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European Dry Eye Society Conference (EuDEC) 2026

European Dry Eye Society Conference (EuDEC) 2026

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Datum
18.06.2026 - 20.06.2026
Kongress
Mailand
Sprache
Englisch
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80.00 EUR
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European Dry Eye Society (EuDES)
Organisator

European Dry Eye Society (EUDES)
c/o EUROPA GROUP, SAS 
Head Office: 19, allées Jean-Jaurès 
BP 61508 - 31015 Touluse
Cedex 6 - France
Tél. : (+33) 5 34 45 26 45






The European Dry Eye Society Congress brings together most European dry eye specialists. The participants have the opportunity to to continue expanding knowledge in the wide area of dry eye through education. Experts sharing cutting-edge scientific knowledge and practical skills with other European experts will fill the gap between basic science, clinical practice and patient relieve.
  • Basisinformation
    Datum
    18.06.2026 - 20.06.2026
    Kongress
    Mailand
    Sprache
    Englisch
    Gebühren ab
    80.00 EUR
    Veranstalter
    European Dry Eye Society (EuDES)
    Organisator

    European Dry Eye Society (EUDES)
    c/o EUROPA GROUP, SAS 
    Head Office: 19, allées Jean-Jaurès 
    BP 61508 - 31015 Touluse
    Cedex 6 - France
    Tél. : (+33) 5 34 45 26 45






  • VERANSTALTUNGSORT
    Melia Hotel
    Via Masaccio, 19
    20149 Mailand, IT
  • Programm
    18/06
    Room 1

    Welcome address

    Opening Session
    Welcome address
    Stefano BARABINO (Milano, ITALY), Christophe BAUDOUIN (Paris, FRANCE), Edoardo VILLANI (Milan, ITALY)
     
    18/06
    17:15 - 17:45
    Room 1

    Maurizio Rolando inaugural lecture

    Keynote lecture
    Chairperson: Stefano BARABINO (Milano, ITALY)
    Keynote lecture
    Shigeru KINOSHITA (Kyoto, JAPAN)
     
    18/06
    17:45 - 18:15
    Room 1

    Sponsored symposium

     

    18/06
    18:15 - 18:45
    Room 1

    EuDES Ordinary General Assembly

    General Assembly
     
    18/06
    18:45 - 19:45
    Exhibition area

    The importance of imaging in ophthalmology

    Photo contest award
     
    18/06
    18:45 - 19:45
    Exhibition area

    Cocktail in the exhibition area

    Cocktail
     
    19/06
    8:00 - 8:30
    Room 1

    The Neuroimmune Unit of the Cornea: From Immune Privilege to Neuropathic Pain

    Keynote lecture

    Chairperson: José BENITEZ DEL CASTILLO (Madrid, SPAIN)

    The Neuroimmune Unit of the Cornea: From Immune Privilege to Neuropathic Pain

    Pedram HAMRAH (Tempa, UNITED STATES)

    19/06
    8:30 - 9:30
    Room 1

    Dry eye: the International Societies Point of view

    General session

    Chairpersons: Christophe BAUDOUIN (Paris, FRANCE), Jutta HORWATH-WINTER (Graz, AUSTRIA)

     08:30 - 08:45
    The global mission and scientific impact of TFOS

    Mónica ALVES (Campinas, BRAZIL)

     08:45 - 09:00
    Incorporating evidence-based TFOS DEWS III outcomes for enhanced patient care

    Jennifer CRAIG (Auckland, NEW ZEALAND)

     09:00 - 09:15
    Unmet needs in ocular surface disease in Middle East and Africa (DEOSS)

    Sihem LAZREG (Algiers, ALGERIA)

     09:15 - 09:30
    Harmonizing Tear Fluid Research: Achievements and Future Directions

    Marlies GIJS (Maastricht, NETHERLANDS)

    19/06
    8:30 - 9:30
    Room 2

    Contact lens and ocular surface: what do we need to know?

