Programme
| Thursday 9 June | |||||
| NOK 2022 | View RIWC 2022 Programme | ||||
| Hall | Silfurberg A | Silfurberg B | Norðurljós | Kaldalón | |
| 08:00-08:30 | Registration | ||||
| 08:30-10:00 | Diabetic retinopathy Moderators: Elín Gunnlaugsdóttir and Carin Gustavsson, Sweden | Glaucoma surgery Moderator: María Soffía Gottfreðsdóttir, Iceland | Cataract surgery Moderator: Jesper Hjortdal, Denmark | YO - 2:00 am in the morning - an ocular emergency survival guide Moderators: Marie Louise Rasmussen and Marie Krogh Nielsen, Denmark | |
| Epidemiology Jakob Grauslund, Denmark | When to perform glaucoma surgery - why wait so long? Mika Harju, Finland | Value of virtual - reality simulators in cataract surgery Ann Sofia Skou Thomsen, Denmark | Under pressure - management of acute glaucoma Gauti Jóhannesson, Sweden | ||
| Retina Risk Einar Stefansson, Iceland | How to deal with the darker side of glaucoma surgery - tips and trix to manage post-operative complications. Anders Bergström, Sweden | Anisometropia after cataract surgery: How does it affect patient satisfaction Therese Grønhøj Krarup, Denmark | Cloudy with a chance of tears - know your corneal emergencies Esben Nielsen, Denmark | ||
| Treatment Options for DR in 2022, Anti-VEGF and PRP Carin Gustavsson, Sweden | Xen gel stent surgery. Are we making progress? 4- year- follow-up María Soffía Gottfreðsdóttir, Iceland | Update on toric and presbyopia correcting IOLs Kjell Gunnar Gundersen, Norway | Nervous breakdown - neurological cases you don´t want to miss Erlend Almaas, Norway | ||
| Diabetes and Cataract Surgery Elin Gunnlaugsdottir, Sweden | Trabeculectomy revisited? Steve Vernon, United Kingdom | How to handle dislocated IOLs Liv Drolsum, Norway | Sticky situation - vitreoretinal conditions you need to know Kristian Klemp, Denmark | ||
| The Surgical Patient Joakim Thylefors, Sweden | Cataract surgery as an IOP lowering procedure? Daniella Bach-Holm, Denmark | Post-operative treatment after cataract surgery – Trends in Sweden Maria Kugelberg, Sweden | Smoke and fire - How to manage acute uveal and retinal cases Oliver Klefter, Denmark | ||
| Case Reports and Panel Discussions | Optimizing Anti-inflammatory Prophylaxis in Cataract Surgery Jesper Høiberg Erichsen, Denmark | The human with a stick - pediatric emergencies Asim Ali, Canada | |||
| 10:00-10:30 | Break / Exhibition / Poster Viewing (cornea, cataract, glaucoma) | ||||
| 10:30-11:15 | Hall: Silfurberg AB KEY NOTE: From biological treatment to gene and cell therapy in retinal disease Prof. Anders Kvanta, Karolinska Institutet, St:Eriks Eye Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden | ||||
| 11:15-12:00 | Hall: Silfurberg AB KEY NOTE: Far advanced glaucoma - are we making a difference? Prof. Leon Herndom, MD, Duke University, North Carolina, USA | ||||
| 12:00-13:30 | 12:30-13:15: Lunch Symposium - Théa “Managing MGD and the pre-corneal Tear Film” - Prof. Teifi James, UK “The New Nordic Dry Eye Guidelines 2022” - Prof. Steffen Heegaard, Denmark Moderator: Prof. Kai Kaarniranta, Finland | 12:30-13:15: Lunch Symposium - Bayer “Recurrent neovascular age-related macular degeneration after discontinuation of VEGF inhibitors – Swedish exit study.” Speaker: David Epstein, Senior consultant St Erik Eye Hospital, Associate Professor Karolinska Institutet | Lunch & exhibition | ||
| 13:30-15:00 | Retinal oximetry Moderator: Sveinn Hákon Harðarson, Iceland | Free papers - glaucoma Moderator: Mika Harju, Finland | Corneal surgery - from innovation to clinical praxis Moderators: Eydís Ólafsdóttir, Sweden and Kari Krootila, Finland | YO - handling the astigmatic patient in cataract surgery Moderators:Elisabeth Romundstad, Norway and Danson V. Muttuvelu, Denmark | |
| Introduction Sveinn Hákon Harðarson, Iceland | Changing Trends in corneal surgery Eydís Ólafsdóttir | Astigmatism made easy Haldor Maurstad, Norway | |||
