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AIOC 2024: 3rd Preparatory LOC Meeting

Ophthalmological Society of West Bengal initiated the process of the preparation for the AIOC 2024 to be held in Kolkata in 2024. The programme was held on 4th June, 2023. Fifty-four delegates had attended the meeting. The meeting was chaired by Dr. Abhijit Ghosh. The other dignitaries on the dais were Dr. Samar Basak, Dr. Debashis Das, Dr. Ratish Chandra Paul and Dr. Subhasish Nag guided us through the initial formation details of the subcommittee formation for the conference and other associated details. The session was also attended by office bearers of the All-India Ophthalmological Society.

REPORT: OSWB MIDCON 2023

Ophthalmological society of West Bengal was organized MIDCON Conference 2023. The Organizing Chairman of this conference were Dr Jagadish Kuila and Dr Pravat Chakraborty and Executive Chairman was Dr Satyam Maiti. The Organizing Secretaries were Dr Supriya Dey, Dr Apurba Samanta, Dr Shibashis Das and Dr Swati Agarwal. The venue of this conference was at Lake View Village Resort, Tajpur.

Day: 1 (Friday)

11.00 AM- 1.00 PM Session for Check-in with welcome drinks. 1.00- 2.00 PM Lunch time. 2.00- 3.00 PM Cataract & Refractive Session Chairperson- Dr P. K. Bakshi, Dr Debasish Bhattacharya, Dr R. C. Paul, and The Moderator was Dr Priyansha Chatterjee, The Panelists were Dr Tejas Shah, Dr M. Vanati, Dr Arup Bhaumik, Dr Diptesh Das, Dr Meghnad Bhowmik. The Speakers were Severe Zonular Weakness Management- Dr Supriya De, Dry Eyes & Biometry- Dr Shibashis Das, Fishing for Pearls- Elschnig’s- Dr Tejas Shah, Achieving Clear Cornea after DM Detachment Following Cataract Surgery- Dr Sagnik Surya Das, Tips in Toric IOL Implantation- Dr M Vanathi, Refractive Surprises- Tips ‘n’ Tricks of Management- Dr Sudipta Mitra. 3.00- 4.00 PM Session Glaucoma Session Chairperson- Dr Shib Nath Das, Dr Niladri Saha, Dr Arup Chakraborty, and the Moderator- Dr Tulika Ghoshal, the panellists- Dr Pradip Ghosh, Dr Letisia Das, Dr Anupama Biswas the Speakers were Diagnostic Dilemma- What Should I Do? – Dr Arup Chakraborty, Phacotrab in a Patient with Small Pupil- Dr Swati Agarwal, Interesting Cases- Dr Soumya Ghosh Kundu. 4.00- 5.00 PM Debate “Cacophony” Chairpersons were Dr Manoj Hazra, Dr K. P. Saha, Dr Bijoy Kumar Banerjee, The Moderator was Dr Sudipta Mitra 4 mins + 2 mins rebuttal per speaker = 6 mins “LDP is a must for professionals “! For- Dr Swati Agarwal and Against- Dr Soumya Kundu, “Virtual conferences for science & physical conference for fun ‘n’ sports!” For- Dr Anupama Biswas and Against- Dr Shibashis Das, “Networking is the only key to success in private practice!” For- Dr Sagnik Surya Das and Against- Dr Priyansha Chatterjee. 5.00- 6.00 PM Inauguration and 7.00 PM onwards Cultural Feast- Rishi by the Poolside.

Day: 2 (Saturday)

5.45- 7.00 AM Session for Photo Walk, 7.00- 9.00 AM Session for Awareness Walk, and 9.00- 10.00 AM Breakfast 10.30 AM- 12 noon Retina Session Chairperson were Dr Pushpita Sahu, Dr Abhrajit Chatterjee, Dr Sourav Sinha The Moderator was Dr Aniruddha Maiti and The Panelists were Dr Rupak Roy, Dr Debmalya Das, Dr Sudipta Das, Dr Subijay Sinha, The Speakers were OCT Biomarkers in AMD- Dr Debmalya Das, CSR Varied Presentations- Dr Rupak Roy, Interesting Case (Medical Retina)- Dr Dinesh Rugta 4) Myopic Macular Surgeries and MHRD (Case Based)- Dr Sudipta Das, IOFB Management (Case Based)- Dr Sangeeta Roy, All is well- Dr Aniruddha Maiti. 12 noon- 1.30 PM Session for Pot Pourri Session Chairperson- Dr Md. Yasin, Dr R. K. Ghosh, Dr Sekhar Nath Sarkar, The Moderator was Dr Shibashis Das The Panelists were Dr Arkaprava Ghosh, Dr Amitabh Kumar, Dr Suparna Ghosh, Dr Somen Ghosh, Dr Indranil Deb, Dr Apurba Samanta, Dr Tulika Ghoshal and The Speakers were A Lurking Bug- Dr Amitabh Kumar, Childhood Glaucoma- Dr Anuradha Chandra, Lower Eyelid Fistula in a Case of Brain Granuloma- Dr Anupama Biswas, Novel Management of a Giant Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Palpebral Conjunctiva- Dr Md. Shahid Alam, Beyond Symptomatic Relief in Surgery Induced DED- Dr Priyangsha Chatterjee (Alcon Sponsored Talk), Unmasking the Maze of Neuro- Ophthalmology- Dr Tulika Ghoshal, Complete Dry Eye Management with Lipid & Mineral Oil based Nano- Droplet Technology- Dr Swati Agarwal (Alcon Sponsored Talk), A Case of Inflammatory CNVM- Dr Sangeeta Roy, How can it not be Hypertensive Retinopathy?- Dr Sudipta Das. After 1.30- 2.30 PM Lunch time, 2.30- 3.30 PM Session for Beyond Ophthalmology Chairpersons were Dr Satyam Kr. Maity, Dr Debashis Das, Dr Sunil Surana and The Convenor was Dr Saikat Jana Keynote Address- Dr P K Bakshi- My Travelogue- 15 mins, Dr Saikat Jana- Photography Analysis- 45 mins. 3.30- 4.30 PM Quiz, The Quiz Masters were Dr Debmalya Das, Dr Rupak Roy. 7.00 PM onwards Moonlight Forest Dinner with Baul at Lonachatar.

