Selected Abstract

ABSTRACT SELECTION ANNOUNCEMENT – OPAI 2026

OPAI Best Video Award Session

The following abstracts have been selected for presentation under the OPAI Best Video Award Session. We congratulate all the selected presenting authors.

ID	Title	Presenting Author
265	Magic Carpet: A Tailored Approach	Dr. Asmita Singh
247	Role of Ultrasound in Ocular Oncology	Dr. Mahima Kaushal
244	Debulk and Elevate: Tackling Lid Droop in Neurofibromatosis	Dr. Anureet Kaur
243	Release, Recess, Reset: Transconjunctival Approach to Lower Eyelid Retractor Recession with Scleral Graft as Spacer	Dr. Megha Banka
239	Veni, Vidi, Vinci: Cryo-Assisted Excision of a Superolateral Intraconal Tumour	Dr. Megha Banka
227	Focus on Fundamentals: Enigma of Levator Surgery in Ptosis Correction	Dr. Aswhitha Alva
211	Seeing the Gene: A Visual Journey through Retinoblastoma Genetics	Dr. Swanubhuti Jain
200	Walking through the Journey of Simple to Complex Orbital Dermoid Cysts	Dr. Rolika Bansal
199	Triad of Truth: Clinico–Radio–Histopathological Correlation in Orbital Tumors	Dr. Rolika Bansal
180	Life-Changing Power of Art: Crafting Confidence with an Orbital Prosthesis	Dr. Dona Ann Mathew
154	Plaque Brachytherapy for Advanced and Recurrent Cases of OSSN – Salvaging the Globe and Vision	Dr. Shalin Shah
148	Mustardé Cheek Rotation Flap for Medial Canthal Basal Cell Carcinoma: A Surgical Video	Dr. Livia Khan
141	Orbital Magnetic Prosthesis: A Paradigm Shift from Traditional Methods	Dr. Shalini Kumari
133	Surgical Management of Upper Eyelid Entropion	Dr. Jithin Suresh
106	Skin Redraping Surgery in Blepharophimosis Epicanthus Inversus Syndrome: A Novel Approach	Dr. Neerja T. G
89	Yellow Laser Therapy for Benign Ocular Surface Lesions: A Minimally Invasive Alternative to Surgery	Dr. Anasua Ganguly Kapoor
64	Staged Visual and Cosmetic Rehabilitation for High Myopia with Amblyopia and Severe Anophthalmic Socket Contraction	Dr. Rohit Rao
57	Binding the Bleeders	Dr. Vivek Singh
52	All-New Fastest and Fully Functional Eyelid	Dr. Aashish Shah
44	Tarsal Switch Technique in Management of Myogenic Blepharoptosis	Dr. Raghuraj S. Hegde
43	Frontalis Flap Suspension: A Reliable Technique for Correction of Severe Blepharoptosis with Poor Levator Function	Dr. Raghuraj S. Hegde
34	Management of Complex Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction (PANDO with CC Block) Using Sisler’s Trephine and Bicanalicular Intubation	Dr. Rohit Rao
21	Endoscopy-Assisted Trans-Caruncular Anterior Ethmoidectomy: A Minimally Invasive Trans-Orbital Approach	Dr. Gautam Lokdarshi
10	Floating Globe Following Orbital Floor Fracture: Optic Nerve Compression by Implant and Surgical Dilemma	Dr. Milind Devidas Chang

OPAI Best Free Paper Award (Orbit)

The following abstracts have been selected for presentation under the OPAI Best Free Paper Award (Orbit) Session at OPAIC 2026. We congratulate all the selected presenting authors.

