20/06
17:00 - 17:15
Conference Room 1

Welcome address

Opening Session

Chairpersons: Christophe BAUDOUIN (FRANCE), José BENITEZ DEL CASTILLO (SPAIN)

20/06
17:15 - 17:45
Conference Room 1

Ocular sensory nerves in health and disease: from the lab to the clinic

Keynote lecture
Ocular sensory nerves in health and disease: from the lab to the clinic

Carlos BELMONTE (SPAIN)

20/06
18:15 - 20:00
Exhibition

The importance of imaging in ophthalmology

Poster/paper session

21/06
8:30 - 9:00
Conference Room 1

Manifestation of ocular surface inflammation in the presence of systemic autoimmunity

Keynote lecture
Manifestation of ocular surface inflammation in the presence of systemic autoimmunity

Michael E. STERN (UNITED STATES)

21/06
9:00 - 10:00
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New concepts in DED

General session

Chairpersons: Stefano BARABINO (ITALY), Christophe BAUDOUIN (FRANCE)

09:00 - 09:10
Parainflammation, a new concept in ocular surface diseases

Stefano BARABINO (ITALY)

09:10 - 09:20
The role of friction and mechanical stress

Gysbert VAN SETTEN (SWEDEN)

09:20 - 09:30
The role of microbiomes in DED

Marc LABETOULLE (FRANCE)

09:30 - 09:40
Sustainability, a growing requirement for DED management

Francesc MARCH DE RIBOT (SPAIN)

09:40 - 09:50
More sustainable practices in ophthalmology: eyesustain global council

Diana SILVA (PORTUGAL)

09:50 - 10:00
Q&A
21/06
9:00 - 10:00
Conference Room 2

New devices and technologies diagnostic and therapy

Focus topic

Chairpersons: Francisco FIGUEIREDO (UNITED KINGDOM), Jesus MERAYO (SPAIN)

09:00 - 09:12
Tears and ocular surface diseases biomarkers - Diagnosis and management of dry eyes

José BENITEZ DEL CASTILLO (SPAIN)

09:12 - 09:24
Corneal sensation and dry eye – Brill Esthesiometer a new device

Jesus MERAYO (SPAIN)

09:24 - 09:36
Latest development in meibography (Pre-recorded lecture)

Reiko ARITA (JAPAN)

09:36 - 09:48
Management of MGD - What the latest evidence is telling us

Jennifer CRAIG (NEW ZEALAND)

09:48 - 10:00
Q&A
21/06
10:00 - 10:30
Exhibition

Coffee break

Coffee break

21/06
10:30 - 11:30
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MGD from pathophysiology to new therapeutic approaches

General session

Chairpersons: Pasquale ARAGONA (ITALY), Kostas BOBORIDIS (GREECE), Chrisa TERZIDOU (GREECE)

10:30 - 10:45
Protect yourself: what not to be missed in the sequence of events in MGD pathophysiology

Emanuela ARAGONA (ITALY)

10:45 - 11:00
Get a way out: there is MGD beyond lids

Kostas BOBORIDIS (GREECE)

11:00 - 11:15
Horses for courses: not all tears are the same and not only tears

Themis KARMIRIS (GREECE)

11:15 - 11:30
Q&A
21/06
10:30 - 11:30
Conference Room 2

Luso-Hispanic-Brazilian Symposium "New trends in the diagnosis and treatment of dry eye disease"

Focus topic

Chairpersons: José Álvaro PEREIRA GOMES (BRAZIL), José SALGADO-BORGES (PORTUGAL)

10:30 - 10:32
Introduction
10:32 - 10:47
What is new in the diagnosis of dry eye disease?

José SALGADO-BORGES (PORTUGAL)

10:47 - 11:02
New therapy for mild/moderate dry eye disease

Carlos VERGES (SPAIN)

11:02 - 11:17
Medical and surgical treatment for severe dry eye disease

José Álvaro PEREIRA GOMES (BRAZIL)

11:17 - 11:30
Q&A
21/06
11:30 - 12:00
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Rapid Fire Poster Session

Poster/paper session

Chairperson: José BENITEZ DEL CASTILLO (SPAIN)

11:30 - 11:35
FP-01 - A novel ocular formulation of pimecrolimus for treatment of dry eye

Penny ASBELL (SWITZERLAND)

11:35 - 11:40
FP-02 - Long-term evolution of inflammation-related molecules in tears of patients with neuropathic ocular pain

Cristina VALENCIA-SANDONÍS (SPAIN)

11:40 - 11:45
FP-03 - Dehydrated amniotic membrane application with a bandage contact lens for dry eye disease; rct results.

