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SOE 2013 

www.soe2013.org 

Preliminary Programme 

and Call for Abstracts 

European Society 

of Ophthalmology 

8–11 June 2013 

Copenhagen, Denmark 

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Important dates 

10 January, 2013 

Deadline for Abstract submission 

End February, 2013 

Notification of Abstract acceptance/rejection 

5 March, 2013 

Early Bird registration fee deadline 

29 April, 2013 

Mid registration fee deadline 

3 May, 2013 

Deadline for guaranteed accommodation reservation 


We regret that there will be no refunds for cancelled 

registrations, accommodation or cancelled social 

events after this date 

The SOE 2013 Congress secretariat 

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General issues and practical matters 

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Content 

1 Welcome 

2 Committees 

3 Subspecialty Societies and Supranational Organisations 

4 SOE – European Society of Ophthalmology 

5 Key Note Lecturers 

7 Programme at a Glance 

12 Scientific Programme; Session Types 

EUPO Course 2013 

14 Friday, 7 June 

15 Saturday, 8 June 

Scientific Programme Day by Day 

16 Saturday, 8 June 

19 Sunday, 9 June 

26 Monday, 10 June 

31 Tuesday, 11 June 

35 Invited Speakers 

37 Call for Abstracts 

39 General Information 

42 Exhibition 

43 Floor Plan 

44 Registration 

45 Accommodation 

46 Payment Information 

47 Social Events 

48 Map of Copenhagen with Hotels 

Production: Congrex Sweden AB/Informationsbolaget Nyberg & Co. September 2012.

Welcome European 

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to Co nhagen 

and the S OE 2013 Cong ss 

Society 


The next Congress of the European Society of Ophthalmology 

(SOE) will take place on 8–11 June 2013, in Copenhagen, Denmark. 

An unsurpassed scientific programme with an outstanding group of 

speakers, covering all topics of ophthalmology, is being designed in 

close collaboration with the European subspecialty research and 

educational organisations. Internationally renowned keynote 

lecturers will address pertinent issues and specially invited speakers 

at subspecialty symposia will update us on the current approaches 

to clinical problems. The exhibition area will feature almost any 

device or drug conceived for ophthalmology. 

The Congress will take place at the Bella Center, an outstanding and 

completely refurbished congress venue and 

should you have some time to spare, before or 

after the Congress, friendly Copenhagen is the 

ideal tourist city, less than 10 minutes away from 

the Bella Center by public transportation. 

We are convinced that this Congress will be 

a true highlight and hope to see you in 

Copenhagen in June 2013. 

Yours sincerely 

Stefan Seregard 

President of the European 

Society of Ophthalmology 

SOE 2013


Committees 

The SOE 2013 Congress 

Congress committee 

Stefan Seregard, Sweden, 

President 

Thomas Fenech, Malta, 

Secretary General 

Jan-Tjeerd de Faber, The Netherlands, 

Treasurer 

Fridbert Jonasson, Iceland, 

Programme Co-ordination 

Gabriel van Rij, The Netherlands, 

Immediate Past President 

Jan Ulrik Prause, Denmark, 

Local Organiser 

Scientific programme committee 


Chairman and Education 

Fridbert Jonasson, Iceland, 

Programme Co-ordination 

Susanne Binder, Austria, 

Retina 


Paediatrics and Strabismus 

Shlomo Dotan, Israel, 

Neuro-ophthalmology 


Wet Labs 

Isabelle Hamilton-Bower, 

United Kingdom, 

Allied Health 

Christoph Hintschich, Germany, 

Oculoplastics 

Graham Holder, United Kingdom, 

Electrophysiology 

Friedrich Kruse, Germany, 

Cornea and External Eye 

Janet Marsden, United Kingdom, 

Allied Health 

Carlos Pavésio, United Kingdom, 

Uveitis 

Jan Ulrik Prause, Denmark, 

Oncology and Pathology 

Marie-José Tassignon, Belgium, 

Cataract and Refractive 

Carlo Enrico Traverso, Italy, 

Glaucoma 

Education committee 

Marko Hawlina, Slovenia, Chairman 

Alistair Fielder, United Kingdom 

Bente Haughom, Norway 

Anthony Khawaja, United Kingdom 

Jan Ulrik Prause, Denmark 

The European Society of 

Ophthalmology 

SOE Executive committee 


President 


Secretary General 


Treasurer 

SOE Board 

Andreas Wedrich, Austria 

Ludmila Dravitsa, Belarus 

Philippe Kestelyn, Belgium 

Amila Alikadic-Husovic, Bosnia 

Herzegovina 

Tosho Voychev Mitov, Bulgaria 

Zdravko Mandić, Croatia 

Pavel Rozsíval, Czech Republic 


Artur Klett, Estonia 

Hannu Uusitalo, Finland 

Gilles Renard, France 

Mikheil Omiadze, Georgia 

Anselm Kampik, Germany 

Elias Feretis, Greece 

Andras Berta, Hungary 

Fridbert Jonasson, Iceland 

Philip E. Cleary, Ireland 

Matteo Piovella, Italy 

Guna Laganovska, Latvia 

Ingrida Januleviciene, Lithuania 

Vesna Dimovska, F.Y.R. Macedonia 

Thomas Fenech, Malta 

Eugen Bendelic, Moldova 

Antoaneta Adzic Zecevic, Montenegro 

Jan-Tjeerd de Faber, The Netherlands 


Wanda Romaniuk, Poland 

Antonio Castanheira-Dinis, Portugal 

Dorin Chiselita, Romania 

Dmitry Maychuk, Russia 

Ivan Stefanovic, Serbia 

Marko Hawlina, Slovenia 

Miguel Zato Gómez de Liaño, Spain 

Stefan Seregard, Sweden 

Ivan O. Haefliger, Switzerland 

Berati Hasanreisoğlu, Turkey 

George Turner, United Kingdom 

Nadiya Bobrova, Ukraine 

SOE Associated board members 

Tharwat H. Mokbel, Egypt 

Anat Loewenstein, Israel 

Issam Albataineh, Jordan 

Nikos Bechrakis, EuLDPs 

Anthony Khawaja, YOs 

SOE Honorary council members 

Hans Slezak, Austria 

Tamara Birich, Belarus 

Micheline Spiritus, Belgium 

Luc Missotten, Belgium 

Amila Alikadic Husovic, 

Bosnia-Herzegovina 

Wesselin Tanev, Bulgaria 

Nikica Gabric, Croatia 

Ljerka Henc-Petrinovic, Croatia 

Pavel Kuchynka, Czech Republic 

Ernst Goldschmidt, Denmark 

Pait Teesalu, Estonia 

Leila Laatikainen, Finland 

Ahti Tarkkanen, Finland 

Jean-Paul Adenis, France 

Iva Beradze, Georgia 

Michael Foerster, Germany 

Martin Reim, Germany 

Manfred Tost, Germany 

Ioannis Pallikaris, Greece 

George Theodossiadis, Greece 

Piroska Follmann, Hungary 

Ildiko Suveges, Hungary 

Peter Eustace, Ireland 

Rosario Brancato, Italy 

Giuseppe Scuderi, Italy 

Ayman Mdanat, Jordan 

Alvydas Paunksnis, Lithuania 

Snezana Bosnakovska, 

F.Y.R. Macedonia 

Jendo Oosterhuis, The Netherlands 

Gabriel van Rij, The Netherlands 

Johan Harald Seland, Norway 

Jozef Kaluzny, Poland 

Tadeusz Kecik, Poland 

Joao Ribeiro da-Silva, Portugal 

Dorin Chiselita, Romania 

Yury Kalinnikov, Russia 

Zinaida Ivanovna Moroz, Russia 

Slobodan Golubovic, Serbia 

Andrej Cernak, Slovakia 

Juan Murube Del Castillo, Spain 

Erik Linner, Sweden 

Bo Philipson, Sweden 

Rudolf Klöti, Switzerland 

Fritz Körner, Switzerland 

Demir Basar, Turkey 

Alistair Fielder, United Kingdom 

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Subspecialty Societies 

and Supranational Organisations 

Following the successful programme formula at the last three SOE Congresses, the following sub specialities 

have been invited back to participate in the Scientific Programme. 

Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis (AOI) 

American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS) 

Club Jules Gonin (CJG) 

Cornea Society 

Danish Society of Ophthalmology (DOS) 

EuroLam Retina (EuroLam) 

European Academy of Ophthalmology (EAO) 

European Association for the Study of Diabetes, Eye Complication Study Group (EASDec) 

European Association for Vision and Eye Research (EVER) 

European Board of Ophthalmology (EBO) 

European Contact Lens Society (ECLS) 

European Eye Bank Association (EEBA) 

European Glaucoma Society (EGS) 

European Group on Graves’ Orbitopathy (EUGOGO) 

European Military Ophthalmology Society (EMOS) 

European Neuro-Ophthalmological Society (EUNOS) 

European Ophthalmic Pathology Society (EOPS) 

European Paediatric Ophthalmological Society (EPOS) 

European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS) 

European Society of Cornea and Ocular Surface Disease Specialists (EuCornea) 

European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ESOPRS) 

European Society of Retina Specialists (EURETINA) 

European Strabismological Association (ESA) 

European University Professors of Ophthalmology (EUPO) 

European Vitreoretinal Society (EVRS) 

International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) 

International Intraocular Implant Club (IIIC) 

International Ocular Inflammation Society (IOIS) 

International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology and Vision (ISCEV) 

International Society of Ocular Trauma (ISOT) 

International Uveitis Study Group (IUSG) 

Lindberg Society 

Ophthalmic Oncology Group (OOG) 

Schepens International Society 

Society for Ophthalmo-Immunoinfectology in Europe (SOIE) 

World Health Organization (WHO) 

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SOE – European Society of Ophthalmology 



SOE is the abbreviation for 

Societas Ophthalmologica 

Europæa and is the European 

Society of Ophthalmology with 

representatives from 40 

European National Ophthalmological 

Societies. 

Created in 1956 the first Council 

was made up of representatives 

from 19 different European 

countries. The first Congress of 

SOE was feld in Athens in 1960 

and was attended by 750 

ophthalmologists. 

The Congress has grown year 

on year since and it is anticipated 

that there will be more 

than 4 000 ophthalmologists at 

the 2013 Congress. 

While the original aims remain 

relevant, today’s Society’s 

mission is to become the central 

point of European Ophthalmology 

primarily through education 

as well as fostering closer 

collaboration with Subspecialty 

Societies and Supranational 

Organisations within Europe 

and beyond. 

SOE Activities 

European Leadership Development 

Programme (EuLDP) 2011–2013 

The EuLDP Program seeks to highlight 

the importance of understanding the 

organisation of ophthalmology outside 

of Europe as well as offering informal 

networking with counterparts in the 

US and Latin America. 

General aims of the program are to 

provide a basic leadership training 

programme adapted for ophthalmology. 

To enhance advocacy issues in a 

European perspective, to promote 

ophthalmology and the SOE in 

general, to identify future leaders in 

European ophthalmology and provide 

them with an informal network of 

peers and to create a forum to enhance 

collaboration with the AAO and 

PAOO. 

The third EuLDP class of 2011/13 

includes 30 participants from 16 

countries. After a brief introductory 

session in June 2011 at the Joint SOE/ 

AAO 2011 Congress in Geneva, a 

three-day working module was held in 

March 2012 at the Management Centre 

Innsbruck. A further working module 

will be held in conjunction with the 

leadership development programmes 

of the American Academy of Ophthalmology 

and the Pan-American 

Association of Ophthalmology in 

San Francisco in January 2013. 

Graduation of the class will be at the 

SOE 2013 Congress in Copenhagen. 

Educational grants for Ophthalmologists-intraining 

from Eastern European countries 

The Board of SOE offers a limited 

number of grants for ophthalmologists 

in-training from Eastern European 

countries to visit Ophthalmic Centres 

in Europe. At present, the grant is fixed 

at 1 000 EUR and it is envisaged that 

the successful applicants will spend a 

minimum of four to six weeks 

observing clinical work in a European 

Centre. The SOE Board has compiled a 

list of centres, which accept observers, 

and of the subspecialties they offer. 

The number of Educational grants is 

limited to 80 per year and two or three 

applicants from each Eastern European 

country (Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, 

Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 

Bulgaria, Croatia, The Czech Republic, 

Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Latvia, 

Lithuania, F.Y.R. Macedonia, Moldavia, 

Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, 

Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and 

Ukraine). 

Educational teaching grant for Eastern 

European countries 

SOE wishes to strengthen links among 

teachers across Europe and their 

teaching institutions. To stimulate 

these links, SOE offers ten grants for 

applicants from teachers in active 

residency training roles in the institutions 

of Eastern Europe. The programme 

is intended either as a two or 

four week visit to one of the teaching 

centres on the SOE list. SOE only 

supports educators that are actively 

involved with residency training either 

in university hospitals, county teaching 

hospitals or in private settings with 

formal residency education programmes. 

SOE will support the 

successful candidates with a stipend of 

1 000 EUR for a four week programme, 

or 500 EUR for a two week programme. 

It is up to the applicant to 

make a choice based on their availability 

and agreements with the centre they 

wish to visit. 

Helmholtz Medal 

Founded in 1968 this gold medal 

is awarded every four years to the 

European ophthalmologist who has 

done most for the Society and for 

ophthalmology. The Medal is 

named after the great 19th century 

scientist Hermann von Helmholz. 

The Helmholtz Medal has previously 

been awarded to: 

J. François, Belgium 

J. Charamis, Greece 

M. Radnot, Hungary 

B. Streiff, Switzerland 

F. Fankhauser, Switzerland 

H. Henkes, The Netherlands 

G. Scuderi, Italy 

N. Ehlers, Denmark 

L. Missotten, Belgium 

J. Cunha-Vaz, Portugal 

J. Zdenek, United Kingdom 


Charamis Medal 

The Charamis Medal is given by the Hellenic Ophthalmological 

Society. It is awarded by the SOE Board 

every four years to a European ophthalmologist for 

the greatest achievement in the field of ophthalmic 

surgery. The Charamis Medal has previously been 

awarded to: 

J. François, Belgium 

R. Kloti, Switzerland 

C.D. Binkhorst, The Netherlands 

J.D. Scott, United Kingdom 

G. Meyer-Schwickerath, Germany 

G.O.H. Naumann, Germany 

G.P. Theodossiadis, Greece 

R. Zivojnovic, The Netherlands 

Y. Pouliquen, France 

R. Collin, United Kingdom 

The Charamis Medal will be awarded to Professor 

Ioannis Pallikaris, Greece, during the Opening 

Ceremony of SOE 2013, on 8 June, 2013. 

Henkes Medal 

The Henkes Medal for Leadership in Ophthalmology, 

which is given by the Professor Doctor Harold Henkes 

Foundation, will be presented for the first time at SOE 

2013. The Henkes Medal will also be awarded every four 

years to an ophthalmologist for the greatest achievements 

in the field of leadership in ophthalmology. 

The Henkes Medal will be awarded to Professor Luc 

Missotten, Belgium, during the Opening Ceremony of 

SOE 2013, on 8 June, 2013 

SOE Lecturers 

At the 2005 SOE Board meeting, it was agreed that 

each national ophthalmic society would select the 

most promising clinician/researcher under the age of 

45 to give the SOE Lecture at a prominent point of 

their annual Congress. During 2011, 16 lectures were 

held and it is hoped to increase this number in 2012 

and the years to come. The SOE Lecturers are awarded 

a diploma and voucher for the forthcoming SOE 

Congress. The voucher entitles the participant to 

complimentary registration to the forthcoming SOE 

Congress and is awarded by the Society. 

Further information is available from: 

SOE Secretariat 

50 Edward Road 

West Bridgford 

Nottingham NG2 5GB 

United Kingdom 

Telephone: + 44 7830 221032 

Fax: + 44 7092 877237 

Email: secretariat@soevision.org 

Website: www.soevision.org 


Key note Lecturers 

Saturday, 8 June, 2013, 13.30–14.15 

reza Dana, United States 

Cornea/External Eye: Translational discoveries in cornea and ocular 

surface diseases 

Reza Dana holds the Claes Dohlman 

Chair in Ophthalmology at at Harvard 

Medical School. He He is Director of the 

Cornea Service at the Massachusetts 

Eye and Ear, Senior Scientist and 

Co-Director of Research at the 

Schepens Eye Research Institute, and 

Vice Chairman of Ophthalmology for 

Academic Programs at the Harvard 

Department of Ophthalmology. 

Ophthalmology. 

Dr. Dana completed his his medical 

education at Johns Hopkins and had fellowships in Cornea 

and External Diseases at the Wills Eye Hospital, in Uveitis at 

the Massachusetts Eye and Ear, and in Ocular and Transplantation 

Immunology at the Schepens Eye Research Institute, 

Harvard Medical School. 

Dr. Dana studies the molecular and cellular mechanisms of 

inflammation in the ocular surface, including dry eye, allergy, 

angiogenesis, and transplant rejection. Dr. Dana has authored 

over 180 peer-reviewed articles, more than 80 reviews and 

book chapters, delivered more than 120 invited and named 

lectures worldwide, and has been the recipient of multiple 

awards. 

In addition to his basic laboratory investigations, Dr. Dana 

leads a large translational research program at Massachusetts 

Eye and Ear which has received a number of IND permits 

from the FDA in just the last few years. 

Sunday, 9 June, 2013, 13.30–14.15 

roger Hitchings, United Kingdom 

glaucoma: The functional burden on glaucoma patients 

Roger Hitchings is an Honorary 

Consultant Ophthalmologist Ophthalmologist at at 

Moorfields Moorfields Eye Hospital, Hospital, London, and 

Professor Professor Emeritus Emeritus in Glaucoma Glaucoma and 

Allied studies at the the University of 

London. 

