OSI

Dry Eye Masterclass & Symposium 2025

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27-28 March 2025
Copthorn Țara Hotel, Kensington, London
10 Interactive Workshops
Worldleading Experts

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Thursday 27th of March

08:00-09:00Coffee & Registration
08:50-08:55Welcome & IntroductionMr. Samer Hamada
09:00-09:30Dry Eye: Lessons from the Past, Innovations for the FutureMr. Samer Hamada
09:00-09:10The History of Dry EyeMs. Sarah Farrant
09:10-09:20Innovation – what, why and how?Prof. Tor Paaske Utheim
09:20-09:30Discussion
09:30-10:00Ocular Surface and Corneal BiologyProf. Rohit Shetty
09:30-09:40Nerve Tracking in Ocular Surface Disease Dr. Pooja Khamar
09:40-09:50Biology of Cornea Scar & its Therapeutic Intervention Dr. Arkashubra Ghosh
09:50-10:00Epithelial Maps a Surrogate Marker of Ocular Surface Dr. Pooja Khamar
10:00-10:30Immunology and Ocular SurfaceProf. Rohit Shetty
10:00-10:10Impact of Dendritic cells & T cells in Ocular SurfaceDr. Swaminathan Sethu
10:10-10:20Biology of how Immunomodulators workDr. Swaminathan Sethu
10:20-10:30Autophagy & its role in Dry EyeDr. Swaminathan Sethu & Dr. Rohit Shetty
10:30-11:00Networking Coffee Break
11:00-12:00Sight Club-Optometry v Ophthalmology Debate BattleMr. Brian Tompkins
11:00-11:15“Baby shampoo is fine to use”Mr. Piyus Tanna vs Mr. Saj Khan
11:15-11:30“We don’t need grafts if we fit a CL”Mr. Cian Gildea vs Mr. Ankur Barua
11:30-11:45“Contact lens wear should be maximum 8 hours”Dr Keyur Patel vs Ms. Tina Khanam
11:45-11:55Discussion
11:55-12:40Beyond the Drops: Nutrition, Menopause & Science
11:55-12:10Nourish Your Eyes: The Ultimate Dry Eye Diet & Supplement GuideMr. Rolando Toyos
12:10-12:25Dry Eye in MenopauseMs. Nikolina Budimlija
12:25-12:40HRT in Menopause: Pros and ConsDr. Theodora Kalentzi
12:40-13:00Keynote Lecture-Michael O’Keeffe Memorial “Innovation in Diagnostic and Therapeutics in Paediatric Ocular Surface Disease”Prof. Ken Nischal
13:00-14:00Lunch and Networking
14:00-17:30Afternoon Workshops
Workshop Facilitated by Visufarma Prof. Sai Kolli
Workshop Facilitated by Bausch & Lomb “Facts & Myths” on Dry Eye DiseaseProf. Tor Paaske Utheim
Workshop Facilitated by KestrelMr. Connan Tam
15.30-16:00Networking Coffee Break
Workshop Facilitated by TopconMr. Johnson Neo
Workshop Facilitated by Vision MatrixDr. Diya Baker
DRY EYE MASTERCLASS & SYMPOSIUM

Friday 28th of March

08:00-09:00Coffee & Registration
08:50-09:00Welcome & IntroductionMr. Samer Hamada
09:00-09:30Clinical Applications and Patient OutcomesProf. Rohit Shetty
09:00-09:10Biomarker Pathfinder in your ClinicDr. Arkashubra Ghosh & Dr. Rohit Shetty
09:10-09:20Biological Cleansing! A New Dimension in pre/post Surgery Dr. Rohit Shetty & Dr. Swaminathan Sethu
09:20-09:30Why don’t my patients have’ wow’ post Refractive Surgery? Dr. Pooja Khamar & Dr. Arkashubra Ghosh
09:30-10:00Interdisciplinary ApproachesProf. Rohit Shetty
09:30-09:40“Mindfulness” & Ocular Surface Prof. Rohit Shetty
09:40-09:50Ocular Pain & Binocular Single Vision Nexus Dr. Pooja Khamar
09:50-10:00Discussion
10:00-10:30Breaking -Through Bottlenecks when Growing Dry Eye ClinicsMr. Rod Solar
Round Table Discussion chaired by Mr. Rod Solar with Mr Rolando Toyos, Mr. Samer Hamada, Mr. Connan Tam and Ms. Sarah Tarrant.
10:30-11:00Networking Coffee Break
11:00-12:00Innovative Therapies for Dry Eye: Evidence-Based Insights on IPL, LLLTand NutritionProf.Sai Kolli
11:00-11:15IPL Therapy for Dry Eye: A Clinician’s Guide to Evidence- Based UseDr. Trusit Dave 
11:15-11:30Lighting the Way: Evidence-Based Use of LLLT in Dry Eye ManagementProf. James Wolffsohn
11:30-11:45Evidence-Based Dietary Approaches for Treating Dry Eye DiseaseProf. Sai Kolli
11:45-12:00Discussion
12:00-13:00“What to do when the drops don’t work”Mr. Ankur Barua 
12:00-12:15Use of Insulin and Intracanalicular AMTMr. Hatch Mukherjee
12:15-12:30Corneal NeurotisationMr. Samer Hamada
12:30-12:45Alternative methods to keep the Ocular Surface healthy; novel and known surgical approaches – a case based approach Ms. Bita Mansouri & Mr. Jack Gormley
12:45-13:00Discussion
13:00-14:00Lunch & Networking
14:00-17:00Afternoon Workshops
Workshop Facilitated by ScopeMs. Laura Maubon
Workshop Facilitated by Daybreak MedicalMr. Rolando Toyos
Workshop Facilitated by Rayner Mr. Ankur Barua & Ms. Priya Udani
15.30-16:00Networking Coffee Break
Workshop Facilitated by Hanson Medical Prof. Ken Nischal
Workshop Facilitated by Body Doctor Ms. Purvi Thomson

