1. SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME 3rd to 6th Oct 2013
XIth Biennial Conference of SAARC Academy of Ophthalmology & 16th Annual Islamabad Congress of Ophthalmology , Pearl Continental Hotel Bhurban, PAKISTAN
3rd to 6th Oct 2013

2. Thursday
3rd Oct 2013

3. Pre-congress Workshop 1 Fauji Foundation Hospital Rawalpindi
Pre-congress Workshop 1
Oculoplastics
Fauji Foundation Hospital Rawalpindi
Pre-congress Workshop 2
Retinopathy of Prematurity
Alshifa Trust Eye Hospital Rawalpindi
Pre-congress Workshop 3
Cornea
Pre-congress Workshop 4
Retina
Armed Forces Institute of Ophthalmology Rawalpindi
Lunch
Pre-congress Workshop 5
Refractive Surgery

4. FRIDAY
4th Oct 2013

5. SYMPOSIUM 1: FREE PAPERS 1 4th Oct 2013 zaver Hall 0900-1000
Chairman Sabih Ud Din
Co-chairman Tariq Khan
Moderator Amer Awan
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
Association of Pro12Ala polymorphism in peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma with proliferative diabetic retinopathy
Benish Ali 2
Is age a barrier to successful amblyopia therapy?
Sameera Irfan 3
Surgical Treatment of Von Hippel Lindau Retinal Angiomatosis
Hussain Ahmad Khaqan 4
The Novel heterozygous Thr377Arg MYOC mutation causes severe Juvenile open angle glaucoma in a large Pakistani family.
Ashok Kumar Narsani 5
Progressive improvement in visual acuity for one year after macula involving retinal detachment
Amer Awan 6
Acanthamoeba keratitis case series
Mahesh Kumar Luhano 7
Comparison of results after conventional RD surgery with SRF drainage versus non drainage
Ch.Javed Iqbal

6. SEMINAR 1: Retinal vasculiits 4th Oct 2013 Bhurban Hall 0900-1000
Coordinator: Ijaz Sheikh (UK)
Moderator Waqar Muzaffar

7. SYMPOSIUM 2: Community Ophthalmology. 4th Oct 2013 TAIPAN Hall
Chairman Daud Khan
Co-chairman Asad Aslam
Moderator Tayyab Afghani
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
Pakistan Earthquake 2005: the role of subspecialty hospitals in national disasters - Modeling the Eye Hospital Response
Tahira Ayub Malik 2
Monitoring Outcome of Cataract Surgery
Shahid Wahab 3
Prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy in
Quetta Balochistan
Abdul Qayyum
Patterns of orbital lesions at Mayo Hospital
Asad Aslam 4
ROP screening awareness programme
Shabana Chaudhry 5
Diabetic eye screening clinic at mayo hospital lahore by college of ophthalmology & allied vision sciences
Muddasir Fatima 6
Prevalence of vitamin A deficiency among children under six years of age living in urban slums of lahore
Nabila Khalid 7
Increasing percentage of hepatitis in patients undergoing intraocular surgeries
Nida Usman

8. SEMINAR 2: Human Resource Working Group. 4th Oct 2013 Mirajan Hall
Moderator Wajid Ali Khan

9. SYMPOSIUM 3: Cataract I 4th Oct 2013 Zaver Hall 1000 - 1130
Chairman Akhtar Jamal
Co-chairman Ejaz Latif
Moderator Naqaish Sadiq
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
Phakic intraocular lenses, my perspective 
Diljit Singh (India) 2
Comparison of re-useable metallic injectors with Aspheric AcrySof IQ and TECNIS IOLs.
Zia-ul-Mazhry 3
Optimising outcomes with premium IOLS
D. Ramamurthy (India) 4
Handling Rock Hard Cataract in Phacoemulsification
Ejaz Latif 5
Cataract surgery in eyes with corneal pathology
Mayank Nanavaty (India) 6
Subluxated Cataracts & Management Strategies
Chitra Ramamurthy (India)

10. S No Time Topic Speaker Size of capsulorhex​is Mohammad Tayyab7
Size of capsulorhex​is
Mohammad Tayyab 8
Comparison of intra and post-operative behavior of Aspheric Hydrophobic AcrySof IQ, Tecnis Aspheric and Hydrophylic Aspheric Rayner C flex IOLs.
Zia-ul-Mazhry 9
Management of diabetic cataract
Ijaz Sheikh (UK)

11. SEMINAR 3: Diagnostics 1 4th Oct 2013 BHURBAN Hall 1000 - 1130
Chairman Mukhtar Ahmed
Co-chairman Imtiaz Ali Shah
Moderator Sohail Sarwar
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
Fluorescein dynamics. Understanding an angiogram
Sajjad Mahmood (UK) 2
Corneal topography
Shahzad A Naroo (UK) 3
Images in Uveitis
Autofluorescence, Fluorescein Angiography, ICG Angiography, OCT, Ultrasound / UBM
Marc Dominique de Smet (Switzerland))
Karina Julian (Argentina) 4
Ultra Wide Field Angiography
Mauricio Martínez Cartier (UK) 5
Visual fields assessment 
Rizwana Iqbal Khan (UK)

