Swiss Academy of Ophthalmology
10th SAoO-Congress
February 4-6 2026 at the KKL Lucerne
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Congress Programme
The Swiss Academy of Ophthalmology is celebrating an anniversary: the 10th SAoO Congress is coming up!
On this special occasion, Switzerland itself will be highlighted as the “guest country.” Look forward to high-level keynote lectures as well as a variety of additional courses running alongside the main programme, such as the FEBO Exam Preparatory Course or the Ophthalmosurgery Exam Preparatory Course.
A special highlight awaits you on Friday afternoon: the popular Cataract Circle will be held for the first time as an integrated part of the SAoO Congress with its own parallel programme.
▽ Wednesday, 4 February 2026
▽ Wednesday, 4 February 2026
Time |
Programme item |
Speakers |
07:30 - 08:00 |
Breakfast Talk Tariffs |
Dr. Dietmar Thumm |
08:00 - 09:30 |
Glaucoma | Moderation: Prof. Dr. med. Jörg Stürmer |
08:00 - 08:20 Uhr |
Glaucoma diagnosis in early, moderate and Advanced Stage: Which Tests are best? |
pract. med. Fabian Gielen |
08:20 - 08:40 Uhr |
Glaucoma follow-up in early, moderate and Advanced Stage: How to detect progression? |
Dr. Sarah Vez |
08:40 - 09:00 Uhr |
Glaucoma treatment in early, moderate and Advanced Stage: Which treatment Option is appropriate? |
Prof. Torsten Schlote |
09:00 - 09:30 Uhr |
Roundtable | |
09:30 - 10:00 Uhr |
break | |
10:00 - 11:30 Uhr |
Best of Teaching 2025: Insights from the Teachers of the Year |
Moderation: Dr. med. Nastasia Foa |
10:00 - 10:40 Uhr |
To MRI or not to MRI – A Case-Based Debate in Uveitis and Neuro-Ophthalmology |
Dr. Rino Vicini (USZ) |
10:40 - 11:00 Uhr | Trockenes leicht serviert – Teaching Points vom Universitätsspital Basel |
Dr. Angelika Jähnig |
11:00 - 11:30 Uhr |
Roundtable | |
11:30 - 12:00 Uhr |
Keynote Lecture: Inflammation and Infection in the topic of oncology |
Prof. Geoffrey Rose |
12:00 - 12:45 Uhr |
tbd | |
12:45 - 13:30 |
lunch break | |
13:30 - 15:00 |
Retina | Moderation: PD Dr. Pascal Hasler |
13:30 - 13:50 Uhr |
Management von zystoidem Makulaödem unklarer Aetiologie | PD Dr. Pascal Hasler |
13:50 - 14:10 Uhr |
Management von zentral seröser Chorioretinopathie (CSC) | Dr. Simon Rothenbühler |
14:10 - 14:30 Uhr |
Management von vitreomakulären Traktionen | Prof. Andreas Ebneter |
14:30 - 15:00 Uhr |
Roundtable | |
15:00 - 15:30 Uhr |
break incl. In-Booth Session Santen: Preserflo, technique and outcomes |
Dr. Timothy Hamann |
15:30 - 17:00 Uhr |
Okuloplastik |
Moderation: Dr. Ulrich Lachmund |
15:30 - 15:50 Uhr |
Lesions at the medial canthus / lacrimal sac | Prof. Geoffrey Rose |
15:50 - 16:10 Uhr |
Benign versus malignant small palpebral tumors | Dr. Ulrich Lachmund |
16:10 - 16:30 Uhr |
Management of large malignant palpebral tumors | Dr. Sarah Libert |
16:30 - 17:00 Uhr |
Roundtable | |
17:00 - 17:30 Uhr |
Keynote Lecture: Refraktive Chirurgie – |
Prof. Theo Seiler jun. |
17:30 - 18:00 Uhr |
From CO2 to ROI: Cutting Carbon and Costs |
Claire Zhang |
▽ Thursday, 5 February 2026
▽ Thursday, 5 February 2026
Time |
Programme item |
Speaker |
08:00 - 09:30 Uhr |
Immer Ärger mit den Lidern |
Moderation: Dr. Dietmar Thumm |
08:00 - 08:20 Uhr |
Das dermatologische Update | Dr. Bettina Schlagenhauff |
08:20 - 08:40 Uhr |
Das ophthalmologische Update | Dr. Martina Althaus |
08:40 - 09:00 Uhr |
Spannende Fälle und trickreiche Lösungen |
Dr. Wasiliki Dedes |
09:00 - 09:30 Uhr |
Roundtable | |
09:30 - 10:00 Uhr |
break incl. In-Booth Education Session von Bayer (Schweiz) AG |
Dr. Sami Hayek |
10:00 - 11:30 Uhr |
OphthalmoLympics: A Trilingual Showdown of Swiss Innovation |
Moderation: Dr. med. Nastasia Foa |
10:00 - 10:20 Uhr |
Wird es 2040 immer noch Keratoplastiken für Keratokonus geben? | Dr. Emilio Torres-Netto |
