UPMC Children's at the 5th World Congress of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

UPMC Children’s will be well-represented at the 5th World Congress of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus from July 11 to 13, 2024, with a number of faculty and residents presenting on key topics within pediatric ophthalmology.

Ken K. Nischal, MD (Professor, Division Chief)

Anterior Capsule Management (Presentation)

• 11-Jul, 14:00-15:15
• Hall 2

The Worst Nightmare for an Intraocular Surgeon (Presentation)

• 11-Jul, 17:00-18:00
• Hall 2

Common Systemic Drugs used Topically to Treat Corneal Diseases: Insulin and Losartan (Presentation)

• 13-Jul, 09:00-10:15
• Hall 2
• **ALSO MODERATING THE SESSION: Symposium 2.9 – Emerging Therapeutics for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Digital Health Delivery is not Just Tele-Consults – Thinking Outside the Box (Presentation)

• 13-Jul, 10:45-12:00
• Banquet Hall
• **ALSO MODERATING THE SESSION: Symposium 4.12 – Digital Delivery of Ophthalmic Care: The Who, How, When, and Where

Oliver Beale, MD (Resident)

PRPF31-related Retinitis Pigmentosa and Cystoid Macular Edema: A Cohort Study (Presentation)

• 13-Jul, 10:45-12:00
• Grand Ballroom

Amani Davis, MD (Resident)

1.Steroid-Responsive Subretinal Fibrosis: A New Presentation of ABCA4 in Two Patients (presentation) 

• 13-Jul, 07:30-08:00
• Hall 1

2.Contrast PRVEP: Use as an Indicator in Of Clinical Severity in Pediatric Cataract Treatment

    E-Poster 

Amgad Eldib, MD (Assistant Professor)

Congenital Hypertrophy of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium (CHRPE) - More Than an Incidental Finding (Presentation)

• 13-Jul, 13:15-14:30
• Hall 1

Meghal Gagrani, MD (Assistant Professor)

NLD Evaluation in Children (Presentation)

• 13-Jul, 08:00-09:00
• Hall 3

Free Paper Session  3, Strabismus (Moderator)

• 12 July, 13:15 - 14:30
•  Hall 1

Richard Hagan, PhD (Director, Electrophysiology)

Reduced protocol mfERG in Pediatrics (Presentation)

• 11-Jul, 11:30-12:45
• Hall 2

Ellen Mitchell, MD (Assistant Professor)

Approach to a Patient with Pediatric NMJ Disorders (Presentation)

• 11-Jul, 17:00-18:00
• Hall 3

Pediatric IIH: The US Approach

• 13-July, 16:45-17:45
• Hall 1
• **ALSO MODERATING THE SESSION: Symposium 1.10 – The Swollen Disc

Preeti Patil, MD (Associate Professor)

Surgical Management of Horizontal Face Turn & AHP in Nystagmus with and without Strabismus (Presentation)

• 12-Jul, 10:45-12:00
• Hall 2

Symposium 3.8 – Cortical Visual Impairment (Moderator)

• 12-Jul 13:15-14:30
• Hall 3

Hannah L. Scanga, MS, CGC (Supervisor, Genetic Counseling)

Symposium 2.1 – Genetic and Molecular Advances in Pediatric Ophthalmology (Moderator)

• 11-Jul, 09:45-11:00
• Hall 2

Symposium 4.6 – Ocular Genetics for Those Who Do Not Have Access to Testing (Moderator)

• 12-Jul, 09:00-10:15
• Banquet Hall

ATAD3A-Related Isolated Congenital Cataracts: Expanding the Disease Presentation and Spectrum (Presentation)

• 13-Jul, 07:30-08:00
• Hall 1

Symposium 2.8 – Ophthalmic Pentathlon (Participant)

• 13-Jul, 08:00-09:00
• Hall 2

Ocular Signs of Smooth Muscle Dysfunction Syndrome and TAAD (Presentation)

• 13-Jul, 13:15-14:30
• Hall 1

Unilateral High Myopia and Recurrent Retinal Detachment Associated with a De Novo COL2A1 Missense Variant (Poster)