Please Note: Conference registration is required prior to proceeding with wetlab registration.
Day 1 – Thursday 15 October, 2026
Wetlab Time: 60 minutes
Wetlab Name: Phacoemulsification Wetlab
Target Audience: Junior Ophthalmologists, Residents, Fellows
Level: Beginner
Objective: To provide hands-on training on the basic steps of phacoemulsification cataract surgery, including Microscope ergonomics, incision creation, capsulorhexis, nucleus management, and IOL implantation.
Wetlab Fees: 100 USD
Available Seats: 10 Seats
Instructors: Abdulhameed Mahmood, Mostafa Wallyallah, Rasha Moussa, Sara Ahmed Tawfik, Thamer Jahmani, Yassine Belghith, Yousef Al Blooshi
Speaker: Rasha Moussa
Wetlab Time: 90 minutes
Wetlab Name: Strabismus Surgery (Two-Muscle) Wetlab
Target Audience: Ophthalmologists, Residents, Fellows
Level: Beginner
Objective: To train participants on the basic surgical steps of two-muscle strabismus correction, including muscle identification, recession, resection, and proper suturing techniques.
Wetlab Fees: 100 USD
Available Seats: 10 Seats
Instructors: Ali Mafrachi, Andrew Malem, Fyqah Almhmoudi, Imran Jawaid, Laila Ababneh, Mostafa Azzab, Qusai Alzureikat, Sonia Mamouni, Tulika Kar
Speaker: Sonia Mamouni
Wetlab Time: 60 minutes
Wetlab Name: Facial Botulinum Toxin Injection Wetlab 1
Wetlab Fees: 100 USD
Available Seats: 10 Seats
Instructors: Aisha Alhammadi, Amina Abdeljabbar, Hachemi Nezzar, Khaled Abuhaleeqa, Nora El Shammah
Spreaker: Amina Abdeljabbar
Wetlab Time: 90 minutes
Wetlab Name: Vitrectomy Wetlab
Target Audience: Retina Fellows and Residents, Retina Specialists
Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Objective: To train participants on the principles and steps of pars plana vitrectomy on different machines, including port placement, vitreous removal, and safe intraocular instrument handling during vitrectomy.
Wetlab Fees: 100 USD
Available Seats: 10 Seats
Instructors: Dhaivat Shah, Mohamed Naeem Naser, Mohd Salim Harun Gigani, Samar Younes
Speaker: Dhaivat Shah
Wetlab Time: 60 minutes
Wetlab Name: Implantable Collamer / Phakic Lens Wetlab
Target Audience: Ophthalmology residents, refractive surgery fellows, anterior segment surgeons, and ophthalmic surgeons beginning or refining posterior chamber phakic IOL implantation.
Objective: Identify the key anterior segment anatomy relevant to posterior chamber phakic IOL implantation, Verify lens identity, power, size and orientation before loading, Load the lens into the cartridge/injector without trapping, twisting or damaging it, Create appropriate corneal access and maintain a stable anterior chamber with OVD, Deliver the lens slowly and under continuous visualization, Position all haptics in the posterior chamber/ciliary sulcus without touching the crystalline lens, Confirm orientation, centration and an appropriate model-specific vault assessment.Remove OVD thoroughly while minimizing lens displacement and endothelial/lenticular trauma, Recognize common errors and state safe corrective actions
Wetlab Fees: 150 USD
Available Seats: 10 Seats
Instructors: Ahmad Zeid, Amr Al-Amin, Rasha Moussa
Wetlab Time: 60 minutes
Wetlab Name: MIGS
Target Audience: Ophthalmology residents, glaucoma fellows, anterior segment surgeons, and ophthalmic surgeons beginning or refining angle-based MIGS skills.
Objective: Identify the key angle structures under direct gonioscopy: Schwalbe line, trabecular meshwork, scleral spur and
ciliary body band.
• Optimize patient/model head position, microscope tilt and gonio-lens position to obtain a clear nasal angle view.
• Create an appropriate temporal clear-corneal incision and maintain a stable anterior chamber with OVD.
• Advance the iStent injector across the anterior chamber without contacting the corneal endothelium, iris or crystalline
lens/IOL.
• Approach the trabecular meshwork at a controlled angle and deploy the implant according to the device-specific
technique.
• Recognize satisfactory implant position and stability under gonioscopy.
• Recognize common causes of poor visualization, incorrect implantation depth and failed deployment.
• Demonstrate safe withdrawal of the injector and completion of the case, including OVD removal.
Wetlab Fees: 150 USD
Available Seats: 10 Seats
Day 2 – Friday 16 October, 2026
Wetlab Time: 60 minutes
Wetlab Name: Phacoemulsification Wetlab 2
Target Audience: Junior Ophthalmologists, Residents, Fellows
Level: Beginner
Objective: To provide hands-on training on the basic steps of phacoemulsification cataract surgery, including Microscope ergonomics, incision creation, capsulorhexis, nucleus management, and IOL implantation.
