AECP-CHLA 24th International Ophthalmology Conference

Agenda | September 25, 2026

9:00 am

Registration

10:00 am

Opening of the Conference and Welcoming Remarks

Dr. Roger V. Ohanesian

USA

Dr. John Hovanesian

USA

Nune Yeghiazaryan, MBA, Ph.D

Armenia

Thomas C. Lee, MD

12:40 pm

QA Session

1:30 pm

Coffee Break

Retina and Trauma

11:10 am

Traumatic Cataract Associated with Iridodialysis and Pupil Repair

Dr. Levon Grigoryan

Armenia

11:20 am

Unusual Migration of an Intraocular Foreign Body from Posterior Segment to Anterior Chamber

Dr. Liana Gevorgyan

Armenia

11:40 am

Multimodal Imaging in Vortex Vein Varices- Is it Necessary in Every Case?

Dr. Lilit Shahinyan

BULGARIA

11:40 am

Drusen Volume and Brain Volume in Alzheimer’s Disease

Dr. Carmen Balian

Canada

11:50 am

Fundus Manifestations of Pathologic Myopia and Current Treatment Approaches

Dr. Tatevik Adamyan

Armenia

12:00 pm

Macular Holes and Contemporary Surgical Management: Current Concepts and Advances

Dr. Gohar Varosyan

Armenia

12:10 pm

Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO) Secondary to Iron Deficiency Anemia

Dr. Hasmik Shahnazaryan

Armenia

12:20 pm

Gene therapy for RPE65-associated Leber Congenital Amaurosis: Canadian Experience

Dr. Gareth D.Mercer

CANADA

1:00 pm

Coffee Break

Ցանցաթաղանթի ախտահարումներ եվ տրավմաներ

12:30 pm

QA Session

Pediatric Ophthalmology

1:30 pm

Artificial Intelligence in Pediatric Ophthalmology

Dr. Thomas C. Lee

USA

1:40 pm

Nystagmus: Eye Surgeries Performed
Presented by Silva Davtyan

Dr. Ruzanna Harutyunyan

Armenia

1:50 pm

Where Is the Muscle? MRI-Guided Management of Consecutive Exotropia

Dr. Inga Sargsyan

Armenia

2:00 pm

Retinoschisis: Diagnostic and Treatment Approaches

Dr. Ani Sargsyan

Armenia

2:10 pm

Retrobulbar Neuritis. Diagnostic and therapeutic Features. Clinical case.

Dr. Armine Grigoryan

Armenia

Dr. Hasmik Gasparyan

Armenia

2:20 pm

International Retinoblastoma Classification Systems in Practice: Impact of Edition Differences (IIRC vs ICRB) on Staging and Globe Salvage: Insights from 642 Eyes

Dr. Rima Torosyan

Armenia

2:30 pm

Ocular Manifestations of Pheochromocytoma: Clinical Case
Presented by Sonya Gogoryan

Dr. Ruzanna Harutyunyan

Armenia

2:40 pm

QA Session

3:00 pm

Panel Discussion

3:30 pm

Coffee Break

Refractive Surgery and Optometry

4:00 pm

Comparison of Visual and Refractive Outcomes Amongst Three Monofocal Intraocular Lenses with Enhanced Intermediate Function from a Canadian Population

Dr. Carmen Balian

Canada

4:10 pm

Refraction Correction with Kera-Ring Implantation in a Patient with Keratoconus: Clinical Case

Dr. Yelena Malayan

Armenia

4:20 pm

Argos: The New Level of Biometry and IOLs Precision Calculation

Dr. Lusine Vanyan

Armenia

4:30 pm

IOL Exchange with Iris-Root Fixation Technique, a Report about the Case which has a History with Orbis, MOC and AECP

Dr. Asatur Hovsepyan

Armenia

4:40 pm

Use of Photorefractive Keratectomy Combined with Cross-Linking in Patients with Keratoconus and High Myopia

Dr. Yelena Malayan

Armenia

Dr. Mariam Ghapantsyan

Armenia

4:50 pm

Dry Eye Disease

Dr. Yeghia Gharibian

Australia

5:00 pm

Scleral Lenses: Principles, Indications, and Clinical Applications

Dr. Ruzanna Melikyan

Armenia

5:10 pm

Beyond Innovation: A New Paradigm in Ophthalmic Surgery

Dr. Genadi Frolov

Russian Federation

5:20 pm

Early Visual Recovery and Long Term Outcomes of SMILE (Small Incision Lenticule Extraction) in Armenia

Dr. Mariam Ghazaryan

Armenia

5:30 pm

QA Session

5:50 pm

WRAP UP of DAY 1