5^thGlobal Pediatric Ophthalmology Congress

About the conference

                                                        5^th Global Pediatric Ophthalmology Congress

                        The world's largest Optometry Conference and Gathering for the Research Community:

                                         Join the 5^th Global Pediatric Ophthalmology Congress

                                  which is going to  be held during March 02-03, 2020 at Rome, Italy

On behalf of the organizing committee, we hope you will join us for an exciting and stimulating meeting!

Pediatric Ophthalmology 2020 Scientific Committee will be honored to welcome you to the 5^th Global Pediatric Ophthalmology Congress to be held during March 02-03, 2020 at Rome, Italy.

5^th Global Pediatric Ophthalmology Congress will raise the most dynamic and latest issues in the field of Pediatric Ophthalmology. The Congress will highlight the discussion around the theme “Imagination with vision” by bridging the gaps between the intellectuals from across the globe to enlighten their research and findings at Pediatric Ophthalmology 2020. The highlights of the conference include pediatric ophthalmology & pediatric cataract surgery, pediatric optometry, pediatric strabismus, pediatric glaucoma, retina and retinal disorders, cataract diabetes, optometry and vision science and many more.

Pediatric ophthalmology is a subspecialty of ophthalmology managing youngster's eye infections. The human visual framework creates as the mind develops a procedure that takes around ten years. In spite of the fact that an infant's eyes are optically equipped for seeing, newborn child vision is restricted to around 20/1500 (the capacity to see the states of individuals yet not their elements), to some degree in light of the fact that the cerebrum has not figured out how to handle the visual messages it gets. As visual advancement continues, that same youngster will in the end have the capacity to recognize the finest subtle elements in a picture.

Conference Opportunities

For Researchers and Faculty Members:

Speaker Presentations

Poster Display

Symposium hosting (4-5 member teams)

Workshop organizing

For Universities, Associations & Societies:

Association Partnering

Collaboration proposals

Academic Partnering

Group Participation

For Students and Research Scholars:

Poster Competition (Winner will get Best Poster Award)

Young Researcher Forum (YRF Award to the best presenter)

Student Attendee

Group registrations

For Business Delegates:

Speaker Presentations

Symposium hosting

Book Launch event

Networking opportunities

Audience participation

For Product Manufacturers:

Exhibitor and Vendor booths

Sponsorships opportunities

Product launch

Workshop organizing

Scientific Partnering

Marketing and Networking with clients

Sessions / Major topics

Track 1:  Pediatric Ophthalmology

Pediatric ophthalmology is a sub-specialty of ophthalmology deals with eye disorders, visual development, and eye care in children .Pediatric ophthalmologists mainly concentrates on visual system and different eye disorders that disturbs the vision in children .Various eye disorders in the children is being examined by the Pediatric ophthalmologists, an expertise in Ophthalmology. By using the glasses and medication, Pediatric ophthalmologists manage the various eye disorders in children with utmost care.

Children with head turns, head tilts, squinting of eyes can consult the Pediatric ophthalmologist for treatment. In rare cases some eye disorders in adults like strabismus can be evaluated by Pediatric ophthalmologists.

• Childhood Malignancies
• Congenital Cataract
• Congenital Glaucoma
• Nystagmus
• Strabismus
• Trauma
• Diagnostic & Screening
• Strabismus
• Pediatric glaucoma

Track 2: Pediatric Cataract Surgery

A refractive error, for example, partial blindness (near sightedness), farsightedness (hyperopia), astigmatism or presbyopia, refractive surgery is a strategy for revising or enhancing vision. There are different surgical methods for modifying eye's centering capacity by reshaping the cornea, or clear, round vault at the front of your eye. Different techniques include embedding a focal point inside the eye. The most generally performed kind of refractive surgery is LASIK (laser-aided situ keratomileusis), where a laser is utilized to reshape the cornea. For individuals who are myopic, certain refractive surgery systems will diminish the bend of a cornea that is excessively steep so that the eye's centering power is reduced. Pictures that are engaged before the retina, because of a more drawn out eye or soak corneal bend, are driven nearer to or specifically onto the retina following surgery. Pictures that are locked in past the retina, due to a short eye or level cornea, will be pulled closer to or particularly onto the retina after surgery

• Blurry vision
• Traumatic cataracts
• Nuclear cataracts
• Congenital cataracts
• Traumatic cataracts
• Radiation cataracts
• Phacoemulsification
• Cortical cataracts
• Manual small incision cataract surgery(MSICS)

Track 3: Pediatric Optometry

Pediatric optometry refers to the examination of children's eyes by optometrists who are trained to evaluate and treat visual disorders in children. Pediatric optometrists work closely with the pediatric ophthalmologists when a patient needs medical or surgical treatments.

