Programme Schedule

PROGRAMME

Ophthalmic Oncology Symposium

VENUE

NUHS Auditorium

Programme:	Ophthalmic Oncology Symposium
Scientific Programme Lead:	Dr George Thomas

Ophthalmic Oncology Symposium
Time	Programme	Speaker
8:40 AM	Start of Session
8:45 AM	Welcome Address	Prof Victor Koh
8:50 AM	Opening Address	Dr George Thomas
Retinoblastoma
Session Chairs: Prof Jesse Berry, Prof Arun Singh, Dr George Thomas
9:00 AM	Intravenous Chemotherapy For Retinoblastoma	Dr Miriam Kimpo
9:15 AM	Intraarterial Chemotherapy For Retinoblastoma - Tips And Tricks	A/Prof Anil Gopinathan
9:30 AM	Management Of Vitreous Seeding In Retinoblastoma	Prof Arun Singh
9:45 AM	How Can You Manage A Retinal Detachment In Retinoblastoma?	Dr George Thomas
10:00 AM	Focal Treatment In Retinoblastoma	Dr Santosh Honavar
10:15 AM	Liquid Biopsy And The Future Of Retinoblastoma Diagnosis	Prof Jesse Berry
10:30 AM	The Modern Enucleation In Retinoblastoma - Maximising Safety And Comfort	Adj. A/Prof Gangadhara Sundar
10:45 AM	Management Of Orbital Retinoblastoma	Dr Santosh Honavar
11:00 AM	Coffee Break
Melanoma and Lymphoma
Session Chairs: Prof Jesse Berry, Prof Arun Singh, Dr George Thomas, Dr Gavin Tan
11:30 AM	Start of Session
11:35 AM	Diagnosis And Work Up In Uveal Melanoma	A/Prof Lingam Gopal
11:45 AM	Management Of Uveal Melanoma	Prof Arun Singh
11:55 AM	Prognostication And Liquid Biopsy In Uveal Melanoma	Prof Jesse Berry
12:05 PM	Vitreoretinal Lymphoma - Diagnosis And Workup	A/Prof Lingam Gopal
12:15 PM	Pathology In Lymphoma	A/Prof Anita Chan
12:25 PM	Treatment Of Lymphoma	Prof Arun Singh
12:35 PM	End of Session
1:00 PM	Rodenstock Lunch Symposium @ NUHS Staff Lounge

PROGRAMME

Singapore, Shanghai and Hong Kong (SSH) Joint Myopia Forum II

VENUE

NUHS Auditorium

Programme:	Singapore, Shanghai and Hong Kong (SSH) Joint Myopia Forum II
Scientific Programme Leads:	Prof Raymond Najjar and Dr Sun Chen-Hsin

Singapore, Shanghai and Hong Kong (SSH) Joint Myopia Forum II
Time	Programme	Speaker
Drivers and Biomarkers of Myopia: From Environment to Prediction
Session Chairs: Prof Raymond Najjar and Prof Kathryn Rose
1:55 PM	Start of Session
2:00 PM	Population-Level Environmental Risk Factors for Myopia	Prof Kathryn Rose
2:15 PM	Novel Scleral Biomarkers for Ocular Growth	Prof Leopold Schmetterer
2:30 PM	Mechanisms of High Myopia-Related Complications	Prof Xiangjia Zhu
2:45 PM	Scleral Therapeutics for Myopia	Prof Sally McFadden
3:00 PM	Digital Behaviour Tuning for Myopia Prevention and Control	Prof Raymond Najjar
3:15 PM	Discussion	All speakers
3:30 PM	Coffee Break
Novel and Updated Therapeutic Strategies for Myopia Control
Session Chairs: Prof Jason Yam and Dr Sun Chen-Hsin
4:00 PM	Start of Session
4:00 PM	Novel Lenses for Myopia Control	Prof Padmaja Sankaridurg
4:15 PM	Atropine and Combination Therapy	Prof Jason Yam
4:30 PM	Red Light Therapy for Myopia Control	Prof He Mingguang
4:45 PM	Whats my treatment goal in myopic children?	Prof Hakan Kaymak
5:00 PM	Personalized Optical Therapies for Myopia: Rodenstock Clinical Trial	Dr Sun Chen-Hsin
5:15 PM	Discussion	All speakers
5:30 PM	End of Day 1

PROGRAMME

Innovations in Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences

VENUE

NUHS Tower Block, Seminar Room T01-01

Programme:	Innovations In Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences
Scientific Programme Lead:	Prof Raymond Najjar

Innovations in Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences
Time	Programme	Speaker
Session Chairs: Prof Cheng Ching-Yu and Prof Calvin Pang
8:50 AM	Start of Session
8:55 AM	Welcome Address	Prof Raymond Najjar
9:00 AM	AI-Generated Data Contamination Erodes Pathological Variability And Diagnostic Reliability	Dr Dianbo Liu
9:12 AM	AI In Ophthalmology	Prof He Mingguang
9:24 AM	Community-Friendly Ophthalmic Devices	Prof Victor Koh
9:36 AM	Innovations In Cell & Gene Therapy	Dr Kapil Bharti
9:48 AM	Building The Worlds First Global Medical Foundation Model: The Global RETFound Consortium	Asst Prof Tham Yih Chung
10:00 AM	Unlocking Patient Biology With Precision Disease Modelling: Redefining Therapeutics For Retinal Degenerative Diseases	A/Prof Su Xinyi
10:12 AM	Imaging the Living Human Eye at the Sub-cellular Level with Adaptive Optics OCT	Dr Yan Liu
10:24 AM	Genetics, Repair And Regeneration Of Ocular Wounds	Dr Arkasubhara Ghosh
10:36 AM	The Eye As A Gateway To Health	Ms Daniella Mahfoud
10:48 AM	Harnessing Light In Retinal Disease: From Photodynamic Ageing To Optogenetic Modulation	Dr Daniel Teh
11:00 AM	Coffee Break
11:30 AM	Keynote Lecture: A Vision For Visual Sciences	Prof Calvin Pang
11:50 AM	Rapid-Fire Presentations	5 Fellows, 5 Residents
1:00 PM	Rodenstock Lunch Symposium @ NUHS Staff Lounge

