OSWI 2023 Congress Programme

4.30 pm – 5.30 pm – Annual General Meeting (AGM)

6.00 p.m. – 9.00 pm – Sponsors Cocktail Evening

• Welcome Remarks                   – Dr. Rajrishi Sharma
• Introduction of Sponsors        – 2 mins each
• Vote of Thanks

6am – Transfer to BPEI (Berrocal Auditorium)

6.30am to 7.00am – Breakfast

7.00 am to 8.30 am – Session 1 BPEI Grand Rounds
Big Eyes: Surgery In Challenging Situations – Dr Vandana Persad,
Faculty discussants Dr Elena Bitrian and Dr Alana Grajewski.

8.30 pm – 9.30 pm – Opening Ceremony

8.30am – 9.30am –  Opening Ceremony
8.30am – 8.33am –   President’s Remarks -Dr. Rajrishi Sharma
8.33 am – 8.36 am – Host Welcome – Dr. Arindel Maharaj
8.36 am – 8.39 am – Intro of Dean of University of Miami – Dean Henri Ford
8.39 am – 8.42 am – Intro of Chair of BPEI & GTML Speaker -Dr. Arindel Maharaj
8.42 am – 9.02 am – Ophthalmic Education In The Metaverse -Dr. Eduardo Alfonso
9.02 am – 9.05 am – Vote of thanks by Dr Terrence Allan
9.05am –  9.10am  – Group Photo

9.30 am to 10.30 am – Session 2 Cornea Session Chairperson: Dr Deo Singh
9.30 am – 9.42 am –   The Triple DMEK Pearls & Pitfalls – Dr Ellen Koo
9.42 am – 9.54 am –   Superhero Approach To Corneal Melting – Dr David Lockington
9.54 am – 10.06 am – A Structured Approach To Corneal Vessels – Dr David Lockington
10.06 am – 10.18 am – Corneal Tidbits – Dr Josh Ramkissoon
10.18am – 10.30am –   Q&A

10.30am – 11.00am – COFFEE
11.00 am – 12.00 noon – Session 3 Glaucoma Session Chairperson: Dr Robin Seemongal Dass
11.00 am – 11.12 am – Use Of OCT To Diagnose & Monitor Glaucoma – Dr Luis Vazque
11.12 am – 11.24 am – Glaucoma In Trinidad Angles & Waves Dr Robin Seemongal-Dass
11.24 am – 11.36 am – More Than You Bargained For, Management of Over-Filtration – Dr Kaiawa Clarke
11.36 am – 11.48 am – Updates In Pediatric Glaucoma Surgery – Dr Alana Grajewski
11.48 am – 12 noon   – Q&A

12.00noon – 12.30 pm – Session 4 Free Paper Session Chairperson – Dr Dawn Russell-Hermanns
12.00 noon – 12.08 pm – Association of Prevalence and Severity of Visual;Impairment with Demographic Factors for 2011 Census
                                             Respondents from Trinidad and Tobago – David O’Connor
12.08 pm – 12.16 pm –    Drug Allergies – Dr Claude Cowan
12.16 pm – 12.24 pm –    DM Ophthalmology Programme – Prof. Lizette Mowatt
12.24 pm – 12.30 pm –    Q & A

12.30 pm – Return to Hotel

1.00 pm to 2.30 pm – Lunch and Sponsors

2.30 pm – 3.10 pm – Session 5 Surgical Video Symposium (4 mins, narrated) Chairperson: Dr Rajrishi Sharma
2.30 pm – 2.34 pm – Hyaloid Elevation – Dr Ronnie Bhola
2.34 pm – 2.38 pm – Capsulorhexis – Dr Ronnie Bhola
2.38 pm – 2.42 pm – IOL Fixation Without Capsular Support – Dr Sherwin Benskin                                                                                    2.42 pm – 2.46 pm – XEN Ab Ex MMC – Dr Arindel Maharaj

