PROGRAMME

Monday, August 05, 2024

Tuesday, August 06, 2024

08:00 – 15:30	Registration Desk / Exhibition
08:30 –10:00	TRACK 1: Registries in ophthalmology   The prevalence and causes of visual impairment in Denmark. An epidemiological study based on public registers Toke Bek, Denmark   Finnish visual impairment register Hannu Uusitalo, Finland   Norwegian registry study on intravitreal treatment over the last ten years Yngvil Solheim Husum, Norway   Swedish cataract register Anders Behndig, Sweden	TRACK 2: Clinical view of uveitis through the slit-lamp and beyond Anterior Uveitis Jennifer Thorne, USA   Intermediate uveitis Sanna Leinonen, Finland   MS-associated uveitis and sarcoidosis-related uveitis  Hanna-Mari Mäkelä and Elli Joukainen, Finland   Posterior uveitis Nida Sen, USA
10:00 –10:30	Break / Exhibition / Posters
10:30 –11:15	Keynote: Jennifer Thorne, USA
11:15 –13:00	Break / Lunch / Exhibition 12:00-12:45 Lunch Symposiums
13:00 –14:30	TRACK 1: Traffic Medicine   Interference with driving capacity – a view on visual input Fiona Rowe, UK   The role of vision-related problems in fatal road accidents in Finland Juhani Kalsi, Finland   Experiences from Sweden of the long road to a fair and appropriate legislation regarding visual abilities Tomas Bro, Sweden   The European Driving Test (EDT) Øystein Kalsnes Jørstad, Norway   Validation of the EDT: An evidence-based approach to the European visual field standards for driving Thea Melsen Sudmann, Norway   Driver’s health: Is it the eye or other diseases and health issues? Timo Tervo, Finland	TRACK 2: Hot topics in ocular oncology   Changing patterns in diagnosis, referral, and management of uveal melanoma over the past three decades Jørgen Krohn, Norway   Metastatic disease of uveal melanoma. Jens Kiilgaard, Denmark   What ophthalmologists must know about conjunctival tumours Maria Fili, Sweden   The retinoblastoma gene and benign soft tissue tumors Tero Kivelä, Finland   How comprehensive ophthalmologists can distinguish choroidal naevi from melanomas using MOLES  Bertil Damato, Malta   Free papers in ocular oncology	TRACK 3: Young ophthalmologists Session 1: Glaucoma with an angle Moderators: Sigurrós Jónsdóttir and Marie Krogh Nielsen Gonioscopy made easy Anne Willerslev, Denmark Imaging of the angle Anders Djupesland Bøhler, Norway Narrow angle – CLE, iridotomy or nothing at all Hammurabi Bartuma, Sweden Angle closure Daniella Bach-Holm, Denmark Trabs and tubes – what else is there? Michael Læssø, Denmark
14:30 – 15:00	Break / Exhibition / Posters
15:00 – 16:30	TRACK 1: Clinical view into inherited eye diseases in the Nordic countries   Genetics in childhood-onset anterior segment diseases  Line Kessel, Denmark   Easily unrecognized genetic corneal diseases in the Nordic countries Joni Turunen, Finland   An overview of inherited retinal diseases in Sweden Ulrika Kjellström, Sweden   BEST1-mediated retinal dystrophy in the Norwegian population  Erlend Sæther, Norway	TRACK 2: Malignant eyelid tumors   Eyelid basalioma Niko Viskari, Finland   What do you need to know about rare eyelid malignancies Paula Niinimäki, Finland   Surgical treatment of eyelid tumors Marita Uusitalo, Finland   Molecularly targeted agents in oculoplastic surgery Richard Allen, UK	TRACK 3: Metabolic Retina Subthreshold laser treatment in retinal diseases Andrzej Grzybowski, Poland Cost implications of the transition from laser to intravitreal injections in diabetic retinopathy Goran Petrovski, Norway Individualized screening for diabetic retinopathy with proliferative diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema as separate end points Toke Bek, Denmark AI-assisted screening for diabetic retinopathy – real-life outcomes Nina Hautala, Finland
TBA	OPENING CEREMONY, Kuopio Music Centre

