Abstract submission is now open!
Abstract submission opening: December 2025
Abstract submission and video upload deadline: 1 March 2026, 23:59 (CET)
Notifications to abstract submitters: May 2026
Notifications to video submitters: July 2026
Abstracts and videos received after the deadline will not be accepted.
Technical Requirements
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Terms and Conditions
- Abstracts fulfilling all criteria can be saved in “Final submission” status. Only abstracts in “Final submission” status will be regarded as successfully submitted and considered for the review. The submitted / draft abstracts cannot be edited after the submission deadline of 1 March 2026, 23:59 (CET).
- Abstracts will be considered from vision scientists only if they work in an academic setting and have an ophthalmologist as a co-author. Abstracts from company staff will not be accepted.
- All abstracts will initially be reviewed, graded and accepted or rejected by the Programme Committee. The decision of the Committee is final.
- By submitting an abstract, the author agrees to the following: as an accepted Presenter, ESCRS depends on you to be present in person for your presentation. The Programme Committee is placed in a very awkward position, not least in managing delegate expectations, by the absence of a confirmed speaker in the programme. Exceptions will only be accepted in the case of genuine last-minute emergencies. Speaker absences without an acceptable excuse will be tracked and this will be communicated to the Programme Committees for future reference. Consequences may include rejections of a submitted abstract for the following year (Winter Meeting and Annual Congress).
- All abstracts selected will be posted online at escrs.org. The abstract will appear exactly as submitted.
- ESCRS On Demand (the online portal of the ESCRS) retains right of refusal for all presentations made at ESCRS Meetings.
Presentation Types
Abstracts may be submitted for the following presentation types:
- Free Paper
- Presented Posters
- Poster
- Case Report
- Video Competition
- Video Symposium “Getting it right!”
- Video Library
- Young Ophthalmologist Video
Free Paper & Poster Presentations will be considered on the following themes:
- Anterior Segment Imaging
- Cataract
- Cataract Surgery Complications / Management / Prevention
- Cataract Surgery Paediatric
- Cataract Surgery Practice Styles
- Cataract Surgery Techniques and Instrumentation
- Evaluation Testing
- IOLs – Complications
- IOLs – EDOF
- IOLs – Monofocal and Advanced Monofocal
- IOLs – Multifocal
- IOLs – Other
- IOL Power Calculation
- IOLs – Toric
- Cornea
- Combined Keratoplasty / Cataract Surgery
- Collagen Cross Linking
- Cornea Infectious Disease
- Endothelial Keratoplasty
- Keratoconus and Secondary Ectasia
- Ocular Surface Disease
- Glaucoma
- Combined Glaucoma / Cataract Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS)
- Other in the Field of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
- Refractive
- LASIK
- Lenticular Intrastomal Surgery
- Phakic IOLs
- Presbyopic Laser
- Refractive Corneal Inlays
- Refractive Surgery Instrumentation / Evaluation Devices
- Surface Photoablation
- Orbis: Treatment and Prevention of Blindness in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
- Sustainability
Case Report will be considered on the following topics:
- Cataract Surgery
- Corneal Surgery
- Refractive Surgery
Video Competition will be considered on the following topics:
- Difficult and Special Cases
- Educational
- Historical
- Innovative
- Scientific
- Residents in Training
Young Ophthalmologist Video will be considered on the following topic:
- Basic video within the first 100 cataracts
Keywords
You will need keywords to associate to your abstract. Each abstract must have a minimum of two keywords defined for the abstract submission to be valid.
Abstract Format
All submitted Free Paper and Poster abstracts must be in English and follow the structured format below:
- Title (max 250 characters)
- Purpose (max 750 characters)
- Setting (max 500 characters)
- Methods (max 750 characters)
- Results (max 750 characters)
- Conclusions (max 750 characters)
- Financial Disclosure of all Authors
All submitted Case Report Presentations must be in English and follow the structured format below:
- Purpose (max 750 characters)
- Setting (max 500 characters)
- Report of Case (max 1500 characters)
- Conclusion/Take Home Message (max 750 characters)
All submitted videos must be in English. When describing the video in your abstract please highlight the most interesting part of your video keeping in mind the topic you have chosen to submit your video in.
For standardisation, the acceptable length of the Free Paper, Poster and Case Report Presentations is of maximum 3500 characters (excluding title and authors’ information).
The summary of results for submissions must be given in sufficient detail to support the conclusions. The Programme Committee will only accept abstracts with final results or conclusions.
Formulae should, in general, be avoided.
When using abbreviations or acronyms for the first time, care should be taken to spell them out in full with the abbreviation in parentheses after the full word/s the first time it appears in the text. The abbreviation should be used alone thereafter.
Number of Submissions
- Each author may submit a maximum of two Free Papers. Only one abstract may be submitted in the Poster and Case Report categories.
- Only one Free Paper will be accepted per author for presentation. If a second Free Paper abstract is accepted, it will be considered as a Poster.
- Please note that some abstracts submitted as a Case Report may be accepted as a Poster.
- Oral Presented Poster authors must be present to defend and discuss their Paper. These presentations will be selected from Free Paper and Poster submissions which the Programme Committee feels would be of particular interest to delegates.
Free Paper Presentations
On acceptance of a Free Paper abstract for presentation at the Congress, the author will be fully informed of the process for the submission of their presentation.
PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED TO THE BEST CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE POSTER PRESENTATIONS OF THE CONGRESS.
Video Submissions
ESONT Abstract Submissions
Trainee Bursaries
- A number of bursaries will be awarded to ESCRS trainee members who have a Free Paper or Poster accepted for presentation at the Annual Congress in London. Recipients will receive complimentary Congress registration.
- Only ESCRS trainee members (in good standing) will be eligible to a bursary. Non-ESCRS trainee members will not be considered.
- Bursary recipients will be selected from among the highest scoring accepted Free Papers and Posters. Please note that there will be a limit on how many bursaries are awarded to trainees from the same country.
If you choose to submit an abstract(s) we will use your personal details to keep you updated on its status including whether it has been accepted for presentation. If your abstract(s) is accepted for presentation at the Congress your contact details (name and email address) will be sent to a third-party Audio-Visual Company (M Events) in order for them to contact you in relation to uploading your presentation.