3.10 pm – 4.30 pm – Great Debates
Glaucoma –  PI (Dr Dharmendra Shah) vs Lense Extraction For Primary Angle Closure (Dr Kiaiwa Clarke)
Cornea –        PKP (Dr Deo Singh) vs  DALK In Keratoconus (Dr Josh Ramkissoon)
Cataract –      Bilateral Sequential Cataract Surgery (Dr Leon Vaughan) vs Staggered Surgery (Dr Hazel Shillingford-Ricketts)
                          No Intracameral Injections For Cataract Surgery (Dr Donovan Calder) vs Using Intracameral Antibiotics Cataract                                Surgery (Dr Shailendra Sugrim)
Retina    –      Non-Center DME: Anti VEGF (Dr Dawn Russell-Hermanns) vs Laser (Dr. Ronnie Bhola)
                          Vitreous Haemorrhage Secondary to PDR: Anti VEGF and laser (Dr Charles  Pierce) vs Early Vitrectomy                                                (Dr Dawn Russell-Hermanns)

5.30 pm to 8.00 pm – OSWI Night with the Sponsors

7.00am – Transfer to BPEI (Berrocal Auditorium)
7.00am – 8.00am – Breakfast
8.00 am – 9.00 am – Session 6 Cataract Session 1 Chairperson: Dr Shivanand Ramdeen
8.00 am – 8.12 am – Cataract Surgery And Irregular Corneas – Dr Ellen Koo
8.12 am – 8.24 am – Attitudes to Adjuncts And The Small Pupil – Dr David Lockington
8.24 am – 8.36 am – Cataract & Uveitis – Dr Stephanie Llop
8.36 am – 8.48 am – Navigating Trouble In The Milky Way Dr Shivanand Ramdeen
8.48am – 9.00am – Q&A

9.00am to 10.00am – Session 7 Retina Session Chairperson: Prof. Lizette Mowatt
9:00am – 9:07 am – Juvenile Retinoschisis, Case Series – Dr. Rajrishi Sharma
9:08 am – 9:15 am – Ophthalmological Profile Of Sickle Cell Patients At The UHWI – Prof Lizette Mowatt
9:15am -9:22 am – Q&A

9:22am -9:32 am – Paediatric Retinal Surgery – Dr. Audina Berrocal
9:32am -9:42 am – Tractional Retinal Detachment: My Tips And Tricks – Dr. Luis Haddock
9:42am – 9:52am – A Trini Back Flip- Quick Bimanual Scissors Surgery – Dr. Ronnie Bhola
9:53am -10:00am – Q&A

10.00am -10.30am – COFFEE
10.30 am – 11.30 am – Session 8 Residents Competition Chairperson: Dr Terrence Allan

10.30 am – 10.38 am – Triple Threat – Melanoma, Pheochromocytoma And GIST – Dr Jessica Yap
10.38 am – 10.46 am – A Prospective Study of the Use of Low-Dose Atropine For Myopia Control In a West Indian Setting –
Dr. Rajiv Seemongal-Dass
10.46am – 10.54am – Pachydermoperiostosis – Dr. Adeola Field
10.54am – 11.02am – Three Cases Of Thygeson’s Superficial Punctate Keratitis in T&T – Dr. Alyssa Singh
11.02am – 11.10am – COVID And The Cataracts – Dr. Tamara Traboulay
11.10am – 11.18am – An Assessment Of The Prevalence Of Eye Disease -Diabetic Patient Study – Dr. Tricia Cave-Knight
11.18am – 11.30am – Q&A

11.30am – 12.00pm – Session 9 Oculoplastics Session Chairperson: Dr. Nathan Blessing

11.30am – 11.42am – Updates On Histopathologic Diagnosis Of Orbital Tumors – Dr. Sander Dubovy
11.42am – 11.55am – Updates On Intraocular Tumors – Dr. Basil Williams
11.55am – 12 noon – Q&A

12.00pm – 12.30pm – Session 10 Uveitis Session Chairperson: Dr. Nilesh Persad

12.00pm – 12.10pm – Updates on Genetic Testing in Uveitis – Dr. Janet Davis
12.10pm – 12.20pm – Uveitic Macular Edema – Dr. Stephanie Llop
12.20pm – 12.25pm – Q&A

