Every year in July, the IIRSI hosts an ophthalmic conference in Chennai. It invites eminent foreign faculty members to share their experience in their respective subspecialties.

The conference includes invited Foreign Faculty Lectures, Live Surgery, Hands-on Wetlab, Ophthalmic Premier League, IIRSI Film Festival Award Show (IFFA), IIRSI Photography Competition, Court Martial in Ophthalmology, Company Sponsored Symposiums, Sessions for Young Ophthalmologists, and many other activities.