ESO 2026 · 23rd Emirates Society of Ophthalmology Conference
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Brief Orientation & Surgical Overview (10 min)
Hands-On Surgical Practice (40 min)
Participants rotate or progress through stepwise tasks, adjusted by level.
Wrap-Up & Discussion (10 min)
In-Depth Session (1)
Moderator
Nicola Ghazi, UAE
Mastering Soft Cataracts: A Simple yet Demanding Task
Moderator
Abdulla Naqi, UAE
Panelists
Ghaleb Seif, UAE
Rami Shasha, Canada
Case Studies of Optic Disc Edema and Vision Loss
Moderator
Luai Eldweik, UAE
Panelists
Karl Golnik, USA
Mazen Sabah, UAE
Salma Yassine, UAE
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Yazan Gammoh, Jordan →
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Fahd Quhill, UAE →
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TBA →
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Rajeev Prasad, India →
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Discussion →
DAY 1
FRIDAY
7 APRIL 2026
Cornea The ocular surface under fire
Main Hall "Left Channel"
14:30PM – 15:30 PM
Moderator
Abdulla Naqi, UAE
Panelists
Ghaleb Seif, UAE
Rami Shasha, Canada
DAY 1
FRIDAY
7 APRIL 2026
Cornea The ocular surface under fire
Main Hall "Left Channel"
14:30PM – 15:30 PM
Moderator
Abdulla Naqi, UAE
Panelists
Ghaleb Seif, UAE
Rami Shasha, Canada
DAY 1
FRIDAY
7 APRIL 2026
Cornea The ocular surface under fire
Main Hall "Left Channel"
14:30PM – 15:30 PM
Moderator
Abdulla Naqi, UAE
Panelists
Ghaleb Seif, UAE
Rami Shasha, Canada
Free Paper – Oculoplasty
Moderator
Fatima Habroosh, UAE
Panelists
Ohood Almazrouei, UAE
Storyteller “Oral Abstract”
Moderator
Areej Hasan, UAE
Panelists
Hesham Elsheikh, Egypt
Reem Al Hebsi, UAE
Sumaiya Alsaadi, UAE
Cancer & Chemotherapy-Associated Uveitis: The New Kid on The Block
Moderator
Aniruddha Agarwal, UAE
Panelists
Francesco Pichi, UAE
Moncef Khairallah, Tunisia
Diving Deep: From Ocular Surface to Endothelium
Moderator
Ahmed Alsaadi, UAE
Panelists
Amna Al Maazmi, UAE
Nancy Al Raqqad, Jordan
Steffen Heegaard, Denmark
Pecha Kucha: 10 Years Experience in 3 Minutes
Moderator
Huda Al Dhaheri, UAE
Unveiling new perspectives: Updates in pediatric ophthalmology
Moderator
Laila Ababneh, UAE
Panelists
Arif Khan, UAE
Ihab El Bably, UAE
Imran Jawaid, UAE
The Alchemy of The Lacrimal System
Moderator
Fatima Habroosh, UAE
Panelists
Adel Alsuhaibani, KSA
Khaled Abuhaleeqa, UAE
Mohammad Javed Ali, India
A Zoom in: The Horizon of Retina
Moderator
Maysoon Al Karam, UAE
Piergiorgio Neri, UAE
Panelist
Michael Stewart, USA
Refractive Surgery: Best Advice & Managing The Unexpected
Moderator
Saleh Almessabi, UAE
Panelists
Ramy Riad, Egypt
Sherif Emerah, UAE
Tamer Gamaly, UAE
Discussion
Capsular Tear: When The Show Start
Moderator
Mohamed Alketbi, UAE
Panelists
Mohamed Tawfik, Egypt
Nicola Ghazi, UAE
Rami Shasha, Canada
I Learned it The Hard Way: Complications and Surgeries
Moderator
Ashwaq Bin Amro, UAE
Panelists
Andrew Malem, UAE
Muhammad Irfan Khan, UAE
Scott Lambert, USA
Eye-Conic Presence: Mastering Social Media for Doctors
Moderator
Fatima Habroosh, UAE
Panelist
Ygal Boujnah, France
Precision in a Bottle: The Art & Science of Eyedrop Manufacturing
Moderator
Khaleed Abuhaleeqa, UAE
Panelist
Maysoon Al Karam, UAE
How do I Manage This: Practical Approaches to Challenging Neuro-Ophthalmic Condition
Moderator
Salma Yassine, UAE
Panelists
