On June 14, 2024, a regional scientific and practical conference with the international participation “Issues of pediatric ophthalmology: new about the old” was held at VSMU, which brought together leading experts in this field. Along with ophthalmologists from Vitebsk, the employees of the Department of Ophthalmology of the Institute for Advanced Studies and Retraining of Healthcare Personnel at the Belarusian State Medical University, the head of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Orenburg Medical University, the colleagues from the 10th City Clinical Hospital, the Children's Regional Clinical Hospital of Minsk, and the Republican Scientific and Practical Center "Mother and Child" shared their experience along with ophthalmologists from Vitebsk. The presence of the chief freelance pediatric ophthalmologist of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Belarus, Professor V.L. Krasilnikova and the chief freelance specialist in pediatric ophthalmology of the Vitebsk region Antonenko T.V. made it possible for practicing doctors to get answers to their questions.