PROGRAMME

Ophthalmic Oncology and Imaging With The Masters: Ultrasound, CT Scan, MRI, FFA, OCT and More (Hands-On)

VENUE

NUHS Tower Block, Seminar Room T01-01

Programme:	Ophthalmic Oncology and Imaging With The Masters: Ultrasound, CT Scan, MRI, FFA, OCT and More (Hands-On)
Scientific Programme Leads:	Adj. A/Prof Gangadhara Sundar, Dr Blanche Lim and Dr Maryanne Romero
Coordinators:	Dr Maryanne Romero and Dr Krystal Khoo

Ophthalmic Oncology and Imaging With The Masters: Ultrasound, CT Scan, MRI, FFA, OCT and More (Hands-On)
Time	Programme	Speaker
1:55 PM	Start of Session
1:55 PM	Opening Comments	Dr Maryanne Romero
2:00 PM	Fundus Fluorescein Angiography / Indocyanine Green Angiography (FFA/ICG)	A/Prof Lingam Gopal
2:30 PM	Posterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography (Post OCT)	A/Prof Lingam Gopal
3:00 PM	CT/MRI for Intraocular Tumours	Dr Santosh Honavar
3:30 PM	CT/MRI for Orbital and Adnexal Tumours	Adj. A/Prof Gangadhara Sundar
4:00 PM	Introduction to Ultrasound Biomicroscopy (UBM) + Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography (AS-OCT)	Dr Alex Gungab
4:30 PM	Introduction to B-scan	Prof Arun Singh
5:00 PM	Hands-on/Interaction with faculty	All faculty
5:30 PM	Closing Comments	Dr Maryanne Romero
5:35 PM	End of Day 1

PROGRAMME

TED Cadaveric Masterclass: Orbital Decompression, Eyelid & Strabismus Surgery (Hands-On)

VENUE

Advanced Surgery Training Centre (ASTC)

Programme:	TED Cadaveric Masterclass: Orbital Decompression, Eyelid & Strabismus Surgery (Hands-On)
Scientific Programme Leads:	Adj. A/Prof Gangadhara Sundar, Dr Blanche Lim and Dr Maryanne Romero
Programme Coordinator:	Dr Dayna Yong and Dr Claire Goh
Faculty:	International: A/Prof Daphna Landau, Prof Diego Strianese, Prof Peter Dolman, Prof Farzad Pakdel, Prof Lelio Baldeschi, Dr Marta Pérez-López, Dr Hirohiko Kakizaki, Prof Wencan Wu, Dr Tarjani Dave, Dr Suzanne Freitag National: Adj. A/Prof Gangadhara Sundar, Dr Blanche Lim, Dr Janice Lam, Dr Maryanne Romero, A/Prof Mark Thong

TED Cadaveric Masterclass: Orbital Decompression, Eyelid & Strabismus Surgery (Hands-On)
Time	Programme	Speaker
7:30 AM	Registration and Preparation
8:30 AM	Start of Course
8:30 AM	Welcome Address and Housekeeping	Dr Blanche Lim
Opening Lectures
8:35 AM	Surgical Management Of Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) - An Overview	Prof Peter Dolman
8:45 AM	Applied Radiology Guiding Surgical Management	Adj. A/Prof Gangadhara Sundar
8:55 AM	Approaches To The Orbit	Prof Diego Strianese
9:05 AM	Instruments & Technology In Orbital Decompression (Microscope, Endoscope, Navigation)	Prof Farzad Pakdel
Orbital Decompression
9:15 AM	Fat Removal In Orbital Decompression	A/Prof Daphna Landau
9:25 AM	Hands on
10:00 AM	Lateral Wall Decompression Lecture	Dr Suzanne Freitag
10:10 AM	Hands on
11:00 AM	Medial Wall Decompression (Transconjunctival) Lecture	Dr Marta Pérez-López
11:10 AM	Medial Wall Decompression (Transnasal) Lecture	Prof Wencan Wu A/Prof Mark Thong
11:20 AM	Hands on
12:00 PM	Orbital Floor Decompression Lecture	Prof Lelio Baldeschi
12:10 PM	Hands on
1:00 PM	Lunch @ ASTC
Strabismus and Eyelid Surgeries
1:45 PM	Strabismus Surgery in TED lecture	Adj A/Prof Janice Lam
1:55 PM	Hands on
2:45 PM	Eyelid surgeries in TED (Blepharotomy, Levator Recession - Anterior & Posterior Approaches, Mullerectomy, Others) Lecture	Dr Tarjani Dave
2:55 PM	Hands on
3:45 PM	Lower Lid Grafts Lecture	Dr Hirohiko Kakizaki
3:55 PM	Hands on
4:45 PM	Intra-Orbital Steroids Lecture/ Free For All/ TONES	Dr Maryanne Romero
4:55 PM	Hands on
5:45 PM	Wash up

PROGRAMME

NUH Grand Rounds

VENUE

NUHS Auditorium

Time	Programme	Speaker
NUH Grand Rounds
Session Chair: Adj. A/Prof Gangadhara Sundar
7:30 AM	NUH Grand Rounds: The Evolution of Endoscopic Orbital Surgery	Dr Suzanne Freitag

PROGRAMME

Congress Opening

VENUE

NUHS Auditorium

Time	Programme	Speaker
Congress Opening
8:20 AM	All attendees to be seated
8:20 AM	Arrival of Guest of Honour, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Foreign Affairs
8:25 AM	Welcome and Introduction by Emcees
8:30 AM	Opening Address by Congress Patron, Victor Koh, Head, Department of Ophthalmology, NUH
8:35 AM	Address by Adj. A/Prof Gangadhara Sundar, Congress Chairman, Senior Consultant, Department of Ophthalmology
8:45 AM	Address by Guest of Honour, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Foreign Affairs
9:30 AM	End of Congress Opening

PROGRAMME

Adnexal & Orbital Tumours

VENUE

NUHS Auditorium

Programme:	Adnexal & Orbital Tumours
Scientific Programme Leads:	Adj. A/Prof Gangadhara Sundar, Dr Blanche Lim and Dr Maryanne Romero