| Retinaloximetry as a tool for understanding the pathophysiology of retinal vascular disease Toke Bek, Denmark | DMEK at the University of Hospital Örebro, Sweden: 9 years of experience Anastasia Stefanou | Revealing the risky patient Davíð Þór Bragason, Iceland | |||
| Retinaloximetry as a marker of treatment response in proliferative diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema Jakob Grauslund, Denmark | Comparions between DMEK and DSEK outcomes: differences in graft adherence and re-operation rates Matts Linder | Indications and contraindications for toric lenses Andreas Thorsrud, Norway | |||
| What is the link between tunnel vision and oxygenation in retinitis pigmentosa? Margarita Todorova, Switzerland | Endothelial keratoplasty in glaucoma eyes Kari Krootila | Going to bed with your complications Jonas Laursen, Denmark | |||
| Retinal oximetry in mild cognitive impairment of dementia Ólöf Birna Ólafsdottir, Iceland | Surgical approaches for treatment of severe limbal stem cel deficiency Jesper Hjortdal | Planning your perfect surgery - patient case studies Danson V. Muttuvelu, Denmark | |||
| Human pluripotent stem cell based innovation for limbal and endothelial transplantations Heli Skottman | |||||
| 15:00-15:30 | Break / Exhibition / Poster Viewing | ||||
| 15:30-17:00 | Surgical retina Moderators: Jóhann R Guðmundsson, Iceland and Manoj Kakar, Sweden | Pseudoexfoliations, snow flakes from the North Moderators: Steffen Heegaard, Denmark and Tero Kivela, Finland | Dry eye in relation to non-ocular perspective Moderators: Gunnar Már Zoega and Björn Guðbjörnsson, Iceland | Challenges in ophthalmology Moderators: Nina Holst and Jan Askvik, Norway and Daksha Patel, UK | |
| Risk of glaucoma after Vitreoretinal surgercy Sirpa Loukovaara, Finland | Current insights on the genetics of exfoliation syndrome Tero Kivelä, Finland | The vicious circle of dry eye Gunnar Már Zoega, Iceland | Introduction to Global ophthalmology Nina Holst, Norway | ||
| Increase in RRD in Western Norway Vegard Porsaa, Norway | Exfoliation syndrome in the Nordic countries: a comparative histopathological study of Danish and Finnish eyes with absolute glaucoma and uveal melanoma Steffen Heegaard, Denmark | Sjögren's syndrome Björn Guðbjörnsson, Iceland | Summary from the Lancet global healthcommission on global eye health Daksha Patel, UK | ||
| Air vs SF6 20% tamponade for small and medium sized MH Birger Lindtjörn, Norway | Long term follow-up of pseudoexfoliation, intraocular pressure and glaucoma Gauti Jóhannesson, Sweden | Fibromyalgia and dry eye Arnór Víkingsson, Iceland | Challenges of glaucoma management and the glaucoma toolkit for Africa Fatima Kyari, virtually from Nigeria | ||
| Vitrecomy in diabetes mellitus Jóhann Guðmundsson, Iceland | Late intraocular lens dislocation in eyes with pesudoexfoliation syndrome Olav Kristianslund, Norway | Dermatology and dry eye t.b.a. | Selective laser trabeculoplasty versus timolol drops for treatment of glaucoma in Tanzania-A randomized control trial Heiko Phillipin, Video Presentation | ||
| Incidence of Retinal detachment and results in Finland. Ilka Immonen, Finland | Pseudoexfoliation glaucoma – Adopting MIGS devices María Soffía Gottfreðsdóttir, Iceland | Systemic drugs and dry eye Freyja Jónsdóttir, Iceland | Experiences with eye care services in Greenland / Moldova Jan Askvik, Norway | ||
| Endophthalmitis Kakar Manoj, Sweden | Review of Dx and Rx in dry eye Gunnar Már Zoega, Iceland | Panel discussion | |||
| Panel discussion | Panel discussion | ||||
| 17:00-17:30 | Break | ||||
| 17:30-19:00 | NOK and RIWC OPENING CEREMONY @ ELDBORG HARPA. The President of Iceland, Mr. Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, will open the congress Keynote: Phenotyping and Genotyping in inherited retinal diseases. Prof. Bart Leroy from the University of Ghent, Gent, Belgium Genetics of common diseases, focus on the eye Speaker: Hreinn Stefansson, PhD Head of CNS deCODE genetics | ||||