12.30pm – Return to Hotel

1.00pm to 2.30pm – Lunch & Sponsors

2.30pm to 3.45pm – Session 11 Ophthalmic Surgical “Mishap” Videos
Panel Discussion: Dr Shivanand Ramdeen, Dr Rajrishi Sharma, Dr Sherwin Benskin, Dr Ronnie Bhola, and Dr Deo Singh.
– Small Pupil
– Capsule Fibrosis
– Zonular Dehiscence
– Iris Prolapse
– Vitreous Loss
– Brunescent Cataract
– Polar Cataract
– Morgagnian Cataract
– Choroidals Intraop
– Posterior Misdirection Intraop
– Refractive IOL

3.45 pm – 4.15 pm – Session 12 Medical Litigation – MPS
 The Ayes Have it. Medico Legally Can We Ever See Clearly  -Dr Brian Charles

4.05 pm – 5.10 pm – Session 13 Poster Presentation & Judging
Judges: (Dr Arindel Maharaj, Dr David Lockington, and Dr Shailendra Sugrim)
4.05 pm – 4.10 pm – Comparing Atypical Optic Neuritis and Demyelinating Disease in Middle-Aged Males: A Case Study –
                                     Dr. Candice Sampath
4.10 pm – 4.15 pm – Outcome of Comparison of Two Cases of Tectonic Scleral Lamellar Grafting for Necrotizing Scleritis After
                                     Pterygium Surgery – Dr Celeste Hinds
4.15 pm – 4.20 pm – A Case Report of Nuclear Scleritis in T&T – Dr Ari Persad
4.20 pm – 4.25 pm – Pediatric Cataracts – Dr Alyssa Singh
4.25 pm – 4.30 pm – An Investigation Into the Availability of Low Vision Resources
                                     in the Major Public Hospitals of T&T – Dr Tarini Mahase
4.30 pm – 4.35 pm – Choriocapillaris Perfusion Maintained Stable in Response to 8 Weeks of High-Speed Circuit Training in Older
                                     Healthy Adults. – Dr Ava Simms
4.35 pm – 4.40 pm – Ground Dog Day – Dr Debra Bartholomew
4.40 pm – 4.45 pm – Prevalence and Severity of Visual Impairment in the Pediatric of T&T Associated With Factors Using 2011
                                     Census Data – David O’Connor
4.45 pm – 4.50 pm – Occupational Sedentary Behavior of Ophthalmologists – Dr Alex Fraser
4.50 pm – 4.55 pm – A Retrospective Analysis of the Patients Who Underwent Cataract Surgery Under GA for the Year 2022
                                    – Dr. Kieran Traboulay
4.55 pm – 5.00 pm – Surgeon Perception of Local Anesthesia vs Local with Sedation for Cataract – Dr Rajiv Seemongal-Dass
5.00 pm -5.05 pm – A HAART-y Resolution: Regression of AIDS-associated Ocular Kaposi Sarcoma Following the Initiation of                                             Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy – Dr Cheyanne Francis
5.05 pm – 5.10 pm – Temporal Efficacy and Sterility Testing of Povidone-Iodine om an Open Bottle – Dr Akil Hinds
5.30 pm to 8.00 pm -OSWI Lime with the Sponsors

7.00am – Transfer to BPEI – BPEI ORs

7.00am to 8.00am – Breakfast

8.00 am to 12.00 pm – Ophthalmic Surgery Wetlabs

DMEK/DSEK– Dr. Ellen Koo/Dr. Josh Ramkissoon/Dr Nigel Barker
MIGS – Hydrus & OMNI – ALCON, Sight Sciences, and OCULUS Surgical
Cataract surgery With Phaco Emulsification & using Miloop ALCON & ZEISS (2 rooms) – Dr Shivanand Ramdeen, 
Dr Krishna Kishor, and Dr Donovan Calder
Oculoplastics Suturing – Dr Nathan Blessing

12.30 pm – Return to Hotel

6 pm Transfer to Rusty Pelican Restaurant

7 pm to 10.00 pm – Presidents Dinner

Closing remarks by Dr Eduardo Alfonso
Closing remarks by Dr Arindel Maharaj
Vote of thanks    by  Dr Rajrishi Sharma