Welcome Note

The Kuwait Academy of Rare Disease (KARD) is pleased to welcome you to the monthly Rare Disease Event 2025: “Eye Disease in Genetics & IEM” (CME Accredited).

Join us on Tuesday, 14 October 2025 at the Radisson Blu Hotel Kuwait from 19:00 to 21:40. This symposium will highlight ocular manifestations and complications in Classic Galactosemia, Lysosomal Storage Diseases (MPS, Gaucher), and Classic Homocystinuria, with a focus on early diagnosis, clinical management, and therapeutic interventions.

Featuring leading experts, this event offers a valuable platform for knowledge-sharing, advancing research, and fostering collaboration to improve patient care. Our target audience includes pediatricians, subspecialists, geneticists, counselors, allied health professionals, nurses, researchers, and the wider medical community.

We look forward to your participation in this important educational activity, hosted by the Kuwait Rare Diseases Association.

Dr. Hind Alsharhan
Dr. Hind Alsharhan
Vice President, Kuwait Pediatric Association

Event Agenda

18:30 – 19:00
Registration & Welcome Remarks
Dr. Buthaina Albash
19:00 – 19:30
Clinical Anatomy of the Eye: What Pediatricians and Geneticists Should Know
Dr. Maytham Al-Ali
19:30 – 20:00
Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON)
Dr. Raed Behbehani
20:00 – 20:30
Genetic Eye Disorders in IEM: Highlights from LSDs, Galactosemia, HCU, Marfan
Dr. Maytham Al-Ali
20:30 – 20:50
Q & A • Prayer and Coffee Break
20:50 – 21:00
Closing Remarks
Dr. Hind Alsharhan
21:00
Dinner

Registration

Registration Deadline: 6:00 pm – 14 Oct 2025
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Eye Disease in Genetics & IEM

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  • Physical Attendance: Use your confirmed ticket (sent to your email) to collect your ID from the registration desk.
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  • CME credits are awarded upon attending and scanning the QR code with our representative.
  • Certificates will be available post-event and emailed to the registered address.
  • We accept KNET and major credit cards (VISA, Mastercard, Diners, AMEX).
  • Tickets are non-refundable.

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Event Location

Radisson Blu Hotel, Kuwait
Arabian Gulf Street, Salmiya, Kuwait

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