Preliminary Scientific Programme
Pre-Meeting Course
The Pre-Meeting Course will offer a focused and high-level educational experience designed to provide in-depth learning and practical clinical insight. A defining feature of the program will be the use of interactive polling, case discussions, and expert panels with key opinion leaders, creating a dynamic format that encourages active participation and rich professional exchange
Scientific Program & Case Discussions
The Scientific Program will be distinguished, bringing together leading experts in the field for an engaging and thought-provoking meeting with fruitful discussions. Featuring: free papers, newly published papers, and lectures by distinguished international keynote speakers.
The scientific program will encompass both classical and emerging themes, with special emphasis on: Oculoplastic surgery, Orbital disease including Graves, the benefits of multidisciplinary efforts, lacrimal surgery and Aesthetics
Delegates from all over the world will gather in Copenhagen, creating a truly international environment — ideal for scientific exchange, collaboration, and the development of lasting professional and personal connections.
Peter Bjerre Toft and Marie Louise Roed Rasmussen
Preliminary Scientific Programme
Thursday September 9th
ESOPRS PRE-MEETING COURSE
8:30 – 8:45
Welcome and Introduction to sendsteps
Marie Louise Roed Rasmussen and Peter Bjerre Toft
Each session will have case discussions. Sendsteps will be used, please have your smartphone ready for reading of a QR code and for writing your answers suggestions for work up and/or treatment.
Chair: Marie Louise Roed Rasmussen and Peter Bjerre Toft
Panel: Elin Bohman, Ramón Medel, Sri K Gore, Dyonne Harton (”alternatives”)
8:45 – 8:50
Introduction
8:50 – 9:00
Congenital lacrimal stenosis. Common and rare disorders, simple and advanced treatments.
Elin Bohman
9:00 – 09:10
Congenital ptosis. MMCR, Levator resection, frontalis sling, or frontalis flap.
Ramón Medel
9:10 – 9:20
Treatment of pediatric vascular anomalies.
Sri K Gore
9:20 – 9:30
Microphthalmus and rare lid malformations.
Dyonne Harton
9:30 – 10:00
MCQ and interactive polling. Discussion and questions
10:00 – 10:30
Coffee
Chair: Marie Louise Roed Rasmussen and Peter Bjerre Toft
Panel: Elizabeth Bradley, Ilse Mombaerts, Bita Esmaeli, Stijn W. van der Meeren, Diego Strianese, Claire Daniel
10:30 – 10:35
introduction
10:35 – 10:45
Methylprednisolone, Teprotumumab or tocilizumab for Graves’ orbitopathy.
Elizabeth A. Bradley
10:45 – 10:55
Idiopathic orbital inflammation and lymphoma. Diagnosis and treatment. Biopsy or not, steroids or not, biologics or not.
Ilse Mombaerts
10:55 – 11:00
Skin malignancies in a new era.
Clare Daniel
11:05 – 11:15
Practical applications of immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy and targeted therapy combined with surgery for orbital and ocular adnexal cancers.
Bita Esmaeli
11:15 – 11:25
Conjunctival melanomas and conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma.
Stijn W. van der Meeren
11:25 – 11:35
Lacrimal gland malignancies, exenterate or not.
Diego Strianese
11:35 – 12:00
MCQ and interactive polling. Discussion and questions
12:00 – 13:00
Lunch
Chair: Marie Louise Roed Rasmussen and Peter Bjerre Toft
Panel: Malin Malmsjö, Dion Paridiens, Kaveh Verdani, Santiago Ortiz Perez
13:00 – 13:05
Introduction
13:05 – 13:15
Perfusion of eyelids, grafts and flaps.
Malin Malmsjö
13:15 – 13:25
Eyelid-sharing reconstructive procedures for large upper and lower eyelid defects.
Dion Paridiens
13:25 – 13:35
Reconstruction of large upper and lower eyelid defects without sharing.
Peter Bjerre Toft
13:35 – 13:45
Eyelid and lacrimal trauma.
Kaveh Verdani
13:45 – 13:55
Orbital trauma.
