Registration

Registration includes

Subspecialty Days (24 CME Hours)

ACADEMIA focuses on subspecialties. This year we have the following subspecialty days led by international experts:

  • Refractive Surgery Subspecialty Day
  • Dry Eye & Ocular Surface Subspecialty Day
Workshops (27.45 CME Hours)

ACADEMIA emphasizes specialized training with a diverse lineup of expert-led workshops, including:

  • Contact Lens Fitting Workshop – Special focus on irregular corneas
  • Orthoptic Workshop –Addressing post-vision correction & post-cataract challenges
  • Low Vision Aids Workshop – Enhancing visual support for patients with low vision

Unparalleled Hands-On Wet Labs
Train One-on-One with International Experts

ACADEMIA’s wet labs are unlike any other – We offer a unique one-on-one mentorship model, ensuring that each participant receives personalized guidance from globally renowned instructors. Our labs provide extensive hands-on experience with real human corneas and artificial eyes, allowing participants to master surgical techniques with confidence.
Cataract Surgery Wet Lab (2.5 CME hours per slot)
  • Each slot is 75 minutes.
  • Didactic lectures will be available on Sinjab Academy Library to watch in advance.
  • Practice on high-fidelity artificial eyes under expert supervision.
  • Master the full spectrum of cataract surgery techniques, including:
    ✅ Incision techniques
    ✅ Continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis (CCC)
    ✅ Phacoemulsification – various techniques
    ✅ Intraocular lens (IOL) implantation
DMEK Wet Lab (8 CME hours per slot)
      • Each slot is 4 hours.
      • A live interactive online course will be conducted a few days before ACADEMIA.
      • Train on real TWO human corneas to master:
        ✅ DMEK graft peeling and preparation
        ✅ Various marking techniques
        ✅ Loading of the DMEK scroll into an injector
        ✅ DMEK scroll injection & unfolding inside an artificial anterior chamber

      Each participant works on two human corneas under expert supervision.

DSAEK Wet Lab (2.5 CME hours per slot)
      • Each slot is 75 minutes.
      • Didactic lectures will be available on Sinjab Academy Library to watch in advance.
      • Work on human corneas to refine:
        ✅ DSAEK graft preparation using automated Moria Microkeratome
        ✅ Descemetorhexis techniques
        ✅ Loading, delivery, and unfolding of the DSAEK button (Tan/Busin endoglide method)
SBK Moria Wet Lab (Merged with DSAEK)

Hands-on training in flap creation using the SBK head of the Moria Microkeratome on human corneas.