Cornea & refractive
Refractive surgery decision-making, keratoconus, dry eye, and the post-refractive cornea.
Sinjab Academy presents
Academia · Syria 2026
- Damascus University · October 22–24, 2026
- Damascus, Syria
Three days at Damascus University: subspecialty courses and scientific sessions in the main hall, optometry workshops alongside, and the Sinjab Academy Prize ceremony to close.
Held under the patronage of
The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and The Ministry of Health
In collaboration with
President of Academia
Mazen M Sinjab
MD, MSc, ABOphth, PhD, FRCOphth (London), CertLRS (London)
We are honoured to welcome you to Damascus for the 2026 edition of Academia. This forum is the product of every clinician who has taught a junior colleague, every department that has opened its operating room for a wet lab, and every patient whose case shaped a lecture slide.
This year leans further into hands-on learning, more wet-lab capacity, an expanded skill-transfer track, and a longer paper session to make room for the strongest cohort of submissions we have seen. I look forward to greeting you under the dome of Damascus University this October.
- CredentialsMD, MSc, ABOphth, PhD, FRCOphth (London), CertLRS (London)
- AffiliationFounder, Sinjab Academy
Participating Societies and Institutes
The Sinjab Academy Prize
In alignment with Sinjab Academy's vision and mission to nurture talent in ophthalmology, the Sinjab Academy Prize is a prestigious global prize given annually to recognise eye-care professionals who have made groundbreaking contributions through research and innovation.
Prize categories
- Innovative research in ophthalmology
- Addressing challenges in high-demand environments
- Advances in diagnostics and treatment
- Artificial intelligence in ophthalmology
- Improving eye care in under-resourced regions
- Breakthroughs in surgical techniques
What the jury looks for.
- 1
Originality
Presenting novel approaches to eye care, a genuinely new question, technique, or perspective, not an incremental refinement.
- 2
Innovation
Utilising cutting-edge techniques or technology that meaningfully advance the standard of care or the way we teach it.
- 3
Remarkable Impact
Demonstrating measurable improvements in eye care at the patient, departmental, or population level.
- Submissions close June 30, 2026
- $1,500 per winner
Before June 30, 2026
Six Tracks Across Three Days
Cataract & lens
Phaco fundamentals, premium IOLs, complex cases, and the IOL master class.
Glaucoma
Medical therapy updates, MIGS techniques, and angle-closure management.
Retina
DR/AMD imaging, intravitreal therapy, and surgical retina workshops.
Paediatrics & oculoplasty
Strabismus, amblyopia, paediatric refraction, and the oculoplasty wet lab.
Trainees & prize
The paper track, the Sinjab Academy Prize ceremony, and the residents-only evening symposium.
Head of the Scientific Committee
Scientific Committee
Abdul Aziz Badla
Ahmad Muneer Otri
Professor, Qatar University; Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, The View Hospital
Ali Alsheikheh
Glaucoma Clinic, Almouassat University Hospital
Arwa Azmeh
MD
Buraa Kubaisi
MD, CABO, FICO, CertLRS (London)
Dalin Bani Almargih
Feras Alhassan
Ghazwan Al-Murree
MD
Malek Alatwi
Marwan Ghabra
MD
Ramez Bitar
MD
Roua Abd Alrahman
MD
Samer Hajjo
MD
Yousra Haddah
MD
Ziad Oyoun
MD
International Guest Speakers
Ahmed H. Assaf
Professor of Ophthalmology, Ain Shams University
Ahmed Mostafa Abdelrahman
Professor of Ophthalmology, Cairo University
Essam Al Rubaye
Hamza Almajidi
Hashem Abu Serhan
Department of Ophthalmology, Hamad Medical Corporation
Hamad Medical Corporations, Doha, Qatar
Hawa Mahfoodh Al-Shereiqi
Ibrahim Taha Eladawy
Professor of Ophthalmology, Mansoura University
Ioannis Pallikaris
Khaled Ayesh
Khalid Alarfaj
Assistant Professor & Chair of Ophthalmology, University of Dammam
Ma'an AlBarry
Miguel Rechichi
Miltiadis Balidis
Mustafa Abdu
Associate Professor of Optometry
Rashid Alsaidi
Safwan Al Bayati
Tarek Aldoais
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Strabismus & Oculoplastic Surgery
Tarek Sharaawy
Waleed Al-Tuwairqi
Yusuf Yildirimm
Faculty
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