Neuro-Ophthalmology: From Bench to Bedside, and Back

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Research Day – September 18, 2025

09:00 - Opening Ceremony

Session C1 – Moderator: Joaquim Alves da Silva

09:30Eye movements and the cerebellum – David Zee

10:00Network models in dystonias – Aasef Shaikh

10:30Catch-up saccades and brain plasticity – Caroline Froment

Session C2 – Moderator: Miguel Castelo-Branco

11:30Escape movements in zebrafish – Michael Orger

12:00Locomotor adaptationunder climbing fiber control – Alice Geminiani

12:30Motor control – John Krakauer

Session C3 – Moderator: Marcelo Mendonça

14:00Visual neuroscience in neurodevelopment – Miguel Castelo-Branco

14:30Perceptual decision making – João Castelhano

15:00Visual plasticity in humans – Otília Cardoso d'Almeida

Session C4 – Moderator: Alice Geminiani

16:00Peripheral positional nystagmus – Anita Bandhari

16:30Central positional nystagmus – Alexander Tarnutzer

17:00Computational models of saccades – Stefano Ramat

Clinical Day – September 19, 2025

Session C1 – Moderator: Aasef Shaikh

09:00Diagnosing eye movement disorders – David Zee

09:30Approach to jerk nystagmus – Alexander Tarnutzer

10:00Approach to pendular nystagmus – Caroline Froment

Session C2 – Moderator: João Lemos

11:00Neurobiology of saccades – Anja Horn-Bochtler

11:30Membrane models and autoimmune disorders – Aasef Shaikh

12:00Saccades in neurodegenerative disorders – Janet Rucker

12:30Case Presentation – Alexandra Thele

Session C3 – Moderator: Alexander Tarnutzer

14:00Gene therapy for retinal diseases – Pedro Antas

14:30Hereditary ataxias – Alessandra Rufa

15:00Hereditary optic neuropathies – Sérgio Estrela

15:30Case Presentation – Maritta Spiegelberg

Session C4 – Moderator: Caroline Froment

16:00Ocular motor plant modeling – Stefano Ramat

16:30Approach to strabismus – Fatema Ghasia

17:00Eye movements in myasthenia – João Lemos

17:30Case Presentation – André Jorge

Clinical Day – September 20, 2025

Session C5 – Moderator: Dália Meira

09:00Eye movements and fatigue in multiple sclerosis – Alessandro Serra

09:30Afferent visual function in multiple sclerosis – João Lemos

10:00Optic nerve in NMOSD/MOGAD – Alessandro Serra

10:30Case Presentation – André Jorge

Session C6 – Moderator: Miguel Raimundo

11:00AI and retinal imaging in neurodegenerative disorders – Rui Bernardes

11:30Ischemic optic neuropathy – Pedro Fonseca

12:00Disc edema differential diagnosis – Marta Macedo

12:30Case Presentation – Daniel Cardoso

Session C7 – Moderator: Marta Macedo

14:00Migraine and visual phenomena – Raquel Gil-Gouveia

14:30How to interpret visual fields – Carolina Bruxelas

15:00Pupils in neuro-ophthalmology – Carolina Bruxelas

15:30Case Presentation – Celso Costa

Session C8 – Moderator: Carolina Bruxelas