Global To Regional:
Transforming Eyecare
17-18 November | Dubai World Trade Centre









WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Optometrists | Opticians | Orthoptist | Medical Personnel | Ophthalmologists | Ocularists
Scientific Committee Members
Global Head of Advocacy and Partnerships at the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation and the former CEO of the Brien Holden Vision Institute
speakers
Global Head of Advocacy and Partnerships at the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation and the former CEO of the Brien Holden Vision Institute
Program Director & Associate Professor, Department of Optometry & Vision Science, College of Health Sciences, Gulf Medical University, UAE
Agenda
| 17 November | Topics / Sessions | Head By |
| Time | ||
| 10:30 am - 12:15 pm | WHO SPECS 2030 | Prof. Yazan Gammoh and Prof. Kovin Naidoo |
| 15 min 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM | WHO SPECS 2030 Initiative | Dr. Sturat Keele |
| 15 min 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM | Role of optometry in SPECS2030 | Prof. Kovin Naidoo |
| 15 min 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM | Refractive error Workforce challenges and opportunities | Prof. Yazan Gammoh |
| 15 min 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM | Tokai - Neuro Select | Ms. Merel Clinckemaillie |
| 30 min 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Panel discussion: SPECS2030 and the Eastern Mediterranean Region | Regional National Optometry Asscoiations |
| 15 min 12:00 PM - 12:15 PM | Tokai -Tokai Coatings | Ms. Merel Clinckemaillie |
| 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM | Business Practices | |
| 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM | Driving Profitability in Optical Retail: Sales Optimization, Smart Merchandising, and Strategic Business Planning | Panelists : Magrabi, Al Jaber, Yateem, Aster |
| 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM | Mastery Coaching | Mr. Amardeep Bedi |
| 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM | Lunch Break | |
| 2.30 PM - 5 PM | Myopia | Prof. Yazan Gammoh and Prof. Kovin Naidoo |
| 15 min 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM | Regional Patterns of Myopia: Europe vs the Gulf and Middle East | Dr. Carla Lanca, Research Associate at New York University Abu Dhabi |
| 15 min 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM | Myopia epidemic: A growing public health concern | Dr. Yasmin El-Rouby |
| 30 min 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Panel Discussion : What are the challenges faced and interventions needed to make myopia control lenses the standard of care for all children | To be moderated by Prof. Kovin Naidoo |
| 30 min 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | ZEISS Session | Dr. Peter Essig |
| 15 min 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM | East Meets Middle East: A Cross-Cultural Lens on Myopia Control with Aura Lenses | Ms. Katie Geraghty, Senior Optometrist & Research Coordinator, Moorfields Eye Hospitals, UAE |
| 15 min 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM | Tokai : Myogen | Ms. Keren Abesamis |
| 15 min 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM | Managing Myopia in Dubai: Outcomes, Challenges, and the Road Ahead | Ms. Katie Geraghty, Senior Optometrist & Research Coordinator, Moorfields Eye Hospitals, UAE |
| 15 min 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM | Deep learning for predicting refractive error from retinal fundus photo | Ms. Sawsan Al Balushi |
| 18 November | Topics / Sessions | Head By |
| Time | ||
| 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Contact Lenses | Mr. Nilesh Thite |
| 10:30 AM - 12-30 PM | Contact lens practice in various countries | |
| 10 min 10:30 AM- 10:40 AM | Contact lens practice in UAE | Mr. Zachary Cairns |
| 10 min 10:40 AM - 10:50 AM | Contact lens practice in Iran | Dr. Bahram Behrouzi |
| 10 min 10:50 AM - 11:00 AM | Contact lens practice in Pakistan | Dr. Asad Ullah |
| 10 min 11:00 AM - 11:10 AM | Discussion/ Q&A | |
| One hour | The clinical canvas | |
| 15 min 11:10 AM - 11:25 AM | Multifocal Contact Lenses | Dr. Bahram Behrouzi |
| 15 min 11:25 PM - 11:40 AM | Managing keratoconus with rigid corneal lenses | Dr. Asad Ullah |
| 15 min 11:40 AM - 11:55 AM | Orthokeratology | Ms. Irene Sophia |
| 15 min 11:55 AM - 12:10 PM | Scleral Lenses | Ms. Devakani Suresh |
| 20 min 12:10 PM - 12:30 PM | Panel Discussion/Industry Talk : From fit to follow up: A 360 degree approach | To be moderated by Nilesh Thite : Panelists Zachary Cairns, Mushtaq Ahmed, Baharam Bahrouzi, Irene Sophia |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Business Practices | |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Reimagining Optical Retail: Digital Transformation, Omnichannel Strategies, and Next-Gen Customer Engagement | Eyewa, Lenskart, Owndays, Magrabi |
| 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM | Lunch Break | |
| 2:15 PM - 4:45 PM | Child Eye Health / Child Eye Care | Ms. Fahima Karolia and Ms. Sawsan Al Balushi |
| 15 min 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM | Importance of ROP screening and trends in the region (pre-recorded) | Dr Ashwaq Bin Amro, consultant paediatric ophthalmologist |
| 15 min 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM | Why 20/20 isn't enough: Rethinking Children's eye health | Dr Rizwana Hussaindeen |
| 15 min 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM | Tokai : lutina/Lutinaphoto | Ms. Keren Abesamis |
| 15 min 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM | A literature review: symptoms correlations in covergence insufficiency Over age 9 | Ms. Shatha Al Taai |
| 15 min 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM | Case Study: post traumatic 6th nerve palsy | Ms. Sawsan Al Balushi |
| 15 min 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM | Roleplay - accommodative esotropia | Ms. Fahima Karolia and Ms. Sawsan Al Balushi |
| 15 min 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM | Eyes on Every Child: General Vision Screening in Underserved Populations | Ms. Ons Lahouimel |
| 15 min 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM | Vision for Every Child: The Power of School Screening | Ms. Natasha Barrow |
| 15 min 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM | Beyond the Eyes: Understanding the Psychosocial Impact of Strabismus in Children | Ms. Khumara Khan |
| 15 min 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM | Q&A |
17-18 November | Dubai World Trade Centre
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