MYOPIA CONCLAVE 2.0
The World’s Largest Immersive Myopia Event
Global Metaverse Experience | World Optometry Day 2026
Join renowned experts from 45+ countries on one immersive 3D platform for a complete Myopia Mastery Journey — from fundamentals to advanced clinical practice and future innovations.
🗓 23 March 2026
⏰ 2:00 PM – 11:20 PM (GST)
🌐 Immersive 3D Metaverse Platform
🎓 CME by Dubai Health Authority (Under Process)
Organized by United Optometrist Forum (UOF)
Highlights
🌍 Global Faculty • One Virtual Stage
🎓 Complete Myopia Mastery
🎬 Captain Clear: Rise of the Blur Monster — First 3D Myopia Edutainment Movie
🎤 Voice of Vision + Biggest Announcement of 2026
⚔️ Debate & Expert Discussions
🛠 Live Clinical Workshop
🌐 Fully Immersive Metaverse Experience
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About
Speakers
Agenda
- Auditorium-1
- 2:00 PM - 2:10 PM
Opening ceremony
Introduction by Swarna Kamal - President , UOF
National Anthem - Team UOF
Opening ceremony talk : Chief Guest : Dr Rajeev Prasad
National Anthem - Team UOF
Opening ceremony talk : Chief Guest : Dr Rajeev Prasad
- Auditorium-1
- 2:11 PM - 3:05 PM
Session 1 : How to Determine and Manage Myopia Development and Progression
14:11 – 14:23 Measuring Myopia Risk Factors in the Clinic : : Dr.Gareth Lingham
14:23 – 14:35 Understanding Myopia Rebound: Evidence, Predictors, and Prevention : : Dr Loren Rose
14:35 – 14:47 Predicting Myopia Progression: How Useful Are Risk Calculators in Clinical Practice? : : Dr.Carla Lanca
14:47 – 14:59 Interventions for controlling Myopia onset and progression 2025 : : Dr. Mark Bullimore
14:59 – 15:05 Panel Discussion : : Dr.Carla Lanca
14:23 – 14:35 Understanding Myopia Rebound: Evidence, Predictors, and Prevention : : Dr Loren Rose
14:35 – 14:47 Predicting Myopia Progression: How Useful Are Risk Calculators in Clinical Practice? : : Dr.Carla Lanca
14:47 – 14:59 Interventions for controlling Myopia onset and progression 2025 : : Dr. Mark Bullimore
14:59 – 15:05 Panel Discussion : : Dr.Carla Lanca
- Auditorium-1
- 3:06 PM - 3:16 PM
Session 2 : Session By EUNOIA MED
15:06 – 15:16 Red-Light Therapy - Real World Evidence for Global Adoption : : Dr Sanil Joseph
- Auditorium-1
- 3:27 PM - 4:11 PM
Session 3 : Eye Structure, Growth Dynamics, and Emmetropization Process
15:17 – 15:29 Anatomical Changes in the Growing Eye: Understanding Emmetropization : : Dr Zoelfigar Mohamed
15:29 – 15:41 Axial Length in Clinical Practice: Thresholds, Red Flags, and Monitoring Strategies : : Bruce Williams
15:41 – 15:53 The Pre-Myopic Eye: How to Counsel, Monitor, and Intervene : : Dr. Marino Formenti
15:53 – 16:05 Neurobiological Framework of Myopia: The Role of the Amacrine Cells : : Prof. Paolo Nucci
16:05 – 16:11 Panel Discussion : : Dr Zoelfigar Mohamed
- Auditorium-2
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Debate and discussion : Should We Treat Pre-Myopes?
