Institute, Sweden
Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is driven by mtDNA mutations affecting Complex I presenting as progres- sive retinal ganglion cell dysfunction usually in the absence of extra-ophthalmic symptoms. There are no…
- Oral · Virtual
Procedures in primary open-angle glaucoma: A review of outcomes of preserflo microshunt compared to trabeculectomy
Mohammad Zeyad Mohammad Ayoub · Croydon University Hospital, United Kingdom
Introduction : This study compared the outcomes of the Preserflo microshunt to trabeculectomy in patients diagnosed with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). The primary outcomes analyzed were post-operative intraocular…
- Oral · Virtual
Vogt-koyanagi-harada presenting with papilledema in a 5-year-old – Case report
Salem Almerri · IBN Sina Hospital, Kuwait
Introduction: Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease is rarely observed in preschool-aged children, and when it does occur, it typically presents with exudative retinal detachment during the acute phase. Treatment in this…
- Oral · Virtual
Effects of phacoemulsification, viscosynechiolysis, and trabeculectomy on recent cases with acute primary angle closure
Zahra Akbari · Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Purpose: To investigate the differences in the effects of phacoemulsification, viscosynechiolysis, and Trabeculectomy on cases with a recent history of Acute Primary Angle Closure (APAC). Methods: Patients with…
- Oral · Virtual
Toddlers ocular trauma score –New predictive model for ocular trauma in toddlers
Mehul Shah · Drashti Netralaya, India
Purpose: Herein, we compared the efficacy among the Ocular Trauma Score (OTS), Toddlers Ocular Trauma Score (TOTS), and Pediatric Ocular Trauma Score (POTS) for prognosis prediction in Indian children who had mechanical…
- Oral · Virtual
BGoldenhar syndrome- Our experience
Shreya Shah · Drashti Netralaya, India
Introduction: Goldenhar Syndrome (Oculo-Auriculo-Vertebral Dysplasia, OAVS) Is A Rare, Congenital Disease Arising From The Abnormal Development Of The First And Second Branchial Arches. The Incidence Is Between 1:3500…
- Oral · Virtual
Maintaining optimal oxygen saturation-the key to reduce both severe ROP & neurodisability
Hiranmoyee Das · Nazareth Hospital, India
Introduction: History has shown that restricted use of oxygen leads to higher mortality and neuro disability, whereas liberal usage is linked to ROP. With the upgradation of Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of a…
- Oral · Virtual
Outcomes and complications of anterior capsule tear following phacoemulsification cataract surgery
Zahra Akbari · Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Background: We aimed to present the outcomes and complications following phacoemulsification cataract surgery complicated by anterior capsule tears. Methods: This study prospectively included patients who had…
- Oral · Virtual
Evaluating electroretinogram responses to pan-retinal laser photocoagulation from different retinal pigmentations
Fatimah Riaz · Leicester Medical School, United Kingdom
Background: Pan-retinal laser photocoagulation (PRP) is used in the management of diabetic retinopathy, aimed at preventing the growth of abnormal blood vessels in the retina and reducing the risk of vision loss.…
- Oral · Virtual
Assessing demographic representation in diabetic retinopathy clinical research studies relative to united states diabetic population demographics
Nour Abou Shousha · Harvard Medical School, United States
Purpose: Demographic representation in Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research (DRCR) studies is understudied and impacts the generalizability of results. This research aims to determine if the DRCR demographic data is…
- Oral · Virtual
Accuracy of multimodal interpretation by large language models for ophthalmology clinical vignettes
Dhruva Drew Gupta · Harvard Medical School, United States
Purpose: Large language models (LLMs) can accept text and image prompts as multimodal input. With implications for ophthalmology as a field, we evaluated the performance of several LLMs on relevant clinical vignette…
- Oral · Virtual
Quantification of ocular tropia using a novel software application downloadable on commercially available virtual reality headset
Nour Abou Shousha · Harvard Medical School, United States
Purpose: To evaluate the use of a novel software application downloadable on commercially available virtual reality (VR) headset in measuring ocular tropia. Methods: This study included 20 patients with ocular tropia. A…
- Oral · Virtual
Use of vibrational optical coherence tomography to characterize corneal biomechanics in health and disease
Frederick H Silver · The State University of New Jersey, United States
Vibrational Optical Coherence Tomography (VOCT) is a new non-invasive technique that provides an image based upon infrared light reflections from ocular components and simultaneous analysis of acoustic sound vibrations.…
- Oral · Virtual
Belt loop scleral suture fixation of dislocated in-the-bag iols; Retrospective review of consecutive cases
George HH Beiko · McMaster Univeresity, Canada