| 19:00-20:00 | GET TOGETHER @ HARPA |
| Friday 10 June | ||||||
| NOK 2022 |  | |||||
| Hall | Silfurberg A | Silfurberg B | Ríma AB | Kaldalón | Björtuloft | Norðurljós | The Reykjavik Edition |
| 07:40-08:20 | Breakfast symposium - Miracles in Sight Eye Banking and corneal transplants across the continents: A comparison of eye banking and cornea tissue processing in different countries. | |||||
| 08:30-10:00 | Vernal keratoconjunctivitis Moderators: Anne K. Wiencke and Marie Louise Roed Rasmussen, Denmark | OCT in glaucoma management 8:30 – 9:30 Speaker: Gauti Jóhannesson, Sweden | Dry eye disease Moderators: Tor Paaske Utheim, Norway and Morten Magnø, Norway | Free papers - cataract and cornea Moderator: Anastasia Stefanou | ||
| Short introduction Anne K. Wiencke | Meibomian gland dysfunction-how to treat Steffen Heegaard, Denmark | |||||
| What is VKC / How is the population in Toronto? / How is you treating these patients, medication, follow up times. How long do you follow them. Do you have a formalized treatment plan? / Complications / Sharing Research Asim Ali, Canada | Dry eye and the gut microbes-does it matter Cintia S De Paiva, USA | |||||
| Metanalysis on VKC treatment Yousif Subhi, Denmark | Repeated intravitreal injections-a friend or foe from a dry eye perspective Agni Malmin, Norway | |||||
| Risk management in VKC. Steroid induced glaucoma and it's treatment Daniella Bach Holm, Denmark | Stem cell-based treatment of dry eye Michael Møller - Hansen, Denmark | |||||
| Prevalence of Positive Allergy Tests in Patients with Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis. A metaanalysis. Yousif Subhi / Marie Louise Roed Rasmussen, Denmark | Dry eye disease and artificial intelligence Catherine Jackson, Norway | |||||
| Danish national guideline on VKC Marie Louise Roed Rasmussen, Denmark | Dry eye disease and preventive measures Morten Magnø, Norway | |||||
| Questions | ||||||
| 10:00-10:30 | Break / Exhibition / Poster Viewing (neuro, oculoplastic, oncology, paediatric) Moderator: Anastasia Stefanou | Click here to see the full21st Retina International World Congress 2022Programme | ||||
| 10:30-11:15 | Hall: Silfurberg AB KEY NOTE: Innovation in ophthalomology Prof. Eugene de Juan, MD, University of California, San Francisco, USA | |||||
| 11:15-12:00 | NOK PLENARY SESSION and ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA CENTENNIAL | |||||
| 12:00-13:30 | 12.30-13:15: Lunch Symposium - Novartis Current challenges in Retinal diseases Chairperson: Prof Dr. med. Anders Kvanta, Sweden Presenters: Prof Dr. med. Dominik Fischer, United Kingdom, Prof Dr. med. Oliver Zeitz, Germany | 12.30-13:15: Lunch Symposium - Chiesi Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) update on diagnosis and therapy Moderator: Dr Martin Engvall, Sweden Speaker: Prof Thomas Klopstock, Germany | ||||
| 13:30-15:00 | Uveitis Moderators: Noopur Kumar and Anne Kjersti Erichsen, Norway | Future perspectives in glaucoma management Moderators: Pete Williams and Gauti Jóhannesson, Sweden | Cornea in systemic disease Moderator: Berit Byström, Sweden | YO - Artificial intelligence and screening in ophthalomology Moderator: Marie Louise Roed Rasmussen, Denmark and Helgi Davíð Björnsson, Iceland | Free papers - paediatric and neuro-ophthalmology Moderators: Dýrleif Pétursdóttir, Iceland and Evangelia Ntoula, Sweden | |
| Anterior uveitis Pierfrancesco Mirabelli, Sweden | Can nicotinamide be a future neuroprotective treatment for glaucoma? Pete Williams, Sweden | Cornea in systemic disease - Introduction Berit Byström, Sweden | Artificial Intelligence in ophthalmology Josef Huemer, UK | |||
| Anterior uveitis in children Sanna Leinonen, Finland | Imaging neurodegeneration – the potential impact of DARC Francesca Cordeiro, United Kingdom | Cornea in systemic disease – skin diseases Emma Nivenius | Screening in a general population Danson V. Muttuvelu, Denmark | |||
