ESONT activities at ESCRS 2026 bring a dedicated mix of practical learning, clinical updates and community connection for ophthalmic nurses and technicians.
Across the programme, sessions will explore areas including visual optics and biometry, AI tools in ophthalmic practice, keratoconus, cataract surgery, myopia and trauma, with presented posters adding another way to engage with current work in the field.
The line-up also includes the ESONT Pub Quiz, bringing a more informal and social element alongside the scientific learning.
ESONT sessions taking place in London
ESONT Pub Quiz
Friday, 11 September | 16:00 – 17:15 BST | M2 (Arena)
Chairs: Sofi Navarro Santos | Shanna Honings
Test Your Knowledge, Enjoy the Moment!
Unwind after a full day of learning with this lively and interactive pub quiz experience, designed to bring the ESCRS community together in a relaxed and engaging setting.
Challenge yourself and your peers across ophthalmology topics, exchange ideas, and enjoy a fun, social atmosphere with colleagues from around the world. Whether you’re a seasoned expert or just starting out, everyone has a chance to shine.
Energetic, inclusive, and entertaining, this is the perfect blend of learning, networking, and fun.
Compete. Connect. Celebrate the spirit of ophthalmology.
ESONT Course: Let's apply the KISS principle to visual optics and biometry
Saturday, 12 September | 08:30 – 09:30 BST | George V Room 2
Chairs: Liz Tomlin | Clare Sheehan | Lyn Millbank
Programme:
Optics of the eye | Stefan Georgiev
Biometric basis of refraction | Kristina Mihic
Clinical aberrometry | Miguel Faria Ribeiro
Reading a biometry | Sinead Murphy
ESONT Course: 2026 update on AI tools in ophthalmic practice
Saturday, 12 September | 09:30 – 10:30 BST | George V Room 2
Chairs: Liz Tomlin | Sofi Navarro Santos
Programme:
AI in Optometry practice | Daniel Hardiman-McCartney
Digital Eyecare | Shanna Honings
Meet your new orthoptist | Liz Tomlin
OR workflow | Sofi Navarro Santos
ESONT Presented poster
Saturday, 12 September | 11:30 – 13:00 BST | Exhibition Area – Presented Poster Pod 1
Chairs: Lyn Millbank | Clare Sheehan
ESONT Course: Innovation in keratoconus
Saturday, 12 September | 14:30 – 15:30 BST | George V Room 2
Chairs: Shanna Honings | Nikos Astyrakakis
Programme:
Early Diagnosis | David Pablo Pinero Llorens
ICRS | Robin Ollivier
CXL | Armin Motaabbed
Contact Lenses | Nikos Astyrakakis
Corneal grafts | Jose Guell
ESONT Course: From metrics to mastery: transforming eye surgery
Saturday, 12 September | 16:15 – 17:15 BST | George V Room 2
Chairs: Clare Sheehan | Lyn Millbank
Programme:
Digital Insights in Cataract and Refractive Care: Data-Driven Pathways for Better Outcomes | Clare O’Donnell
Big data-european data for cataract and refractive surgery | Susanne Albrecht
Team work | Sofi Navarro Santos
ESONT Course: Special cases in cataract surgery
Sunday, 13 September | 08:00 – 09:00 BST | George V Room 2
Chairs: Stefan Palkovits | Nikos Astyrakakis
Programme:
Understanding simultaneous vision IOLs | Alastair Stuart
Pediatric cataract surgery – not just small adults | Miguel Raimundo
Babies and contact lenses | Shane Conroy
Challenging cataracts: small pupil, PEX and dense nuclei | Alja Crnej
Clear lens exchange – pros and cons | Vincent Qin
ESONT Symposium: London symposium on myopia
Sunday, 13 September | 11:00 – 12:00 BST | George V Room 2
Chairs: Liz Tomlin | Susanne Albrecht
Programme:
The origins and prevalence of myopia | Jos Rozema
Lens fitting | Fiona Anderson
Tailoring treatment strategies in myopia control | Jan Roelof Polling
Prevention of myopia | Jose Manuel Gonzalez-Meijome
ESONT Course: Interrogation of biometry measurements to avoid refractive surprises
Sunday, 13 September | 14:45 – 15:45 BST | George V Room 2
Chairs: Clare Sheehan | Susanne Albrecht
Programme:
Not just the highlighted number | Lyn Millbank
Toric IOLS | Christopher Crawfords
Short eye | Sinead Murphy
Post refractive surgery | Lyn Millbank
Keratoconus | Stefan Palkovits
ESONT Workshop: Trauma session
Sunday, 13 September | 16:15 – 17:15 BST | George V Room 2
Chairs: Stefan Palkovits | Shanna Honings
Programme:
Corneal scars | Andreia Rosa
Traumatic cataract | Stefan Palkovits
Update on iris repair | Jorge Henriques
Fireworks | Shanna Honings