Santiago Ortiz Perez
13:55 – 14:30
MCQ and interactive polling. Discussion and questions
14:30 – 15:00
Coffee
Chair: Marie Louise Roed Rasmussen and Peter Bjerre Toft
Panel: Elin Bohman, Ramón Medel, Sri K Gore, Dyonne Harton, Elizabeth A. Bradley, Ilse Mombaerts, , Bita Esmaeli, Stijn W. van der Meeren, Diego Strianese, Malin Malmsjö, Dion Paridiens, Kaveh Vahdani, Santiago Ortiz Perez, Claire Daniel
Open conference on complex clinical situations
One-slide cases will be presented. The audience writes suggestions for work up and therapy on their smartphone. The panel will then discuss the options.
19:00
Welcome reception at Rådhuset
20:30
Dinner. Board, speakers, and local organizers. Incl. spouses. TIvoli
22:30
Copenhagen by Night, e.g. Bremen night club.
Friday September 10th
Main meeting Day 1
7:55
Welcome
Five published papers will be presented by their author. 4 mins presentation and 4 mins for comments and discussion each, microphone is available. The papers have been chosen by the abstract review committee.
Chair: The Abstract review board will select two chair persons from the abstract review board.
8:40 – 9:00 Keynote 1 (20)
Oculoplastic skills from the WWW and social media
Richard Caesar
9:00 – 9:05. Free papers. Introduction
During presentations the audience writes questions and comments on their smartphones. Microphone is not available in free paper session. Please indicate your name and institution and then the question or comment. The discussion will be in the end of each session.
9:05-10:00 Free papers. Lids 1 (60)
Chair: Miguel Gonzalez-Candial and Malin Malmsjö
10:00 – 11:00
Break and exhibition
11:00 – 11:10 (10) Official opening ceremony
11:10 – 11:50 (40)
Mustarde Memorial Lecture, including introduction
XX to be announced
11:50 – 12:40 Free papers. Lids 2 (50)
Chair: Naresh Joshi and Kaveh Verdani
12:40 – 13:00 Keynote 2 (20)
Graves’ eye disease
Ilse Mombaerts
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch break and exhibition
14:00 – 14:50 Free papers. Graves’ orbitopathy and Orbit (50)
Chair: Elin Bohman and Ilse Mombaerts
14:50-15:40 Free papers, Orbit (50)
Chair: Dyonne Hartong and Stijn W. van der Meeren
15:40 – 16:30
Break and exhibition (50)
16:30 – 16:50 Keynote 3 (20)
The benefits of multidisciplinary efforts
Bita Esmaeli
16:50-17:30 Poster session in exhibition hall.
Chair: Five Senior ESOPRS members act as poster moderators for approximately 20 selected E-posters. We consider 5 groups of 4 presentations appropriate. 10 min each poster (4 min for presentation – 4 min for questions – 2 min to change for the next one)
The five senior members can be selected by the ESOPRS board.
17:30 Results of the EBO-ESOPRS exam 2027
Closing
AGM (Full members only)
20:00
Dinner and Party
Saturday September 11th
Main meeting Day 2
9:30 – 10:10 Five Published oculoplastic papers (40)
Chair: The Abstract review board will select two chair persons from the abstract review board.
10:10 – 10:50 Free papers. Lacrimal (40)
Chair:
10:50 – 11:40
Break and exhibition (50)
11:40 – 12:00 Keynote 4 (20)
Allotransplantation of the face and eyeball
Elizabeth A. Bradley
12:00 – 12:15
ESOPRS Richard Collin Junior Award Winner 2027 (15)
12:15 – 12:35 Keynote 5 (20)
Aesthetics, when surgery is appropriate
Daniel Esra
12:35 – 13:45
Lunch break and exhibition, YESOPRS symposium (70)
13:45 – 14:05 Keynote 6 (20)
Aestetics, when non-surgical treatment is appropriate
(Altuc cinkaya, Jane Oliver, Jesper Thulesen ) ? We are undecided.
14:05 – 15:00 Free papers, Aestetics (40)
Chair: Keynote 6 and Daniel Esra
15:00 – 15:30
Break and exhibition (30)
15:30 – 16:35 Free papers. Miscellaneous (50)
Chair: Claire Daniel and Miguel Gonzalez-Candial
16:35 – 17:15 Poster session in exhibition hall.
Chair: Five Senior ESOPRS members act as poster moderators for approximately 20 selected E-posters. We consider 5 groups of 4 presentations appropriate. 10 min each poster (4 min for presentation – 4 min for questions – 2 min to change for the next one)
The five senior members can be selected by the ESOPRS board.
17:15
Closing remarks, presentation of ESOPRS 2028
17:25
End of 45th annual ESOPRS meeting