Program Schedule

June 27, 2025 (Friday)

17:15 - 18:45

Opening Session
Moderators: Mingguang HE, Ryo KAWASAKI & Tetsuro OSHIKA
09:00 - 09:15 Opening Remarks
09:15- 09:35 Keynote Lecture 1:
Malvina EYDELMAN
- Uniting for Vision: Global Collaborations Driving AI and Telehealth in Eye Care
09:35- 09:55 Keynote Lecture 2:
Kota YAMAGUCHI
- AI for Effective Communication: How AI can Improve Marketing by Layout Generation
10:00 - 10:15 Coffee Break
Symposium 1
Moderators: Hitoshi TABUCHI, Yih Chung THAM & Huck YANG
Foundation Models: Potentials & Challenges
10:15 - 10:25 Yukun ZHOU – RETFound
10:25 - 10:35 Kouya HONMA - RETFound Application: Improving Performance of Prognostic Model for Visual Prognosis in Retinitis Pigmentosa
10:35 - 10:45 Yih Chung THAM - Emergence of Multiple Foundation Models in Ophthalmology: Which is the Right Fit?
10:45 - 10:55 Bin SHENG - DeepRETStroke: A Domain-Specific Foundation Model for Encoding Retina-Brain Connectivity and its Clinical Translation
10:55 - 11:05 Julia SILVA-RODRIGUEZ - Towards Multi-Modal Foundation Models for Retinal Image Analysis
11:05 - 11:15 Virginia CHEN - LLM Agent
11:15 - 11:25 Mingguang HE - EyeFound, EyeClip & Fundus2video
11:25 - 11:45 Panel Discussion
11:45 - 12:00 Coffee Break
12:00 - 13:00 Santen Sponsored Lunch Symposium
Symposium 2
Moderators: Robert CHANG, Toshinori MURATA & Yih Chung THAM
Generative AI for Ophthalmology Practice
13:00 - 13:10 Robert CHANG – Video Generation and Potential Use in Practice
13:10 - 13:20 Vineet JOSHI - Generative AI and DL Powered Teleconsultations Using Smartphone Captured Images of Corneal Diseases
13:20 - 13:30 Gavin TAN - Application of Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models in Ophthalmology
13:30 - 13:40 Toshinori MURATA – Evaluation of Changes in Microaneurysms and Retinal Vascular Leakage before & after Anti-VEGF Therapy for Diabetic Macular Edema Using an OCTA-based Artificial Intelligence-Inferred Fluorescein Angiography System
13:40- 13:50 Danli SHI – EyeAgent: an Interpretable Ophthalmology Multimodal Agent
13:50 - 14:00 Su Jeong SONG – Semantic Foundations in Ophthalmology: An Ontology-Based LLM Approach to Macular Degeneration
14:00 - 14:10 Huck YANG – TBC
14:10 - 14:30 Panel Discussion
14:30 - 15:30 Chugai Sponsored Afternoon Seminar
15:30 - 15:45 Coffee Break
Symposium 3
Moderators: Ryo KAWASAKI, Paisan RUAMVIBONNSUK & Gavin TAN
AI for DR Screening - the Roadmap to Implementation
15:45 - 15:55 Paisan RUAMVIBOONSUK – What’s Next for DR Screening Using AI
15:55 - 16:05 Hidenori TAKAHASHI – The Potential and Challenges of AI Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy in Japan
16:05 - 16:15 Gavin TAN – AI in Future of Diabetic Retinopathy Management
16:15 - 16:25 Kim RAMASAMY - Evolving Landscape of AI in Ophthalmic Practice
16:25 - 16:35 Haidong ZOU - Quality and Residents' Preference of Self-Service Fundus Diseases Screening Based on Automation and Artificial Intelligence
16:35 - 16:45 Padmaja RANI – SMART (AI-enabled) DROP (Diabetic Retinopathy Outcomes and Pathways) Project: Real-World AI Integration Experience
16:45 - 16:55 Rosamond GILDEN – The Potential Role of AI in DR screening in the South Pacific: Opportunities and Challenges
16:55 - 17:05 T.Y. Alvin LIU – Current Landscape in the US and Longitudinal Deployment Experience at Johns Hopkins
17:05 - 17:15 Panel Discussion
APTOS Consensus Meeting
Moderators: Mingguang HE & Malvina EYDELMAN
Standard Practice of AI-Driven DR Screening
17:15 - 18:45 Panelists:
Ryo KAWASAKI
Padmaja RANI
Raba THAPA
Honghua YU

 

June 28, 2025 (Saturday)

