Ocular Pathology & Tumors

International Coordinator	Asia Coordinator	Pacific Region Coordinator	APAO Central Coordinator	Host Country Coordinator	PRC Coordinator
Jerry Shields	Santosh Honavar	Weng Sehu	David Liu	Nila F. Moeloek	Wei Wang

- You certainly do not want to miss this outstanding program on ocular tumors and pathology, which provides updates on various aspects of important eye tumors.
- It consists of 90-minute sessions of excellent lectures and panel discussions on eyelid tumors, conjunctival tumors, orbital tumors, uveal tumors, and retinal tumors. There is also a session on short rapid-fire mystery cases that provide important pearls for the clinician.
- It covers important developments on eyelid basal cell carcinoma, sebaceous carcinoma, conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma, conjunctival melanoma, lymphoma, orbital imaging studies, uveal melanoma, retinoblastoma, and retinal vascular tumors.
- The retina tumor section will also include a special APAO keynote lecture on new observations of intriguing neoplasms of the retinal pigment epithelium.
- In addition, instruction courses on interesting cases, differential diagnosis, and "what's new and interesting in ophthalmic tumors" are covered in outstanding presentations. (List of Chairs of Scientific Sessions).

Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus

International Coordinator	Asia Coordinator	Pacific Region Coordinator	APAO Central Coordinator	Host Country Coordinator	PRC Coordinator
Marilyn Miller	TS Surendran	Frank Martin	Dorothy Fan	Rita Sitorus	Kanxing Zhao

- The program of the meeting covers all the scientific fields related to strabismus, pediatric cataract and retinopathy of prematurity.
- We have developed an outstanding symposium and have assembled a world renowned faculty. (List of Chairs of Scientific Sessions). Great speakers with very focused and relevant topics featuring all the things that comprehensive and pediatric ophthalmologists are interested in.
- Furthermore, in partnership with the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS), European Paediatric Ophthalmological Society (EPOS) and Asia-Pacific Strabismus and Pediatric Ophthalmology Society (APSPOS), four designated symposia on pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus will also assemble international leaders and provide a forum for exchange of the latest information on pediatric ophthalmology.

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Exhibitor List

With overwhelming supports from the industry, more than 80 companies have confirmed to be exhibitors of the Congress. For details, please visit our website at http://www.apao2009bali.org/index05_4.shtml.

EyeQ 2009

EyeQ 2009, the Asia-Pacific Ophthalmic Quiz promises educative entertainment to the competing teams and the audience as well.

Brain-wracking questions encompass all aspects of Ophthalmology, and range from the very basic to eccentric.

There will be a preliminary elimination round if there are more than four teams. The final event will consist of visuals and video-supported rounds of questions and a round of decisive Rapid-Fire.

Although the Quiz is for everyone, it is expected that the residents, trainees and fellows participate.

The teams could be hospital, institute, university, or even country-specific. Each team will consist of three members. Winners take home exciting prizes.

Deadline for receipt of your entry is March 31, 2009.

Please send your entry to
Santosh G. Honavar, MD, FACS
LV Prasad Eye Institute, LV Prasad Marg, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500 034, India
Email: honavar@lvpei.org

Please use the following format when sending your entry:

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Sponsor Symposium

There will be 10 symposia sponsored by 8 industrial sponsors during lunch time (ie. 12:45-13:45pm). Please be aware that these symposia will not provide any CME points.
 

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Festival and Sightseeing

Festival
Bali has many kinds of events and ceremony, so there are numerous chances for tourists to witness various occasions of celebration. Apart from the western calendar, the Balinese also use two Hindu calendars - Wuku and Saka.

The Galungan Festival is a major feast in Bali in January. It is an annual event in the Wuku year to commemorate the victory of Dharma (virtue) upon Adharma (evil). During this 10-day period all the gods come down to earth for the festivities and barongs (mythical lion-dog creatures) prance from temple to temple and village to village. Celebration is held throughout the island.

The Kuningan Festival is an important festival of the Saka year - it's the last day of the year, and usually falls towards the end of March. The day is set aside as a day of purification. In the night, evil spirits are driven away with cymbals, gongs, drums and flaming torches. It is followed by Nyepi, the Hindu New Year, where everyone stays quietly at home, making no noise, using no lights and doing no cooking. The idea is that when evil spirits descend, they are fooled into thinking that Bali is uninhabited and leave the island in peace for another year.
 

Sightseeing
Bali's natural attractions include miles of sandy beaches well-known to surfers, picturesque rice terraces, towering active volcanoes over 3,000 meters high, fast flowing rivers, deep ravines, pristine crater lakes, sacred caves, and lush tropical forests full of exotic wildlife.

The island's rich cultural heritage is visible everywhere - in over 20,000 temples and palaces, in many colorful festivals and ceremonies (including tooth filings and cremations), in drama, music, and dance.

You can experience Bali on many different excursions and guided tours by coach, private car or "Big Bike", by boat or even by helicopter. One can imagine seeing Bali's beaches, rice terraces, the famous Besakih Temple on the slopes of holy Mount Agung, Lake Batur and it's active volcano, Ubud, Legian, Kuta, Nusa Dua, and the temples of Tanah Lot and Ulu Watu from a bird's-eye view will be a truly amazing experience.
 

For details, please visit:
Bali Tourism Board
http://www.balitourismboard.org/index.html