• Tear film Biochemistry
• Ocular homeostasis
• Glaucoma management  
• Visual psychophysics

Track 4: Pediatric Strabismus

 Pediatric Strabismus deals with diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of eye disorders in the pediatric age group and the treatment of strabismus or abnormal alignment of the eyes. Pediatric Eye care is essential to help understand and prescribe the best possible treatment for eye disorders in children. Strabismus is the medical term for misalignment of the eyes – two eyes that are not straight. It occurs in at least 5% of the population. There are three common types: Esotropia, or “cross eye,” where one eye is turned inward, toward the nose, Exotropia and Hypertropia.Our eyes are such a beautiful gift, so when a child is diagnosed with acute pediatric strabismus, it’s natural that parents are concerned and want to help their child. Strabismus can run in families. Sometimes the condition is due to the eyes being out of focus; in this case, eye glasses are part of the treatment. Sometimes there is a problem with the eye muscles or nerves.

Strabismus can also be caused by a serious problem inside the eye, such as a tumor or a cataract, which leads to poor vision.

• Restrictive strabismus
• Paralytic strabismus
• Ocular muscles
• Inflammation of eye muscles
• Orbital fractures
• Double vision
• Drooping eyelids

Track 5:  Retina and Retinal Disorders

Retina is the light sensitive cells located at the rear end of the eye. They send light sensitive information to the brain. The most common retinal disorders include Macular degeneration, Diabetic eye disease, Retinal detachment, Retinoblastoma, Macular pucker, Macular hole, Floaters etc. Age related macular degeneration is the major cause of loss of vision in people over 60 in America. Reasons include death of cells in the macula part of the eye due to abnormal growth of blood vessels under the macula or the slow breakdown of the cells in the macula. Myopic macular degeneration is a condition where the eyeball grows and stretches, it may cause degeneration of or scarring in the layers under the retina causing loss of central vision. These cracks can serve as a passage for abnormal blood vessels to grow under the retina. Diabetic retinopathy and retina vascular disease are diseases involving damage to the blood vessels in the retina. Color vision defects are conditions that effect the perception of color in individuals. Retina degeneration is the deterioration of the retina caused by the progressive and eventual death of the cells of the retina. Ocular Oncology refers to the malignant intraocular tumors and retinoblastoma. Retinal Vascular tumors include neoplastic hemangioblastomas and the cavernous hemangiomas. Hemangioblastom as a sporadic and solitary tumors. Characterizing the mechanisms of the retinal cells in human and animal models helps further the understanding of Cell and Molecular Biology of the Retina. This can form the basis of diagnosis and treatment of various retinal diseases.

• Age-related macular degeneration
• Myopic macular degeneration
• Diabetic retinopathy & retino vascular disease
• Color vision defects
• Retina degeneration
• Retinal tumors/Ocular Oncology
• Cell and Molecular Biology of the Retina
• Retinitis Pigmentosa

Track 6: Pediatric Glaucoma

Pediatric Glaucoma is comparative rare. Primary infantile/primary congenital glaucoma occurs at a rate of approximately one in ten thousand. The damage of the optic nerve due to high intraocular pressure causes the glaucoma and if it is untreated than it will progresses to vision loss with the initiation of unobserved blind spots at the edges of visual field followed by tunnel vision and finally to blindness. The causes of glaucoma include optic nerve damage along with the several underlying causes which are unknown. According to world health organization (WHO) glaucoma is the 2^nd major cause of blindness across the globe. Elderly patients are more prone to glaucoma but it can develop at any age. There are different signs and symptoms are associated with infants and Childrens than adults. Large eyes, excessive tearing and cloudy eyes are the signs of glaucoma in children under age 2.