Day: 3 (Sunday)

8.00- 9.00 AM Breakfast. 10.00- 10.30 AM Checkout, and 10.30 AM- 12.30 PM Diabetic Eye Screening Camp at Contai.

AIOC 2024

Initial registration for the AIOC 2024 was started with a special discount of Rs 1000/- which will remain valid till 15th May 2023. The registration will continue at the LOC Stall at Kochi during the conference days of AIOC 2023.

Important Links:

• AIOC 2024: Registration Form

AIOC 2024: 2nd Preparatory LOC Meeting

Ophthalmological Society of West Bengal initiated the process of the preparation for the AIOC 2024 to be held in Kolkata in 2024.

The preparatory meeting was held in the Milan Mela premises on 6th May 2024 from 7.30 pm onwards. Thirty-five members attended the meeting. The meeting was chaired by Dr Abhijit Ghosh. The other dignitaries on the dais were Dr Samar Basak, Dr Debasish Bhattacharya, Dr Ratish Chandra Paul, and Dr Debdas Mukherjee. Dr Subhasish Nag guided us through the initial formation details of the subcommittee formation for the conference and other associated details.

This meeting was attended by 43 members, of which approximately 25 members registered for the conference today.

Important Links:

• AIOC 2024: Registration Form

Annual Conference 2023

Hosted by the Ophthalmological Society of West Bengal

Venue & Dates

• OSWB Annual Conference, 2023
• Biswa Bangla Convention Centre, Kolkata
• December 15 – 17, 2023

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REPORT: OSWB Mid-term Conference 2024

Dear Members,

The OSWB Mid-term Conference 2024 at Sterling Resort, Ghoom was a mesmerizing event with family and friends altogether. The enthusiasm has been palpably visible with the record number of members participating than ever before, with the figure culminating to 121.

The weather, location, Kanchenjunga view was all additional receiving for the Midterm weekend. The three-day academic extravaganza, musical soiree which spilled over informally to the Kanchenjunga View-point over beyond midnight on both the days has been mind-boggling. Added to it were the quiz conducted the quiz-masters Drs Debmalya Das and Surabhi Chatree has been the most crowded show. The “Grihayudh” need a special mention because of the laughter session conducted by Dr Doel Biswas. The couple participation has been noteworthy in this session. The first time Smt Hena Rani Sarkar Free Paper Session was initiated at this conference with excellent quality presentations by the participants. The Dr P R Mondal Memorial Oration by Dr Arup Chakrabarti was a grand and learning session indeed.

In the cold morning at Ghoom, Dr Anshuman Das could attract so many participants in Photowalk session, the quality photographs were the proof. The Inaugural session was fantastically being conducted where the Chief Guest was Mr. Lakpa Tshering Sherpa and Guest of Honour was Mrs. B K Pinky, famous social worker in Darjeeling Hills and surroundings, both were present and graced the occasion with their beautiful speeches. On the first day evening, the Nepali Dance and program by local Nepali child artists was innovative and made most members dance on the floor. Another very big special mention is the morning raga on sitar performed by Dr Meghnath Bhowmick during the breakfast time. This is our first-time experience of classical music and breakfast enjoying together. Our second-day evening was again a hit cultural event where there was mix of different kind of performances including children by our members. The food was excellent with lot of varieties and choices.

Last day morning, many participated in an eye screening camp organized by OSWB Community Ophthalmology Subcommittee and Bengal Ophthalmic Trust at Pussimbing Tea Estate, Ghoom, Darjeeling. Total 50 patients were screened. Refractive error diagnosed in 22, pterygium in 5, cataract in 8 patients. Others were normal and few having some allergic manifestations. Then, people attended the picnic, took many photographs amid beautiful lush green tea garden landscape, enjoyed lunch, and went back to Siliguri.

Members enjoyed to their heart’s content in the recently concluded OSWB Mid-term Conference 2024.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all my members who participated in large numbers and made this conference a thumping success. I would also like to thanks my four Organizing Secretaries, namely Drs Lav Kochgaway, Diptesh Das, Swarup Roy and Supratik Banerjee for taking all the pains to make this conference a landmark event in the history of our Society.

Dr Debashis Das
Hony Secretary 2024
Ophthalmological Society of West Bengal 2022-24