Scientific program
One room. One programme. No missed sessions.
The ARSM 2026 programme brings all participants together for two focused days of clinical discussion, practical decision-making and international exchange.
Key topics across the programme
All topics are part of one shared programme, there are no parallel sessions.
Friday, 6th of November 2026
9:00 - 17:30 Conference
Ocular Surface Update and Treatment Possibilities
9:15 - 10:27
Symposium 1
Chair: Dr. Samer Hamada
9:15
Drivers of ocular surface disease: evidence based approach
Samer Hamada, United Kingdom
9:22
Novel approach to dry eye treatment
Giuseppe Giannaccare, Italy
9:29
Not every dry eye is dry eye: the oculoplastic mimics
Nikolina Budimlija, Ireland
9:36
Non invasive treatment of chalation
Nika Medic Ajdnik, Austria
9:43
Cataract surgery and dry eye
Alja Črnej, Slovenia
9:50
Biometry in ocular surface disease
Stefan Palkovits, Austria
Cornea – Etiology, Pathology and Treatment Options
10:27 - 11:32
Symposium 2
Chair: Dr. Yan Ning (Johnson) Neo
10:27
Recent advances in management of Acanthamoeba keratitis in Slovenia
Špela Štunf Pukl,
Slovenia
10:34
Management of corneal perforation
Ivanka Petric Vicković,
Croatia
10:41
Mitomycin Intravascular Chemoembolization (MICE) – Adjunct, alternative, or game changer for corneal neovascularisation?
Yan Ning (Johnson) Neo,
United Kingdom
10:48
Keratoconus: The Paradigm Shift in Diagnosis and Treatment
Pier Luigi Surico,
Italy
10:55
From systemic disease to surgical decision: understanding corneal risk factors before refractive surgery
Anela Bečić Turkanović,
Slovenia
Coffee and tea break
11:32 - 12:02
Cataract Surgery and the New Generation of IOLs
12:02 - 13:00
Symposium 3
Chair: Dr. Bogdan Spiru
12:02
Femtolaser IOL: precision is nothing without stability
Sandro Soldati,
Italy
12:09
Serenity IOL
Nenad Špička,
Slovenia
12:16
Visual performance after bilateral micro-monovision with EDOF lens: do we really need diffractive IOLs any more?
Bojan Kozomara,
Croatia
12:23
Trifocal or Not? How I Choose the Right Patient – My Experience with FineVision HP
Kristina Mikek,
Slovenia
Lunch buffet
13:00 - 14:00
Innovative dr. Vesna Morela lecture
14:00 - 14:20
14:00
The perfect IOL: Matching technology without the patient wishes
Bovet Jerome, Switzerland
Cataract Surgery
14:20 - 15:18
Symposium 4
Chair: Dr. Vladimir Pfeifer
14:20
My experience in hands-on cataract surgery training in India and Egypt
Ambrož Pušnik,
Slovenia
14:27
Beyond Monofocal: Can We Use Pseudoaccommodation in Daily Practice?
Andreja Veselica,
Slovenia
14:34
Astigmatism Correction in Cataract Surgery
Vladimir Pfeifer,
Slovenia
14:41
Corneal incisions (AK) in the Correction of Astigmatism During Femtosecond Cataract
George Cheng,
Hong Kong
The Things We Do Not Want to Talk About – Troubleshooting in Cataract and Refractive Surgery
15:18 - 16:16
Symposium 5
Chair: Dr. Bader Khayat
15:18
PresbyLASIK complications, their prevention, and their management
Charles Ghenasia,
France
15:25
When you can't see: retroillumination-assisted cataract surgery in compromised corneas
Tomislav Šarenac,
Slovenia
15:32
When Things Go South: Managing Posterior Capsule Rupture
Angela Thaler,
Switzerland
15:39
IOL scleral fixation: different techniques
Bader Khayat,
Germany
15:46
My preferred option for IOL scleral fixation technique
Markus Schranz,
Austria
Coffee and tea break
16:16 - 16:46
Cornea
16:46 - 17:51
Symposium 6
Chair: Dr. Miguel Rechichi
16:46
Pediatric Keratoconus: consensus statement on diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care
Manca Tekavčič Pompe,
Slovenia
16:53
CAIRS and Bowman layer transplantation – keratoconus therapy between CXL and DALK
Bader Khayat,
Germany
17:00
The new era of corneal reshaping: ray tracing and CAIRS
Miguel Rechichi,
Italy
17:07
DSAEK - when something goes unplanned!