Professor Professor Hitchings had his his medical 

education education mostly at Moorfields and 

was a clinical research research fellow at Wills 

Eye Hospital. In In his work as a glaucoma 

specialist, he has a special interest in optic nerve imaging, 

visual field progression, glaucoma surgery and normal tension 

glaucoma. He has also carried out research into the effect of 

topically applied medications on the conjunctiva and the 

success of glaucoma surgery. He has authored and edited four 

books, 15 book chapters and over 200 peer-reviewed papers 

on glaucoma. 


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Key note Lecturers 

Professor Hitchings developed the glaucoma department at 

Moorfields Eye Hospital into the largest in the United 

Kingdom and one of the largest in the world. As Director of 

R&D at Moorfields, he established the Clinical Trials Unit and 

the associated Reading Centre. The latter has become one of 

the key centres for the evaluation of ophthalmic clinical trials 

in the United Kingdom. 

He has been the president of British and international 

glaucoma societies and has delivered many invited lectures. 

Monday, 10 June, 2013, 13.30–14.15 

Tony Moore, United Kingdom 

Paediatric: Childhood macular dystrophies: genotypes, phenotypes 

and prospects for therapy 

Tony Moore holds the Duke Elder 

Chair Chair of Ophthalmology at the UCL 

Institute of Ophthalmology, London. 

He has honorary consultant appointments 

at Moorfields Moorfields Eye Hospital and 

the Hospital for Children, Great 

Ormond Street, Street, London, where he has has 

his clinical practice. 

Professor Moore graduated from from 

Oxford University Medical Medical School in 

1975 and had had his his residency training training at 

Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. He undertook a two-year 

fellowship in Paediatric Ophthalmology at the Hospital for 

Sick Children in London and the Hospital for Sick Children in 

Toronto. 

He contributed to discovery of genetic mutations underlying 

inherited retinal dystrophies and investigations of the disease 

phenotype. He contributed to discovery of genetic mutations 

underlying inherited retinal dystrophies and investigations of 

the disease phenotype. With Bhattacharya and Votruba he 

took part in the identification of the OPA1 gene causing 

dominant optic atrophy and detailed investigation of the 

associated phenotype. In collaboration with Robin Ali, he 

developed a gene therapy program for the treatment of early 

onset severe retinal dystrophies. Professor Moore is at present 

involved in a large series of studies also involving genetic 

influence on congenital cataracts and on AMD development. 

He has been publishing for more than 20 years which has 

resulted in more than 200 peer reviewed papers. 

Tuesday, 11 June, 2013, 13.30–14.15 

gregory S. Hageman, United States 

retina: A new era for age-related macular degeneration 

Gregory Hageman is the John A. 

Moran Presidential Professor and the 

Executive Director of the Moran 

Center for Translational Medicine at at 

the University University of of Utah Moran Eye 

Center. He is an active member member of 

professional and honorary organisations 

and has served on on numerous 

national and international advisory 

boards, service panels and review 

committees. 

committees. 

Dr. Hageman’s primary research interest for over 20 years has 

been directed toward assessment of pathways involved in the 

etiology of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). 

Dr. Hageman and his colleagues discovered that AMD is 

characterised by robust activation of the complement cascade 

in the ocular macula, and that variations in complement 

genes, including Complement Factor H (CFH), account for 

greater than 50% of risk for AMD in Caucasians. More recent 

discoveries relate to the role of the choriocapillaris in severe 

forms of AMD and diseases that co-segregate with it. 

Dr. Hageman has published more than 200 articles, books and 

book chapters, as well as abstracts, and he has received 

numerous awards for his contributions to AMD research. 

A major goal of Dr. Hageman’s current efforts is to expedite 

the pace at which basic scientific discoveries are translated 

into clinically effective therapies for the treatment of AMD. 

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Programme at a glance 

Friday, 7 June 

08.30 

10.00 

10.00 

10.15 

10.15 

11.45 

11.45 

13.00 

13.00 

14.30 

14.30 

14.45 

14.45 

16.15 

16.15 

16.30 

16.30 

18.00 

EUPO Course 

COr/COn/rEF 

Morphology, anomalies and dystrophies 

The timings in the Preliminary Programme are correct at the time of printing, but may be subject to change. 

BREAK 

EUPO Course 

COr/COn/rEF 

Tumours, examination and inflammation 

LUNCH 

EUPO Course 

COr/COn/rEF 

Non-inflammatory pathology and keratoplasty 

BREAK 

EUPO Course 

COr/COn/rEF 

Keratoplasty and keratoprosthesis 

BREAK 

EUPO Course 

COr/COn/rEF 

Allergy, keratoconus and herpetic disease 

18.30 EUPO Course Evening for participants and teachers 

See page 47. 


PrOgrAMME AT A gLAnCE 

AHE = Allied Health EPH = Electrophysiology OPL = Oculoplastics 

CAT = Cataract and Refractive gLA = Glaucoma PED = Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus 

COr = Cornea nEO = Neuro-ophthalmology rET = Retina 

EDU = Education 

COr/COn/rEF = Cornea, Conjunctiva and Refractive Surgery 

OnC = Oncology and Pathology UVE = Uveitis 


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SOE 2013 PrOgrAMME AT A gLAnCE 

08.15 

09.45 

09.45 

10.15 

10.15 

11.45 

11.45 

12.00 

12.00 

13.00 

13.00 

13.30 

13.30 

14.15 

14.15 

14.30 

14.30 

16.00 

16.00 

16.30 

16.30 


Saturday, 8 June 

Course 

rET 

Surgical techniques 

of vitreoretinal 

interface 

diseases 

Symposium 

rET 

Changing trends 

in retinal 

detachment 

surgery 

Symposium 

rET 

Controversies in 

the treatment of 

diabetic macular 

oedema 

Symposium 

EPH 

Electrophysiology 

and imaging: 

the way forwards 

Course 

EPH 

Electro- 

physiology in 

paediatric 

practice 

Course 

gLA 

Gonioscopy for 

everyone 

Course 

COr 

Differential 

diagnosis and 

management of 

keratitis 

Symposium 

gLA 

Iatrogenic 

damage of 

topical glaucoma 

treatment: ocular 

surface plus 

EUPO Course 

COr/COn/rEF 

Bacterial, fungal 

and acanth- 

amoeba keratitis 

BREAK AND EXHIBITION / ELECTRONIC POSTERS 

OPENING CEREMONY 

See page 47. 


Industry Sponsored Session 


Free Paper/ 

Rapid Fire 

presentations 

Key Note Lecture: 

Reza Dana, United States – Translational discoveries in cornea and ocular surface diseases 

Symposium 

COr 

Alternative 

options for 

corneal 

transplantation 

Course 

COr 

Corneal 

crosslinking 


Symposium 

gLA 

Morphology 

plus function: 

a win-win? 

Industry 

Sponsored 

Session 

EUPO Course 

COr/COn/rEF 

Dry eye, eyelids 

and refractive 

surgery 


Symposium 

gLA 

The increase 

in diagnosed 

patients: 

a problem or 

a solution? 

Industry 

Sponsored 

Session 

EUPO Course 

COr/COn/rEF 

Refractive 

surgery 

18.00 

18.00 Welcome Reception in the Exhibition Hall 

Se page 47. 

Free Paper/ 

Rapid Fire 

presentations 

Free Paper/ 

Rapid Fire 

presentations 


Video session / 

Course 

PED 

Video course 

on strabismus 

surgery 

Symposium 

PED 

Strabismus 

reoperations 

Free Paper/ 

Rapid Fire 

presentations 

Course 

OnC 

Lacrimal gland 

disease: 

non-neoplastic 

and neoplastic 

lesions 

Course 

OnC 

Ten diagnoses 

of intraocular 

tumours that 

I have to know 




EDU = Education 

COr/COn/rEF = Cornea, Conjunctiva and Refractive Surgery 

OnC = Oncology and Pathology UVE = Uveitis 


08.15 

09.45 

09.45 

10.15 

10.15 

11.45 

11.45 

12.00 

12.00 

13.00 

13.00 

13.30 

13.30 

14.15 

14.15 

14.30 

14.30 

16.00 

16.00 

16.30 

16.30 

18.00 


Sunday, 9 June 

Course 

rET 

Anti vascular 

endothelial 

growth factor 

(Anti-VEGF) 

in tumour 

treatment 

Symposium 

rET 

Innovative 

vitreoretinal 

surgery 

Symposium 

rET 

Ocular 

traumatology: 

an update 

Symposium 

PED 

Actual developments 

in 

hereditary paediatric 

retinal 

and optic nerve 

diseases 

Symposium 

PED 

Anterior segment 

surgery 

in children 

Symposium 

PED 

Important 

aspects in 

strabismus 

surgery 

Course 

PED 

Latest insights 

on retinopathy 

of prematurity 

Symposium 

COr 

The ocular 

surface: new 

options for 

diagnosis and 

treatment 

Symposium 

COr 

Diagnosis, 

management 

and controversies 

in ectatic 

disease 

Symposium 

COr 

Changing face 

of corneal 


Symposium 

COr 

Management 

of corneal 

infection and 

inflammation 

Symposium 

gLA 

Guidelines 

in glaucoma: 

changes and 

evolution 

Symposium 

gLA 

Cataract surgery 

in glaucoma 

patients: 

open angle 

and closed 

angle 

Symposium 

CAT 

Bilateral cataract 

surgery 

Wet labs 

Basic phaco 

and inter- 

mediate phaco 

Please note 

the time: 

08.00–10.00 


Course 

CAT 

How to 

increase your 

skills in 

cataract 

surgery 

Wet labs 

Basic phaco 

and inter- 

mediate phaco 

Please note 


10.30–12.30 




Symposium 

UVE 

Puzzles in 

uveitis 

Symposium 

UVE 

Hot topics in 

uveitis 


Roger Hitchings, United Kingdom – The functional burden on glaucoma patients 

Industry 

Sponsored 

Session 

Symposium 

gLA 

Efficacy 

and cost 

effectiveness 

in glaucoma 

management 


Symposium 

CAT 

Retinal hassles 

in cataract 

surgery 

Wet labs 

Basic phaco 

and inter- 

mediate phaco 

Please note 


14.30–16.30 


Course 

CAT 

Intraocular lens 

calculation in 

special cases 

Wet labs 

Suturing 

techniques 

Please note 


17.00–18.30 

Course 

OPL 

Basic principles 

of eyelid 

surgery 

Symposium 

OPL 

Update in 

aesthetic eyelid 

surgery 

Symposium 

PED 

Strabismus 

surgery 

Free Paper/ 

Rapid Fire 

presentations 

Free Paper/ 

Rapid Fire 

presentations 

Free Paper/ 

Rapid Fire 

presentations 





EDU = Education OnC = Oncology and Pathology UVE = Uveitis 


Symposium 

EDU 

Experiences in 

raising the profile 

of eye care 

for resource 

allocation 

Symposium 

EDU 

Do we need 

the European 

Board of Ophthalmology? 

Course 

EDU 

All you need 

to know about 

the European 

Board of Ophthalmology 

examination 

Symposium 

EDU 

European 

Leadership 

Development 

Programme: 

present and 

future 

Symposium 

AHE 

Gold medal 

care: 

competency 

and quality 

assurance 

Symposium 

AHE 

International 

perspectives: 

ophthalmic 

practice in 

Europe 

Course 

AHE 

Eye 

emergencies 

Symposium 

EDU 

Ocular stress 

in military 

operations 



9

SOE 2013 PrOgrAMME AT A gLAnCE 

08.15 

09.45 

09.45 

10.15 

10.15 

11.45 

11.45 

12.00 

12.00 

13.00 

13.00 

13.30 

13.30 

14.15 

14.15 

14.30 

14.30 

16.00 

16.00 

16.30 

16.30 

18.00 


Monday, 10 June 

Symposium 

CAT 

Pros and cons on 

recent developments 

in cataract 

surgery 

Symposium 

CAT 

New ideas for 

unsolved complications 

in cataract 

surgery 

Symposium 

CAT 

Femtosecond 

laser refractive 

surgery 

Course 

CAT 

Making the 

transition to 

independent 

cataract surgery: 

a video based 

session for young 

ophthalmologists 

Course 

nEO 

New diagnostic 

tests in neuroophthalmology 

Course 

nEO 

Most common 

neuro- 

ophthalmological 

conditions in 

children 

Course 

gLA 

Phacoemulsification 

in glaucoma 

patients 

Symposium 

gLA 

Back to the 

future: new 

treatments and 

revisitations 

Symposium 

rET 

Evolving 

strategies in 

vitreoretinal 

therapeutics 

Wet labs 

Basic phaco 

and intermediate 

phaco 

Please note 


08.00–10.00 

Symposium 

OPL 

Current concepts 

for the management 

of Graves’ 

orbitopathy 


Symposium 

rET 

Management of 

infrequent cases 

of vitreoretinal 

diseases 

Wet labs 

Basic phaco 


phaco 

Please note 


10.30–12.30 

Symposium 

OPL 

Lacrimal disease: 

how to deal 

with the watery 

patient 




Free Paper/ 

Rapid Fire 

presentations 

Free Paper/ 

Rapid Fire 

presentations 






Symposium 

AHE 

Ophthalmology 

in challenging 

settings 

Symposium 

AHE 

Safe site/sight 

surgery 


Tony Moore, United Kingdom – Childhood macular dystrophies: genotypes, phenotypes and prospects for therapy 

Course 

nEO 

Adult neuroophthalmological 

conditions you 

will see in clinic 

Course 

COr 

Corneal tomography:understandingprincipals 

and clinical 

applications 

Symposium 

gLA 

The Lindberg 

Society symposium 

on exfoliation 

syndrome 

and glaucoma: 

new reports 

and practical 

guidelines 

Industry 

Sponsored 

Session 


Course 

rET 

Minimal extraocular 

surgery 

for retinal 

detachment and 

prophylaxis of 

the fellow eye 

Wet labs 

Basic phaco 


phaco 

Please note 


14.30–16.30 

Symposium 

OPL 

Explosive session 


Symposium 

rET 

Paediatric retina: 

surgical management 

of selected 

problems 

Wet labs 

Suturing 

techniques 

Please note 


17.00–18.30 

Course 

OPL 

Orbital clinic: 

interactive case 

presentations 

Free Paper/ 

Rapid Fire 

presentations 

Free Paper/ 

Rapid Fire 

presentations 

Course 

AHE 

Investigationbased 

decision 

making 

Symposium 

AHE 

Scandinavian 

issues in 

ophthalmic care 

Symposium 

OnC 

Clinicopathological 

correlations: 

cases from 

EOPS 2013 

Symposium 

OnC 

Pigmented 

lesions of the 

conjunctiva: 

which to fear, 

which to like, 

which to observe 

and why 

Course 

COr 

Current 

concepts in 

corneal surgery 

Course 

UVE 

Rare 

inflammatory 

ocular disorders 


08.15 

09.45 

09.45 

10.15 

10.15 

11.45 

11.45 

12.00 

12.00 

13.00 

13.00 

13.30 

13.30 

14.15 

14.15 

14.30 


Tuesday, 11 June 

Video session 

CAT 

Video challenges 

on anterior 

segment repair 

Symposium 

CAT 

Quality assessment 

using 

national patient 

registry (NPR) 

Course 

COr 

Diagnosis and 

treatment of 

dry eye 

Symposium 

COr 

Update on contact 

lenses 

Symposium 

rET 

Retina showcase: 

cell derived 

therapies and 

stem cells for 

retinal degeneration: 

are we too 

slow? 

Industry 

Sponsored 

Session 

Symposium 

nEO 

Top five neuroophthalmological 

emergencies you 

can not afford 

to miss 

Course 

gLA 

Optic nerve 

head and retinal 

nerve fiber layer 

evaluation 

Course 

UVE 

Classification, 

quantification 

and evolution of 

ocular inflammatory 

diseases: 

advances and 

new concepts 


Symposium 

nEO 

When neuro 

meets retina and 

glaucoma 

Course 

gLA 

Neuroprotection 

downloaded: 

where do we 

stand today? 

Course 

UVE 

Puzzle cases in 

uveitis and how 

to resolve them 




Symposium 

EDU 

Young ophthalmologists 

in 

international 

ophthalmology 

Symposium 

EDU 

European network 

for education: 

myth or 

reality 


Gregory S. Hageman, United States – A new era for age-related macular degeneration 

Closing and Welcome to the SOE 2015 Congress 







Free Paper/ 

Rapid Fire 

presentations 

Free Paper/ 

Rapid Fire 

presentations 

Symposium 

rET 

Role of retinal 

imaging in treatment 

options for 

macular oedema 

Symposium 

rET 

Controversies 

in the treatment 

of diabetic 

retinopathy 



11


Scientific Programme 

Session Types 

Key note lectures (Kn) 

The four key note lectures are given on 

each of the four days of the Congress 

during a stand-alone slot. These 

lectures are scheduled from 13.30 – 

14.15 Saturday, 8 June through Tuesday, 

11 June. The lecturers are all outstanding 

researchers selected to provide a 

state of the art review of a wider field of 

ophthalmology. 

Symposia (S) 

The symposia are sessions where 

didactic presentations are made by 

leading international experts who will 

cover a wide range of topics in all fields 

of ophthalmology. Each of the symposia 

is sponsored by one or more 

subspecialty societies to ensure that the 

standard of the invited speakers is of 

the highest international level. 

Courses (C) 

The courses largely have more of a 

practical approach and most are 

instructional courses. The organisers 

will bring together a carefully selected 

faculty in their field of specialty for the 

EUPO 

courses. To keep the setting as informal 

and interactive as possible, the number 

of seats are limited and advance 

booking, when registering, is recommended. 

