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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