Congress 2026
52nd EFCLIN Congress and Exhibition
23rd – 25th April 2026
Meliá Sitges Hotel, Sitges/ Barcelona, Spain
The 52nd EFCLIN Congress and Exhibition was a great success. EFCLIN would like to thank all exhibitors, sponsors and visitors for their participation and support.
You will find speakers presentations below in the program listing.
EFCLIN looks forward to seeing you all again at the 53rd EFCLIN Congress and Exhibition in Dubrovnik, Croatia, from 22 to 24 April 2027.
Platinum Partner:
Thursday 23rd April
Congress
Plenary Room:
Garbi 2
12:05 – 13:05
EFCLIN Quality & Regulatory Session
Targeted Revision: What to Expect for the Contact Lenses and IOL Industry?
Erik Vollebregt
13:20 – 14:15
A Vision for Tomorrow: How AI Will Reshape Quality and Regulatory in the Contact Lens and IOL Industries
Rufus Curnow
14:30 – 15:00
Meet the Speaker
at EFCLIN Booth
Erik Vollebregt
15:30 – 16:00
Meet the Speaker
at EFCLIN Booth
Rufus Curnow
Congress Registration Open
11:00 – 18:00
Foyer Meliá Sitges Hotel
Exhibition
14:00 – 18:00
Exhibition Hall Tramuntana
Exhibitors‘ Welcome Reception
17:00 – 18:00
Exhibition Hall Tramuntana
Sponsors‘ Dinner
19:00 – 23:00
El Vivero Beach Club Restaurant, Sitges
sponsored by:
Advance Medical, Bausch+Lomb, Contamac, DAC International, Global Contact, Lambda-X, Larsen Equipment Design, Optimec Systems, REM Vision Tech, Schneider, Sterling
Gold Partner:
Friday 24th April
Annual General Meeting (all members)
8:30 – 9:30
Plenary Room Garbi 1+2
Opening Congress
Plenary Room Garbi 1+2
09:45 – 09:50
Introduction, President´s Welcome
Armin Duddek, president
11:00 – 11:25
Coffee Break
Foyer Tramuntana
CL Lectures
Plenary Room Garbi 1+2
11:30– 11.35
Introduction
Marc Botticella
11:35– 12:15
Corneal or Sclerals? What the future brings?
Presentation
Aitana Munguia Conejero +
Dr Javier Rojas Viñuela
14:00 – 14:30
Meet the Speaker
at EFCLIN Booth
Aitana Munguia Conejero +
Dr Javier
Rojas Viñuela
IOL Lectures
Break-out Room Mestral 1+2
11:30– 11.35
Introduction
Dr William Lee
11:35– 11:55
IOL Selection in Patients with Corneal Endothelial Dysfunction for Cataract Surgery
Dr Mayte Ariño Gutiérrez
12:20 – 12:40
Micro-/Nano-Plastic Risks in Intraocular Lenses: What Manufacturers Need to Know
Dr Andreas F. Borkenstein
13:00 – 13:20
Premium IOL Objective Analysis to Predict in vivo Optical Performance
Dr Damien Gatinel, MD, PhD
Exhibition
13:00 – 17:30
Exhibition Hall Tramuntana
Lunch
13:15 – 14:15
Exhibition Hall Tramuntana
EFCLIN-Wetlab: Working with HOA: A Practical End-to-end Lab Workflow
1. 14:30 – 15:30
2. 16:00 – 17:00
Please note: All wetlabs are currently fully booked. Please feel free to visit the EFCLIN booth anyway and take a look.
Exhibition Hall Tramuntana
Silver Partner:
Saturday 25th April
EFCLIN Forum
Plenary Room Garbi 2
9:00 – 9:05
Introduction
Armin Duddek
9:05 – 9:15
Commercial Presentations 1 – 2
IOLstar Contamac
9:15 – 09:45
Contact Lens Cocktail. What our Customers Want?
Brian Tompkins
Exhibition
11:00 – 15:30
Exhibition Hall Tramuntana
EFCLIN Wetlab: Working with HOA: A Practical End-to-end Lab Workflow
3. 11:30 – 12:30
Exhibition Hall Tramuntana
Please note: All wetlabs are currently fully booked. Please feel free to visit the EFCLIN booth anyway and take a look.
Lunch
13:15 – 14:15
Exhibition Hall Tramuntana
EFCLIN-Wetlab: Working with HOA: A Practical End-to-end Lab Workflow
4. 14:30 – 15:30
Exhibition Hall Tramuntana
Please note: All wetlabs are currently fully booked. Please feel free to visit the EFCLIN booth anyway and take a look.
EFCLIN Congress Dinner
18:30 – 22:00
Meliá Sitges Hotel, meeting point Hotel Garden
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