Adnexal & Orbital Tumours
Time	Programme	Speaker
Session Chairs: Prof Lelio Baldeschi and Adj. A/Prof Gangadhara Sundar
9:25 AM	Start of Session
9:30 AM	Inflammation Or Infiltration - Radiological Correlation	Prof Peter Dolman
9:45 AM	Can Exenteration Be Avoided In Invasive Eyelid & Conjunctival Neoplasms	Dr Santosh Honavar
10:00 AM	Evidence vs Experience In Targeted Therapy For Periorbital Neoplasms	A/Prof Daphna Landau
10:15 AM	Managing Total Eyelid Defects	Dr Tarjani Dave
10:30 AM	Discussion
11:00 AM	Coffee Break
11:30 AM	Sphenoid Wing Meningioma	Prof Louise Mawn
11:45 AM	Vascular Malformations Of The Orbit - What's New	Dr Diego Strianese
12:00 PM	What Your Pathologist Wishes You Knew (Through the Microscopic Lens of Wine Tasting)	Dr Derrick Lian
12:15 PM	Sino-Orbital Tumors	Dr Farzad Pakdel
12:30 PM	Discussion
1:00 PM	Alcon Lunch Symposium @ NUHS Staff Lounge

PROGRAMME

Alcon Lunch Symposium

VENUE

NUHS Tower Block, Staff Lounge

Alcon Lunch Symposium
Time	Programme	Speaker
Moderator: A/Prof Clement Tan
1:00 PM	Start of Symposium
1:00 PM	To Be Announced	Clinical Associate Professor Ronald Yeoh Dr Chan Hwei Wuen
2:00 PM	End of Alcon Lunch Symposium

PROGRAMME

Oculofacial Symposium: Advances, Controversies & Surgical Frontiers

VENUE

NUHS Auditorium

Programme:	Oculofacial Symposium: Advances, Controversies & Surgical Frontiers
Scientific Programme Leads:	Adj. A/Prof Gangadhara Sundar, Dr Blanche Lim and Dr Maryanne Romero

Oculofacial Symposium: Advances, Controversies & Surgical Frontiers
Time	Programme	Speaker
Session Chairs: Dr Hirohiko Kakizaki and Prof Peter Dolman
1:55 PM	Start of Session
2:00 PM	Frontalis Muscle Flap in Primary & Secondary Ptosis Surgery	A/Prof Krishna Tumuluri
2:15 PM	Surprises From Neuromodulation & Tissue Fillers	Dr Stephanie Young
2:30 PM	Dacryoendoscopy & ELDR In PANDO Have We Arrived Yet?	Dr Masashi Mimura
2:45 PM	Newer Vistas In Congenital NLDO	Dr Akemi Iwasaki
3:00 PM	Discussion
3:30 PM	Coffee Break
4:00 PM	Large Animals and Potential Therapeutics for Traumatic Optic Neuropathy	Dr Yikui Zhang
4:15 PM	Endoscopic Orbital Surgery	Prof Wencan Wu
4:30 PM	Orbital Reconstruction Following Maxillofacial Tumor Resection & Traumatic Injury	A/Prof Zheng Lei
4:45 PM	Technological Advances In Orbitofacial Reconstruction	Dr Tarjani Dave
5:00 PM	Discussion
5:30 PM	End of Day 2

PROGRAMME

IOLs and Biometry

VENUE

NUHS Tower Block, Staff Lounge

Programme:
Scientific Programme Lead:	Adj A/Prof Yuen Yew Sen
Coordinator:	Dr Debbie Goh

IOLs and Biometry
Time	Programme	Speaker
Session Chair: A/Prof Clement Tan, Dr Vivien Lim
9:25 AM	Start of Session
9:30 AM	Toric Multifocal IOL (With case discussion)	Clinical Associate Professor Ronald Yeoh Dr Vivien Lim Adj A/Prof Yuen Yew Sen
10:00 AM	Managing Refractive Complications after Cataract Surgery	A/Prof Clement Tan Prof Chee Soon-Phaik Dr Fam Han Bor
10:30 AM	Spectacles Independence in the Patient Unfit for Multifocal IOLs	Dr Tan Peng Yi Dr Fam Han Bor A/Prof Clement Tan
11:00 AM	Coffee Break

PROGRAMME

Navigating Challenging Scenarios in Cataract Surgery

VENUE

NUHS Tower Block, Staff Lounge

Navigating Challenging Scenarios in Cataract Surgery
Time	Programme	Speaker
Session Chairs: Dr Katherine Lun and Prof Chee Soon Phaik
11:25 AM	Start of Session
11:30 AM	(Video) Small Pupil Management and Management of Iris Prolapse	Dr Carlo Nasol Prof Chee Soon Phaik Dr Katherine Lun
12:00 PM	(Video) Zonulysis Management	Prof Chee Soon-Phaik Adj A/Prof Yuen Yew Sen Dr Debbie Goh/Dr Katherine Lun
12:30 PM	[Surgical Video] Key Techniques in PCR Management	Dr Tengku Ain Kamalden Prof Chee Soon Phaik A/Prof Clement Tan
1:00 PM	Alcon Lunch Symposium @ NUHS Staff Lounge

PROGRAMME

Surgical Approaches To Macular and Retinal Vascular Pathologies

VENUE

NUHS Tower Block, Staff Lounge

Surgical Approaches To Macular and Retinal Vascular Pathologies
Time	Programme	Speaker
Session Chair: Dr Chan Hwei Wuen and A/Prof Su Xinyi
1:55 PM	Start of Session
2:00 PM	[Surgical Video] Surgical Pearls for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy	Dr Referano Agustiawan Dr Wong Jun Shyan Prof Dr S Natarajan
2:30 PM	[Surgical Video] Personalized Surgical Strategies for AMD	Dr Wilson Wong Dr Paul Zhao Adj A/Prof Yuen Yew Sen
3:00 PM	[Surgical Video] Macula Holes and ERM [Surgical Video] The Macular Buckle: Indications and Techniques [Surgical Video] Macula Holes and ERM	Dr Grimaldi Ihsan Dr Wilson Wong Dr Wong Jun Shyan
3:30 PM	Coffee Break