Iva Dekaris,
Croatia
17:14
DMEK and cataract surgery: tips for IOL calculations in triple procedures
Rosa Giglio,
Italy
Saturday, 7th of November 2026
9:00 - 15:00 Conference
Possibilities for Solving Presbyopia (under patronage of Presbymania Group)
9:00 - 9:58
Symposium 7 - Part 1
Chair: Dr. Jerome Bovet
9:00
Can we predict (dis)satisfaction after implantation of EDOF / IROF / simultaneous vision IOLs?
Petra Schollmayer,
Slovenia
9:07
Presbyopia management: a practical decision tree
Valery Witwer,
Switzerland
9:14
How to increase your premium IOL conversion rate in cataract surgery?
Bogdan Spiru,
Switzerland
9:21
Mix and match (Johnson & Johnson)
Igor Šivec Trampuž,
Slovenia
Possibilities for Solving Presbyopia (under patronage of Presbymania Group)
9:58 - 10:56
Symposium 7 - Part 2
Chair: Dr. Jerome Bovet
9:58
PresbyLASIK: Getting It Right from the Start – and Fixing It When It Goes Wrong
Luca Vigo,
Italy
10:05
Presbyopia laser refractive surgery Hong Kong experience – PresMyax + Ring CXL
George Cheng,
Hong Kong
10:12
The first results with Laser Presbyopia Treatment with Presbyond (Zeiss)
Magda Rau,
Germany
10:19
From PresbyLASIK to cataract surgery
Claes Feinbaum,
Sweden
ARSM Honorary Lecture
10:56 - 11:16
10:56
Anton Banko, 100th Anniversary of Slovenian Engineer Behind the Success of Charles Kelman
Marko Hawlina,
Slovenia
Refractive Cornea Surgery
11:16 - 12:14
Symposium 8
Chair: Dr. Andrea Russo
11:16
Current state of lenticule extraction
Maja Bohač,
Croatia
11:23
Complications of lenticular laser refractive surgery
Andrea Russo,
Italy
11:30
Manual cyclotorsion compensation in Femto LASIK versus automated ocular alignment in SMILE Pro for astigmatism correction
Ivo Guber,
Switzerland
11:37
Aquarius Laser Platform: Innovation and Clinical Experience
Charles Ghenasia,
France
Coffee and tea break
12:14 - 12:44
High Myopia – What Are the Options
12:44 - 13:42
Symposium 9
Chair: Dr. Rok Grčar
12:44
From contact lens abuse to ICL implantation: a turning point in filamentary keratopathy
Ingrid Umari,
Slovenia
12:51
My experience – when to decide for phakic ICL surgery
Veronika Blažič,
Slovenia
12:58
ICL Implantation in Patients with Ectatic Corneas
Rok Grčar,
Slovenia
13:05
Preventing ICL Mis-Orientation
Andrea Russo,
Italy
Seamless Synergy – Uniting Anterior and Posterior Segment Surgeons for Optimal Patient Outcomes
13:42 - 14:47
Symposium 10
Chair: Dr. Nataša Vidović Valentinčič
13:42
When to decide for macular surgery after premium lenses implantation
Mojca Globočnik Petrovič,
Slovenia
13:49
Post-Cataract Retinal Complications: Choosing the Best Non-Surgical Treatment
Nataša Vidović Valentinčič,
Slovenia
13:56
Phaco and retinal detachment surgery
Domagoj Ivastinović,
Austria
14:03
Vitrectomy after surgery with premium lenses
Marko Šulak,
Slovenia
14:10
TASS after cataract surgery - how to prevent it
Peter Preskar,
Slovenia
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