2025 AECOS EUROPE RESEARCH GRANT- PROJECT REPORT- Multiphoton Aqueous Flowmetry Guided Laser Trabeculotomy

Pierre Zéboulon, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

2025 AECOS EUROPE RESEARCH GRANT: PROJECT REPORT

A Learner – With(out) Surgery

Katharina Schmickler, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 17

Becoming a New Consultant – Finding Mentorship in Refractive Surgery

Charlotte Buscombe, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 17

Closing Comments and Adjourn

Francesco Carones, MD; Andrea Russo, MD; Suphi Taneri, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 17

Learning Advanced Techniques Through Structured Mentorship. The CAIRS Experience

Burcu Yakut, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 17

Mentorship in Modern Ophthalmology - Framing the Journey- -Trainee to Independent Surgeon to Leader

Brendan Cummings, MD - Radhika Rapat, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 17

The Spectrum of Mentorship – Traditional Models vs Unconventional Teaching

Sara Sella, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 17

From Fellowship to Independence – Applying Refractive Surgery Training In a Dedicated Center

Alessandro Boldini, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 17

Coupling IOL, Eye Geometry and Neural Response

Susana Marcos, PhD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 16

Different Concepts of New IOLs for the Correction of Presbyopia.mp4

Nabil Ragaei Kamel, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 16

It’s Not Just About the IOL

Erik Mertens, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 16

Optical Principles and Objective Optic Evaluation in Modern Presbyopia Correcting IOLs.mp4

Damien Gatinel, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 16

Trifocal Phakic Synergy with the Crystalline Lens

Germán Bianchi, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 16

The Defocus Curve Truth Test

Kieren Darcy, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 16

Clareon PanOptix Pro

Zaina Al-Mohtaseb, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 15

HOYA Vivinex Advanced Technology IOLs- Latest Performance Insights

Erik Mertens, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 15

RayOne Galaxy, the World's First Spiral IOL

Başak Bostanci, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 15

My Personal Experience with PCIOL Advancements from J&J Vision

Amir Hamid, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 15

STAAR Surgical Innovations

Magda Michna, PhD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 15

The Light Adjustable Lens

Stephen Slade, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 15

Posterior Capsule Rupture- Rescue with Diagonal Haptic Capture

Suphi Taneri, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 14

Preventing ICL Mis-Orientation

Andrea Russo, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 14

Restoring the Missing Piece

Aanchal Gupta, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 14

Transmucosal Boston Type I Keratoprosthesis

Clara Bonel, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 14

Beyond the Bag- Multifocal IOL Scleral Fixation

Bader Khayat, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 14

Cross-Linked Tectonic Corneal Lamellar Graft to Avoid Perforation

Irene Sassot, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 14

A Definitive Sign For Identifying The Anterior-Posterior Plane In Small Incision Lenticule Extraction

Tushya Om Parkash, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 14

My First Ab-Interno Canaloplasty Using the i-Track Advance Microcatheter

Erik Mertens, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 14

Floating Nucleus, Failing Zonules

Allison Chen, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 14

Advancing the Treatment of Glaucoma

Keith Barton, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 13

Demodex Treatment.mp4

James Katz, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 13

How Interventional Glaucoma Becomes Less Interventional

Karsten Klabe, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 13

Presby Drops – Efficacy and Patient Selection

Mark Kontos, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 13

Ray Tracing and Similar Tools in Understanding Patient Needs

Ivan Gabrić, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 13

Joseph Colin Award Lecture- Designing Vision- The End of Vision Correction as We Know It

Michael Mrochen, PhD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 12

OPHTHALPRENEURS AND AECOS JOINT SESSION- FROM CLASSIFICATION TO COMMUNICATION- HOW TERMINOLOGY WORKS IN REAL-WORLD PRACTICE

Francesco Carones, MD and Erik Mertens, MD Amanda Carones, Sheraz Daya MD, Cathleen McCabe MD, Val Roberts, Warwick Strand, William Wiley, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 12

