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On behalf of the Asia-Pacific Glaucoma Society we would like to invite you to the 8th Asia-Pacific Glaucoma Congress in Singapore, from 24 – 26 July 2026.
Singapore National Eye Centre will be organising its 35th Anniversary International Meeting on 24-26 July 2026 at Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre. This conference brings together a distinguished international faculty of top specialists in ophthalmology from around the world to share the latest advancements in treatment of major eye diseases, novel imaging and surgical techniques, pivotal clinical trial results and best practices to help overcome the challenges in clinical medicine and surgery.
This conference brings together a distinguished international faculty of top specialists in ophthalmology from around the world to share the latest advancements in treatment of major eye diseases, novel imaging and surgical techniques, pivotal clinical trial results and best practices to help overcome the challenges in clinical medicine and surgery
Program Highlights featuring a distinguished international faculty of top ophthalmology specialists from around the world
19 symposia sessions on the latest advancements in treatment of major eye diseases, novel imaging and surgical techniques, pivotal clinical trial results and best practices to help overcome the challenges in clinical medicine and surgery.
Covering the most relevant, focused topics and conducted by some of the world’s leading ophthalmic experts, the SNEC Masterclass series feature the hottest topics in ophthalmic surgery today with opportunities to deepen your expertise on:
Complex Anterior Segment Surgery • Genetics • iOCT•Premium IOL • Retinal Imaging • Corneal and Ocular Surface Imaging
The meeting will be held jointly with the 8th Asia-Pacific Glaucoma Congress. SNEC’s Glaucoma faculty will be featured in this programme.
All participants may register for both meetings under a single registration fee.
| Name | Country | Keynote Lectures |
|---|---|---|
| Prof Wong Tien Yin | Singapore | SNEC 35th Anniversary Lecture |
| Prof Yao Ke | China | Arthur Lim Lecture |
| Prof David Friedman | USA | SNEC VisionSave Lecture |
| Prof Dominik Fischer | UK | Richard Fan Distinguished Lectureship in Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences |
| Prof Srinivas Sadda | USA | Wallace Foulds Lecture |
| Prof Shigeru Kinoshita | Japan | Roger Beuerman Lecture |
| Prof Jost Jonas | Germany | Chew Sek Jin Lecture |
USA: Christine CURCIO
David FRIEDMAN
Anthony KUO
Alvin LIU
SriniVas SADDA
Namrata SAROJ
Brazil: Lisandro SAKATA
USA:David Friedman, Jeffrey Goldberg, Inas Aboobakar, Jella An, Sanjay Asrani, James Brandt,Robert Chang, Syril Dorairaj,Jeff Goldberg,Ying Han, Malik Kahook,Fiona Lim,Shan Lin, Steven Mansberger, Felipe Medeiros,Mary Qiu,Arthur Sit, Jessie Wang,Janey Wiggs,Benjamin Xu,Hongli Yang,Jithin Yohannan,Linda Zangwill,NazleeZebardast
Canada: Lennard Levin
Brazil: Vital Costa, Lisandro Sakata
France: Dan MILEA
Germany: Jost JONAS
UK: Nathan CONGDON
Andrew LOTERY
Dominik FISCHER
Saurabh JAIN
Mariya MOOSAJEE
Darren TING
Patrick YU WAI MAN
UK: Paul Foster, Nishani Amerasinghe, Leon Au, Francesca Cordeiro, David Crabb,