• Pediatric cataracts
• Genetic disorders
• Accommodative insufficiency
• Abnormal vision development
• Congenital malformations affecting vision
• Retinopathy at prematurity
• Diagnosis and Treatment

Track 7: Pediatric Neuro-Ophthalmology

As your youngster's vision framework builds up, the conclusion and treatment of conditions that influence the eyes is intricate on the grounds that neurological complexities might add to issues with sight and eye capacity. Neuro-ophthalmology is derived from neurology and ophthalmology. It describes working of the eye, muscles and never system of eye. Because of the liberal representation of the afferent visual framework inside of the brain in vertebrates, neurological infection might upset vision as a displaying side effect or as an optional impact of the illness. The  neurological surgery are measure medicine involved  with the diagnosis and treatment of  patients with injury to, or diseases/disorders of the brain, medulla spinal is and back, and peripheral nerves at intervals all components of the body.

• Neuro ophthalmology
• Uveitis
• Toticollis
• Strabismus
• Ptosis
• Eye muscle surgery

Track 8: Amblyopia

Commonly referred to a "lazy eye," amblyopia occurs when one eye has worse vision than the other, and the brain begins to favour the better eye. This will occur if one of the eyes is blocked from producing clear images during the critical years from ages 0 to 6. One eye may sbe inhibited by problems such as a lid droop, tumour, or crossed eyes (strabismus) that are not fixed when a child is young. It is crucial to have young children evaluated by an eye doctor in order to ensure that subtle signs of amblyopia are not present.

• Lazy eye
• Dilating eye drops
• Toxic Amblyopia
• Nutritional Amblyopia
• Blepharophimosis
• Ptosis
• Epicanthus inversus

Track 9: Ocular Oncology

Ocular oncology is providing expert diagnosis and treatment of ocular tumors and scope of specification. To protect the health and well-being of adult patients with an ocular tumor and to prolong life. Retinoblastoma is the most widely recognized tumor of the eye happen in youngsters

• Congenital Tumour
• Intraocular tumour
• Orbital Tumour
• Ocular Metastasis
• Ocular pharmacotherapeutics
• Intravitreal chemotherapy
• Eyelid tumour
• Retinoblastoma

Track 10: Cataract Diabetes

Cataract in diabetic patients is a major cause of blindness in developed and developing countries. The pathogenesis of diabetic cataract development is still not fully understood because people with diabetes mellitus are statistically face a 60% greater risk of developing cataracts. Diabetic patients have a higher risk of complications after phacoemulsification cataract surgery compared to nondiabetics. In addition, research has shown that people with type 2 diabetes who lower their HbA1c level by just 1% can reduce their risk of cataracts by 19%.

• Macular oedema
• Diabetic retinopathy
• Glucagonoma
• Gestational Diabetes
• Cystic Fibrosis related to diabetes
• Retinopathy screening test
• Visual impairment

Track 11: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)

Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of severe vision loss in adults over age 50. This eye disease occurs when there are changes to the macula, a small portion of the retina that is located on the inside back layer of the eye. AMD is a loss of central vision that can occur in two forms: "dry" (atrophic) and "wet" (exudative).

Most people with macular degeneration have the dry form, for which there is no known treatment. The less common wet form may respond to laser procedures and medication injections, if diagnosed and treated early.

• Blurred Vision
• Visual field
• Visual Hallucinations
• Mental Illness
• Photodynamic Therapy
• Distorted Vision

Track 12: Optometry and Vision Science

Optometry is an eye care profession associated with the vision and visual system where information is processed to produce an image, such as how human and non-human organisms’ process visual information, how conscious visual perception works in humans, how to exploit visual perception for effective communication, and how artificial systems can do the same tasks. Optometrists also called as ophthalmic optician and are qualified to diagnose & treat eye diseases.

