12 – 14 March 2026
40th HSIOIRS Congress
Organising Committee
The Board of Directors of the Hellenic Society of Intraocular Implant & Refractive Surgery
President: Dimitris Mikropoulos
Vice-president: Giorgos Roussopoulos
General Secretary: Elisavet Patsoura
Treasurer: Apostolos Maniateas
Members: Vasilis Diakonis, Giorgos Kymionis, Thanasis Oikonomou, Michalis Tsatsos, Giannis Tsinopoulos
Invited Speakers
Joaquin Fernandez – Spain
Andrzej Grzybowski – Poland
Soosan Jacob – India
Cosimo Mazzotta – Italy
Mayank Nanavaty – United Kingdom
Vincenzo Sarnicola – Italy
Egyptian Ophthalmological Society (EOS)
Ahmed Ghoneim
Nihal Adel Hasan
Tamer El-Raggal
Marwa Metwally
Congress Website: www.hsioirscongress.gr
Fyodorov Award 2026
Dr. Soosan Jacob is the recipient of the Fyodorov Award 2026
Paper Awards
Award for the Best Free Paper Presentation
CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF LIGHT ADJUSTABLE LENSES (LAL) IN PATIENTS WITH HIGH POSTOPERATIVE VISUAL DEMANDS AND IN PATIENTS AFTER REFRACTIVE SURGERY
Aik. Roussou, V. Diakonis, G. Bontzos, G. Kymionis, R.J. Weinstock
BEYOND Α1-BLOCKERS: DEMOGRAPHIC AND PHARMACOLOGIC PROFILES IN PATIENTS WITH INTRAOPERATIVE FLOPPY IRIS SYNDROME (IFIS)
M. Tsatsos, D. Tzakri, D. Barpaki, A. Tsiliggiri, N. Ziakas
Award for the Best Case Report Presentation
UNEXPECTED FLAP LOSS, FAVORABLE OUTCOMES: SUCCESSFUL VISUAL REHABILITATION AFTER LASIK FLAP REMOVAL
L. Lalou, N. Dimitropoulou, K. Togka, V. Tsagkogiannis, D. Vakalopoulos, M. Chatzea, M. Katsimpras, G. Kymionis
Award for the Best Video Presentation
COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR APPROACHES FOR THE SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF A TRAUMATIC WHITE CATARACT IN THE BETTER-SEEING EYE OF A PATIENT
N. Mamas, J. Bainbridge
Award for the Best Presented Poster
LASER-GUIDED STRATEGY FOR OCULAR SURFACE PROTECTION: PREVENTING POST-CATARACT DRY EYE BY TARGETING EYELID TELANGIECTASIAS
N. Kappos, I. Georgalas, D. Papakonstantinou, K. Droutsas
Award for the Best E-Poster Presentation
CRITICAL VISUAL ACUITY (CVA): A NOVEL CLINICAL PARAMETER FOR ENHANCED VISUAL CAPACITY ASSESSMENT
M. Bakirtzis, E. K. Panagiotopoulou, Ch. Mitsi, Ch. Giazitzis, P. Ntonti, D. Dardabounis, T. Rotsos, G. Labiris
Accreditation
The participants of the 40th International Congress of the HSIOIRS will be provided with 21 ECMECs by the European Accreditation Council of Medical Specialists.
Congress Secretariat
ERA LTD
17 Asklipiou str, 106 80 Athens, Greece
Tel : +30 210.36.34.944
Fax: +30 210.36.31.690
Ε-mail: info@era.gr
Registration Information
Registration
Doctors, Non Members HSIOIRS: 200 €
Doctors, Members HSIOIRS: 180 €
Residents / Trainees*: 120 €
Opticians / Optometrists*: 90 €
Nurses*: 30 €
The participants of the categories with * will need to present a certification of their profession (professional id, letter from the director of the clinic where they work).
The registration covers participation to the scientific program, certificate of attendance with the ECMECs by the EACCME, access to the exhibition area.
In order to confirm your registration, the full deposit of the fee is required.
Fees are applicable to 24% VAT upon issuance of the relevant invoice.