Sometimes, there will be 

topics overlapping with some of the 

symposia, but the courses will then 

typically focus on a particular aspect. 

The courses have been divided into 

three different educational levels: basic, 

intermediate and advanced. As per the 

success from SOE 2011, the courses 

have yet again been included in the 

registration fees. 

Wet labs (WL) 

Wet labs will be available for the first 

time at the SOE Congress. The wet labs 

will cover predominantly basic phaco 

cataract surgery aimed primarily at 

trainee ophthalmologists at the start 

of their training, or trainee ophthalmologists 

who need hands on experience 

in phaco cataract surgery. Sessions 

on complications of phaco will also be 

available for more advanced trainees 

as well as established ophthalmic 

surgeons. 

The wet labs will run for two days; 

Sunday, 9 June and Monday, 10 June. 

The sessions will last for 90–120 

minutes and all participants will have 

their own work station fully equipped 

with microscope, phaco machine and 

audiovisual aids to assist the instructors 

and attendees. 

The course director and senior 

instructor is Dr. Khiun Tija from 

The Netherlands, who will be assisted 

by a number of experienced wet lab 

instructors from different countries. 

Places will be available on a first-come 

first-serve basis, please ensure to 

purchase your ticket in advance, when 

registering for the Congress. 

Video sessions (VS) 

The video sessions further explore 

different aspects of ophthalmology as 

illustrated by instructional videos to 

give an in-depth and thorough aspect 

of the different topics. Interactive 

participation by the audience is 

encouraged. 

EUPO 2013 

June 7-8 

COPENHAGEN 

Denmark 

Cornea, Conjunctiva and 

Refractive Surgery 

EUPO Offi ce • Kapucijnenvoer 33 • 3000 Leuven • Belgium • www.eupo.eu 


Allied Health programme (AHE) 

A designated programme for Allied 

Health staff is arranged in parallel to 

the regular sessions. While this 

programme draws on some of the 

lecturers from the regular programme, 

it also uses a contingency of scholars 

from Allied Heath faculties across 

Europe. 

The Allied Health programme is open 

for all delegates. 

EUPO (EUPO) 

The European University Professors of 

Ophthalmology (EUPO) arranges an 

educational course each year, this year 

held in conjunction to the SOE 

Congress. The aim is to provide cross 

border education for European 

residents. These courses were originally 

established in 1988 and the lecturers 

are among the most prominent in 

European ophthalmology. Most of the 

ophthalmology curriculum is covered 

during a four-year period to allow 

residents to gain an overview of 

theoretical knowledge during their 

residency period. 

Abstract-based sessions 

The abstract submission deadline is 

10 January, 2013. This is an excellent 

opportunity for all delegates to share 

their research, findings, knowledge and 

experience with medical professionals 

in the ophthalmology community. 

The abstracts will be presented in the 

below formats: 

Free paper (FP) 

The free paper sessions contain oral 

presentations where the authors are 

allowed six minutes for presentation 

and two minutes for discussion. 

rapid fire (rF) 

At the oral rapid fire sessions, authors 

are given four minutes for presentation 

and a further two minutes for discussion. 

There will be two lecterns in each 

room to promote a swift change 

between speakers and keep up the 

rapid pace. 


Photo: Bella Center 

Electronic posters (EP) 

All abstracts nominated to electronic 

posters will be submitted through a 

web-based platform prior to the 

Congress. Delegates will be able to view 

the submitted electronic posters during 

the Congress at designated workstations 

located within the exhibition area. 

The software will allow for browsing 

and navigating within the actual poster 

content, ensuring fast and uncomplicated 

access to the desired electronic 

posters. The programme displays the 

posters in a uniform format and posters 

can be searched for by number, title, 

author or free text search. 

Industry sponsored session (ISS) 

Industry sponsored sessions will take 

place during stand-alone slots as well as 

in parallel to the main programme. 

These sessions have been prepared by 

companies who select the scientific 

content to be approved by the Scientific 

Committee. 

CME/Disclosure of interest 

All speakers have been asked to submit 

and present their disclosure of interest 

in accordance with the EACCME 

requirements. 


13

SOE 2013 FrIDAY DAY BY DAY PrOgrAMME 


Friday, 7 June 2013 

08.30 –18.00 

Cornea, Conjunctiva and refractive Surgery: European 

University Professors of Ophthalmology 

Course directors: Gabriel van Rij, The Netherlands 

Friedrich Kruse, Germany 

Jesper Hjortdal, Denmark 

08.30 –10.00 

Cornea, Conjunctiva and Refractive Surgery: European 


EUPO: Morphology, anomalies and dystrophies 

Moderators: András Berta, Hungary 


Macroscopic and microscopic morphology of the normal 

human cornea 

András Berta, Hungary 

Corneal disorders in children and congenital anomalies of the 

cornea 

Joaquim Murta, Portugal 

Corneal dystrophies 

Hans Ulrik Møller, Denmark 

10.15 –11.45 



EUPO: Tumours, examination and inflammation 

Moderators: Michael Belin, United States 


Tumours of conjunctiva and cornea 


Corneal examination techniques: pachymetry, optical 

coherence tomography, topography and wavefront 

Michael Belin, United States 

Role of inflammation in ocular surface disease 

Uwe Pleyer, Germany 

13.00 –14.30 



EUPO: Non-inflammatory pathology and 

keratoplasty 

Moderators: Per Fagerholm, Sweden 


Non-inflammatory corneal pathology, Salzmann, Terrien 

Murat Irkeç, Turkey 

Ocular surface reconstruction and artificial cornea 

Per Fagerholm, Sweden 

Corneal transplantation: penetrating and deep anterior 

lamellar keratoplasty 


14.45 –16.15 



EUPO: Keratoplasty and keratoprosthesis 

Moderators: Chris Liu, United Kingdom 


Corneal transplantation: post lamellar 


Corneal transplantation: immunology and angiogenesis 

Björn Bachmann, Germany 

Keratoprosthesis 

Chris Liu, United Kingdom 

16.30 –18.00 



EUPO: Allergy, keratoconus and herpetic disease 

Moderators: Frank Larkin, United Kingdom 

Berthold Seitz, Germany 

Ocular allergy, atopic keratoconjunctivitis, vernal giant 

papillary conjunctivitis 

Frank Larkin, United Kingdom 

Keratoconus and pellucid marginal degeneration: diagnosis 

and treatment including crosslinking 

François Malecaze, France 

Herpes simplex infections and herpes zoster of the cornea 



14 Preliminary Programme and Call for Abstracts www.soe2013.org 

18.30 – 

EUPO Course Evening for participants and teachers 

The EUPO Course Evening is included in the registration fee, 

however pre-booking is mandatory and tickets are reserved on 

a first-come first-served basis. A valid ticket must be presented 

in order to obtain admittance to the evening. 

See page 47.


Saturday, 8 June 2013 

08.15 –18.00 

Cornea, Conjunctiva and refractive Surgery: European 


Course directors: Gabriel van Rij, The Netherlands 



08.15 –09.45 



EUPO: Bacterial, fungal and acanthamoeba 

keratitis 

Moderators: John Dart, United Kingdom 


Bacterial keratitis 

Joseph Frucht-Pery, Israel 

Fungal and chlamydial infections 


Acanthamoeba 

John Dart, United Kingdom 

10.15 –11.45 

Opening Ceremony 

See page 47. 

13.30 –14.15 

Cornea, External Eye: European Society of Ophthalmology 

Key Note Lecture: Reza Dana, United States 

Translational discoveries in cornea andocular surface 

diseases 

14.30 –16.00 



EUPO: Dry eye, eyelids and refractive surgery 

Moderators: Thanh Hoang-Xuan, France 


Meibomian gland dysfunction, ocular rosacea 

Thanh Hoang-Xuan, France 

Dry eye and clinical disease of tear film, diagnosis and 

management 

Jesus Merayo, Spain 

Present role of surface ablation and phototherapeutic 

keratectomy 

Timo Tervo, Finland 

16.30 –18.00 


SATUrDAY DAY BY DAY PrOgrAMME 



EUPO: Refractive surgery 

Moderators: Thomas Kohnen, Germany 


Laser in situ keratomileusis and microkeratome femtosecond 

Thomas Kohnen, Germany 

Femtosecond laser corneal surgery 


Quality of vision after refractive surgery 

Dimitri Azar, United States 

EUPO Course Invited Speakers, 7–8 June 2013 




András Berta, Hungary 


Per Fagerholm, Sweden 




Murat Irkeç, Turkey 





Chris Liu, United Kingdom 

François Malecaze, France 


Joaquim Murta, Portugal 

Hans Ulrik Møller, Denmark 








15

SOE 2013 SATUrDAY DAY BY DAY PrOgrAMME 


Saturday, 8 June 2013 

08.15 –09.45 

Retina: EuroLam/European Society of Ophthalmology 

Course: Surgical techniques of vitreoretinal 

interface diseases 

Moderators: Gisbert Richard, Germany 

Marcio Nehemy, Brazil 

Introduction 

Gisbert Richard, Germany and Marcio Nehemy, Brazil 

Cortical vitreous hydrolifting, a new and traumatic way to 

remove tough cortical vitreous using 25G and wide angle 

Athanasis Nikolakopoulos, Greece 

Management of idiopathic epiretinal membrane in the 

standard deviation optical coherence tomography era: what 

do we know? 

Andre Gomes, Brazil 

Pharmacological and surgical combination therapies for 

epiretinal membranes 

Thomas Wolfensberger, Switzerland 

Tractional foveoschisis in emmetropic eyes 

Yannick Le Mer, France 

Update in myopic macular schisis 

Borja Corgostegui, Spain 

Traumatic macular hole 

David Pelayes, Argentina 

Diabetic tractional macular oedema 

Francesco Bandello, Italy 

Discussion 

All faculty 

08.15 –09.45 

Electrophysiology: International Society for Clinical 

Electrophysiology and Vision/European Society of 

Ophthalmology 

Symposium: Electrophysiology and imaging: the way 

forwards 

Moderators: Graham Holder, United Kingdom 


Optical coherence tomography and electrophysiology in 

neuroretinal disease: an introduction 

Hannes Wildberger, Switzerland 

Imaging and electrophysiology in photoreceptor dystrophies 

Bart Leroy, Belgium 

Structure/function relationships in phenotype/genotype 

correlations 

Graham Holder, United Kingdom 

Electrophysiology and imaging in differential diagnosis of 

macular and optic nerve dysfunction 


Cone dystrophies and optical coherence tomography 

Johannes Fleischhauer, Switzerland 

Biomarkers of macular disorders: the integrated approach 

Edoardo Midena, Italy 

08.15 –09.45 


Course: Differential diagnosis and management of 

keratitis 

Moderators: Dan Epstein, Switzerland 

Beatrice Frueh, Switzerland 

Differential diagnosis of keratitis 

Dan Epstein, Switzerland 

Management of keratitis 

Beatrice Frueh, Switzerland 

08.15 –09.45 

Glaucoma: European Glaucoma Society/European Society of 

Ophthalmology 

Symposium: Iatrogenic damage of topical glaucoma 

treatment: ocular surface plus 

Moderators: Maurizio Rolando, Italy 

Anastasios Konstas, Greece 

Observational studies in glaucoma patients 

Norbert Pfeiffer, Germany 

Does it make a difference in the clinic? 

Enrico Martini, Italy 

Is the damage reversible? 

Philippe Denis, France 

Ocular surface behaviour as a risk factor for the efficacy of 

glaucoma therapy 

Maurizio Rolando, Italy 

08.15 –09.45 



EUPO: Bacterial, fungal and acanthamoeba 

keratitis 

Moderators: John Dart, United Kingdom 


Bacterial keratitis 


Fungal and chlamydial infections 


Acanthamoeba 





08.15 –09.45 

Paediatrics and Strabismus: European Strabismological 

Association/European Society of Ophthalmology 

Video session: Video course on strabismus surgery 

Moderators: Rosario Gómez de Liaño, Spain 

Hermann Schworm, Germany 

Minimally invasive strabismus surgery. Basic and advanced 

techniques 

Daniel Mojon, Switzerland and Jon Peiter Saunte, Denmark 

Superior oblique surgery update 

Vincent Paris, Belgium 

Periostial fixation 

Seyhan Özkan, Turkey 

Adjustable sutures in children 

Jon Peiter Saunte, Denmark 

Topical anesthesia in strabismus surgery 

Rosario Gómez de Liaño, Spain 

10.15 –11.45 

Opening Ceremony 

See page 47. 

13.30 –14.15 


Key Note Lecture: Reza Dana, United States 

Translational discoveries in cornea andocular surface 

diseases 

14.30 –16.00 

Retina: Club Jules Gonin/European Society of Ophthalmology 

Symposium: Changing trends in retinal detachment 

surgery 

Moderators: Yannick Le Mer, France 

Bill Aylward, United Kingdom 

Susanne Binder, Austria 

Prophylaxis of retinal detachment: how trigger happy should we be? 

Morten La Cour, Denmark 

Does the new generation of vitrectomy techniques really 

improve our success rate? 

Yannick Le Mer, France 

Heavy silicone oil for retinal detachment: do we really need it? 

David Wong, United Kingdom 

Retinotomies and retinectomies: friend or foe? 

Donald D’Amico, United States 

Vitrectomy with 360 degree endolaser: a fool proof panacea 

for redetachment? 

Christiane Falkner-Radler, Austria 

Redetachment: do drugs help to prevent it? 

David Charteris, United Kingdom 

Retinal detachment due to macular hole: is macular buckling 

outdated? 

Jan van Meurs, The Netherlands 



SATUrDAY DAY BY DAY PrOgrAMME 

Retinal folds after retinal detachment: prevention and 

therapeutic options 


Visual acuity recovery after retinal detachment: why some 

patients see and some don’t 

Thomas Wolfensberger, Switzerland 

14.30 –16.00 

Electrophysiology: International Society for Clinical 

Electrophysiology and Vision/European Society of 

Ophthalmology 

Course: Electrophysiology in paediatric practice 

Moderators: Graham Holder, United Kingdom 

Ruth Hamilton, United Kingdom 

Maturation of the electroretinogram and visually evoked 

potential: from preterm infants to preschool children 

Ruth Hamilton, United Kingdom 

Clinical applications of electroretinography 


Diagnosing the young child with nystagmus: the role of 

electroretinograms and visual evoked potenitals 

Jelka Brecelj, Slovenia 

Should I do it again? Electrodiagnostic surveillance 

Dorothy Thompson, United Kingdom 

Clinical applications of clinical electrophysiology in paediatric 

practice 

Birgit Lorenz, Germany 

14.30 –16.00 

Cornea, External Eye: Academia Ophthalmologica 

Internationalis/European Society of Ophthalmology 

Symposium: Alternative options for corneal 


Moderators: Marie-José Tassignon, Belgium 

Martine Jager, The Netherlands 

Richard Abbott, United States 

The worldwide need for corneal transplants 

Richard Abbott, United States 

Spectral domain OCT guided epithelial stem cell 

transplantation guided epithelial stem cell transplantation 

Marie-José Tassignon, Belgium 

Experience with feeder cell-free limbal explant cultures on 

amniotic membrane 

Geeta Vemuganti, India 

Fish-scale derived cornea tissue 

Martine Jager, The Netherlands 

Collagen-derived artificial corneas 

May Griffith, Sweden 

Boston keratoprosthesis in children 

Kathryn Colby, United States 


17

SOE 2013 SATUrDAY DAY BY DAY PrOgrAMME 


14.30 –16.00 


Ophthalmology 

Symposium: Morphology plus function: a win-win? 

Moderators: Michele Iester, Italy 

Anders Heijl, Sweden 

Where morphology fails 

Nomdo Jansonius, The Netherlands 

Where function fails 

Boel Bengtsson, Sweden 

Integrating structure and function 

Ananth Viswanathan, United Kingdom 

14.30 –16.00 



EUPO: Dry eye, eyelids and refractive surgery 

Moderators: Thanh Hoang-Xuan, France 


Meibomian gland dysfunction, ocular rosacea 


Dry eye and clinical disease of tear film, diagnosis and 

management 


Present role of surface ablation and phototherapeutic 

keratectomy 


14.30 –16.00 



Symposium: Strabismus reoperations 

Moderators: Rosario Gómez de Liaño, Spain 


Reoperations in infantile esotropia 

Costantino Schiavi, Italy 

Slipped and lost muscles 


Inferior oblique surgery 


Strabismus surgery in Graves’ orbitopathy 


Restrictive problems related to strabismus surgery: etiological 

factors and solutions 


14.30 –16.00 

Oncology and Pathology: European Ophthalmic Pathology 

Society/Ophthalmic Oncology Group/European Society of 

Ophthalmology 

Course: Lacrimal gland disease: non-neoplastic and 

neoplastic lesions 

Moderators: Steffen Heegaard, Denmark 

Sarah Coupland, United Kingdom 

Epidemiological and clinical aspects of lacrimal gland disease 

Steffen Heegaard, Denmark 

Epithelial tumours of the lacrimal gland 


Fusion oncogenes in adenoid cystic carcinoma 

Sarah von Holstein, Denmark 

Surgical treatment of lacrimal gland tumours 

Daniel Briscoe, Israel 

Medical cancer therapy of lacrimal gland tumours 

Christophe C. Le Tourneau, France 

16.30 –18.00 

Retina: European Association for the Study of Diabetes, Eye 

Complication Study Group/European Society of Ophthalmology 

Symposium: Controversies in the treatment of diabetic 


Moderators: Tunde Peto, United Kingdom 

Anne Katrin Sjølie, Denmark 

What treatments are available? How are these utilised in the 

United Kingdom? 

