Main Auditorium
Channel 1		 Main Auditorium
Channel 2
08:00
When the lids touch the cornea: Therapeutic frontiers in ocular surface disorders
08:30
09:45
Navigating Endophthalmitis: A Comprehensive approach
08:30
09:45
09:00
10:00
Opening Ceremony
“All sponsors and attendees are invited”
10:00
11:00
Opening Ceremony
“All sponsors and attendees are invited”
10:00
11:00
11:00
Gulf Ophthalmology Visionary Meeting
11:00
12:00
Gulf Ophthalmology Visionary Meeting
11:00
12:00
13:00
Saudi Ophthalmology Society
Gold Medal Lecture
13:00
14:00
Saudi Ophthalmology Society
Gold Medal Lecture
13:00
14:00
14:00
Announcement of SOS Awards
(E-Poster, Videos, Photos)
14:00
14:20
Surgical and therapeutic approaches to complex corneal disorders
14:20
15:20
Keratoconus –
from biomechanics to cutting-edge therapies
15:40
17:10
Announcement of SOS Awards
(E-Poster, Videos, Photos)
14:00
14:20
Pediatric surgical
vitreoretinal disorders
14:20
15:20
Evolving paradigms in age-related macular degeneration and retinal care
15:40
16:18
Everyday challenges in retina:
Evidence, safety, and decision-making
16:18
17:10
15:00
16:00
17:00
Main Auditorium
Channel 1		 Main Auditorium
Channel 2
11:00
Gulf Ophthalmology Visionary Meeting
11:00
12:00
Gulf Ophthalmology Visionary Meeting
11:00
12:00
Main Auditorium
Channel 1		 Main Auditorium
Channel 2
10:00
Opening Ceremony
“All sponsors and attendees are invited”
10:00
11:00
Opening Ceremony
“All sponsors and attendees are invited”
10:00
11:00
Main Auditorium
Channel 1		 Main Auditorium
Channel 2
13:00
Saudi Ophthalmology Society
Gold Medal Lecture
13:00
14:00
Saudi Ophthalmology Society
Gold Medal Lecture
13:00
14:00
14:00
Announcement of SOS Awards
(E-Poster, Videos, Photos)
14:00
14:20
Announcement of SOS Awards
(E-Poster, Videos, Photos)
14:00
14:20
No events hours available!
No events available!
Main Auditorium
Channel 1		 Main Auditorium
Channel 2
09:00
From innovation to safety:
Advances in refractive surgery
09:30
11:00
Advances in macular hole surgery
09:30
10:08
Extreme holes: Optimizing outcomes
10:08
11:00
10:00
11:00
Amico Symposium
11:00
11:20
Bayer Symposium
11:00
11:20
13:00
Corneal infection and beyond!
13:00
14:00
14:00
Santen Symposium
14:00
14:20
Gulf Ophthalmology
Keynote Lecture
14:20
15:20
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
Cataract surgery challenges and emerging colutions
15:40
17:10
40th Anniversary of SOS
“All are invited”
17:30
18:30
Roche Symposium
14:00
14:20
Gulf Ophthalmology
Keynote Lecture
14:20
15:20
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
The infectious dimension of uveitis
15:40
17:10
40th Anniversary of SOS
“All are invited”
17:30
18:30
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
Main Auditorium
Channel 1		 Main Auditorium
Channel 2
09:00
From innovation to safety:
Advances in refractive surgery
09:30
11:00
10:00
13:00
Corneal infection and beyond!
13:00
14:00
15:00
Cataract surgery challenges and emerging colutions
15:40
17:10
16:00
17:00
Main Auditorium
Channel 1		 Main Auditorium
Channel 2
15:00
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
Main Auditorium
Channel 1		 Main Auditorium
Channel 2
14:00
Gulf Ophthalmology
Keynote Lecture
14:20
15:20
Gulf Ophthalmology
Keynote Lecture
14:20
15:20
15:00
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
Main Auditorium
Channel 1		 Main Auditorium
Channel 2
17:00
40th Anniversary of SOS
“All are invited”
17:30
18:30
40th Anniversary of SOS
“All are invited”
17:30
18:30
18:00
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
Main Auditorium
Channel 1		 Main Auditorium
Channel 2
09:00
Advances in macular hole surgery
09:30
10:08
Extreme holes: Optimizing outcomes
10:08
11:00
10:00
Main Auditorium
Channel 1		 Main Auditorium
Channel 2
11:00
Amico Symposium
11:00
11:20
Bayer Symposium
11:00
11:20
14:00
Santen Symposium
14:00
14:20
Roche Symposium
14:00
14:20
No events hours available!
Main Auditorium
Channel 1		 Main Auditorium
Channel 2
15:00
The infectious dimension of uveitis
15:40
17:10
16:00
17:00
No events available!
Main Auditorium
Channel 1		 Main Auditorium
Channel 2
10:00
Coffee Break
10:00
10:20
12:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:15
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:15
13:00
14:00
Prayer & Coffee Break
14:45
15:00
Prayer & Coffee Break
14:45
15:00
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
Main Auditorium
Channel 1		 Main Auditorium
Channel 2
10:00
AbbVie Symposium
10:00
10:20
11:00
OSAS Medical Symposium
11:40
12:00
Astellas Symposium
11:40
12:00
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events available!
Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall B		 Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall A
08:00
Updates on strabismus surgery
08:00
09:45
Optometry Low vision rehabilitation workshops
08:00
09:45
09:00
12:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:00
14:00
Coffee Break
14:00
14:20
Interventional glaucoma:
A new and proactive mindset
14:20
15:20
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
Interventional glaucoma from clinic to the operating room (when? who? and how?)
15:40
17:10
Coffee Break
14:00
14:20
Foundational insights and
clinical relevance
14:20
15:20
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
Non-infectious uveitis: Current concepts and future directions
15:40
17:10
15:00
16:00
17:00
No events hours available!
Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall B		 Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall A
12:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:00
14:00
Coffee Break
14:00
14:20
Coffee Break
14:00
14:20
15:00
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall B		 Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall A
14:00
Interventional glaucoma:
A new and proactive mindset
14:20
15:20
Interventional glaucoma from clinic to the operating room (when? who? and how?)
15:40
17:10
15:00
16:00
17:00
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall B		 Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall A
08:00
Optometry Low vision rehabilitation workshops
08:00
09:45
09:00
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall B		 Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall A
08:00
Updates on strabismus surgery
08:00
09:45
09:00
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall B		 Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall A
14:00
Foundational insights and
clinical relevance
14:20
15:20
Non-infectious uveitis: Current concepts and future directions
15:40
17:10
15:00
16:00
17:00
No events available!
Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall B		 Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall A
09:00
Strabismus studies
09:30
11:00
The ultimate potpourri of filtering glaucoma surgery
First session
09:30
11:00
10:00
13:00
Pediatric cataract
13:00
14:00
Saudi Dermatology Society
13:00
14:00
14:00
Amico Symposium
14:00
14:20
Pediatric anterior segment
14:20
15:20
Complex retinal surgery: Pearls, pitfalls, & progress
15:40
16:16
Controversies in detachments
16:16
17:10
Amgen Symposium
14:00
14:20
Optometry
14:20
15:20
Eyelid abnormalities
15:40
17:10
15:00
16:00
17:00
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall B		 Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall A
09:00
The ultimate potpourri of filtering glaucoma surgery
First session
09:30
11:00
10:00
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall B		 Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall A
13:00
Saudi Dermatology Society
13:00
14:00
15:00
Eyelid abnormalities
15:40
17:10
16:00
17:00
No events hours available!
Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall B		 Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall A
14:00
Optometry
14:20
15:20
15:00
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall B		 Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall A
09:00
Strabismus studies
09:30
11:00
10:00
13:00
Pediatric cataract
13:00
14:00
14:00
Pediatric anterior segment
14:20
15:20
15:00
Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall B		 Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall A
15:00
Complex retinal surgery: Pearls, pitfalls, & progress
15:40
16:16
Controversies in detachments
16:16
17:10
16:00
17:00
Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall B		 Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall A
14:00
Amico Symposium
14:00
14:20
Amgen Symposium
14:00
14:20
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events available!
Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall B		 Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall A
08:00
Eyelid ptosis & surgical approaches
08:30
10:00
09:00
10:00
Coffee Break
10:00
10:20
Challenging uveitis cases across the countries: A world Wide Knowledge Exchange
10:20
11:40
Roche Symposium
11:40
12:00
Coffee Break
10:00
10:20
Orbital neoplasms
10:20
11:40
11:00
12:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:15
The ultimate potpourri of filtering glaucoma surgery Second session
13:15
14:45
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:15
Orbit – Inflammatory & vascular diseases
13:15
14:45
13:00
14:00
15:00
Case discussion: Real world difficulties in glaucoma treatment-diagnostic and therapeutic challenges
15:00
16:00
Nasolacrimal system
15:00
16:00
No events hours available!
Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall B		 Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall A
10:00
Coffee Break
10:00
10:20
Coffee Break
10:00
10:20
12:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:15
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:15
13:00