PROGRAMME

Perspectives in Endophthalmitis Management

VENUE

NUHS Tower Block, Staff Lounge

Perspectives in Endophthalmitis Management
Time	Programme	Speaker
Session Chairs: A/Prof Lingam Gopal and Dr Debbie Goh
3:55 PM	Start of Session
4:00 PM	[Surgical Video] My Approach to Endophthalmitis	Dr Marium Ahmad Dr Referano Agustiawan Dr Carlo Nasol Dr Tengku Ain Kamalden Dr Ratu Puri PS
4:30 PM	Clinical Pearls in the Management of Fungal Endophthalmitis	Dr Ade John Nursalim A/Prof Lingam Gopal
5:00 PM	[Surgical Video] Navigating Retinal Detachment in Endophthalmitis	Dr Marium Ahmad
5:30 PM	End of Day 2

PROGRAMME

Pearls in Multimodal Retina Imaging

VENUE

NUHS Tower Block Seminar Room T01-01

Programme:	Cataract & Retina: Managing Challenging Cases
Scientific Programme Leads:	Adj A/Prof Yuen Yew Sen
Coordinator:	Dr Debbie Goh

Pearls in Multimodal Retina Imaging
Time	Programme	Speaker
Session Chairs: Dr Wendy Wong, Dr Aria Erlangga and Dr Mayuri Bhargava
1:55 PM	Start of Session
2:00 PM	Multimodal imaging in Geographic Atrophy	Dr Mayuri Bhargava
2:10 PM	Multimodal imaging in Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy	Dr Aria Erlangga
2:20 PM	Multimodal imaging in Myopic Choroidal Neovascularisation	Dr Bindu Rajesh
2:30 PM	Multimodal imaging in Retinal Angiomatous Proliferation	Dr Thet Naing
2:40 PM	Multimodal imaging in Retinal Vascular Disease	Dr Debbie Goh
Session Chairs: Prof Graham E Holder, Dr Wendy Wong and Dr Debbie Goh
2:50 PM	Multimodal imaging in uveitis	Dr Debbie Goh
3:00 PM	Multimodal imaging in uveitis	Dr Chi Ying
3:10 PM	Multimodal imaging in Inherited Retinal Diseases	Dr Wendy Wong
3:20 PM	Pearls in Electrophysiology	Prof Graham E Holder
3:30 PM	Coffee Break

PROGRAMME

Mystery Cases: Cataract & Retina

VENUE

NUHS Tower Block Seminar Room T01-01

Mystery Cases: Cataract & Retina
Time	Programme	Speaker
Session Chairs: Dr Wendy Wong, Dr Thet Naing, Dr Bindu Rajesh and Dr Chi Ying
3:55 PM	Start of Session
4:00 PM	Case 1 - Case 4	TBA
4:20 PM	Q&A	TBA
4:30 PM	Case 5 - Case 8	TBA
4:50 PM	Q&A	TBA
5:00 PM	Case 9 - Case 12	TBA
5:20 PM	Q&A	TBA
5:30 PM	End of Day 2

PROGRAMME

Immunomodulating Your Way To Therapeutic and Surgical Success In Uveitis

VENUE

NUHS Tower Block Seminar Room T07-04

Programme:	Immunomodulating Your Way To Therapeutic and Surgical Success In Uveitis
Scientific Programme Lead:	Dr Dawn Lim

Immunomodulating Your Way To Therapeutic and Surgical Success In Uveitis
Time	Programme	Speaker
Session Chairs: Dr Dawn Lim, A/Prof Manjari Lahiri, Prof Christopher Lee
11:25 AM	Start of Session
11:30 AM	Navigating Immunosuppression Choices In Uveitis: Key Considerations and Comparison with Korean Practice Variations	Dr Teoh Chin Sheng
11:45 AM	Takes Two To Tango: The Case For Earlier Use Of Steroid Sparers	Dr Julian Lim
12:00 PM	Local Therapy In Uveitis	Adj A/Prof Yuen Yew Sen
12:15 PM	Surgical Timing In Uveitis (Cataract & Glaucoma): Deciding Between Better Late Than Never Or Never Late Is Better	Dr Dawn Lim
12:30 PM	Eye & Rheumatology In Adults (ERA) Clinical Service In NUHS: Where Two Are Better Than One	A/Prof Manjari Lahiri
12:45 PM	Discussion
1:00 PM	Alcon Lunch Symposium @ NUHS Staff Lounge

PROGRAMME

NUH-EUGOGO Teaching Course, Singapore

VENUE

NUHS Auditorium

Programme:	NUH-EUGOGO Teaching Course, Singapore
Scientific Programme Leads:	Adj. A/Prof Gangadhara Sundar, Dr Blanche Lim and Dr Maryanne Romero
Local coordinators:	Dr Kathleen Sek and Dr Maryanne Romero

