Important Dates

• Abstract Submission Opens Online 5th October, 2025
• Abstract Submission Deadline 30th November, 2025
• Abstract Notifications 15th December, 2025
• Submission of Accepted Videos and E-Posters 15th January, 2026

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

• Submission of abstracts will open on October 5th at 00:01AM and close on November 30th at 11:59 PM.
• All abstracts must be submitted online through the official OPAI 2026 submission portal.
• OPAI membership is mandatory for the presenting author to submit an abstract for a Competitive session.
• Abstracts by non-members will be considered ONLY for Non-competitive presentations.
• Non-members can submit their OPAI membership form, pay the membership fee and then submit an abstract, without having to wait for confirmation of membership number.
• Details of OPAI membership process and the membership form are available at the link Click Here
• Note: Each OPAI member can submit a maximum of two abstracts in each admissible category as a presenting author. Prior award winners should not submit again as first authors in the same award session.

Abstracts will be accepted for the following categories:

1. OPAI BEST FREE PAPER AWARD SESSION FOR THE YOUNG OCULOPLASTIC SURGEON: Unpublished Original Free Paper in any field of Ophthalmic Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery and related Oncology and Pathology, work done in India, presented by an OPAI member <= 40 years as on December 31, 2025.
2. OPAI BEST FREE PAPER AWARD SESSION (NON ORBIT): Unpublished Original Free Paper in any field of Ophthalmic Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery  and related Oncology and Pathology, work done in India, presented by an OPAI member.
3. OPAI BEST FREE PAPER AWARD (ORBIT) SESSION: Unpublished Original Free Paper in Orbit and related Oncology and Pathology, work done in India, presented by an OPAI member.
4. OPAI NON-COMPETITIVE FREE PAPER SESSION: Unpublished Original Free Paper in any field of Ophthalmic Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery and related Oncology and Pathology, work done anywhere, presented by an OPAI member/OPAI non-member.
5. OPAI BEST SCIENTIFIC POSTER AWARD SESSION: Scientific Poster, Unpublished Original Work in any field of Ophthalmic Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery and related Oncology and Pathology, work done in India, presented by an OPAI member. Posters are ePoster only and may have a brief component of podium presentation.
6. BEST CASE PRESENTATION AWARD SESSION: Unpublished Original Case in any field of Ophthalmic Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery and related Oncology and Pathology, work done in India, presented by an OPAI member.
7. OPAI BEST VIDEO AWARD SESSION: Video Film, Unpublished Original Work in any field of Ophthalmic Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery and related Oncology and Pathology, work done in India, presented by an OPAI member. The duration of the video film should be limited to 8 minutes and must have a voice-over. Background music should be copyright-free. The Video film must be uploaded on a personal Google drive and a link with unrestricted access should be provided as part of the abstract.
8. OPAI BEST PHOTOGRAPH AWARD: Photograph of exceptional quality and scientific originality, unpublished in any field of Ophthalmic Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery and related Oncology and Pathology, work done in India, presented by an OPAI member. Specific categories are:
   1. Face
   2. Eyelids
   3. Ocular Surface
   4. Intraocular Tumors
   5. Orbit
   6. Lacrimal
   7. Imaging

   Please mention the specific image category in the abstract.

   A high-resolution photograph must be uploaded on a personal Google Drive, and a link with unrestricted access should be provided as part of the abstract.

GENERAL GUIDELINES

• Abstract should have a title limited to 200 characters including spaces. DO NOT exceed the limit.
• Abstract should be limited to 1500 characters including spaces. DO NOT exceed the limit.
• Abstracts should be formatted under the headings – Purpose, Methods, Results, Conclusion for Papers, Posters and Cases (Submission Categories 1-6).
• Abstracts should be formatted under the headings – Purpose, Synopsis (Submission Categories 7-8).
• Co-authors (excluding the presenting author) should not exceed 5. Please provide unique email ID and mobile number for each co-author.
• All abstracts must be submitted online through the official OPAI 2026 abstract submission portal.
• A presenting author can submit a maximum of two abstracts under each admissible category.
• Expert judges may accept the abstracts in a category different from the one submitted as appropriate – for example, an abstract submitted for a Paper may be acceptable as a Poster, or a Poster abstract may be more appropriate as a Case and vice versa.
• Prior award winners should not submit again as first authors in the same session.
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