Alumni Meeting (Day 1); 29th November 2014 Alumni Meeting 2.00 pm- 4.00 pm The Alumni of LV Prasad Eye Institute Optometrists- Evolution Optometry Alumni - Introduction Workshop on drafting goals: Moderator - Dr. M. Srinivas; Facilitators - Uday Addepalli, Kiran Challa Jayantha Alumni functions and Bye-LAWS Foster solidarity with parental organisations Members and their duties Video Snigdha Workshop 30 min Presentation 10 min (2 min/group) Nagaraju Konda Dr. Prashant Garg Shajan Adolph Convocation (10 min slot allocated for Optometry Alumni inauguration) 5.00 pm - 8.00 pm Talk by Optometry alumni representative Alumni Logo inauguration Alumni plaque presentation Reception Dinner 8.00 pm onwards Scientific Meeting (Day 2); 30th November 2014 Welcome address Session 1 Combined Session: what we learned from the decade that passed Moderator: Dr Sayan Basu & Dr Vivek P Dave 1. Getting ahead of the curve: Recent advances in Keratoconus and corneal biomechanics 20141103_Final draft_NK Dr G Chandra Sekhar 8:00 am – 10:30 am Dr Roberto Pineda 2. Past, present and future of intravitreal antibiotics in endophthalmitis Dr Avinash Pathengay 3. Past and Present of Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery Dr Suryasnata Rath 4. What’s new in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Dr Niranjan K Pehere 5. Lessons from population based studies in glaucoma Dr Ronnie George 6. Outcomes research in eye care Dr Vijaya K Gothwal 7. Translational research in vision science in last decade Prof D Balasubramanian 8. Refining the art of perfection: Cataract and refractive surgery in the last decade Dr Audrey Rostov Session 2: Optometry and Vision Science 11.00 am – 1.00 pm Recent advances in contact lens fitting for irregular cornea Each talk is of 30 minutes duration Shyam Sunder Optometry practice challenges in ophthalmic dispensing – Tricks of trade Prasad Sawant Recent advances in management of patients with low vision Deepak bagga Role of advance diagnostics in optometry practice Mohan Ram Moderator: Dr. Vijaya K Gothwal Session 3: Interactive session 2.00 pm – 3.30 pm Moderator: Dr Kalika Bandamwar Each topic is of 20 minutes duration Optometry council of India Hosted by Shajan Lakshmi Shinde Optometry practice – Hosted by Nagesh Yeshwant Saoji Vision for Optometry at LVPEI hosted by Dr. PremNandini Dr. GN Rao Update on vision science research at LVPEI Hosted by Dr. Rajan Dr. Shrikant Bharadwaj Session 4 Combined Session: What the future beckons 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Each talk is of 10 minutes duration Moderator: Dr Avinash Pathengay & Dr Pravin K Vaddavalli 1. Endoscopy in Ophthalmology – will it change our practice Dr Javed / Dr Rajeev 2. Cell based therapy in Ophthalmology– Future directions Dr Vivek Dave 3. How do we use major RCTs in our patient management Dr Harsha Rao 4. Emerging challenges in eye care – A global perspective Dr GVS Murthy 5. Gene therapy – A hype or a reality Dr S Chakrabarty 6. Intraocular inflammation – what should we expect in near future Dr Soumyava Basu 7. Future of Femtosecond lasers in Ophthalmology Dr Roberto Pineda 8. Radial Deformation Acuity Dr Rajeev Narayanan Vote of Thanks Dr. T P das Venue: Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Novotel - HICC Complex, Near Hitec City, Hyderabad, Tel: 040 6616 3000 20141103_Final draft_NK