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall B		 Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall A
08:00
Eyelid ptosis & surgical approaches
08:30
10:00
09:00
10:00
Orbital neoplasms
10:20
11:40
11:00
13:00
Orbit – Inflammatory & vascular diseases
13:15
14:45
14:00
15:00
Nasolacrimal system
15:00
16:00
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall B		 Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall A
11:00
Roche Symposium
11:40
12:00
No events hours available!
Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall B		 Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall A
10:00
Challenging uveitis cases across the countries: A world Wide Knowledge Exchange
10:20
11:40
11:00
No events available!
THURSDAY | 13 NOV. 2025 FRIDAY | 14 NOV. 2025 SATURDAY | 15 NOV. 2025
08:00
Course 1: Don’t get fooled by the mimickers: Beware of the unexpected
08:00
09:30
Uveitis miscellaneous: Diagnostic pitfalls and lessons
08:30
10:00
09:00
The opthalmypics (Semi finals)
09:30
11:00
10:00
Coffee Break
10:00
10:20
11:00
Friday Prayer & Lunch
11:20
13:00
12:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:15
13:00
Eye movement demystified
13:00
14:00
14:00
Coffee Break
14:00
14:20
Neuro- ophthalmology: A guide to essential diagnoses
14:20
15:20
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
Optic neuropathies:
From diagnosis to therapy
15:40
17:10
Beyond 20/20: Sharpening your financial future
14:20
15:20
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
Prayer & Coffee Break
14:45
15:00
15:00
The opthalmypics (Finals)
15:00
16:00
16:00
17:00
Prayer
17:10
17:30
THURSDAY | 13 NOV. 2025 FRIDAY | 14 NOV. 2025 SATURDAY | 15 NOV. 2025
10:00
Coffee Break
10:00
10:20
11:00
Friday Prayer & Lunch
11:20
13:00
12:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:15
13:00
14:00
Coffee Break
14:00
14:20
Prayer & Coffee Break
14:45
15:00
15:00
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
THURSDAY | 13 NOV. 2025 FRIDAY | 14 NOV. 2025 SATURDAY | 15 NOV. 2025
08:00
Course 1: Don’t get fooled by the mimickers: Beware of the unexpected
08:00
09:30
09:00
THURSDAY | 13 NOV. 2025 FRIDAY | 14 NOV. 2025 SATURDAY | 15 NOV. 2025
13:00
Eye movement demystified
13:00
14:00
14:00
Neuro- ophthalmology: A guide to essential diagnoses
14:20
15:20
Optic neuropathies:
From diagnosis to therapy
15:40
17:10
15:00
16:00
17:00
THURSDAY | 13 NOV. 2025 FRIDAY | 14 NOV. 2025 SATURDAY | 15 NOV. 2025
17:00
Prayer
17:10
17:30
THURSDAY | 13 NOV. 2025 FRIDAY | 14 NOV. 2025 SATURDAY | 15 NOV. 2025
09:00
The opthalmypics (Semi finals)
09:30
11:00
10:00
14:00
Beyond 20/20: Sharpening your financial future
14:20
15:20
15:00
The opthalmypics (Finals)
15:00
16:00
THURSDAY | 13 NOV. 2025 FRIDAY | 14 NOV. 2025 SATURDAY | 15 NOV. 2025
08:00
Uveitis miscellaneous: Diagnostic pitfalls and lessons
08:30
10:00
09:00
No events available!
THURSDAY | 13 NOV. 2025 FRIDAY | 14 NOV. 2025 SATURDAY | 15 NOV. 2025
08:00
Course 2: Pharmacovigilance in Saudi Arabia
08:00
09:30
Course 17:
Gaining insights into the role of topography in ocular diseases
08:30
09:30
09:00
Course 9:
Layer by layer:
Mastering functional eyelid repair
09:30
11:00
10:00
Coffee Break
10:00
10:20
Course 19:
Anti-VEGF therapy: Where are we standing?
10:20
11:40
11:00
Friday Prayer & Lunch
11:20
13:00
12:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:15
Course 21:
Uveitis update
13:15
14:45
Prayer & Coffee Break
14:45
15:00
13:00
Course 11:
The importance of gonioscopy to glaucoma specialist
13:00
14:00
14:00
Coffee Break
14:00
14:20
Course 4 :
Key performance indicators in cataract surgery
14:20
15:20
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
Course 6 :
Challenges with IOL selection and calculations, practical tips and case-discussion
15:40
17:10
Course 13:
DMEK in challenging situations
14:20
15:20
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
Course 15:
Understanding coats’ disease
15:40
16:40
15:00
Course 23:
What ophthalmologists should know about medical malpractice in saudi laws
15:00
16:00
16:00
17:00
Prayer
17:10
17:30
THURSDAY | 13 NOV. 2025 FRIDAY | 14 NOV. 2025 SATURDAY | 15 NOV. 2025
10:00
Coffee Break
10:00
10:20
11:00
Friday Prayer & Lunch
11:20
13:00
12:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:15
13:00
14:00
Coffee Break
14:00
14:20
Prayer & Coffee Break
14:45
15:00
15:00
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
THURSDAY | 13 NOV. 2025 FRIDAY | 14 NOV. 2025 SATURDAY | 15 NOV. 2025
17:00
Prayer
17:10
17:30
No events available!
THURSDAY | 13 NOV. 2025 FRIDAY | 14 NOV. 2025 SATURDAY | 15 NOV. 2025
08:00
Course 3: Training of retina examination and indirect laser delivery system on retieye model
08:00
09:30
Course 18:
Ocular ultrasound
08:30
10:00
09:00
Course 10:
SOS-ACADEMIA
red flags and what went wrong:
Lens-based refractive surgery
09:30
11:00
10:00
Coffee Break
10:00
10:20
Course 20:
Astigmatism demystified: Classification, diagnosis, and management
10:20
11:40
11:00
Friday Prayer & Lunch
11:20
13:00
12:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:15
Course 22:
IKS course
13:15
14:45
Prayer & Coffee Break
14:45
15:00
13:00
Course 12:
Hands-on Ophthalmology Research:
Practical Modules from a Research Pioneer
13:00
14:00
14:00
Coffee Break
14:00
14:20
Course 5: Diabetic macular edema:
A comprehensive evidence-based review
14:20
15:20
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
Course 7 :
Basic vitrectomy course
15:40
17:10
Course 14:
Navigating the bumpy road of IIH
14:20
15:20
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
Course 16:
All about IOLs: Saudi version
15:40
17:10
Prayer
17:10
17:30
15:00
Course 24:
Visual electrophysiology in inherited retinal disorders: diagnostic insights
15:00
16:00
16:00
17:00
THURSDAY | 13 NOV. 2025 FRIDAY | 14 NOV. 2025 SATURDAY | 15 NOV. 2025
10:00
Coffee Break
10:00
10:20
11:00
Friday Prayer & Lunch
11:20
13:00
12:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:15
13:00
14:00
Coffee Break
14:00
14:20
Prayer & Coffee Break
14:45
15:00
15:00
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
THURSDAY | 13 NOV. 2025 FRIDAY | 14 NOV. 2025 SATURDAY | 15 NOV. 2025
17:00
Prayer
17:10
17:30
No events available!
THURSDAY | 13 NOV. 2025 FRIDAY | 14 NOV. 2025 SATURDAY | 15 NOV. 2025
08:00
Presented E-Posters
Session 1
08:00
09:45
Presented E-Posters
Session 4
08:30
10:00
09:00
Presented E-Posters
Session 2
09:30
11:00
10:00
Coffee Break
10:00
10:20
Free Paper
Session 3
10:20
11:40
11:00
Friday Prayer & Lunch
11:20
13:00
12:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:15
Presented E-Posters
Session 5
13:15
14:45
Prayer & Coffee Break
14:45
15:00
13:00
Free Paper
Session 2
13:00
14:20
14:00
Coffee Break
14:00
14:20
Free Paper
Session 1
14:20
15:50
15:00
Presented E-Posters
Session 3
15:40
17:10
Prayer
17:10
17:30
16:00
Course 8:
Optical coherence tomography angiography course
16:00
17:10
17:00
THURSDAY | 13 NOV. 2025 FRIDAY | 14 NOV. 2025 SATURDAY | 15 NOV. 2025
10:00
Coffee Break
10:00
10:20
11:00
Friday Prayer & Lunch
11:20
13:00
12:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:15
13:00
14:00
Coffee Break
14:00
14:20
Prayer & Coffee Break
14:45
15:00
THURSDAY | 13 NOV. 2025 FRIDAY | 14 NOV. 2025 SATURDAY | 15 NOV. 2025
16:00
Course 8:
Optical coherence tomography angiography course
16:00
17:10
17:00
THURSDAY | 13 NOV. 2025 FRIDAY | 14 NOV. 2025 SATURDAY | 15 NOV. 2025
08:00
Presented E-Posters
Session 1
08:00
09:45
Presented E-Posters
Session 4
08:30
10:00
09:00
Presented E-Posters
Session 2
09:30
11:00
10:00
13:00
Presented E-Posters
Session 5
13:15
14:45
14:00
15:00
Presented E-Posters
Session 3
15:40
17:10
16:00
17:00
THURSDAY | 13 NOV. 2025 FRIDAY | 14 NOV. 2025 SATURDAY | 15 NOV. 2025
10:00
Free Paper
Session 3
10:20
11:40
11:00
13:00
Free Paper
Session 2
13:00
14:20
14:00
Free Paper
Session 1
14:20
15:50
15:00
THURSDAY | 13 NOV. 2025 FRIDAY | 14 NOV. 2025 SATURDAY | 15 NOV. 2025
17:00
Prayer
17:10
17:30
No events hours available!
No events available!
THURSDAY | 13 NOV. 2025 FRIDAY | 14 NOV. 2025 SATURDAY | 15 NOV. 2025
09:00
Phaco Wet-Lab
09:00
17:00
Refractive Femto and Moria
09:00
17:00
Phaco Wet-Lab
(Alcon Experience In Jeddah)
10:00
14:40
CAIRS OptiGraft DSAEK/DMEK
13:00
15:00
Yamane Technique for Secondary IOL
13:00
15:00
Dry Amniotic Membrane
09:00
10:30
CAIRS OptiGraft DSAEK/DMEK
09:00
11:20
Phaco Wet-Lab
09:00
17:00
Refractive Femto and Moria
09:00
17:00
Vitrectomy Wet-Lab
09:00
17:00
Master the Flow with Preserflo
13:00
15:00
Phaco Wet-Lab
09:00
17:00
Refractive Femto and Moria
09:00
17:00
Vitrectomy Wet-Lab
09:00
17:00
Iris Suturing Kuwait
10:00
11:30
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
THURSDAY | 13 NOV. 2025 FRIDAY | 14 NOV. 2025 SATURDAY | 15 NOV. 2025
09:00
Phaco Wet-Lab
09:00
17:00
Refractive Femto and Moria
09:00
17:00
Phaco Wet-Lab
(Alcon Experience In Jeddah)
10:00
14:40
CAIRS OptiGraft DSAEK/DMEK
13:00
15:00
Yamane Technique for Secondary IOL
13:00
15:00
Dry Amniotic Membrane
09:00
10:30
CAIRS OptiGraft DSAEK/DMEK
09:00
11:20
Phaco Wet-Lab
09:00
17:00
Refractive Femto and Moria
09:00
17:00
Vitrectomy Wet-Lab
09:00
17:00
Master the Flow with Preserflo
13:00
15:00
Phaco Wet-Lab
09:00
17:00
Refractive Femto and Moria
09:00
17:00
Vitrectomy Wet-Lab
09:00
17:00
Iris Suturing Kuwait
10:00
11:30
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
No events available!
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Main Auditorium
Al Ula
(UG Floor)
Neom
(UG Floor)
Al Qassim
(UG Floor)
Taif
(UG Floor)
Arena
(UG Floor)
wetlab
(UG Floor)
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Thursday, 13 Nov 2025
Friday, 14 Nov 2025
Saturday, 15 Nov 2025
Pre Conference Wednesday
Thursday, 13 Nov 2025
Friday, 14 Nov 2025
Saturday, 15 Nov 2025