    Focus topic

    Chairpersons: Omür UÇAKHAN-GÜNDÜZ (Ankara, TÜRKIYE), Fabrizio ZERI (Milan, ITALY)

     08:30 - 08:45
    Impact of CLs on the ocular surface

    Penny ASBELL (Memphis, UNITED STATES)

     08:45 - 09:00
    Does non-compliance influence ocular surface health

    Fabrizio ZERI (Milan, ITALY)

     09:00 - 09:15
    Lifestyle choices that determine successful CL wear

    Omür UÇAKHAN-GÜNDÜZ (Ankara, TÜRKIYE)

     09:15 - 09:30
    Therapeutic contact lenses and sclerals in the management of ocular surface disease

    Andrena MCELVANNEY (London, UNITED KINGDOM)

    19/06
    9:30 - 10:00
    Room 1

    Sponsored symposium

    19/06
    10:00 - 10:30
    Exhibition area

    Coffee break

    19/06
    10:30 - 11:30
    Room 1

    Managing corneal infections in collaboration with EuCornea

    General session

    Chairpersons: Marc LABETOULLE (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, FRANCE), Mario NUBILE (Chieti, ITALY)

     10:30 - 10:45
    Infections and corneal refractive surgery: how to avoid a disaster for the ocular surface and vision ?

    Béatrice COCHENER (Brest, FRANCE)

     10:45 - 11:00
    Update from the Global Delphi Panel in Microbial Keratitis

    Mario NUBILE (Chieti, ITALY)

     11:00 - 11:15
    Herpes simplex keratitis: new options for recalcitrant cases

    Marc LABETOULLE (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, FRANCE)

     11:15 - 11:30
    Proper time for keratoplasty a chaud

    Dalia SAID (Nottingham, UNITED KINGDOM)

    19/06
    10:30 - 11:30
    Room 2

    Young ophthalmologists session

    Focus topic

    Chairpersons: Kostas BOBORIDIS (Thessaloniki, GREECE), Nikolina BUDIMLIJA (Waterford, IRELAND)

     10:30 - 10:45
    Post-refractive Dry Eye: when the complaint doesn’t match the signs
     10:45 - 11:00
    Cracking early MGD in the young digital worker
     11:00 - 11:15
    The contact lens dropout: stopping the spiral

    Davide BRAMBILLA (ITALY)

     11:15 - 11:30
    The subclinical autoimmune case: don’t miss the clues

    Nikolina BUDIMLIJA (Waterford, IRELAND)

    19/06
    10:30 - 11:30
    Room 3

    Workshop

    19/06
    11:30 - 12:00
    Room 1

    Rapid-fire poster session 1

    Rapid Fire session

    Chairpersons: Chryssa TERZIDOU (Nea Ionia, GREECE), Edward WYLEGALA (Katowice, POLAND)

    19/06
    12:00 - 12:45
    Room 1

    Sponsored symposium

    Sponsored symposium

    See sponsored program

     

    19/06
    12:45 - 13:45
    Exhibition area

    Lunch break

    19/06
    13:45 - 14:15
    Room 1

    Neuro-Immune Cross-Talk in the Cornea and Ocular Surface

    Keynote lecture
    Chairperson: Christophe BAUDOUIN (Paris, FRANCE)
    Neuro-Immune Cross-Talk in the Cornea and Ocular Surface
    Reza DANA (Boston, UNITED STATES)

    19/06
    14:15 - 15:00
    Room 1

    Sponsored symposium

    19/06
    15:00 - 16:00
    Room 1

    Neuropathic Ocular Pain (NOP): from Physiopathology to Therapy

    General session

    Chairpersons: Margarita CALONGE (Valladolid, SPAIN), Giulio FERRARI (Milano, ITALY)

     15:00 - 15:15
    Chronic Ocular Pain: Classification and Mechanisms

    Giulio FERRARI (Milano, ITALY)

     15:15 - 15:30
    Clinical Cases of Ocular Neuropathic Pain (ONP): Lessons Learned