12. SYMPOSIUM 4: Glaucoma Surgery Update. 4th Oct 2013 Taipan Hall
Chairman Syed Imtiaz Ali
Co-chairman Nasir Saeed
Moderator P.S. Mehar
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
Trabeculectomy bleb management
Sohaib Mustafa (UK) 2
Needling in bleb management
PS Mehar 3
Non penetrating Glaucoma surgery
Nadeem H. Butt 4
MMC with Trabeculectomy- Injection vs sponge
Dr. Imran Ghayoor 5
AGV in complicated Glaucoma
Umar Farooq 6
MMC- Injection vs Sponge
Imran Ghayoor 7
Fugo Blade in Glaucoma Surgery
Diljit Singh (India) 8
Glaucoma Drainage Devices; An Underutilized But Excellent Option In Refractory Glaucomas
Mahnaz Naveed Shah

13. SYMPOSIUM 5: Lacrimal and Dacryology. 4th Oct 2013 Mirajan Hall
Chairman Faiz M Halipota
Co-chairman M Afzal Naz
Moderator Ali Raza
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
Management of facial palsy. Keynote lecture,
Ahmad Sadiq (UK) 2
4 year outcomes of Endonasal DCR with high speed diamond burr
Rizwana Iqbal (UK) 3
Conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy (CDCR) with Jones' tube intubation.
Ashok Grover (India) 4
Tips for success of an External DCR.
Sameera Irfan 5
A stepwise management of Dry Eyes

14. SYMPOSIUM 6: Interesting Cases in Paed Ophth 4th Oct 2013 Mirajan Hall 1100 – 1200
Chairman Farooq Afzal
Co-Chairman Sorath N Siddique
Moderator Sumaira Altaf
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
Cases 1
Sorath N Siddique 2
Cases2
Asad Ali 3
Cases 3
Sumaira Altaf 4
Discussion

15. SYMPOSIUM 7 : Cornea 1 4th Oct 2013 Zaver Hall 1130 - 1300
Chairman Wajid Ali Khan
Co-chairman M Dawood Khan
Moderator Sameer S Amin
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
Recent advances in Corneal Collagen Cross linkage 
D. Ramamurthy (India) 2
Surgical correction of presbyopia
Shahzad A Naroo (UK) 3
Management of ectattic corneal disorders
Mayank Nanavaty (India) 4
Comparison of effect of Riboflavin with and without Dextran on Corneal thickness during cross linkage procedure
Shama Khan / Wajid Ali Khan 5
MY one year experience with INTACS for Corneal Ectatic conditions at Pakistan
Irfan Kundi

16. S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 6
Pain perception during laser in situ keratomileusis
Sharmeen Akram 7
Patient selection in corneal refractive surgery
Sadia Humayun 8
Challenges of Laser Vision Correction
Chitra Ramamurthy (India) 9
Sahaf wet chamber for exposure keratopathy
Imran Akram Sahaf 10
Pearls for interpreting corneal maps with dual Scheimpflug Camera Corneal mapping device
Shahzad Iftikhar

17. SYMPOSIUM 8: Surgical Retina 4th Oct 2013 BHURBAN Hall 1130 - 1300
Chairman Latif Chaudhry
Co-chairman Imran Ghayoor
Moderator Khurram Mirza
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
The anatomical and functional success of macular hole surgery- a retrospective audit
Mohyudin M N (UK) 2
Challenging cases in VR surgery
Usman Mehmood (UK) 3
Management of submacular haemorrhage with subretinal tPA and intravitreal ranibizumab
Amer Awan 4
Complications of scleral buckling
Mohammad Tayyab 5
Use of Gas ; Indications methodology complications cuers
Imran Ghayoor 6
Trans Corneal Three Port Vitrectomy without Conjunctival Incision
Hussain Ahmad Khaqan

18. S No Time Topic Speaker Dislocated lens removal: why, when and how7
Dislocated lens removal: why, when and how
Huma Kayani Saigol 8
Vitreo Macular Interface Surgery in Vitreo Macular Traction Syndrome (VMT)
Syed Fawad Rizvi 9
ILM peel:Brilliant Blue G vs Triamcinolone
Qasim Latif 10
Absorption of sub-retinal fluid under macula after scleral buckling surgery for retinal detachment surgery on OCT.
Ch.Javed Iqbal 11
The importance of vitreous staining in routine vitrectomy.
Mohammad Tayyab

19. SYMPOSIUM 9: Free Papers 2 4th Oct 2013 Taipan Hall 1130 - 1300
Chairman Zia Islam
Co-chairman Asad Jamal Dar
Moderator
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
Visual Fields in Pitutary Tumours
Mustafa Iqbal 2
Orbital Tumors
Rizwana Iqbal Khan (UK) 3
Axial myopia and its influence on diabetic retinopath​y
Haroon Tayyab 4
Principles of Spectacle Prescription in strabismus
Sameera Irfan 5
Visual hallucinations
Amjad Akram 6
Muscle Tango (Transpositioning)
Naeem Nabi (Canada)