Purpose: To review consecutive cases of dislocated in the bag IOLs managed by the belt loop scleral fixation technique. Methods: Retrospective review of 71 consecutive cases managed using the belt loop scleral fixation…
Day 3
- Keynote · Virtual
Optic nerve orthograde axonal transport in abusive head trauma suspects
Minckler Don S · UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, United States
Two autopsy studies of optic nerves from 76 eyes of abusive head trauma (AHT) suspects demonstrated block of orthograde axonal transport in the lamina cribrosa (LC) in 94% of cases by APP-A4 immunohistochemistry (IHC).…
- Keynote · Virtual
Developing resilience-based treatments for glaucoma
Simon John · Columbia University, United States
We use mice to determine molecular mechanisms that contribute to intraocular pressure (IOP) elevation and glaucoma. Glaucoma is a common neurodegenerative disease that kills retinal ganglion cells. Elevated IOP is an…
- Oral · Virtual
A novel resistance sensing mechanical suprachoroidal injector: development and potential applications
Chan Zhao · Peking Union Medical College Hospital, China
We invented a novel resistance sensing mechanical principle which enables precise injection of flowable material into the superachoroidal space. Based on this principle, after three generations of iterative…
- Oral · Virtual
The role of en face imaging of retinal pigment epithelium alterations in rapid classification of central serous chorioretinopathy using widefield SS-OCT
Zhengwei Zhang · Wuxi No.2 People's Hospital, China
Purposes: To investigate the role of wide-field en face imaging of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) alterations in rapid classification of central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) using swept-source optical coherence…
- Oral · Virtual
Diagnostic ability of optical coherence tomography angiography vessel density parameters in primary open-angle glaucoma cases
Burak Ozturk · Cukurova University Hospital, United Kingdom
Purpose: To evaluate the findings of optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) vessel density parameters in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and investigate both diagnostic performance of OCTA and…
- Oral · Virtual
Intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor injection for retinopathy of prematurity: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Nada Omar A Taher · King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Saudi Arabia
Background: Laser photocoagulation and/or intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) injections constitute the current standard treatment for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). This systematic…
- Oral · Virtual
Assessing the impact of covid-19 on pediatric ocular trauma: A retrospective analysis from a tertiary care eye hospital in Pakistan
Rabeeah Zafar · Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, Pakistan
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to compare the incidence and characteristics of ocular trauma in children presenting during pandemic to those in pre-pandemic era. Method: In this study, we retrospectively reviewed…
- Oral · Virtual
Dos and donts of lensectomy in microspherophakic subluxated lens for beginner pediatric surgeon in a 2 year old child
Sarah Naveed Malik · Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, Pakistan
Purpose: To educate beginner surgeons on dos and don'ts of performing lensectomy in microspherophakic subluxated lenses in children Setting/Venue : Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Department, Al-Shifa Trust Eye…
- Oral · Virtual
Amniotic membrane transplantation and conjunctival autograft combined with mitomycin C for the management of primary pterygium: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Nada Omar A Taher · King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Saudi Arabia
Background: Pterygium is a common ocular surface disease. Recurrence is the greatest concern in the treatment of pterygium. Thus, a standardized and effective treatment modality with minimal risk for complications is…
- Oral · Virtual
Evaluating patient communication in the retinal unit at moorfields eye hospital: A survey-based study on intravitreal injection therapy
Yasmin Adelekan Kamara · Imperial College School of Medicine, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Trust, United Kingdom
Background : Intravitreal injection (IVI) therapy used in the management of exudative retinal diseases has expanded significantly following the introduction of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) drugs.…
- Oral · Virtual
Application of deep learning techniques for the detection of ocular health: Challenges and opportunities
B Keerthiveena · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States
Recent developments in artificial intelligence (AI), in particular machine learning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL), have demonstrated promising outcomes in various fields, including the internet of things, automated…
- Poster · Virtual
Structure-function correlation in immune-mediated retinal diseases