ID	Title	Presenting Author
273	Navigating the Unknown: Rare Tumours of the Orbit	Dr. Samhitha H R
254	Hope to Reality: Multimodal Treatment Conquers Orbital Rhabdomyosarcoma in Children	Dr. Megha Banka
252	Clinical Profile of Ocular Adnexal Trauma in North India: A Multicentric Study	Dr. Usharani M
245	Intravenous Methylprednisolone with Immunomodulation: A Protocol-Based Approach in Active Thyroid Eye Disease	Dr. Mahima Kaushal
203	Does Adjuvant Radiotherapy Prevent Recurrence in Solitary Fibrous Tumor?	Dr. Rolika Bansal
202	Quantification of Clinico–Radiologico–Histopathological Correlation in Diagnosing Orbital Masses	Dr. Rolika Bansal
174	Clinical Features and Treatment Outcome of Orbital Lymphoma: Experience from a Tertiary Eye Care Centre	Dr. Ann J K
172	From Swelling to Diagnosis: The Clinical Trail of IgG4 Disease	Dr. Anna Kurian Mullaseril
171	Functional Outcomes, Survival and Recurrence in Orbital and Ocular Adnexal Lymphoma	Dr. Susmitha Joshy
161	Rhabdomyosarcoma Follow-Up: 40 Years	Dr. Baskararajan G
142	Challenges in Navigating the Pediatric Orbital Apex	Dr. Himika Gupta
124	Evaluation of Preoperative Anxiety and Intraoperative and Postoperative Pain in External DCR	Dr. Jithin Suresh
123	Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Profile of Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction among Parents in South India	Dr. Jithin Suresh
114	NK/T Cell Lymphoma with Orbital Involvement: A Diagnostic Dilemma	Dr. Shreyosi Bala
83	Primary Canaliculitis: Demographic Profile, Clinical Features and Management Outcomes in a Tertiary Eye Care Centre over One Year	Dr. Renu Bansal
81	An Unusual Presentation of IgG4 Disease in the Orbit	Dr. Rohan T Jayesh
79	Role of Combined Mycophenolate Mofetil and Janus Kinase-1 Inhibitor (Tofacitinib) in Steroid-Resistant Orbital Inflammatory Diseases	Dr. Sheikh Asma Bashir
77	Buried in the Orbit: Post-Traumatic Diagnostic Dilemma	Dr. Saumika Singh
76	Osteoid Lesions of the Anterior Skull Base: Varieties of Bony Lesions in the Pandora’s Box	Dr. Shalin Shah
53	Inflammatory Cytokines in Tears and Orbital Fat of Active Thyroid Eye Disease Patients	Dr. Pratheeba Devi Nivean
46	Orbital Inflammatory Disease: A Protocol-Based Biopsy-First and Early Immunomodulation Strategy	Dr. Raghuraj S. Hegde
42	Solitary Fibrous Tumour of Conjunctiva, Intra-Ocular, and Orbit: Clinico-Pathological Spectrum and Risk-Stratified Management	Dr. Raghuraj S. Hegde
27	Factors Associated with Active Thyroid Eye Disease in a Tertiary Eye Care Hospital	Dr. Archana Singh
20	Exenteration: A Superhero and Life-Saver in Rhino-Orbital Mucormycosis with Diabetic Ketoacidosis	Dr. Shachi Srivastava
19	Peep into the Orbit by Ultrasound	Dr. Gautam Lokdarshi
14	Thyroid Eye Disease Activity and Severity across Serum Thyroid States: A Clinical, Serologic, and Imaging Correlation in an Indian Cohort	Dr. Kavya Madhuri Bejjanki

OPAI Best Free Paper Award Session (Non-Orbit)

The following abstracts have been selected for presentation under the OPAI Best Free Paper Award Session (Non-Orbit). We congratulate all the selected presenters and wish them the very best for their presentations.

