Scientific program
Friday, 7th of November 2025
14:30 - 19:30 Conference
Ocular Surface Update and Cornea
14:30 - 15:45
Symposium 1
14:30
Asphericity and Ocular Aberrations
Jerome Bovet, Switzerland
14:37
What Does the Refractive Surgeon have to Know about Lids, Lacrimal System and the Orbit
Matej Beltram, Slovenia
14:44
Ocular Surface Morphology and Dry Eye
Yan Ning Johnson, United Kingdom
14:51
Treatment of Anterior Corneal Disorders with Phototherapeutic keratectomy
Irena Irman Grčar, Slovenia
14:58
Pterygium - Or Is It?
Ana Gornik, Slovenia
Innovative dr. Vesna Morela lecture
15:45 - 16:10
15:45
Femtosecond Laser assisted Trabeculectomies in POAG
Zoltan Nagy, Hungary
Coffee break
16:10 - 16:40
Tackling Presbyopia - New Generarions of IOLs
16:40 - 17:45
Symposium 2
16:40
Optics of IOL
Navid Ardjomand, Austria
16:47
What can we Expect from the New Generation of Refractive EDOF/IROF IOLs
Petra Schollmayer, Slovenia
16:54
ICL, Cataract and Beyond!
Ivo Guber, Switzerland
17:01
Cataract surgery and new generation of IOLs: Inverted Meniscus IOLs: my personal experience
Miguel Rechichi, Italy
17:08
Personal Experience with the First 100 Rayner Galaxy IOLs
Josef Guber, Switzerland
17:15
Enhancement after mIOLs
Valery Wittwer, Switzerland
Coffee break
17:45 - 18:15
Refractive Surgery
18:15 - 19:20
Symposium 3
18:15
How to Improve Patients Work Flow in Everyday Practice Without Waiting
Amanda Carones, Italy
18:22
ICL Sizing and Positioning
Andrea Russo, Italy
18:29
PRK, Lasik/Femto-LASIK, KLEX
Maja Bohač, Croatia
18:36
Hyperopic LASIK vs SMILE Pro
Charles Ghenassia, France
18:43
Beyond the Guidelines: My Journey in Selecting Corneal Inlay Candidates
Kristina Mikek, Slovenia
18:50
Corneal Implants for Presbyopia Correction
Victor Derhartunian, Austria
Dinner for all participants
19:30
Saturday 8th of November 2025
8:30 - 17:20 Conference
Lens Based Surgery
8:30 - 9:50
Symposium 4
8:30
FLACS vs Manual Cataract Surgery - Video
Rok Grčar, Slovenia
8:40
Our First Insight into Serenity IOL use in Cataract Surgery
Veronika Blažič, Slovenia
8:50
Refractive Cataract Surgery to Correct Refractive Defects and Presbyopia
Mateo Piovella, Italy
9:00
Key Consideration in Bilateral Cataract Surgery
Nataša Vidovič Valentinčić, Slovenia
9:10
How to prevent late IOL Dislocation
Christoph Mayer-Xanthaki, Austria
Seamless synergy - uniting anterrior and posterior segment surgeons for optimal patient outcomes
9:50 - 11:10
Symposium 5
9:50
Phaco Nightmares: How to Survive in Managing PCR, Dropped Nucleus and More
Miguel Rechichi, Italy
10:00
IOL Placement Without a Bag (Carlevale, Yamane, Verisyse)
Gerald Seidl, Austria
10:10
Posterior Segment Complications After Lens Surgery – Macular
Martin Weger, Austria
10:20
Retinal Detachment After Phaco
Domagoj Ivastinovic, Austria
10:30
The Aftermath of Cataract Surgery
Igor Šivec Trampuž, Slovenia
Coffee break
11:10 - 11:40
Complicated cases - Anterior Segment Surgery
11:40 - 12:50
Symposium 6
11:40
Premium Lenses in Developing Ocular Comorbidities
Marko Hawlina, Slovenia
11:50
When SMILE is not smiling
Bader Khayat, Germany
12:00
Complicated LASIK and SMILE cases
Andrea Russo, Italy
12:10
Glaucoma Complications After Lens Surgery
Špela Štunf Pukl, Slovenia
Honorary lecture: Vladimir Pfeifer
12:50 - 13:10
12:50
Secondary IOL implanation techniques in complicated cases
Vladimir Pfeifer, Slovenia
Lunch
13:10 - 14:10
Diagnostics and management of corneal disease
14:10 - 15:40
Symposium 7
14:10
Strategies in Therapeutic Refractive Surgery
Gernot Steinwender, Austria
14:20
PACK-CXL for Treatment of Infective Keratitis
Anela Bečić Turkanović, Slovenia
14:30
Who is the Right Candidate for CAIRS
Bader Khayat, Germany
14:40
Young Donor Corneas for DMEK: Boon or Bane?
Tomislav Šarenac, Slovenia
14:50
Nano/Ultrathin DSAEK
Iva Dekaris, Croatia
15:00
Challenging Corneal Cases
Soosan Jacob, India
Coffee
15:40 - 16:10
New technology in refractive surgery and beyond
16:10 - 17:20
Symposium 8
16:10
An Overview of Pharmaceutical Correction of Presbyopia
Claes Feinbaum, Sweden
16:20
Modern Refractive Solutions for Ocular Aberrations
Ivan Gabrić, Croatia
16:30
Mastering CAIRS: Practical Pearls and Pitfalls
Soosan Jacob, India
16:40
Corneal Scarring - A Comprehensive Management Guide and Treatment Advancements
Yan Ning Johnson, United Kingdom
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