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Kickstart your
APOIS–TIES 2025
experience with
four dynamic and
interactive
pre-conference
workshops
— all complimentary
for paid
delegates!
Learn from
leading experts
and explore
hands-on topics
ranging from
scientific
writing and
research tools
to AI and
innovation in
ophthalmology.
Workshop
Line-up:
Participants may
move freely
between two
concurrent
workshops in
each session —
no pre-selection
required.
Reserve your
spot
by
simply
selecting the “Pre-Conference
Workshop”
add-on when
registering
through the
congress system.
APOIS–TIES
Imaging
Competition 2025
Winners
We are delighted
to announce the
awardees of this
year’s
APOIS–TIES
Imaging
Competition:
Images That
Speak – Stories
from the Eye,
whose
outstanding
images showcase
creativity and
excellence in
ophthalmic
imaging.
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1ST
PRIZE – Prof.
Peng XIAO
(China) |
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Image
title: “The
Wind
Fire
Wheel:
Non-invasive
Cellular
Imaging
of
Developing
Mouse
Lens via
Full-field
OCT” |
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The crystalline
lens, critical
for ocular
optics,
maintains
transparency via
organized
cellular
architecture,
with lens
epithelial cells
(LECs) at the
anterior surface
regulating
lifelong
homeostasis.
However, dynamic
changes in lens
cellular
structures
during
development/aging
remain poorly
understood due
to inadequate
non-invasive
imaging tools
for deep-tissue
cellular
resolution.
Leveraging
customized
full-field
optical
coherence
tomography
(FFOCT), we
achieve
micrometer-scale
3D resolution,
enabling
non-invasive
high-resolution
in vivo imaging
of the intact
crystalline
lens. Here we
present the
first FFOCT
image of a
newborn mouse
lens, clearly
resolving key
structures:
LECs, anterior
lens capsule,
and the
undeveloped
tunica vasculosa
lentis. This
technology
promises
unprecedented
cellular
insights into
lens
developmental
dynamics and
early structural
abnormalities in
age-related
cataracts. |
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2ND
PRIZE – Dr.
Shi-Nan WU
(China) |
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Image
title:
“Snowflakes
in a
Child’s
Cornea” |
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She arrived
clutching her
mother’s hand,
blinking against
the morning
light. Under
white
illumination,
faint snowflake
opacities
softened her
gaze. The slit
beam revealed a
layered shimmer
of corneal
dystrophy,
quietly
sculpting vision
one crystal at a
time.
Fluorescein
mapped fragile
epithelium,
islands of stain
where wind and
tears had
struggled. On
OCT, the cornea
arched thin and
clear between
deposits—a
promise that
clarity could
still be
protected. We
counseled,
treated, and
planned
follow-up. When
she waved
goodbye, the
room felt
brighter: small
steps, steady
hope, a
childhood kept
in sight. |
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3RD
PRIZE – Dr.
Harshal SAHARE
(India) |
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Image
title:
The
Solar
Storm
Show:
When a
Young
Boy’s
Eyes
Throw a
Light
Party
with
Heart
and
Science! |
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A 14-year-old
boy, sporting
blond hair and
skin so pale he
could double as
a ghostly poster
child for
albinism,
presented with
lifelong
nystagmus and
vision blurrier
than a fogged-up
windshield—20/300
right, 20/400
left. Slit-lamp
exam of his left
eye revealed a
dazzling “solar
storm”
spectacle: a red
glow fundus and
lenticular
margin paired
with iris
transillumination,
where light
cheekily escapes
the retina like
a backstage
paparazzi
sneak-out. This
cosmic eye show
teaches young
ophthalmologists
more than just
recognizing
patterns—it’s
about seeing the
deeper story
behind the
images. Every
glow reflects a
patient’s
journey; every
flicker invites
empathy; every
diagnosis calls
for creative
thinking.
Because in
ophthalmology,
visuals aren’t
just
pictures—they’re
the gateway to
understanding
humanity through
the lens of
science and
heart. So, lens
cap off to
curiosity,
compassion, and
innovation! |
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The winning
images will be
showcased during
the APOIS–TIES
2025 Congress.
Congratulations
to all our
awardees!
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