Symposium 4
Moderators: Yoshiyuki KITAGUCHI, Haotian LIN & Raba THAPA
AI Seeds Research & Tele-Ophthalmology
09:00 - 09:10 Yoshiyuki KITAGUCHI – CorneAI for iOS: Edge-Based AI Implementation for Anterior Segment Disease Classification on Mobile Devices
09:10 - 09:20 Yuta UENO - AI Automatic Classification of Corneal Color Images Captured by Autorefractometer
09:20 - 09:30 Gaku KIUCHI – Federated Learning AI for IOL Calculation
09:30 - 09:40 Naoki OKUMURA – Blow-out Fracture Detection Using AI
09:40 - 09:50 Haotian LIN – Smartphone-based Self-screening for Ophthalmic Diseases
09:50 - 10:00 Raba THAPA – Tele-Ophthalmology Service at Rural and Remote Communities: Achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) at Low Resource Setting
10:00 - 10:10 Sheila JOHN – The Challenges and Barriers to the Uptake of Referrals Following Retinal Tele Screening in Teleophthalmology Camps in India
10:10 - 10:30 Panel Discussion
APTOS-JMS Joint Symposium
Moderators: JMS, Ryo KAWASAKI & Tetsuro OSHIKA
AI & Myopia
10:30 - 10:40 Kazuhiro SAKURADA - AI for Medicine to Personalized Health Digital Twin
10:40 - 10:50 Yining WANG - Artificial Intelligence and High Myopia
10:50 - 11:00 Sina FATEH - Adaptive AI-Driven Platform for Myopia Management
11:00 - 11:10 Mingguang HE - Can We Predict & Control Myopia Using AI? Potential & Challenges of Using AI
11:10 - 11:30 Panel Discussion
11:30 - 11:45 Coffee Break
CureNeo Sponsored Lunch Symposium
Moderators: J. Peter CAMPBELL & Yoko FUKUSHIMA
AI for ROP
11:45 - 11:52 Yusuke TAKEDA – Non-Imaging Machine Learning Models for Treatment-Warranted ROP Prediction
11:52 - 11:59 Deependra SINGH – Tele ROP Screening by VR Headset Mounted Smartphone-Based Indentation Fundus Live Videography
11:59 - 12:09 Honghua YU – Intelligent Diagnosis and Automatic Generation of Medical Imaging Reports for Retinopathy of Prematurity
12:09 - 12:19 J. Peter CAMPBELL – Innovations in AI-Assisted ROP Telemedicine
12:19 - 12:29 Yoko FUKUSHIMA – AI for ROP Prediction Based on NICU Monitoring Signals
12:29 - 12:45 Panel Discussion
12:45 - 13:00 Coffee Break
Symposium 5
Moderators: Malvina EYDELMAN & Miyake MASAHIRO
Database, Data Harmonization, Collaboration & Regulation
13:00 - 13:10 Miyake MASAHIRO – Japan Ocular Imaging Registry
13:10 - 13:20 Ning CHEUNG - Building Functional and Multimodal Imaging Data for Surgical Retinal Diseases
13:20 - 13:30 Nan LIU - Health Data Through the Lens of AI Ethics
13:30 - 13:40 Huck YANG - TBC
13:40 - 13:50 Hitoshi TABUCHI - Federated Learning for Multicenter Model Building
13:50 - 14:00 Mariko SASAKI - GEN Japanese Cohort studies in Ophthalmology
14:00 - 14:10 TBC - Data Standardization & Harmonization
14:10- 14:30 Panel Discussion
Symposium 6
Moderators: T.Y. Alvin LIU, Yuta NIKASHIMA & Lisa ZHU
Oculomics Today
14:30 - 14:40 Koichi NISHITSUKA – Oculomics & AI: Predicting Metabolic Syndrome from Retinal Images in the JOI Registry
14:40 - 14:50 T.Y. Alvin LIU – How AI and Oculomics Will Unlock Secrets of Systemic Health and Change Care Delivery Beyond Ophthalmology
14:50 - 15:00 Lisa ZHU – Oculomics: Current Concepts and Evidence
15:00 - 15:10 Alauddin BHUIYAN – TBC
15:10 - 15:20 Charumathi SABANAYAGAM - Performance of RETFound-Enhanced Deep Learning VS Traditional Deep Learning Algorithm for Detecting Chronic Kidney Disease.
15:20 - 15:30 Yukun ZHOU - TBC
15:30 - 15:40 Yuta NIKASHIMA - Age/CVD Risk
15:40 - 16:00 Panel Discussion
Closing & Prize Presentation for the 5th APTOS Big Data Competition
16:00 - 16:10 Ryo KAWASAKI & Tetsuro OSHIKA – Closing Remarks
16:10 - 16:20 Mingguang HE – Overview of the Competition
16:20 - 16:30 TBC - Champion's Share & Tell
16:30 - 16:40 TBC - 1st Runner-Up's Share & Tell
16:40 - 16:50 TBC - 2nd Runner-Up's Share & Tell
16:50 - 17:00 Handover of Flag