Gus Gazzard, Ted Garway Heath, Hari Jayaram, Sheng Lim, Cynthia Man,
Alessandra Martins
Austria: Anton Hommer
Belgium: Ingeborg Stahlmans
Germany: Esther Hoffmann, Jost Jonas
Poland: Tomaz Zarnowski
Switzerland: Gordana Sunaric
UK: Paul Foster, Nishani Amerasinghe, Leon Au, Francesca Cordeiro, David Crabb,
Gus Gazzard, Ted Garway Heath, Hari Jayaram, Sheng Lim, Cynthia Man,
Alessandra Martins
Austria: Anton Hommer
Belgium: Ingeborg Stahlmans
Germany: Esther Hoffmann, Jost Jonas
Poland: Tomaz Zarnowski
Switzerland: Gordana Sunaric
Africa
Egypt: Ahmad Khalil
Australia: Tani BROWN
Rosie DAWKINS
Fabrizio D’ESPOSITO
Robyn GUYMER
Justine SMITH
Stephanie WATSON
China: WONG Tien Yin
YAO Ke
ZHU Wenqing
Hong Kong (SAR): Carol CHEUNG
Simon KH SZETO
XU Chenjie
India: Sayan BASU
Prashant GARG
Rohit KHANNA
Namrata SHARMA
Neepa THACKER
Sunil THANGARAJ
Japan: So GOTO
Junko HORI
Makoto INOUE
Shigeru KINOSHITA
Kyoko OHNO-MATSUI
Korea: Tae-Im KIM
Seung-Young YU
Malaysia: Mohamed Aziz SALOWI
Taiwan: CHOU Hung Da
Vietnam: HUY TRAN Minh Dinh
Australia:Colin Clement, Michael Coote,Jamie Craig,Jonathan Crowston, Jennifer Gaskin,Paul Healey, Nathan Kerr, George Kong,Judy Ku,Graham Lee, Keith Martin,
China: Fei Li, Mingguang He, Xinghuai Sun,Ningli Wang, Xiaofei Wang, Ya-Xing Wang, Mingzhi Zhang,Xiulan Zhang,Hongyeng Zheng, Xiangjia Zhu
Hong Kong SAR of China: Clement Tham, Noel Chan, Poemen Chan, Christopher Leung, Mandy Wong,
India: Dewang Angmo,Nitika Beri,Tanuj Dada,Siddharth Dixit,Ronnie George,Vivek Gupta, Parul Iccpujani, Sushmita Kaushik, R Krishnadas, Vijaya Lingam,Prafulla K Maharana,Devendra Maheshwari,Baskaran Mani, Amit Porwal, George Puthuran, P Sathyan, Surinder Pandav, Vanita Pathak Ray,Swati Phuljhele,Prasanna Venkatesh Ramesh, Sirisha Senthil,Ramajit Sihota, Sushma Tejwani,Rohit Verma, Saurabh Verma
Japan: Hitomi Saito, Kazuhiko Mori, Kazuhisa Sugiyama, Makoto Aihara, Masaru Inatani, Megumi Honjo, Mineo Ozaki, Nobuyuki Shoji, Tetsuya Yamamoto, Toru Nakazawa
Philippines: Robert Ang, Norman Aquino, Rainier Covar,Mark de Leon, Maria Catherina Nasol,Joseph Anthony Tumbocon
South Korea:Jin Wook Jeong, Chan Yun Kim,TaeWoo Kim, Ki Ho Park, Kyung Rim Sung,Chung Kwong Yoo
Thailand: Prin Rojanapongpun,ManchimaMakornwattana, SakaoratPetchyim, Visanee Tantisevi, Damrong Wiwatwongwana
Malaysia: Seng-Kheong Fang, Norshamsiah Md Din, Norlina Ramli,Mimiwati Zahari
Bangladesh: Nazrul Islam
Cambodia: KossamaChukmol
Indonesia: Virna Dwi OktarianaAsrory, Widya Artini Ikke Sumatri
Lebanon: Ziad Khoueir
Mongolia: Munkhtuya Tsegmid
Nepal: Suman Thapa
New Zealand: Helen Danesh Meyer
Saudi Arabia: Konrad Schargel
Sri Lanka: DilruwaniAryasingh
Taiwan: Catherine Liu, Da Wen Lu
Vietnam: Do Tan
Tin Aung, Paul Chew,Bryan Ang, Cecilia Aquino, Ching-Yu Cheng,Rachel Chong, Jocelyn Chua,Ching-Lin Ho, Ruben Hemelings,Rahat Hussain,Victor Koh,Ray Manotosh, Arun Narayamaswamy,Monisha Nongpiur, Shamira Perera, Leopold Schmetterer,ChelvinSng, Damon Wong, Tina Wong,Yap Zhu Li,Leonard Yip, Vivien Yip
USA: Christine Curcio, Tobias Elze, David Friedman,Anthony Kuo,Alvin Liu, SriniVasSadda,Namrata Saroj,
Canada: Stephane Angers
Brazil: Neto Rosatelli, Lisandro Sakata
UK: Dominik Fischer,Nathan Congdon,Gus Gazzard, Saurabh Jain, Andrew Lotery,Mary Masih, Mariya Moosajee,Dan Reinstein, Darren Ting, Patrick Yu-Wai-Man