Main Auditorium - Thursday, 13 Nov 2025

Main Auditorium
Channel 1		 Main Auditorium
Channel 2
08:00
When the lids touch the cornea: Therapeutic frontiers in ocular surface disorders
08:30
09:45
Navigating Endophthalmitis: A Comprehensive approach
08:30
09:45
09:00
10:00
Opening Ceremony
"All sponsors and attendees are invited"
10:00
11:00
Opening Ceremony
"All sponsors and attendees are invited"
10:00
11:00
11:00
Gulf Ophthalmology Visionary Meeting
11:00
12:00
Gulf Ophthalmology Visionary Meeting
11:00
12:00
13:00
Saudi Ophthalmology Society
Gold Medal Lecture
13:00
14:00
Saudi Ophthalmology Society
Gold Medal Lecture
13:00
14:00
14:00
Announcement of SOS Awards
(E-Poster, Videos, Photos)
14:00
14:20
Surgical and therapeutic approaches to complex corneal disorders
14:20
15:20
Keratoconus -
from biomechanics to cutting-edge therapies
15:40
17:10
Announcement of SOS Awards
(E-Poster, Videos, Photos)
14:00
14:20
Pediatric surgical
vitreoretinal disorders
14:20
15:20
Evolving paradigms in age-related macular degeneration and retinal care
15:40
16:18
Everyday challenges in retina:
Evidence, safety, and decision-making
16:18
17:10
15:00
16:00
17:00
Main Auditorium
Channel 1		 Main Auditorium
Channel 2
11:00
Gulf Ophthalmology Visionary Meeting
11:00
12:00
Gulf Ophthalmology Visionary Meeting
11:00
12:00
Main Auditorium
Channel 1		 Main Auditorium
Channel 2
10:00
Opening Ceremony
"All sponsors and attendees are invited"
10:00
11:00
Opening Ceremony
"All sponsors and attendees are invited"
10:00
11:00
Main Auditorium
Channel 1		 Main Auditorium
Channel 2
13:00
Saudi Ophthalmology Society
Gold Medal Lecture
13:00
14:00
Saudi Ophthalmology Society
Gold Medal Lecture
13:00
14:00
14:00
Announcement of SOS Awards
(E-Poster, Videos, Photos)
14:00
14:20
Announcement of SOS Awards
(E-Poster, Videos, Photos)
14:00
14:20
No events hours available!
No events available!

Main Auditorium - Friday, 14 Nov 2025

Main Auditorium
Channel 1		 Main Auditorium
Channel 2
09:00
From innovation to safety:
Advances in refractive surgery
09:30
11:00
Advances in macular hole surgery
09:30
10:08
Extreme holes: Optimizing outcomes
10:08
11:00
10:00
11:00
Amico Symposium
11:00
11:20
Bayer Symposium
11:00
11:20
13:00
Corneal infection and beyond!
13:00
14:00
14:00
Santen Symposium
14:00
14:20
Gulf Ophthalmology
Keynote Lecture
14:20
15:20
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
Cataract surgery challenges and emerging colutions
15:40
17:10
40th Anniversary of SOS
"All are invited"
17:30
18:30
Roche Symposium
14:00
14:20
Gulf Ophthalmology
Keynote Lecture
14:20
15:20
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
The infectious dimension of uveitis
15:40
17:10
40th Anniversary of SOS
"All are invited"
17:30
18:30
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
Main Auditorium
Channel 1		 Main Auditorium
Channel 2
09:00
From innovation to safety:
Advances in refractive surgery
09:30
11:00
10:00
13:00
Corneal infection and beyond!
13:00
14:00
15:00
Cataract surgery challenges and emerging colutions
15:40
17:10
16:00
17:00
Main Auditorium
Channel 1		 Main Auditorium
Channel 2
15:00
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
Main Auditorium
Channel 1		 Main Auditorium
Channel 2
14:00
Gulf Ophthalmology
Keynote Lecture
14:20
15:20
Gulf Ophthalmology
Keynote Lecture
14:20
15:20
15:00
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
Main Auditorium
Channel 1		 Main Auditorium
Channel 2
17:00
40th Anniversary of SOS
"All are invited"
17:30
18:30
40th Anniversary of SOS
"All are invited"
17:30
18:30
18:00
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
Main Auditorium
Channel 1		 Main Auditorium
Channel 2
09:00
Advances in macular hole surgery
09:30
10:08
Extreme holes: Optimizing outcomes
10:08
11:00
10:00
Main Auditorium
Channel 1		 Main Auditorium
Channel 2
11:00
Amico Symposium
11:00
11:20
Bayer Symposium
11:00
11:20
14:00
Santen Symposium
14:00
14:20
Roche Symposium
14:00
14:20
No events hours available!
Main Auditorium
Channel 1		 Main Auditorium
Channel 2
15:00
The infectious dimension of uveitis
15:40
17:10
16:00
17:00
No events available!