Alaa Bou Ghannam, Lebanon
Karl Golnik, USA
Mazen Sabah, UAE
Orbit and Thyroid Eye Disease
Moderator
Essam Eltoukhy, UAE
Khaled Abuhaleeqa, UAE
Panelists
Don Kikkawa, USA
Fatima Habroosh, UAE
Tricky Pediatric Eye Situations
Moderator
Zabila Khan, UAE
Panelists
Arif Khan, UAE
Charlotte Codina, UK
Helen Davis, UK
Tug of War-Surgeon Versus Retina (Complex VR Conditions)
Moderator
Prasan Rao, UAE
Panelists
Manish Nagpal, India
Mohamed Awadalla, UAE
Mohamed Tawfik, Egypt
ESCRS Session (European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons)
Moderator
Filomena Ribeiro, Portugal
Panelists
Christina Grupcheva, Bulgaria
Lars Holm, Denmark
Omnia Hamam, UAE
InstaDoc Mastery: Master Instagram for Medical Branding
Enhancing Eye Health in The MENA Region: Community Engagement, School Assessments and Comprehensive Eyecare
Moderator
Yasmin El-Rouby, UAE
Panelists
Nisreen Alwan, Lebanon
Priya Morjaria, UK
In-Depth Session (6)
Moderator
Ammar Safar, UAE
Panelists
Mandeep Lamba, UAE
Piergiorgio Neri, UAE
Innovation in Glaucoma
Moderator
Omnia Hamam, UAE
Panelists
Nishani Amerasinghe, UK
Tarek Shaarawy, Switzerland
Tina Wong, Singapore
Unmasking The Unusal: Heightening Clinical Suspicion in Atypical Uveitis
Moderator
Fahd Quhill, UAE
Panelists
Moncef Khairallah, Tunisia
Piergiorgio Neri, UAE
Salma Yassine, UAE
To Tame Lassie-The Macula
Moderator
Ahmed El Khashab, UAE
Panelists
Ahmed Habib, Egypt
Madhav Rao, UAE
Nicola Ghazi, UAE
Advancing Global Eye Care: Opportunities & Innovations in
Optometry
Moderator
Yazan Gammoh, Jordan
Panelists
Priya Morjaria, UK
Sandra Block, USA
Waleed Alghamdi, KSA
Discussion.
Improving Outcomes in Secondary Glaucoma
Moderator
Mohamed Sayed, UAE
Panelists
Prashant Bhatia, UAE
Tarek Shaarawy, Switzerland
Tina Wong, Singapore
Orbis Session: Cataracts and Surgery in Developing Countries
Moderator
Huda Al Dhaheri, UAE
Piergiorgio Neri, UAE
In-Depth Session (7)
Moderator
Omnia Hamam, UAE
Imaging That Can Potentially Change Our Clinical Practice
Moderator
Maysoon Al Karam, UAE
Panelist
Piergiorgio Neri, UAE
Instagraming with Integrity: Balancing Ethics and Engagement
Moderator
Doha Hamidallah, Morocco
Panelists
Manal Bouhaimed, Kuwait
Rami Shasha, Canada
Rashed Al-Nooryani, UAE
Interactive Discussion
In-Depth Session (8)
Moderator
Hachemi Nezzar, UAE
Pecha Kucha: Fast Track Tips and Tricks
Moderator
Omnia Hamam, UAE
Cataract Plus Surgery
Moderator
Osama Giledi, UAE
Panelists
Lars Holm, Denmark
Safwan Al Bayati, UAE
Free Paper – Cornea
Moderator
Mazen Sinjab, UAE
Panelist
Fouad El Sayyad, Egypt
Eye-Conic Cases in Ophthalmology
Moderator
Khumara Khan, UAE
Panelists
Alan Mulvihill, UAE
Helen Davis, UK
Jignasa Mehta, UK
In-Depth Session (2)
Free Paper – Allied Health/ Optometry
Moderator
Khalid Qadha, UAE
Panelist
Shahida Navelikkal Shamsudin, UAE
Ocular Motility: A Window to The Brain
Moderator
Lauren Watson, UAE
Panelists
Hayat Khan, UAE
Helen Davis, UK
Luai Eldweik, UAE
Long story short: Pediatric cataract and glaucoma
Moderator
Muhammad Irfan Khan, UAE
Panelists
Scott Lambert, USA
Tarek Shaarawy, Switzerland
Breakfast Crash Course: Visual Field Made Easy
Moderator
Rawdha Alnuaimi, UAE
Wael Elmenawy, UAE
Optometric Approach to Pediatric Eye Care
Moderator
May Bakkar, Jordan
Panelist
Sandra Block, USA
In-Depth Session (5)
Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking: What is Exciting and Future Direction?
