DOG 2023 (English)

International Expert Day

With the International Expert Day, the DOG will offer a high-grade English-language program format in 2023. This interactive update format will feature leading experts from around the world who will present current developments in their areas. With cutting-edge insights and outstanding expertise, these sessions are a highlight for all DOG 2023 participants.

Scientific direction

Claus Cursiefen (Köln)
Berthold Seitz (Homburg/Saar)

Friday, 29.9.2023

8:30 – 9:45 am
Wolf Lagrèze (Freiburg)
Salvatore Grisanti (Lübeck)

Optic Neuropathy Update
Valerie Biousse (Atlanta, USA), Nancy Newman (Atlanta, USA)

Uveal melanoma: genetics, treatment and outcome
Martine Jager (Leiden, NL)


10:15 – 11:30 am
Nora Szentmary (Homburg/Saar)
Claus Cursiefen (Köln)

New treatment options in ocular surface and periocular tumors
Bita Esmaeli (Houston, USA)

Aniridia: pathogenesis, genetics, clinic, grading and thera peutic progress
Neil Lagali (Linköping, SWE)


3:00 – 4:15 pm
Ursular Schlötzer-Schrehardt (Erlangen)
Arne Viestenz (Halle/Saale)

Using iCare Home Tonometry: Are we missing the Max IOP in clinic?
Barbara Wirostko (Salt Lake City, USA)

Severe ocular trauma: an updated approach in times of war
Ferenc Kuhn (Birmingham, USA)


4:45 – 6:00 pm
Clemens Lange (Münster)
Berthold Seitz (Homburg/Saar)

Update Electrophysiology: do we still need it?
Carl-Friedrich Arndt (Reims, F)

Retinal detachment surgery and outcome predictors
Catherine Creuzot-Garcher (Dijon, F)