7TH ANNUAL COECSA CONGRESS

Description

COECSA and the rwanda ophthalmology society invited a faculty of respected speakers, both internationally and locally to be a part of this annual COECSA event where we can learn alongside fellow leaders and innovators in ophthalmology committed to ensuring that patients receive the best in care always. Many great resources, networking opportunities, and conversations happened at the 7th annual scientific COECSA congress

Objectives

Presenters

1. Mrs DUNERA ILAKO
   Professor of ophthalmology at the University of Nairobi and long-term head of department Founder president of Eastern Africa College of Ophthalmologists (now COECSA). She is the founder of Eagle Eye Laser Centre
   Eagle Eye Laser Centre,COECSA


2. Prof. DANIEL ETYAALE, MD
   Founder Magrabiâ??ICO Cameroon Eye Center. Former co-ordinator for VISION 2020 in Africa and Executive Director IAPB Africa
   


3. Dr. ROBERT O. HOFFMAN
   is a Doctor of Ophthalmology with a practice at the John A. Moran Eye Center a Clinical Professor at the University of Utah and Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. Dr. Hoffman is Chief of the Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Eye Muscle Disorders. Hear Dr Hoffman talk about the Management of Complicated Strabismus in the Young patient Plenary Session. He will also run a course on Retinopathy of Prematurity in the Paediatric Subspecialty Symposium
   


4. Dr. DR KGOSI LETLAPE
   is an ophthalmologist and health care leader from South Africa. He is the current President of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPSCA). He is former chairman of the South African Medical Association (SAMA), past president of the World Medical Association (WMA).He is the current President of the International Association of Medical Regulatory Authorities (IAMRA). Letlape made history by becoming the first black person to qualify as an ophthalmologist in South Africa during the apartheid years, and was the first black person to be elected as WMA President
   


5. Prof. AMAR AGARWAL
   M.S., FRCS, FRCOphth is leading Indian ophthalmologist and Chairman and Managing Director of Dr. Agarwal's Eye Hospital and Eye Research Centre in India, which includes 70 eye hospitals Professor Amar is reknowned for his surgical innovations. Catch him in the anterior segment Symposium and in plenary talking about 2 innovative procedures: Single pass four throw pupilloplasty and pinhole pupilloplasty, PDEK and Glued IOL
   


6. Dr. MIGUEL MORCILLO, MD
   has worked since 1998 in Clinica Baviera, the largest ophthalmological private group in Spain. He has performed more than 20.000 surgeries along his career. He conducted several pioneer studies on LASEK or Thin flap LASIK techniques for thin corneas or implantation of diffractive multifocal lenses for presbyopia. Miguel will talk on the Surgical correction of Presbyopia
   


7. Dr. Prof. Dr. Yehia Salah ElDin MD
   is a Cataract, Anterior Segment and Oculoplastic surgeon and a Professor of Ophthalmology- Kasr Al Aini Faculty of Medicine- Cairo University and visiting fellow of Klinik Dardanne-Germany, New-York Eye and Ear Infirmary-USA and Visiting Oculoplastic Fellow Moorefieldâ??s Eye Hospital- London-England Prof Yehia and his team will run a video based phaco course for beginning surgeons. He will also present on non- laser refractive surgery: iris fixation and posterior chamber phakic IOLs in the plenary
   


8. Prof. Prof Nathan Congdon, MD, MPH
   is Ulverscroft Chair of Global Eye Health at Queen's University Belfast, where he directs the Translational Research for Equitable Eyecare Center. Professor of Preventive Ophthalmology at Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center (ZOC) in China Prof Congdon and his team will present on the BOOST tool
   


9. Dr. Dr Daksha Patel MD, MMed (Ophth), MSc (CEH), FHEA
   is an Ophthalmologist who has worked across a range of clinical settings in East Africa.As a member of staff at the International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH) she led the training programmes for Public health for eye care from 2000-13, initially at University College London and then transferred the course to the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). Since 2013, Daksha has been involved in the development of an innovative approach in Open education for eye health, which has the primary focus of addressing equity in Global health education. At present, Daksha is the e-learning director for the Disability and Eye Group (DEG) at LSHTM, and am involved in developing open educational practice and massive open online courses (MOOCs) in eye care.