Overview: Swiss Academy of Ophthalmology

01
MEETING | SESSION

7:30–8:00 a.m.

Coffee, croissants, TARDOC: A Morning Tariff Update

Time	Program item	Speakers	Language
7:30–8:00 a.m.	Breakfast Talk: Questions the Ophthalmology Field Is Asking Health Insurers	Moderator: Dr. Dietmar Thumm Speaker: Beat Kipfer	DE

8:00 – 9:30 a.m.

A Close Look at Tariffs & Health Policy: One Year Later

Chair
Dr. Dietmar Thumm, Prof. Daniel Mojon

Time	Program Item	Speaker	Language
8:00 – 8:20 a.m.	Outpatient Rates and Health Policy: A Review After the First Year	Michael Andor	DE
8:20 – 8:40 a.m.	Health Insurers, Cost Approvals, and Mandatory Benefits: What Ophthalmologists Should Know	Beat Kipfer	DE
8:40 – 9:00 a.m.	TARDOC Update: Experiences, Challenges, and Outlook	Patrick Müller	DE
9:00 – 9:30 a.m.	Roundtable	Everyone	DE
9:30 – 10:00 a.m.	Break

02
MEETING | SESSION

10:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Focus on Glaucoma Management: Virtual, Laser, Surgery

Chair
Prof. Jörg Stürmer
Dr. Nathanael Häner

Time	Program item	Speakers	Language
10:00 – 10:20 a.m.	SLT as First-Line Therapy. What’s Holding Us Back?	Dr. Nathanael Häner	DE
10:20 – 10:40 a.m.	Individualized Clinical Care for Glaucoma Patients vs. Virtual Consultations	pract. med. Fabian Gielen	DE
10:40 – 11:00 a.m.	Eye drops no longer effective—what now? SLT, phacoemulsification, MIGS, or filtration surgery	Dr. Lorenz Kuske	DE
11:00 – 11:30 a.m.	Roundtable	Everyone	DE
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	Keynote: IgG4 Disease – An Ocular Diagnosis Not to Be Missed	Prof. Geoffrey Rose	EN
12:00 – 12:45 p.m.	Satellite Symposium
12:45 – 1:30 p.m.	Break

03
MEETING | SESSION

Time	Program Item	Speakers	Language
1:30 – 2:00 p.m.	Keynote: Personalized Treatment of Dry Eye	Prof. Elisabeth Messmer	DE

2:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Dry Eye in Clinical Practice: Physiology, Innovation, Surgery

Chair
Dr. Dietmar Thumm, Dr. Ulrich Lachmund

Time	Program item	Speakers	Language
2:00 – 2:20 p.m.	New Findings on the Pathogenesis of Meibomian Gland Dysfunction	Prof. Friedrich Paulsen	DE
2:20 – 2:40 p.m.	A New Approach to Dry Eye – Innovative Approaches in the Pipeline!	Prof. Elisabeth Messmer	DE
2:40 – 3:00 p.m.	From Eye Drops to the Scalpel—Eyelid Surgery for Dry Eye	Dr. Angelika Jaehnig	DE
3:00 – 3:30 p.m.	Roundtable	Everyone	DE
3:30 – 4:00 p.m.	Break

04
MEETING | SESSION

4:00 – 5:30 p.m.

Vitreoretinal Surgery in a Nutshell

Chair
PD Dr. Walter Andreatta

Time	Program item	Speakers	Language
4:00 – 4:20 p.m.	Subretinal rtPA - Is there gain in the pain?	Prof. Andreas Ebneter	DE
4:20 – 4:40 p.m.	Retinal Detachment Is Becoming a Widespread Condition	Prof. Horst Helbig	DE
4:40 – 5:00 p.m.	Pars plana vitrectomy in diabetic retinopathy: Indications, timing, and outcomes	PD Dr. Walter Andreatta	DE
5:00 – 5:30 p.m.	Roundtable	Everyone	DE
5:30 – 6:00 p.m.	Wednesday Review Quiz: Tariffs, Glaucoma, Orbit, Sicca, and Retinal Surgery	Prof. Daniel Mojon, Dr. Ulrich Lachmund	DE
5:30 – 5:45 p.m.	Review Wednesday I	Dr. Ulrich Lachmund	DE
5:45 – 6:00 p.m.	Review Wednesday II	Prof. Daniel Mojon	DE
6:00 – 7:00 p.m.	Get-together

01
MEETING | SESSION

07:30 – 08:00 a.m.

A treat for the eyes: the Retina update for breakfast

Time	Program item	Speakers	Language
7:30 – 8:00 a.m.	Breakfast Talk: Retina	Speaker: Prof. Andreas Ebneter	DE

8:00 – 9:30 a.m.

