Programme

LECTURE HALLS

TRACK 1CHAMBER MUSIC HALL
TRACK 2, KEYNOTES,
OPENING CEREMONY, CLOSING CEREMONY
CONCERT HALL
TRACK 3AUDITORIUM

Monday, August 05, 2024

15:00 – 20:00      Registration Desk
15:00 – 21:00Exhibition Set-up
20:00 – 23:00Get-together event, Original Sokos Hotel Puijonsarvi, Puikkari Conference

Tuesday, August 06, 2024

08:00 – 17:00        Registration Desk
08:30 –10:00TRACK 1:
Registries in ophthalmology
Moderators: Anders Behndig, Sweden and Hannu Uusitalo, Finland

The prevalence and causes of visual impairment in Denmark. An epidemiological study based on public registers
Toke Bek, Denmark  (25 min)

Finnish visual impairment register
Hannu Uusitalo, Finland   (25 min)

Norwegian registry study on intravitreal treatment over the last ten years
Yngvil Solheim Husum, Norway   (20 min)

Swedish cataract register
Anders Behndig, Sweden (20 min)
TRACK 2:
Clinical view of uveitis through the slit-lamp and beyond
Moderators: Sanna Leinonen, Finland and Jennifer Thorne, USA

Anterior Uveitis
Jennifer Thorne, USA   (25 min)

Intermediate uveitis
Sanna Leinonen, Finland   (20 min)

MS-associated uveitis and sarcoidosis-related uveitis 
Hanna-Mari Mäkelä and Elli Joukainen, Finland   (20 min)

Posterior uveitis
Nida Sen, USA (25 min)
     
10:00 –10:30Break / Exhibition / Posters
10:30 –11:15KEYNOTE Jennifer Thorne, USA: Systemic Immunosuppression: How & Why We Do What We Do
Moderator: Sanna Leinonen, Finland
11:15 –13:00Break / Lunch / Exhibition
12:00-12:45 Lunch Seminars
13:00 –14:30TRACK 1:
Traffic Medicine  
Moderators: Tomas Bro, Sweden and Øystein Kalsnes Jørstad, Norway

Interference with driving capacity – a view on visual input
Fiona Rowe, UK   (15 min)

The role of vision-related problems in fatal road accidents in Finland
Juhani Kalsi, Finland   (15 min)

Experiences from Sweden of the long road to a fair and appropriate legislation regarding visual abilities
Tomas Bro, Sweden   (15 min)

The European Driving Test (EDT)
Øystein Kalsnes Jørstad, Norway   (15 min)

Validation of the EDT: An evidence-based approach to the European visual field standards for driving
Thea Melsen Sudmann, Norway   (15 min)

Driver’s health: Is it the eye or other diseases and health issues?
Timo Tervo, Finland (15 min)
TRACK 2:
Hot topics in ocular oncology  
Moderators: Tero Kivelä, Finland and Jørgen Krohn, Norway

Changing patterns in diagnosis, referral, and management of uveal melanoma over the past three decades
Jørgen Krohn, Norway   (15 min)

Metastatic disease of uveal melanoma.
Jens Kiilgaard, Denmark   (15 min)

What ophthalmologists must know about conjunctival tumours
Maria Fili, Sweden   (15 min)

The retinoblastoma gene and benign soft tissue tumors
Tero Kivelä, Finland   (15 min)

How comprehensive ophthalmologists can distinguish choroidal naevi from melanomas using MOLES 
Bertil Damato, Malta   (15 min)

Orbital/Ocular Inflammatory Involvement in Vexas Syndrome
Steffen Heegaard, Denmark   (15 min)
TRACK 3:
Free Papers 1 LINK TO ABSTRACTS
Moderator: Morten Moe, Norway

Initial treatment response can predict one-year treatment outcomes in neovascular age-related macular degeneration treated according to the observe-and-plan regimen
Alexander Kai Thomsen, Denmark (15 min)

Longitudinal analysis of anatomical parameters and their fluctuation in a regional real-world cohort of patients with neovascular AMD. Correlation with visual outcome
Ilkka Immonen, Finland (15 min)
 
Analysis of prognostic and predictive factors in neovascular age-related macular degeneration Kuopio cohort
Hanna Heloterä, Finland (15 min)

Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of Pegcetacoplan Over 36 Months: Results From 12 Months of the GALE Open-Label Extension Study
Kai Kaarniranta, Finland (15 min)

Clinical investigation of unusual manifestations of central retinal vein congestion
Michael Larsen, Denmark (15 min)

Lack of regional differences in hypoxia-induced vasodilation and hyperperfusion in retinal arterioles in vivo
Jacob Drachmann, Denmark (15 min)



14:30 – 15:00Break / Exhibition / Posters  
15:00 – 16:30TRACK 1:
Clinical view into inherited eye diseases in the Nordic countries  
Moderators: Line Kessel, Denmark and Joni Turunen, Finland

Genetics in childhood-onset anterior segment diseases 
Line Kessel, Denmark  (25 min)

Easily unrecognized genetic corneal diseases in the Nordic countries
Joni Turunen, Finland   (25 min)

An overview of inherited retinal diseases in Sweden
Ulrika Kjellström, Sweden   (25 min)

BEST1-mediated retinal dystrophy in the Norwegian population 
Erlend Sæther, Norway  (15 min)
TRACK 2:
Malignant eyelid tumors
Moderators: Richard Allen, UK and Marita Uusitalo, Finland  

Eyelid basalioma
Niko Viskari, Finland   (20 min)

What do you need to know about rare eyelid malignancies
Paula Niinimäki, Finland   (20 min)

Surgical treatment of eyelid tumors
Marita Uusitalo, Finland   (20 min)

Molecularly targeted agents in oculoplastic surgery
Richard Allen, UK (30 min)  
 TRACK 3:
Metabolic Retina
Moderators: Toke Bek, Denmark and Nina Hautala, Finland

Subthreshold laser treatment in retinal diseases
Andrzej Grzybowski, Poland (25 min)

Cost implications of the transition from laser to intravitreal injections in diabetic retinopathy
Goran Petrovski, Norway (25 min)

Individualized screening for diabetic retinopathy with proliferative diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema as separate end points
Toke Bek, Denmark (25 min)

Blood Flow Measurement with OCT
Richard Spaide, USA (15 min)
17:00        OPENING CEREMONY, Kuopio Music Centre  

Wednesday, August 07, 2024

08:00 –16:00    Registration Desk / Exhibition
08:30 –10:00TRACK 1:
Glaucoma diagnosis and non-surgical treatments  
Moderator: Miriam Kolko, Denmark

Rho-kinas inhibitors
Andrew Tatham, UK   (25 min)

Glaucoma diagnostics
Barbara Cvenkel, Slovenia   (25 min)

Preservatives and generics – are we harming our patients?
Miriam Kolko, Denmark   (25 min)

FREE PAPER:
Prospective estimation of sensitivities to identify open angle glaucoma in suspect eyes for IOP, visual field, confocal laser tomography, laser polarimetry and OCT
Per Söderberg, Sweden (15 min).
TRACK 2:
Update on Central Serous Chorioretinopathy  
Moderators: Michael Larsen, Denmark and Yousif Subhi, Denmark

Central serous chorioretinopathy: How bad can it get and why don’t we care about the visual fields?
Michael Larsen, Denmark   (25 min)

Clinical impact of the worldwide shortage of verteporfin: What happened, and where are we heading?
Marc J. Sirks, Netherlands   (20 min)

Evidence-based approach to the treatment of CSC
Andreas Vangsted, Lars Christian Boberg-Ans and Yousif Subhi, Denmark   (20 min)

New guideline for the management of CSC
Helena M. A. Feenstra, Netherlands (25 min)
TRACK 3:
Cell therapy and Stem Cell Research in Ophthalmology 
Moderators: Goran Petrovski, Norway and Kabil Bharti USA
 
Stem cell therapy for AMD – the present and the future
Kapil Bharti, USA (30 min)
 
Rejuvenation of geographic atrophy by stem cell-based RPE Therapy
Daniel Muth, Sweden (20 min)
 
Modulation of pigmentation in RPE cells for future use in cell therapy
Goran Petrovski,  Norway (20 min)
 
Human pluripotent stem cell-based therapies for corneal blindness
Heli Skottman, Finland (20 min)
10:00 –10:30Break / Exhibition / Posters
10:30 –11:15KEYNOTE Richard Spaide, USA: Venous Overload Choroidopathy
Moderator Michael Larsen, Denmark
11:15 –13:00Break / Lunch / Exhibition
12:00-12:45 Lunch Seminars
13:00 –14:30TRACK 1: Glaucoma surgery  
Moderators: Mika Harju, Finland and Juha Välimäki, Finland