Digital Innovations in Cataract Surgery Planning

Frank Seitzinger

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Sessino 11

Long-term Experience with the Latest Generation Ablative Solid-State Laser

Bojan Pajic, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Sessino 11

LENSAR Laser Innovations

Robert Weinstock, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Sessino 11

FLACS Under the Lens- Profitability, Performance, and Perception

Neda Shamie, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 10

The Art and Profitability of Combining Cataract Surgery and Trabecular Micro-Bypass

Pavel Stodulka, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 10

The Value of Adjustability- Clinical and Financial Realities of LAL

Burkhard Dick, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 10

The Price of Precision- Medical vs Financial Decisions in Surgical Planning

Andrea Russo, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 10

ARTIPLUS Presbyopia Phakic IOL - When to Use and When Not to Use

Jorge Alió, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 9

EndoArt Implantation for Failed Penetrating Keratoplasty- Outcomes in 3 Cases

Ofer Daphna, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 9

Pregnancy-related Regression after Hyperopic KLEx with Epithelial Thickening.mp4

Anke Messerschmidt-Roth, OD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 9

First Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Transepithelial Photorefractive Keratectomy

Kishore Raj Pradhan, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 9

Severe Dysphotopsia Following Cataract Surgery after Multiple Hyperopic LASIK Interventions.mp4

Dan Reinstein, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 9

Unexpected Biometric Findings in a High Axial Myope- A Case Report on Lens-Related Causes of Refractive Prediction Error.mp4

Stefanie Schmickler, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 9

What the Heck Happened After This Routine Phaco?

Chip Berestka, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 9

Discussion

John Marshall, PhD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 8

Corneal intrastromal inlays

Aylin Kilic, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 8

Phakic Presbyopic IOLs

Pavel Stodulka, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 8

Presbyopia Eyedrops

Cathleen McCabe, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 8

Presbyopic LASIK

Dan Reinstein, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 8

RLE with MIOL

George Waring IV, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 8

RLE with LAL

Kendall Donaldson, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 8

AXA Global Impact Fund and its Impact on Epion Therapeutics Technology

Curt LaBelle, MD; Michael Webb

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 7

Delivering Eyecare in Low Resource Settings

Elena Barraquer, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 7

Discussion

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 7

Eye Corps Entrepreneurship

Susan MacDonald, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 7

eyeMobil – An Innovative Approach to Developing Technology

Stanley Pletcher, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 7

Endoscopic Cyclophotocoagulation and Intracameral Visualization

Robert Weinstock, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 6

Advances in Ocular Imaging in the Clinic and in the OR

Kfir Azoulay

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 6

Foresight 2.0 for Post-Op Corneal Visualization

Riccardo Vinciguerra, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 6

Innovations in Glaucoma Management

José Maria Martinez de la Casa, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 6

Photobiomodulation on eye-light® for Tear Film Enhancement and-dAMD Management

Matteo Corbellino

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 6

Treatment for Demodex Blepharitis

Elizabeth Yeu, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 6

Digital Innovation in Ophthalmology- Lessons in Change Management-from SPARC.mp4

Radhika Rampat, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 5

KEYNOTE- Regenerative Medicine in Corneal Disease.mp4

Zaina Al-Mohtaseb, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 4

DRIVING GROWTH

Francesco Carones, MD and Erik Mertens, MD Andy Corley, Jim Hollingshead, Anne Nestor, Rudolf Speth, Paul Wood

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 4

From Optics to Outcomes- How IOL Technology Translates Into Patient Experience.mp4

Robert Melendez, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 3

Smarter Access to Guidelines- Design Thinking Meets AI.mp4

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 3

Panel Discussion

José Alfonso, MD and Arthur Cummings, MD José Güell MD, Amir Hamid MD, Ali Nowrouzi MD, Máximo Gómez Pardo MBA, George Waring IV MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 3

