Programme

Friday May 19th, 2023 

8:00– 
Registration 

9:15
Welcome 

9:30-10:50
Glaucoma diagnostics
Chairpersons: Eija Vesti, Boel Bengtsson

•  A correct diagnosis of glaucoma, Boel Bengtsson SWEDEN
• Comparison of different methods in diagnosing early glaucoma, Nina Lindbohm FINLAND
• Glaucoma Progression detection by OCT; Pearls and Pitfalls, Sanjay Asrani USA
• Finding glaucoma with perimetry and OCT; how to get insights and avoid confusion, Dimitrios Bizios SWEDEN

Coffee break and exhibition 

11:30-12:50
Artificial intelligence (AI) in glaucoma care
Chairpersons: Anja Tuulonen, Leopold Schmetterer  

• What can we expect from AI in glaucoma management, Leopold Schmetterer SINGAPORE 
• AI for glaucoma detection: challenges and a quest for solutions, Ingeborg Stalmans BELGIUM 
• Real-World Data and AI, Anja Tuulonen FINLAND 

Lunch and exhibition 

14:10-15:50
My favorite glaucoma surgery; The Million- Dollar Question
Chairpersons: María Soffía Gottfreðsdóttir,  Mika Harju 

• Trabeculectomy, the Gold Standard, Ronald Kam UK
• Deep sclerectomy, tips and tricks, Pasi Allinen FINLAND 
• Glaucoma tubes – from small to big, María Soffía Gottfreðsdóttir ICELAND 
• The PreserFlo MicroShunt, Jan Henrik Simonsen DENMARK 
• The Paul implant, Juha Välimäki FINLAND 

Coffee break and exhibition 

16:30-17:50
Scientific Research in the Nordic Countries
Chairperson: Anu Vaajanen, Gauti Jóhannesson 

• The MYOC gene variants in the Finnish patients with glaucoma, Joni Turunen FINLAND 
• Ocular surface and glaucoma Surgery, Fabian Gielen FINLAND 
• Neuroprotection – can we treat something else than IOP? Gauti Jóhannesson SWEDEN
• Does the optic nerve subarachnoid space play a role in normal tension glaucoma? Martin Kristiansen SWEDEN 
• Does intensive initial treatment reduce glaucomatous progression? Boel Bengtsson SWEDEN 
• Glaucoma surgery: trabeculectomy versus MicroShunt implantation, Olav Kristianslund NORWAY

19:30
Congress Dinner
Restaurant Sipuli, Kanavaranta 7 

 

Saturday May 20th, 2023 

9.30-10.50
“The not so simple and easy glaucoma cases”. Interactive case presentations
Chairpersons: Maria Lamberg, Jan Klokk Slettedal 

• Multiple mechanisms for high IOP,  Nina Lindbohm FINLAND
• Unexpected problems after MIGS, Anna Barkander SWEDEN
• Vision loss after filtering surgery, Jon Klokk Slettedal NORWAY
• Small eyes big problems, Peter Ruhlmann DENMARK

Coffee break and exhibition 

11:30-12:50
Glaucoma in everyday life
Chairperson: Hannu Uusitalo 

• What does glaucoma mean to patient and society? Petri Purola FINLAND 
• Real-life data of glaucoma patients from Tampere, Pekko Hujanen FINLAND 

Lunch and exhibition 

 

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