Navigating the Challenges of Private Practice

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Challenges of Private PracticeCOMING SOON

Navigating the Challenges of Private Practice

OSI & SCOPE

Navigating the Challenges of Private Practice: Insights for Ophthalmologists – Glaucoma and Cataract

20 April 2024
Radisson Vanderbilt Hotel in London

PROGRAMME

Cataract and Glaucoma Surgery in Private practice
Ms Laura Crawley, Consultant at Imperial College and London Clinic

Private practice – Worth the Pain?
Ms Bita Manzouri, Consultant at Queen’s Hospital and the Holly private

Lessons learned in Private practice
Ms Masara Laginaf, Consultant at OCL Vision, London

Non surgical ocular surface treatments in private practice
Ms Nikolina Budimlija, Consultant at IOES, Waterford

Over coming challenges faced in Private Practice
Mr Samer Hamada, Consultant, Director Eye clinic London & Editor OSI

Patient Acquisition and Retention
Rod Solar, Founder and Fractional CMO of Livesey Solar

OSI Symposium and Dry Eye Masterclass March 2023 – Itinerary

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OSI Symposium and Dry Eye Masterclass 2023 - Itinerary
OSI Symposium and Dry Eye Masterclass 2023 – Itinerary
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OSI Dry Eye Master Class

Friday 24th of March

Course Directors: Mr Samer Hamada, Mr Arthur Cummings, Prof Rohit Shetty

08:00-9:00Coffee & Registration
08:50-09:00Welcome & Introduction
09:00-11:50Dry Eye Masterclass – Theory & Discussions
09:00-09:10Classification and Subclassification
Miss Sonia Trave-Huarte
09:10-09:20  How to make the right diagnosis?
Prof. James Wolffsohn
09:20-09:30Dry eye Masquerades
Mr. Ankur Barua
09:30-09:50Discussion/Round Table
Moderator: Mr. Arthur Cummings
Panel: Prof. James Wolffsohn
Miss Sonia Trave-Huarte
Mr. Ankur Barua
09:50 – 10:00At home therapies
Mr. Connan Tam
10:00-10:10  In-Office therapies
Mr. Brian Tompkins
10:10-10:20Rosacea blepharitis
Miss Nikolina Budimjila
10:20-10:30Biologics and Beyond: When and how
Mr. Arthur Cummings
10:30-11:00Discussion/Round Table
Moderator: Prof. Rohit Shetty
Panel: Miss Nikolina Budimjila
Mr. Brian Tompkins Arthur Cummings
Mr. Connan Tam
11:00-11:30Coffee Break
11:30-11:50Top Tips by the Experts
Moderator: Mr. Samer Hamada
Panel: Prof. James Wolffsohn
Mr. Arthur Cummings
Prof. Rohit Shetty
Mr. Ankur Barua
Miss Nikolina Budimjila
11:50-17:10Dry Eye Masterclass – Interactive Workshops
11:50-12:00Introduction to workshops
Mr. Samer Hamada

Workshops:
• Diagnostics
• Treatment IPL
• Treatment Others (Plugs, Debridment and Probing)
• Case-Based Discussions

Workshops will be run by :
Prof. James Wolffsohn
Miss Sonia Trave-Huarte
Mr. Connan Tam
Miss Nikolina Budimjila
Mr. Arthur Cummings
Mr. Samer Hamada
Mr. Ankur Barua
Mr. Jack Gormley.