Paul Dodson, United Kingdom 

The Danish national diabetic macular oedema pathway 

Anne Katrin Sjølie, Denmark 

The Dutch perspective 

Reinier Schlingemann, The Netherlands 

The French perspective 

Pascale Massin, France 

The Italian way 

Stela Vujosevic, Italy 

16.30 –18.00 


Ophthalmology 

Course: Gonioscopy for everyone 

Moderators: Anton Hommer, Austria 

Christoph Faschinger, Austria 

Gonioscopy: take it easy 

Anton Hommer, Austria and Christoph Faschinger, Austria 




16.30 –18.00 


Course: Corneal crosslinking 

Moderators: Theo Seiler, Switzerland 

Farhad Hafezi, Switzerland 

Introduction and methods of crosslikning 

Theo Seiler, Switzerland 

Results and complications of crosslinking 


16.30 –18.00 


Ophthalmology 

Symposium: The increase in diagnosed patients: a 

problem or a solution? 

Moderators: Thierry Zeyen, Belgium 

Fotis Topouzis, Greece 

The population dynamics 

Augusto Azuara-Blanco, United Kingdom 

Unnecessary care versus visual impairment: what is relevant 

Anja Tuulonen, Finland 

Sensitivity versus specificity of diagnostic tools 

Milko Iliev, Switzerland 

16.30 –18.00 



EUPO: Refractive surgery 

Moderators: Thomas Kohnen, Germany 


Laser in situ keratomileusis and microkeratome femtosecond 


Femtosecond laser corneal surgery 


Quality of vision after refractive surgery 


16.30 –18.00 

Oncology and Pathology: Ophthalmic Oncology Group/ 

European Society of Ophthalmology 

Course: Ten diagnoses of intraocular tumours that 

I have to know 

Moderators: Sarah Coupland, United Kingdom 


Clinical aspects and treatment of the ten most important 

diagnoses I have to know 

Bertil Damato, United Kingdom 

Pathological aspects of the ten most important intraocular 

tumours 

Steffen Heegaard, Denmark 

Genetic aspects of von Hippel Lindau disease and 

retinoblastoma 

Laurence Desjardins, France 


SATUrDAY — SUnDAY DAY BY DAY PrOgrAMME 

Genetic aspects of uveal melanoma 

Sarah Lake, United Kingdom 

TNM-staging of intraocular tumours 

Tero Kivelä, Finland 

18.00 –19.30 

Welcome Reception in the Exhibition Hall 

See page 47. 

Sunday, 9 June 2013 

08.00 –10.00 

Wet labs: European Society of Ophthalmology 

Course: Basic phaco 

Course directors: Khiun Tjia, The Netherlands 

Nic Reus, The Netherlands 

Please refer to the website: www.soe2013.org 

for continuous updates. 

08.00 –10.00 


Course: Intermediate phaco 





08.15 –09.45 

Retina: Club Jules Gonin/European Society of Ophthalmology 

Course: Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor 

(Anti-VEGF) in tumour treatment 

Moderator: Leonidas Zografos, Switzerland 

Anti-VEGF treatment in paediatric ocular oncology 

Francis Munier, Switzerland 

Anti-VEGF treatment in irradiation induced optic neuropathy 

following proton beam irradiation of uveal melanomas 

Evangelos Gragoudas, United States 

Prevention and management of neovascular glaucoma 

following conservative treatment of uveal melanomas with 

intravitreal Anti-VEGF therapy 

Leonidas Zografos, Switzerland 

Anti-VEGF treatment in irradiation induced maculopathy 

Bertil Damato, United Kingdom 

Anti-VEGF treatment in intraocular vascular tumours 


Anti-VEGF treatment of choroidal neovascularisation related 

to choroidal tumours 

Eduardo Midena, Italy 



19

SOE 2013 SUnDAY DAY BY DAY PrOgrAMME 


08.15 –09.45 

Paediatrics and Strabismus: European Paediatric 

Ophthalmological Society/European Society of Ophthalmology 

Symposium: Actual developments in hereditary 

paediatric retinal and optic nerve diseases 

Moderators: Birgit Lorenz, Germany 

Christian Hamel, France 

Next generation sequencing for inherited retinal diseases 

Hanno Bolz, Germany 

Quantifying the therapeutic effect of trials for hereditary 

retinal diseases with highly sensitive testing methods 


Achromatopsia and gene therapy 

Martin Biel, Germany 

Experimental therapies for RPE65 deficiency 

Kurt Stieger, Germany 

Autosomal dominant optic atrophy and gene therapy 

Christian Hamel, France 

08.15 –09.45 

Cornea, External Eye: European Society of Cornea and Ocular 

Surface Disease Specialists /European Society of Ophthalmology 

Symposium: The ocular surface: new options for 

diagnosis and treatment 

Moderators: Harminder Dua, United Kingdom 


New techniques for diagnosis of ocular surface disorders 

Béatrice Cochener, France 

Current options for diagnosis and treatment of limbal stem 

cell deficiency 

Harminder Dua, United Kingdom 

Treatment options for nonhealing defects of the cornea 

José Güell, Spain 

Treatment of severe dry eye 

To be announced 

Advances in the treatment of meibomian gland disease and 

ocular rosacea 


Understanding Stevens-Johnson syndrome 

Shigeru Kinoshita, Japan 

08.15 –09.45 


Ophthalmology 

Symposium: Guidelines in glaucoma: changes and 

evolution 

Moderators: John Thygesen, Denmark 

Rogers Hitchings, United Kingdom 

Evidence versus consensus versus common sense 

Anders Heijl, Sweden 

Clinical practice and guidelines 

Gordana Sunaric-Megevand, Switzerland 

Updated treatment algorithms from the European Glaucoma 

Society guidelines and World Glaucoma Association consensus 

John Thygesen, Denmark 

08.15 –09.45 

Cataract and Refractive: International Intraocular Implant 

Club/European Society of Ophthalmology 

Symposium: Bilateral cataract surgery 

Moderators: Steve Arshinoff, Canada 


Introduction, nomenclature 

Steve Arshinoff, Canada 

Bilateral intraocular procedures in general and history 


International Society of Bilateral Cataract Surgeons (ISBCS) 

in Sweden and ISBCS recommendations for safe bilateral 

cataract surgery 

Björn Johansson, Sweden 

Why bilateral cataract surgery presents a slow take off in 

Belgium 



in Belgrade, Serbia 

Pavel Rozsival, Czech Republic 

Bilateral refractive lens exchange with multifocals in Portugal. 

Why and how 

Antonio Marinho, Portugal 


around the world and risk of endophthalmitis 

Steve Arshinoff, Canada 

08.15 –09.45 

Uveitis: Society for Ophthalmo-Immunoinfectology in Europe/ 


Symposium: Puzzles in uveitis 

Moderators: Vishali Gupta, India 

Carl P. Herbort, Switzerland 

Introduction 


Puzzles in Behçet’s uveitis 

Nikos Markomichelakis, Greece 

The puzzle of iris depigmentation syndromes 

Sumru Onal, Turkey 

The puzzle of choriocapillaritis (formerly white dot 

syndromes) 


The puzzle of autoimmune retinopathy 

Carlos Pavésio, United Kingdom 

The puzzle of biologicals in uveitis: will knowledge of 

immunopathology of the disease help us to choose? 

Stephan Thurau, Germany 

The puzzle of tuberculous involvement in serpiginous 

choroiditis 

Vishali Gupta, India 

Discussion and conclusion 





08.15 –09.45 

Paediatrics and Strabismus: American Association for 

Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus/European Society of 

Ophthalmology 

Symposium: Strabismus surgery 

Moderator: Mohamad S. Jaafar, United States 

Outcomes in adjustable versus nonadjustable strabismus 

surgery 

David Wallace, United States 

Childhood intermittent exotropia: assessment and 

management 

Jonathan Holmes, United States 

Management of Duane's syndrome 

Mohamad S. Jaafar, United States 

Training strabismus surgeons of the future: challenges and 

opportunities 

Saurabh Jain, United Kingdom 

Treatment of strabismus in craniofacial disorders 

Jane Edmonds, United States 

Sequential bilateral congenital superior oblique palsy 

David Plager, United States 

08.15 –09.45 

Education: World Health Organization/European Society of 

Ophthalmology 

Symposium: Experiences in raising the profile of eye 

care for resource allocation 

Moderators: Ivo Kocur, Switzerland 

Serge Resnikoff, Switzerland 

Unless national societies work effectively with decisionmakers, 

ophthalmologists and patients will be further 

disadvantaged 

Bruce Spivey, United States 

How to engage with international and domestic 

nongovernmental organisations? 

Serge Resnikoff, Switzerland 

Experience from the Netherlands: closing the gaps in eye care 

service provision 

Jan Keunen, The Netherlands 

Experience from Hungary: securing eye care during the 

transition of health care services 

János Németh, Hungary 

How can I get involved? Conditions for successful advocacy 

for resource allocation to eye care 

Ivo Kocur, Switzerland 

08.15 –09.45 

Allied Health: European Society of Ophthalmology 

Symposium: Gold medal care: competency and quality 

assurance 

Moderators: Janet Marsden, United Kingdom 

Isabelle Hamilton-Bower, United Kingdom 

Quality assurance: by Swedish quality data registers 

Susanne Albrecht, Sweden 



SUnDAY DAY BY DAY PrOgrAMME 

General nurses (including pre-registration) in specialist 

settings 

Stephen Craig, United Kingdom 

Training ophthalmologists, assuring competence 

Larry Benjamin, United Kingdom 

Interdisciplinary training and assessment 

Lene Martin, Sweden 

10.15 –11.45 

Retina: European Society of Retina Specialists/European Society 


Symposium: Innovative vitreoretinal surgery 

Moderators: Gisbert Richard, Germany 


Stem cells in retinal disease 

Jim Bainbridge, United Kingdom 

3D-techniques in the teaching of vitreoretinal surgery 

Ramin Tadayoni, France 

Posterior scleral buckling or vitrectomy in myopic eye 

Carlos Mateo, Spain 

The role of vitrectomy in severe trauma 

Cesare Forlini, Italy 

Drug application into the suprachoroidal space: a novel 

method of treatment of macular diseases 

Albert Augustin, Germany 

Endoresection of uveal melanoma 

Norbert Bornfeld, Germany 

10.15 –11.45 



Symposium: Anterior segment surgery in children 

Moderators: Nikolas Ziakas, Greece 

Nicoline Schalij-Delfos, The Netherlands 

Crosslinking in children and adolescents 


Outcomes in paediatric keratoplasty - classification, prognosis 

and experience 

Ken Nischal, United States 

Combined trabulectomy-trabeculotomy for congenital 

glaucoma 

Sus Biswas, United Kingdom 

Aphakic glaucoma 

Alicia Serra Castanera, Spain 

Controversies in paediatric cataract management 

Nikolas Ziakas, Greece 

Persistent hyperplasia of the primary viteous and ectopia 

lentis 



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10.15 –11.45 

Cornea, External Eye: Cornea Society/European Society of 

Ophthalmology 

Symposium: Diagnosis, management and controversies 

in ectatic disease 

Moderator: Barry Lee, United States 

Etiology of keratoconus 

Marian Macsai, United States 

Keratoconus classification: time for a change 


Contact lenses for ectatic disease 


Paediatric crosslinking: it’s childs play 

Dan Epstein, Switzerland 

Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty: is this the standard of 

care for keratoconus 

Charles McGhee, New Zealand 

Toricphakic intraocular lens in keratoconus 

Jorge L. Alió, Spain 

Panel discussion and questions 

All faculty 

10.15 –11.45 


Ophthalmology 

Symposium: Cataract surgery in glaucoma patients: 

open angle and closed angle 

Moderators: Carlo E. Traverso, Italy 

Franz Grehn, Germany 

Clear lens extraction 

Ivana Liehnova, Czech Republic 

Cataract surgery after glaucoma surgery 

Giorgio Marchini, Italy 

Cataract surgery instead of glaucoma surgery: myth or reality? 

Theodoros Filippopoulos, Greece 

Secondary glaucoma after childhood cataract surgery 

Franz Grehn, Germany 

10.15 –11.45 

Cataract and Refractive: European Society of Ophthalmology 

Course: How to increase your skills in cataract 

surgery 

Moderators: Khiun Tjia, Netherlands 

David Allen, United Kingdom 

The perfect anterior capsulorhexis 

Johan Blanckaert, Belgium 

Mobilisation of the nucleus is a must 

Khiun Tjia, Netherlands 

The secret of cracking the nucleus 


Techniques for proper intraocular lens implantation 

Pavel Stodůlka, Czech Republic 

Posterior capsulorhexis made easy 


Recognising when things are not going to plan 

David Allen, United Kingdom 

10.15 –11.45 

Uveitis: International Uveitis Study Group/European Society of 

Ophthalmology 

Symposium: Hot topics in uveitis 

Moderators: Marc de Smet, Switzerland 

Phil Murray, United Kingdom 

New infectious agents in uveitis 

Moncef Khairallah, Tunisia 

Evolving role of imaging in uveitis 

Marc de Smet, Switzerland 

Autoinflammation versus autoimmunity 

Francois Willermain, Belgium 

Role of tuberculosis in uveitis 

Manfred Zierhut, Germany 

Treatment update for uveitis 

Phil Murray, United Kingdom 

10.15 –11.45 

Education: European Board of Ophthalmology/European Society 


Symposium: Do we need the European Board of 

Ophthalmology? 

Moderators: Gordana Sunaric-Megevand, Switzerland 


Update on e-learning 

Brendan Strong, Ireland 

European Board of Ophthalmology grants 

Vytautas Jasinskas, Lithuania 

Getting continuing medical education points made easy 

Talin Barisani-Asenbauer, Austria 

Subspecialty training/assessment 

Wagih Aclimandos, United Kingdom 

10.15 –11.45 


Symposium: International perspectives: ophthalmic 

practice in Europe 

Moderators: Lene Martin, Sweden 

Janet Marsden, United Kingdom 

International mobility, does it exist? 

Aine Feeney, United Kingdom 

St. John’s Eye Hospital 

Nasrallah Khalilia, Israel 

Ophthalmic nursing, a Maltese perspective 

Mark Debono, Malta 

Ophthalmic practice in Finland 

Anja Korpiaho, Finland 

Ophthalmic practice in Denmark 

Annette Opstrup, Denmark 

United Kingdom perspective 

Mary Shaw, United Kingdom 




10.30 –12.30 







10.30 –12.30 







13.30 –14.15 

Glaucoma: European Society of Ophthalmology 

Key Note Lecture: Roger Hitchings, United Kingdom 

The functional burden on glaucoma patients 

14.30 –16.00 

Retina: International Society of Ocular Trauma/European 


Symposium: Ocular traumatology: an update 

Moderators: Ferenc Kuhn, United States 

Wolfgang Schrader, Germany 

Management of traumatic glaucoma 

Giampaolo Gini, Italy 

Traumatic macular hole 

David Pelayes, Argentina 

Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention in ocular trauma 

Wolfgang Schrader, Germany 

Traumatic retinal detachment complicating penetrating/ 

perforating ocular injuries 

Hassan Mortada, Egypt 

Artificial iris in pole-to-pole strategy in severe trauma cases 

Cesare Forlini, Italy 

Going to the extreme 

Ferenc Kuhn, United States 

Temporary keratoprosthesis for wide-angle viewing systems 

Jose Dalma, Mexico 

14.30 –16.00 



Symposium: Important aspects in strabismus surgery 

Moderators: Costantino Schiavi, Italy 


Pearls and pitfalls in surgical management of superior oblique 

palsy 





Esotropia in high myopia 

Costantino Schiavi, Italy 

Trauma and strabismus 


How far can you change your surgical plan during or after the 

procedure 

Vincent Paris, Belgium 

Surgery in restrictive strabismus 


14.30 –16.00 

Cornea, External Eye: European Eye Bank Association/European 


Symposium: Changing face of corneal transplantation 

Moderators: Frank Price, United States 


Does tissue typing effect the outcome of corneal 

transplantation? 

John Armitage, United Kingdom 

Graft rejection is inversely correlated to graft thickness 

Marianne Price, United States 

Factors modulation quality of precut tissue for corneal grafts 


Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty 

(DSAEK): are thinner lamellae better? 

Iva Dekaris, Croatia 

Ultrathin grafts for Descemet stripping automated endothelial 

keratoplasty (DSAEK) 

Diego Ponzin, Italy 

Descemet’s Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK): 

factors effecting graft performance 


14.30 –16.00 

Cataract and Refractive: European Society of Cataract and 

Refractive Surgery 

Symposium: Retinal hassles in cataract surgery 

Moderators: Peter Barry, Ireland 

Paul Rosen, United Kingdom 

Gisbert Richard, Germany 

Prophylaxis of retinal detachment: is there ever a need before 

cataract surgery? 


Cystoid macular oedema and the PREMed study 

Rudy Nuijts, The Netherlands 

Does cataract surgery worsen macular degeneration? 