NUH-EUGOGO Teaching Course, Singapore
Time	Programme	Speaker
8:25 AM	Start of Session	Dr Maryanne Romero Dr Kathleen Sek
8:30 AM	Welcome Address	Adj. A/Prof Gangadhara Sundar
8:35 AM	EUGOGO An Overview: History, Philosophy, Clinical, Educational And Research Activities, The Future	Dr Mario Salvi
TED Assessment
Session Chairs: Prof Lelio Baldeschi and Dr Samantha Yang Peiling
8:50 AM	History, Patient Assessment And Making A Diagnosis	Dr Jelena J. Mandić Dr Nicole Fichter
9:20 AM	Laboratory Assessment	Dr Maria-Cristina Burlacu
9:35 AM	Imaging in TED	Adj. A/Prof Gangadhara Sundar
9:50 AM	Discussion
Management Of Hyperthyroidism
Session Chairs: Prof Ngiam Kee Yuan, Dr Maria-Cristina Burlacu
10:05 AM	Why ATD?	Dr Chiaw-Ling Chng
10:20 AM	Why RAI Or Total Ablation?	Dr Loi Hoi Yin
10:35 AM	Why Thyroidectomy?	Adj A Prof Rajeev Parameswaran
10:50 AM	Future Perspectives In Graves Disease Treatment	Prof Tomasz Bednarczuk
11:05 AM	Discussion
11:20 AM	Coffee Break
Risk Factors & TED Progression
Session Chairs: Prof Ilaria Muller and Dr Chiaw-Ling Chng
11:50 AM	Which Graves’ Disease Patient Is At Risk of Developing TED?	Dr Blanche Lim
12:10 PM	Is This a Mild TED and Will it Progress?	Prof Tomasz Bednarczuk
12:20 PM	Atypical Manifestations, Ethnic Variations and TED Mimickers	Prof Vickie Lee
12:35 PM	Paediatric TED	Adj. A/Prof Gangadhara Sundar
12:50 PM	Discussion
1:05 PM	Roche Lunch Symposium @ NUHS Staff Lounge
Medical Management of Active Moderate-to-Severe TED
Session Chairs: Prof Tomasz Bednarczuk and Adj A/Prof Amelia Santosa
1:55 PM	Start of Session
2:00 PM	Steroids	Prof Tomasz Bednarczuk
2:15 PM	Mycophenolate/Sirolimus and other immunosuppressants	Dr Dayna Yong
2:30 PM	Orbital Radiation	Dr Yvonne Chung
2:45 PM	Tocilizumab/Rituximab	Prof Ilaria Muller
3:00 PM	IGF1R Blockage	Prof Vickie Lee
3:15 PM	First line treatment for active, moderate-to-severe TED: should we reconsider this approach?	Dr Mario Salvi
3:30 PM	When First-Line Treatment fails	Dr Blanche Lim
3:45 PM	Dysthyroid Optic Neuropathy - steroids, IGF1-R blockade or decompression surgery	Prof Lelio Baldeschi
4:00 PM	Chronic TED: medical treatment or rehabilitative surgery?	Dr Marta Pérez-López
4:15 PM	Discussion
4:45 PM	Coffee Break
Ophthalmic Treatment for TED
Session Chairs: Dr Blanche Lim and Dr Nicole Fichter
5:00 PM	Decompression Surgery	Prof Dr Onur Konuk
5:15 PM	Strabismus Surgery	Adj A/Prof Janice Lam
5:30 PM	Eyelid Retraction Repair	Dr Marta Pérez-López
5:45 PM	Dry Eye Syndrome	Dr Jelena J. Mandić
5:55 PM	Ocular Hypertension	Dr Nicole Fichter
6:10 PM	Discussion
6:30 PM	Concluding Remarks and Perspectives	Dr Blanche Lim
7:00 PM	End of Day 3

PROGRAMME

Astellas Breakfast Symposium

VENUE

NUHS Staff Lounge

Programme:	Cataract & Retina: Managing Challenging Cases
Scientific Programme Lead:	Dr Yuen Yew Sen
Coordinator:	Dr Debbie Goh

Astellas Breakfast Symposium
Time	Programme	Speaker
Chair & Moderator: Dr Yuen Yew Sen
8:30 AM	Welcome and Introduction	Adj A/Prof Yuen Yew Sen
8:35 AM	Building Foundational Awareness of Geographic Atrophy	Adj A/Prof Yuen Yew Sen
8:55 AM	Clinical Evidence and Implications for Practice	Dr Debbie Goh
9:20 AM	Q&A Session	Adj A/Prof Yuen Yew Sen Dr Debbie Goh
9:20 AM	End of Astellas Breakfast Symposium

PROGRAMME

Retinal Detachment: Operative Strategies and Insights

VENUE

NUHS Staff Lounge

8:30 AM	Astellas Breakfast Symposium @ NUHS Staff Lounge
Retinal Detachment: Operative Strategies and Insights
Time	Programme	Speaker
Session Chair: Prof Caroline Chee and Dr Grace Chew
9:25 AM	Start of Session
9:30 AM	Practical Strategies for Pneumatic Retinopexy	Dr Marium Ahmad Dr Grace Chew
10:00 AM	Scleral Buckling Pearls (Exposed buckle management)	Dr Ari Djatikusumo
10:00 AM	Scleral Buckling Pearls (Scleral buckle revision)	Dr Paul Zhao
10:30 AM	[Surgical Video] Navigating Pitfalls and Complexities in Vitrectomy for Retinal Detachment	Dr Referano Agustiawan Prof Kenneth Li Prof Gavin Tan (Techniques in Mx of PVR)
10:30 AM	[Surgical Video] Navigating Pitfalls and Complexities in Vitrectomy for Retinal Detachment (Surgical Pearls and Pitfalls in Vitrectomy for Retinal Detachment)	Dr Kenneth Fong
11:00 AM	Coffee Break

PROGRAMME

Roche Lunch Symposium

VENUE

NUHS Staff Lounge

Roche Lunch Symposium
Time	Programme	Speaker
Chairpersons: Prof Caroline Chee
1:00 PM	Welcome and Introduction: Redefining the Paradigm of Retinal Care	Prof Caroline Chee
1:05 PM	Achieving Sustained Drying and Extended Durability in nAMD	Dr Chan Hwei Wuen
1:20 PM	Optimizing Outcomes in PCV: Clinical Trial Insights and Real World Experience	Dr George Thomas
1:35 PM	The Next Frontier: Continuous Delivery Platforms and the Future of Care	Adj A/Prof Yuen Yew Sen
1:45 PM	Closing Remarks: A New Era of Patient Centric Care	Prof Caroline Chee
1:50 PM	End of Roche Lunch Symposium

PROGRAMME

Approaches to Secondary Intraocular Lens Implantation

VENUE

NUHS Staff Lounge

Approaches to Secondary Intraocular Lens Implantation
Time	Programme	Speaker
Session Chair: Dr Yuen Yew Sen and A/Prof Clement Tan
11:25 AM	Start of Session
11:30 AM	(Video) IOL Exchange	Adj A/Prof Yuen Yew Sen A/Prof Clement Tan
12:00 PM	[Surgical Video] Scleral-Fixated IOL Implantation: Surgical Nuances from My Practice	Dr Ade John Nursalim Dr Louie Lee Dr Ari Djatikusumo Dr Teoh Chin Sheng Adj A/Prof Yuen Yew Sen
12:30 PM	(Video) Management of Subluxed IOL	Dr Debbie Goh A/Prof Lingam Gopal
1:00 PM	Roche Lunch Symposium @ NUHS Staff Lounge