June 27, 2025 (Friday)

09:00 - 10:00 Opening Session (Live Streaming)
10:00 - 10:15 Coffee Break
10:15 - 11:45
Moderators: Koki MAEHARA & Mao TANABE
Free Papers 1: Cornea, Orbital & Strabismus
10:15 - 10:20 Hiroki MAEHARA – Performance Comparison of YOLOv5 and YOLOX in AI Classification of 9 Anterior Corneal Diseases
10:20 - 10:25 Yuto NAKAMURA - Development of an Automated Detection System for Orbital Fractures Using YOLO Architecture on CT Images
10:25 - 10:30 Yuma KANEMATSU - Development of Deep Learning Models for Classifying Depressed and Trap-Door Orbital Fractures on CT
10:30 - 10:35 Mao TANABE - Complementary AI Image and Video Learning for Sebaceous Carcinoma Diagnosis
10:35 - 10:40 Taku HAYASHI - Smartphone App GravAI for Treatment Response Assessment in Thyroid Eye Disease
10:40 - 10:45 Chaoyu LEI - Development and Validation of a Deep Learning Algorithm for Detection of Orbital Disease Using Ocular Images from Multinational, Multiracial Populations
10:45 - 10:50 Qing LU - The Experience and Challenges of an International Tele-Ophthalmology Platform Used in China
10:50 - 10:55 A. KOWSALYA - Effectiveness of Tele-Ophthalmology Enabled Primary Eye Care Centres in Diagnosis and Management of Neuro Ophthalmic Conditions
10:55 - 11:00 Rubin YONG - Leveraging a Generative AI-Based Chatbot to Triage Ophthalmic Emergencies in Tele-Ophthalmology
11:00 - 11:05 Ting SU - Malignant Transformation of an Orbital Dermoid cyst to a Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report
11:05 - 11:10 Soumya NANAIAH - Smartphone-Based Tele-Ophthalmology for After-Hours Emergency Eye Care: A Real-World Experience from a General Hospital in a Rural Setting
11:10 - 11:15 Kavya CHANDRAN - A Remote Tele-Ophthalmology Assisted Wet Lab Training Model for Surgical Training of Residents and Fellows in a Multi-Tier Hospital Network in South Asia
11:15 - 11:20 Chaoyu LEI - ProptoView: AI-based Digital Exophthalmometer for Accurate Proptosis Measurement Using Multi-View Images
11:20 - 11:25 Helen DIZON - PITSTOP: BITS and HITS of Medial Rectus Pulled in Two Syndromes in a Filipino Female Patient
11:25 - 11:30 Xi CHEN - Quantifying Gender Differences in Orbital Morphology with Large MRI Datasets
11:30 - 11:35 Jocelyn GOH - Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Pre-Dilation Image Enhancement
11:35 - 11:40 Ralene SIM - Screening for Referable Dry Eye Disease Using Deep Learning: A Multi-Center Asian Study
11:40 - 11:45 Mansi GUPTA - Enhancing Patient-Clinic Communication in Refractive Practices through Generative AI: The Role of ZEISS VisioGen
11:45 - 12:00 Coffee Break
12:00 - 13:00 NTT Communications Sponsored Lunch Symposium
13:00 - 14:35
Moderators: Hidenori TAKAHASHI
Free Papers 2: Glaucoma, Myopia & Oculomics
13:00 - 13:05 Hiyori SAKAMI – Searching for Glaucoma Diagnosis from Partial Fundus Images Using Deep Learning
13:05 - 13:10 Ikki OSAKA – Investigating Key Regions in Glaucoma Classification Using Adversarial Examples
13:10 - 13:15 Syochu SETSU – Segmentation of OD and OC from Fundus Images Using NAT-UNet
13:15 - 13:20 Hidenori TAKAHASHI – AI-Based Prediction of Intraocular Cytokine Levels from Fundus Photographs
13:20 - 13:25 Ruoyu CHEN – EyeDiff: Text-to-Image Generative Foundation Model Improves Rare Eye Disease Diagnosis
13:25 - 13:30 Xiaoling HUANG – Interpretable Longitudinal Glaucoma Visual Field Estimation Deep Learning System from Fundus Images and Clinical Narratives
13:30 - 13:35 Kelvin LI – Evaluating the Use of Prompt Engineering in Vision-Language Models (VLMs) for Disc Swelling Identification on Fundus Photography
13:35 - 13:40 Jiahui CAO – Eye-Brain Biomarkers in Neurological Disease Detection: Comparing OCT and Omics Approaches
13:40 - 13:45 Masahiro MIYAKE – Detection of Mild Cognitive Impairment Through Digital Phenotyping of Gaze Movement
13:45 - 13:50 Peng XIAO – Cross-Disease Retinal Vascular Pattern Recognition and Analysis via a Robust Multi-path Neural Network Framework
13:50 - 13:55 Wei ZHANG – Neurovascular Retinomics for Precision Profiling of Cancer Risk