Sebastian Wolf, Switzerland 

Intraocular magnifying devices for age-related macular 

degeneration 

Giulia Silvestri, United Kingdom 

Managing the dropped nucleus 

Peter Barry, Ireland 

Combined phaco vitrectomy 



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14.30 –16.30 







14.30 –16.30 







14.30 –16.00 

Oculoplastics: European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and 

Reconstructive Surgery/European Society of Ophthalmology 

Course: Basic principles of eyelid surgery 

Moderators: Richard Collin, United Kingdom 

Christoph Hintschich, Germany 

Local anesthesia, suture techniques, flaps and grafts 


Entropion 

Michele Beaconsfield, United Kingdom 

Ectropion 

Haraldur Sigurdsson, Iceland 

Eyelid reconstruction 

Dion Paridaens, The Netherlands 

Ptosis 

Richard Collin, United Kingdom 

14.30 –16.00 

Education: European Board of Ophthalmology/European Society 


Course: All you need to know about the European 

Board of Ophthalmology examination 

Moderators: Peter Ringens, The Netherlands 


A historical view 

Gisele Soubrane, France 

How to incorporate the European Board of Ophthalmology in 

your national examination 


What to read and what to learn 

Catherine Creuzot-Garcher, France 

What to say and what not to say 


The evaluation process 

Danny Mathysen, Belgium 

14.30 –16.00 


Course: Eye emergencies 

Moderators: Isabelle Hamilton-Bower, United Kingdom 


Key concepts in the emergency department for saving an eye 

Charles McGhee, New Zealand 

Acute glaucoma: management and referral 

Ananth Viswanathan, United Kingdom 

Orbital cellulitis 

Seema Verma, United Kingdom 

16.30 –18.00 



Course: Latest insights on retinopathy of 

prematurity 

Moderators: Gerd Holmström, Sweden 


Update on neonatology and risk factors for retinopathy of 

prematurity 

Karel Allegaert, Belgium 

Screening: who and when 


Update on treatment modalities 


Longterm follow-up 

Gerd Holmström, Sweden 

16.30 –18.00 


Symposium: Management of corneal infection and 

inflammation 

Moderators: Gabriel van Rij, The Netherlands 


Managmenet of keratitis due to herpes and other viruses 


Acute and chronic bacterial infection 


Fungal keratitis 

Kesteleyn Phillipe, Belgium 

Acanthamoeba keratitis 


Corneal neovascularisation 


Marginal corneal ulcerations 





16.30 –18.00 


Ophthalmology 

Symposium: Efficacy and cost effectiveness in glaucoma 

management 

Moderators: Anja Tuulonen, Finland 

Anton Hommer, Austria 

Key factors in determining the cost of treatment 

Anton Hommer, Austria 

Improved outcomes with more resources? 

Anja Tuulonen, Finland 

The burden of glaucoma 

Augusto Azuara-Blanco, United Kingdom 

The value of medical therapy 

Renato De Natale, Italy 

16.30 –18.00 

Cataract and Refractive: Danish Society of Ophthalmology/ 


Course: Intraocular lens calculation in special cases 

Moderator: Peter Jeppesen, Denmark 

Introduction 

Peter Jeppesen, Denmark 

Intraocular lens calculation in post-lasik cases 

Peter Jeppesen, Denmark 

Intraocular lens calculation in Descemet stripping automated 

endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) and penetrating 

keratoplasty cases 


Intraocular lens calculation in keratoconus cases 


Very special cases 

Thomas K. Olsen, Denmark 

State of art and the future in intraocular lens calculation 


16.30 –18.00 

Oculoplastics: European Society of Ophthalmology 

Symposium: Update in aesthetic eyelid surgery 

Moderators: Richard Collin, United Kingdom 

Ramon Medel, Spain 

Upper eyelid blepharoplasty 

Richard Collin, United Kingdom 

Lower eyelid blepharoplasty and mid face lift 

Ramon Medel, Spain 

Forehead and brow lift 

Carlo Graziani, Italy 

The use of botulinum toxin in eyelid surgery 

Kate Coleman, Ireland 

Complications and their managemet in aesthetic eyelid 

surgery 

Serge Morax, France 



16.30 –18.00 


Education: European Leadership Development Programme/ 


Symposium: European Leadership Development 

Programme: present and future 

Moderators: Nikolaos Bechrakis, Austria 

Michael Brennan, United States 

Outstanding leadership 


Global leadership development programmes: professionalism 

and volunteerism 

Michael Brennan, United States 

Process of harmonisation of education in ophthalmology in 

Europe 


Benefits and pitfalls of leadership development programmes 

Thomas Fenech, Malta 

Differences in practicing ophthalmology in Europe 


Enthusing the next generation: SOE Young Ophthalmologists 


EuLDP-program: challenges for the future 

Nikolaos Bechrakis, Austria 

16.30 –18.00 

Education: European Military Ophthalmology Society/European 


Symposium: Ocular stress in military operations 

Moderators: Gerry Clare, United Kingdom 

Jean-Claude Rigal-Sastourne, France 

Colour vision in military aviation 

Jörg Frischmuth, Germany 

Refractive surgery in North Atlantic Treaty Organization 

(NATO) 

John M. Gooch, United States 

Visual outcomes after retinal injury 

Richard J. Blanch, United Kingdom 

17.00 –18.30 


Course: Suturing techniques 





17.00 –18.30 








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SOE 2013 MOnDAY DAY BY DAY PrOgrAMME 


Monday, 10 June 2013 

08.00 –10.00 







08.00 –10.00 







08.15 –09.45 


Symposium: Pros and cons on recent developments in 


Moderators: Béatrice Cochener, France 

George Beiko, Canada 

Biomaterials last forever 

Anders Behndig, Sweden 

Biomaterials last forever 

George Beiko, Canada 

Toric correction 

Béatrice Cochener, France 

Toric correction: combined cylindrical corneal correction after 

monofocal intraocular lens implantation; finer refinement 

Steven Schallhorn, United States 

Femtosecond 

Georg Gerten, Germany 

Femtosecond 

Thierry Amzallag, France 

08.15 –09.45 

Neuro-ophthalmology: European Neuro-Ophthalmological 

Society/European Society of Ophthalmology 

Course: New diagnostic tests in neuroophthalmology 

Moderators: Helmut Wilhelm, Germany 

Antonella Boschi, Belgium 

New blood tests 


Optical coherence tomography 

Francois Borruat, France 

Pupil tests 

Helmut Wilhelm, Germany 

Retrobulbar imaging 

Jonathan Trobe, United States 

Multifocal visually evoked potential 

Nicholas Volpe, United States 

08.15 –09.45 


Ophthalmology 

Course: Phacoemulsification in glaucoma patients 

Moderator: Carlo E. Traverso, Italy 

Speakers to be announced. 

08.15 –09.45 

Retina: Schepens International Society/European Society of 

Ophthalmology 

Symposium: Evolving strategies in vitreoretinal 

therapeutics 

Moderator: Jerry Sebag, United States 

Vitreous biochemistry and future treatments of preretinal 

neovascularization 

Paul Bishop, United Kingdom 

Vitreous physiology and role of oxygen in future therapeutics 

Einar Stefánsson, Iceland 

Vitreous in advanced macular degeneration: future 

therapeutic considerations 


Future therapy and prevention of anomalous posterior 

vitreous detachment by pharmacologic vitreolysis with 

ocriplasmin and other agents 

Jerry Sebag, United States 

08.15 –09.45 

Oculoplastics: European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic 

and Reconstructive Surgery/European Group On Graves’ 

Orbitopathy/European Society of Ophthalmology 

Symposium: Current concepts for the management of 

Graves’ orbitopathy 

Moderators: Laszlo Hegedus, Denmark 

Susanne Pitz, Germany 

The importance of thyroid dysfunction for development and 

progression of Graves’ orbitopathy 

Laszlo Hegedus, Denmark 

Diagnosing Graves’ orbitopathy 

Kostas Boboridis, Greece 

Non-surgical treatment of Graves' orbitopathy: state of the art 

Susanne Pitz, Germany 

Non-surgical treatment of Graves' orbitopathy: options for 

the future 

Mario Salvi, Italy 

Surgical treatment of Graves' orbitopathy: customised orbital 

decompression 

Lelio Baldeschi, Italy 

Surgical treatment of Graves' orbitopathy: eyelid correction 





08.15 –09.45 


Symposium: Ophthalmology in challenging settings 

Moderators: Stephen Craig, United Kingdom 


Orbis: translating good ophthalmic nursing practice 

Ann-Marie Ablett, United Kingdom 

St. John’s Eye Hospital: logistics of care delivery in a complex 

political situation 

Ahmad Ma’ali, Israel 

Delivery of care in remote locations 


Delivery of care in a military conflict situation 

Stuart Hosie, United Kingdom 

08.15 –09.45 

Oncology and Pathology: European Ophthalmic Pathology 


Symposium: Clinico-pathological correlations: cases 

from EOPS 2013 

Moderators: Steffen Heegaard, Denmark 


Cases and speakers to be presented in spring 2013. 

10.15 –11.45 


Symposium: New ideas for unsolved complications in 



Zsolt Biró, Hungary 

Difficulties and challenges of paediatric cataract surgery 

Charlotta Zetterström, Sweden 

Cataract surgery in shallow anterior chamber cases 

Zsolt Biró, Hungary 

Correction of remaining refractive errors 

Michael Amon, Austria 

Cataract surgery in case of loose zonules 

Boris Malyugin, Russia 

Capsular peeling to improve quality of vision 


Femtosecond cataract surgery as a routine 

Pavel Stodůlka, Czech Republic 

10.15 –11.45 



Course: Most common neuro-ophthalmological 

conditions in children 

Moderators: Klara Landau, Switzerland 

Dalia Berman, Denmark 

Optic nerve imaging: a special challenge in children 

Veit Sturm, Switzerland 



Paediatric optic neuritis 

Dalia Berman, Denmark 

Intracranial hypertension in children 

Klara Landau, Switzerland 

Cranial nerve palsies in children 

Hana Leiba, Israel 

Infantile nystagmus syndrome 

Mike Brodsky, United States 

10.15 –11.45 

MOnDAY DAY BY DAY PrOgrAMME 


Ophthalmology 

Symposium: Back to the future: new treatments and 

revisitations 

Moderators: Fotis Topouzis, Greece 

Luca Rossetti, Italy 

What is needed 

Keith Martin, United Kingdom 

What is not needed 

Stefano Gandolfi, Italy 

What is in the pipeline? 

Alain Bron, France 

10.15 –11.45 

Retina: EuroLam/European Society of Ophthalmology 

Symposium: Management of infrequent cases of 

vitreoretinal diseases 

Moderators: David Pelayes, Argentina 

Borja Corgostegui, Spain 

Interesting cases 


Vitreoretinal surgery under silicone oil 

Rene Cano, Mexico 

Traumatic optic nerve ablation 

Carlos Abdala, Colombia 

An intraocular worm larva 


Case report 

Walter Takahasy, Germany 

When the eye meets the windshield of a Yugo 


Macula case 

Gabriele Lang, Germany 

Complicated cases of proliferative diabetic retinopathy with 

small caliber 

Frederico Graue, Mexico 

Complicated case 

Arun Singh, United States 

Interesting cases 

Danilo Soriano, Brazil 

Cases of creeping posterior vitreous detachment 



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10.15 –11.45 

Oculoplastics: European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and 

Reconstructive Surgery/European Society of Ophthalmology 

Symposium: Lacrimal disease: how to deal with the 

watery patient 

Moderators: Birgita Drnovšek, Slovenia 

Karl-Heinz Emmerich, Germany 

Functional epiphora and tearing eye: causes and treatments 

Ulrich Schaudig, Germany 

Lacrimal micro-endoscopy: diagnostic and therapeutic aspects 

Karl-Heinz Emmerich, Germany 

Transcanalicular laser-assisted dacryocystorhinostomy 

Birgita Drnovšek, Slovenia 

The classical approach: external dacryocystorhinostomy in 

modern lacrimal surgery 

Lelio Baldeschi, Italy 

The internal approach: endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy in 

modern lacrimal surgery 

Jane Olver, United Kingdom 

10.15 –11.45 


Symposium: Safe site/sight surgery 

Moderators: Isabelle Hamilton-Bower, United Kingdom 


Pre-assessment = risk assessment 

Carmel Brooks, United Kingdom 

The World Health Organization (WHO) safe site checklist 

John Cooper, United Kingdom 

The deteriorating patient 


We don’t have pain in ophthalmology? 

John Cooper, United Kingdom 

10.15 –11.45 

Oncology and Pathology: Ophthalmic Oncology Group/ 


Symposium: Pigmented lesions of the conjunctiva: 

which to fear, which to like, which to 

observe and why 

Moderators: Sarah Coupland, United Kingdom 


Clinical features 

Marina Marinkovic, The Netherlands 

Pathology 


Treatment: the Swiss experience 

Leonidas Zografos, Switzerland 

Conjunctival melanoma treatment: the French experience 

Christine Levy-Gabriel, France 

TNM-staging and biomarkers in conjunctival tumours 

Nihal Kenawy, United Kingdom 

10.30 –12.30 







10.30 –12.30 







13.30 –14.15 

Paediatric: European Society of Ophthalmology 

Key Note Lecture: Tony Moore, United Kingdom 

Childhood macular dystrophies: genotypes, phenotypes and 

prospects for therapy 

14.30 –16.00 



Symposium: Femtosecond laser refractive surgery 

Moderators: Jesper Hjortdal, Denmark 


Femtosecond laser technology 

Søren Keiding, Denmark 

Femtosecond laser in situ keratomileusis flap: safety, precision 

and reproducibility 

Juhani Pietilä, Finland 

Femtosecond laser astigmatic keratotomy 

Louis Hoffart, France 

Femtolaser lens refractive surgery 


Intrastromal refractive lenticule extraction for myopia 


Intrastromal presbyopie correction 

Gerd Auffarth, Germany 

14.30 –16.00 



Course: Adult neuro-ophthalmological conditions 

you will see in clinic 

Moderators: Jonathan Trobe, United States 

Francois Borruat, Switzerland 

Acute unilateral visual loss 

Karl Golnik, United States 

Acute bilateral visual loss 

Valerie Purvin, United States 




Diplopia: approach to the patient 

Michael Burdon, United Kingdom 

Diplopia: common causes 

Aki Kawasaki, Switzerland 

Ocular oscillations 

Jonathan Trobe, United States 

14.30 –16.00 

Glaucoma: Lindberg Society/European Society of 

Ophthalmology 

Symposium: The Lindberg Society symposium on 

exfoliation syndrome and glaucoma: new 

reports and practical guidelines 

Moderators: Fridbert Jonasson, Iceland 


Ursula Schlötzer-Schrehardt, Germany 

Lessons learned from the Thessaloniki Eye Study 

Fotis Topouzis, Greece 

Systemic findings in exfoliation syndrome: a meta-analysis 

Elizabeth Scharfenberg, Germany 

How exfoliation glaucoma contrasts with primary open-angle 

glaucoma 

Fridbert Jonasson, Iceland 



Gene-environment interactions in exfoliation syndrome/ 

glaucoma 

Ursula Schlötzer-Schrehardt, Germany 

Management of subluxated/dislocated lenses in exfoliation 

syndrome 


Treatment of exfoliation syndrome/glaucoma: when to start, 

which medicine, which laser? 

Robert Ritch, United States 

14.30 –16.00 

Retina: European Society of Ophthalmology 

Course: Minimal extraocular surgery for retinal 

detachment and prophylaxis of the fellow 

eye 

Moderators: Ingrid Kreissig, Germany 


Breaks and lattice degenerations in fellow eye: what to do or 

not to do? 


The four rules to find the primary break 

Ingrid Kreissig, Germany 

Preoperative ambulatory double patching: indications, results 

Stefan Mennel, Austria 

With sutured sponge buckle(s): indications, technique 

(video), optimal tamponade of break(s), long-term 

anatomical and functional results 

Frank LaFranco, United States 



MOnDAY DAY BY DAY PrOgrAMME 

Differential diagnosis of postoperative residual fluid 


Reoperation: the four rules to find the undetected break 

Ingrid Kreissig, Germany 

How to minimise risk of proliferative vitreoretinopathy 

Christiane Falkner-Radler, Austria 

PRV-C1/C2 detachments: indications, long-term anatomical 

and visual results 

Stefan Mennel, Austria 

Case presentations 

Frank LaFranco, United States 

14.30 –16.30 







14.30 –16.30 







14.30 –16.00 

Oculoplastics and Ophthalmology: European Society of 

Ophthalmology 

Sympiosium: Explosive session 

Moderators: Jan Ulrik Prause, Denmark 


Is it possible to reduce the risk of ocular traumas caused by 

fireworks? Explosives and experiences during 38 years 

John Thygesen, Denmark 

The seven traumas of firework related eye injuries 


What do we know about the magnitute of the problem in the 

European Union 


The Dutch experience 


Experiences from Latvia 

Liga Radecka, Latvia 

What can we do in prevention in the Eurepean Union 


Concluding remarks 

All faculty 


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14.30 –16.00 


Course: Investigation-based decision making 



Electrophysiology for beginners 


Common contributors to unexpected cataract outcomes 

Larry Benjamin, United Kingdom 

Intravitreal or not? What’s the decision based on? 

Richard Hancock, United Kingdom 

14.30 –16.00 


Course: Current concepts in corneal surgery 

Moderator: Frank Price, United States 

Anterior lamellar surgery and intracorneal rings 

José Güell, Spain 

Posterior lamellar surgery 

Frank Price, United States 

Keratoprothesis 


16.30 –18.00 

Cataract and Refractive: Young Ophthalmologists/European 


Course: Making the transition to independent 

cataract surgery: a video-based session for 

young ophthalmologists 

Moderators: Saurabh Jain, United Kingdom 

George Saleh, United Kingdom 


How to continue improving your technique when operating 

independently 


Making the transition from trainee to trainer: minimising the 

stress! 