Sònia TRAVÉ HUARTE (UNITED KINGDOM)

11:45 - 11:50
FP-04 - Long-term safety and efficacy of a water-free cyclosporine ophthalmic solution for the treatment of dry-eye disease: essence-2-ole study

Alice MEIDES (GERMANY)

11:50 - 12:00
Q&A
21/06
13:00 - 13:45
Exhibition

Lunch break

Lunch break

21/06
14:45 - 15:15
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How does dry eye inflammation start?

Keynote lecture
How does dry eye inflammation start?

Stephen PFLUGFELDER (UNITED STATES)

21/06
15:15 - 16:15
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Proteomics and latest research in OSD

General session

Chairpersons: Marlies GIJS (NETHERLANDS), Tatiana SUAREZ (SPAIN)

15:15 - 15:27
Proteomics investigating serum inflammatory markers as biomarkers of dry eye disease

Jelle VEHOF (UNITED KINGDOM)

15:27 - 15:39
The tear proteome in neurodegenerative diseases

Nienke VAN DE SAND (NETHERLANDS)

15:39 - 15:51
Human tear proteomics of dry eye disease (Remote lecture)

Franz H GRUS (GERMANY)

15:51 - 16:03
Clinical proteomics: ocular surface and tear proteome changes after therapeutic interventions

Louis TONG (SINGAPORE)

16:03 - 16:15
Q&A
21/06
15:15 - 16:15
Conference Room 2

Latin-American session - Facts and fiction: dry eye myths

Focus topic

Chairpersons: Arturo GRAU DIEZ (CHILE), Enrique GRAUE (MEXICO)

15:15 - 15:30
Dry eye epidemiology in Latin America and the rest of the world

Mónica ALVES (BRAZIL)

15:30 - 15:45
Scientific evidence in the treatment of dry eye: what really works

Andrea CÓRDOBA ECHEVERRI (COLOMBIA)

15:45 - 16:00
Navigating through the evidence in technology in dry eye diagnosis

Denise LOYA-GARCÍA (MEXICO)

16:00 - 16:15
Dry eye: what to do when the traditional treatment doesn’t work

Cecilia MARINI (ARGENTINA)

21/06
16:15 - 16:45
Exhibition

Coffee break

Coffee break

21/06
16:45 - 17:45
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TFOS Lifestyle and ocular surface disease

General session

Chairpersons: José Álvaro PEREIRA GOMES (BRAZIL), José SALGADO-BORGES (PORTUGAL)

16:45 - 16:50
An introduction to TFOS lifestyle workshop

José Álvaro PEREIRA GOMES (BRAZIL)

16:50 - 17:00
Cosmetics and contact lenses subcommittee guidelines

José SALGADO-BORGES (PORTUGAL)

17:00 - 17:10
Elective medications & procedures subcommittee guidelines

José Álvaro PEREIRA GOMES (BRAZIL)

17:10 - 17:20
Environmental and digital environment challenges subcommittee guidelines

Mónica ALVES (BRAZIL)

17:20 - 17:35
Lifestyle, nutrition and societal challenges subcommittee guidelines

Jennifer CRAIG (NEW ZEALAND)

17:35 - 17:45
Discussion with all speakers
21/06
16:45 - 17:45
Conference Room 2

Is this DED: differential diagnosis and overlapping diseases

Focus topic

Chairpersons: Marc LABETOULLE (FRANCE), Philipp STEVEN (GERMANY)

16:45 - 16:57
Sex hormones related ocular dryness in different systems conditions

Edoardo VILLANI (ITALY)

16:57 - 17:09
Side effects of oncological therapy

Marc LABETOULLE (FRANCE)

17:09 - 17:21
Superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis

Serge DOAN (FRANCE)

17:21 - 17:33
Ocular graft-versus-host disease

Philipp STEVEN (GERMANY)

17:33 - 17:45
Q&A
21/06
18:30 - 19:00
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Rapid Fire Poster Session

Poster/paper session

Chairperson: Christophe BAUDOUIN (FRANCE)

18:30 - 18:35
FP-05 - Using narrative medicine to identify key factors affecting quality of life in dry eye disease

Maurizio ROLANDO (ITALY)

18:35 - 18:40
FP-06 - Evaluation of tear film parameters in children with vernal keratoconjunctivitis using a novel keratoscopy-based device

Göktug DEMIRCI (TÜRKIYE)

18:40 - 18:45
FP-07 - Characterization of the pathophysiology of irx3 and irx5 dry eye disease mutant mouse models

Keying ZHU (HONG KONG)

18:45 - 18:50
FP-08 - Can corneal topography devices be used to investigate blink dynamics

Yakup ACET (TÜRKIYE)

18:50 - 19:00
Q&A
22/06
8:30 - 9:00
Conference Room 1

My eyes feel dry - Is it all in my head?

Keynote lecture
My eyes feel dry - Is it all in my head?