13:55 - 14:00 Weiyi ZHANG – OM-Agent: A Reinforcement Learning Agent for Optimizing Ophthalmic Modality Selection
14:00 - 14:05 Xi CHEN – Using 3D-MRI Imaging to Quantitatively Analyze the Shape of Eyeballs with High Myopia and to Investigate Relationships between Myopic Traction Maculopathy and Posterior Staphyloma
14:05 - 14:10 Yue WU – ChatMyopia: An AI Agent for Myopia-Related Question-Answer in Primary Eye Care Settings
14:10 - 14:15 Ziyau WANG – Axial Length Percentiles and Growth Patterns in a Large Chinese Pediatric Cohort: The Real-world Myopia Evolution and Intervention Study (REMEDY)
14:15 - 14:20 A. KOWSALYA – Leveraging Tele-Ophthalmology for Myopia Detection and Management: A Digital Approach to Eye Care
14:20 - 14:25 Jixuan YUAN – Longitudinal Analysis of Spatial Variations in the Choroid During Myopia Progression
14:25 - 14:30 Kourosh SHEIBANI – Refractive Outcomes, Contrast Sensitivity, HOAs, and Patient Satisfaction in Moderate Myopia: Wavefront-Optimized Versus Tissue-Saving PRK
14:30 - 14:35 Eisuke SHIMIZU – AI for Estimating Trabecular Iris Angle from Slit-Lamp Images using AS-OCT
14:35 - 15:30 AI Workshop 1
15:30 - 15:45 Coffee Break
15:45 - 17:15
Moderators: Kita KIHARA
Free Papers 3: Retina & Large Language Models
15:45 - 15:50 Tomokazu FUKUCHI – Unsupervised Choroidal Segmentation of OCT via Masked Autoencoders & Clustering
15:50 - 15:55 Zuyi YANG – Development and Validation of a Deep-Learning Model to Predict Visual and Anatomical Prognosis of Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Therapy for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration (KongMing Study): A Prospective, Nationwide, Multi-center Study
15:55 - 16:00 Ruoyu CHEN – FFA Sora: Generating Fundus Fluorescein Angiography Videos for Healthcare Data Sharing
16:00 - 16:05 Christina WUNARDI – Artificial Intelligence for Predicting Progression from Early and Intermediate to Late Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
16:05 - 16:10 Luxiao CHEN – Topographical Variations of Choroidal Thickness in Children and Associations with Different Ages and Refractive Status
16:10 - 16:15 Zhenyu JI – Therapeutic Effects of Heparin-Binding Domain (HBD) on Pathological Leukostasis and Angiogenesis in Mouse Models
16:15 - 16:20 Arshad MEHMOOD – Diagnostic Accuracy of a Smartphone-Based Device (VistaView) for Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy: A Prospective Study
16:20 - 16:25 Arshad MEHMOOD – Agreement Between Graders for DR Screening Between Smartphone-Based Retinal Camera and Traditional Fundus Camera in LMIC
16:25 - 16:30 Erika SEKIYA – Intraoperative Hand-Held Optical Coherence Tomography for Assessing Retinal Structural Changes During Macular Hole Surgery
16:30 - 16:35 Christina WUNARDI – The Evolution of Artificial Intelligence in Retinal Diseases (2005-2024): A 20-Year Perspective on Trends and Future Directions
16:35 - 16:40 Yosuke TOBA – Study on a New Q&A System Without Hallucination Using Large Language Models
16:40 - 16:45 Keita KIHARA – Performance Gap Between Text and Image Interpretation of LLMs in Ophthalmology
16:45 - 16:50 Minjie ZOU – Benchmarking Next-Generation Reasoning-Focused Large Language Models in Ophthalmology: A Head-to-Head Evaluation on 5888 Question Items in Ophthalmology
16:50 - 16:55 Sahana SRINAVASAN – Benchmarking LLMs for Ophthalmology (BELO): A Comprehensive Benchmark for Ophthalmological Knowledge and Reasoning
16:55 - 17:00 Xiaolan CHEN – Evaluating LLMs and LLM Agents in Healthcare: Key Challenges in Clinical Applications
17:00 - 17:05 Pusheng XU – DeepSeek-R1 Outperforms Gemini 2.0 Pro, OpenAI o1, and o3-mini in Bilingual Complex Ophthalmology Reasoning
17:05 - 17:10 Sourabh HARAL – Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmic Patient Education: A Comparative Analysis with AI, Search Engines, and Human Expertise
17:10 - 17:15 Anand BRAR – Leveraging Large Language Models for Medical Web Application Development: A Pilot Study in Ophthalmology
17:15 - 18:45 AI Workshop 2