Scientific program
Friday, 7th of November 2025
14:30 - 19:30 Conference
Ocular surface update and cornea
14:30 - 15:30
Symposium 1
Asphericity and ocular aberrations
Jerome Bovet, Switzerland
What does the refractive surgeon have to know about lids, lacrimal system and orbit
Matej Beltram, Slovenia
Ocular surface morphology and dry eye
Yan Ning Johnson, United Kingdom
Treatment of anterior corneal disorders with phototherapeutic keratectomy
Irena Irman Grčar, Slovenia
PACK-CXLfor treatment of infective keratitis
Anela Bečić Turkanović, Slovenia
Nano/Ultrathin DSAEK
Iva Dekaris, Croatia
Innovative dr. Vesna Morela lecture
15:30 - 15:50
Femtosecond Laser assisted Trabeculectomies in POAG
Zoltan Nagy, Hungary
Coffee break
15:50 - 16:30
Tackling Presbyopia - new generarions of IOLs
16:30 - 17:45
Symposium 2
Optics of IOL
Navid Ardjomand, Austria
What can we expect from the new generationof refractive EDOF/IROF IOLs
Petra Schollmayer, Slovenia
ICL, Cataract and Beyond!
Ivo Guber, Switzerland
An overview of pharmaceutical correction of presbyopia
Claes Feinbaum, Sweden
Personal experience with the first 100 RaynerGalaxy IOLs
Josef Guber, Switzerland
Enhancement after mIOLs
Valery Wittwer, Switzerland
Coffee and tea break
17:45 - 18:15
Refractive Surgery
18:15 - 19:30
Symposium 3
How to improve patients work flow in everyday practice without waiting
Amanda Carones, Italy
ICL sizing and positioning
Andrea Russo, Italy
PRK, Lasik/Femto-LASIK, KLEX
Maja Bohač, Croatia
Hyperopic LASIK vs SMILE pro
Charles Ghenassia, France
Beyond the Guidelines: My Journey in selecting corneal inlay candidates
Kristina Mikek, Slovenia
Corneal Implants for Presbyopia Correction
Victor Derhartunian, Austria
Dinner for all participants
19:30
Saturday 8th of November 2025
8:30 - 18:00 Conference
Lens Based Surgery
8:30 - 10:00
Symposium 4
Biometry in Cataract surgery – First step for success
Nino Hirnschall, Austria
FLACS vs manual ctaract surgery - video
Rok Grčar, Slovenia
Cataract surgery and new generation of IOLs: Inverted Meniscus IOLs: my personal experience
Miguel Rechichi, Italy
Refractive Cataract Surgery to Correct Refractive Defects and Presbyopia
Mateo Piovella, Italy
Seamless synergy - uniting anterrior and posterior segment surgeons for optimal patient outcomes
10:00 - 11:30
Symposium 5
Phaco nightmares: how to survive in managing PCR, dropped nucleus and more
Miguel Rechichi, Italy
IOL Placement without a bag (Carlevale, Yamane, Verisyse)
Gerald Seidl, Austria
Posterior segment complications after lens surgery – macular
Martin Weger, Austria
Retinal detachment after Phaco
Domagoj Ivastinovic, Austria
The Aftermath of Cataract Surgery
Igor Šivec Trampuž, Slovenia
Coffee break
11:30 - 12:00
Complicated cases - Anterior Segment Surgery
12:00 - 13:00
Symposium 6
Premium IOLs in difficult cases
Marko Hawlina, Slovenia
KLEX complications
Bader Khayat, Germany
Complicated LASIK and SMILE cases
Andrea Russo, Italy
Glaucoma complications after lens surgery
Špela Štunf, Slovenia
Honorary lecture: Vladimir Pfeifer
13:00 - 13:20
Secondary IOL implanation techniques in complicated cases
Vladimir Pfeifer
, Slovenia
Lunch
13:20 - 14:00
Diagnostics and management of corneal disease
14:00 - 15:30
Symposium 7
Strategies for therapeutic refractive surgery
Gernot Steinwender
, Austria
Unlocking Keratoconus: The Ocular Surface Microbiome as an Early Diagnostic Tool
Davide Borroni
, Italy
Who is the right candidate for CAIRS
Bader Khayat, Germany
Young donor corneas for DMEK: boon or bane?
Tomislav Šarenac
Coffee
16:00 - 16:30
New technology in refractive surgery and beyond
16:30 - 18:00
Symposium 8
Modern refractive solutions for ocular aberrations
Ivan Gabrić
, Croatia
Complicated anterior segment cases
Soosan Jacob
, India
Corneal scarring - a comprehensive management guide and treatment advancements
Yan Ning Johnson
, United Kingdom
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