20. S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 7
Management of Anisometropia“Role of Implantable contact lens”
Naqaish Sadiq 8
Association of tumor necrosis factor alpha gene polymorphism G-308A with pseudoexfoliative glaucoma in the Pakistani population.
Farah Akhtar 9
Singh techniques for strabismus surgery
Diljit Singh (India) 10
Presentation of 3rd n palsy as a late sign of minor head trauma
Farah Islam

21. SEMINAR 4: Med Education 4th Oct 2013 Mirajan Hall 1200 – 1300
Chairman Shahid Wahab
Co-chairman Hamid Mehmood Butt
Moderator Khalid Shoaib
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
Status of ophthalmic education and the eye health workforce in SAARC countries
Haroon Awan 2
The Effectiveness of Formative Assessment and Feedback in Ophthalmology: A study on undergraduate medical students.
Dr. Jamshed Ahmed 3
Impact of Provincial Comprehensive Eye Care Program Punjab
Arif Hussain 4
Sub specialty Fellowship training Programs at College of Ophthalmology and Allied Vision Sciences, establishment of sub specialty centers in Pakistan and its Impact.
Muhammad Iqbal Javaid

22. Lunch
Hrs

23. SYMPOSIUM 10: Free Papers 3 4th Oct 2013 Zaver Hall 1400 – 1500
Chairman
Co-chairman
Moderator
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
Recent advancement in retinal imaging
Suhail Sarwar 2
Anatomical success of retinectomies
Ahsan Mukhtar 3
CSR; latest management trends
Khizar Niazi 4
Postoperative positioning after retinal detachment surgery; does it really matter?
Amer Awan 5
Normative data of NFL thickness on OCT in Pak population
Hammad Sarwar 6
Effect of intravitreal Bevacizumab in Diabetic Retinopathy at a Field Hospital
Ayisha Shakeel 7
Steroid induced glaucoma
Batool Zahra Rizvi 8
Optic nerve sheath fenestration in a case of post-partum dural sinus thrombosis
Sidra Malik

24. SYMPOSIUM 11: Free Papers 4 4th Oct 2013 Bhurban Hall 1400 – 1500
Chairman Naimat Ullah Kundi
Co-chairman M Tayyab
Moderator Tariq Shakoor
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
Malignant RhabdoidTumor of the Orbit
Furqan Ahmed 2
Glaucoma Blindness in Spite of Treatment? An Alarming Situation
Bakht Samar Khan 3
Rapid Assessment of Refractive Errors
M Zahid Jadoon 4
Software development in Ophthalmic investigations
Obaid Ullah Yasin 5
Modified Rose technique in orbital decompression surgery
Ali Afzal Bodla 6
Advantage of 3D OCT over 2D in cases of CNV
Shahzad Saeed 7
Accessible Eye Health
M Shahnawaz Munami 8
Management of penetrating injury with IOFB
M Saim Khan

25. IC 1: Surgical management of diabetic eye disease
IC 1: Surgical management of diabetic eye disease th Oct 2013 Taipan Hall
Moderators: Amer Awan
Usman Mehmood
Rehman Siddiqui

26. IC 2 : Botox for facial dystonias. Pre-registration required
IC 2 : Botox for facial dystonias *Pre-registration required th Oct 2013 Mirajan Hall – 1500
Organizer M Moin
Facilitators Zafar Ul Islam
Zahid Kamal
Amer Yaqub
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
Botox Pharmacology
Zahid Kamal 2
Blepharopasm
M Moin 3
Hemifacial Spasm
Zafar ul Islam 4
Botox for Migraine 5
Botox for Wrinkles
Amer Yaqub

27. Inauguration Ceremony
Hrs

28. SYMPOSIUM 12: Uveitis 1 4th Oct 2013 ZAVER Hall 1600 - 1730
Chairman Nasim Panezai
Co-chairman Mehnaz Naveed Shah
Moderator Junaid Afsar
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
Our experience of inflammatory autoimmune ocular inflammation
Will Ayliffe (UK) 2
Intraocular Therapies in Uveitis
Corticosteroids, Methotrexate, Anti-VEGF, Other antibodies
Marc Dominique de Smet (Switzerland)
Karina Julian (Argentina)
Q & A