Anat GALOR (UNITED STATES)

22/06
9:00 - 10:00
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Patient communication and unmet needs

General session

Chairpersons: Elisabeth MESSMER (GERMANY), Maurizio ROLANDO (ITALY)

09:00 - 09:11
Narrative medicine in dry eye - Exploring the burden of the disease

Maurizio ROLANDO (ITALY)

09:11 - 09:22
Patient-reported burden and overall impact of dry eye disease across eight European countries

Kostas BOBORIDIS (GREECE)

09:22 - 09:33
Dry eye experiences of patients living with and without Sjögren’s syndrome

Francisco FIGUEIREDO (UNITED KINGDOM)

09:33 - 09:44
Bridging the gap in dry eye therapeutic preclinical research: initial steps in patient-researcher engagement

Laurence FITZHENRY (IRELAND)

09:44 - 09:49
EuDES homepage - Patient platform

Elisabeth MESSMER (GERMANY)

09:49 - 10:00
Q&A
22/06
9:00 - 10:00
Conference Room 2

Asia Dry Eye Society session

Focus topic

Chairpersons: Louis TONG (SINGAPORE), Norihiko YOKOI (JAPAN)

09:00 - 09:15
Meibomian gland dysfunction and Demodex

Lingyi LIANG (CHINA)

09:15 - 09:30
Lipid composition of meibum and tear film lipid layer

Louis TONG (SINGAPORE)

09:30 - 09:45
Recent advancements in tear film oriented diagnosis for dry eye

Norihiko YOKOI (JAPAN)

09:45 - 10:00
Biophysical properties of normal and diseased human meibum films prior and after supplementation with tear mimetic nanoemulsion

Georgi GEORGIEV (BULGARIA)

22/06
10:00 - 10:30
Exhibition

Coffee break

Coffee break

22/06
10:30 - 11:30
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Corneal nerves and sensitivity

General session

Chairpersons: Marga CALONGE (SPAIN), Gerd GEERLING (GERMANY)

10:30 - 10:40
When corneal sensitivity becomes painful

Juana GALLAR (SPAIN)

10:40 - 10:50
When corneal nerves get inflamed

Annabelle REAUX LE GOAZIGO (FRANCE)

10:50 - 11:00
What does neurogenic dry eye disease mean?

Victor PEREZ (UNITED STATES)

11:00 - 11:10
When the nerves are gone: neurotrophic keratitis

Giulio FERRARI (ITALY)

11:10 - 11:20
Why does it hurt so much? Neuropathic pain

Marga CALONGE (SPAIN)

11:20 - 11:30
Q&A
22/06
10:30 - 11:30
Conference Room 2

African – Middle East videosymposium

Focus topic

Chairpersons: Sihem LAZREG (ALGERIA), David ZADOK (ISRAEL)

10:30 - 10:40
Intralacrimal gland PRP injections for aqueous deficiency dry eye disease

Mohamed SHAFIK (EGYPT)

10:40 - 10:50
Management of resistant corneal ulcers

Khalil ERRAIS (TUNISIA)

10:50 - 11:00
Cornea and ocular allergy

Sihem LAZREG (ALGERIA)

11:00 - 11:10
Trailblazing biomarkers: guiding the future of healthcare

Pooja KHAMAR (INDIA)

11:10 - 11:20
Navigating challenges in dry eye management in Africa and Middle East (Pre-recorded lecture)

Yishay WEILL (ISRAEL)

11:20 - 11:30
Q&A
22/06
11:30 - 12:00
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Rapid Fire Poster session

Poster/paper session

Chairperson: Elisabeth MESSMER (GERMANY)

11:30 - 11:35
FP-09 - Formulation development and in-vitro anti-inflammatory study of dexamethasone loaded liposome-emulsion hybrid system

Muhammad SARFRAZ (IRELAND)

11:35 - 11:40
FP-10 - Association between screen time and dry eye disease in children

Yunus Emre BUDAK (TÜRKIYE)

11:40 - 11:45
FP-11 - Discovery and development of novel anti-inflammatory compounds for dry eye disease

Alison REYNOLDS (IRELAND)

11:45 - 11:50
FP-12 - Analysis of genetic biomarkers: C677T mutation of the MTHFR gene and V158M COMT polymorphism and corneal confocal microscopy in patients with fibromyalgia and dry eye disease

Carlos VERGES (SPAIN)

11:50 - 12:00
Discussion
22/06
12:45 - 13:45
Exhibition

Lunch break

Lunch break

22/06
14:30 - 15:30
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Controversies in DED

General session

Chairpersons: Jutta HORWATH-WINTER (AUSTRIA), Elisabeth MESSMER (GERMANY)

14:30 - 14:43
Iatrogenic toxicity versus allergy?

Antonio DI ZAZZO (ITALY), José Álvaro PEREIRA GOMES (BRAZIL)

14:43 - 14:56
Inflammatory versus neuropathic?