PROGRAMME

Surgical Video Rounds: My Best Case Of The Year

VENUE

NUHS Staff Lounge

Surgical Video Rounds: My Best Case Of The Year
Time	Programme	Speaker
Session Chair: A/Prof Lingam Gopal and Prof Caroline Chee
1:55 PM	Start of Session
2:00 PM	Hide and Seek - removal of a subretinal IOFB	Dr Paul Zhao
2:00 PM	Choroidal Biopsy	Dr George Thomas
2:00 PM		A/Prof Lingam Gopal
2:00 PM	Dr Yuen's chronic RD with hypopyon case	Dr Ong Lorenz Robert Yang
2:00 PM		Dr Siddharth Subramani
2:00 PM	Prof Chee’s autologous blood for mac hole	Dr David Carlson Garcia
2:00 PM	Dr Yuen's SPOT technique for mac hole	Dr Debbie Goh
2:00 PM		Clin A/Prof Doric Wong
2:00 PM	Subretinal surgery	Dr Chan Hwei Wuen
3:30 PM	Coffee Break

PROGRAMME

Strategies For Complication Management In VR Surgery

VENUE

NUHS Staff Lounge

Strategies For Complication Management In VR Surgery
Time	Programme	Speaker
Session Chair: Dr George Thomas and Dr Teoh Chin Sheng
3:55 PM	Start of Session
4:00 PM	[Surgical Video] Suprachoroidal Haemorrhage	Dr George Thomas
4:00 PM	[Surgical Video] Suprachoroidal Hemorrhage: Surgical Case Studies	Dr Grimaldi Ihsan
4:00 PM	[Surgical Video] Managing Intraoperative Subretinal Bleed	Dr Tengku Ain Kamalden
4:00 PM	[Surgical Video] Surgical Approaches to Sub-ILM Hemorrhage	Dr Ratu Puri PS
4:00 PM	Surgical Management Of Intraocular FB	Prof Kenneth Li
4:00 PM	[Surgical Video] Managing Retinal Redetachment: Personal Insights and Surgical Strategies	Dr Ari Djatikusumo
4:00 PM	Novel use of silicone oil retention sutures in a case of recurrent optic capture in an SFIOL patient	Dr Chloe Lee
4:00 PM	[Surgical Video] My Approach to Retained Subretinal PFCL	Dr Siddharth Subramani
5:30 PM	End of Day 3

PROGRAMME

Paediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus

VENUE

L7 Seminar Rooms

Programme:	Paediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus
Scientific Programme Leads:	Adj A/Prof Janice Lam and Dr Sun Chen-Hsin
Programme Coordinators:	Dr Kirsten Wong and Dr Tina Shen

Paediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus
Time	Programme	Speaker
Tiny Eyes, Big Advances: Updates in Paediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus
Session Chairs: Dr Maria Theodorou and Dr Lai Yien
8:25 AM	Start of Session
8:30 AM	From Lasers To AntiVEGF: Updates In ROP Management	Dr Lai Yien
8:40 AM	Infantile Esotropia: Early Surgery vs Delayed - What Does Evidence Say?	Dr Clare Roberts Dr Leo Seo Wei
9:00 AM	Use Of Toxin In TED-Related Strabismus	Dr Maria Theodorou
9:10 AM	Optimizing Atropine Therapy In Childhood Myopia: Lessons From Recent Trials	A/Prof Audrey Chia
9:20 AM	Changing The Focus: Optical Treatments Transforming Paediatric Myopia Management	Dr Tsiang Ung
9:30 AM	Strabismus Surgery In Highly Myopic Patients	Dr Audrey Pang
9:40 AM	Artificial Intelligence In Paediatric Ophtahlmology: Screening, Diagnosis & Surgical Planning	Dr Jeremy Hu
9:50 AM	Role Of Imaging In Paediatric Eye Disorders	Dr Sun Chen-Hsin
10:00 AM	Role Of Electrophysiology In Paediatric Eye Disorders	Prof Graham E Holder
10:10 AM	Q&A and Panel Discussion
10:20 AM	Coffee Break
It Takes A Village: The Power of Collaborative Care in Paediatric Ophthalmology
Session Chair: Adj A/Prof Janice Lam/Dr Helena Hurairah
10:50 AM	Start of Session
10:50 AM	Seeing Beyond the Blur: Managing the child with low vision
11:00 AM	Approach To The Child With Poor Vision, With A Focus On ERG	Dr Charlene Yim
11:00 AM	Learning without limits - making learning accessible for children with low vision	Ms Lee Lay Hong
11:10 AM	Stronger Together: Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Orthoptics & Ophthalmology in Paediatric Low Vision / CVI
11:10 AM	Paediatric Therapists' perspective: When vision impacts development	Miss Lydia Yeung and Miss Melody Por
11:20 AM	An Orthoptist's Perspective: From Vision To Visual Perception & Early Intervention	Ms Eileen Lim
11:25 AM	An Ophthalmologist's perspective: Assessment and intervention	Dr Catherina Goenadi
11:30 AM	One Child, Three Specialties: A Unified Neuro-Ophthalmic Approach
11:30 AM	From Brain to Vision: A Neurosurgeon's Role in Integrated Care	Adj. A/Prof Vincent Nga / Dr Aaron Foo
11:40 AM	The Paediatric Neurologist's perspective: Decoding the child with neurological and vision challenges	Adj. A/Prof Furene Wang
11:50 AM	What the Eyes Reveal: Ophthalmic Clues to Neurological Disease	Dr Michael Gilhooley
12:00 PM	When To Suspect A Genetic Eye Disorder In Children: Practical Clues For Clinicians / Integrating Genetics Into Everyday Practice
12:00 PM	Integrating genetics into Everyday Ophthalmic Practice	Adj A/Prof Chin Hui-lin
12:10 PM	When to suspect a genetic eye disorder in children: practical clues for clinicians	Dr Saadia Farooqui
12:20 PM	One Sitting, Better Outcomes? - Combined Oculoplastic & Strabismus Surgery In Children & Adults	Adj. A/Prof Gangadhara Sundar and Adj A/Prof Janice Lam
12:35 PM	No Child Seen Alone: Regional Partnerships In Complex Paediatric Eye Care
12:35 PM	The Bruneian perspective	Dr Helena Hurairah
12:43 PM	The Singaporean perspective	Dr George Thomas
12:51 PM	Q&A and Panel Discussion
1:05 PM	Roche Lunch Symposium @ NUHS Staff Lounge

