24 June 2021 Webinar | Pediatric Eye Care – Coping with The Covid Pandemic in Eye Hospitals worldwide

July 16, 2026

Hosted by The WAEH

Moderator: Maaike van Zuilen, Global Lead of the WAEH / Support Team

Co-moderator:
Dr. Christine C. Nelson, MD, FACS from the Kellogg Eye Center, Board member of the WAEH

Dr. Christine C. Nelson, MD, FACS
Bartley R. Frueh, M.D. and Frueh Family Collegiate Professor
in Eye Plastics and Orbital Surgery
Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Professor, Department of Surgery, Plastic Surgery Section
Co-director, Kellogg Eye Center for International Ophthalmology
Section Leader, Eye Plastic, Orbital and Facial Cosmetic Surgery

Speaker(s):

Kellogg Eye Center
“Virtual” Reality: Can Telemedicine be Used Effectively in Pediatric Ophthalmology?

Dr. Pamela Williams
Clinical Instructor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Kellogg Eye Center – Ann Arbor, USA

Wilmer Eye Institute
“Managing Pediatric Eye Care Needs during the COVID-19 Pandemic.”

Dr. Megan E. Collins, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Fellowship Program Director
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus
Wilmer Eye Institute
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Associate Faculty
Berman Institute of Bioethics
Wilmer Eye Institute – Baltimore, USA

Asian Eye Institute
“Managing Pediatric Eye Care Needs during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Philippines“

Dr. Norman F. Fajardo, pediatric ophthalmologist
Asian Eye Institute
Philippines

Time:

08:00 AM Ann Arbor, Baltimore
13.00 PM London
14.00 PM Stockholm, Rotterdam
21.00 PM – Singapore, Kuala Lumpur
00.00 AM – Melbourne

Date: Thursday 24 June

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