49th ISCLS Congress
Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal
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Saturday 16th May, 2026
Sunday 17th May, 2026
Monday 18th May, 2026
Education Program (pdf)
49th ISCLS Congress
Saturday 16th May, 2026
| 08:00am-08:15am | Opening Ceremony- Domes Hotel(Congress Attendees and Partners) | Rick Weisbarth |
| 08:15am-08:30am | Welcome to Vilamoura(Congress Attendees and Partners) | Vilamoura Representative |
| Itinerary for Education Program (Education Attendees Only -See Partner Program for Guests) | ||
| Session 1 Chair: Rick Weisbarth | ||
| 08:30am-09:15am | Pioneers Lecture - The History of the Founding of ISCLS - Download abstract (pdf) | Frederik Jehle |
| 09:15am-09:35am | Pediatric Dry Eye - Download abstract (pdf) | Jenny Fogt - Download biography (pdf) |
| 09:35am-10:15am | No Child Left Behind: A Deep Dive Into the Wonderful World of Pediatric Scleral Lenses for Ocular Surface Disease - Download abstract (pdf) | Karen Carrasquillo - Download biography (pdf) |
| 10:15am-10:20am | 5 Minute Group Discussion | |
| 10:20am-10:40am | COFFEE/TEA BREAK | |
| Session 2 Chair: Armin Duddek | ||
| 10:40am-11:00am | Scleral Lens Prescribing Trends in Children in the Netherlands - Download abstract (pdf) | Esther-Simone Visser - Download biography (pdf) |
| 11:00am-11:20am | Prevalence of Keratoconus in a 8-18 Year Old Population - Download abstract (pdf) | Langis Michaud - Download biography (pdf) |
| 11:20am-11:40am | Mo' Myopia, Mo' Children - What Are We Doing and How Can We do Better? - Download abstract (pdf) | Keyur Patel - Download biography (pdf), Cian Gildea - Download biography (pdf) |
| 11:40am-11:45am | 5 Minute Group Discussion | |
| Session 3 Chair: Greg DeNaeyer | ||
| 11:45am-12:05pm | Noninfectious Keratitis Secondary to Scleral Lens Wear - Download abstract (pdf) | Greg DeNaeyer - Download biography (pdf) |
| 12:05pm-12:25pm | Interstitial Keratitis in a Patient with a Past History of Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking for Post- LASIK Keratasia and Scleral Lens Wear - Download abstract (pdf) | Jessica Chi - Download biography (pdf) |
| 12:25pm-12:45pm | It Never Rains; It Pours. Remembering Who Our Patients Are | Pia Victoria Haugum Ekker |
| 12:45pm-13:05pm | High Astigmatism Secondary to Peripheral Ectasia Recurrence in Post Penetrating Keratoplasty Eyes Managed with Mini-Scleral Contact Lenses - Download abstract (pdf) | Ian Sexton |
| 13:05pm-13:10pm | 5 Minute Group Discussion | |
| 13:10pm-14:10pm | LUNCH | |
| Session 4: Sponsored by Prolens & Chaired by Jim Kokkinakis | ||
| 14:10pm-14:20pm | Sponsor Presentation by Prolens | |
| 14:20pm-15:00pm | Beyond HVID Guidelines: Individualizing Scleral Lens Diameter Selection - Download abstract (pdf) | Jessica Costa - Download biography (pdf) |
| 15:00pm-15:40pm | Scope 2025 : Update on Scleral Lens Prescription and Management Practices - Download abstract (pdf) | Muriel Schornack - Download biography (pdf) |
| 15:40pm-15:45pm | 5 Minute Group Discussion | |
| 15:45pm-16:15pm | COFFEE/TEA BREAK | |
| Session 5 Chair: Sebastian Marx | ||
| 16:15pm-16:35pm | Scleral Contact Lenses on a Compromised Cornea Can Delay Regrafting: A Case Study that Illustrates How Great Collaboration Between Optometry and Ophthalmology Can Be - Download abstract | Pia Victoria Haugum Ekker |
| 16:35pm-17:15pm | Scleral Lens Use in the Management of Persistent Epithelial Defects - Download abstract (pdf) | Cian Gildea - Download biography (pdf) |
| 17:15pm-17:35pm | Drugs May Be Required…Therapeutic Interventions in Contact lens Care and Wear - Download abstract (pdf) | Keyur Patel - Download biography (pdf) |
| 17:35pm-17:40pm | 5 Minute Group Discussion | |
| 18:40pm | Walk To Restaurant Akvavit Vilamoura Harbor(Attendees and Partners) | |
| 19:00pm | Group Dinner at Restaurant Akvavit Vilamoura Harbor(Attendees and Partners) | |
49th ISCLS Congress
