Scientific Program

Below is the preliminary program for APGC 2026.

The congress program is scheduled in GMT+8, Singapore time zone. To check the program times in your location please use this handy convertor.

Speakers and topics will be updated here as they are confirmed – please be sure to check back regularly.

THU 23 JULY
FRI 24 JULY
SAT 25 JULY
SUN 26 JULY

Time / Room	Exhibition (Hall 405)	Breakout 3	Breakout 4	Breakout 5	Breakout 6
0700-1400	Custom Stand Bump In (*Timings to be confirmed via exhibitor manual)
1400-1700	Shell Scheme Exhibitor Bump In (*Timings to be confirmed via exhibitor manual)	Platinum Partner 1: Pre-Congress Workshop	Platinum Partner 2: Pre-Congress Workshop	Platinum Partner 3: Pre-Congress Workshop	Pre Congress Workshop

Time / Room	Exhibition (Hall 405)	Plenary Session/ Breakout 1 (Hall 406 CX – 930 pax)	Breakout 2 (Hall 406 D – 400 pax)	Breakout 3 (Room 331 – 249 pax)	Breakout 4 (Room 332 – 112 pax)	Breakout 5 (Room 333 – 120 pax)	Breakout 6 (Room 334-335 – 182 pax)
0715 – 0800		Industry Breakfast Symposium	Industry Breakfast Symposium	Industry Breakfast Symposium	Industry Breakfast Symposium	Industry Breakfast Symposium	Industry Breakfast Symposium
0830 – 1000	Exhibition Operational (0730 – 1730)	APGC Symposium 1: Decoding Primary Angle Closure Disease	APGC Symposium 2: How to Work Up and Treat Normal Pressure Glaucoma	APGC Course 1: Mastering Tubes	SNEC Symposium 1: Past, Present and Future of Cornea	SNEC Symposium 2: Advances in Vitreo-Retinal Surgery	SNEC Masterclass 1: Pearls for Success with Premium IOLs
1000 – 1030	Silver Partner 1 \| Meet the Expert’s Seminar 1 (10:00 – 10:30)	Morning Tea
1030 – 1200		Joint APGC-SNEC Opening Plenary Symposiumn
1220 – 1320		Santen Lunch Symposium	Bausch + Lomb Lunch Symposium	EssilorLuxottica Lunch Symposium	Astellas Lunch Symposium	Bayer Lunch Symposium
1220 – 1320	Silver Partner 2 \| Meet the Expert’s Seminar 2 (12:30 – 13:00)	Industry Lunch Symposium	Diamond Partner 1: Industry Lunch Symposium 1	Diamond Partner 2: Industry Lunch Symposium 2	Industry Lunch Symposium	Industry Lunch Symposium	Industry Lunch Symposium
1330- 1500		APGC Symposium 3: Clinical Implications of Major Glaucoma Trials	SNECSymposium3: SNEC-SERI-Duke Symposium	APGC Symposium 4: Role of AI in Glaucoma Diagnosis and Treatment	APGC Course 2: Mastering Trabeculectomy	SNEC Masterclass 2: Basic Genetics for Clinicians	SNEC Masterclass 3: Corneal and Ocular Surface Imaging
1500-1530	AfternoonTea Break /Poster Viewing
1530 – 1700		SNEC Symposium 4: Nursing and Allied Health Symposium - Collaborative Care: Sharing the Future of Eye Care	APGC Symposium5:Surgical GrandRounds 1-Managing the Many Faces of the Filtering Bleb Complex/Challenging Cases	(1510 – 1550) Roche Afternoon Symposium (1600 – 1730) SNEC Symposium 5:Retinal Disease in the Biomarkers, Imaging. and New Treatments	SNEC Masterclass 4:Complex Anterior Segment Surgery	APGC Course3:Understanding AI for Glaucoma	SNECSymposium 6: SNEC-LVPEI Education Symposium
1800- 2000	Congress Welcome Reception (Singapore National Eye Centre)

Ophthalmologists, ophthalmology trainees, and allied eye care professionals with an interest in anterior and posterior segment surgery, surgical innovation, and intraoperative imaging technologies.