29. SYMPOSIUM 13: Eyelid Reconstruction. 4th Oct 2013 BHURBAN Hall
Chairman Javed Niazi
Co-chairman Ahmed Sadiq
Moderator Amer Yaqub
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
Plans for Eyelid Reconstruction
Flow charts, varieties and variations
Mohammad Moin 2
Mohs technique of tumor resection
Rizwana Iqbal (UK) 3
Defects less than 1/3 both eyelids. End to End anastomosis with or without canthotomy and/or Cantholysis.
Khalid Shoaib 4
Defects 1/3 -1/2 both eyelids. Tenzel flap and its variations use of periosteal flap if no lateral Stump available.
Ahmad Sadiq (UK) 5
Defect s ½ - full length, Upper eyelid. Cutler Beard Procedure, Mustarde’s Lid switch Flap etc.
Ashok Grover (India) 6
Defects ½ -2/3, lower eyelid, Hughes flap
Sameera Irfan

30. S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 7
Defects ½ -2/3, lower eyelid. Post lamellar graft. Skin flap like naso-jugal
or upper lid skin etc.
Imran A Sahaf 8
Full Length defects, lower eyelid. Cheek rotation flap, Maximal Hughes flap.
Zahid Kamal 9
Medial canthal defects, Glabellar flap etc
Amer Yaqub 10
Discussion

31. SYMPOSIUM 14: Paed Ophth (Mix Platter). 4th Oct 2013 Taipan Hall
Chairman Ghulam Kadir Kazi
Co-chairman Zia Muhammad
Moderator Mian M. Shafique
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
Ocular Torticollis
Mian M. Shafique 2
To compare the results of Frontalis Brow Suspension using Fascia Lata and Silicon tube
Munira Shakir 3
Management of congenital NLD obstruction
Khalid Shoaib 4
Management of anterior and posterior capsule in children
Zia Muhammad 5
Trabeculectomy : first line remedy for congenital
glaucoma
M. Ashhal Pal 6
Controversies in correction of Primary and Secondary Pediatric Aphakia
Zia ul Mazhry

32. S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 7
Neglected cases of Retinoblastoma-do or not to do
Seema Qayyum 8
Paediatric ocular tumours; where are we standing
Shabana Chaudhry 9
Q & A

33. SEMINAR 5: Latest Advances in Glaucoma Lasers & Surgery
SEMINAR 5: Latest Advances in Glaucoma Lasers & Surgery th Oct 2013 Mirajan Hall
Chairman Imtiaz Ali Shah
Co-chairman Khalid Talpur
Moderator Qasim Latif
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
Latest Advances in Glaucoma Lasers & surgery
Sohaib Mustafa (UK) 2
Selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT), review of literature and experience with initial cases.
Ch.Javed Iqbal
Q & A

34. FRIDAY
4th Oct 2013
1730 – 1830 Hrs
KASHMIR HALL
SAARC Council Meeting

35. Saturday
5th Oct 2013

36. SEMINAR 6: Diagnostics 2 5th Oct 2013 zaver Hall 0900-1000
Chairman Jalil Daula
Co-chairman Saleem Akhtar
Moderator Amer Israr
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
Importance of Interpretation/Reporting in Ophthalmic Diagnostics
Uzma Shaheen 2
Enhanced Depth Imaging (EDI)/Multi Modal Imaging / Multicolour
Mauricio Martínez Cartier (UK) 3
Topographic Dilemmas and Topo guided Lasik solutions
Chitra Ramamurthy (India) 4
Fundus Autofluorescence with a Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope (Spectralis HRA +OCT)

37. SEMINAR 7: Cataract 2 5th Oct 2013 BHURBAN Hall 0900-1000
Chairman Jahangir Akhtar
Co-chairman Aqil Qazi
Moderator Zia Ul Mazhry
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
Scleral Fixation of Hydrophobic Single Piece Acrylic foldable PC IOLs
Zia-ul-Mazhry 2
Endophthalmitis Vitrectomy
Usman Mehmood (UK) 3
Phacoemulsification – The ideal technique
D. Ramamurthy (India) 4
Role of 0.1 % Napafenac in prevention of macular oedema after phacoemulsification
Saquib Naeem
3 year Experience with Multifocal IOLs and the visual outcomes
Rizwana Iqbal Khan (UK) 5
Scleral fixation of posterior chamber IOL 6
Scleral fixation Intraocular lens
Mir Ali Shah

38. IC 3: OCT in Glaucoma 5th Oct 2013 Taipan Hall 0900-1000
Instructor: Nadeem Hafeez Butt

39. IC 3: Corneal Infection 5th Oct 2013 Mirajan Hall 0900-1000
Moderator: Khalid Iqbal Talpur
Speakers: Khalid Iqbal Talpur
Mahesh Kumar Lohana Tanveer Anjum Chaudhry
Geeta Vemuganti (India)

40. SYMPOSIUM 15: ROP (Dedicated to Prof Ali Haider Shaheed)
SYMPOSIUM 15: ROP (Dedicated to Prof Ali Haider Shaheed) th Oct 2013 Zaver Hall
Moderator Idrees Adhi
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
ROP - Are we there yet?
Naeem Nabi (UK) 2
Awareness of retinopathy of prematurity in developing countries-long way to go!
Nadeem Riaz 3
ROP Update
Idrees Adhi
Discussion

