Conference Presentations

EGRET+ fellows have disseminated the results of their research through presentations at various scientific meetings and conferences.

2017:

  • Philip Wagstaff (AMC) presented a poster at ISER Glaucoma Symposium in Atlanta (USA), October 2017. Poster title: “Developing a 3D Matrigel culture based differentiation for the production of retinal ganglion-like cells”
  • Daniel Asfaw (CITY) gave a talk at BCOVS in Plymouth (UK), September 2017. Title: “Eye Movements in Patients with Glaucoma When Viewing Images of Natural Scenes: A Between-Eye Study”
  • Stephen Kelly (CITY) presented a poster at BCOVS in Plymouth (UK), September 2017. Poster title: “To test or not to test – Are visual fields for all ages?”
  • Jeferson Da Silva (ECHO) presented a poster at UNSAF in Paris (FR), March 2017. Poster title: “Nouveaux outils de détection de signaux cochléaires.”
  • Sandra González Torrecilla (UCA) presented a poster at UNSAF in Paris (FR), March 2017. Poster title: “Eardrum-Stapes: A couple involved in the evaluation of intracochlear pressure.”

2018:

  • Philip Wagstaff (AMC) presented a poster at ARVO in Honolulu (USA), May 2018. Poster title: “Utilising a 3D Matrigel stem cell culture leads to a significantly shorter time-span for generating retinal ganglion cells.”
  • Daniel Asfaw (CITY) gave a talk at BOMG in Cardiff (UK), January 2018. Title: “Eye Movements in Glaucoma with asymmetric visual field loss: Between-Eye Study.”
  • Daniel Asfaw (CITY) presented a poster ar ARVO in Honolulu (USA), May 2018. Title: “Do scotomas in glaucoma affect eye movements? A between eye study in people with asymmetric visual field loss.”
  • Stephen Kelly (CITY) presented a poster ar ARVO in Honolulu (USA), May 2018. Title: “Do scotomas in glaucoma affect eye movements? A between eye study in people with asymmetric visual field loss.”
  • Konstantinos Pappelis (UMCG) gave two talks at the 51st Panhellenic Ophthalmology Conference in Thessaloniki (GR), May 2018. Talk titles: “Retinal microvessel density and Optical Coherence Tomography-Angiography (OCT-A): quantification and repeatability” and “Retinal vessel oxygen saturation and caliber determined by a scanning laser ophthalmoscopem (SLO)”
  • Konstantinos Pappelis (UMCG) presented a poster at EVER in Nice (FR), October 2018. Poster title: “Retinal blood supply and oxygen extraction in healthy subjects as a function of blood pressure status, assessed by optical coherence tomography-angiography and dual-wavelength retinal oximetry.”
  • Khaldoon Al-Nosairy (OVGU) gave a …. At ESCEV in Reims (FR), June 2018. Title: “…”
  • Giorgia Demaria (UMCG) gave a …. At EVER in Nice (FR), October 2018. Title: “…”
  • Iris Tigchelaar (OCU) presented a poster at BCOVS in Cambridge (UK), September 2018. Poster title: “Neurovisual functioning in glaucoma and cognitive impairment – a pilot on assessing fitness to drive using Ocusweep.”
  • Iris Tigchelaar (OCU) presented a poster and gave a talk at EVER in Nice (FR), October 2018. Poster title: “A new reaction time test (Ocusweep® Reaction Time Test) for assessing visual performance and compliance.”
  • Sandra González Torrecilla (UCA) presented a poster at JEC in Clermont-Ferrand (FR), March 2018. Poster title: “Evaluation of absolute intracranial pressure by non-invasive hearing technology.”
  • Sandra González Torrecilla (UCA) gave a talk at ‘Puy de la Recherche: Science, between reality and illusion?’ in Clermont-Ferrand (FR), June 2018. Title: “ow individual differences affect our perception and our dreams?”
  • Vincenzo Pennissi (OVGU) presented a poster and gave a talk at DOG in Bonn (DE), September 2018. Titles: “Correlation between blood pressure (BP), intraocular presssure (IOP) and intracranial pressure (ICP) – a pilot study”
  • Rijul Soans (UMCG) presented a poster at ETRA in Warschau (PO), June 2018. Poster title: “Towards using the spatio-temporal properties of eye movements to classify visual field defects”
  • Jacqueline van den Bosch (IMP) presented a poster at DOG in Bonn (DE), September 2018. Poster title: “Effect of gaze direction and eye squeezing on intraocular pressure in glaucoma patients using a novel implantable intraocular sensor”

2019:

  • Philip Wagstaff (AMC) presented a poster at ISSCR Organoid Symposium in Amsterdam (NL), February 2019. Poster title: “Retinal Organoids: An accelerated method of generating ganglion cells for disease models.”
  • Philip Wagstaff (AMC) presented a poster at ARVO in Vancouver (CAN), May 2019 Poster title: “Does eye examination order for Standard Automated Perimetry matter?”
  • Philip Wagstaff (AMC) gave a talk at the Corning 3D culture Conference in Amsterdam (NL), June 2019. Talk title: “Retinal Organoids: Modelling and understanding the genetics of Glaucoma”
  • Rijul Soans (UMCG) presented a poster at SFN, Chicago (USA), October 2019. Poster title: “Eye movement-based assessment of the perceptual consequences of ophthalmic disorders”
  • Vincenzo Pennissi (OVGU) presented a poster at WGC in Melbourne (AUS), March 2019. Poster title: “Correlation between blood pressure (BP), intraocular presssure (IOP) and intracranial pressure (ICP) – a pilot study” 
  • Valeria Lo Faro (UMCG) presented a poster at ARVO in Vancoucer (CA), April 2019. Poster title: “Novel mutations in PITX2 in ARS”
  • Konstantinos Pappelis (UMCG) gave two talks at the 52nd Panhellenic Ophthalmology Conference in Thessaloniki (GR), June 2019. Talk titles: “Effect of blood pressure in retinal vascular autoregulation and oxygen metabolism: an investigation with OCT-angiography and a customized retinal oxymeter” and “Antihypertensive medication, statins, and PPIs in glaucoma progression and glaucoma suspect conversion: the Groningen Longitudinal Glaucoma Study”. 
  • Khaldoon Al-Nosairy (OVGU) gave a talk at SATh in Dessau (DE), August 2019. Talk title: “Lateral decubitus posture as a model for studying the interaction of intraocular pressure and ganglion cell function in open-angle glaucoma”
  • Jacqueline van den Bosch (IMP) presented a poster at WGC in Melbourne (AUS), March 2019. Poster title: “Effect of gaze direction and lid squeezing on intraocular pressure in glaucoma patients using a novel implantable intraocular sensor” 
  • Jeferson da Silva gave a talk at ICBES in Lisbon (PO), August 2019. Talk title: “Otoacoustic Emissions Probe Placement Checking: A Step Forward for Noninvasive Intracranial Pressure Monitoring”. Here he also won the award for “Best Paper”
  • Konstantinos Pappelis (UMCG) gave poster presentation at EVER in Nice (FR), October 2019. Poster title: “Validation of a predictive model for retinal vascular resistance and blood flow by means of Laser Speckle Flowgraphy”. 
  • Shereif Haykal (UMCG) presented a poster at ESNR in Oslo (NO), September 2019. Poster title: “Fixel-based analysis of visual pathway white matter in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma”
  • Shereif Haykal (UMCG) presented a poster at EVER in Nice (FR), October 2019. Poster title: “Apparent Fiber Density of Glaucomatous Optic Nerves”
  • Gokulraj Prabhakaran (OVGU) presented a poster at OHBM in Rome (IT), June 2019. Poster talk: “Brain activity in input deprived V1 in glaucoma (no) evidence of plasticity?”
  • Gokulraj Prabhakaran (OVGU) presented a poster at MCB Brainplast in Magdeburg (DE), September 2019. Poster talk: “Brain activity in input deprived V1 in glaucoma: No evidence of plasticity!”

2020

  • Jacqueline van den Bosch (IMP) gave a talk at the Dutch Ophthalmology PhD Congress in Nijmegen (NL), March 2020. Talk title: “Effect of gaze direction on intraocular pressure in glaucoma patients with an implanted intraocular sensor”
  • Iris Tigchelaar is invited to give a talk at the TOA day in Leeuwarden (NL). Talk title: “Autorijden met visuele en cognitieve beperkingen”. This event has been postponed due to Covid-19.
  • Iris Tigchelaar (OCU) will prensent a poster at ARVO in Baltimore (USA), May 2020. Poster title: “Reaction Time Perimetry in older glaucoma patients”. This event has been cancelled due to Covid-19
  • Iris Tigchelaar (OCU) will give a talk and present a poster at Vision2020 in Dublin (IR), July 2020. Titles: “The role of vision and cognition in predicting fitness to drive in glaucoma patients” and “Reaction Time Perimetry in glaucoma patients”. This event has been postponed due to Covid-19
  • Iris Tigchelaar (OCU) will give a talk at ICTTP in Gothenburg (SE), August 2020. Talk title: “Vision and cognition determine fitness to drive”
  • Shereif Haykal (UMCG) will present a poster at OHBM in Montreal (CA), June 2020. Poster title: “Progression of visual pathway white matter degeneration in glaucoma”
  • Giorgia Demaria (UMCG) will present a poster at ARVO in Baltimore (USA), May 2020. Poster title: “Evaluating perimetric techniques in the elderly”. This event has been cancelled due to Covid-19
  • Giorgia Demaria (UMCG) will present a poster at Vision2020 in Dublin (IR), July 2020. Poster title: “A touchscreen-based version of standard automated perimetry”. This event has been postponed due to Covid-19