SSO Conference.

20-22 October 2022 - Hybrid conferenceFairmont, Riyadh.

Our core believes and most important values

Saudi Society of Optometry was founded in 12-04-1428, a scientific society in the field of optometry and vision science. The Saudi Society of Optometry is under the umbrella of the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (Resolution No. 8/A/28). The SSO has the vision of promoting the delivery of quality eye and vision care to Saudis through the practice of optometry and in providing continuous education and training services to the eye care professionals.

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Meet The Speakers

Prof. Peter Hendicott

WCO President

Dr. Waleed Alghamdi

Associate Professor

Dr.Yahay Abuhaider

The National Coordinator Of The Prevention Of Blindness

Dr. Majid Moafa

Assistant Professor

Dr. Mosaad Alhassan

Assistant Professor

Dr. Ali Almustanyir

Assistant Professor

Dr. Sulaiman Aldakhil

Assistant Professor

Dr. Raghda Faisal Mutwali

Assistant Professor

Dr. Abd Elaziz Elmadina

Assistant Professor

Dr. Saif Hassan Alrasheed

Associate Professor

Dr. Muteb Alanazi

Assistant Professor

Dr. Zoelfigar Dafalla Mohammed

Assistant Professor

Dr. Mustafa Abdu

Associate Professor

Dr. Naveen Kumar Challa

Assistant Professor

Dr. Saeed Aljohani

Assistant Professor

Dr. Nawal Hawsawi

PhD

Dr. Amal Aldarwesh

Assistant Professor

Dr. Khaled Al Rashah

Consultant optometrist

Dr. Nuha Mohamed Fathelrahman

Associate Professor

Dr. Saleha Alatawi

Assistant Professor

Dr. Mohammed Althomali

Assistant Professor

Dr. Atif Babiker Mohamed Ali

Associate Professor

Younis Doudin

Doctor of Optometry

Bassima Alduligan

Doctor of Optometry

Nasser Alshemali

Senior Optometrist

Nawal Mohammed Almotairi

Senior Optometrist

Abdullah G.Alotaibi

Senior Optometrist

Nora Al Hassan

Senior Optometrist

Ali AlRashah

Senior Optometrist

ABDULRAHIM ALmutairi

Senior Optometrist

Amal Alghamdi

Senior Optometrist

Alhanouf Abdullah AlRuwaili

Senior Optometrist

Babu Noushad

Lecturer

Ayat Alghamdi

Senior Optometrist

Mohammed Saleh Alblowi

Senior Optometrist

Samar Sadun

Senior Optometrist

Duaa Ghafouri

Senior Optometrist

Hassan Awada

Ocularist and Optometrist

Osama Abdelqader

Occupational therapists

Rafif Nassir AlHijji

Doctor of Optometry

Norah Alsalem

Doctor of Optometry

Aishah abdullah alghamdi

Doctor of Optometry

Abdulaziz Alotaibi

Doctor of Optometry

Abdulelah Alsadun OD.

Doctor of Optometry

Rayan Nasser AL-Mutairi

Doctor of Optometry

Atheer Khalid Alharby

Doctor of Optometry

Hatoun Nasser Badukhen

Doctor of Optometry

Hadeel Ahmed ALqurayn

Doctor of Optometry

Hanan Badah AlQahtani

Demonstrator/Teaching Assistant

Hadeel Bander Alamer

Doctor of Optometry

Hessa Almatar

OptometristDoctor of Optometry

Mohammed Fahad Alharbi

Doctor of Optometry

Mohammed Saad Alnafea

Doctor of Optometry

Sawsan Al Balushi

Doctor of Optometry

Noor Yusuf Alhaji

Doctor of Optometry

Duja Shaker Alhayan

Doctor of Optometry

Rakan Al-mutairi

Doctor of Optometry

Ansam Alateeq

Doctor of Optometry

Reema Alduhayan

Doctor of Optometry

Faris Hussam Binyousef

Medical Intern

Samar Mohamed Alanazi

Medical Intern

Norah Abdullah M Albdaya

Medical Intern

Khalid Khalaf Almaymuni

Medical Intern
  • Day 01

    THURSDAY 20th

  • Day 02

    Friday 21st

  • Day 03

    Saturday 22nd

Regestration 12:10 to 13:00
Community Eye health
13:00 - 14:45

Moderator:

Dr. Khaled Alzahrani
13:00 - 13:15

Younis Doudin

Optometry in the Eastern Mediterranean region: The role of EMCO in supporting the progression of the profession.

