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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