41. SYMPOSIUM 16: Free Papers 5 5th Oct 2013 Bhurban Hall 1000 - 1130
Chairman Hamid Butt
Co-chairman Nazir Aasi
Moderator Mehnaz Naveed Shah
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
Singh technique of conjunctival route strengthening/plication of the levator muscle
Diljit Singh (India) 2
Management of Herpetic Eye diseases
Mayank Nanavaty (India) 3
Treatment of NVG with Vitrectomy
Mustafa Iqbal 5
I do not wish squint patient in exam: PGR perspective of squint
Shabana Chaudhry 6
Normal tension glaucoma a three years study this is a study in which pts already diagnosed as NTG were reevaluated
Amjad Akram

42. S No Time Topic Speaker Pearls in Ophthalmic anaesthesia7
Pearls in Ophthalmic anaesthesia
Tassadaq Khursheed 8
Role of adjustable suture in squint surgery
Naqaish Sadiq 9
Dry Eye: is this just artificial Tears
Imran Akram Sahaf 10
Efficacy of Botulinum toxin in the treatment of benign essential blepharospasm
Shakaib Anwar

43. SYMPOSIUM 17: Cataract 3 5th Oct 2013 Taipan Hall 1000 - 1130
Moderator Sharif Hashmani
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
Posterior Segment Small Problem Approach Through Posterior CCC
Zaheeruddin Aqil Qazi 2
An Unhappy Patient with Multifocal IOL – What to do Next
Maqsood Ahmed Burq 3
Lasik Extra – A New Technique For Borderline Cases with Thin Corneas
Sharif Hashmani 4
Laser Blended Vision (Distance and Near Vision Correction) Comparison of Results between Microkeratome and Femto Second Laser (LDV 4) Flaps
Amir Israr 5
Management of Dry Eye after Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Saeed Muhammed Iqbal

44. S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 6
Evolving Paradigm for the Treatment of Corneal Ectasias
M Dawood Khan 7
Collagen Cross Linking – Updates
Tanveer Chowdary 8
Capsulorrhexis in difficult situation
Amir Yaqoob 9
Khurram Khalid 10
Qasim Lateef
Q & A

45. SYMPOSIUM 18: Oculoplastics 5th Oct 2013 Mirajan Hall 1000 – 1100
Chairman Zia Muhammad
Co-chairman Izzat Ali Khan
Moderator Sameera Irfan
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
Botox use in Ophthalmology
Ahmad Sadiq (UK) 2
Congenital Complicated Ptosis Management
Ashok Grover (India) 3
Clinical uses of Fugo-blade in Oculoplastics
Sameera Irfan 4
Uses of flaps and grafts in cicatricial ectropion.
Amer Yaqub 5
Discussion

46. SYMPOSIUM 19: Cornea 2 5th Oct 2013 Mirajan Hall 1100 – 1200
Chairman Tanvir A Chaudhry
Co-chairman Afzal Bodla
Moderator Sharmeen Akram
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
Corneal ectasia
D. Ramamurthy (India) 2
Differential diagnosis of keratoconus
Shahzad A Naroo (UK) 3
Correlation between central corneal thickness measurements using two different ultrasonic pachymeters
Sharmeen Akram 4
Clear Lens Extraction as a therapeutic treatment for non-affording high myopia cases
Irfan Kundi 5
Effect of subconjunctival bevacizumab on corneal neovessels
Ibrar Hussain 6
Results of four years follow up of Corneal Cross linkage in progressive Keratoconus
Naima Zaheer / Wajid Ali Khan

47. SYMPOSIUM 20: INNOVISION (Alcon) 5th Oct 2013 Zaver Hall 1130 - 1300
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
My personal experience with multifocal IOL
Muhammad Tayyab 2
Benefits of advanced technology
Amer Israr 3
My personal experience with femto second laser
Sharif Hashmani 4 5

48. SEMINAR 8: Uveitis 2 5th Oct 2013 BHURBAN Hall 1130 - 1300
Chairman
Co-chairman
Moderator
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
New SUN classifiation of Uveitis
Ijaz Sheikh (UK) 2
Childhood Uveitis
KJ: Clinical Entities
MdS: Medical & Surgical Treatment
Marc Dominique de Smet (Switzerland)
Karina Julian (Argentina) 3
Constellation of findings in a case of uveitic glaucoma
Mahmood Ali,
Farah Akhtar 4
Masquerade Syndromes
MdS: Malignant Masquerades
KJ: Other Masquerades
Discussion

49. SEMINAR 9: Strabismus 5th Oct 2013 Taipan Hall 1130 - 1300
Chairman Ghulam Kadir Kazi
Co-chairman Zia Muhammad
Moderator Mian M. Shafique
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
Difficulties in assessment of strabismus in young children
Mian M. Shafiq 2
The prevalence of reoperation and related risk factors among patients of congenital esotropia
Mazhar ul Hassan 3
Currents concepts in the management of amblyopia
Zia Muhammad 4
Myth of super esodeviation: breaking the ice
M Ashhal Pal 5
Adjustable sutures in management of strabismus
Munira Shakir 6
Management of AV pattern.
Muhammad Moin 7
Duanes Retraction syndrome
Imran Akram Sahaf 8
Principles of surgical management of strabismus
Sameera Irfan 9
Discussion

