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
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Programme item
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Speakers
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07:30 - 08:00
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Breakfast Talk Tariffs
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Dr. Dietmar Thumm
Patrick Müller
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08:00 - 09:30
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Glaucoma
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pract. med. Fabian Gielen
Dr. Sarah Vez
Prof. Thorsten Schlote
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09:30 - 10:00
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Break
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10:00 - 11:30
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Best of Teaching 2025: Insights from the Teachers of the Year
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Dr. Rino Vicini (USZ)
Dr. Muriel Ott (HOJG)
Dr. Angelika Jähnig
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11:30 - 12:00
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Keynote Lecture: Inflammation and Infection in the topic of oncology
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Prof. Geoffrey Rose
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12:00 - 12:45
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Industry Symposium
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12:45 - 13:30
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Lunch break
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13:30 - 15:00
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Retina
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PD Dr. Pascal Hasler
Dr. Simon Rothenbühler
Prof. Andreas Ebneter
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15:00 - 15:30
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Break
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15:30 - 17:00
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Oculoplastics
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Prof. Geoffrey Rose
Dr. Ulrich Lachmund
Dr. Sarah Libert
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17:00 - 17:30
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Keynote Lecture: Refractive Surgery – Went Wrong! What’s Next?
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Prof. Theo Seiler jun.
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17:30 - 18:00
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Papers
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18:00 - 18:45
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Industry Symposium
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▽ Thursday, 5 February 2026
▽ Thursday, 5 February 2026
Time
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Programme item
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Speakers
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08:00 - 09:30
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Always Trouble with the Eyelids
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Dr. Dietmar Thumm
Dr. Bettina Schlagenhauff
Michael Blank
Dr. Martina Althaus
Dr. Wasiliki Dedes
Dr. Eliane Cagiénard
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09:30 - 10:00
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Break
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10:00 - 11:30
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OphthalmoLympics: A Trilingual Showdown of Swiss Innovation
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Prof. Farhad Hafezi
Dr. Julien Torbey
Dr. Gabriela Grimaldi
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11:30 - 12:00
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Keynote Lecture
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Ph.D. Prof.Sandrine Zweifel
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12:00 - 12:45
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Industry Symposium
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12:45 - 13:30
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Lunch break
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13:30 - 15:00
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Practice Management – Strong Practice Teams – Successful & Healthy
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Henning Goebel
Angie Schmid
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15:00 - 15:30
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Break
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15:30 - 16:30
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AI vs. Audience
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Prof. Daniel Mojon
Dr. Christopher Riffel
PD Dr. Pascal Hasler
Prof. Andreas Ebneter
Dr. Dietmar Thumm
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16:30 - 17:00
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Keynote Lecture: Tumors and Pseudotumors of the Iris
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PD Dr. Ann Schalenbourg
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17:00 - 17:45
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Industry Symposium
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17:45 - 18:45
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Alpinism
| Karl Egloff
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19:00 - 20:00
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Social Event with Apéro
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▽ Friday, 6 February 2026
▽ Friday, 6 February 2026
Time
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Programme item
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Speakers
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07:30 - 08:00
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Breakfast Talk:
“What Have You Always Wanted to Ask a Retina Specialist?”
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Prof. Daniel Mojon
Dr. Dietmar Thumm
Dr. Ulrich Lachmund
PD Dr. Pascal Hasler
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08:00 - 09:30
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One Month with TARDOC: Status, Challenges, and Next Steps
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Dr. Michael Andor
Patrick Müller
SOG
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09:30 - 10:00
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Break
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10:00 - 11:30
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Consilium diagnosticum
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PD Dr. Andreas Weinberger
Dr. Jeanne Gunzinger
Prof. Andreas Ebneter
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11:30 - 12:00
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Keynote Lecture: Sports Science and Nutrition?
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Prof. Markus Gerber
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12:00 - 12:45
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Ask our legal advisor!
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Gregori Werder
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12:45 - 13:30
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Lunch break
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13:30 - 15:00
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Neuro-ophthalmology
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Prof. Heimo Steffen
Prof. Konrad Weber
Dr. Walid Bouthour
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15:00 - 15:30
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Break
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15:30 - 17:00
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Strabology & Pediatric Ophthalmology
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Dr. Natalie Voide
Dr. Muriel Dysli
Dr. Fabian Lengwiler
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17:00 - 18:00
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Keynote Lecture
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Prof. Thomas Kohnen
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▽ The Cataract Circle, Friday, 6 February 2026
▽ The Cataract Circle, Friday, 6 February 2026
Time
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Programme item
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Speakers
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13:30 - 14:10
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Roundtable
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Prof. Thomas Kohnen
Prof. Jörg Stürmer
PD Dr. Pascal Hasler
Prof. Daniel Mojon
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14:10 - 15:00
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Video Session
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Dr. Bao Khanh Tran
Dr. Ferhat Turgut
Dr. Hanna Zuche
Dr. Lilly Khamsy
Dr. Arthur Hammer
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15:00 - 15:30
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Break
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15:30 - 16:10
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Roundtable
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Prof. Thomas Kohnen
PD Dr. Pascal Hasler
Prof. Daniel Mojon
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16:10 - 16:50
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Video Session
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Dr. Julien Torbey
Dr. Mateusz Kecik
Dr. Jascha Wendelstein
Dr. Augustina Grigaite
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Please note that the Cataract Circle is conducted entirely in English.
Please note that the program is regularly updated and subject to change.
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