| Intermediate uveitis Susan Lightman, United Kingdom | Targeting glaucoma with sustained release drug delivery Dorothea Peters, Sweden | Cornea in systemic disease – autoimmune diseases Sara Sanchez, Finland | Glaucoma Screening Lindsay A. Rhodes, US | |||
| Posterior uveitis H. Nida Sen, USA | Medical treatment for glaucoma – what´s new in pipeline? Jon Klokk Slettedal, Norway | Cornea in systemic disease – mending the perforated cornea Haldor Maurstad | Diabetic Screening Einar Stefánsson, Iceland | |||
| Cornea in systemic disease – systemic medical treatment Fatima Pedrosa Domellöf, Sweden | ||||||
| Cornea in systemic disease – concluding remarks Berit Byström, Sweden | ||||||
| 15:00-15:30 | Break / Exhibition / Poster Viewing | |||||
| 15:30-17:00 | Uveitis Moderators: Noopur Kumar and Anne Kjersti Erichsen, Norway | Pediatric anterior segment diseases Moderators: Lina Kessel and Daniella Bach-Holm, Denmark | Atypical infectious keratitis Moderator: Emma Nivenius, Sweden | Free papers - Retina Moderator: Toke Bek, Denmark | ||
| Imaging in uveitis H. Nida Sen, USA | Corneal transplantation in children - when and how? Asim Ali, Canada | Introduction infectious keratitis Emma Nivenius, Sweden | ||||
| Important aspects in the treatment of autoimmune uveitis Susan Lightman, United Kingdom | Bag-in-the-lens in children with cataract Maria Kugelberg, Sweden | Acanthamoeba keratitis, experiences from Denmark Stine Elkjaer Nielsen, Denmark | ||||
| Case presentation with questions to panel (Case by Dr. Jonsdottir) Panelists: Professor Sen, Professor Lightman and Dr. Leinonen | Genetics in congenital cataract in Denmark Line Kessel, Denmark | Acanthamoeba keratitis in the Nordic countries, ongoing study Elin Karlsson, Sweden | ||||
| Case presentation with questions to panel (Case by Dr. Klefter) Professor Sen, Professor Lightman and Dr. Mirabelli | Congenital cataract - socioeconomic factors Moug Adil Yaser Al-Bakri, Denmark | Fungal keratitis, experiences from Sweden Emma Nivenius, Sweden | ||||
| Closing Comments Dr. Kumar | Primary congenital glaucoma in Denmark Daniella Bach-Holm, Denmark | Herpes keratitis, misleading presentations Angelica Skarin, Sweden | ||||
| Concluding remarks Emma Nivenius, Sweden | ||||||
| 17:15-18:30 | Zum Geburtstag Prof. Dr. Dr. Einar Stefánsson | |||||
| 19:30 | CONGRESS DINNER @ Hilton Reykjavik Nordica |
| Saturday 11 June | |||||
| NOK 2022 | | ||||
| Hall | Silfurberg A | Silfurberg B | Rima AB | Kaldalón | Norðurljós | The Reykjavik Edition |
| 08:00-08:30 | |||||
| 08:30-10:00 | YO+NOK: neuro-ophthalmology Moderators:Helgi Davíð Björnsson, Iceland and Marie Louise Roed Rasmussen, Denmark | Medical retina Moderator: Kai Kaarniranta, Finland | Hot topics in ocular oncology Moderator: Tero Kivelä, Finland | Corneal crosslinking Moderators: Ingemar Gustafsson, Sweden and Stine E Nielsen, Denmark | |
| Seven easy steps in evaluating unexplained visual loss. Dr. Andrew G. Lee, USA. | A clinically validated risk calculator for progression of DRP Sibylle Scholtz, Germany | Is the incidence of choroidal malignant melanoma increasing? Birna Guðmundsdóttir, Iceland | A Scandinavian perspective on corneal crosslinking: results from a survey André Vicente, Sweden | ||
| Voretigene neparvovec challenges of treatment in old age – case report Mirjana Bjeloš, Croatia | Ocular pterygium-digital keloid dysplasia caused by mutations in areceptor tyrosine kynase CecilieBredrup, Norway | Diagnosing progressive keratoconus Ingemar Gustafsson, Sweden | |||
| Ocular Sequeelae in population based cohort of youth diagnosed with DM during a 50 year period Brian Mohney, USA | Multible uveal melanoma Jörgen Krohn, Norway | Corneal crosslinking: a RCT comparing excimerlaser and mechanical debridement Stine Elkjaer, Denmark | |||
| Real-world safety and effectiveness of voretigene neparvovec Dominik M Fischer | Management of complex basal cell carcinoma of the periocular region Armin Mohi Lubeck, Germany | Corneal cross-linking for keratoconus - up to 7 years follow-up. Henrik Sejersen, Denmark | |||