50. IC 5: Retinal Detachment 5th Oct 2013 Mirajan Hall 1200 – 1300
Moderators Muhammad Tariq Khan
Jawad Bin Yamin
Tariq Qureshi

51. Lunch
Hrs

52. Memorial Lecture 1400-1500 Hrs S No Time Topic Speaker
Moderator Wajid Ali Khan
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
Progress and Promise of Stem Cell Therapy for Ocular Surface/Diseases
Geeta Vemuganti (India) 2
Cancer stem cells: Role of Targeted therapy for Ocular Tumors
Q & A

53. SEMINAR 10: PJO 5th Oct 2013 ZAVER Hall 1500 - 1600
Chairman M Lateef Chaudhry
Co-chairman Daud Khan
Moderator Shahid Wahab
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
The scope of Research in Pakistan
M. Daud Khan 2
How to write a Scientific paper
Nadeem Hafeez Butt 3
Validity of Scientific papers submitted for publication
Muhammad Moin 4
The importance of letter to the Editor
Shahid Wahab 5
How to perform effective peer review
Rehman Siddiqi 6.
PJO over the decades
Lateef Chaudhry

54. SYMPOSIUM 21: Cornea 3 5th Oct 2013 BHURBAN Hall 1500 - 1600
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
Management of corneal endothelial disorders
Mayank Nanavaty (India) 2
Refractive Surface Ablations in Different settings
Chitra Ramamurthy (India) 3
Limbal stem cell deficiency and its management 4
Endothelial cell loss during early post operative period after Penetrating Keratoplasty
Danish / Wajid Ali Khan 5
Orbscan topography mandatory tool in corneal refractive surgery
M Saeed Niazi 

55. SYMPOSIUM 22: Paediatric Cataract 5th Oct 2013 Taipan Hall 1500- 1600
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker
Lens Surgery in Children
Naeem Nabi (Canada) 1
Paediatric cataract 2
Ectopia lentis in children 3
Traumatic cataracts in children

56. IC 6: Diagnosis and Management of Vitreo-Macular Interface Abn
IC 6: Diagnosis and Management of Vitreo-Macular Interface Abn th Oct 2013 Mirajan Hall
Moderator: Amer Awan
Usman Mehmood (UK)
Rehman Siddiqui

57. SYMPOSIUM 23: Live refractive surgery. 5th Oct 2013 ZAVER Hall
Facilitators: Sharif Hashmani
Mazhar Ishaq
Sadia Humayun

58. SYMPOSIUM 24: Glaucoma Diagnosis update. 5th Oct 2013 BHURBAN Hall
Chairman M K Akbar
Co-chairman Mustafa Iqbal
Moderator Amjad Akram
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
Is it important to measure CCT in Glaucoma
Kashif Jahangir 2
Disc at risk
Amjad Akram 3
Early detection of Glaucoma in Trauma
Farah Akhtar 4
Brain Ischemia and NTG
Mustafa Iqbal 5
Visual Fields vs OCT
Shafique Ali Baig 6
Anterior Segment evaluation in Glaucoma
Nadeem H. Butt 7
How Best to assess the optic disc
Syed Imtiaz Ali 8
Chronic Angle Closure; Not Recognized Enough And Not Treated Early Enough.
Mahnaz Naveed Shah

59. SYMPOSIUM 25: Medical Retina 5th Oct 2013 Taipan Hall 1600 - 1730
Chairman Tehsin Sahi
Co-chairman Nadeem Riaz
Moderator Nafees
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
Diabetic macular oedema: Evidence update
Sajjad Mahmood (UK) 2
Wet AMD: Evidence update
Sajjad Mahmood (UK) 3
Update in Central Serous Management
Mauricio Martínez Cartier (UK) 4
Acute Retinal Necrosis, its management and treatment controverseries
Irfan Ullah Kundi 5
Is anti VEGF treatment for NVD/NVE associated with PDR?
Mustafa Iqbal

60. S No Time Topic Speaker AMD follow up in anti-VEGF therapy7
AMD follow up in anti-VEGF therapy
Mauricio Martínez Cartier (UK) 8
Ozurdex (Dexamethasone Intravitreal Implant 0.7 mg) in Retinal Vein Occlusion – A Case Series.
Ali Afzal Bodla 9
Correlation betweem VA and CMT on OCT in DME
Farah Islam 10
Changes in Macular Thickness and Visual Acuity after single Intravitreal Bevacizumab Injection in Patients with RVO
Naveed Qureshi

