The UVEA Team of Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, successfully conducted the UVEA Case Festival – 2025 edition on February 22 and 23 at the V.D. Swami Auditorium, Dr. S.S. Badrinath Campus. The event featured Prof. Dr. Vishali Gupta from the Advanced Eye Center, Chandigarh, as the guest faculty.
The scientific program commenced on February 22 with a welcome address by Dr. Vinita Girish Rao, followed by the first session, which showcased a series of case studies. The expert panel for this session included Dr. Vishali Gupta, Dr. Jyotirmay Biswas, Dr. Muna Bhende, and Dr. Hemanandhini, with Dr. Amitabh Kumar and Dr. Arshree Ahmed serving as moderators. The session concluded with a lecture by Dr. Rupesh Agarwal on the role of artificial intelligence in uveitis.
The second session of the day featured additional case presentations, marking the conclusion of the first day’s proceedings.
On February 23, the second day of the event, another series of case presentations took place, with an expert panel comprising Dr. Vishali Gupta, Dr. Jyotirmay Biswas, and Dr. Chetan Rao. The session was moderated by Dr. Parthopratim Dutta Majumder and Dr. Suchitra Pradeep. Dr. Vishali Gupta then delivered a keynote address on “Deconstructing White Dot Syndromes.”
The event also included a felicitation ceremony, where the President of Sankara Nethralaya, Dr. Girish Shiva Rao, and Chairman, Dr. T.S. Surendran, honored Dr. Rajini Kantha N, who was the first to start uvea department in Sankara nethralaya
The final session featured case presentations with an expert panel comprising Dr. Vishali Gupta, Dr. Amala E. George, and Dr. Padmamalini M. The session was moderated by Dr. Vinita Girish Rao and Dr. Parthopratim Dutta Majumder.
The event concluded with a vote of thanks delivered by Dr. Suchitra Pradeep.
Sankara Nethralaya’s UVEA Case Festival 2025 served as a platform for experts to discuss advancements in the field, reinforcing the institution’s commitment to ophthalmic excellence.