Time / Room	Exhibition (Hall 405)	Plenary/ Breakout 1 (Hall 406 CX – 930 pax)	Breakout 2 (Hall 406 D – 400 pax)	Breakout 3 (Room 331 – 249 pax)	Breakout 4 (Room 332 – 112 pax)	Breakout 5 (Room 333 – 120 pax)	Breakout 6 (Room 334-335 – 182 pax)
0715 – 0800	Exhibition Operational (0730 – 1730)	Industry Breakfast Symposium	Diamond Partner 1: Industry Breakfast Symposium 1 (45 minutes)	Industry Breakfast Symposium	Industry Breakfast Symposium	Industry Breakfast Symposium	Industry Breakfast Symposium
0830 – 1000		SNEC Symposium 7: Singapore-China Joint Symposium 2	APGC Symposium 6: Structure and Function Assessment	APGC Symposium 7: Preferred Practice Patterns - Case Studies with Audience Interaction	APGC Symposium 8: Surgical Grand Rounds 2 - Difficult Situations in Glaucoma Surgery	SNEC Symposium 8: SNEC-SERI Alumni Symposium	SNEC Symposium 9: Oculoplastic Symposium – Spotlight on Ptosis
1000 – 1030	Industry Sponsor \| Meet the Expert’s Seminar (10:00 – 10:30)	Morning Tea Break \| Poster Presentations
1030 – 1200		SNEC Plenary	Plenary Symposium: Optimizing Health - Comprehensive Management of a Glaucoma Patient
1200 – 1300	Lunch/Poster Presentations
1200 – 1300	Diamond Partner 1: Meet the Expert’s Seminar 3 (12:15 – 12:45)	Platinum Partner 1: Industry Lunch Symposium 5	Industry Lunch Symposium	Platinum Partner 2: Industry Lunch Symposium 6	Platinum Partner 3: Industry Lunch Symposium 7	Industry Lunch Symposium	Industry Lunch Symposium
1300 – 1430		SNEC Symposium 10: Biometry Blast	APGC Symposium 9: Myopia and Glaucoma	SNEC Symposium 11: AI Innovation in Ophthalmology	APGC Course 4: Mastering Glaucoma Surgery	SNEC Symposium 12: Translational Science	APGC Course 5: MIGS
1430 – 1520	Afternoon Tea/Poster Presentations
1435 – 1515	Diamond Partner 2 – Meet the Expert’s Seminar (14:40 – 15:10)	Afternoon Industry Symposium	Afternoon Industry Symposium	Afternoon Industry Symposium	Afternoon Industry Symposium	Afternoon Industry Symposium	Afternoon Industry Symposium
1520 – 1650		SNEC Symposium 13: Phaco Potpourri	APGC Symposium 10: Current Concepts in Medical Therapy	The Great Debates	Film Festivals 1	APGC Course 6: Paediatric Glaucoma	SNEC Symposium 14: Ocular Inflammation and Raised Intraocular Pressure – A Case-based Approach and Discussion
1700 – 1800	Exhibition Networking Reception

Time / Room	Exhibition (Hall 405)	Plenary Session/ Breakout 1 (Hall 406 CX – 930 pax)	Breakout 2 (Hall 406 D – 400 pax)	Breakout 3 (Room 331 – 249 pax)	Breakout 4 (Room 332 – 112 pax)	Breakout 5 (Room 333 – 120 pax)	Breakout 6 (Room 334-335 – 182 pax)
0715 – 0800	Exhibition Operational (0730 – 1330)	Industry Breakfast Symposium	Diamond Partner 2: Industry Breakfast Symposium 2 (45 minutes)	Industry Breakfast Symposium	Industry Breakfast Symposium	Industry Breakfast Symposium	Industry Breakfast Symposium
0830 – 1000		SNEC Symposium 15: Paradigm Shifts in Neuro-Ophthalmology	APGC Symposium 11: A New Surgical Management Algorithm - Enter Interventional Glaucoma	SNEC Symposium 16: Paediatric Cases – Tips and Pearls	APGC Course 7: Lasers in Glaucoma Management - Application and Practical Tips	Film Festival 2	APGC Course 8: Special Situations - Pregnancy, Drug Induced, Pigmentary Glaucoma, PXF, NVG
1000 – 1030	Silver Partner 4 \| Meet the Expert’s Seminar 4 (10:00 – 10:30)	Morning Tea Break \| Poster Presentations
1030 – 1200		SNEC Symposium 17: Future of Refractive Surgery	APGC Symposium 12: AI and Personalised Medicine	APGC Symposium 13: New Models of Care in Glaucoma Management	APGC Course 9: Imaging for Glaucoma Management - Anterior and Posterior	Free Paper – Oral Presentations (APGC)	SNEC Masterclass 5: Mastering Retinal Imaging: Advancing Techniques and Clinical Insights
1200 – 1320	Lunch
1220 – 1320	Silver Partner 5 \| Meet the Expert’s Seminar 5 (12:30 – 13:00)	Industry Lunch Symposium	Industry Lunch Symposium	Industry Lunch Symposium	Industry Lunch Symposium	Industry Lunch Symposium	Industry Lunch Symposium
1320 – 1450		Closing Plenary: APGS Award Lectures	SNEC Symposium 18: Reframing the Future of Myopia	SNEC Symposium 19: Advancing Vision for All: Prevention, Capacity Building and Sustainable Practices	Free Paper – Oral Presentations (SNEC)	SNEC Masterclass 6: Mastering Intraoperative Optical Coherence Tomography (iOCT) in Anterior and Posterior Segment Surgeries (Lecture)
1450 – 1620							SNEC Masterclass 6: Mastering Intraoperative Optical Coherence Tomography (iOCT) in Anterior and Posterior Segment Surgeries (Hands-On)

* To determine the registration fee category applicable to your country/territory/region,
please refer to the GDP per capita ranking here.

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Abstract submission deadline extended