    Margarita CALONGE (Valladolid, SPAIN)

     15:30 - 15:45
    Multilevel Biomarker Profiling of Ocular Pain: Tear Analysis, IVCM, and Neuroimaging

    Anat GALOR (Miami, UNITED STATES)

     15:45 - 16:00
    Treatment of Ocular Pain: The Neurologist Perspective

    Roberta MESSINA (Milan, ITALY)

    19/06
    15:00 - 16:00
    Room 2

    Premium lenses and management of dry eye

    Focus topic

    Chairpersons: Christina GRUPCHEVA (Varna, BULGARIA), Francesc MARCH DE RIBOT (Barcelona, SPAIN)

     15:00 - 15:15
    Ocular surface optimization before biometry

    Paolo VINCIGUERRA (Milan, ITALY)

     15:15 - 15:30
    Pre-operative patient preparation

    Sarah MALING (Buckinghamshire, UNITED KINGDOM)

     15:30 - 15:45
    Intra-operative considerations

    Christina GRUPCHEVA (Varna, BULGARIA)

     15:45 - 16:00
    Postoperative management

    Roberto BELLUCCI (Salò, BS, ITALY)

    19/06
    15:00 - 16:00
    Room 3

    C.SUITE : Shaping the Future of Dry Eye Care

    Workshop

    Supported by LUMIBIRD (QUANTEL MEDICAL)

    15:00 - 15:20

    C.DIAG: Smart Imaging for Accurate Dry Eye Assessment

    Doha HAMIDALLAH (Casablanca, MOROCCO)

    15:20 - 15:40
    C.STIM : Next-Generation IPL with Dedicated Peri-Orbital Tips

    Doha HAMIDALLAH (Casablanca, MOROCCO)

    15:40 - 16:00
    Elevating the Patient Experience Through Education

    Doha HAMIDALLAH (Casablanca, MOROCCO)

    19/06
    16:00 - 16:30
    Exhibition area

    Coffee break

    19/06
    16:30 - 17:30
    Room 1

    Dry Eye Disease: from pathogenesis to diagnosis

    General session

    Chairpersons: Stefano BARABINO (Milano, ITALY), Jesus MERAYO (Oviedo, SPAIN)

    16:30 - 16:45
    The role of oxidative stress in dry eye pathogenesis

    Stefano BARABINO (Milano, ITALY)

    16:45 - 17:00
    Neuropathic Corneal Pain: From Symptom to Disease Paradigm

    Pedram HAMRAH (Tempa, UNITED STATES)

    17:00 - 17:15
    Iatrogenic dry eye

    Jesus MERAYO (Oviedo, SPAIN)

    17:15 - 17:30
    Ocular bacterial microbiome analysis in patients with Steven Johnson syndrome and Sjögren's disease

    José Álvaro PEREIRA GOMES (Sao Paulo, BRAZIL)

    19/06
    16:30 - 17:30
    Room 2

    Thyroid eye disease and ocular surface

    Focus topic

    Chairpersons: Gerd GEERLING (Duesseldorf, GERMANY), Diego STRIANESE (Napoli, ITALY)

    16:30 - 16:45
    Pathophysiology of ocular surface disease in thyroid eye disease

    Piera VERSURA (Bologna, ITALY)

    16:45 - 17:00
    Medical management of thyroid eye disease

    Mario SALVI (Milan, FRANCE)

    17:00 - 17:15
    Surgical management strategies of ocular surface disease in thyroid eye disease

    Diego STRIANESE (Napoli, ITALY)

    17:15 - 17:30
    Superior Limbokeratoconjunctivits in thyroid eye disease - Detecting and treating a Colibri?