All workshops are supported by our industry sponsors:
Scope
Daybreak Medical
Hanson Instruments
Vision Matrix
Bodydoctor
Trukera
Rayner

12:00-13:00Workshops Session1
12:00-12:30Workshop 1
12:30-13:00Workshop 2
13:00-14:00Lunch Break
14:00-15:30Workshops Session2
14:00-14.30Workshop 3
14:30-15:00Workshop 4
15:00-15:30Workshop 5
15:30-16:00Coffee Break
16:00-17:30Workshops Session3
16:00-16:30Workshop 6
16:30-17:00Workshop 7
17:00-17:10Close
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OSI 5th Annual Symposium

Saturday 25th of March

Course Directors: Mr Samer Hamada, Mr Arthur Cummings, Prof Rohit Shetty

08:00-8:50Coffee & Registration
08:50-09:00Welcome & Introduction
09:00-09:50Best Practice: Show me the evidence!
09:00-09:10Impact of diet & nutrition in ocular surface inflammation
Dr. Pooja Khama & Dr. Swaminathan Sethu
09:10-09:20Tear biomarkers in clinical practice
Prof. Rohit Shetty & Dr. Swaminathan Sethu
09:20-09:30Vitamin D receptors & it’s impact on ocular surface health
Dr. Swaminathan Sethu & Dr. Pooja Khamar
09:30-09:50Discussion/Round Table
Moderator: David Lockington
Panel: Prof. Rohit Shetty
Dr. Swaminathan Sethu
Dr. Pooja Khamar
09:50-10:45Ocular surface disease in the community
Lead by Miss Sonia Trave-Huarte
09:50-10:00Prosthetic CL for amblyopia or trauma, High-power soft CL for aphakia, BCL for wound healing/epithelial protection
Ms. Silvia Gallo
10:00-10:10Scleral lenses for keratoconus, Therapeutic BCLs after corneal debridement
Mr. Alberto Recchioni
10:10-10:20Modern empirical methods of scleral fitting including impression moulding
Miss Jennifer McMahon
10:20-10:30Management of anterior surface conditions
Ms. Sarah Farrant
10:30-10:45Discussion/Round table
Moderator: Miss Sonia Trave-Huarte
Panel: Mr. Alberto Recchioni
Ms. Silvia Gallo
Ms. Jennifer McMahon
Ms. Sarah Farrant
10:45-11:15Coffee Break
11:15-11:45Key Note Lecture 1 : “NOISE” in our judgment of ocular surface disease
Prof. Rohit Shetty
11:45-12:45What is new and innovative?
11:45-11:55MMP & Collagen nexus – Can we control it?
Dr. Swaminathan Sethu & Dr. Pooja Khamar
11:55-12:05Autophagy & Trehalose in inflammation modulation
Dr. Swaminathan Sethu & Dr. Pooja Khamar
12:05-12:15Desiccation model of dry eye & its translational implication
Dr. Swaminathan Sethu & Dr. Pooja Khamar
12:15-12:25Genes, ocular inflammation & gene therapy – The future!
Dr. Pooja Khamar
12:25-12:45Discussion/Round Table
Moderator: Mr. Arthur Cummings
Panel: Prof. Rohit Shetty
Dr. Swaminathan Sethu
Dr. Pooja Khamar
12:45-13:45Lunch Break
13:45-14:15Memorial Lecture for Prof. Michael O’Keeffe: Making a difference
Mr. Arthur Cummings
14:15-15:00Corneal neuropathy latest developments
14:15-14:25Corneal nerve tracking & it’s role in newer refractive procedures
Dr. Pooja Khamar
14:25-14:35Corneal hypothesia
Mr. Ankur Barua
14:35-14:45Aviation as a model for refractive surgery – The need for standardisation of training for refractive surgeons
Mr. Arthur Cummings
14:45-15:00Discussion/Round Table
Moderator: Mr. David Lockington
Panel: Mr. Arthur Cummings
Mr. Ankur Barua
Prof. Harminder Dua
Dr. Pooja Khamar
15:00-15:30Coffee Break
15:30–17:00Beyond DED
15:30-15:45How to set up a successful dry eye practice?
Mr. David Lockington
15:45-15:55A message from your patient
Ms. Shakira Elliott
15:55-16:10Holistic approach to dry eye
Mr. Samer Hamada
16:10-16:25The role of functional medicine
Dr. Sharief Ibrahim
16:25-16:50Discussion/Round Table : New horizons in DED managment
Moderator: Mr. Samer Hamada
Panel: Mr. David Lockington
Mr. Arthur Cummings
Dr. Sharief Ibrahim
Prof. Rohit Shetty
16:50-17:00CLOSING REMARKS
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