Christophe BAUDOUIN (FRANCE), Marc LABETOULLE (FRANCE)

14:56 - 15:09
Lid hygiene by patient - Lid hygiene by doctor?

Frédéric CHIAMBARETTA (FRANCE), Elisabeth MESSMER (GERMANY)

15:09 - 15:22
Punctum plugs – great therapeutic option – a disaster?

José BENITEZ DEL CASTILLO (SPAIN), Jutta HORWATH-WINTER (AUSTRIA)

15:22 - 15:30
Q&A
22/06
14:30 - 15:30
Conference Room 2

Case studies on contact lenses and ocular surface problems / ECLSO-Sociedad Española de Contactología

Focus topic

Chairpersons: Salvador GARCIA DELPECH (SPAIN), Omür UCAKHAN (TÜRKIYE)

14:30 - 14:40
Treating corneal edema with HyperCL contact lenses

Salvador GARCIA DELPECH (SPAIN)

14:40 - 14:50
Contact lens in ocular surface inflammation - Is ortho-K OK?

Andrena MCELVANNEY (UNITED KINGDOM)

14:50 - 15:00
Therapeutic soft contact lens and autologous blood derivatives in the management of persistent corneal epithelial defec

Adriana STANILA (ROMANIA)

15:00 - 15:10
Scleral lens to the rescue

Omür UCAKHAN (TÜRKIYE)

15:10 - 15:20
Endophthalmitis secondary to fungal keratitis due to misuse of contact lens

María GESSA (SPAIN)

15:20 - 15:30
Q&A
22/06
15:30 - 16:00
Exhibition

Coffee break

Coffee break

22/06
16:00 - 17:00
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DED surgery EuDES/SESOC - Surgery of dry eye

General session

Chairpersons: José BENITEZ DEL CASTILLO (SPAIN), Juan A. DURAN DE LA COLINA (SPAIN)

16:00 - 16:15
Surgical techniques for dry eye developed by Prof. Murube-del-Castillo (In memoriam)

Fransisco ARNALICH (SPAIN)

16:15 - 16:30
Lid surgery for ocular surface protection

Nicolas TOLEDANO (SPAIN)

16:30 - 16:45
From salivary gland to nerve and lacrimal gland transplantation - Maximally invasive surgery in the treatment of dry eye

Gerd GEERLING (GERMANY)

16:45 - 17:00
Mesenchymal stem cell therapy in aqueous deficient dry eye disease

Michael MØLLER-HANSEN (DENMARK)

22/06
16:00 - 17:00
Conference Room 2

Dry eye for beginners

Focus topic

Chairpersons: Kristina GRUPCHEVA (BULGARIA), Marc LABETOULLE (FRANCE)

16:00 - 16:12
The good questions before the slit lamp / Use your ears…

Marc LABETOULLE (FRANCE)

16:12 - 16:24
Tricks and tips at the slit lamp

Sihem LAZREG (ALGERIA)

16:24 - 16:36
Fluorescein and lissamine green testings

Christophe BAUDOUIN (FRANCE)

16:36 - 16:48
First line treatment according to steps 1-2-3

Kristina GRUPCHEVA (BULGARIA)

16:48 - 17:00
Q&A
22/06
17:00 - 18:10
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Young ophthalmologists: a sense of innovation

Young ophthalmologists session

Chairpersons: Francesc MARCH DE RIBOT (SPAIN), Ricardo SOARES (PORTUGAL)

17:00 - 17:20
How to present like Obama (Remote lecture)
Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from FIDIA

David TOMLINSON (FRANCE)

17:20 - 17:25
Anti-inflammatory phytotherapy in DED

Barbara BRUNNER (GERMANY)

17:25 - 17:35
DED in confocal microscopy
Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from THEA

Sabina SAPETA-WIECKOWSKA (POLAND)

17:35 - 17:45
Challenges in the management of ocular GVHD (Remote lecture)
Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from THEA

Leonie MENGHESHA (GERMANY)

17:45 - 17:55
Preoperative optimisation of the ocular surface: a winning strategy
Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from THEA

Giuseppe GIANNACARE (ITALY)

17:55 - 18:00
Tear film dynamics

Ax TIMON (AUSTRALIA)

18:00 - 18:05
Digital solutions for dry eye

Matilda SVENSSON (SWEDEN)

18:05 - 18:10
DEAVIP Study - The impact of intravitreal anti-VEGF injection for neovascular AMD on the ocular surface (Remote lecture)

Nikolina BUDIMLIJA (IRELAND)

22/06
18:10 - 18:20
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Closing remarks

Closing Session

Chairpersons: José BENITEZ DEL CASTILLO (SPAIN), Elisabeth MESSMER (GERMANY)

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