Emirates Society of Ophthalmology Conference (ESO) is now recognised as the forerunner amongst the educational, scientific and networking meetings for the ophthalmology community in the gulf region, and will take place at Dubai World Trade Centre. In each iteration, the ESO conference conveys publishable, applicable and progressive presentations, advanced cutting edge research from a variety of perspectives with this year being no different. Themed concurrent sessions will provide a cross-sectional appeal for the events diverse audience with a multitude of networking and partnership-building opportunities throughout the event.