ID	Title	Presenting Author
276	Eyelid Lymphoma: A Rare Malignancy of the Ocular Adnexa	Dr. Suneetha Gavara
275	Management of Bulbar Conjunctival Rhinosporidiosis with Associated Underlying Staphyloma – Shifting Paradigm	Dr. Mihir Mishra
259	Complex Lid Laceration Repairs: Pointers in Effective Management and Complications of Inadequate Primary Repairs	Dr. Samhitha H R
253	Understanding Recurrence in OSSN: A 12-Year Cohort Analysis	Dr. Mahima Kaushal
230	A Protein Deposit Named ‘Starch’	Dr. Aswhitha Alva
228	Is Conjunctival Map Biopsy Necessary in All Sebaceous Gland Carcinoma?	Dr. Aswhitha Alva
217	Clinico-Microbiological Correlation in Acute Dacryocystitis	Dr. Marnya Lollen
208	Predictive Value of Intra-Operative Ostium Characteristics in Transcanalicular Laser-Assisted DCR: A Prospective Study	Dr. Aparna K S
207	Stratification and Prognostication in Canalicular Injury and Introduction of Canalicular Injury Severity Score (CISS)	Dr. Isha Agarwalla
205	Correlation of Histopathological Risk Factors and the Role of Adjuvant Therapy in the Era of Secondary Enucleation for Retinoblastoma	Dr. Rolika Bansal
204	I-HOPE: An Innovative Badge-of-Hope Child-Life Project for Children with Retinoblastoma	Dr. Rolika Bansal
188	Clinical Presentation and Management Outcomes of Post-Traumatic Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction: A Retrospective Study	Dr. Samvedya Veenish
186	Optical Coherence Tomography in Retinoblastoma: Uncovering the Disease at Its Dawn	Dr. Anureet Kaur
177	Revolutionizing Tear Drainage: Minimally Invasive Punctoplasty Techniques in the Era of Precision Oculoplastics – A Comparative Clinical Analysis of 145 Cases	Dr. Raashid Maqbol Wani
175	A Novel Ten-Parameter Operative Optimization Framework for External Dacryocystorhinostomy: Prospective Validation in 452 Consecutive Cases	Dr. Raashid Maqbol Wani
131	Clinicopathologic Spectrum of Mucinous Sweat Gland Carcinoma: A Seven-Case Series Highlighting Endocrine Differentiation	Dr. Kavya Madhuri Bejjanki
90	Correction of Eyelid Anomaly in a Rare Case of Pachydermoperiostosis	Dr. Viji Rangarajan
87	Yellow Laser Photocoagulation of Deep Conjunctival Nevus: A Minimally Invasive Alternative to Surgical Excision	Dr. Anasua Ganguly Kapoor
80	Therapeutic Effectiveness of Intralesional 5-Fluorouracil in Chalazion: A Novel Interventional Study	Dr. Rohan T Jayesh
70	Marcus Gunn Jaw-Winking Syndrome: Correcting Synkinesis with Levator Extirpation and Modified Frontalis Flap Advancement Surgery	Dr. Shalin Shah
49	Comparative Analysis of Cosmetic Outcomes and Complications Between Anchored and Non-Anchored Frontalis Sling Suspension Surgery	Dr. Akholu Vadeo
39	Clinical and Microbiological Correlation with Management of Canaliculitis: A Case Series	Dr. Soma Sarkar
7	Unilateral Frontalis Sling versus Levator Extirpation with Frontalis Sling for Moderate-to-Severe Marcus Gunn Jaw-Winking Syndrome: A Comparative Retrospective Study	Dr. Dhwanit Khetwani
5	Single-Stage Double Z-Plasty with Frontalis Silicone Sling in Blepharophimosis Ptosis Epicanthus Inversus Syndrome (BPES): A Retrospective Study of 50 Patients	Dr. Dhwanit Khetwani

OPAI Best Free Paper Award – Young Oculoplastic Surgeon

The following abstracts have been selected for presentation . We congratulate all the selected presenting authors.