Wednesday, August 07, 2024

08:00 –15:30	Registration Desk / Exhibition
08:30 –10:00	TRACK 1: Glaucoma diagnosis and non-surgical treatments   Rho-kinas inhibitors Andrew Tatham, UK   Glaucoma diagnostics Barbara Cvenkel, Slovenia   Preservatives and generics – are we harming our patients? Miriam Kolko, Denmark   Free papers in glaucoma	TRACK 2: Update on Central Serous Chorioretinopathy   TBD Michael Larsen, Denmark   Clinical impact of the worldwide shortage of verteporfin: What happened, and where are we heading? Marc J. Sirks, Netherlands   Evidence-based approach to the treatment of CSC Andreas Vangsted, Lars Christian Boberg-Ans and Yousif Subhi, Denmark   New guideline for the management of CSC Helena M. A. Feenstra, Netherlands	TRACK 3: Cell therapy and Stem Cell Research in Ophthalmology    Stem cell therapy for AMD – the present and the future Kapil Bharti, USA   Rejuvenation of geographic atrophy by stem cell-based RPE Therapy Daniel Muth, Sweden   Modulation of pigmentation in RPE cells for future use in cell therapy Goran Petrovski,  Norway   Human pluripotent stem cell-based therapies for corneal blindness Heli Skottman, Finland
10:00 –10:30	Break / Exhibition / Posters
10:30 –11:15	Keynote: Richard Spaide, USA
11:15 –13:00	Break / Lunch / Exhibition 12:00-12:45 Lunch Symposiums
13:00 –14:30	TRACK 1: Glaucoma surgery   Management of tube erosion Juha Välimäki, Finland Cataract and glaucoma, combined or sequential surgery Daniella Bach-Holm, Denmark   Why not to operate glaucoma? Tarek Shaarawy, Switzerland   Surgery in normal-tension glaucoma Niina Lindbohm, Finland	TRACK 2: Baltic Special Surgical management of corneal infections – pitfalls and challenges, Rimvydas Ašoklis, Lithuania   Cataract surgery and week zonules Juris  Vanags, Latvia   Epiretinal membrane and it’s development via mRNA signal systems Kuldar Kaljurand, Estonia   30 years of ocular oncology service in Estonia and  Baltic States Artur Klett, Estonia	TRACK 3: Cost effectiveness in ophthalmology and future demands Prioritization in health care Miia Turpeinen, Finland Health technology assessment (HTA) in Finland Hanna-Mari Jauhonen, Finland Measuring real-world cost-effectiveness: why and how? Anja Tuulonen, Finland
14:30 –15:00	Break / Exhibition / Posters
15:00 –16:30	TRACK 1: Retina surgery   Sustainability in ocular surgery Sjoerd Elferink, Netherlands   Pseudophagic retinal detachments Years 1993-99 and 2019-22 Joona Wirkkala, Finland   Gene therapy for hereditary eye diseases in Denmark Kristian Klemp, Denmark   Free papers	TRACK 2: Baltic-NOK joint Are there inherited “Baltic” eye diseases shared by Sweden, Finland, and Estonia? Tero Kivelä, Finland Stargardtś disease genetics today Rando Allikmets, USA Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy from genes to clinic Kuldar Kaljurand, Estonia	TRACK 3: Young ophthalmologists Session 2: 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 Orbital inflammation – when is it idiopathic? Cecilia Norin, Sweden Thyroid eye disease – how to treat and when Rannveig Linda Þórisdóttir, Iceland Orbital tumors – what every ophthalmologist should know Richard Allen, USA
19:00 –23:30	CONGRESS DINNER

Thursday, August 08, 2024

08:00 – 15:30	Registration / Exhibition
08:30 –10:00	TRACK 1: Anterior segment eye surgery in children   How to handle subluxated lenses in children Symira Cholidis, Norway Bag-in-the-lens in children with cataract Alf Nyström, Sweden Corneal transplantation in children        Kari Krootila, Finland Paediatric cataracts and secondary glaucoma: Life-long risk and the effect of glucocorticoids Diana Chabané Schmidt, Denmark	TRACK 2: Corneal surgery   DSAEK or DMEK for Fuchs endothelial keratoplasty – a prospective randomized study Morten Molbech Madsen,Denmark Anterior lamellar keratoplasty – What to do when? Marios Panagiotopoulos, Sweden Peripheral hypertrophic subepithelial corneal degeneration versus Salzmann’s nodular degeneration. Etiology and treatment. Sanna Mörtenhumer, Finland Changing patterns in keratoconus treatment Olav Kristianslund, Norway	TRACK 3: Young ophthalmologists Session 3: What is in the blurry horizon of myopia? Moderators: Henrik Bjøralt Roald, Elisabeth Romundstad Detecting the child at risk Katrin Stadler, Norway Atropin eyedrops Helgi Davíð Björnsson, Iceland Ortho-K lenses Trine Møldrup Jakobsen, Denmark DIMS – glasses Pia Ecker, Norway Myopia – Guidelines at Oslo University Hospital Erlend Landsend, Norway
10:00 –10:30	Break / Exhibition / Posters
10:30 –11:15	ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA HONORARY LECTURE – Silver Medal
11:15 –13:00	Break / Lunch / Exhibition 12:00-12:45 Lunch Symposiums
13:00 –14:30	TRACK 1: Neuro-ophthalmology Optic disc drusen Steffen Hamann, Denmark Idiopathic intracranial hypertension Frank Träisk, Sweden  Case report Oona Martikainen, Finland Case report Juho Pekkarinen, Finland	TRACK 2: Myopia   How much genetics and parental myopia explain myopia Juho Wedenoja, Finland   Why myopia has not increased in Finland and in Nordic countries similarly as in some Asian Countries? Niko Setälä, Finland   Myopia prevention – what is the difference between a statistically and clinically significant benefit of different treatments Olavi Pärssinen, Finland   Atropine in Myopia control: update 2024 Andrzej Grzybowski, Poland	TRACK 3: Hot Topics in Age-Related Macular Degeneration   Physical activity for geographic atrophy in AMD Marie Krogh Nielsen, Denmark   Can we trust the Amsler grid? Jakob Bjerager, Denmark   Evidence-based practice for intravitreal injections Emilie TS Butler, Denmark   Studies on intravitreal injection syringes Morten C Moe, Norway   New therapeutical options for the treatment of neovascular AMD Anna Stage Vergmann, Denmark
14:30 –15:00	Break / Exhibition / Posters
15:00 –16:30	TRACK 1: Collaboration with EVER     Neurobiological bases of discomfort and decreased tear production in glaucoma patients Juana Gallar Martinez, Spain   Ophthalmodynamometry and its clinical applications Rebekka Heitmar, UK   AI using our FOREVER dataset Miriam Kolko, Denmark   Diabetic retinopathy and AI in 2024: promises and hazards Andrzej Grzybowski, Poland	TRACK 2: Free papers	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