Wetlab Fees: 100 USD
Available Seats: 10 Seats
Instructors: Ahmad Zeid, Amr Al-Amin, Ashraf Borai, Mohamed Abdullah Almousa, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Mostafa Wallyallah, Nermeen Ayaad, Rasha Moussa, Rehab Ismail, Yousef Al Blooshi
Speaker: Rasha Moussa
Wetlab Time: 60 minutes
Wetlab Name: Amniotic Membrane Transplantation Wetlab
Target Audience: Ophthalmologists, Residents, Fellows
Level: Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced
Objective: To provide hands-on training on the indications, preparation, and surgical techniques of amniotic membrane transplantation for ocular surface reconstruction.
Wetlab Fees: 100 USD
Available Seats: 15 Seats
Instructors: Maher Bader, Mohammad Zidan, Nermeen Ayaad, Rasha Moussa, Rhizlane Abdi, Saadalla Alhalabi
Speaker: Rhizlane Abdi
Wetlab Time: 45 minutes
Wetlab Name: Corneal Glue for Perforation Wetlab
Target Audience: Ophthalmologists, Cornea Fellows, Residents
Level: Beginner
Objective: To provide hands-on training on the application of tissue adhesive (corneal glue) for the management of corneal perforations and impending perforations.
Wetlab Fees: 100 USD
Available Seats: 15 Seats
Instructors: Amr Al-Amin, Fareed Ahmad, Hamed Abbasi, Hernan Martinez Osorio, Hessah Alrabiah, Ksenia Stafeeva, Layaly Aljazzaf, Mohammad Zidan, Rasha Moussa
Speakers: Hessah Alrabiah, Liali Aljazaf
Wetlab Time: 90 mins
Wetlab Name: PRESERFLO MicroShunt Wetlab
Target Audience: Ophthalmologists, Glaucoma Fellows, specialists, consultants
Level: Moderate – Advanced
Objective: To provide hands-on training on the indications, surgical steps, and implantation technique of the PRESERFLO™️ MicroShunt for glaucoma management, including device positioning, scleral tunnel creation, and postoperative considerations.
Wetlab Fees: 100 USD
Available Seats: 10 Seats
Instructors: Bashayer Bin Rasheed
Wetlab Time: 90 mins
Wetlab Name: Facial Botulinum Toxin Injection Wetlab 2
Wetlab Fees: 100 USD
Available Seats: 10 Seats
Instructors: Aisha Alhammadi, Amina Abdeljabbar, Hachemi Nezzar, Khaled Abuhaleeqa, Nora El Shammah
Speaker: Amina Abdeljabbar
DAY 3 – Saturday 17 October, 2026
Wetlab Time: 90 Min
Wetlab Name: CAIRS Wetlab
Target Audience: Ophthalmologists, Cornea Fellows
Level: Beginner
Objective: To train participants on the principles and surgical technique of CAIRS, including stromal channel creation, donor tissue preparation, and segment implantation for keratoconus management.
Wetlab Fees: 100 USD
Available Seats: 10 Seats
Instructors: Amna Al Maazmi, Borja Salvador, Esmaeil Arbabi, Marta Calatayud, Rasha Moussa
Wetlab Time: 90 Min
Wetlab Name: DMEK / DSAEK Wetlab
Target Audience: Ophthalmologists, Cornea Fellows
Level: Beginner
Objective: To provide hands-on exposure to endothelial keratoplasty techniques, including graft preparation, insertion, unfolding, and positioning for DMEK and DSAEK procedures.
Wetlab Fees: 150 USD
Available Seats: 10 Seats
Instructors: Amna Al Maazmi, Borja Salvador, Esmaeil Arbabi, Hamed Abbasi, Hernan Martinez Osorio, Ksenia Stafeeva, Marta Calatayud, Mohammad Zidan, Rasha Moussa
Wetlab Time: 90 Min
Wetlab Name: Penetrating Keratoplasty (PKP) Wetlab
Target Audience: Ophthalmologists, Cornea Fellows
Level: Beginner
Objective: To train participants on the fundamental steps of full-thickness corneal transplantation, including trephination, graft handling, suturing, and wound integrity.
Wetlab Fees: 150 USD
Available Seats: 15 Seats
Instructors: Amr Al-Amin, Hamed Abbasi, Hernan Martinez Osorio, Ksenia Stafeeva, Moataz Sallam, Mohammad Zidan, Rasha Moussa
Wetlab Time: 60 Min
Wetlab Name: Trabeculectomy Wetlab: Stepwise Surgical Technique
Wetlab Fees: 100 USD
Available Seats: 10 Seats
Instructors: Bashayer Bin Rasheed, Maitham Kadhem
Speaker: Maitham Kadhem













































































































































