Nicole Ang · Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
Purpose: To investigate the relationship of retinal structure as measured on optical coherence tomography (OCT), to retinal function as assessed by electrophysiology, consisting of pattern (pERG) and full-field…
- Poster · Virtual
Deep learning convolutional neural network diabetic retinopathy detection using gaussian filter preprocessing
Noor Dalahma · University of Jordan, Jordan
Background : Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) is a severe complication of diabetes that affects retinal blood vessels and can lead to blindness. The Middle East faces a significant public health challenge due to the high…
- Poster · Virtual
Safety and visual outcomes of scleral fixated physiol lens using gore-tex suture
Leema Alhussayen · Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Saudi Arabia
Over the past two decades, surgical options for intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in the absence of capsular support have evolved. Surgical indications for secondary IOL implantation are mainly due to complicated…
- Poster · Virtual
The efficacy of preoperative thermal pulsation treatment in reducing post cataract surgery dry eye disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Hind Mohammed Aljabri · King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Saudi Arabia
Background: Thermal pulsation system is a new used therapy that uses heat and massage to treat dry eye disease; thus, some trials have been published to compare it with the conventional treatment. The aim of this study…
- Poster · Virtual
Mastering lensectomy: Surgical nuances in pediatric ectopia lentis
Rabeeah Zafar · Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, Pakistan
Purpose: Aim is to give an overview of different lensectomy techniques which can be utilized in various scenarios of subluxated lenses in children. Method: We present various lensectomy techniques with or without…
- Poster · Virtual
Stickler syndrome. Clinical presentation and outlook
Sarah Naveed Malik · Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, Pakistan
Stickler Syndrome is an uncommon frequently undiagnosed multisystem collagenopathy with significant genetic and phenotypic heterogeneity, a condition that carries a risk for significant ocular complications, ranging…
- Poster · Virtual
2 year outcomes of a virtual glaucoma clinic in an Irish ophthalmic hospital
Gareth O Dwyer · Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Ireland
The increasing workload placed on the glaucoma service in Ireland has led to the implementation of a virtual glaucoma service in the country’s leading eye hospital. Briefly, those with stable glaucoma who require…
- Poster · Virtual
Gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy: A viable minimally invasive approach for management of open-angle glaucoma
Mohammad Zeyad Mohammad Ayoub · Croydon University Hospital, United Kingdom
Introduction: In this review, an analysis of the outcomes of Gonioscopy-Assisted Transluminal Trabeculotomy (GATT) was done in patients with Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma (POAG), with outcomes in one study being compared…
- Poster · Virtual
Evaluation of artificial intelligence Chatbots’ reponses regarding questions on common ophthalmic conditions
Simren Shah · Dean McGee Eye Institute, United States
Purpose: While AI chatbots are increasingly used for patient education, their effectiveness in providing accurate, comprehensive, and understandable information about ophthalmologic conditions remains understudied. We…
- Poster · Virtual
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis-associated sclerokeratitis in a case of ocular adnexal B-cell lymphoma
Ghazal Valizadeh · Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Australia
We describe the first reported case of granulomatosis polyangiitis (GPA)-associated sclerokeratitis in a patient with treated ocular adnexal lymphoma (OAL). The patient presented with pain and decreased vision in the…
- Poster · Virtual
Acute acquired comitant esotropia following long-term low dose atropine use
Shima Bakhtiary · Queensland Children's Hospital, Australia
Purpose: Acute acquired comitant esotropia (AACE) is a rare form of strabismus presenting as a sudden onset, large angle, esotropia in older children and young adults. Of the 3 subtypes, Type 3 is historically…
- Poster · Virtual
An overview of deep-learning enabled microbial keratitis classification
Savini Hewage · Whittington Health NHS Trust, United Kingdom
Infectious keratitis (IK) is the fifth leading cause of blindness globally. Gold-standard diagnostic techniques of microscopy, cultures and sensitivity from corneal scrapes are limited by low sensitivity, invasiveness…
- Poster · Virtual
Primary conjunctival embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma in an 8-year-old girl
Shima Bakhtiary · Queensland Children's Hospital, Australia
Introduction: Rhabdomyosarcoma is a rare paediatric cancer, with the head and neck region representing a major anatomical site for rhabdomyosarcoma. In particular, orbital rhabdomyosarcoma is the most common region…
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