Main Auditorium - Saturday, 15 Nov 2025

Main Auditorium
Channel 1		 Main Auditorium
Channel 2
10:00
Coffee Break
10:00
10:20
12:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:15
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:15
13:00
14:00
Prayer & Coffee Break
14:45
15:00
Prayer & Coffee Break
14:45
15:00
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
Main Auditorium
Channel 1		 Main Auditorium
Channel 2
10:00
AbbVie Symposium
10:00
10:20
11:00
OSAS Medical Symposium
11:40
12:00
Astellas Symposium
11:40
12:00
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events available!

Al Ula - Pre Conference Wednesday

No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events available!

Al Ula - Thursday, 13 Nov 2025

Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall B		 Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall A
08:00
Updates on strabismus surgery
08:00
09:45
Optometry Low vision rehabilitation workshops
08:00
09:45
09:00
12:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:00
14:00
Coffee Break
14:00
14:20
Interventional glaucoma:
A new and proactive mindset
14:20
15:20
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
Interventional glaucoma from clinic to the operating room (when? who? and how?)
15:40
17:10
Coffee Break
14:00
14:20
Foundational insights and
clinical relevance
14:20
15:20
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
Non-infectious uveitis: Current concepts and future directions
15:40
17:10
15:00
16:00
17:00
No events hours available!
Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall B		 Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall A
12:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:00
14:00
Coffee Break
14:00
14:20
Coffee Break
14:00
14:20
15:00
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall B		 Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall A
14:00
Interventional glaucoma:
A new and proactive mindset
14:20
15:20
Interventional glaucoma from clinic to the operating room (when? who? and how?)
15:40
17:10
15:00
16:00
17:00
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall B		 Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall A
08:00
Optometry Low vision rehabilitation workshops
08:00
09:45
09:00
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall B		 Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall A
08:00
Updates on strabismus surgery
08:00
09:45
09:00
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall B		 Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall A
14:00
Foundational insights and
clinical relevance
14:20
15:20
Non-infectious uveitis: Current concepts and future directions
15:40
17:10
15:00
16:00
17:00
No events available!

Al Ula - Friday, 14 Nov 2025

Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall B		 Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall A
09:00
Strabismus studies
09:30
11:00
The ultimate potpourri of filtering glaucoma surgery
First session
09:30
11:00
10:00
13:00
Pediatric cataract
13:00
14:00
Saudi Dermatology Society
13:00
14:00
14:00
Amico Symposium
14:00
14:20
Pediatric anterior segment
14:20
15:20
Complex retinal surgery: Pearls, pitfalls, & progress
15:40
16:16
Controversies in detachments
16:16
17:10
Amgen Symposium
14:00
14:20
Optometry
14:20
15:20
Eyelid abnormalities
15:40
17:10
15:00
16:00
17:00
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall B		 Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall A
09:00
The ultimate potpourri of filtering glaucoma surgery
First session
09:30
11:00
10:00
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall B		 Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall A
13:00
Saudi Dermatology Society
13:00
14:00
15:00
Eyelid abnormalities
15:40
17:10
16:00
17:00
No events hours available!
Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall B		 Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall A
14:00
Optometry
14:20
15:20
15:00
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall B		 Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall A
09:00
Strabismus studies
09:30
11:00
10:00
13:00
Pediatric cataract
13:00
14:00
14:00
Pediatric anterior segment
14:20
15:20
15:00
Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall B		 Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall A
15:00
Complex retinal surgery: Pearls, pitfalls, & progress
15:40
16:16
Controversies in detachments
16:16
17:10
16:00
17:00
Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall B		 Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall A
14:00
Amico Symposium
14:00
14:20
Amgen Symposium
14:00
14:20
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events available!

