Thursday May 18th, 2023 

19:00-20:30
Welcome reception
Helsinki City Hall, Pohjoisesplanadi 11-13 

Friday May 19th, 2023 

9:00
Welcome 

9:30-10:50
Glaucoma diagnostics
Chairpersons: Eija Vesti and Anders Heijl
Speakers to be announced later 

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 and Mika Harju 

• Trabeculectomy, the Gold Standard, Anu Vaajanen FINLAND 

• Deep sclerectomy, tips and tricks, Pasi Allinen/Mika Harju FINLAND 

• Glaucoma tubes – from small to big, María Soffía Gottfreðsdóttir ICELAND 

• The PreserFlo MicroShunt, Jan Henrik Simonsen DENMARK 

• The big tubes, 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, Perttu Liuska FINLAND 

• Ocular surface and glaucoma Surgery, Fabian Gielen FINLAND 

• Let us stand together on the best treatment for glaucoma patients, Miriam Kolko DENMARK 

• Results from his MRI study on glaucoma – title not ready, Martin Kristiansen SWEDEN 

• Does intensive initial treatment reduce glaucomatous progression? Boel Bengtsson SWEDEN 

• Jan Askvik NORWAY 

19:30
Congress Dinner
Restaurant Sipuli, Kanavaranta 7 

Saturday May 20th, 2021 

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

• Nina Lindbohm FINLAND 

• Daniella Bach-Holm DENMARK 

• SWEDEN 

• Jon Klokk Slettedal NORWAY 

Coffee break and exhibition 

11:30-12:50
Glaucoma in everyday life
Chairpersons: Miriam Kolko and Hannu Uusitalo 

• What does glaucoma mean to patient and society? Petri Purola FINLAND 

• Medical therapy and glaucoma patients´ everyday life. Miriam Kolko DENMARK 

• Real-life data of glaucoma patients from Tampere. Pekko Hujanen FINLAND 

Lunch and exhibition 

Changes possible!

Please contact the organizer for further information.