Kongsberg Vision Meeting 2024

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Welcome to Kongsberg Vision Meeting 2024. Attend to take part in laying the foundations for advancements in primary eye care in Norway.


24 Oct

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Programme

Clinical Optometry & Vision Research Day 1 (Thursday, October 24th)

09:00 Welcome & Coffee/Tea (Lecture theatre Oksen)

09:05–09:50 Neovascular age-related macular degeneration: the patient’s journey!
António Filipe Macedo, Linnæus University, Kalmar, Sweden

09:50–10:25 Treatment effectiveness of optical myopia interventions
Mhairi Day, Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland

10:25–10:45 Coffee/Tea Break

10:45–11:25 Vision & dizziness
Tony Pansell, Karolinska Institutet and St Erik Eye Hospital, Stocholm, Sweden

11:30–13:30 Exhibits & Lunch
Visit Exhibits while you enjoy your lunch on the 3rd floor (Sølvsalen)

13:35–14:30 Six 8-minute presentations by PhD candidates

  • Exploring the association between virtual reality technologies, oculomotor function and postural control
    Ieva Krastina,  University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway
  • Vision and cognitive function in healthy Norwegian school children
    Tina R. Johansen,  University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway
  • Sleep trends and ocular growth in Norwegian adolescents and young adults
    Nickolai G. Nilsen,  University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway
  • Exploring the Effects of Natural Dark/Light Exposure on Myopia - Insights from Animal Models
    Solveig Arnegard,  University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway
  • Does method matter? A comparison of a vision-generic and a disease-specific questionnaire in assessing vision-related quality of life in persons with keratoconus.
    Eilin Lundanes,  University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway
  • Assessment of a novel protocol for image acquisition of corneal subbasal nerve plexus by laser in vivo confocal microscopy
    Siv A. Sandvik,  University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway

14:35–14:55 Exhibits & Coffee
Visit Exhibits while you enjoy your coffee on the 3rd floor (Sølvsalen).

15:00–15:45 The impact of environmental conditions on the ocular surface
Fiona Stapleton, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Clinical Optometry & Vision Research Day 2 (Friday, October 25th)

09:00 Welcome

09:05–09:50 Advanced Therapeutics for Ocular Allergy Management
Maria Liu, UC Berkeley Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science, Berkeley, USA

09:55–11:55 Workshops on diagnosis and management (coffeebreak included) in the Eye clinic 3rd floor (Note: registration to participate in a workshop requires full-day registration)

  1. Tear duct irrigation
  2. Allergy
  3. Dizziness and unsteadiness

12:00–14:00 Exhibits & Lunch
Visit Exhibits while you enjoy your lunch in Sølvsalen on the 3rd floor.

14:05–14:50 Latest insights into managing low and moderate hyperopia
Julie-Anne Little, Ulster University, Coleraine, Northern Ireland

14:50–15:15 Implementering av terapeutiske medikamenter i optometrisk praksis.
Vibeke Sundling, University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway

15:15–15.30 Closing comments

Registration and pricing

October 24th: Clinical Optometry and Vision Research Day 1.
Participation includes lunch and coffee breaks.
NOK 1600

October 24th: Conference Dinner on Thursday evening
NOK 950

October 25th: Clinical Optometry and Vision Research Day 2.
Participation includes lunch and coffee breaks, but not workshops.
NOK 1100

October 25th: Workshops (you can attend only one, and max 30 participants per workshop)

  1. Tear duct irrigation. NOK 900
  2. Allergy. NOK 700
  3. Dizziness and unsteadiness. NOK 500

 

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Abstract Submission

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