Event Date:
23 October 2017
Venue:
Novotel Hotel (Yangon)
Event Time:
8:00 AM ~ 4:00 PM
29th Myanmar Opthalmological Conference was held from 30th to 31st October 2017 at Novotel Hotel, Yangon. 317 Opthalmologists including international speakers were attended. 29 academic papers and topics as well as 14 interesting posters were submitted.On the first day of conference, Prof.Khin Ommar Khine was elected as the president for the next term 2017 - 2019. New EC members for 2017 -2019 were also elected.
Day 1 (30th October 2017 - Monday)Novotel Yangon Max Hotel
| 7:30 am- 8:30 am | Registration (Grand Ball Room) |
| 8:30 am- 9:00 am | Opening Ceremony (Grand Ball Room) Opening Speech by Union Minister of the Ministry of Health and Sports Speech by President of Myanmar Medical Association Speech by President of Myanmar Ophthalmological Society |
| 9:00 am- 10:00 am | Opening of Booths Refreshment (Sponsored by KTZ / Aristovision) |
| Guest Lecture Section | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Prof. Col. Chaw Chaw Khaing |
| 10:00 am- 11:00 am | Stem Cell transplant (Theory and the practice of stem cell transplant) Prof. Friedrich E. Kruse |
| 11:00 am- 12:00 noon | Annual General Meeting |
| 12:00 noon- 1:00 pm | Lunch (Sponsored by KTZ / Aristovision) |
| Cornea and Ocular Surface Section | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Prof. Tin Win |
| 1:00 pm- 1:30 pm | Dry eye & MGD management Prof. Friedrich E. Kruse |
| 1:30 pm-1:45 pm | Perspectives on dry eye management – Treating dry eye with lipid-based drop Dr. Jimmy Lim |
| 1:45pm- 2:00 pm | Endothelial Keratoplasty Dr. Aye Moe Htet |
| 2:00 pm- 2:15 pm | Something different but interesting and challenging in other cornea world Dr. Khin Oo May |
| 2:15 pm- 2:45 pm | Tea Break (Sponsored by KTZ / Aristovision) |
| Public Health and Cataract section | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Prof. Thuzar Han |
| 2:45 pm -3:00 pm | "Prevention of Blindness Activities 2017" Dr. Hla Mar Lar |
| 3:00 pm- 3:15 pm | Surgical strategies for zonular compromise cases Prof. Thu Zar Han |
| 3:15 pm- 3:30 pm | PHACO by LAUREATE Dr.Aung San Win |
| 3:30 pm-3:45 pm | Cataract surgery in Glaucoma patients Dr. Ei Phyu Phyu Zin |
| 3:45 pm- 4:00 pm | Single pass four throw technique for pupilloplasty Dr. May Zun Aung Win |
| 7:00 pm-9:00 pm | Dinner (Sponsored by Alcon) |
Day 2 (31st October 2017 - Tuesday) Novotel Yangon Max Hotel
| Retina and Oculoplastics Section | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Prof. San Myint |
| 9:00 am- 9:15 am | Presurgical Management of Patients with Intraocular foreign body (IOFB) Dr. Wah Wah Lwin |
| 9:15 am-9:30 am | 2 in 1 shock Dr. Ma Ma Yin Min Pann |
| 9:30 am-9:45 am | Challenging uveitis cases Dr. May Zun Aung Win |
| 9:45 am- 10:00 am | Orbital Abscesses Prof. Khin Ommar Khine |
| 10:00 am- 10:15 am | When it is not just a case of chronic dacryocystitis: Dr. Thein Than Htaike |
| 10:15 am-10:45 am | Tea Break (Sponsored by (MTO) Myittar Oo Eye Hospital) |
| Neuro-Ophthalmology Section | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Prof. Than Aung |
| 10:45 am- 11:15 am | Visual Hallucination and Higher Cortical Visual Dysfunction Dr. Thar Thar Oo |
| 11:15 am-11:30 am | A Small Symptom With a Big Problem Dr. Yin Nwe Win |
| 11:30 am- 11:45 pm | Atypical Optic Neuritis Dr. Aye Kyaw Maung |
| 11:45 pm -12:00 noon | Optic neuropathy: Different presentations in real life Dr. Moe San |
| 12:00 noon -1:00 pm | Lunch (Sponsored by American Vision) |
| Paediatric Ophthalmology Section | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Prof. Yee Yee Aung |
| 1:00 pm -1:15 pm | An Introduction to Low Vision Service A. Prof. Than Htun Aung |
| 1:15 pm- 1:30 pm | Neonatal Acute Dacryocystitis Dr. Naing Lin |
| 1:30 pm-1:45 pm | Abnormal Head Posture Dr. Tin Maung Thant |
| 1:45 pm- 2:00 pm | Correction of refractive errors in children Dr. Khine Nwe Ni |
| 2:00 pm- 2:15 pm | Life, Hope and Last Page Prof. Mya Aung |
| 2:15 pm-2:45 pm | Tea Break (Sponsored by Lin Paragu Eye Clinic) |
| Glaucoma Section | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Prof. Khin Aye Soe |
| 2:45 pm -3:00 pm | Why do glaucoma patients go blind? Prof. Than Aung |
| 3:00 pm- 3:15 pm | Trabeculectomy in acute primary angle closure Prof. Col. Chaw Chaw Khaing |
| 3:15 pm- 3:30 pm | Case report: A Patient with advanced glaucoma Prof. Khin Aye Soe |
| 3:30 pm-3:45 pm | XEN A. Prof. Hla Kay Thi |
| 3:45 pm- 4:00 pm | Green and Red diseases in glaucoma A. Prof. Hlaing May Than |
| 7:00 pm-9:00 pm | Dinner (Sponsored by Ashford Laboratories Ltd) |
| Poster Presentations | |
|---|---|
| 1.Behcet’s Disease | Dr. Ei Ei Khine |
| 2.Warning Signs in 3rd CN Palsy | Dr. Mon Mon Yi |
| 3.Fungal endophthalmitis | Dr. Phyu Phyu Thein |
| 4.VKH | Dr. Eaint Hpoo Mon |
| 5.Case series of ocular myasthenia from Mandalay | Dr. Aye Kyaw Maung |
| 6.Serpinginous Choroiditis | Dr. Ei Mon Naing |
| 7.A cosmetic laser injury to the retina | Dr. Zeyar Phyo |
| 8.Pemphigus | Dr. Su Mon Kyaw |
| 9.Retinal macroaneurysm | Dr. Htet Mon Thant |
| 10.Psammomatoid ossifying fibroma | Dr. Zin May Htoon |
| 11.Orbital Angiomyxoma | Dr. Pyae Pyae Thein |