ID	Title	Presenting Author
256	Long-Term Outcomes of Polycaprolactone (PCL) Implant Used for Orbital Fracture Repair in a Tertiary Hospital in South India	Dr. Samhitha H R
240	From Defect to Perfect: Lower Eyelid Tumors and Reconstruction Techniques	Dr. Mahima Kaushal
238	The Tarsal Puzzle: Diverse Diagnoses and Surgical Approaches for Tarsal-Related Cysts	Dr. Megha Banka
222	Clinical Utility of Circulating Free DNA for Pre-Enucleation Risk Stratification When MRI and Histopathology Differ	Dr. Chhavi Gupta
221	Intra-Arterial Chemotherapy for Advanced Retinoblastoma: Complications, Impact on Decision-Making and Outcomes	Dr. Chhavi Gupta
215	Economic Burden of Retinoblastoma Treatment in India	Dr. Anureet Kaur
168	Management of Congenital Anophthalmia and Microphthalmia with Serial Conformers: A Retrospective Study	Dr. Neha Mariam George
109	Retinoblastoma in Infants <6 Months: Clinical Manifestations and Treatment Outcomes	Dr. Siva Naga Sravani Yarrarapu
82	Flesh-Eating Disease Meets the Eye	Dr. Sheikh Asma Bashir
68	Enlarged Agger Nasi Cell and Endonasal Dacryocystorhinostomy: Dealing with an Uninvited Guest During Lacrimal Surgery	Dr. Shalin Shah
61	Comparing Functional Outcomes Between Four-Petal and Equatorial Sclerotomy After Evisceration with Orbital Implant	Dr. Bijnya Birajita Panda
59	Safety and Efficacy of Yellow Laser in the Treatment of Benign Eyelid Lesions: A Minimally Invasive Alternative to Surgical Excision	Dr. Syeda Roohi Mateen
40	Lateral Tarsal Strip vs Bick’s Procedure: A Comparative Study of Surgical Outcomes in Lower Eyelid Laxity	Dr. Neerja T. G
6	Outcomes of Upper Eyelid Scleral Spacer Grafting in the Management of Lagophthalmos Secondary to Facial Nerve Palsy: A Retrospective Study	Dr. Dhwanit Khetwani

Competitive Case Presentation Award Session

The following abstracts have been selected for presentation under the Competitive Case Presentation Award Session at OPAIC 2026. We congratulate all the selected presenting authors.