France: Dan Milea
Germany: Jost Jonas, Gerd Auffarth
Italy: Antonio Moramarco
Switzerland: Carlo Rivolta
Australia: Graham Barrett,Tani Brown, Chandra Bala,Rosie Dawkins, Fabrizio D’Esposito, Robyn Guymer,Padmaja Sankaridurg, Justine Smith, Stephanie Watson,
Oliver Woo,
China: Yao Ke, Li Dongmei, Li Xiaorong, Muna Al-Ajimi,Sun Wei, Zhou Xing Tao, Zhu Wenqin
Hong Kong SAR of China: Carol Cheung, Simon KH Szeto, Xu Chenjie
India:Sayan Basu,Sri Ganesh,Prashant Garg, Rohit Khanna,Akshay Gopinathan Nair,Namrata Sharma,Neepa Thacker,Sunil Thangaraj,
Japan: Shigeru Kinoshita,So Goto, Junko Hori, Makoto Inoue,Tomoyuki Kashima,
Kyoko Ohno-Matsui, Shin Yamane,
South Korea: Seung-Young Yu, Tae-Im Kim
Taiwan: Chou Hung Da, Arvin Sun
Malaysia: Alice Goh, Mohamed Aziz Salowi
Indonesia: ReferanoAgustiawan
Laos: KhamkhouneHolanouphab
Nepal: Raba Thapa
Vietnam: Huy Tran Minh Dinh
Tin Aung, Wong Tien Yin, Marcus Ang, Anita Chan, Chan Choi Mun, Chan Hiok Hong, Chan Hwei Wuen, Chee Soon Phaik, Audrey Chia, Danny Cheung, Gemmy Cheung, Milton Chew,Choo Chai Teck, Daniel Chua,Yvonne Chung, Fam Han Bor,Farah Ibrahim,Saadia Farooqui,Beau Fenner,Reuben Foo, Valencia Foo,Foo Li Lian, Ramon Lorenzo Luis Guinto,Kiew Sieh Yean,Adrian Koh, Kelvin Li,Chimene Lim, Lim Xianhui,Yvonne Ling,Nazurah Loh, Loo Jing Liang, Loo Yunhua,Liu Yu-Chi,Ranjana Mathur,Jodhbir Mehta,Elena Bte Mohamed Ayob,N Reena, Ng Wei Yan,Stephen Ng,Ong Hon Shing,Lisa Ong,Gary Peh,Shamira Perera,Quah Boon Long,Saw Seang Mei,Leopold Schmetterer, Sunny Shen,Su Xinyi,Shweta Singhal,Anna Tan, Deborah Tan,Donald Tan,Gavin Tan,Tan Licia,Tan Peng Yi, Tan Tien-En, Tan Ting Fang, Victor Tan,Thng Zheng Xian,Daniel Ting,Andrew Tsai,Louis Tong,Sharon Tow, Umapathi N Thirugnanam, Wang Xiaomeng,Shaan Wiryasaputra,Desiree Wong, Doric Wong, Edmund Wong,Melissa Wong, Wendy Wong, Woo Jyh Haur, Yap Zhu Li, Yeo Tun Kuan, Ian Yeo,Ronald Yeoh,Zeng Qi,
Africa
Discover the vibrant fusion of cultures, cutting-edge modernity, and lush greenery in the captivating city-state of Singapore. Renowned for its efficient infrastructure, diverse culinary scene, and iconic landmarks such as Marina Bay Sands and Gardens by the Bay, Singapore offers a truly unique experience for visitors.
APGC 2026 will be held at the Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre.
With its welcoming atmosphere, safety, and ease of travel, Singapore is the perfect destination for the APGC 2026, promising an unforgettable blend of business and leisure for all attendees.
All travellers must have a valid visa before arriving in Singapore. View information in relation to applying for a visa to attend.
APGC is a gathering of opthamologists from around the world, working together to collaborate, share experiences, knowledge and research results.
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The Asia-Pacific Glaucoma Congress brings together clinicians, scientists, students and other health practitioners from the Ophthalmology field with a focus on Glaucoma.
The program provides a platform for delegates to collaborate, share experiences, knowledge and research results whilst also learning about world’s best practice and the recent innovations helping us overcome challenges in clinical medicine and surgery.
