European Association for Vision and Eye Research European University Professors of Ophthalmology EVER 2018 Annual Congress October 4-6, 2018 EUPO 2018 Course on Retina, Intraocular Inflammation & Uveitis October 3-4, 2018 Programme book Nice, France www.ever.be www.eupo.eu European Association for Vision and Eye Research EVER 20October 17-1919 in Nice, France www.ever.be 1 Table of contents Word from the president ....................................................................................................................................2 About EVER ..........................................................................................................................................................3 EVER Membership ...............................................................................................................................................4 Speakers’ affiliation to scientific sections .........................................................................................................5 Composition of the board 2018 .........................................................................................................................8 Venue ................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Congress information ....................................................................................................................................... 11 Programme information ....................................................................................................................................15 Grants and prizes ..............................................................................................................................................16 Floorplan ............................................................................................................................................................18 Partners of EVER ...............................................................................................................................................20 About the programme book ............................................................................................................................22 Scientific sections 2018 .....................................................................................................................................23 Courses ..............................................................................................................................................................25 Thursday, October 4 Welcome by EVER 2018 President, Alain BRON ..........................................................................................28 EVER-Acta lecture by Gisèle SOUBRANE ....................................................................................................28 First morning session ....................................................................................................................................29 EVER lecture ...................................................................................................................................................32 Second morning session ...............................................................................................................................33 Noon session ..................................................................................................................................................36 Keynote lecture: Rajandra APTE ...................................................................................................................37 First afternoon session ..................................................................................................................................38 Poster session .................................................................................................................................................41 Second afternoon session .............................................................................................................................49 Evening session ..............................................................................................................................................52 Friday, October 5 First morning session ....................................................................................................................................54 Keynote lecture by Leonard LEVIN...............................................................................................................57 Second morning session ...............................................................................................................................58 European Ophthalmology Heritage lecture by Jean-Jacques DE LAEY ..................................................61 Noon session ..................................................................................................................................................62 First afternoon session ..................................................................................................................................65 Poster session .................................................................................................................................................68 Section Business Meetings ...........................................................................................................................77 Second afternoon session .............................................................................................................................78 Keynote lecture: Christine CURCIO ..............................................................................................................81 Evening session ..............................................................................................................................................82 General Assembly ..........................................................................................................................................85 Saturday, October 6 First morning session ....................................................................................................................................88 Ophthalmic Research Lecture by Francesca M CORDEIRO .......................................................................91 Poster session .................................................................................................................................................92 Second morning session ............................................................................................................................. 101 Noon session ................................................................................................................................................105 First afternoon session ................................................................................................................................108 Second afternoon session ........................................................................................................................... 112 Prize Award Ceremony & Closing Remarks ............................................................................................... 116 EUPO Course, Wednesday October 3 and Thursday October 4 EUPO programme ........................................................................................................................................ 117 19 Presenting First authors ................................................................................................................................126 All authors .......................................................................................................................................................131 Authors by country ........................................................................................................................................147 Sponsors .........................................................................................................................................................148 2 Word from the President Dear Friends for EVER, It is a great privilege to be the current President of EVER. The executive committee, the EVER board and the logistic staff are working hard to maintain the quality and the attractiveness of this unique meeting in Europe. EVER is a subtle combination of basic and clinical research that is able to satisfy the expectations of both clinicians and researchers, which remains a challenge and one of our greatest ambitions. Listening to your feedback, attendees, speakers and pharma partners included, we have prepared with the commitment of our Program Secretary, Francesca Cordeiro, a new and con- densed format for 2018. We do sincerely hope that this alchemy will produce a fruitful and successful meeting for most of you. I am very heartened by the enthusiasm and the achievements of the young generation to EVER, and I greatly appreciate their contribution. Now we have Gauti Johannesson, representing this new generation and sitting in our EVER board. This year we will have the EUPO course on retina and vitre- ous diseases during our EVER meeting, another op- portunity to welcome our young colleagues. You are kindly invited to participate to the EVER 2018 meeting from Thursday October 4th to Satur- day October 6th in the exceptional venue of