10:20 - 10:40 Uhr |
Innovations and Controversies in Glaucoma | Dr. Julien Torbey |
10:40 - 11:00 Uhr |
Innovations and Controversies in Medical Retina | Dr. Gabriela Grimaldi |
11:00 - 11:30 Uhr |
Roundtable | |
11:30 - 12:00 Uhr |
Keynote Lecture: Highlights der Schweizer Ophthalmologie |
Ph.D. Prof. Sandrine Zweifel |
12:00 - 12:45 Uhr |
Industry symposium Bayer (Schweiz) AG |
Chair: Prof. Justus Garweg |
12:45 - 13:30 Uhr |
lunch break | |
13:30 - 15:00 Uhr |
Praxismanagement – Starke Praxisteams – erfolgreich & gesund |
Moderation: Dr. med. Dietmar Thumm |
13:30 - 13:50 Uhr |
Resilienz & Stressmanagement für Führungskräfte | Henning Goebel |
13:50 - 14:10 Uhr |
Mitarbeiterbindung und -entwicklung |
Angie Schmid |
14:10 - 14:30 Uhr |
Change Management in der Praxis |
Henning Goebel |
14:30 - 15:00 Uhr |
Roundtable | |
15:00 - 15:30 Uhr | break | |
15:05 - 15:25 Uhr |
In-Booth Session Carl Zeiss AG: Intelligently Illuminating. AI-guided OCT image assessment with ZEISS CIRRUS PathFinder |
Dr. Jennifer Gould Blackmore |
15:30 - 16:30 Uhr |
KI gegen Publikum |
Moderation: Prof. Daniel Mojon |
15:30 - 16:30 Uhr |
Roundtable mit Fallpräsentationen |
Prof. Daniel Mojon |
16:30 - 17:00 Uhr |
Keynote Lecture: Tumors and Pseudotumors of the Iris |
PD Dr. Ann Schalenbourg |
17:00 - 17:45 Uhr |
industry symposium Santen SA |
Prof. Elisabeth Messmer |
17:45 - 18:45 Uhr |
Alpinismus | Karl Egloff |
19:00 - 20:00 Uhr |
10 years of SAoO Congress. Meeting at the industry exhibition with a review, outlook and specialities of Switzerland |
▽ Friday, 6 February 2026
▽ Friday, 6 February 2026
Time |
Programme item |
Speakers |
07:30 - 08:00 Uhr |
Breakfast Talk: |
Prof. Daniel Mojon |
08:00 - 09:30 Uhr |
Ein Monat mit TARDOC: Status, Herausforderungen und nächste Schritte |
Moderation: Dr. med. Dietmar Thumm |
08:00 - 08:20 Uhr |
Tardoc-Update | Dr. Michael Andor |
08:20 - 08:40 Uhr |
Erste Erfahrungen | Patrick Müller |
08:40 - 09:00 Uhr |
Tipps und Tricks | |
09:00 - 09:30 Uhr |
Roundtable | |
09:30 - 10:00 Uhr |
break incl. In-Booth Education Session from Roche Pharma (Schweiz) AG |
Christina Plasencia |
10:00 - 11:30 Uhr |
Consilium diagnosticum |
PD Dr. Andreas Weinberger |
11:30 - 12:00 Uhr |
Keynote Lecture: Aufbau eines körperlich aktiven Lebensstils zur Prävention von physischen und psychischen Erkrankungen |
Prof. Markus Gerber |
12:00 - 12:45 Uhr |
Fragen Sie unseren Juristen! |
Gregori Werder |
12:45 - 13:30 Uhr |
lunch break | |
13:30 - 15:00 Uhr |
Neuroophthalmologie |
Moderation: Dr. med. Fabienne Fierz |
13:30 - 13:50 Uhr |
Ptose aus neuroophthalmologischer Sicht | Prof. Heimo Steffen |
13:50 - 14:10 Uhr |
Crashkurs Nystagmus | Prof. Konrad Weber |
14:10 - 14:30 Uhr |
Astuces et conseils pour l‘examen neuro-ophtalmologique | Dr. Walid Bouthour |
14:30 - 15:00 Uhr |
Roundtable | |
15:00 - 15:30 Uhr |
break | |
15:30 - 17:00 Uhr |
Strabologie & Kinderophthalmologie |
Moderation: Dr. med. Fabienne Fierz |
15:30 - 15:50 Uhr |
Docteur, mon bébé a des mouvements oculaires étranges | Dr. Natalie Voide |
15:30 - 16:10 Uhr |
Doktor, mein Kind schielt | Dr. Muriel Dysli |
16:10 - 16:30 Uhr |
Tipps & Tricks für die Untersuchung von Kindern | Dr. Fabian Lengwiler |
16:30 - 17:00 Uhr |
Roundtable | |
17:00 - 18:00 Uhr |
Keynote Lecture |
Prof. Thomas Kohnen |
▽ The Cataract Circle, Friday, 6 February 2026
▽ The Cataract Circle, Friday, 6 February 2026
Time |
Programmme item |
Speakers |
13:30 - 14:10 Uhr |
Roundtable |
Prof. Thomas Kohnen |
14:10 - 15:00 Uhr |
Video Session |
Dr. Bao Khanh Tran |
15:00 - 15:30 Uhr |
break | |
15:30 - 16:10 Uhr |
Roundtable |
Prof. Thomas Kohnen |
16:10 - 16:50 Uhr |
Video Session |
Dr. Julien Torbey |
Please note that the program is regularly updated and subject to change.
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