Al Ula - Saturday, 15 Nov 2025

Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall B		 Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall A
08:00
Eyelid ptosis & surgical approaches
08:30
10:00
09:00
10:00
Coffee Break
10:00
10:20
Challenging uveitis cases across the countries: A world Wide Knowledge Exchange
10:20
11:40
Roche Symposium
11:40
12:00
Coffee Break
10:00
10:20
Orbital neoplasms
10:20
11:40
11:00
12:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:15
The ultimate potpourri of filtering glaucoma surgery Second session
13:15
14:45
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:15
Orbit - Inflammatory & vascular diseases
13:15
14:45
13:00
14:00
15:00
Case discussion: Real world difficulties in glaucoma treatment-diagnostic and therapeutic challenges
15:00
16:00
Nasolacrimal system
15:00
16:00
No events hours available!
Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall B		 Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall A
10:00
Coffee Break
10:00
10:20
Coffee Break
10:00
10:20
12:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:15
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:15
13:00
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall B		 Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall A
08:00
Eyelid ptosis & surgical approaches
08:30
10:00
09:00
10:00
Orbital neoplasms
10:20
11:40
11:00
13:00
Orbit - Inflammatory & vascular diseases
13:15
14:45
14:00
15:00
Nasolacrimal system
15:00
16:00
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall B		 Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall A
11:00
Roche Symposium
11:40
12:00
No events hours available!
Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall B		 Al Ula (UG Floor)
Hall A
10:00
Challenging uveitis cases across the countries: A world Wide Knowledge Exchange
10:20
11:40
11:00
No events available!

Neom Hall

THURSDAY | 13 NOV. 2025 FRIDAY | 14 NOV. 2025 SATURDAY | 15 NOV. 2025
08:00
Course 1: Don't get fooled by the mimickers: Beware of the unexpected
08:00
09:30
Uveitis miscellaneous: Diagnostic pitfalls and lessons
08:30
10:00
09:00
The opthalmypics (Semi finals)
09:30
11:00
10:00
Coffee Break
10:00
10:20
11:00
Friday Prayer & Lunch
11:20
13:00
12:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:15
13:00
Eye movement demystified
13:00
14:00
14:00
Coffee Break
14:00
14:20
Neuro- ophthalmology: A guide to essential diagnoses
14:20
15:20
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
Optic neuropathies:
From diagnosis to therapy
15:40
17:10
Beyond 20/20: Sharpening your financial future
14:20
15:20
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
Prayer & Coffee Break
14:45
15:00
15:00
The opthalmypics (Finals)
15:00
16:00
16:00
17:00
Prayer
17:10
17:30
THURSDAY | 13 NOV. 2025 FRIDAY | 14 NOV. 2025 SATURDAY | 15 NOV. 2025
10:00
Coffee Break
10:00
10:20
11:00
Friday Prayer & Lunch
11:20
13:00
12:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:15
13:00
14:00
Coffee Break
14:00
14:20
Prayer & Coffee Break
14:45
15:00
15:00
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
THURSDAY | 13 NOV. 2025 FRIDAY | 14 NOV. 2025 SATURDAY | 15 NOV. 2025
08:00
Course 1: Don't get fooled by the mimickers: Beware of the unexpected
08:00
09:30
09:00
THURSDAY | 13 NOV. 2025 FRIDAY | 14 NOV. 2025 SATURDAY | 15 NOV. 2025
13:00
Eye movement demystified
13:00
14:00
14:00
Neuro- ophthalmology: A guide to essential diagnoses
14:20
15:20
Optic neuropathies:
From diagnosis to therapy
15:40
17:10
15:00
16:00
17:00
THURSDAY | 13 NOV. 2025 FRIDAY | 14 NOV. 2025 SATURDAY | 15 NOV. 2025
17:00
Prayer
17:10
17:30
THURSDAY | 13 NOV. 2025 FRIDAY | 14 NOV. 2025 SATURDAY | 15 NOV. 2025
09:00
The opthalmypics (Semi finals)
09:30
11:00
10:00
14:00
Beyond 20/20: Sharpening your financial future
14:20
15:20
15:00
The opthalmypics (Finals)
15:00
16:00
THURSDAY | 13 NOV. 2025 FRIDAY | 14 NOV. 2025 SATURDAY | 15 NOV. 2025
08:00
Uveitis miscellaneous: Diagnostic pitfalls and lessons
08:30
10:00
09:00
No events available!

Taif Hall

THURSDAY | 13 NOV. 2025 FRIDAY | 14 NOV. 2025 SATURDAY | 15 NOV. 2025
08:00
Course 3: Training of retina examination and indirect laser delivery system on retieye model
08:00
09:30
Course 18:
Ocular ultrasound
08:30
10:00
09:00
Course 10:
SOS-ACADEMIA
red flags and what went wrong:
Lens-based refractive surgery
09:30
11:00
10:00
Coffee Break
10:00
10:20
Course 20:
Astigmatism demystified: Classification, diagnosis, and management
10:20
11:40
11:00
Friday Prayer & Lunch
11:20
13:00
12:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:15
Course 22:
IKS course
13:15
14:45
Prayer & Coffee Break
14:45
15:00
13:00
Course 12:
Hands-on Ophthalmology Research:
Practical Modules from a Research Pioneer
13:00
14:00
14:00
Coffee Break
14:00
14:20
Course 5: Diabetic macular edema:
A comprehensive evidence-based review
14:20
15:20
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
Course 7 :
Basic vitrectomy course
15:40
17:10
Course 14:
Navigating the bumpy road of IIH
14:20
15:20
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
Course 16:
All about IOLs: Saudi version
15:40
17:10
Prayer
17:10
17:30
15:00
Course 24:
Visual electrophysiology in inherited retinal disorders: diagnostic insights
15:00
16:00
16:00
17:00
THURSDAY | 13 NOV. 2025 FRIDAY | 14 NOV. 2025 SATURDAY | 15 NOV. 2025
10:00
Coffee Break
10:00
10:20
11:00
Friday Prayer & Lunch
11:20
13:00
12:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:15
13:00
14:00
Coffee Break
14:00
14:20
Prayer & Coffee Break
14:45
15:00
15:00
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
THURSDAY | 13 NOV. 2025 FRIDAY | 14 NOV. 2025 SATURDAY | 15 NOV. 2025
17:00
Prayer
17:10
17:30
No events available!