Sunday 17th May, 2026
| 7:30am-8:15am | AGM (Members Only - all categories) | |
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| Session 6: Sponsored by Falco & Chaired by Jim Kokkinakis | ||
| 08:15am-08:35am | Decompression in Graves' Disease and/or Surgery for Orbital Tumors | Dirk Kunst |
| 08:35am-08:55am | Scleral Lens Dk and Application Solution Effects on Corneal Edema and Midday Fogging | Maria Walker - Download biography (pdf) |
| 08:55am-09:15am | Modern Innovations in Scleral Lens Application and Removal - Download abstract (pdf) | Mile Brujic |
| 09:15am-09:55am | GP Clinical Research Benefits and Outcomes - Download abstract (pdf) | Ed Bennett |
| 09:55am-10:15am | Mastering the Art and Science of Higher-Order Aberration Correction: Insights for Clinical Cases - Download abstract (pdf) | Sheila Morrison |
| 10:15am-10:20am | 5 Minute Group Discussion | |
| 10:20am-10:30am | COFFEE/TEA BREAK | |
| Session 7: Chair: Sebastian Marx | ||
| 10:30am-11:10am | Founders Grant: Rethinking Standard Soft Contact Lens Fitting: Parameters for Improved Soft Contact Lens Fitting and Evaluation | Sonia Ortiz Peregrina - Download biography (pdf) |
| 11:10am-11:30am | Evaluation of the Hydrophilicity of Silicone Hydrogels by Visualizing Hydrophobic Areas with Sudan IV - Download abstract | Sebastian Marx - Download biography (pdf) |
| 11:30am-11:50am | Using High Powered Soft Lenses in Piggyback System to Change the Ocular Shape - Download abstract | Cian Gildea - Download biography (pdf) |
| 11:50am-11:55am | 5 Minute Group Discussion | |
| 11:55am-13:20am | LUNCH | |
| 13:30am | Walk to Boat (Attendees and Partners) | |
| 14:00am-17:00am | Group Boat Departs for 3 hour Tour of the Coast (Attendees and Partners) | |
| 19:00am | Group Dinner and Awards Ceremony - At Hotel Domes Lake Room (Attendees and Partners) | |
49th ISCLS Congress
Monday 18th May, 2026
| Session 8: Chair: Damon Ezekiel | ||
| 08:00am-08:20am | Myopia: Contrast or Defocus: Which Mechanisms Are In Play - Download abstract (pdf) | Langis Michaud - Download biography (pdf) |
| 08:20am-08:40am | Any Plus, Anywhere: Center-Distance or Center-Near Multifocals for Myopia Control - Which is the Best? - Download abstract (pdf) | Langis Michaud - Download biography (pdf) |
| 08:40am-09:00am | Case Report: Ortho -K in Myopia Management - Download abstract (pdf) | Michael Baertschi - Download biography (pdf) |
| 09:00am-09:20am | Cornea Biomechanics and Ortho K Lens Wear - Download abstract (pdf) | Langis Michaud - Download biography (pdf) |
| 09:20am-09:40am | Update: Myopia Management in Switzerland - Download abstract (pdf) | Michael Baertschi - Download biography (pdf) |
| 09:40am-10:00am | The Aberrrometric Effect of Corneal Plus Power Ring on Axial Length Growth - Download abstract (pdf) | Jaume Paune Fabre |
| 10:00am-10:05am | 5 Minute Group Discussion | |
| 10:05am-10:20am | COFFEE/TEA BREAK | |
| Session 9: Chair: Armin Duddek | ||
| 10:20am-10:40am | The Enigma of Skin Rosacea & Dry Eyes - Download abstract (pdf) | Jim Kokkinakis - Download biography (pdf) |
| 10:40am-11:00am | Innovations in Dry Eye Treatment : Sodium Hyaluronate Gel , Inflammation , and Contact Lens Wear - Download abstract (pdf) | Mile Brujic |
| 11:00am-11:20am | Revisiting the Role of Ocular Dominance in Presbyopic Lens Correction - Download abstract (pdf) | Thomas Quinn - Download biography (pdf) |
| 11:20am-11:40am | The Use of Confocal Microscopy in the Diagnosis of Anterior Segment Disease: A Case Series - Download abstract (pdf) | Keyur Patel - Download biography (pdf) |
| 11:40am-12:00pm | Clinical Observations of a Corneal Dystrophy in a Six-Generation, Trans-Continental Family | Gavin O'Callaghan |
| 12:00pm-12:05pm | 5 Minute Group Discussion | |
| 12:05pm-12:15pm | President's Closing Remarks | Rick Weisbarth |
| 12:15pm-13:50pm | LUNCH | |
| 14:00pm | President's Social Program starts Promptly at 14:00 - Meet in the Lobby | Rick Weisbarth |