13:15 - 13:30

Dr. Yahya Haider

Trachoma in Saudi Arabia

13:30 - 13:45

Sawsan Al Balushi

The importance of optometrist’s role as a primary health care provider in sultanate of Oman

13:45 - 14:00

Alhanouf Abdullah AlRuwaili

The Role of Optometrists in Saudi public health

14:00 - 14:15

Duaa Ghafouri

Expanding the traditional role of optometrist

14:15 - 14:30

Babu Noushad

How do Optometry students prefer them to be taught in a classroom? A qualitative study using open-ended questions in an online

14:30 - 14:45 Discussion
Break 14:45 - 15:00
Artificial Intelligence & Imaging
15:00 - 15:50

Moderator:

Dr. Hanan Alkozi
15:00 - 15:20

Hessa Almatar

King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC)’s big Ocular Images Data Set

15:20 - 15:40

Reema Alduhayan

Utilizing KAIMRC’s ocular big images data to test the feasibility of deep learning computational methods in classifying patients with hypertension

15:40 - 15:50 Discussion
Break 15:50 - 16:00
Dry eye Disease
16:00 - 17:30

Moderator:

Dr. Muteb Alanazi
16:00 - 16:20

Mohammed Saleh Alblowi

New tools in dry eye

16:20 - 16:35

Norah Abdullah M Albdaya

Prevalence of Dry Eye Symptoms and its Association with Frequent Cosmetics Usage among Women

16:35 - 16:50

Faris Hussam Binyousef

Impact of dry eye disease on work productivity among Saudi Workers in Saudi Arabia

16:50 - 17:05

Amal Saeed Alghamdi

The effect of smoking on the ocular surface, tear film, and central corneal thickness

17:05 - 17:20

Abdullah G.Alotaibi

Effect of the addition of low concentrations of electrolyte solutions on the tear ferning patterns of artificial tears

17:20 -17:30 Discussion
Break 17:30 - 17:40
Rapid Fire Session 1
17:40 - 18:30

Moderator:

Dr.Mohammed Althomali
17:40 - 17:50

Renad Osama Aljuhani

Retrospective Validation of the Postnatal Growth and Retinopathy of Prematurity (G-ROP) Criteria in a Developing Country – Does it Work?

17:50 - 18:00

Nada Omar Taher

The Efficacy and Safety of Various Pterygium Excision Techniques: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

18:00 - 18:10

Rafif Nassir AlHijji

Visual Resolution under Photopic and Mesopic Conditions in Patients with Sjögren’s Syndrome SS

18:10 - 18:20

Samar Sadun

The Effect of Illumination on Reading Arabic

18:20 - 18:30 Discussion
Binocular Vision
8:15 - 10:15 AM

Moderator:

Dr. Saif Alrasheed
8:15 - 8:45

Dr. Mosaad Alhassan

Treatment for Convergence Insufficiency

8:45 - 9:00

Nawaf Almutairi

Dynamic Accommodation in Individuals with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

9:00 - 9:15

Hatoun Nasser Badukhen

Association of Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) with Refractive, Accommodative, and Vergence Anomalies

9:15 - 9:30

Hadeel Bander Alamer

A Diagnostic Plan for Evaluating Diplopia

9:30 - 9:45

Noor Yusuf Alhaji

Investigating the Effect of Fixation Target Design on Fixation Behaviour in Perimetry

9:45 - 10:00 Discussion
Break 10:00 - 10:15
Pediatric Optometry
10:15 - 11:40

Moderator:

Dr. Jawaher Alshehri
10:15 - 10:30

Dr. Saif Hassan Alrasheed

Childhood Visual impairment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prevalence and Causes in Eastern Mediterranean Region

10:30 - 10:45

Dr. Zoelfigar Dafalla Mohammed

Prevalence of Refractive Errors amongst the Traditional Quranic Boarding Schools in Al-Gazira state of Sudan.

10:45 - 11:00

Dr. Saeed Aljohani

The Feasibility of Educational Videos for Improving Adherence with Amblyopia Treatment in Children

11:00 - 11:15

Nora Al Hassan

Refractive and Visual Outcomes after Intravitreal Ranibizumab Monotherapy for Retinopathy of Prematurity

11:15 - 11:30

Dr. Nuha Mohamed Fathelrahman

Role of inheritance and causes of childhood blindness: A multicenter study in Sudan

11:30 - 11:40 Discussion
Break 11:40 to 13:00 Prayer + Lunch
Keratoconus Care & CL
13:00 - 14:25

Moderator:

Dr. Raghda Mutwali
13:00 - 13:15

Ali AlRashah

Keratoconus Epidemiology Presentations at Najran Province, Saudi Arabia

13:15 - 13:30

Dr. Saleha Alatawi

The Lifetime Expenditure in People with Keratoconus in Saudi Arabia

13:30 - 13:45

Dr. Mustfa Abdu

Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of Keratoconus in the Eastern Mediterranean region

13:45 - 14:00

Nasser Alshemali

The need for Optometry KC management clinic

14:00 - 14:15

Bassima Alduligan

RGP Lense: Case series

14:15 - 14:25 Discussion
Break 14:25 - 14:35
Keynote Speaker
14:35 - 15:20

Moderator:

Ayat Alghamdi
14:35 - 15:20

Prof. Peter Hendicott

Optometry and meeting the future challenges in eye care

Break 15:20 - 15:30
Low Vision and Aging
15:30 - 17:00

Moderator:

Dr. Saleha Alatawi
15:30 - 15:45

Rayan Nasser AL-Mutairi

Low Vision Rehabilitation Services in Saudi Arabia

15:45 - 16:00

Abdulelah Alsadun

Feasibility of Using AMAL Glasses to Denominate Saudi Banknotes

16:00 - 16:15

Dr. Nawal Hawsawi

The Cerebral/Cortical Vision Impairment (CVI): The Role of the Optometrist in Assessment and Intervention

16:15 - 16:30

Dr.Khaled Al Rashah

Corneal Nerve Migration Rate in a Healthy Control Population

16:30 - 16:45

Dr. Mohammed Althomali

Should Vision Care Providers Care About Falls?