Interesting video cases: how to get yourself out of sticky 

situations with questions and answers 

George Saleh, United Kingdom 

Advanced cataract surgery: special lenses and special 

techniques 


16.30 –18.00 


Course: Corneal tomography: understanding 

principals and clinical applications 

Moderator: Michael Belin, United States 

Corneal tomography: understanding principals and clinical 

applications 


16.30 –18.00 

Retina: European Vitreoretinal Society/European Society of 

Ophthalmology 

Symposium: Paediatric retina: surgical management of 

selected problems 

Moderators: Silvia Bopp, Germany 

Jerzy Nawrocki, Poland 

Paediatric rhegmatogenous retinal detachment and 

proliferative vitreoretiopathy 

Silvia Bopp, Germany 

Paediatric retinal trauma 


Uveitis in children: medical and/or surgical treatment? 

Rola N. Hamam, Lebanon 

Paediatric vascular diseases: surgery for advanced Coats’ and 

Eales’ disease, familiar exudative vitreal retinopathy 

Klaus Lucke, Germany 

Retinopathy of prematurity treatment: role of laser, cryo, antivascular 

endothelial growth factor, surgery 

Ihab Saad Othman, Egypt 

Rare cases 

All faculty 

16.30 –18.00 

Oculoplastics: European Society of Ophthalmology 

Course: Orbital clinic: interactive case 

presentations 

Moderators: Geoffrey Rose, United Kingdom 


Cases to be presented in spring 2013. 


Wolfgang Lieb, Germany 


Geoffrey Rose, United Kingdom 

Ulrich Schaudig, Germany 

Diego Strianese, Italy 

16.30 –18.00 


Symposium: Scandinavian issues in ophthalmic care 







16.30 –18.00 

Uveitis: International Ocular Inflammation Society/European 


Course: Rare inflammatory ocular disorders 

Moderators: Talin Barisani-Asenbauer, Austria 

Carlos Pavésio, United Kingdom 

Phuc LeHoang, France 

Management of ocular cictricial pemphigoid 


Acanthamoeba keratitis 

Julia Walochnik, Austria 

Vernal keratoconjunctivitis 

Andrea Leonardi, Italy 

New insights on toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis 


Tuberculosis associated uveitis: diagnosis and management 

Bahram Bodaghi, France 

Inflammatory pseudotumour orbitae 

Valerie Touitou, France 

17.00 –18.30 







17.00 –18.30 








MOnDAY— TUESDAY DAY BY DAY PrOgrAMME 

Tuesday, 11 June 2013 

08.15 –09.45 


Video session: Video challenges on anterior segment repair 



My experience of different intraocular lens in secondary eye repair 

Matteo Piovella, Italy 

Management zonula damage 

Gerd Auffarth, Germany 

All kinds of iris repair 


Creating the synthetic zonular support in severe zonular 

pathology 

Boris Malyugin, Russia 

Managing the subluxated intraocular lens 

Oliver Findl, Austria 

Challenges 


08.15 –09.45 


Course: Diagnosis and treatment of dry eye 

Moderator: Friedrich Kruse, Germany 

Classification and pathophysiology of dry eye 

Christina Jacobi, Germany 

Diagnosis of dry eye 


Treatment of dry eye 


08.15 –09.45 


Symposium: Retina showcase: cell derived therapies and 

stem cells for retinal degeneration: are we 

too slow? 

Moderators: Susanne Binder, Austria 

Marco Zarbin, United States 

Human retinal pigment epithelial transplants: what we have 

learned and what we need 


Update on stem cell therapies for retinal degenerative diseases: 

biological considerations 

Marco Zarbin, United States 

Differentiated embryonal stem cells for advanced dry agerelated 

macular degeneration: possibilities and obstacles 

Anders Kvanta, Sweden 

Call-based therapy for the treatment of retinal degeneration 

Gabriele Thumann, Germany 

Tissue engineering and basal lamina replacement for retinal 

transplants 

Boris Stanzel, Germany 



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SOE 2013 TUESDAY DAY BY DAY PrOgrAMME 


08.15 –09.45 



Symposium: Top five neuro-ophthalmological 

emergencies you can not afford to miss 

Moderators: Karl Golnik, United States 

Fion Bremner, United Kingdom 

Acute Horner’s syndrome 


Homonymous hemianopia 


Ophthalmoplegia in giant cell arteritis 


Papilloedema due to venous sinus thrombosis 

Valerie Purvin, United States 

Drug-induced optic neuropathy 

Shlomo Dotan, Israel 

08.15 –09.45 


Ophthalmology 

Course: Optic nerve head and retinal nerve fiber 

layer evaluation 

Moderator: Michele Iester, Italy 


08.15 –09.45 

Uveitis: European Association for Vision and Eye Research/ 


Course: Classification, quantification and evolution 

of ocular inflammatory diseases: advances 

and new concepts 

Moderators: Carl P. Herbort, Switzerland 

Piergiorgio Neri, Italy 


Introduction 


The contribution of optical coherence tomography to the 

appraisal of uveitis 


Classification of choroiditis based on anatomical principles 


New investigative and follow-up modalities have made of 

uveitis a precise clinical science 


From infections to masquerade: what can we expect from 

molecular tools? 

Bahram Bodaghi, France 

New bugs and drugs in uveitis 


Discussion and conclusion 

Piergiorgio Neri, Italy and Uwe Pleyer, Germany 

08.15 –09.45 

Education: Young Ophthalmologists/European Society of 

Ophthalmology 

Symposium: Young ophthalmologists in international 

ophthalmology 

Moderators: Anthony Khawaja, United Kingdom 

Paul Chan, United States 

Introduction 


European Board of Ophthalmology: exams, logbooks and 

residency exchange 


European Union of Medical Specialists: what happens after we 

become licensed: the difficulties! 

Ivan Haefliger, Switzerland 

From Europe to the United Kingdom: how to arrange training 

abroad 

Radka Martinkova, Czech Republic 

How to arrange a fellowship in the United States: a European 

perspective 

Allon Barsam, United Kingdom 

Fellowship in the United States: tips and what to expect. A 

United States perspective 

Sanjay Kedhar, United States 

Volunteering opportunities for young ophthalmologies 

Grace Sun, United States 

Learning, practising and sharing in the digital age 

Brad Feldman, United States 

Wrap-up 


08.15 –09.45 

Retina: European Academy of Ophthalmology/European Society 


Symposium: Role of retinal imaging in treatment 

options for macular oedema 

Moderator: José Cunha-Vaz, Portugal 

Optical coherence tomography classification of diabetic 


Sebastian Wolf, Switzerland 

Retinal imaging as a predictor for diabetic retinopathy 

progression to macular oedema 

José Cunha-Vaz, Portugal 

Role of retinal imaging in laser treatment of diabetic macular 

oedema 

Edoardo Midena, Italy 

Role of retinal imaging in medical treatment of diabetic 



Role of retinal imaging to decide on surgical treatment 

Anselm Kampik, Germany 




10.15 –11.45 



Symposium: Quality assessment using a national patient 

registry (NPR) 

Moderators: Morten La Cour, Denmark 

Ype Henry, The Netherlands 

National patient registry and quality measurements in health 

care 

Johan Kjaergærd, Denmark 

National patient registry and cataract surgery 

Søren Solborg, Denmark 

National patient registry and vitreoretinal surgery 

Morten La Cour, Denmark 

Bilaterality of rhegmatogenous retinal detachments. Use of 

national patient registry data 

Javad Nouri Hajari, Denmark 

Eye trauma, assessed by national patient registry 

Jens Folke Kiilgaard, Denmark 

10.15 –11.45 

Cornea, External Eye: European Contact Lens Society/European 


Symposium: Update on contact lenses 

Moderators: Ebru Toker, Turkey 

Yoram Biger, Israel 

Childhood myopia control by orthokeratology contact lenses: 

a prospective study of eight years 

Yoram Biger, Israel 

Therapeutic contact lenses: safest option for anterior ocular 

surface 

Christina Grupcheva, Bulgaria 

Use of therapeutic contact lenses in ocular surface disease 

Andrena Mc Elvaney, United Kingdom 

Hybrid contact lenses for keratoconus and irregular cornea 

Ebru Toker, Turkey 

Use of soft contact lenses with latest geometry for presbyopia 

correction. How does it work? Who are wearing? 

Mihaly Vegh, Hungary 

10.15 –11.45 



Symposium: When neuro meets retina and glaucoma 

Moderators: Aki Kawasaki, Switzerland 


Common occult maculopathies 

Nicholas Volpe, United States 

Neuroretinitis 

Aki Kawasaki, Switzerland 

Low tension glaucoma 




Diabetic papillopathy 


Ocular ischemic syndrome 

Fancois Borruat, Switzerland 

10.15 –11.45 

TUESDAY DAY BY DAY PrOgrAMME 


Ophthalmology 

Course: Neuroprotection downloaded: where do we 

stand today? 

Moderators: Ingeborg Stalmans, Belgium 

Francesca Cordeiro, United Kingdom 

Leber's hereditaryoptic neuropathy: a therapeutic breakthrough? 

Piero Barboni, Italy 

Alzheimer and glaucoma: a common pathway 

Carlo Nucci, Italy 

Diagnositc advances: refining gangion celll monitoring 

Francesca Cordeiro, United Kingdom 

Update on the normal tension glaucoma trail: what have we 

learnt 

Gordana Sunaric-Megevand, Switzerland 

10.15 –11.45 

Uveitis: Society for Ophthalmo-Immunoinfectology in Europe/ 


Course: Puzzle cases in uveitis and how to resolve 

them 

Moderators: Sumru Onal, Turkey 


Introduction 


A positive interferon-gamma-release assay test can sometimes 

hide a surprise 

Nadia Bouchenaki, Switzerland 

Differentiation between chorioretinopathy and chorioretinitis 

Marina Papadia, Italy 

Tuberculosis or masquerade? 


Puzzling cases of unilateral anterior uveitis 

Nikos Markomichelakis, Greece 

How optical coherence tomography helps us to resolve puzzles 

in uveitis 

Sumru Onal, Turkey 

The puzzling road to the gold standard in the management of 

inflammatory choroidal neovascularization 


Puzzling cases of occult choroidal inflammation 



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SOE 2013 TUESDAY DAY BY DAY PrOgrAMME 


10.15 –11.45 

Education: International Council of Ophthalmology/European 


Symposium: European network for education: myth or 

reality 

Moderator: Jean Jacques De Laey, Belgium 

New resources for teaching the teachers 


Improving the curriculum of residents training 

Gabriela Palis, Argentina 

E-learning 

Edoardo Mayorga, Argentina 

Testing the curriculum by examination 

David Taylor, United Kingdom 

Role of International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) 

fellowships 

Peter Gabel, Germany 

European network for education: myth or reality 


10.15 –11.45 

Retina: European Society of Retina Specialists/European Society 


Symposium: Controversies in the treatment of diabetic 

retinopathy 

Moderators: Francesco Bandello, Italy 


Focal/grid laser: pros and cons 

Victor Chong, United Kingdom 

Ranibizumab: pros and cons 

Paolo Lanzetta, Italy 

Bevacizumab: pros and cons 

Maurizio Battaglia Parodi, Italy 

Dexamethasone implant: pros and cons 


Fluocinolone implant: pros and cons 

Francesco Boscia, Italy 

Combined therapy: pros and cons 

Albert Augustin, Germany 

Clinical cases 

One case to be presented by each panellist. 

13.30 –14.15 


Key Note Lecture: Gregory Hageman, United States 

A new era for age-related macular degeneration 

The timings in the Preliminary Programme correct at the time of printing, but may be subject to change. 