| Eye drops with solubilizing nanoparticle technology in the treatment of diabetic macular edema Einar Stefánsson, Iceland | Hot topics in ocular oncology Tero Kivelä, Finland | Individualized CXL - epi-on, epi-off, high oxygen Anders Behndig, Sweden | |||
| Small hard drusen and their relations to age-related macular degeneration Mohamed Belmouhand, Denmark | Hot topics in ocular oncology | Good vison with good comfort – up to date contact lens options for keratconus Sara de Lima, Sweden | |||
| Panel Discussion | |||||
| 10:00-10:30 | Break / Exhibition / Poster Viewing (retina) | Click here to see the full21st Retina International World Congress 2022Programme | |||
| 10:30-11:15 | ACTA HONORARY LECTURE: Fighting firework-related eye injuries. Prof. Tero Kivelä, Finland. ACTA SILVER MEDAL | ||||
| 11:15-11:50 | Hall: Silfurberg AB Keynote: Pilots and Physicians, Passengers and Patients: Making Decisions When Stakes Are High Dr. Tamara R. Fountain, MD, President of the American Academy of Ophthalmology | ||||
| 11:50-12:10 | Hall: Silfurberg AB Guest Lecture: Tales of the Unexpected Prof. Dr. Richard Collin, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London UK | ||||
| 12:10-13:30 | 12.30-13:15: Lunch Symposium - AbbVie National register data and clinical practice in DME-treatment - insights from Sweden Speakers: Inger Westborg, Sweden & Martin Breimer, Sweden. | 12:30-13:15: YO course: OCT angiography - possibilities and limitations. | |||
| 13:30-15:00 | Health economics Moderators: Anja Tuulonen, Finland and Gauti Jóhannesson, Sweden | Refractive surgery Moderator: Jesper Hjortdal, Denmark | Ptosis surgery, when and how! Moderators: Haraldur Sigurðsson, Iceland. Tamara R. Fountain, USA. Richard Collin UK. | My baby cant see, why? Moderators: Dýrleif Pétursdóttir and Hanna Åkerblom | |
| Basic principles of health economics: What all ophthalmologists need to know and understand Olav Kristianslund, Norway | Update on Phakic IOLs, Multifocal IOLs, EDOF IOLs Alex Shortt, UK | In this symposium the main focus will be a panel discussion on Congenital Ptosis, When to operate? The standard levator resection will be reviewed step by step. Recent advances in treatment, like fronatalis flap will be demonstrated. Rarer disorders like Blepharophimosis syndrome and Jaw Winking will be discussed. Open discussion with the audience welcome and cases from them reviewed if time allows. | Introduction Hanna Åkerblom, Sweden | ||
| Holistic view for measuring every-day cost-effectiveness: The aces-rwm model Anja Tuulonen, Finland | Surface ablation or LASIK in myopia and hyperopia – what to do? Johan Germundsson, Sweden | Neurological aspects Margrét Dís Óskarsdóttir, Iceland | |||
| What represents the most cost-effective AMD care? 13-year RWD results from Tays Eye Centre Hannele Uusitalo-Järvinen, Finland | Corneal epithelial thickness mapping, an indispensable tool in modern refractive surgery Aleksandar Stojanovic, Norway | Retinal degenerations Hanna Åkerblom, Sweden | |||
| Learnings from 10 000 glaucoma patients in 2008-20 Pekko Hujanen, Finland | Intrastromal femto - second laser refractive surgery Iben Bach Damgaard, Denmark | Delayed visual maturation Evangelia Ntoula, Sweden | |||
| The Swedish view for cost-effective eye care Gauti Johannesson, Sweden | Visual Image Quality After Refractive Surgery Anders Gyldenkerne, Denmark | Conclusion and discussion | |||
| The ‘right’ intraocular pressure for glaucoma referrals? Dorothea Peters, Sweden | |||||
| 15:00-15:30 | Break / Exhibition / Poster Viewing | ||||
| 15:30-16:15 | GRAND FINALE AND FUTURE STEPS @ SILFURBERG Looking to the Future: Care for IRD Patients in the Coming 10 Years Speaker: Professor dr. Bart Leroy, University of Ghent, Gent, Belgium Speaker: Professor dr. Einar Stefánsson, University of Iceland, Iceland Introduction of NOK2024 |