Management of tube erosion
Juha Välimäki, Finland (15 min)

Cataract and glaucoma, combined or sequential surgery
Daniella Bach-Holm, Denmark   (20 min)

Why not to operate glaucoma?
Tarek Shaarawy, Switzerland   (20 min)

Surgery in normal-tension glaucoma
Nina Lindbohm, Finland (15 min)

Risks and management of hypotony-related complications 
Amelie Botling Taube    (20 min)
TRACK 2: Baltic Special
Moderators: Rimvydas Ašoklis, Lithuania and Artur Klett, Estonia

Surgical management of corneal infections – pitfalls and challenges,
Rimvydas Ašoklis, Lithuania (25 min)

30 years of ocular oncology service in Estonia and  Baltic States
Artur Klett, Estonia (25 min)
 
Cataract surgery and week zonules
Juris  Vanags, Latvia (20 min)
 
Influence of the aerobic training into intraocular pressure
Kuldar Kaljurand, Estonia (20 min)
 
TRACK 3: Young ophthalmologists 1
 
Eye Pop – causes of an outstanding eye
Moderators: Niko Viskari, Rebecka Jernkrok
 
Oculoplastic emergencies – what you need when you are on call
Paula Niinimäki, Finland (20 min)

Orbital inflammation – when is it idiopathic?
Cecilia Norin, Sweden (20 min)
 
Thyroid eye disease – how to treat and when
Marita Uusitalo, Finland (20 min)
 
Orbital tumors – what every ophthalmologist should know
Richard Allen, USA (30 min)
14:30 –15:00Break / Exhibition / Posters  
15:00 –16:30TRACK 1:
Retina surgery  
Moderators: Niko Kivinen, Finland and Liisa Marttila, Finland

Pseudophagic retinal detachments Years 1993-99 and 2019-22
Joonas Wirkkala, Finland   (30 min)

ILM Flap surgery in partial thickness macular holes: Cure or OCT cosmetics?
Ilkka Immonen, Finland (30 min)

Sustainability in ocular surgery
Sjoerd Elferink, Netherlands  (30 min)
TRACK 2:
Baltic-NOK joint
Moderators: Goran Petrovski, Norway and Kuldar Kaljurand, Estonia

Are there inherited “Baltic” eye diseases shared by Sweden, Finland, and Estonia?
Tero Kivelä, Finland (30 min)

Integrated clinical and genetic analysis of Stargardt/ABCA4 disease
Rando Allikmets, USA (40 min)

Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy from genes to clinic
Kuldar Kaljurand, Estonia (20 min)
TRACK 3: Cost effectiveness in ophthalmology and future demands
Moderators: Kati Kinnunen, Finland and Anja Tuulonen, Finland


Prioritization in health care 
Miia Turpeinen, Finland (30 min)
 
Health technology assessment (HTA) in Finland
Hanna-Mari Jauhonen, Finland (30 min)
 
Measuring real-world cost-effectiveness: why and how?
Anja Tuulonen, Finland (30 min)

18:00 –23:30      
CONGRESS DINNER, SCANDIC HOTEL KUOPIO

Thursday, August 08, 2024

08:00 – 15:30      Registration / Exhibition
08:30 –10:00TRACK 1:
Anterior segment eye surgery in children
Moderators: Daniella Bach-Holm, Denmark and Line Kessel, Denmark
 


Bag-in-the-lens in children with cataract
Alf Nyström, Sweden (25 min)

Corneal transplantation in children       
Kari Krootila, Finland (20 min)

Paediatric cataracts and secondary glaucoma: Life-long risk and the effect of glucocorticoids
Diana Chabané Schmidt, Denmark (20 min)

TRACK 2:
Hot Topics in Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Moderators: Michael Larsen, Denmark and Yousif Subhi, Denmark

Physical activity for geographic atrophy in AMD
Marie Krogh Nielsen, Denmark   (20 min)

Can we trust the Amsler grid?
Jakob Bjerager, Denmark  (15 min)

Evidence-based practice for intravitreal injections
Emilie TS Butler, Denmark   (20 min)