Invited Speakers 

A 

Abbott, Richard, United States 

Abdala, Carlos, Colombia 

Ablett, Ann-Marie, United Kingdom 

Aclimandos, Wagih, United Kingdom 

Albrecht, Susanne, Sweden 

Alió, Jorge L, Spain 

Allegaert, Karel, Belgium 

Allen, David, United Kingdom 

Amon, Michael, Austria 

Amzallag, Thierry, France 

Armitage, John, United Kingdom 

Arshinoff, Steve, Canada 

Auffarth, Gerd, Germany 

Augustin, Albert, Germany 

Aylward, Bill, United Kingdom 

Azar, Dimitri, United States 

Azuara-Blanco, Augusto, 


B 

Bachmann, Björn, Germany 

Bainbridge, Jim, United Kingdom 

Baldeschi, Lelio, Italy 

Bandello, Francesco, Italy 

Barboni, Piero, Italy 

Barisani-Asenbauer, Talin, Austria 

Barry, Peter, Ireland 

Barsam, Allon, United Kingdom 

Battaglia Parodi, Maurizio, Italy 

Beaconsfield, Michele, United Kingdom 

Bechrakis, Nikolaos, Austria 

Behndig, Anders, Sweden 

Beiko, George, Canada 

Belin, Michael, United States 

Bengtsson, Boel, Sweden 

Benjamin, Larry, United Kingdom 

Berman, Dalia, Denmark 

Berta, András, Hungary 

Biel, Martin, Germany 

Biger, Yoram, Israel 

Binder, Susanne, Austria 

Biró, Zsolt, Hungary 

Bishop, Paul, United Kingdom 

Biswas, Sus, United Kingdom 

Blanch, Richard J., United Kingdom 

Blanckaert, Johan, Belgium 

Boberg-Ans, Gøril, Denmark 

Boboridis, Kostas, Greece 

Bodaghi, Bahram, France 

Bolz, Hanno, Germany 

Bopp, Silvia, Germany 

Bornfeld, Norbert, Germany 

Borruat, Fancois, Switzerland 

Boschi, Antonella, Belgium 

Boscia, Francesco, Italy 

Bouchenaki, Nadia, Switzerland 

Brecelj, Jelka, Slovenia 

Bremner, Fion, United Kingdom 

Brennan, Michael, United States 

Briscoe, Daniel, Israel 

Bron, Alain, France 

Brooks, Carmel, United Kingdom 

Burdon, Michael, United Kingdom 

C 

Cano, Rene, Mexico 

Chan, Paul, United States 

Charteris, David, United Kingdom 

Chong, Victor, United Kingdom 

Clare, Gerry, United Kingdom 

Cochener, Béatrice, France 

Colby, Kathryn, United States 

Coleman, Kate, Ireland 

Collin, Richard, United Kingdom 

Cooper, John, United Kingdom 

Cordeiro, Francesca, United Kingdom 

Corgostegui, Borja, Spain 

Coupland, Sarah, United Kingdom 

Craig, Stephen, United Kingdom 

Creuzot-Garcher, Catherine, France 

Cunha-Vaz, José, Portugal 

D 

Dalma, Jose, Mexico 

Damato, Bertil, United Kingdom 

D’Amico, Donald, United States 

Dana, Reza, United States 

Dart, John, United Kingdom 

de Faber, Jan-Tjeerd, The Netherlands 

De Laey, Jean Jacques, Belgium 

De Natale, Renato, Italy 

de Smet, Marc, Switzerland 

Debono, Mark, Malta 

Dekaris, Iva, Croatia 

Denis, Philippe, France 

Desjardins, Laurence, France 

Dodson, Paul, United Kingdom 

Dotan, Shlomo, Israel 

Drnovšek, Birgita, Slovenia 

Dua, Harminder, United Kingdom 

E 

Edmonds, Jane, United States 

Emmerich, Karl-Heinz, Germany 

Epstein, Dan, Switzerland 

F 

Fagerholm, Per, Sweden 

Falkner-Radler, Christiane, Austria 

Faschinger, Christoph, Austria 

Feeney, Aine, United Kingdom 

Feldman, Brad, United States 

Fenech, Thomas, Malta 

Filippopoulos, Theodoros, Greece 

Findl, Oliver, Austria 


Fleischhauer, Johannes, Switzerland 

Forlini, Cesare, Italy 

Frischmuth, Jörg, Germany 

Frucht-Pery, Joseph, Israel 

Frueh, Beatrice, Switzerland 

g 

Gabel, Peter, Germany 

Gandolfi, Stefano, Italy 

Gerten, Georg, Germany 

Gini, Giampaolo, Italy 

Golnik, Karl, United States 

Gomes, Andre, Brazil 

Gómez de Liaño, Rosario, Spain 

Gooch, John M., United States 

Gottlob, Irene, United Kingdom 

Gragoudas, Evangelos, United States 

Graue, Frederico, Mexico 

Graziani, Carlo, Italy 

Grehn, Franz, Germany 

Griffith, May, Sweden 

Grupcheva, Christina, Bulgaria 

Gupta, Vishali, India 

Güell, José, Spain 

H 

Haefliger, Ivan O., Switzerland 

Hafezi, Farhad, Switzerland 

Hageman, Gregory, United States 

Hajari, Javad Nouri, Denmark 

Hamam, Rola N., Lebanon 

Hamel, Christian, France 

Hamilton, Ruth, United Kingdom 

Hamilton-Bower, Isabelle, 


Hancock, Richard, United Kingdom 

Haughom, Bente, Norway 

Hawlina, Marko, Slovenia 

Heegaard, Steffen, Denmark 

Hegedus, Laszlo, Denmark 

Heijl, Anders, Sweden 

Herbort, Carl P., Switzerland 

Hintschich, Christoph, Germany 

Hitchings, Roger, United Kingdom 

Hjortdal, Jesper, Denmark 

Hoang-Xuan, Thanh, France 

Hoffart, Louis, France 

Holder, Graham, United Kingdom 

Holmes, Jonathan, United States 

Holmström, Gerd, Sweden 

Hommer, Anton, Austria 

Hosie, Stuart, United Kingdom 

I 

Iester, Michele, Italy 

Iliev, Milko, Switzerland 

Irkeç, Murat, Turkey 


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Invited Speakers 

J 

Jaafar, Mohamad S., United States 

Jacobi, Christina, Germany 

Jager, Martine, The Netherlands 

Jain, Saurabh, United Kingdom 

Jansonius, Nomdo, The Netherlands 

Jasinskas, Vytautas, Lithuania 

Jeppesen, Peter, Denmark 

Johansson, Björn, Sweden 

Jonasson, Fridbert, Iceland 

K 

Kampik, Anselm, Germany 

Kawasaki, Aki, Switzerland 

Kedhar, Sanjay, United States 

Keiding, Søren, Denmark 

Kenawy, Nihal, United Kingdom 

Kestelyn, Philippe, Belgium 

Keunen, Jan, The Netherlands 

Khairallah, Moncef, Tunisia 

Khalilia, Nasrallah, Israel 

Khawaja, Anthony, United Kingdom 

Kiilgaard, Jens Folke, Denmark 

Kinoshita, Shigeru, Japan 

Kivelä, Tero, Finland 

Kjaergærd, Johan, Denmark 

Kocur, Ivo, Switzerland 

Kohnen, Thomas, Germany 

Konstas, Anastasios, Greece 

Korpiaho, Anja, Finland 

Kreissig, Ingrid, Germany 

Kruse, Friedrich, Germany 

Kuhn, Ferenc, United States 

Kvanta, Anders, Sweden 

L 

La Cour, Morten, Denmark 

LaFranco, Frank, United States 

Lake, Sarah, United Kingdom 

Landau, Klara, Switzerland 

Lang, Gabriele, Germany 

Lanzetta, Paolo, Italy 

Larkin, Frank, United Kingdom 

Le Mer, Yannick, France 

Le Tourneau, Christophe C., France 

Lee, Barry, United States 

LeHoang, Phuc, France 

Leiba, Hana, Israel 

Leonardi, Andrea, Italy 

Leroy, Bart, Belgium 

Levy-Gabriel, Christine, France 

Lieb, Wolfgang, Germany 

Liehnova, Ivana, Czech Republic 

Liu, Chris, United Kingdom 

Loewenstein, Anat, Israel 

Lorenz, Birgit, Germany 

Lucke, Klaus, Germany 

Lyhne, Niels, Denmark 

M 

Ma’ali, Ahmad, Israel 

Macsai, Marian, United States 

Malecaze, François, France 

Malyugin, Boris, Russia 

Marchini, Giorgio, Italy 

Marinho, Antonio, Portugal 

Marinkovic, Marina, The Netherlands 

Markomichelakis, Nikos, Greece 

Marsden, Janet, United Kingdom 

Martin, Keith, United Kingdom 

Martin, Lene, Sweden 

Martini, Enrico, Italy 

Martinkova, Radka, Czech Republic 

Massin, Pascale, France 

Mateo, Carlos, Spain 

Mathysen, Danny, Belgium 

Mayorga, Edoardo, Argentina 

Mc Elvaney, Andrena, United Kingdom 

McGhee, Charles, New Zealand 

Medel, Ramon, Spain 

Mennel, Stefan, Austria 

Merayo, Jesus, Spain 

Midena, Edoardo, Italy 

Mojon, Daniel, Switzerland 

Moore, Tony, United Kingdom 

Morax, Serge, France 

Mortada, Hassan, Egypt 

Munier, Francis, Switzerland 

Murray, Phil, United Kingdom 

Murta, Joaquim, Portugal 

Møller, Hans Ulrik, Denmark 

n 

Nawrocki, Jerzy, Poland 

Nehemy, Marcio, Brazil 

Németh, János, Hungary 

Neri, Piergiorgio, Italy 

Nikolakopoulos, Athanasis, Greece 

Nischal, Ken, United States 

Nucci, Carlo, Italy 

Nuijts, Rudy, The Netherlands 

O 

Olsen, Thomas K., Denmark 

Olver, Jane, United Kingdom 

Onal, Sumru, Turkey 

Opstrup, Annette, Denmark 

Othman, Ihab Saad, Egypt 

P 

Palis, Gabriela, Argentina 

Papadia, Marina, Italy 

Paridaens, Dion, The Netherlands 

Paris, Vincent, Belgium 

Pavésio, Carlos, United Kingdom 

Pelayes, David, Argentina 

Peto, Tunde, United Kingdom 

Pfeiffer, Norbert, Germany 

Pietilä, Juhani, Finland 

Piovella, Matteo, Italy 

Pitz, Susanne, Germany 

Plager, David, United States 

Pleyer, Uwe, Germany 

Ponzin, Diego, Italy 

Prause, Jan Ulrik, Denmark 

Price, Frank, United States 

Price, Marianne, United States 

Purvin, Valerie, United States 

r 

Radecka, Liga, Latvia 

Resnikoff, Serge, Switzerland 

Reus, Nic, The Netherlands 

Richard, Gisbert, Germany 

Rigal-Sastourne, Jean-Claude, France 

Ringens, Peter, The Netherlands 

Ritch, Robert, United States 

Rolando, Maurizio, Italy 

Rose, Geoffrey, United Kingdom 

Rosen, Paul, United Kingdom 

Rossetti, Luca, Italy 

Rozsíval, Pavel, Czech Republic 

S 

Saleh, George, United Kingdom 

Salvi, Mario, Italy 

Saunte, Jon Peiter, Denmark 

Schallhorn, Steven, United States 

Schalij-Delfos, Nicoline, 

The Netherlands 

Scharfenberg, Elizabeth, Germany 

Schaudig, Ulrich, Germany 

Schiavi, Costantino, Italy 

Schlingemann, Reinier, 

The Netherlands 

Schlötzer-Schrehardt, Ursula, Germany 

Schrader, Wolfgang, Germany 

Schworm, Hermann, Germany 

Sebag, Jerry, United States 

Seiler, Theo, Switzerland 

Seitz, Berthold, Germany 

Seregard, Stefan, Sweden 

Serra Castanera, Alicia, Spain 

Shaw, Mary, United Kingdom 

Sigurdsson, Haraldur, Iceland 

Silvestri, Giulia, United Kingdom 

Singh, Arun, United States 

Sjølie, Anne Katrin, Denmark 

Solborg, Søren, Denmark 

Soriano, Danilo, Brazil 

Soubrane, Gisele, France 

Spivey, Bruce, United States 

Stalmans, Ingeborg, Belgium 

Stanzel, Boris, Germany 

Stefánsson, Einar, Iceland 

Stieger, Kurt, Germany 


Stodůlka, Pavel, Czech Republic 

Storr-Paulsen, Allan, Denmark 

Strianese, Diego, Italy 

Strong, Brendan, Ireland 

Sturm, Veit, Switzerland 

Sun, Grace, United States 

Sunaric-Megevand, Gordana, 

Switzerland 

T 

Tadayoni, Ramin, France 

Takahasy, Walter, Germany 

Tassignon, Marie-José, Belgium 

Taylor, David, United Kingdom 

Tervo, Timo, Finland 

Thompson, Dorothy, United Kingdom 

Thumann, Gabriele, Germany 

Thurau, Stephan, Germany 

Thygesen, John, Denmark 

Tjia, Khiun, The Netherlands 

Toker, Ebru, Turkey 

Topouzis, Fotis, Greece 

Touitou, Valerie, France 

Traverso, Carlo E, Italy 

Trobe, Jonathan, United States 

Tuulonen, Anja, Finland 

V 

van Meurs, Jan, The Netherlands 

van Rij, Gabriel, The Netherlands 

Vegh, Mihaly, Hungary 

Vemuganti, Geeta, India 

Verma, Seema, United Kingdom 

Viswanathan, Ananth, United Kingdom 

Volpe, Nicholas, United States 

von Holstein, Sarah, Denmark 

Vujosevic, Stela, Italy 

W 

Wallace, David, United States 

Walochnik, Julia, Austria 

Wildberger, Hannes, Switzerland 

Wilhelm, Helmut, Germany 

Willermain, Francois, Belgium 

Wolf, Sebastian, Switzerland 

Wolfensberger, Thomas, Switzerland 

Wong, David, United Kingdom 

Z 

Zarbin, Marco, United States 

Zetterström, Charlotta, Sweden 

Zeyen, Thierry, Belgium 

Ziakas, Nikolas, Greece 

Zierhut, Manfred, Germany 

Zografos, Leonidas, Switzerland 

Ö 

Özkan, Seyhan, Turkey 


Please read the instructions below carefully before you enter 

the online submission form available at www.soe2013.org 

Call for Abstracts 

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notification on acceptance/rejection: 

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review process 

By submitting an abstract the authors thereby guarantee that 

the abstract submitted describes unpublished results; and 

human and experimental studies have been undertaken with 

the appropriate ethics approval and official permission from 

the proper authorities. The criteria for accepting abstracts will 

be based on the degree of originality. In order to make the 

reviewers work as efficient and the selection as objective as 

possible, the following instructions should be observed. 

Abstract submission instructions 

• Deadline is 10 January, 2013. 

• Abstracts shall be submitted electronically through the 

SOE 2013 website. 

• The abstract must be written in English. 

• The title or text is not to indicate the country of origin, 

unless it is pertinent to the topic. 

• Maximum 300 words / 2 000 characters (including spaces 

and excluding the title and contact information of 

authors). 

• The structure of the abstract should be as follows: 

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Conference for Ophthalmic Educators 

June 7, 2013 in Copenhagen, Denmark 

The one-day Conference for Ophthalmic Educators 

offers a variety of short lectures and interactive, 

practical workshops on educational techniques. It is 

designed to benefit anyone involved in ophthalmic 

education. 

Co-sponsored by the European Society of 

Ophthalmology (SOE), the International Council 

of Ophthalmology (ICO), and the Danish 

Ophthalmological Society, the Conference for 

Ophthalmic Educators is scheduled to take place 

before the SOE 2013 Congress, which begins on 

June 8, 2013. 

Conference registration opens December 2012. 

Registration is 60 USD. A reduced rate is available for 

those who are unable to pay the full fee. Registration 

includes lunch and light refreshments. 

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for up to a continuous 18 hours. It brightens the night and 

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ranges from from 19° C to 25° C, (68° – 80° F). 

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We are happy to inform you that the SOE offers Continuing 

Medical Education, (CME) credits for the Congress in 

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when accepting foreign credit cards as payment. 

Customs and VAT 

Danish prices include 25 percent Value Added Tax, (VAT). It 

may be partly or fully refundable to non-EU residents and 

participants who are travelling to a non-EU destination. Tax 

free shopping is possible in many major shops and department 

stores in Copenhagen 

Disclaimer 

The SOE 2013 Congress and Congrex Sweden AB cannot 

accept liability for injuries or losses of whatever nature 

incurred by participants and/or accompanying persons, nor 

for loss of or damage to their luggage and/or personal 

belongings. Please check the validity of your own travel 

insurance. 


Photo: Klaus Bentzen/VisitDenmark 

All reasonable endeavours will be made to hold the SOE 2013 

Congress and to present its programme as scheduled under 

circumstances which assure the comfort and safety of all 

participants and accompanying persons. However, neither the 

SOE nor its committees, representatives or agents, shall be 

held liable by any person as a result of the cancellation of the 

SOE 2013 Congress or of any of the arrangements, programmes 

or plans connected therewith, or for any injury, 

damage or inconvenience which may be suffered by any 

person while travelling to or from, or during such person’s 

presence in Denmark in connection with this Congress. 

Participants are advised to purchase their own insurance 

against any such occurrences. 

EBO accreditation 

Course instructors will be encouraged to submit an application 

for EBO accreditation. 

Electricity 

Denmark, like most other European countries, has 220-volt 

AC, 50Hz current and uses two-pin continental plugs. If you 

travel to Copenhagen with a device that does not accept 

220 Volts at 50 Hertz, you will need a voltage converter. 

Emergencies 

In case of an emergency while you are in Copenhagen, always 

dial 112. It is a free call which will connect you to the police, 

fire brigade or ambulance. If you need a chemist or dentist, 

there are a few which are open 24 hours. Please consult your 

hotel for assistance. 

Force Majeure 

Cancellation or modification of the Congress due to Force Majeure 

In case of force majeure, the SOE 2013 Congress has the right 

to alter or cancel the Congress without prior notice, however a 

notice of the occurrence shall be given by the SOE 2013 


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general Information 

Congress as soon as reasonably possible. Force majeure shall 

mean any circumstance beyond the reasonable control of the 

SOE 2013 Congress which prevents or impedes the holding of 

the Congress, including, but not limited to, government 

action, war or hostilities, riot or civil commotion, plague or 

other epidemic such as SARS, bird flu, etc., earthquake, flood, 

hurricane, cyclone, fire or other natural physical disaster, 

explosion, accident or breakdown, strike, lack of the usual 

means of transportation or terrorism. The SOE 2013 Congress 

shall not be liable for any direct or indirect, incidental or 

consequential damages, losses, expenditures or any other 

inconveniences or costs caused by such modification or 

cancellation of the Congress. Furthermore, registration fees 

will not be reimbursed by the SOE 2013 Congress. 

Italian participants 

Pandani Viaggi e Turismo has been appointed the official 

agency for Government Authorisation for Italian participants. 

All Italian Pharmaceutical Companies who have to present the 

file to AIFA have to contact: 

Nuova Viaggi Pandani Srl 

Via G. Fara, 13 

201 24 Milano, Italy 

Telephone: +39 02 6693007 

Email: info.congressi@pandani.it or 

Barbara.Mantegazza@pandani.it 

Website: www.pandaniviaggi.it 

Language 

The official language of the Congress is English. No simultaneous 

interpretation will be provided. Throughout Copenhagen, 

in hotels and in restaurants, English is widely spoken. 

Local time 

Local time in Denmark follows Central European Time, 

(CET) which is one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time, 

(GMT) and six hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time, (EST). 

Meals 

Coffee/tea is included in the registration fee and will be served 

daily. All coffee/tea breaks will be served within the exhibition 

hall at the Bella Center. 

Official carrier 

The Star Alliance member airlines are pleased to be appointed 

as the Official Airline Network for the SOE 2013 Congress. 

Registered participants travelling to the Congress can qualify 

for a discount of up to 20% *. 

Confirmation of registration or proof of attendance must be 

present when making travel plans. To obtain the Star Alliance 

Conventions Plus discounts please follow the steps on 

www.soe2013.org to access the Conventions Plus online 

booking tool. 

The participating airlines for this event are: Adria, Aegean, Air 

Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, Ana, Asiana Airlines, 

Austrian, Blue 1, British Midlands, Brussels Airlines, Croatia 

Airlines, Egyptair, Ethiopian, LOT, Lufthansa, Scandinavian 

Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, Swiss, 

TAM, TAP, Thai, Turkish Airlines, United, US Airways. 

* Discounts are offered on most published business and economy 

class fares, excluding website/internet fares, senior and youth 

fares, group fares and Round the World fares. 

Passport, visa and letter of invitation 

Participants are advised to make their own arrangements with 

respect to entering Denmark. Individuals requiring an official 

letter of invitation in order to obtain a visa and authorisation 

to attend the Congress may obtain this via the organisers, 

once the online registration is open. Please apply for the visa 

within reasonable time (minimum three months ahead of the 

planned travel). For more information visit: 

www.GoAbroad.com 

Photography 

In accordance with the policy of the SOE, it is forbidden to 

take photographs during sessions. 

Professional Congress organiser 

Congrex Sweden AB has been appointed official Congress 

organiser for the SOE 2013 Congress. Congrex is a leading 

international management company offering comprehensive 

services for meetings, events, conferences, association 

management, travel and accommodation. 


Photo: Ted Fahn /Wonderful Copenhagen

Congrex provide a tailored offering for their clients’ needs 

when organising meetings, events and conferences, and also 

deliver association management and travel & accommodations 

services. Established in 1982, Congrex serve a variety of 

industries from our many offices, utilising our network of 

partners globally. Their extensive client base includes national 

and international associations, governmental organisations 

and corporations. 

Let’s meet; visit www.congrex.com 

Smoking policy 

In accordance with the policy of the SOE, this is a non-smoking 

Congress. 

Telephone policy 

Mobile telephones must be switched off during sessions. 

The venue – Bella Center 

The SOE 2013 Congress will take place at the Bella Center. 

The Bella Center congress venue is an outstanding, completely 

refurbished complex with spacious halls and contemporary 

Danish design. http://www.bellacenter.dk/en 

Travel information 

The Bella Center is located at Center Boulevard 5, 2300 

Copenhagen S, only a 10 minute metro ride away from the 

very centre of Copenhagen and 10 minutes away from the 

busy international airport. The West Entrance will be used 

during the SOE 2013 Congress. 

From the airport 

Regional trains runs from the Airport to Ørestad Station, 

from where you can transfer to the metro. 

Alternatively the Bella Center is only a 10–15 minute taxi drive 

from Copenhagen airport, Kastrup, from which there are 

many international and domestic flights every day. 

By metro or train 

The metro line M1 runs between Vanløse and Vestamager, 

(West Amager). The Bella Center metro station is located next 

to Bella Center’s East entrance. 

Regional trains stop at Ørestad station, from which you can 

transfer to the metro for your onwards travel to the Bella 

Center metro station. 

By taxi 

A taxi from Bella Center to the city centre costs about 200 

DKK. 

A taxi from Bella Center to Copenhagen Airport costs about 

150–200 DKK. 

Taxis in Copenhagen accept all major credit cards. 


Photo: Bob Krist/VisitDenmark 

Photo: Bob Krist/VisitDenmark 

By car 

Follow the “Airport Motorway”, E20. The exit to Center 

Boulevard is number 19 and is called “Ørestad” with “Bella 

Center” listed below. 

From the city centre by bus 

From Copenhagen Central station take bus line 30, the 

journey between the Central station and the Bella Center takes 

20–25 minutes. Bus line 30 runs between Vesterport station 

(via the central station) and Bella Center. 

Bus line 4A runs from Svanemøllen station to Sundbyvester 

Plads via Valby station and Sjælør station. 