ID	Title	Presenting Author
51	Total exenteration	Dr. Aashish Shah
108	Beyond the scalpel	Dr. Anasua Ganguly Kapoor
96	Not all that swells is blocked: the lacrimal sac's secret guest	Dr. Antrishk Wahi
218	Plucking the plaque: is it necessary?	Dr. Anureet Kaur
185	The puzzle of scary red eyelid nodules: a case of relentless recurrence	Dr. Aparna KS
271	Atypical mucocele: look beyond the curtain!!	Dr. Asmita Singh
223	Rapidly progressive orbital mass in a child: a rare case of extragonadal yolk sac tumour	Dr. Aswhitha Alva
195	More than meets the eye	Dr. Balaji Kannan
225	Composite eyelid graft replantation in dog bite injury	Dr. Diana Kwenuah Amoabeng
156	The face of hope: rewriting a story with surgery	Dr. Dona Ann Mathew
152	Globe salvage surgery in a case of large sclerosing optic nerve sheath meningioma	Dr. Akholu Vadeo
37	Retinoblastoma vs. medulloepithelioma – a rare case of painful blind eye in a child	Dr. Neerja T.G
84	Orbital hydatid cyst: a rare cause of proptosis – case series from north India	Dr. Siva Naga Sravani Yarrarapu
236	When rare meets rare	Dr. Gowri Sanjeev Patne
75	Layered lid lift: dermis-fat and palate graft combo for post-traumatic eyelid retraction	Dr. Greeshma Nechikkadu
143	When bones shift, pathways block: SANDO as an under-recognized outcome in Tessier cleft repairs	Dr. Harsha Kandoi
140	Orbital AV malformation masquerading as chalazion	Dr. Jayashree B
121	Orbital lymphoma masquerading as recurrent orbital inflammation – diagnostic challenge	Dr. Kavitha Ramakrishnan
104	Pediatric orbital hemangioendothelioma: a report of two cases	Dr. Livia Khan
255	Sympathetic ophthalmia triggered by multimodal treatment for refractory OSSN	Dr. Mahima Kaushal
258	Benign in appearance, not in biology: orbital myxoid solitary fibrous tumor	Dr. Megha Banka
12	One bite that changed a life: dog bite-induced medial rectus avulsion	Dr. Milind Devidas Chang
28	A tiny dermoid of caruncle	Dr. Nazia Anjum
25	Lateral tarsal strip to the rescue	Dr. Nisha Rungta
13	An unsolvable enigma: non-specific orbital inflammatory disease	Dr. Nishanth S
105	Orbital steroid injections in persistent thyroid eye disease	Dr. Nripen Gaur
31	Socket reconstruction in microphthalmos with orbital cyst	Dr. Omega Priyadarshini
30	Bring down the show with the versatile dermis-fat graft	Dr. Parinita Singh
194	Double seronegative ocular myasthenia gravis	Dr. Priyanka Sharma
45	Orbital Rosai–Dorfman disease with choroidal involvement	Dr. Raghuraj S. Hegde
67	Orbital tuberculosis presenting as a lid abscess	Dr. Rashmi Abhay Dave
119	Adult-onset malignant teratoid medulloepithelioma	Dr. Rima Sith
22	DCR using canalicular fistula as surrogate punctum	Dr. Rohit Rao
270	Exenterate or conserve? Invasive conjunctival melanoma	Dr. Rolika Bansal
150	Buried in the orbit: post-traumatic diagnostic dilemma	Dr. Saumika Singh
166	The pithos of Pandora: plan and prevail	Dr. Shaifali Chahar
145	Cavernous venous malformation of sphenoid diploe	Dr. Shalin Shah
50	Orbital magnetic prosthesis: a surgeon’s perspective	Dr. Shalini Kumari
249	Two challenging cases of periocular inflammatory dermatoses	Dr. Shebin Salim
165	Papillary thyroid carcinoma presenting as TED	Dr. Soumya Narayanan
248	The lurking lymphoma: choroidal mystery	Dr. Suneetha Gavara
241	Rare meibomian masquerader: sebaceoma	Dr. Swanubhuti Jain
144	Post-HSCT leukemia relapse presenting with orbital signs	Dr. Swikruti Kothari
15	Eyelid reconstruction in neonatal progeroid syndrome	Dr. Syeda Roohi Mateen
110	A wolf in sheep’s clothing: conjunctival T-cell lymphoma	Dr. Tushar Sharma
220	When dacryocystitis does not resolve: lessons learnt	Dr. Usharani M
158	Long-term outcomes of brow suspension	Dr. Vidhya Nagasubramanian
56	Pediatric orbital masses with contrasting diagnoses	Dr. Vivek Singh
226	When the going gets tough, the tough gets going: a multimodal approach to refractory severe active thyroid eye disease	Dr. Aswhitha Alva
112	Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE): unraveling a rare clinical enigma	Dr. Siva Naga Sravani Yarrarapu
235	A rare duo in paediatric oncology	Dr. Gowri Sanjeev Patne
85	Darkness in the sac: where tears meet tumor	Dr. Greeshma Nechikkadu
91	Intraocular schwannoma with extrascleral extension masquerading as retinoblastoma	Dr. Livia Khan
257	Unusual presentation of ocular rhinosporidiosis with intercalary–ciliary staphyloma	Dr. Mahima Kaushal
29	Trapped in foreign land	Dr. Parinita Singh
71	Plexiform neurofibromatosis of the eyelid – a challenge	Dr. Rashmi Abhay Dave
103	A master of masquerade: high-grade orbital leiomyosarcoma hidden behind a deceptively well-defined intraconal lesion	Dr. Rima Sith
149	Complex epibulbar choristomas with systemic association	Dr. Saumika Singh
263	Congenital rudimentary globe with orbital teratoma and hemi-nasal hypoplasia: an oculoplastic diagnostic challenge	Dr. Swikruti Kothari
102	Orbital aneurysmal bone cyst: a diagnostic challenge	Dr. Syeda Roohi Mateen
3	“Touch me not?”- a multidisciplinary enigma	Dr Rolika Bansal

OPAI Best Scientific Poster Award

The following abstracts have been selected for presentation under the OPAI Best Scientific Poster Award. We congratulate all the selected presenters and wish them the very best for their presentations.