Studies on intravitreal injection syringes
Morten C Moe, Norway   (15 min)

New therapeutical options for the treatment of neovascular AMD
Anna Stage Vergmann, Denmark (20 min)


TRACK 3 /Young ophthalmologists Session:
What is in the blurry horizon of myopia?
Moderators: Henrik Bjøralt Roald, Elisabeth Romundstad

Detecting the child at risk
Katrin Stadler, Norway (25 min)

Atropin eyedrops
Erlend Landsend, Norway (15 min)

Ortho-K lenses
Trine Møldrup Jakobsen, Denmark (15 min)

Myopia control glasses
Pia Ekker, Norway (15 min)

Myopia – Guidelines at Oslo University Hospital
Erlend Landsend, Norway    (20 min)
10:00 –10:30Break / Exhibition / Posters
10:30 –11:15ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA HONORARY LECTURE – Silver Medal  
11:15 –13:00Break / Lunch / Exhibition
12:00-12:45 Lunch Seminars
13:00 –14:30TRACK 1:
Cornea surgery
Moderator: Jesper Hjortdal, Denmark
 
DSAEK or DMEK for Fuchs endothelial keratoplasty – a prospective randomized study
Morten Molbech Madsen, Denmark (25 min)
 
Anterior lamellar keratoplasty – What to do when?
Marios Panagiotopoulos, Sweden (25 min)
 
Peripheral hypertrophic subepithelial corneal degeneration versus Salzmann’s nodular degeneration. Etiology and treatment
Sanna Mörtenhumer, Finland (20 min)
 
Changing patterns in keratoconus treatment
Olav Kristianslund, Norway (2o min)
TRACK 2:
Neuro-ophthalmology
Moderator: Ville Saarela, Finland

Optic disc drusen
Steffen Hamann, Denmark (25 min)

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
Frank Träisk, Sweden (25 min)

Case report
Oona Martikainen, Finland (20 min)

Case report
Juho Pekkarinen, Finland (20 min)
TRACK 3:
Myopia  
Moderator: Olavi Pärssinen, Finland

How much genetics and parental myopia explain myopia
Juho Wedenoja, Finland   (30 min)

Why myopia has not increased in Finland and in Nordic countries similarly as in some Asian Countries?
Niko Setälä, Finland   (30 min)

Myopia prevention – what is the difference between a statistically and clinically significant benefit of different treatments
Olavi Pärssinen, Finland   (30 min)
14:30 –15:00Break / Exhibition / Posters
15:00 –16:30TRACK 1:
Collaboration with EVER    
Moderator: Miriam Kolko, Denmark

Neurobiological bases of discomfort and decreased tear production in glaucoma patients
Juana Gallar Martinez, Spain   (35 min)

Factors to consider when using automated analyses algorithms and AI to quantify ocular parameters from ophthalmic images
Rebekka Heitmar, UK   (30 min)

AI using our FOREVER dataset
Miriam Kolko, Denmark   (30 min)

TRACK 2:
Free papers 2 LINK TO ABSTRACTS
Moderator: Johanna Liinamaa, Finland

Mesenchymal-epithelial transformation of corneal endothelial cells: Fuchs dystrophy vs. bullous keratopathy
Tero Kivelä, Finland (15 min)

Corneal Biomechanical Properties Measured with Brillouin Scanning
Anders Behndig, Sweden (15 min)

AI-Enhanced Digital Endoscopic and OCT Guidance Systems for TM-Based MIGS
Michael Berlin, USA (15 min)

Deep learning method for ETDRS classification of diabetic retinopathy of multi-view fundus images
Paula Summanen, Finland (15 min)

Prevalence of residual amblyopia in adulthood and its association on educational outcome and quality of life in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort
Johanna Liinamaa, Finland (15 min)

Societal costs of declining visual acuity: Longitudinal results from a Finnish nationwide study with 15 years of registry data follow-up
Joonas Taipale, Finland (15 min)
TRACK 3:
Young Ophthalmologists Course
Uveitis – what to test and when to test
Moderators: Elisabeth Romundstad, Marie Krogh Nielsen
Christos Christakopoulos, Denmark
Jon Roger Eidet, Norway
17:00 –    CLOSING CEREMONY
19:00 –PRESIDENTIAL DINNER, invitation only, Peräniemi Casino