    Gerd GEERLING (Duesseldorf, GERMANY)

    19/06
    17:30 - 18:15
    Room 1

    Sponsored symposium

    19/06
    18:15 - 18:45
    Room 1

    Rapid-fire poster session 2

    Rapid Fire session

    Chairpersons: Chryssa TERZIDOU (Nea Ionia, GREECE), Edward WYLEGALA (Katowice, POLAND)

    19/06
    18:45 - 19:30
    Exhibition area

    Cocktail in the exhibition area

    20/06
    8:00 - 8:30
    Room 1

    Inflammatory mechanisms in ocular surface disease

    Keynote lecture

    Chairperson: Elisabeth M. MESSMER (Munich, GERMANY)

    Inflammatory mechanisms in ocular surface disease

    Virginia CALDER (London, UNITED KINGDOM)

    20/06
    8:30 - 9:00
    Room 1

    Sponsored symposium

    20/06
    9:00 - 10:00
    Room 1

    Nutrition ands the gut-eye microbiome axis in ocular surface health and disease

    General session

    Chairpersons: Giuseppe GIANNACCARE (Cagliari, ITALY), Marc LABETOULLE (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, FRANCE)

     09:00 - 09:14
    How genetic susceptibility may interact with nutritional pathways, and to discuss implications for future research

    Jelle VEHOF (London, UNITED KINGDOM)

     09:14 - 09:28
    What beyond the use of unsaturated fatty acid supplementation in DED

    Penny ASBELL (Memphis, UNITED STATES)

     09:28 - 09:42
    Dry Eye and Diet: Should We Cut Something Out?

    Jesus MERAYO (Oviedo, SPAIN)

     09:42 - 09:51
    Nutrition and ocular surface disease in extreme cases

    Giuseppe GIANNACCARE (Cagliari, ITALY)

     09:51 - 10:00
    The distant effects of gut microbiota on corneal nerves

    Marc LABETOULLE (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, FRANCE)

    20/06
    9:00 - 10:00
    Room 2

    Ocular surface diseases in the pediatric population

    Focus topic

    Chairpersons: Annegret DAHLMANN-NOOR (London, UNITED KINGDOM), Andrea LEONARDI (Padova, ITALY)

    09:00 - 09:15
    Pediatric dry eye

    Annegret DAHLMANN-NOOR (London, UNITED KINGDOM)

    09:15 - 09:30
    Meibomian gland dysfunction in children

    Serge DOAN (Paris, FRANCE)

    09:30 - 09:45
    Ligneous conjunctvitis

    Bozkurt BANU (Konya, TÜRKIYE)

    09:45 - 10:00
    VKC and AKC in children: subtypes and overlaps

    Andrea LEONARDI (Padova, ITALY)

    20/06
    10:00 - 10:30
    Exhibition area

    Coffee break

    20/06
    10:30 - 11:30
    Room 1

    Curiosities in Ocular Surface Disease

    General session

    Chairpersons: Elisabeth M. MESSMER (Munich, GERMANY), Giulia COCO (Roma, ITALY)

    10:30 - 10:40
    A "pieceful" Affair

    José BENITEZ DEL CASTILLO (Madrid, SPAIN)

    10:40 - 10:50
    Enough is Enough!

    Giulia COCO (Roma, ITALY)

    10:50 - 11:00
    That really takes the cake!

    Marc LABETOULLE (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, FRANCE)

    11:00 - 11:10
    Out of the Blue

    Elisabeth M. MESSMER (Munich, GERMANY)

    11:10 - 11:20
    Worms in the Eye

    Jutta HORWATH-WINTER (Graz, AUSTRIA)

    11:20 - 11:30
    The White Tarsus

    Emanuela ARAGONA (Milano, ITALY)

    20/06
    10:30 - 11:30
    Room 2

    Meibomian gland disease: from science to therapy

    Focus topic

    Chairpersons: Massimo ACCORINTI (Rome, ITALY), Stefan SCHRADER (Oldenburg, GERMANY)

    10:30 - 10:45
    New Concepts on the Pathogenisis of Meibomian Gland Dysfunction

    Friedrich PAULSEN (Erlangen, GERMANY)