PROGRAMME

Cornea & Ocular Surface

VENUE

Seminar Room T01-01

Programme:	Cornea & Ocular Surface
Scientific Programme Lead:	A/Prof Ray Manotosh
Programme Coordinator:	Dr Wu Duoduo

Cornea & Ocular Surface
Time	Programme	Speaker
Session Chair: A/Prof Ray Manotosh
2:00 PM	Start of Session
2:05 PM	Paradigm Shifts In Cicatrising Surface Disorders	Dr Ong Hon Shing
2:15 PM	Frontiers In Ocular Surface Neoplasia Diagnosis And Management	Prof Nigel Morlet
2:25 PM	Translating TFOS DEWS III Into Clinical Practice	Prof Fiona Stapleton
2:35 PM	Tackling Ocular Surface Inflammation and Allergy	Prof Kendrick Shih
2:45 PM	Management of End-Stage Ocular Surface Disease	Dr Geetha Iyer
3:00 PM	Q&A and Panel Discussion
3:30 PM	Coffee Break

PROGRAMME

Community Ophthalmology, Low Vision & Innovation

VENUE

Seminar Room T01-01

Programme:	Community Ophthalmology, Low Vision & Innovation
Scientific Programme Leads:	Mr Danial Bin Bohan and Ms Ho Suk Tan

Community Ophthalmology, Low Vision & Innovation
Time	Programme	Speaker
Session Chairs: Mr Danial Bin Bohan and Ms Ho Suk Tan
3:55 PM	Start of Session
4:00 PM	Technology in Community Care for the Last Mile	Ms Chan Chi Ling
4:10 PM	Ophthalmic Trauma Prevention: Global and Australian Experiences	Dr Annette Hoskin
4:20 PM	Community-Based Solutions for Dry Eyes Across the Lifespan	Dr Sathiya Prakash Sooryanarayana
4:30 PM	Innovative Developments in Oculoprosthesis Management	Mr Subrata Roy
4:40 PM	Considerations in Prescribing for the Low Vision Reader	Mr Danial Bin Bohan
4:50 PM	Psychoemotional Aspects of Low Vision: A Community Perspective	Asst Prof Dr Azuwan Musa
5:00 PM	Occupational Therapy and Community Participation for the Low Vision Patient	Ms Chen Xuanyu
5:10 PM	Inclusive Design for Low Vision: The Singapore Experience	Ms Lim Jin Ying Mr Lionel Tan
5:20 PM	Q&A and Panel Discussion
5:30 PM	End of Day 3

PROGRAMME

Glaucoma Forum

VENUE

Seminar Room T01-01

Programme:	Glaucoma Forum
Scientific Programme Leads:	Dr Dawn Lim and Dr Nicole Chan

8:30 AM	Astellas Breakfast Symposium @ NUHS Staff Lounge
Glaucoma Forum
Time	Programme	Speaker
Session Chairs: Dr Dawn Lim, Adj A/Prof Loon Seng Chee, Prof Etsuo Chihara
9:25 AM	Start of Session
9:30 AM	The Challenges Of Managing Glaucoma In Myopia	Asst Prof Hitomi Saito
9:45 AM	Targeting IOP: What Should We Do When Glaucoma Progresses Despite Low Teens IOP?	Prof Eun Ji Lee
10:00 AM	To Be Announced	Dr Dawn Lim
10:15 AM	Is There Still A Place For Trabeculectomy In Current Glaucoma Practice?	Prof Don Budenz
10:30 AM	The Future Of Glaucoma Surgeries	Prof Keith Barton
10:45 AM	Discussion
11:00 AM	Coffee Break

PROGRAMME

Glaucoma Fellows Through The Years: Celebrating 40 Years of NUH Ophthalmology

VENUE

Seminar Room T01-01

Programme:	Glaucoma Fellows Through The Years: Celebrating 40 Years of NUH Ophthalmology
Scientific Programme Leads:	Dr Marcus Tan & Dr Katherine Lun

Glaucoma Fellows Through The Years: Celebrating 40 Years of NUH Ophthalmology
Time	Programme	Speaker
Session Chairs: Dr Katherine Lun, Dr Marcus Tan
11:25 AM	Start of Session
11:30 AM	Opening Address	Prof Paul Chew
11:35 AM	Welcome Address	Adj A/Prof Loon Seng Chee
11:45 AM	Glaucoma Fellows Case Presentations
1:00 PM	Roche Lunch Symposium @ NUHS Staff Lounge

PROGRAMME

Ophthalmic Nursing Hands-On Course and Forum

VENUE

NUH Eye Surgery Centre & L7 Seminar Rooms

Programme	Ophthalmic Nursing Hands-On Course and Forum
Scientific Programme Leads:	NM Punithavathi & NC Bing Caixia

Time	Programme	Speaker
8:30 AM	Astellas Breakfast Symposium @ NUHS Staff Lounge
9:40 AM	Start of Ophthalmic Nursing Hands-On Course
9:50 AM	Welcome Address	ADON Carol Chiang
10:00 AM	Ophthalmic Nursing Hands-On Course: Intravitreal Injections (IVT) Fundus Fluorescein Angiography (FFA) Indocyanine Green Angiography (ICG) Dry Eye
12:45 PM	End of Ophthalmic Nursing Hands-On Course
1:00 PM	Roche Lunch Symposium @ NUHS Staff Lounge
1:55 PM	Start of Ophthalmic Nursing Forum
2:05 PM	Approaching Patient With Low Vision	Mr Danial Bin Bohan
2:20 PM	Nurse Injectors In Singapore: The NUH Experience	Ms Yong Chin Hui Ms Khadijah Binte Othman
2:35 PM	Nurse-delivered Intravitreal Injection in Hong Kong: From Preparation to Procedure	Ms Monica Lee
2:50 PM	Seamless Patient Care After Cataract Surgery: Same-Day Nurse Review Following Uncomplicated Phacoemulsification	Ms Monica Lee
3:05 PM	Nasolacrimal Endoscopy: A Nursing Perspective	Ms Tan Shu Hui Ms Nurshafiqah Bte Othman
3:20 PM	Discussion and Q&A
3:40 PM	Coffee Break