• Ocular drug delivery
• Orthokeratology
• Epidemiology of contact lens related infection
• Binocular Vision
• Visual electrophysiology
• Myopia Control
• Visual Processing
• Development of the visual system
• Computer vision syndrome

Track 13: Ophthalmic Research and Drug Development

Ophthalmic Research is a branch of ophthalmic sciences that game plans with the eye life frameworks, physiology and eye issue. The investigation mainly focuses on therapeutic and careful frameworks and meds related with the organization of eye disorders. It is the clinical ophthalmic research including eye issue, vision, helpful, careful and optical care. The creating disease weight and ascent of imaginative new therapeutics suggests that the multi-billion dollar ophthalmic prescription exhibit is adjusted for close twofold digit compound improvement all through the accompanying 5 years. There is colossal unfamiliar potential for associations focusing on making novel approaches to manage handle age related macular degeneration, diabetic macular edema, glaucoma and other degenerative visual conditions. Focusing especially on the challenges sedate originators go up against in the progression and transport of clinically ground-breaking visual meds, the eye meeting is your opportunity to fast track your change attempts in this space. the overall ophthalmic business sector was $17.5 billion in 2011 and is relied upon to develop to $34.7 billion by 2023, speaking to a 5.9% aggravated yearly development rate.

• Sustained delivery approaches
• Diagnostic dye solutions
• Drugs used in the treatment of allergic conjunctivitis
• Ocular and systemic side effects of drugs
• Tropical combination of corticosteroid and anti-infective agents
• Transplantation technologies for retina

Track 14: Protective Eye Care and New advancements

Protective eye care and new advancements deals with the latest advancements in the protective eye care ranging from supplements to medications. Contact Lenses discusses the the conditions that make lens wear more challenging. Management of deformities and abnormalities of the eyelids, eyes and the adjacent face are going to be discussed in Ophthalmic-Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. Eyedrops: the varied types of eye drops being used to treat diseases without major side effects will be discussed here. Implantable Contact Lenses is a major breakthrough for people with severe myopia also called phakic intraocular lenses.

• Contact Lenses
• Ophthalmic-Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
• Eyedrops
• Implantable Contact Lenses

Market Analysis

Market Analysis

Pediatric Ophthalmology 2020 statistical surveying: 

After a tremendous destruction of the market amid monetary deplete in 2008-2009, Ophthalmology showcase is making up for lost time to return to the typical as there is a quick development in populace bringing about expanded number of patients with eye sicknesses and the occurrence of waterfall and glaucoma are expanding each year. 

As indicated by an examination it is evaluated that around 48% of total populace is visually impaired due to waterfall and in excess of 60 million individuals experience the ill effects of glaucoma and it is assessed that the number would ascend to 80 million before the finish of 2020. Maturing populace is the main source for refractive blunder issue in nations like the USA and Europe, it is seen that the refractive mistake issue is for the most part found in populace maturing over 40 years. 

Ophthalmology advertise is primarily separated in to four fragments viz, surgical gadgets, demonstrative and checking gadgets, vision mind and ophthalmic medications. 

Significance and extension: 

Pediatric Ophthalmology 2020 upgrades ophthalmic instruction to enhance eye mind Foundations like (NIE, Wilmer are included) Add to protection and rebuilding of vision around the globe.  

Ophthalmology keeps on being an appealing field of solution with awesome openings. 

As per WHO: 

• 285 million individuals are assessed to be outwardly impeded around the world: 39 million are visually impaired and 246 have low vision.
• Around 90% of the world's outwardly hindered live in low-pay settings. 
• 82% of individuals living with visual impairment are matured 50 or more.
• Universally, uncorrected refractive mistakes are the primary driver of direct and extreme visual hindrance; waterfalls remain the main source of visual impairment in center and low-pay nations.
• The quantity of individuals outwardly disabled from irresistible ailments has lessened over the most recent 20 years as per worldwide appraisals work. 
• 80% of all visual disability can be anticipated or cured.
• Waterfall expulsion is the most regularly performed ophthalmic surgical activity.

Pediatric Ophthalmology 2020 welcomes all the ophthalmologists, optometrists, research scholars, industrial professionals and student delegates from biomedical and healthcare sectors to be a part of the esteemed Pediatric Ophthalmology 2020. This will be the best amalgamation of academic research and industrial innovations, involving every aspect of cataract and refractive surgery techniques. However, it is open to all types of advanced research methodologies both from academia and industry.