The Egyptian Group of Paediatric Eye Surgery (EGPES) will be hosting the 4th International Symposium of Paediatric Ophthalmology, from 4th to 6th of November 2009, in Alexandria, Egypt.

The conference topics will include:

• Strabismus
• Paediatric Cataract
• Paediatric Glaucoma
• Paediatric Oculoplasty
• Paediatric Oncology
• Genetics
• Medical Retina
• Surgical Retina
• Refractive Surgery

The venue is the San Stefano Four Seasons Hotel — a legendary hotel and meeting place on the Corniche facing the Mediterranean. So far, there are six guest speakers announced: Professor David Taylor, Professor Dufier Jean Louis, Professor Zografos, Professor Jan-Tjeerd H.N. de Faber MD, Professor Rosario Gomez de Liano and Professor Orssaud Christophe.

The preliminary conference programme can be found on the website www.egpes.org. The deadline for early registration is October 1, 2009.