PROGRAMME

NUH-EUGOGO Teaching Course, Singapore (Day 2)

VENUE

NUHS Auditorium

Programme:	NUH-EUGOGO Teaching Course, Singapore
Scientific Programme Leads:	Adj. A/Prof Gangadhara Sundar, Dr Blanche Lim and Dr Maryanne Romero

NUH-EUGOGO Teaching Course, Singapore (Day 2)
Time	Programme	Speaker
7:30 AM	Start of Registration
8:00 AM	Start of Session/Briefing	Dr Blanche Lim
8:30 AM	Grand Rounds With Patients	Dr Blanche Lim Adj. A/Prof Gangadhara Sundar Prof Tomasz Bednarczuk Dr Maria-Cristina Burlacu
10:00 AM	General Discussion On Patients Seen During Grand Rounds
11:00 AM	Ethnic Variations	Adj. A/Prof Gangadhara Sundar Prof Vickie Lee
11:24 AM	Discussion
11:30 AM	Coffee Break
11:45 AM	Participants’ Case Discussion
12:45 PM	Closing Comments	Dr Mario Salvi Dr Blanche Lim
1:00 PM	Amgen Lunch Symposium @ NUHS Staff Lounge

PROGRAMME

Amgen Lunch Symposium

VENUE

NUHS Staff Lounge

Amgen Lunch Symposium
Time	Programme	Speaker
Chairperson: Adj. A/Prof Gangadhara Sundar
1:15 PM	Opening Remarks	Adj. A/Prof Gangadhara Sundar
1:18 PM	Evolving Paradigms in Thyroid Eye Disease Management Case 1: Managing Active Moderate-Severe TED: Clinical Efficacy and Long-Term Outcomes Case 2: Clinical Decision-Making: Patient Selection, Safety and Monitoring	Dr Suzanne Freitag
1:43 PM	Moderated Expert Discussion and Q&A	Adj. A/Prof Gangadhara Sundar Dr Suzanne Freitag
1:58 PM	Closing Remark	Adj. A/Prof Gangadhara Sundar
2:00 PM	End of Amgen Lunch Symposium

PROGRAMME

Advances and Controversies in TED: A Global Perspective

VENUE

NUHS Auditorium

Programme:	Advances and Controversies in TED: A Global Perspective
Scientific Programme Leads:	Adj. A/Prof Gangadhara Sundar, Dr Blanche Lim and Dr Maryanne Romero
Faculties	Prof Lelio Baldeschi, Dr Chng Chiaw-Ling, Dr Tarjani Dave, Prof Peter Dolman, Dr Suzanne Freitag, Prof Farzad Pakdel, Dr Audrey Looi, Dr Louise Mawn, Dr Masashi Mimura, Dr Mario Salvi, Prof Diego Strianese, Prof Wencan Wu and many more!

Advances and Controversies in TED: A Global Perspective
Time	Programme	Speaker
Session Chairs: Adj. A/Prof Gangadhara Sundar, Dr Mario Salvi, Prof Peter Dolman
1:55 PM	Start of Session	Adj. A/Prof Gangadhara Sundar
2:00 PM	Concepts and Controversies in TED - Do we have a Consensus?	Prof Diego Strianese
2:10 PM	Start of Debates (10 mins per topic - 3 mins each for Proposition and Opposition; 4 mins discussion)	Chairs to lead
2:15 PM	Biomarkers are key to the diagnosis of TED and guiding its management	For: Prof Louise Mawn Against: Dr Audrey Looi
2:30 PM	Imaging is a must for diagnosing and managing TED	For: Prof Lelio Baldeschi Against: Dr Emmanuel Lee Boniao
2:45 PM	The Clinical Activity Score is an obsolete concept	For: Prof Peter Dolman Against: Dr Mario Salvi
3:00 PM	TED should be managed with multimodal therapy rather than a stepwise approach	For: Dr Marta Pérez-López Against: Prof Ilaria Muller
3:15 PM	Carbimazole for Graves’ Disease: Treatment should Be Time-Limited	For: Dr Loi Hoi Yin Against: Dr Maria-Cristina Burlacu
3:30 PM	We are short-changing patients if we do not offer them targeted therapy	For: Dr Masashi Mimura Against: Dr Onur Konuk
3:45 PM	IGF-1R–Targeted Biosimilars in TED deliver comparable outcomes to the reference biologic	For: Prof Wencan Wu Against: Dr Suzanne Freitag
4:00 PM	In refractory TED, surgery is the way to go	For: Prof Farzad Pakdel Against: Prof Vickie Lee
4:15 PM	We are Underutilising Thyroidectomy in Graves’ Disease	For: Prof Ngiam Kee Yuan Against: Dr Samantha Yang Peiling
4:30 PM	Is Intraorbital Steroid an Underused Option in Modern TED Management?	For: Dr Tarjani Dave Against: Prof Louise Mawn
4:40 PM	Closing remarks	Dr Mario Salvi Adj. A/Prof Gangadhara Sundar

PROGRAMME

AOI Workshop

VENUE

NUHS Tower Block Seminar Room T01-01

Programme:	AOI Workshop
Scientific Programme Lead:	Dr Nicole Chan

AOI Workshop
Time	Programme	Speaker
Session Chairs: Prof Paul Chew, Prof Don Budenz and A/Prof Victor Koh
10:50 AM	Start of Session
10:55 AM	Welcome Address
Glaucoma Talks
11:00 AM	The PGI Implant	Dr Nicole Chan
11:15 AM	Evidence for the PGI	Dr Katherine Lun
11:30 AM	Surgical Techniques for the PGI	Dr Maria Cecilia Aquino
11:45 AM	Challenging situations with the PGI	Prof Keith Barton
12:00 PM	Angle Surgery	Prof Etsuo Chihara
12:15 PM	Uni-20 Glaucoma Implant	Dr Marcus Tan
12:30 PM	Discussion
1:00 PM	Amgen Lunch Symposium @ NUHS Staff Lounge