Al Qassim Hall

THURSDAY | 13 NOV. 2025 FRIDAY | 14 NOV. 2025 SATURDAY | 15 NOV. 2025
08:00
Course 2: Pharmacovigilance in Saudi Arabia
08:00
09:30
Course 17:
Gaining insights into the role of topography in ocular diseases
08:30
09:30
09:00
Course 9:
Layer by layer:
Mastering functional eyelid repair
09:30
11:00
10:00
Coffee Break
10:00
10:20
Course 19:
Anti-VEGF therapy: Where are we standing?
10:20
11:40
11:00
Friday Prayer & Lunch
11:20
13:00
12:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:15
Course 21:
Uveitis update
13:15
14:45
Prayer & Coffee Break
14:45
15:00
13:00
Course 11:
The importance of gonioscopy to glaucoma specialist
13:00
14:00
14:00
Coffee Break
14:00
14:20
Course 4 :
Key performance indicators in cataract surgery
14:20
15:20
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
Course 6 :
Challenges with IOL selection and calculations, practical tips and case-discussion
15:40
17:10
Course 13:
DMEK in challenging situations
14:20
15:20
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
Course 15:
Understanding coats' disease
15:40
16:40
15:00
Course 23:
What ophthalmologists should know about medical malpractice in saudi laws
15:00
16:00
16:00
17:00
Prayer
17:10
17:30
THURSDAY | 13 NOV. 2025 FRIDAY | 14 NOV. 2025 SATURDAY | 15 NOV. 2025
10:00
Coffee Break
10:00
10:20
11:00
Friday Prayer & Lunch
11:20
13:00
12:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:00
Prayer & Lunch
12:00
13:15
13:00
14:00
Coffee Break
14:00
14:20
Prayer & Coffee Break
14:45
15:00
15:00
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
Prayer & Coffee Break
15:20
15:40
THURSDAY | 13 NOV. 2025 FRIDAY | 14 NOV. 2025 SATURDAY | 15 NOV. 2025
17:00
Prayer
17:10
17:30
No events available!

Arena

THURSDAY | 13 NOV. 2025 FRIDAY | 14 NOV. 2025 SATURDAY | 15 NOV. 2025
09:00
Phaco Wet-Lab
09:00
17:00
Refractive Femto and Moria
09:00
17:00
Phaco Wet-Lab
(Alcon Experience In Jeddah)
10:00
14:40
CAIRS OptiGraft DSAEK/DMEK
13:00
15:00
Yamane Technique for Secondary IOL
13:00
15:00
Dry Amniotic Membrane
09:00
10:30
CAIRS OptiGraft DSAEK/DMEK
09:00
11:20
Phaco Wet-Lab
09:00
17:00
Refractive Femto and Moria
09:00
17:00
Vitrectomy Wet-Lab
09:00
17:00
Master the Flow with Preserflo
13:00
15:00
Phaco Wet-Lab
09:00
17:00
Refractive Femto and Moria
09:00
17:00
Vitrectomy Wet-Lab
09:00
17:00
Iris Suturing Kuwait
10:00
11:30
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
No events hours available!
No events hours available!
THURSDAY | 13 NOV. 2025 FRIDAY | 14 NOV. 2025 SATURDAY | 15 NOV. 2025
09:00
Phaco Wet-Lab
09:00
17:00
Refractive Femto and Moria
09:00
17:00
Phaco Wet-Lab
(Alcon Experience In Jeddah)
10:00
14:40
CAIRS OptiGraft DSAEK/DMEK
13:00
15:00
Yamane Technique for Secondary IOL
13:00
15:00
Dry Amniotic Membrane
09:00
10:30
CAIRS OptiGraft DSAEK/DMEK
09:00
11:20
Phaco Wet-Lab
09:00
17:00
Refractive Femto and Moria
09:00
17:00
Vitrectomy Wet-Lab
09:00
17:00
Master the Flow with Preserflo
13:00
15:00
Phaco Wet-Lab
09:00
17:00
Refractive Femto and Moria
09:00
17:00
Vitrectomy Wet-Lab
09:00
17:00
Iris Suturing Kuwait
10:00
11:30
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
No events available!

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