5th – 6th Sep 2026  |  Hotel Savera, Chennai
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Program Schedule

5th – 6th September 2026 — Hotel Savera, Chennai

Session timings are indicative and may be updated closer to the event. Please check back for the latest programme.

Session 1: Cataract

Moderator: Dr Soundari S

Panelists: Dr Kaladevi Sathish, Dr Kumaran Murugesan, Dr Atheek Shaik

Time Program Details Faculty
09.00 – 09.10 Case Presentation - 1 (Mature Cataract / Subluxated Cataract / Ectopia Lentis)
09.10 – 09.20 Case Discussion
09.20 – 09.30 Case Presentation – 2 (Pseudoexfoliation with Cataract/ Phacodonesis/ Congenital Cataract / Pseudophakia WIT PCO)
09.30 – 09.40 Case Discussion
09.40 – 10.00 OSCE & Discussion
10.00 – 10.20 Key Note Address: Recent Advances in Cataract Surgery - FEMTO & MFIOL Dr Arul Mozhi Varman
10.20 – 10.30 Tea Break

Session 2: Cornea & Refractive

Moderator: Dr Preethi Naveen

Panelists: Dr Vasantha K, Dr Kalpana Suresh, Dr Rama Rajagopal, Dr Josephine Christy

Time Program Details Faculty
10.30 – 10.40 Case Presentation - 1 (Infective Corneal ULCER/PUK/ POST PK)
10.40 – 10.50 Case Discussion
10.50 – 11.00 Case Presentation – 2 (Keratoconus / PMD / FUCHS / LIMBAL Dermoid / Pterygium)
11.00 – 11.10 Case Discussion
11.10 – 11.30 OSCE & Discussion
11.30 – 11.50 Key Note Address - Keratoplasty & CAIRS Dr Soosan Jacob

Session 3: Uvea

Moderator: Dr Dhivya Ashok Kumar

Panelists: Dr Parthapratim Dutta Majumder, Dr Karpagam D

Time Program Details Faculty
11.50 – 12.00 Case Presentation – 1 Uveitis (Posterior Uveitis, Anterior Uveitis, Peripheral Vasculitis)
12.00 – 12.10 Discussion
12.10 – 12.30 Key note Address: - The Uveitis Checklist for Every Resident Dr Parthapratim Dutta Majumder
12.30 – 01.00 Inauguration
01.00 – 01.45 Lunch
01.45 – 02.00 OSCE & Discussion

Session 4: Glaucoma

Moderator: Dr Murali Ariga

Panelists: Dr Mona Khurana, Dr Sharmila N, Dr Narayanan B, Dr Kavitha S

Time Program Details Faculty
02.00 – 02.10 Case Presentations - 1 (POAG & NTG)
02.10 – 02.20 Case Discussion
02.20 – 02.30 Case Presentations - 2 (Post Trab / Neovascular Glaucoma / Sturge Weber Syndrome / Pigment Dispersion Glaucoma/ Peseudoexfoliation Glaucoma)
02.30 – 02.40 Case Discussion
02.40 – 03.00 OSCE & Discussion
03.00 – 03.20 Key Note Address - Angle Closure Disease Dr Kavitha S
03.20 – 03.30 Tea Break

Session 5: Retina

Moderator: Dr Manoj Khatri

Panelists: Dr Kumar Saurabh, Dr Roshni Mohan, Dr Brinda R

Time Program Details Faculty
03.30 – 03.40 Case Presentation - 1 ( NPDR / PDR / RD)
03.40 – 03.50 Case Discussion
03.50 – 04.00 Case Presentation – 2 ( Macular Hole / CSCR / RP / CRVO / BRVO CNVM / ARMD)
04.00 – 04.10 Case Discussion
04.10 – 04.30 OSCE & Discussion
04.30 – 04.50 Key Note Address: Oct Angiography Dr Vasumathy V

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