16:45 - 17:00 Discussion
17:00 - 18:00 Exhibition
18:30 Opening ceremony
Colour Vision
8:15 - 9:45

Moderator:

Dr. Mustafa Abdu
8:15 - 8:35

Dr. Ali Almustanyir

The importance of practicing colour vision in clinic

8:35 - 8:55

Reema Alduhayan

Evaluation of the Third edition of the City University Color Vision Test

8:55 - 9:15

Ansam Alateeq

Age Related Effect on the Color Discrimination Threshold

9:15 - 9:35

Norah Alsalem

The Design of Chromatic Acuity Chart: A Pilot Study

9:35 - 9:45 Duscussion
Break 9:45 - 10:00
Myopia 1
10:00 - 11:05

Moderator:

Dr. Kareem Linjawi
10:00 - 10:20

Dr. Muteb Alanazi

The Perspectives and Clinical Practices of Optometrists in Saudi Arabia Concerning Myopia in Children

10:20 - 10:35

Aishah abdullah alghamdi

Beliefs and Attitude of the Saudi Population towards Myopia and its Management

10:35 - 10:50

Ayat Alghamdi

Myopia Control with Orthokeratology Contact Lenses in Young Children

10:50 - 11:05

Nawal Mohammed Almotairi

Myopia Progression Among School-Aged Children in the COVID-19 Distance-Learning Era

Break 11:05 - 11:15
Myopia 2
11:15 - 12:20

Moderator:

Dr. Lama Alsamnan
11:15 - 11:35

Dr. Raghda Faisal Mutwali

Corneal Endothelial Cells Morphology of Young Sudanese with Myopia

11:35 - 11:50

Dr. Nuha Mohamed Fathelrahman

ADULT MYOPES; Relationship of Central Corneal Thickness (CCT), Keratometry Mean (KM) and Axial Length (AL) among Sudanese Adult Myopes

11:50 - 12:05

Atheer Khalid Alharby

Is Pseudomyopia Associated with anxiety and related disorders?

12:05 - 12:15 Discussion
Break 12:15 to 13:15 Prayer + Lunch
Ocular Diseases & Diagnosis
13:15 - 14:40

Moderator:

Hadel Alqurayn
13:15 - 13:30

Dr. Amal Aldarwesh

Experience of Saudi Patients with Autoimmune Diseases about the Ocular Manifestations of Hydroxychloroquine Treatment

13:30 - 13:45

Duja Shaker Alhayan

Self-Efficacy of Saudi Patients with Autoimmune Diseases in Managing Hydroxychloroquine-Induced Ocular Complications

13:45 - 14:00

ABDULRAHIM ALmutairi

Ocular and visual complications in diabetic patients at the first visit to an ophthalmology clinic in the city of Hafar Al Batin, Saudi Arabia

14:00 - 14:15

Hanan Badah AlQahtani

10 Tips and Helpful Hints for ODs Regarding Neuro-ophthalmic Disease

14:15 - 14:30

Duaa Ghafouri

What Symptoms Should Alarm an Optometrist- Why Case History can be Half your Eye Test

14:30 - 14:40 Discussion
Break 14:40 - 14:50
Glaucoma & Posteripor Segment
14:50 - 16:05

Moderator:

Dr. Ali Almustanyir
14:50 - 15:20

Prof. Peter Hendicott

Managing diabetes: optometry's role.

15:20 - 15:40

Dr. Naveen Kumar Challa

Optic disc topography of Normal Saudi adult eyes using Optical coherence tomography

15:40 - 15:55

Hadeel Ahmed Alqurayn

What You Think is Glaucoma, Might Not Be.

15:55 - 16:05 Discussion
Break 16:05 - 16:15
Rapid Fire session 2
16:15 - 17:15

Moderator:

Dr. Saeed Aljohani
16:15 - 16:25

Abdulaziz Alotaibi

Normative Database of Choroidal Thickness and Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness in Saudi Population

16:25 - 16:35

Mohammed Fahad Alharbi - Mohammed Saad Alnafea

PRE-PRESBYOPIA AND OCULAR SURFACE INTEGRITY IN SAUDI POPULATION

16:35 - 16:45

Khalid Khalaf Almaymuni

Digital Eye Strain among Undergraduate Students in Collage of Medicine Majmaah University , Saudi Arabia

16:45 - 16:55

Rakan Al-mutairi

Evaluating the Psychological Impacts of Patching Treatment on Parents in Qassim Region

16:55 - 17:05

Samar Mohamed Alanazi

The Use of Contact Lenses Among Keratoconus Patients in Saudi Arabia: Prevalence, Habits and Complications

17:05 - 17:15 Discussion
Closing Ceremony

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