Moderator
Mazen Sinjab, UAE
Panelist
Miguel Rechichi, Italy
Advancements in Contact Lens Management: Addressing
Keratoconus and Optimizing Patient Fit
Moderator
Rana M. Diab, Lebanon
Panelists
Bassima Aldelaigan, KSA
Waleed Alghamdi, KSA
Zachary Cairns, UAE
Breakfast Crash Course: Unlocking the Mysteries of IOL Calculation
Moderator
Mazen Sinjab, UAE
Panelists
Filomena Ribeiro, Portugal
Mohamed Alketbi, UAE
Unlocking Your Future: Navigating Fellowship Applications
Moderator
Fatima Habroosh, UAE
Panelist
Bushra Ahmed, UAE
In-Depth Session (3):
Vision for The Future Myopia Management and Beyond
Ophthalmologists in The Social Media Landscape
Moderator
Fatima Habroosh, UAE
Panelist
Omnia Hamam, UAE
Optometry I: Hard Lens Fitting and Low Vision
Moderators
May Bakkar, Jordan
Sawsan Al Balushi, KSA
Yazan Gammoh, Jordan
Infectious Keratitis Expert Panel: Current Treatment and New Therapies
Moderator
Huda Al Dhaheri, UAE
Panelist
Abdel Hakim Taguri, UAE
Multi-Modal Imaging in Posterior Uveitis
Moderator
Piergiorgio Neri, UAE
Free Paper – Retina
Moderator
Mohammed Alkaabi, UAE
Panelist
Manal Alzaabi, UAE
Training for Effective Vision Screening
Moderator
Marwa Alsoud, UAE
Mastering Balance
Moderator
Sumaiya Alsaadi, UAE
Arab Eye Academy: Top Facts about Ocular Therapeutics – Insights & Applications
Moderators
Khaled Elbassiouny, Egypt
Ramy Awad, Egypt
Free Paper – Pediatric
Moderator
Arawa Aljaberi, UAE
Panelists
Mostafa Azzab, Egypt
Free Paper – Retina/ Uveitis
Moderator
Qasim Qasim, UAE
Panelist
Hassan Al Hased, UAE
The Evolving Scope of Orthoptics
Moderator
Katy Naylor, UAE
Panelists
Charlotte Codina, UK
Helen Davis, UK
Jignasa Mehta, UK
Art and Science of Scleral Buckling
Moderator
Prasan Rao, UAE
Panelists
Madhav Rao, UAE
Raef Guirguis, UAE
Free Paper – Glaucoma
Moderator
Wael Elmenawy, UAE
Panelists
Rawdha Alnuaimi, UAE
Free Paper – Cornea/ Cataract
Moderator
Mona Marwan, UAE
Panelist
Yousef Al Blooshi, UAE
Selective Laser Capsulotomy in Cataract Surgery (Pros and Cons)
Essentials for Ophthalmology Nurses
Moderator
Marwa Alsoud, UAE
Optometry II: Neuro-Optometry and Artificial Intelligence
Moderator
Yasmin El-Rouby, UAE
Panelists
Ghada Hamad, UAE
Rajeev Prasad, India
Noor Dubai: SDG in Preventing Blindness
Moderator
Yousef Al Blooshi, UAE
Panelist
Ashraf Zeid, UAE
Sinjab Academy Award Ceremony
ESO-Court: Retina Case
Judges
Nicola Ghazi, UAE
Jury
Khaled Elmansoori, UAE
Manal Bouhaimed, Kuwait
Lawyer
Ahmed Elbarky, UAE
Prosecutor
Noura Almansoori, UAE
TBA.. →
Keratoconus: Essential Insights in 2025
Moderator
Huda Al Dhaheri, UAE
Panelists
Christina Grupcheva, Bulgaria
Eman AlBluwi, KSA
Miguel Rechichi, Italy
ESO-Court: Cornea Case
Judges
Saleh Almessabi, UAE
Jury
Manal Bouhaimed, Kuwait
Nancy Al Raqqad, Jordan
Lawyer
Osama Giledi, UAE
Prosecutor
Murad Alobthani, UAE
TBA..
Hands-on Ophthalmology Research: Practical Modules from a Research Pioneer
Instructor
Ahmed Shokeir, Egypt
Moderator
Zamzam Al-Baker, Qatar
Qatar Society: Research Conduction: Made Easy for Ophthalmologists
Moderator
Zamzam Al-Baker, Qatar
Panelists
Abdulaziz Al-Kaabi, Qatar
Live Surgery (King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital)
Moderator
Valmore Semidey, KSA
Panelists
Abdulaziz AlRajhi, KSA
Huda Al Dhaheri, UAE
Konrad Schargel, KSA
Advanced Glaucoma Surgery How to Maximize your Success Rate with MIGS
Moderator
Mohammed Sohaib Mustafa, UAE
Panelists
Mohamed Sayed, UAE
Nishani Amerasinghe, UK
Rawdha Alnuaimi, UAE
Ali Bin Shakar Abstract and ESO Awards
Chairperson
Khaled Abuhaleeqa, UAE
Omnia Hamam, UAE
Sheikha Noura Al Qassimi, UAE
Introduced By
Meera Altamimi, UAE
Phaco Formula 1
Moderator
Ashwaq Bin Amro, UAE
Panelists
Mohamed Tawfik, Egypt
Rami Shasha, Canada
Sharif Issa, UAE