Web Content Even if you don’t receive an acknowledgement mail, you can login again and check the abstracts you have submitted and can verify that it is there. Presence of multiple submissions with same title will lead to arbitrary deletion of all except one of them by the system and no further complaints will be entertained on that matter. The full text of selected paper is the property of KSOS and the editor of KSOS has the right to publish the paper in KJO. Each KSOS member can submit a total of 4 abstracts (as presenting author). A free paper can have one presenting author and up to 3 co-authors
- The full text should be sent to the Chairman Scientific Committee before 31Aug 2024 in Word format through email ksoshelpdesk@gmail.com
- The first page of the full text should quote the Title of your Paper, Abstract Code Number, your KSOS Membership Number, names of the Co-authors in the order of appearance and your official address for communication.
- Ideally the full text should contain the following sub headings: Abstract, Aim of Study, Material and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion and References.
- The full text should be in Microsoft Word format in size 12 font with single spacing on A-4 size.
- The full text should not exceed 3000 words. A total of 8 figures/tables can be included along with the text at the appropriate place. Only a maximum of 20 references are permitted. Figures and Tables should have proper captions and numbering. The entire text (inclusive of tables, graphs, and references) should not exceed 8 pages.
- The submitted full text will become the property of the Kerala Society of Ophthalmic Surgeons and the Society will have the rights to use it including publishing it in the KJO
- You should be a registered delegate for Drishti 2024.
- Abstracts of papers already published in journals cannot be submitted.
Dr. K.C. Sankara Menon Award Session : Presentations in this session can be done only by a registered member of the KSOS, for work done in Kerala. KSOS member can submit only one abstract.
Padma Bhushan Dr. P. Siva Reddy Award Session : Any registered delegate at the Annual Conference can present his/her work in this session. KSOS member or Non member can submit.
Padma Sri Dr. S. Tony Fernandez Award Session : Video presentation by a registered member of KSOS for work done in Kerala. Each KSOS member can submit total 4 videos. A video can have one presenting author and up to 3 co-authors.
Prof. Dr. K.S. Subramaniam Award Session : Presentations in this session can be done only by a Post graduate student in Ophthalmology (MS, DO or DNB) studying in Kerala. A letter to this effect from the Head of Department must be attached along with this form. The Presenting author must also be a registered Member or Associate Member of KSOS.
Dr Noel Moniz Memorial Anterior Segment Free Paper Session : All presenters in this session should be registered members of the KSOS and the work should be in the state of Kerala. The sub specialties included in this session are Cornea, Anterior Uvea, Lens and Ocular Adnexa.
COC-RETNET Posterior Segment Free Paper Session : All presenters in this session should be registered members of the KSOS and the work should be in the state of Kerala. The sub specialties included in this session are Retina, vitreous, Glaucoma, posterior uvea and Optic nerve.
Dr. KGR Nair Memorial Award : Abstracts are invited for free papers in any subspecialties of Ophthalmology. Any registered KSOS/AIOS member is eligible to contest in this session, irrespective of whether he/she have won any award in the past. In case of any ambiguity regarding sub specialties in the above two sessions, the decision of the scientific committee shall be final and binding.
Dr. S. Mohandas Award Session : All presenters in this session should be registered members of the KSOS and the work should be in the state of Kerala in the subspeciality of Glaucoma.