IAOMC India Chapter

Scientific Program

Draft Scientific Programme

MYOPIA CONTROL CONFERENCE 2026 — INDIA

Friday & Saturday — Scientific Sessions • Sunday — Hands-on Workshops

Evidence-based myopia management • Orthokeratology • Practice technology

This three-day programme brings together India's clinical myopia community with leading international faculty. It is built around the format you specified: Friday and Saturday run 9:00 am – 4:00 pm with a one-hour lunch, and Sunday is dedicated to hands-on workshops. The lecture days move from the science of myopia through the full range of CDSCO-relevant management options, and the workshops let delegates put orthokeratology, corneal tomography (Pentacam) and biometry (Myopia Master, Oculus) into practice.

Structure follows the flow used by respected international meetings — the International Myopia Conference (basic → translational → clinical) and Vision By Design (a foundations day, advanced clinical sessions, ortho-K mechanics and fitting, grand rounds, and hands-on workshops) — adapted to the Indian regulatory and practice setting.

Friday

Foundations & the science of myopia; core clinical management (atropine, defocus spectacles, soft lenses)

9:00 am – 4:00 pm (lunch 12:50–1:50)

Saturday

Orthokeratology, practice technology & diagnostics, complex cases, grand rounds

9:00 am – 4:00 pm (lunch 12:20–1:20)

Sunday

Hands-on workshops: Ortho-K fitting, Pentacam, Myopia Master (Oculus), managing myopia with CDSCO-approved devices

9:00 am – 1:00 pm (rotating stations)

Day 1 — Friday

Foundations & the science of myopia • Core clinical management

Time	Session	Speaker / Chair
08:30–09:00	Registration & welcome tea	—
09:00–09:15	Opening & welcomeAims of the meeting; the case for myopia management in India	Dr.Subodh Dixit & Dr Jaume Paune
09:15–09:55	Keynote — The global myopia epidemic and the Indian contextWhy act now; burden, projections and the opportunity in practice	Paul Gifford
09:55–10:30	Indian plenary — National consensus guidelines for prevention and management of childhood myopiaWhat the Indian trials and guidelines mean for everyday practice	Dr Rohit Saxena
	SESSION 1 · The science of myopia
10:30–11:00	When Calibration Fails: The Transition from Emmetropization to Myopic ProgressionHow the eye grows and what optical/pharmacological signals change it	Dr. Pavan Kumar Verkicharla
11:00–11:20	Morning tea & exhibition
11:20–11:50	Remote lecture — Genetics, pediatric & syndromic considerationsWhen myopia is a red flag; the pediatric ophthalmology view	Dr Ken Nischal
	SESSION 2 · Clinical foundations
11:50–12:20	Clinical Algorithms in Myopia Management: Patient Selection, Modality Choice, and Follow-Up TimelinesEvidence base, goal-setting and structuring the consultation	Soubhik Chel
12:20–12:50	Ocular Parameters to consider for management of childhood myopiaBaseline work-up and tracking progression that stands up in clinic	Kiran Challa
12:50–13:50	Lunch & exhibition
	SESSION 3 · Core management options (CDSCO-relevant)
13:50–14:20	Pharmacological Interventions for prevention of myopia progressionConcentrations, protocols, rebound and the ophthalmology perspective	Dr. Ipsita Basu
14:20–14:50	Peripheral Defocus based spectacles for myopia controlFitting, expectation-setting and real-world outcomes	Prajjwal Ghosh
14:50–15:20	Soft multifocal — daily-disposable optionsWhere soft lenses fit for the Indian child and family	Industry /Faculty
15:20–15:35	Afternoon break
15:35–16:00	The Myopia Management Paradigm: Translating Clinical Trials into Chairside Decisions & Panel closeTranslating the literature into everyday choices; Q&A with Day 1 faculty	Jagrut Lallu
16:00-16:30	1. Childhood Myopia: A lifestyle disease (How visual environment/habits drice myopia progression and highlights how changing them help prevent myopia progression)	Dr. Vinay Gupta

Day 2 — Saturday

Orthokeratology • Practice technology & diagnostics • Complex cases

Time	Session	Speaker / Chair
09:00–09:10	Welcome back & recap
	SESSION 4 · Orthokeratology deep dive
09:10–09:50	Orthokeratology — Principles & EvidenceHow ortho-K controls myopia; the safety and efficacy story	Birendra / Manish Bhagat
09:50–10:30	Ortho-K in practice — Patient Selection & Fitting PhilosophyBuilding predictable results and confident conversations	Dr Jaume Paune
10:30–10:50	Morning tea & exhibition
	SESSION 5 · Practice technology & diagnostics
10:50–11:20	Corneal Topography & Tomography: Case based discussionReading maps for myopia and ortho-K planning	Dr. ABHIJITH S N
11:20–11:50	Understand Importance of Optical BiometryMaking axial length the backbone of your monitoring	Dr. Rajeev Prasad
11:50–12:20	Remote lecture — Pathologic & High Myopia; Myopic MaculopathyRecognizing sight-threatening change and when to refer	Dr. Jay Chhablani
12:20–13:20	Lunch & exhibition
	SESSION 6 · Complex & combination management
13:20–13:55	Combination therapy: Current Evidence and UpdateWhen and how to stack treatments; monitoring the response	Dr. Ipsita Basu
13:55–14:30	What do when first intervention fail: Management of Non-responders and rapid progressing childrenEscalation pathways and the tertiary/ophthalmology interface	Irene Sofia
14:30–15:00	Repeated light therapy: An Emerging InterventionWhat the data does and does not yet support	Dr. Pavan Kumar Verkicharla / Dr. Rajeev Prasad / Dr. Jagrut Lallu
15:00–15:15	Afternoon break
	SESSION 7 · Grand rounds
15:15–15:55	Interactive grand rounds — difficult casesAudience-response case discussion with the international panel	Panel: Paul Gifford, Pavan, Madhumathi / Savitha
15:55–16:00	Close of scientific programBridge to Sunday workshops	Dr. Jagrut Lallu
16:00- 16:30	Shaping the Next Decade: Technology, Research, and the Future of Myopia Control	Langis / Dr. Jaume Paune

Day 3 — Sunday

Hands-on workshops — rotating stations

Delegates rotate through four practical stations in small groups so everyone gets hands-on time. Timings below assume four ~45-minute rotations across the morning; the same stations can be repeated in an afternoon block if numbers require it, or extended to a full day.

Time	Session	Speaker / Chair
09:00–09:15	Welcome & safety briefing; group allocation	Dr. Jagrut Lallu
09:15–10:00	Rotation 1Groups A–D begin at their first station (see stations below)	All station leads
10:00–10:45	Rotation 2	All station leads
10:45–11:00	Morning tea
11:00–11:45	Rotation 3	All station leads
11:45–12:30	Rotation 4	All station leads
12:30–13:00	Managing myopia with CDSCO-approved devices — practical protocols across defocus spectacles, soft lenses and atropine dosing	Panel Discussion
13:00 – 13:30	Wrap-up, Q&A & certificatesDebrief across all stations	Faculty panel

Workshop stations

Station	Focus	Station leads
A	Orthokeratology fitting workshop — lens selection, trial fitting, evaluating fluorescein patterns and troubleshooting	Dr. Jagrut Lallu / Mantu
B	Corneal topography & tomography — capturing quality scans and interpreting maps for myopia & ortho-K	Manish Bhagat / Dr Jaume Paune
C	Biometry — axial length measurement, growth curves and integrating data into monitoring	Chanaka / Aruna / Birendra