Therapeutic Use of Phakic Lenses

Belén Alfonso Bartolozzi, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 3

Unhappy Multifocal Patients- The Five-Stage Protocol

Başak Bostanci, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 3

Bench to Bedside AI- Challenges in Clinical Translation

Milind Pande, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 5

Customizing IOL Choice Without Overthinking It

Detlev Breyer, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 3

Dry Eye, Dysphotopsia & Dysfunctional Optics- -The Triple-D Threat.mp4

Aylin Kilic, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 3

Embracing the AI Revolution- Why a Next-Gen Digital Health Ecosystem-is Crucial.mp4

Roger Zaldivar, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 3

Expectation Engineering- The Consult That Makes or Breaks You

Amanda Carones, MPH

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 3

Optimizing Outcomes with FS Laser Settings

Samuel Arba Mosquera, PhD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 2

Transepithelial Lenticular Removal with EASE

Ivan Gabrić, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 2

Update- AECOS America

Kendall Donaldson, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 2

Update- AECOS Europe 2026

Sheraz Daya, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 2

A Holistic Approach to Optimizing KLEx and Refractive Workflows

Christian Rathjen, PhD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 2

Evolving Lenticule Surgery- The Interplay of Geometry, Energy, and Healing

Pooja Khamar, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 2

Hyperopic KLEx

Dan Reinstein, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 2

Keratorefractive Lenticule Rotation and Excimer Ablation

Victor Derhartunian, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 2

Lenticule Implantation for High Hyperopia

Walter Sekundo, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 2

Precise Bio- 3D Bio-Printed Cornea Implant

Aryeh Batt, CEO

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 1

Physician Entrepreneurs

Andy Corley; Michael Mrochen, PhD; Sean Ianchulev, MD; Milind Pande, MD; Roger Zaldivar, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 1

ROCKMED- SOLO Custom Phakic IOL

Erik Mertens, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 1

TECLens- Topical Corneal Crosslinking

Madhu Ayyagari, PhD, CEO

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 1

ViaLase- Non-invasive Laser Treatment

Shawn O’Neil, CEO

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 1

Voptica- ArtIOLs- The Inverted Meniscus IOL

Pablo Artal, PhD, CEO

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 1

Roundtable with Industry Leaders

William Link, PhD; Luc Bonnefoy; Peter Byloos, MD; David Endicott; Warren Foust; Jacqueline Henderson; Andreas Pecher

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 1

Iantrek- New Bio-Reinforced Canaloplasty

Adam Szaronos, CEO

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 1

Innovation With Purpose ALLY®- Bridging the Gap to Robotic Cataract Surgery

Nick Curtis, CEO

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 1

Myra Vision- Adjustable Glaucoma Stent

Robert Chang, CEO

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 1

Lightfield Medical- Advanced Anterior Imaging Technology

Roger Zaldivar, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 1

Nova Eye Medical- Shear Clear Technology

Rouven Reichert, Director Commercial Operations

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 1

Horizon Surgical- Horizon Surgical System

Jean-Pierre Hubschman, MD, CEO

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 1

Eyexora- Accelerating Global Innovation from Lab to Market

Theresa Heah, MD, CEO

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 1

EyeDura Pharma- Topical Treatment of Neurotrophic Keratitis

Srini Venkatesh, PhD, CEO

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 1

EyeYon Medical- EndoArt Endothelial Implant

Nahum Ferera, CEO

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 1

ForSight Vision 6- Accommodating IOL

Eugene De Juan, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 1

Horizon Surgical- Horizon Surgical System

Jean-Pierre Hubschman, MD, CEO

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 1

2EyesVision- Preoperative Visual Simulation of Presbyopic Corrections

Máximo Gómez Pardo, CSO

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 1

Adaptilens- Accomodating IOL

Liane Clamen, MD, CEO

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 1

Atia Vision- Accomodating IOL

William Wiley, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 3

Aurion Biotech- Injectable Cell Therapy.mp4

Arnaud Lacoste, PHD, CEO

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 1

BioTissue Holdings- Prokera Amniotic Membrane

Ted Davis, CEO

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Session 2

Welcome to the AECOS Europe Symposium Madrid

Seraz Daya, MD

2026 Europe Symposium • Madrid

Introduction