Nordic Congress of Ophthalmology 2026

14-17/10- 2026
Svenska Mässan, Gothenburg (Sweden)

Speakers

Speakers will be presented continuously.

Prof. Valerie Biousse

Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA

Valerie Biousse, MD holds the Reunette Harris Chair of Ophthalmologic Research, and is Professor of Ophthalmology and Neurology in the section of neuro-ophthalmology at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA, USA. She serves as Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Neuro-Ophthalmology Fellowship Director in the Department of Ophthalmology at Emory University.

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Dr. Biousse is a fellow of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society and of the French Society of Neurology and an elected member of the American Ophthalmology Society and American Neurological Association, and multiple other national and international societies, including the American Academies of Ophthalmology and Neurology and the French Society of Ophthalmology. She serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology as Associate Editor, on the editorial board of Current Opinion in Neurology and of the Journal Stroke. She also serves as the Neuro-Ophthalmology Section Lead for the American Academy of Ophthalmology ONE Network.

She currently also serves on the Board of Directors and is Chair of the Board/Immediate Past President of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society. She has more than 500 publications, including scientific articles, book chapters and books, including the primary textbook Neuro-Ophthalmology and Walsh & Hoyt’s Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 6th Edition, 2005, and the didactic textbook Neuro-Ophthalmology Illustrated (Thieme, 2009, 2016 and 2019 –awarded “best Neurology book of the year” by the British Medical Association in 2016 and received the “PROSE award” from the American Association of Publishers in 2017).

Her current research focuses on four primary areas: (1) idiopathic intracranial hypertension, (2) the use of non-mydriatic fundus photography for the diagnosis of neuro-ophthalmic disease in various clinical settings and deep learning applications, (3) diagnostic errors and referral patterns in neuro-ophthalmology, and (4) ocular manifestations of cerebrovascular diseases.

Prof. Jay Cchablani

University of Pittsburgh, USA

Dr. Jay Chhablani is a Professor of Ophthalmology and Vitreo-Retinal Surgeon at the University of Pittsburgh, where he also serves as the Vice Chair, Clinical Research at the UPMC Vision Institute. He founded the Choroid Analysis and Research (CAR) Lab, which focuses on computational and biological research in choroidal diseases.

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His primary research interests include macular disorders, artificial intelligence, automated retinal image analysis, and advanced imaging techniques. Dr. Chhablani has received continuous research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and various foundations. He has authored over 700 peer-reviewed publications, predominantly in the field of choroid, and has edited key reference books such as Choroidal Disorders, Central Serous Chorioretinopathy, and Choroidal Neovascularization. He serves as a reviewer for high-impact journals, including Science Translational Medicine and The Lancet, and is on the editorial board of the American Journal of Ophthalmology and other leading journals.

In addition to his academic contributions, Dr. Chhablani is a member of prestigious organizations such as the Macula Society and Gonin Club and serves on the scientific committees of national and international societies, including the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He has delivered over 250 invited lectures worldwide, held visiting professorships at multiple universities, and received numerous national and international awards, including several named lectureships.

Prof. Gus Gazzard

UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, UK

Prof. Gus Gazzard was made a Consultant in the Glaucoma Service at Moorfields Eye Hospital in 2009.  Following training at Cambridge University and a 2 year Research Fellowship with Prof Peng Khaw in Singapore, where he ran the 6-year Singapore-5FU surgical trial of trabeculectomy and established a RCT looking at early lens extraction for acute angle closure, he was a Surgical Fellow at Moorfields 2006-08 and received his research degree for a thesis on angle anatomy and visual field loss in angle-closure glaucoma. 

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He is Chief Investigator of the 6-year (£2.5m, 718 subject) multi-centre LiGHT trial of SLT and currently co-investigator on the NEI-funded ($15.2m) ‘COAST’, NIHR-funded (£2m) ‘NAMING’, and ‘GLAUrious’ randomized controlled trials of glaucoma therapies. He is a past President of the UK Glaucoma Society, an active committee member of the European Glaucoma Society, past Director of Moorfields Glaucoma Service and current Director of Surgery at Moorfields. He has published widely on surgical trials including contributions to the Lancet & Cochrane Library, with recent awards at AAO for ongoing research. He has been elected to the 100 member ‘Glaucoma Research Society’ and voted by peers in the top 10 of the global ‘PowerList’ of the most influential ophthalmologists worldwide, 2023, 2024 & 2025.

Prof. Nancy J. Newman

Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA

Prof. Nancy J. Newman holds the LeoDelle Jolley Chair of Ophthalmology, and is Professor of Ophthalmology and Neurology and Instructor in Neurological Surgery at the Emory University School of Medicine, where she serves as the Director of Neuro-Ophthalmology.

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She attended Princeton University, the University of London on a Marshall Scholarship, and Harvard Medical School.  She trained in Internal Medicine and Neurology at the Massachusetts General Hospital where she was Chief Resident in Neurology, and in Neuro-Ophthalmology at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.  She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Neurological Association, and the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society.  She was President of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society and is currently Senior Vice President for Education. She has served on the Editorial Boards of the American Journal of Ophthalmology, Seminars in Neurology, Journal of the Neurological Sciences and the Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology.

She has over 600 publications, including scientific articles, book chapters and books, including the primary textbook in Neuro-Ophthalmology, Walsh & Hoyt’s Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 5th and 6th Editions, and the popular manual Neuro-Ophthalmology Illustrated, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Editions.  She is a Trustee Emerita of Princeton University and was President of the Princeton Alumni Association.

Contact

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Important dates

Autumn 2025: Abstract submission opens
Spring 2026: Registration opens