ID	Title	Presenting Author
272	Magnet-Aided Glasses for Innovative Correction of Ptosis (MAGIC)	Dr. Preeta Nair A K
261	Histopathological Risk Factors in Eyes Enucleated after Triple-Drug Super-Selective Ophthalmic Artery Intra-Arterial Chemotherapy in Advanced Retinoblastoma	Dr. Rolika Bansal
250	A Bony Oddity: Rare Case Report of Epitarsal Osseous Choristoma	Dr. Megha Banka
246	Hit or Miss?: Role of 5-Fluorouracil in Recurrent Pagetoid Sebaceous Gland Carcinoma	Dr. Megha Banka
212	Orbital Dirofilariasis Mimicking Diverse Orbital and Adnexal Disorders: A Case Series	Dr. Aparna K S
201	Medulloepithelioma of the Ciliary Body – Enucleation vs Conservation	Dr. Rolika Bansal
196	Alohomora!! Appearances Can Deceive	Dr. Harapriya Pitabas Sahoo
184	Eyelid Cysts – Urbach–Wiethe Syndrome	Dr. Jayashree B
176	The SLIPP-4P Technique: A Novel Seven-Layer Implant Protection Protocol with Four-Petal Scleral Engineering for Safe Evisceration – Prospective Clinical Validation	Dr. Raashid Maqbol Wani
164	The Costly Affair	Dr. Soumya Narayanan
163	Periocular Hematoma – A Trickster	Dr. Soumya Narayanan
157	Red Rings & Mystery Things: A Clinical Look at Periocular Dermatitis	Dr. Vidhya Nagasubramanian
155	A Hidden Culprit	Dr. Susmitha Joshy
153	Comparative Success of Early Endonasal vs Delayed External DCR in Acute Dacryocystitis with Fistula – ENDEAR-2 Trial	Dr. Shalin Shah
134	Decoding an Orbital Mass: Clinical, Radiologic, and Histopathologic Correlation in a Rare Case	Dr. Kavya Madhuri Bejjanki
132	Recognizing the Red Flags: Three Cases of Orbital Cellulitis	Dr. Jithin Suresh
008	Use of mitomycin-c in external dacryocystorhinostomy: a retrospective observational study	Dr. Dhwanit Khetwani
17	Three-days albendazole and stardust sign	Dr. Gautam Lokdarshi
128	Adult-Onset Capillary Hemangioma of the Upper Eyelid: A Rare Mimicker	Dr. Swati Jain
127	Beyond Cellulitis: A Devastating Eyelid Eschar	Dr. Jithin Suresh
198	Spectrum, management, and prognosis of open globe injuries: insights from a 101-case series	Dr. Anupam Singh
117	Extragonadal Teratoma Involving Orbit – A Rare Cause of Proptosis in a Neonate	Dr. Shreyosi Bala
115	Beyond the Typical Presentation: A Diagnostic Challenge of Orbital Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma in a 2-Year-Old Male	Dr. Abdul Rauf Abid
111	A Rare Tumor in an Uncommon Location: Pleomorphic Rhabdomyosarcoma Masquerading as a Lacrimal Gland Mass	Dr. Abdul Rauf Abid
100	Ophthalmic Manifestations of Sinonasal Non-Keratinizing Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Clinical Insights from Two Cases	Dr. Syeda Roohi Mateen
92	A Tale of Two Pediatric Dog Bite Injuries	Dr. Prabrisha Banerjee
88	Laser Photocoagulation for Lid Margin Keratinization: A Minimally Invasive Modality of Treatment	Dr. Anasua Ganguly Kapoor
62	Eyelid Reconstruction in Neurofibromatosis: Clinical Challenges and Functional–Aesthetic Outcomes	Dr. Bijnya Birajita Panda
60	Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia (OSSN) Masquerades – Progression to Orbital Involvement and Related Outcomes	Dr. Syeda Roohi Mateen
38	Conjunctival Amyloidosis: A Rare Case of Tarso-Conjunctival Mass that Bleeds on Touch	Dr. Neerja T. G