Dr. Rizwana Hussaindeen
Dr. Carla Lanca
Prof. Rigmor Baraas
Dr. Gazi Reaz Rahman
- Auditorium-1
- 4:12 PM - 4:32 PM
Session 4 : Session by EUYUN CARE VISION & EQUIPMENT SOLUTIONS
16:12 – 16:32 Myopia Evaluation in Clinical Practice: Cycloplegic vs Non-Cycloplegic Methods : : Sharath Raj S
- Auditorium-1
- 4:33 PM - 5:39 PM
Session 5 : Evaluating Myopia and Long-Term Complications
16:33 – 16:45 Myopia Evaluation in Clinical Practice: Cycloplegic vs Non-Cycloplegic Methods : : Dr.Síofra Harrington
16:45 – 16:57 Adult Myopia Progression and Management Strategies : : Dr.Pavan Kumar Verkicharla
16:57 – 17:09 When Myopia Isn’t the Whole Story: ERG in Detecting Inherited Retinal Disease : : Dr. Andy Malem
17:09 – 17:21 Syndromic Myopia : How and what we will do? : : Dr Ramesh Kekunya
17:21 – 17:33 Binocular Vision in Myopia Management : : Diana Mohamed
17:33 – 17:39 Panel Discussion : : Mohamad Hout
- Auditorium-2
- 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
MOVIE PREMIERE
Myopia Movie
The Captain Clear : Rise of Myopia Monstere Captain Cleara Monster
- Auditorium-1
- 5:39 PM - 6:09 PM
Session 6 : Session By ESSILORLUXOTTICA
17:39 – 18:09 Essilor Stellest: Latest Clinical Update : : Dr. Raheela Shah
- Auditorium-1
- 6:10 PM - 6:52 PM
Session 7 : Global and Regional Myopia Trends: Implications for Clinical Practice
18:10 – 18:22 Myopia Screening in Public Health: Standards, Challenges, and Opportunities : : Dr. Erick Encampira
18:22 – 18:34 Patterns of Myopia Progression in Childhood: Evidence for Clinical Practice : : Irene Sophia Joseph
18:34 – 18:46 Myopia in the Middle East: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Regional Insight : : Dr. Muteb Alanazi
18:46 – 18:52 Panel Discussion : : Irene Sophia
- Auditorium-1
- 6:53 PM - 7:53 PM
Session 8 : Session by ZEISS vision care mea
18:53 - 19:23 ZEISS MyoCare - Real Life Performance : : Dr. Ali Abdul Razzaq Al-Mefreji
19:23 - 19:53 ZEISS Myopia Management Collective - Next Generation Innovations : : Dr. Peter Essig
- Auditorium-1
- 7:54 PM - 8:14 PM
Session 9 : Session By AMICO GROUP
19:54 - 20: 14 : ALCON Toric Contact Lenses : : Mr.Tanios Gerges
- Auditorium-1
- 8:16 PM - 9:34 PM
Session 10 : Evidence-Based Interventions for Myopia Control
20:16 – 20:28 Addressing the Global Epidemic with Novel Clinical Approaches : : Dr. Elizabeth Chetty
20:28 – 20:40 Multifocal Soft Contact Lenses for the Treatment of Myopia Progression : : Iryn Gan
20:40 – 20:52 How were myopia control spectacles developed : : Dr.Rafael Iribarren
20:52 – 21:04 RLRL Therapy in Paediatric Myopia: Treatment Response, Safety, and Monitoring : : Prof. HE, Mingguang
21:04 – 21:16 Low-Dose Atropine in Myopia Control: Is 0.01% Enough? : : Dr. Imran Jawaid
21:16 – 21:28 Early-Onset High Myopia: Clinical Challenges and Management Pathways : : Dr David NG
21:28 – 21:34 Panel Discussion : : Rizwana Hussaindeen
- Auditorium-1
- 9:34 PM - 10:04 PM
Session 11 : Session By ESSILORLUXOTTICA
21:34 – 22:04 The Continuum of Myopia Care : : Dr. Mark Bullimore
- Auditorium-1
- 10:05 PM - 11:11 PM
Session 12: The Future of Myopia Care: Digital Tools, AI, & New Clinical Models
22:05 – 22:17 Next-Generation Diagnostics: Digital Biomarkers and Advanced Imaging for Myopia : : Jagrut Lallu
22:17 – 22:29 A novel computerized adaptive testing (CAT) system to measure the QoL impact of myopia interventions : : Professor Ecosse Lamoureux & Dr. Eva Fenwick
22:41 – 22:53 Myopia Navigator : A game Changer in Myopia Management : : Mariam Jabbar
22:53 – 23:05 Cyan light - A potential strategy for slowing myopia progression in children : : Dr Ranjay Chakraborty
23:05 – 23:11 Panel Discussion : : Dr. Thanuja Panicker
- Auditorium-1
- 11:12 PM - 11:20 PM
Session 13 : CLOSING CEREMONY & VOTE OF THANKS
Closing ceremony - Team UOF
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