    10:45 - 11:00
    Inflammatory Meibomian Gland Disease and Corneal Epithelial Damage: The Concept of MRKC

    Tomo SUZUKI (Kyoto, JAPAN)

    11:00 - 11:15
    Structural-functional mapping of the meibomian glands and its impact on diagnosis of MGD

    Swati SINGH (Hyderabad, INDIA)

    11:15 - 11:30
    Evidence based and emerging treatment options of MGD

    José BENITEZ DEL CASTILLO (Madrid, SPAIN)

    20/06
    10:30 - 11:30
    Room 3

    Workshop

    Workshop

    Supported by INMODE

    20/06
    11:30 - 12:15
    Room 1

    Industry innovation session

    Innovation session

    20/06
    12:15 - 13:00
    Room 1

    Sponsored symposium

    20/06
    13:00 - 14:00
    Exhibition area

    Lunch break

    20/06
    14:00 - 14:45
    Room 1

    Sponsored symposium

    20/06
    14:45 - 15:45
    Room 1

    Patient-centered care in dry eye disease in collaboration with Italian Society of Ophthalmological Sciences (SISO)

    General session

    Chairpersons: Pasquale ARAGONA (Messina, ITALY), Edoardo VILLANI (Milan, ITALY)

    14:45 - 15:00
    Patient-reported Outcomes in DED

    Marc LABETOULLE (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, FRANCE)

    15:00 - 15:15
    When “Dry Eye” Is Pain: Neuropathic Features and Symptom–Sign

    Anat GALOR (Miami, UNITED STATES)

    15:15 - 15:30
    Therapeutic Adherence in Dry Eye Disease: The Elephant in the Room

    Edoardo VILLANI (Milan, ITALY)

    15:30 - 15:45
    Patient-centered approach in DED management

    Pasquale ARAGONA (Messina, ITALY)

    20/06
    14:45 - 15:45
    Room 2

    Extreme Dry Eye environments

    Focus topic
    Supported by THEA

    Chairpersons: Caterina GAGLIANO (ITALY), Sihem LAZREG (Algiers, ALGERIA)

    14:45 - 14:49
    Introduction

    Mónica ALVES (Campinas, BRAZIL)

    14:49 - 15:03
    Desertic and Arid Climates

    Sihem LAZREG (Algiers, ALGERIA)

    15:03 - 15:17
    Digital Environment (Screens and Near Tasks)

    James WOLFFSOHN (Aston, UNITED KINGDOM)

    15:17 - 15:31
    Sports and Occupational Hazards

    Arturo GRAU DIEZ (Santiago, CHILE)

    15:31 - 15:45
    Astronauts and Microgravity Conditions

    Timon AX (Homburg, GERMANY)

    20/06
    15:45 - 16:15
    Room 1

    Sponsored symposium

    20/06
    16:15 - 16:45
    Exhibition area

    Coffee break

    20/06
    16:45 - 17:45
    Room 1

    Epidemiology and risk factors of Dry Eye in collaboration with PAAO

    General session
    Supported by THEA

    Chairpersons: José BENITEZ DEL CASTILLO (Madrid, SPAIN), Stephano BONINI (Rome, ITALY)

    16:45 - 16:56
    Global and regional prevalence of Dry Eye Disease

    Helena FILIPE (Lisboa, PORTUGAL)

    16:56 - 17:07
    Menopause, hormonal changes, and sex differences

    Belen LIVIERO (Cordoba, ARGENTINA)

    17:07 - 17:18
    Systemic and topical medications as risk factors

    Cecilia MARINI (Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA)

    17:18 - 17:29
    Environmental and lifestyle contributors to Dry Eye Burden

    Mónica ALVES (Campinas, BRAZIL)

    17:29 - 17:40
    Nutrition and microbiota

    José BENITEZ DEL CASTILLO (Madrid, SPAIN)

    20/06
    16:45 - 17:45
    Room 2

    Megatrends for the future in ocular surface

    20/06
    17:45 - 18:00
    Room 1

    Closing remarks

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