6 Retinal Cases: The Consilium Retinologicum

Chair
Prof. Andreas Ebneter

Time	Program item	Speakers	Language
8:00 – 8:10 a.m.	The Challenge of Retinitis	Prof. Horst Helbig	DE
8:10 – 8:20 a.m.	A Strange Case of Cellophane Maculopathy	Prof. Horst Helbig	DE
8:20 – 8:40 a.m.	Two Unexpected Retina Cases from Ticino	Dr. Michele Clerici	DE
8:40 – 8:50 a.m.	The Crying Malingerer	PD Dr. Maria della Volpe	DE
8:50 – 9:00 a.m.	A New Perspective Every Day	PD Dr. Maria della Volpe	DE
9:00 – 9:30 a.m.	Roundtable	Everyone	DE
9:30 – 10:00 a.m.	Break

02
MEETING | SESSION

10:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Teachers of the Year 2026: Best of Clinical Teaching

Chair
Dr. Nastasia Foa

Time	Program item	Speakers	Language
10:00 – 10:20 a.m.	Key Insights from Kantonsspital Winterthur	Dr. Nathanael Häner	EN
10:20 – 10:40 a.m.	Top Teaching Points from Hôpital Ophtalmique Jules Gonin	Erwin Samutelela	EN
10:40 – 11:00 a.m.	Clinical Highlights: Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC) di Lugano	Dr. Michele Clerici	EN
11:00 – 11:30 a.m.	Roundtable	All	DE
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	Keynote: The Latest on AI in Medicine – What Is Possible Today?	Dr. Katerina Rigana	DE
12:00 – 12:45 p.m.	Satellite Symposium
12:45 – 13:30 p.m.	Break

03
MEETING | SESSION

Time	Program item	Speakers	Language
1:30 – 2:00 p.m.	Keynote: Ophthalmology in Germany: A System on the Verge of Collapse?	Prof. Horst Helbig	DE

2:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Smart Daily Practice: An Expert’s Hands-On Review of AI Tools

Also for OMPA

Chair
Dr. Dietmar Thumm, Prof. Daniel Mojon

Time	Program item	Speakers	Language
2:00 – 2:20 p.m.	Searching for Specialized Literature, Technical Questions	Dr. Dietmar Thumm	DE
2:20 – 2:40 p.m.	Text generation, speech recognition, automation	Prof. Daniel Mojon	DE
2:40 – 3:00 p.m.	Analysis of the tasks	Dr. Katerina Rigana	DE
3:00 – 3:30 p.m.	Roundtable	Everyone	DE
3:30 – 4:00 p.m.	Break

04
MEETING | SESSION

4:00 – 5:30 p.m.

Focus on the Eyelid and Orbit: Diagnosis, Treatment, Surgery

Chair
Dr. Ulrich Lachmund

Time	Program item	Speakers	Language
4:00 – 4:20 p.m.	Eyelid Surgery in Everyday Practice: When to Refer?	Dr. Martina Althaus	DE
4:20 – 4:40 p.m.	Endocrine Orbitopathy: Diagnosis and Treatment	Prof. Christoph Hintschich	DE
4:40 – 5:00 p.m.	Orbital Surgery: When and How?	Prof. Geoffrey Rose	EN
5:00 – 5:30 p.m.	Roundtable	Everyone	DE/EN
5:30 – 6:00 p.m.	Thursday Repequiz: Best of Teaching, AI, Rates, Retina & Orbita	Dr. Dietmar Thumm	DE
5:30 – 5:45 p.m.	Review Thursday I	Dr. Ulrich Lachmund	DE
5:45 – 6:00 p.m.	Review Thursday II	Prof. Daniel Mojon	DE
6:00 – 7:00 p.m.	Get-together

01
MEETING | SESSION

7:30 – 8:00 a.m.

Morning Session: Practice Management—More Structure, Less Stress

Time	Program item	Speakers	Language
7:30 – 8:00 a.m.	Practice Management Also for OMPA	Moderator: Dr. Dietmar Thumm Speaker: Henning Goebel	DE

8:00 – 9:30 a.m.

Managing Staff & Conflicts: Staying Strong Through Difficult Times

Also for OMPA

Chair
Dr. Dietmar Thumm

Time	Program item	Speakers	Language
8:00 – 8:30 a.m.	Leadership in Challenging Times – The Practice Team as a Key Success Factor	Henning Goebel	DE
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.	The ABCs of Conflict Management	Angie Schmid	DE
9:00 – 9:30 a.m.	Roundtable	Everyone	DE
9:30 – 10:00 a.m.	Break

02
MEETING | SESSION

10:00 – 11:30 a.m.