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Exhibition 

An extensive trade exhibition will accompany the SOE 2013 

Congress. The exhibition will be attended by more than 4 000 

international delegates, thus offering a unique opportunity for 

companies to reach this highly influential audience. The 

Congress will be the perfect opportunity for communication 

and networking among this large international audience. The 

exhibition area is ideally located in the heart of the Bella 

Center, and will serve as the ‘hub’ of the Congress, featuring 

exhibitions and displays of essential products and services. 

Although much of the space has already been sold, opportunities 

still remain for commercial exhibitors and sponsors. 

For details and a separate publication please visit 

www.soe2013.org or contact the Exhibition Organisers on 


Preliminary exhibition opening hours 

Saturday, 8 June 09.30–19.30 

Sunday, 9 June 09.30–17.30 

Monday, 10 June 09.30–17.30 

Tuesday, 11 June 09.30–13.00 




P.O. Box 5619 


Sweden 

Telephone: +44 7830 221032 

Fax: +46 8 6619125 

Email: soe2013.industry@congrex.com 

Exhibitors 

Company name Stand number 

Bayer Pharma AG 13 

Canon Europa NV 33 

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG 23 

Clarity Medical Systems 21 

Diagnosys UK Ltd 19 

FCI SAS 28 

Ferrara Ophthalmics 20 

Frimen Co., Ltd 56 

Haag-Streit 07 

Heidelberg Engineering GmbH 04 

Icare Finland Oy 16 

IFA Systems AG 39 

Iridex 14 

Malosa Medical 05 

Neomedix Corporation 31 

Nidek 60 

Ophmed Ltd 15 

Optovue Inc 61 

Santen Oy 12 

Segal Optics 55 

Sensimed AG 52 

Thea 59 B–C 

TRB Chemedica International SA 26 

Valon Lasers Oy 37 

Volk/Keeler 25 

Zabby's 17 

List of Exhibitors as of 25 September, 2012 


Floor Plan 

Bella Center 

0 3 6 9 12m 

= pillar 

Session Room 

Session Room 

Session Room 

Session Room 

Session Room 

Session Room 

ENTRANCE 

5m 

3×3m 3×3m 5×3m 4×3m 4×3m 8×3m 

001 002 004 005 006 007 

010 

10×12m 

012 

6×10m 

014 

6×3m 

6×8m 

014A 

015 016 

2×3m 

2×3m 

017 4×3m 

019 020 

2×3m 

2×3m 

021 4×3m 6×8m 

026 

6×3m 

025 024 

3×3m 3×3m 

028 029 3×6m 6×10m 


011 

023 

031 033 

035 037 039 

6×3m 3×3m 7×3m 

5×3m 6×3m 3×3m 

LOADING ONLY 

COFFEE 

10×12m 

COFFEE COFFEE COFFEE 

ENTRANCE 

013 

6×8m 

COFFEE COFFEE 

COFFEE 

5m 

2×3m 2×3m 2×3m 2×3m 2×3m 2×3m 

040 041 042 043 044 045 

058 

057 054 

2×3m 

2×3m 

2×3m 

2×3m 

056 055 

10×12m 

059A 059F 059G 059L 

3×3m 2×3m 

2×3m 2×3m 

059B 059E 059H 059K 

3×3m 2×3m 

2×3m 2×3m 

059C 059D 059I 059J 

061 061A 060 060A 

062 063 

LOADING ONLY 

053 050 

2×3m 2×3m 

2×2 m 2×3m 

052 051 

COFFEE 

CATERING AREA 

ELECTRONIC 

POSTER AREA 

049 046 

2×3m 2×3m 

2×3m 2×3m 

048 047 

COFFEE COFFEE COFFEE 

3×3m 2×3m 

6×5m 6×5m 6×3m 6×7m 

10×12m 10×12m 

2×3m 2×3m 

COFFEE 

COFFEE 

COFFEE 

Session Room 


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registration 

Please register for the Congress and book your 

accommodation online at: www.soe2013.org 

The registration fees of the SOE 2013 Congress have purposely been kept at 

a reasonable level, despite the steep rise in costs seen in the recent years. 

The courses and the Wet labs have limited space, advance registration is 

therefore recommended. The Wet labs and the two day EUPO Course are available 

at additional costs. 

SOE Congress, 8–11 June, 2013 

registration Fees in Euro, (€) 

Paid before Paid from Paid from 

5 March 2013 6 March 2013 30 April 2013 

Delegates at the congress 

and on site 

Ophthalmologists € 510 € 610 € 710 

Residents and Allied Professionals* € 310 € 360 € 410 

Eastern European Ophthalmologists € 310 € 360 € 410 

Eastern European Residents* € 235 € 285 € 335 

Young Eastern European Residents and 

Ophthalmologists** 

€ 185 

Wet lab course – Basic phaco € 110 € 140 € 190 

Wet lab course – Intermediate phaco € 120 € 150 € 200 

Wet lab course – Suturing techniques € 100 € 130 € 180 

Courses Included in Included in Included in 

registration fee registration fee registration fee 

EUPO Course, 7–8 June, 2013 – Cornea, Conjunctiva and refractive Surgery 

registration Fees in Euro, (€) 

Paid before Paid from Paid from 

5 March 2013 6 March 2013 30 April 2013 

Delegates at the congress 

and on site 

Ophthalmologists € 335 € 385 € 435 

Residents € 235 € 265 € 285 

Eastern European Ophthalmologists € 235 € 265 € 285 

Eastern European Residents* € 135 € 165 € 185 

* A recent job certification must be submitted with registration. Please forward this by email to 

soe2013.registration@congrex.com or by fax +46 8 6619125, attention SOE 2013. 

** Young Eastern European Residents and Ophthalmologists 

Young Eastern European participants who are under the age of 40 and have submitted an abstract pay a reduced 

fee if they register and pay before 5 March 2013. A copy of ID must be submitted with registration. Please forward 

this by email to soe2013.registration@congrex.com or by fax +46 8 6619125, attention SOE 2013. If the abstract is 

not accepted, the registration fee is refundable. The following countries are considered Eastern European: Albania, 

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, The Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, 

Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, F.Y.R. Macedonia, Moldavia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, 

Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine. 

Confirmation of registration 

Confirmation will be sent via email 

upon receipt of payment. Registration 

for activities that are included in the 

registration fee will only be confirmed 

if booked. Please note that registration 

for Wet labs will be confirmed upon 

payment on a first-come first-served 

basis, and numbers are restricted. 

Read and follow carefully the registration 

and payment instructions on the 

following pages before registering online. 

Please follow carefully the payment 

instructions for all fees involved, see 

page 46. 

The registration fee for Delegates 

includes 

• Admission to the Congress and 

the Exhibition 

• Courses (excluding the EUPO 

Course) 

• Congress documentation 

• Daily tea/coffee 

• Opening Ceremony and Welcome 

Reception 

The registration fee for the EUPO 

Course includes 

• Admission to the courses on 

7–8 June 

• EUPO Course Evening 7 June 

• Lunch 7 June 

• Syllabus book 

• Certification 

Danish VAT 25% is included in the 

registration fees. All registration fees are 

in Euro (€). 

group registrations 

Group registrations will be offered to 

groups of 20 persons or more. Before 

the start of the Congress, appointments 

for pre pickup of the Congress material 

can be made for preregistered groups. 

Please contact Congrex for further 

information, 


Changes to and cancellation of 

registrations and social event(s) 

Notification of changes and cancellation 

must be made in writing and sent 

to Congrex 

soe2013.registration@congrex.com. 

Should you be unable to attend, you 

may be substituted by a colleague. 

Changes will be subject to an administrative 

fee of 75 EUR. 

Cancellation of registration will be 

accepted until 3 May 2013, up to which 

date the total amount will be refunded 

less a cancellation fee of 75 EUR. For 

cancellations made after 3 May 2013 

we regret that no refunds can be made. 


Accommodation 

Please make your hotel reservation online: 


A number of rooms in different categories of hotels have been 

pre-booked at preferential rates. All hotels are located nearby 

the congress venue or in the city of Copenhagen. The congress 

venue, Bella Center (BC) is easily accessible by public 

transport. 

Category Single room Double room 

From To From To 

A € 315 € 355 € 345 € 375 

B € 195 € 280 € 225 € 310 

C € 140 € 230 € 150 € 260 

D € 85 € 90 N/A N/A 

Rates are in Euro (€), per room, per night, including breakfast 

and all taxes 

Please visit www.soe2013.org for further information about 

the hotels. 

reservations 

Bookings are made online and can therefore be confirmed 

immediately. All rates are per room per night and are including 

breakfast, service charges and VAT. Any extra charges for 

minibar, telephone, room service, etc. must be settled directly 

with the hotel. All requests will be handled on a first-come 

first-served basis. Booking requests received after 3 May 2013 

will be subject to a late booking fee of 30 EUR. 

Rooms can be guaranteed until 3 May 2013. After this date 

rooms can be booked upon availability. 


Photo: Cees van Roeden/Wonderful Copenhagen 

group bookings 

For requests of more than five rooms, different conditions 

will be applied and a group contract will be set up. 

Please contact Congrex for more information on 

soe2013.hotel@congrex.com or +46 8 4596600. 

Changes to and cancellation of accommodation 

Changes or cancellations must be made in writing to Congrex 

at soe2013.hotel@congrex.com and cannot be made online 

nor directly with the hotel. Changes of reservation will be 

subject to a handling fee of 30 EUR. 

Should you need to cancel your hotel reservation on or before 

3 May 2013, the deposit will be refunded less a 60 EUR 

handling fee. Cancellation after 3 May 2013, or arrival after / 

departure before the dates indicated on your reservation form 

will result in the entire stay of accommodation being charged, 

since hotel no-show charges make refunds impossible in this 

instance. Please note that the changes or alterations to your 

booking cannot be made directly with the hotel(s). 

Hotel desk 

A Hotel desk will be available in the registration area at the 

congress. For further information as well as for group 

reservations please contact soe2013.hotel@congrex.com 

A map of Copenhagen and the Congress hotels is to be found 

on page 48. 


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Payment Information 

registrations and accommodation will be 

confirmed when Congrex has received full 

payment. 

The SOE 2013 Congress is organised by Congrex Sweden AB, 

www.congrex.com. To meet with the Payment Card Industry 

Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) and to further enhance the 

security of your credit card transaction when making your 

online booking you will be directed to a secure payment 

gateway hosted solution via DIBS (payment gateway). All 

account balances will receive a request for payment, via email 

from soe2013.registration@congrex.com which will detail 

your account overview and include the secure link to our 

payment suppliers (DIBS). Please ensure that your email 

address is entered clearly as all correspondence will be by 

email. To update your contact details please email 

soe2013.registration@congrex.com. 

Admission to the Congress is granted only if Congrex has 

received the registration fee. Delegates, who have made late 

payments, should bring a proof of payment to the Congress. 

Failure to present this on request gives Congrex the right to 

charge the amount to your credit card. 

Payment of registration 

Payment should be made in advance by one of the following 

methods: 

• Visa or Eurocard/Mastercard may be used for payment of 

registration and social events. Please indicate card number 

and expiry date as indicated on the online registration 

form. 

• Bank transfer to SEB, SE-106 40 Stockholm, Sweden, BIC/ 

SWIFT-code: ESSESESS, IBAN no SE38 5000 0000 0555 

3823 1895, Account 5553 82 318 95 in Euro (€) to Congrex 

Sweden AB. 

Please indicate SOE 2013, your name and the payment reference 

number 1303 on all money transfers. The SOE 2013 Congress 

Secretariat will not be responsible for identifying funds transferred 

directly into the account when the name of the participant 

or invoice number is not mentioned, nor will the SOE 2013 

Congress Secretariat accept charges of bank fees associated with 

the transfer. As from 3 weeks before the SOE 2013 we only 

accept credit cards as payment. 

Payment of accommodation 

A deposit of 250 EUR per room is required to guarantee your 

reservation, and this can be paid by credit card or bank 

transfer. Bank transfers not received within 14 days of the 

booking date will result in the cancellation of the booking 

without further notice. 

Please mention SOE 2013, your name and the invoice number 

on any bank transfers. On completion of your booking, you 

will automatically receive a confirmation / invoice by email. 

The final balance payment is due 3 May 2013. 

Please do not send any payments directly to the hotel. 

• Visa or Eurocard/Mastercard may be used for all hotel 

charges. Please indicate card number and expiry date, as 

indicated, on the online hotel reservation form. 

• Bank transfer to Congrex Travel AG, Switzerland, UBS AG, 

Postfach, CH – 4002 Basel, Switzerland, BIC/SWIFT-code: 

UBSWCHZH80A, IBAN no: CH 62 0023 3233 5954 0061P, 

account: 233-595400.61P. Reference SOE 2013, name and 

invoice number(s). 


Photo: The National Museum of Denmark/Wonderful Copenhagen

Social Events 

EUPO Course Evening 

Date: Friday, 7 June 

Time: 19.00 

Dress Code: Smart casual 

Open for registered EUPO participants and teachers. 

The EUPO Course Evening will be held at the Aquarium at the 

Tivoli Gardens, in the centre of Copenhagen. The Tivoli 

Gardens is among the world’s ten most popular amusement 

parks. The evening should be a true Danish highlight, held in 

a fairy-tale setting. 

The EUPO Course Evening is included in the EUPO registration 

fee, however pre-booking is mandatory and tickets are 

reserved on a first-come first-served basis. A valid ticket must 

be presented in order to obtain admittance to the evening. 

Transportation will not be provided. 

Photo: Shutterstock 


Opening ceremony 

Date: Saturday, 8 June 

Time: 10.15–11.45 

Open to all registered participants and included in the 

registration fee. 

The Opening ceremony will be held at the Bella Center. 

During the Opening ceremony the Charamis Medal will be 

awarded to Professor Ioannis Pallikaris from Greece, and the 

Henkes Medal will be awarded to Professor Luc Missotten 

from Belgium. 

Welcome reception 

Date: Saturday, 8 June 

Time: 18.00–19.30 

Dress Code: Casual 

Open to all registered participants and included in the 

registration fee. 

You are cordially invited to attend the Welcome reception in 

the exhibition area at the Bella Center. You will find ample 

opportunity to meet old friends and make new acquaintances. 

The timings for the social events are correct at the time of 

printing, but may be subject to change. 


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rederiksberg 

57 

Map of Copenhagen with Hotels 

Forum Station 

Vesterbro 

14 

Nørrebro 

Vesterbrogade 

13 

Tycho Brahe 

Planetarium 

Nørre Søgade 

12 

Re 

10 

Dybbølsbro st. 

Nørreport st. 

Central Station 

Nørre Voldgade 

Bernstorsgade 

4 

9 

Tivoli Gardens 

Church of 

Our Lady 

7 

City Centrum 

H. C. Anderens Boulevard 

6 

Botanical Garden 

& Museum 

Kalvebod Brygge 

Round 

Tower 

3 

Rosenborg 

palace 

Christiansborg 

Christians Brygge 

Harbour bath 

Islands Brygge 

Østerport Station 

1 

Kongens Nytorv 

Store Kongesgade 

Holmens Kanal 

Frederiks 

Church 

Bredgade 

Nyhavn 

Kongens Nytorv st. 

5 

Christianshavn 

Islands Brygge st. 

Bella Center Station 

DR Koncert Hall 

DR Byen st. 

Sundby Station 

Christianshavn st. 

Amagerbro st. 

Lergravsparken Station 


8 

Church of 

Our Saviour 

Designmuseum 

Danmark 

Amalienborg palace 

and garden 

2 

The little 

mermaid 

Copenhagen 

Opera 

Christiania 

Registered Tourist Office 

Pedestrian Street 

S-train 

Re Regional Train 

Metro 

Harbour Bus 

0 400 m 

Kastrup − Copenhagen Airport, Lufthavnsboulevarden 6, 2770 Kastrup) 

1 Bella Center, Congress venue Center Boulevard 

Hotel Adress 

2 71 Nyhavn * * * * Nyhavn 71 

3 Bella Sky * * * * Center Boulevard 

4 CABINN Metro * * Arne Jacobsens Allé 2 

5 Copenhagen Strand Hotel * * * Havegade 37 

6 Crowne Plaza Towers * * * * Oerestads Blvd 114–118 

7 Hotel Danmark * * * Vester Volgade 89 

8 First Hotel Esplanaden * * * Bredgade 78 

9 First Hotel Sankt Petri * * * * * Krystalgade 22 

10 Ibsen’s Hotel * * * Vendersgade 23 

11 Park Inn Copenhagen Airport * * * * Engvej 171 

12 Radisson BLU Royal Hotel * * * * * Hammerichsgade 1 

13 Scandic Copenhagen * * * * Vester Sogade 6 

14 Scandic Sydhavnen * * * * Sydhavns Plads 15 

Amager 

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Welcome to Copenbagen 

and the S OE 2013 Congress

Important dates 


Deadline for Abstract submission 

End February, 2013 

Notification of Abstract acceptance/rejection 

5 March, 2013 

Early Bird registration fee deadline 

29 April, 2013 

Mid registration fee deadline 


Deadline for guaranteed accommodation reservation 


We regret that there will be no refunds for cancelled 

registrations, accommodation or cancelled social 

events after this date 

The SOE 2013 Congress secretariat 



P.O. Box 5619 


Sweden 

Telephone: +46 8 4596600 

Fax: +46 8 6619125 




P.O. Box 5619 


Sweden 

Telephone: +44 7830 221032 

Fax: +46 8 6619125 

Email addresses 

Abstract submission and speakers contact 


Registration 


Hotel 

soe2013.hotel@congrex.com 

Exhibition 


General issues and practical matters 

soe2013@congrex.com 

Congress website 


Photo: Shutterstock

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