61. SYMPOSIUM 26: Ptosis Surgery 5th Oct 2013 MIRAJAN Hall 1600 - 1730
Chairman
Co-chairman
Moderator Zahid Kamal
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
Introduction;Applied Anatomy, Classification & Work up
Mohammad Moin 2
Fasanella Servat Procedure; Indications, Technique / Video, Complications
Ashok Grover (India) 3
Levator Aponeurosis/ Levator Resection via skin crease; Indications, Techniques / Video & Complications
Amer Yaqoob 4
Levator Resection via conjunctiva (Indications, Techniques / Video & Complications
Hamid Mehmood 5
Frontalis Suspension; Indications, Materials, Techniques / Video, Complications
Ahmed Sadiq (UK) 6
Jaw Winking Ptosis; Indications, Techniques / Video, Complications
Zahid Kamal 7
Blepharophimosis Syndrome; Ind, Tech/ Video, Complications
Ibrar Hussein 8
Discussion

62. SYMPOSIUM 27: Ocular Manifestations of Systemic Diseases in Children
SYMPOSIUM 27: Ocular Manifestations of Systemic Diseases in Children th Oct 2013 KASHMIR Hall
Chairman Naeem Nabi
Co-chairman Munira Shakir
Moderator Intisar Rana
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
A child with symblepharon
Naima Zaheer 2
Glaucoma in a systemic disease
Saerah Zafar 3
A newborn with crypophthalmos
Adnan 4
Ocular manifestation of leukemia
Nusrat Sharif 5
Eye involvement in skin diseases
Sorath N Siddique 6
BIH in children
Asad Ali 7
A child with eye trauma
Sumaira Altaf 8
A girl with subluxated lenses
Shrdeb Hassan
Discussion

63. Central Council Meeting
SATURDAY
5th Oct 2013
1730 – 1830 Hrs
KASHMIR HALL
Central Council Meeting

64. Sunday
6th Oct 2013

65. IC 7: Endonasal DCR 6th Oct 2013 zaver Hall 0900-1000
Moderator: Mian Shafique
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
Anatomy of the naso-lacrimal system and Lateral wall of the nose
Mian Shafique 2
Scope of the procedure-indications and contra indications
Khalid Shoaib 3
Surgical technique (Video based explanation of the steps & Complications with their management
Ijaz Sheikh (UK)
Discussion

66. SEMINAR 12: Surgery in Uveitis 6th Oct 2013 Bhurban Hall 0900-1000
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
Surgery in Uveitis 
Diagnostic Purposes, Cataract, Glaucoma,
Retina
Marc Dominique de Smet (Switzerland)
Karina Julian (Argentina)

67. IC 8: Paediatric Glaucoma 6th Oct 2013 Taipan Hall 0900-1000
Moderator: PS Maher
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
AGV in children
Nasir Saeed 2
Surgical options in PCG
PS Maher 3
Comparison of ICare Rebound Tonometry & Non contact tonometry in children
Saleem Khan 4
Trabeculotomy in PCG
Abdul Qayyum
0932=0939
Paediatric glaucoma; pearls and problems
Shabana Chaudhry
Discussion

68. SYMPOSIUM 28: Free Papers 6 6th Oct 2013 Mirajan Hall 0900-1000
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
Chemical Corneal Tattooing for an unsightly disfigure corneal scar
Faiza Rasheed 2
Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction in Children: Outcome of Primary Intubation
Mariya Nazish Memon 3
Management of a case of mucopolysaccharidosis in glaucoma clinic
Irfan Sadiq 4
Case report of Ewing Sarcoma
Rabia Chaudhry 5
0932=0939
Pearls for interpreting Scheimpflug analyser and a corneal topography system for IOL power calculation
Shahzad Iftikhar 6
Trachoma therapy---- an alternative regimen
Yasser Nadeem 7
A case of pseudoexfoliation glaucoma with intra ocular pressure spikes
Mahmood Ali

69. SYMPOSIUM 29: Free Papers 4 (Residents). 6th Oct 2013 Zaver Hall
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
Effect of Spherical Equivalent and Axial Length on Mean RNFL Thickness
Khurram Nafees 2
Ocular and systemic manifestations of Tuberous Sclerosis-LGH Experience
Farrukh Jameel 3
Terson’s syndrome: A case series
Abida Fida 4
New technique of 23G removal of silicon oil
Mohammad 5
Harada Disease-LGH Experience
Usman Imtiaz 6
Lithium Mobile Battery and Traumatic Globe Rupture
Khizar Hayat

70. S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 7
Visual outcome after Nd YAG application for PCO in diabetic patients.
Nida Usman 8
Masquerade syndrome: retinoblastoma presenting as sympathetic ophthalmia
Noor Bakht Nizamani 9
Central Corneal Thickness –justification for repeat measurements?
Nizar Din 10
Central corneal thickness in myopia
Somia Mubarik 11
Comparison of timolol alone with fixed combination of latanoprost/ timolol in controlling IOP in POAG
Sohail Arshad 12
Treatment of ocular surface squamous neoplasiawith interferone alpha 2b
Sumayya Khan 13
Spindle cell melanoma
Hassan Mansoor 14
Role of topical and oral beta blockers in infantile haemangioma
Najam Ul Hassan 15
Best Paper Award