The Eye Meets the Brain: Neuro-ophthalmology in Clinical Practice

Chair
Dr. Fabienne Fierz
Dr. Sebastian Küchlin

Time	Program item	Speakers	Language
10:00 – 10:20 a.m.	Optic Neuritis	Dr. Sebastian Küchlin	DE
10:20 – 10:40 a.m.	tba		DE
10:40 – 11:00 a.m.	Case Studies	Dr. Fabienne Fierz	DE
11:00 – 11:30 a.m.	Roundtable	Everyone	DE
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	Keynote: Acute Posterior Vitreous Detachment—What Now?	Prof. Nicolas Feltgen	DE
12:00 – 12:45 p.m.	Satellite Symposium
12:45 – 1:30 p.m.	Break

03
MEETING | SESSION

Time	Program item	Speakers	Language
1:30 – 2:00 p.m.	Keynote: Self-Pay Patients: What Is Permitted—and Where Are the Legal Limits?	Prof. Franziska Sprecher	DE

2:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Update: Tips for Daily Practice

Chair
Dr. Fabienne Fierz

Time	Program item	Speakers	Language
2:00 – 2:20 p.m.	Visual Diagnoses	Prof. Daniel Mojon	DE
2:20 – 2:40 p.m.	Functional Visual Impairments in Childhood	tba	DE
2:40 – 3:00 p.m.	Pediatric Uveitis	Dr. Jeanne Gunzinger	DE
3:00 – 3:30 p.m.	Roundtable	Everyone	DE
3:30 – 4:00 p.m.	Break

04
MEETING | SESSION

4:00 – 5:30 p.m.

Keep an Eye on Fees: Mastering Fee Control and Criminal Law the Smart Way

Chair
Dr. Dietmar Thumm

Time	Program item	Speakers	Language
4:00 – 4:30 p.m.	Criminal Defense for Physicians	Alex de Capitani	DE
4:30 – 5:00 p.m.	Cost-Effectiveness Reviews and Tariff Monitoring by Health Insurers	Gregori Werder	DE
5:00 – 5:30 p.m.	Roundtable	Everyone	DE
5:30 – 6:00 p.m.	Friday Repequiz: Nerves, Strabismus, Fees, and the Practice Team	Dr. Dietmar Thumm Prof. Daniel Mojon	DE
5:30 – 5:45 p.m.	Review Friday I	Dr. Dietmar Thumm	DE
5:45 – 6:00 p.m.	Review Friday II	Prof. Daniel Mojon	DE

01
MEETING | Friday, February 19, 2027

6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Video Session I

Chair
Prof. Daniel Mojon

Time	Program item	Speakers	Language
6:00 – 6:20 p.m.	When Less Is More	Prof. Andreas Ebneter	EN
6:20 – 6:40 p.m.	A Turning Point in This Cataract Surgery Case	PD Dr. Walter Andreatta	EN
6:40 – 7:00 p.m.	Rhexis in Restless Patients Under Topical Anesthesia	Prof. Daniel Mojon	EN

02
MEETING | Saturday, February 20, 2027

8:00 – 9:30 a.m.

Video Session II

Chair
Prof. Daniel Mojon

Time	Program item	Speakers	Language
8:00 – 8:20 a.m.	CCC Management	Prof. Daniel Mojon	EN
8:20 – 8:40 a.m.	Cataract Surgery: The Turn No One Expected	Prof. Nicolas Feltgen	EN
8:40 – 9:00 a.m.	Cystic Macular Edema	PD Dr. Marie della Volpe	EN
9:00 – 9:30 a.m.	Roundtable	Everyone	EN
9:30 – 10:00 a.m.	Break

10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Avoiding Problems During Cataract Surgery

Chair
Prof. Daniel Mojon

Time	Program item	Speakers	Language
10:00 – 10:20 a.m.	Cataract Surgery in Cases of Retinal Pathology	Prof. Horst Helbig	EN
10:20 – 10:40 a.m.	Screen First, Then Incise—Tear Film Management in Cataract Surgery	Prof. Elisabeth Messmer	EN
10:40 – 11:00 a.m.	No cataract surgery in cases of eyelid malposition!	Dr. Ulrich Lachmund	EN
11:00 – 11:30 a.m.	Roundtable	Everyone	DE
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	Break

12:00 – 14:00 p.m.

Improve My Cataract Surgery

Chair
Prof. Daniel Mojon

Time	Program item	Speakers	Language
12:00 – 12:30 p.m.	Video	Prof. Daniel Mojon	DE
12:30 – 1:00 p.m.	Video	Prof. Jörg Stürmer	DE
1:00 – 1:30 p.m.	Video	Prof. Ramin Khoramnia	DE
1:30 – 2:00 p.m.	Roundtable	Everyone	DE

Swiss Academy of Ophthalmology

11th SAoO-Congress

February 17-19 2027 at the KKL Lucerne
certified with 24 CME credits

Conference Program

Program Committee

Swiss Academy of Ophthalmology

11th SAoO-Congress

February 17-19 2027 at the KKL Lucerne certified with 24 CME credits

Conference Program

Program Committee

February 17-19 2027 at the KKL Lucerne
certified with 24 CME credits