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Chairs: Donald TAN, Singapore • Jodhbir MEHTA, Singapore • Marcus ANG. Singapore
| Time | Presentation Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30 – 08:40 | History of the Singapore Cornea Transplant Program |
Donald TAN Singapore |
| 08:40 – 08:50 | Singapore Corneal Research Program: 18 years of Innovation |
Jodhbir Mehta Singapore |
| 08:50 – 09:00 | Future of Dry Eye Disease Management |
Louis Tong Singapore |
| 09:00 – 09:10 | Evidence Based Therapies to Combat Infectious Keratitis |
Namrata SHARMA India |
| 09:10 – 09:20 | Corneal Ectasia – What Do We Really Know |
Stephanie WATSON Australia |
| 09:20 – 09:30 | Paediatric Keratoplasty: Dilemmas and Developments |
WOO Jyh Haur Singapore |
| 09:30 – 09:40 | Keratoprosthesis/Artificial Cornea: Current Status and Future Research |
Sayan BASU India |
| 09:40 – 09:50 | Corneal Cell Therapies – Paradigm Shift vs Expensive Luxury |
Shigeru KINOSHITA Japan |
| 09:50 – 10:00 | Panel Discussion |
Chairs: Gavin TAN, Singapore • Makoto INOUE, Japan • Doric WONG, Singapore Edmund Wong
| Time | Presentation Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30 – 08:40 | Macular Buckle – Update |
Gavin TAN Singapore |
| 08:40 – 08:50 | Gasless Peel for Full Thickness Macular Hole |
Simon KH SZETO Hong Kong |
| 08:50 – 09:00 | Cytokines in Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy |
Rosie DAWKINS Australia |
| 09:00 – 09:10 | Pediatric RD – New Advances |
Andrew TSAI Singapore |
| 09:10 – 09:20 | TBA |
Makoto INOUE Japan |
| 09:20 – 09:30 | TBA |
LI Xiaorong China |
| 09:30 – 09:40 | Prognostication for ERM Surgery |
Danny CHEUNG Singapore |
| 09:40 – 09:50 | TBA |
Referano AGUSTIAWAN Indonesia |
| 09:50 – 10:00 | Panel Discussion |
Chairs: Gemmy CHEUNG, Singapore• Ranjana MATHUR, Singapore • Beau FENNER, Singapore Srinivas Sadda
| Time | Presentation Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 16:00 – 16:10 | Personalizing AMD Care: From Polygenic Risk to Precision Therapies |
Andrew LOTERY UK |
| 16:10 – 16:20 | Geographic Atrophy in Asia: Navigating the Era of Treatment and Biomarker-Driven Care |
Farah IBRAHIM Singapore |
| 16:20 – 16:30 | New perspectives in fundus autofluorescence imaging in AMD |
Christine CURCIO USA |
| 16:30 – 16:40 | The ETDRS and Management of Diabetic Retinopathy 40 years later – What’s Changed in Clinical Management? |
Anna TAN Singapore |
| 16:40 – 16:50 | The Future of Retinal Imaging in Ischemic Retinal Diseases |
Gemmy CHEUNG Singapore |
| 16:50 – 17:00 | New Frontiers in Retinal Toxicity |
CHAN Hiok Hong Singapore |
| 17:00 – 17:10 | Who to Treat and How? Application of Optogenetics in the Treatment of Retinal Degeneration |
SriniVas SADDA USA |
| 17:10 – 17:30 | Question & Answer |
Chairs: Lisa ONG, Singapore •Elena Bte MOHAMED AYOB, Singapore
| Time | Presentation Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 16:00 – 16:10 | Evolution of Advanced Practices in Nursing and Allied Health: 35 Years of Innovation |
Lisa ONG (Singapore), Elena Bte MOHAMED AYOB Singapore |
| 16:10 – 16:20 | Reimagining Eye Care: Towards the Ideal Model |
Haslina Binte HAMZAH Singapore |
| 16:20 – 16:30 | Advancing Practices in Nursing: Moorfields’ Experience |
Mary MASIH UK |
| 16:30 – 16:40 | Advanced Nursing Practice in Glaucoma Management: Navigating Pressure Points and Surface Care |
Nazurah LOH Singapore |
| 16:40 – 16:50 | Achieving the Perfect Fit in Specialty Contact Lenses |
N REENA Singapore |
| 16:50 – 17:00 | Restoring Sight with Care: Nurse-Led Intravitreal Injection |
Desiree WONG Singapore |
| 17:00 – 17:10 | Beyond the Counter: A Pharmacist’s Perspective on Dry Eye Management |
Victor TAN Singapore |
| 17:10 – 17:20 | Keeping an Eye Out: Role of Community Optometrist in Primary Care |
Chimene LIM Singapore |
| 17:20 – 17:30 | Panel Discussion: “Collaborative Care: Sharpening the Future of Eye Care” |
Important dates
Good News! Abstract Submission Now Open Until 21 February 2026