Consensus drives progress – it represents a unified voice of leading experts from across the globe, establishing evidence-based guidelines to advance ophthalmic practice. By synthesizing global expertise with regional insights, these consensus documents set new standards in patient care, bridge gaps in clinical decision-making, and shape the future of ophthalmology. Explore how collective wisdom transforms vision health.
In the 2024 AGM of AAPPO, we have invited Prof. Lam Shun Chiu Dennis to chair the “Consensus Working Group” and work with international experts to identify issues of controversies, debate and develop consensus and guidelines for blinding diseases. It was targeted to develop 20-30 consensus and guidelines by the end of 2025.
Current Consensus Development Progress:
| No. | Eye Disease | In collaboration with | Status • In preparation • Consensus ready submitted to journals • In Press • Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diabetic macular edema (DME) | AAPPO, APVRS, APOIS | Consensus ready, submitted to journal |
| 2 | Fungal endophthalmitis | AAPPO, APVRS, APSOII | Consensus ready, submitted to journal |
| 3 | Macular hole surgery | AAPPO, APVRS | Consensus ready, submitted to journal |
| 4 | Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE) | AAPPO, APMS | Consensus ready, submitted to journal |
| 5 | Posterior Chamber Phakic Intraocular Lens (ICL) | AAPPO, APMS | Consensus ready, submitted to journal |
| 6 | Endophthalmitis after Cataract Surgery | AAPPO, APVRS, APSOII | Consensus ready, submitted to journal |
| 7 | Neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) | AAPPO, APVRS | Consensus ready, submitted to journal |
| 8 | Ocular Behcet’s Disease | AAPPO, APVRS, APSOII | Consensus ready, submitted to journal |
| 9 | Intraocular foreign bodies (IOFB) | AAPPO, APVRS | Consensus ready, submitted to journal |
| 10 | Acute primary angle closure attack (APACA) | AAPPO, APGS | Consensus ready, submitted to journal |
| 11 | Proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) | AAPPO, APVRS | Consensus ready, submitted to journal |
| 12 | Multifocal intraocular lenses | AAPPO | In preparation |
| 13 | Cataract and Refractive Surgery | AAPPO | In preparation |
| 14 | Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) | AAPPO, APVRS | In preparation |
| 15 | Pachydrusen | AAPPO, APVRS | In preparation |
| 16 | Coat’s disease | AAPPO, APVRS | In preparation |
| 17 | Keratoconus | AAPPO | In preparation |
| 18 | Microbial Keratitis | AAPPO, APSOII | In preparation |
| 19 | Cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinits | AAPPO | In preparation |
| 20 | Ocular Toxoplasmosis | AAPPO | In preparation |
| 21 | Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment | AAPPO, APVRS | In preparation |