71. SYMPOSIUM 30: Cornea 4 6th Oct 2013 Bhurban Hall 1000 - 1130
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
Quality of life with refractive surgery versus contact lenses and spectacles
Shahzad A Naroo (UK) 2
Matching the Refractive Procedure to the patient with Femtolasik
Chitra Ramamurthy (India) 3
Pearls for interpreting corneal maps with dual Scheimpflug Camera Corneal mapping device
Shahzad Iftikhar 4
Assessment of corneal nerves in diabetic patients
Naima Zaheer / Wajid Ali Khan 5
Ophtec Phakic IOL role in correction of high myopia in Pakistani patients
Irfan Kundi

72. S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 6
Management of Mooren’s ulcer with amniotic membrane transplantation
Imran Akram Sahaf 7
LASEK In cases of myopia,surgical technique, updates and results
M Saeed Niazi 8
Can we slow / stop myopia progression in children
M Dawood Khan 9
Outcome of “boston keratoprosthesis” in north west Pakistan
Ibrar Hussain 10
Corneal tattooing
Sameera Irfan

73. SYMPOSIUM 31: Cataract 4 6th Oct 2013 Taipan Hall 1000 - 1130
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
Laser Refractive Cataract Surgery : The Procedure
D. Ramamurthy (India) 2
Immediate Effect of Nd-YAG Laser Posterior Capsulotomy On Intraocular Pressure.
Sarfraz Latif 3
Difficulties in Foldable IOL Implantation
Soufia Farrukh 4
Can cataract surgery improve aqueous outflow
Irfan Qayyum Malik 5
The ideal rhexis

74. S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 6
Role of Non-Dominant hand in phaco-cataract surgery
Zia-ul-Mazhry 7
Biometry blunders
Khalid Naimat 8
Effect of low molecular weight heparin (CLEXANE) on congenital cataract surgery
Rizwan Ahmad 9
Dynamic anterior dislocation of crystalline lens: a case report
Naheed Abrejo

75. SEMINAR 11: Retinoblastoma 6th Oct 2013 Mirajan Hall 1000 – 1100
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
Overview of RB
Sorath N Siddique 2
Course of RB in a tertiary care hospital
Saerah Zafar 3
Hight risk histopath features in enucleated eyes in RB
Naima Zaheer 5
Discussion

76. SEMINAR 12: Retina Interactive 6th Oct 2013 Mirajan Hall 1100 – 1200
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
The anatomical and functional success of macular hole surgery- a retrospective audit
Mohamed Mohyudin (UK)
Usman Mehmood (UK) 2
Discussion

77. SYMPOSIUM 32: Orbit 6th Oct 2013 ZAVER Hall 1130 - 1300
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
Current treatment of Thyroid eye disease and outcomes for lateral orbital Decompression for TED
Rizwana Iqbal (UK) 2
Surgical Management of Orbital tumours. Keynote lecture
Ashok Grover (India) 3
A brief experience of Orbital Tumors at AFIO.
Amer Yaqub 4
Step by step approach to manage the blow fracture of orbit
Mohammad Moin 5
Enucleation and Orbital Implant 6
Experience in management of light weight ocular prosthesis.
Zahid Kamal 7
Discussion

78. SYMPOSIUM 33: Paed Ophth 6th Oct 2013 BHURBAN Hall 1130 - 1300
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
NLD obstruction in children
Nusrat Sharif 2
Ahmed glaucoma valve in children
Naima Zaheer 3
Rop screening and treatment services at ASEH
Asad Ali 4
Imp of 3 step test in SO Palsy
Saerah Iqbal 5
Childhood blindness
Shadeb Hassan 6
LVA in children
Anam Akhtar 7
Stray iris in a child 8
Retinoblastoma in a young boy
Saerah Zafar

79. SYMPOSIUM 34: Free Papers 8 6th Oct 2013 Taipan Hall 1130 - 1300
S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 1
Optic nerve head swelling--a diagnostic dilemma
M Kashif Hanif 2
Sahaf Anterior Trab: a solution for difficult Glaucomas
Imran Akram Sahaf 3
Effects of PRP on vision related quality of life (vql) in patients having proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR)
Imran Saleem 4
Trabeculectomy with Mitomycin C made easy using Mazhry’s scleral flap retraction suture for sclerotomy during trabeculectomy
Zia ul Mahry 5
Treatment of NAION. Experience at Eye Department KTH.
Mustafa Iqbal

80. S No
Time
Topic
Speaker 6
Necrotizing scleritis due to syphillis: a case report
Furqan Ahmed 7
Presentation of 3rd n palsy as a late sign of minor head trauma
Farah Islam 8
Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia
Salim Khan 9
Autologus Fascia lata grafting in perforated Mooren’s ulcer
Muhammad Salman Hamza 10
Amblyogenic Laterality in Strabismus Population"
Imran Khalid

81. Lunch
Hrs