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Calendar 2025

Here you can find all our courses, symposia, congresses and events, ordered by category.

Cataract Surgery

Date: 20-22 February 2025

Location: Lugano, Switzerland

Level: Intermediate

ESASO Scientific director:
Mario Romano

Course Scientific coordinator:

Tuition Fees
Full Ophthalmologist: 1500 CHF
Resident: 1350 CHF
Optometrist, Orthoptist, Nurse: 1350 CHF
Corporate (Commercial representatives and corporate personnel of companies): 1850 CHF

Accommodation: Not included

Refractive Surgery

Date: 10-12 March 2025

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Level: Intermediate

ESASO Scientific director: Mario Romano

Course Scientific coordinator:

Tuition Fees
Full Ophthalmologist: 1600 CHF
Resident: 1450 CHF
Optometrist, Orthoptist, Nurse: 1450 CHF
Corporate (Commercial representatives and corporate personnel of companies): 1950 CHF

Accommodation: Not included

Orbital, Lacrimal and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery

Date: 17-20 March 2025

Location: Madrid, Spain

Level: Intermediate

ESASO Scientific director: Mario Romano

Course Scientific coordinator:

Tuition Fees
Full Ophthalmologist: 3000 CHF
Resident: 2800 CHF
Optometrist, Orthoptist, Nurse: 2800 CHF
Corporate (Commercial representatives and corporate personnel of companies): 3500 CHF

Accommodation: Not included

Managing Urgent and Complicated Eye Conditions (Comprehensive Guide to Emergencies and Complications)

Date: 23-26 April 2025

Location: ESASO Lugano, Switzerland

Level: Intermediate

ESASO Scientific director: Mario Romano

Course Scientific coordinator: Vito Romano

Tuition Fees
Full Ophthalmologist: 1500 CHF
Resident: 1350 CHF
Optometrist, Orthoptist, Nurse: 1350 CHF
Corporate (Commercial representatives and corporate personnel of companies): 1850 CHF

Accommodation: Not included

Surgical Retina

Date: 14 (afternoon) – 16 May 2025

Location: Humanitas Rozzano, Italy

Level: Advanced

ESASO Scientifico Director: Mario Romano

Course Scientific Coordinator:

Tuition Fees
Full Ophthalmologist: 1500 CHF
Resident: 1350 CHF
Optometrist, Orthoptist, Nurse: 1350 CHF
Corporate (Commercial representatives and corporate personnel of companies): 1850 CHF

Accommodation: Not included

AI in Ophthalmology

Date: 9-10 June 2025 (TBC)

Location: ESASO Lugano, Switzerland

Level: Intermediate / Advanced

ESASO Scientific Director: Mario Romano

Course Scientific Coordinator: Vito Romano, Yalin Zheng, Uazman Alam

Tuition Fees
Full Ophthalmologist: 1400 CHF
Resident: 1250 CHF
Optometrist, Orthoptist, Nurse: 1250 CHF
Corporate (Commercial representatives and corporate personnel of companies): 1750 CHF

Accommodation: Not included

Cornea and Ocular Surface Diseases

Date: 23-25 June 2025

Location: ESASO Lugano, Switzerland

Level: Intermediate

ESASO Scientific Director: Mario Romano

Course Scientific Coordinator:

Tuition Fees
Full Ophthalmologist: 1500 CHF
Resident: 1350 CHF
Optometrist, Orthoptist, Nurse: 1350 CHF
Corporate (Commercial representatives and corporate personnel of companies): 1850 CHF

Accommodation: Not included

Pediatrics / Myopia

Date: 22-24 September 2025

Location: ESASO Lugano, Switzerland

Level: Intermediate

ESASO Scientific Director: Mario Romano

Course Scientific Coordinator:

Tuition Fees
Full Ophthalmologist: 1500 CHF
Resident: 1350 CHF
Optometrist, Orthoptist, Nurse: 1350 CHF
Corporate (Commercial representatives and corporate personnel of companies): 1850 CHF

Accommodation: Not included

Medical Retina

Date: 13-15 October 2025

Location: Naples, Italy (TBC)

Level: Advanced

ESASO Scientific Director: Mario Romano

Course Scientific Coordinator:

Tuition Fees
Full Ophthalmologist: 1500 CHF
Resident: 1350 CHF
Optometrist, Orthoptist, Nurse: 1350 CHF
Corporate (Commercial representatives and corporate personnel of companies): 1850 CHF

Accommodation: Not included

Scleral Fixation

Date: 27-29 October 2025

Location: ESASO Lugano, Switzerland

Level: Advanced

ESASO Scientific Director: Mario Romano

Course Scientific Coordinator:

Tuition Fees
Full Ophthalmologist: 1500 CHF
Resident: 1350 CHF
Optometrist, Orthoptist, Nurse: 1350 CHF
Corporate (Commercial representatives and corporate personnel of companies): 1850 CHF

Accommodation: Not included

Cataract Surgery, Refractive Surgery, Presbyopia

Date: 24-26 November 2025

Location: ESASO Lugano, Switzerland

Level: Intermediate / Advanced

ESASO Scientific Director: Mario Romano

Course Scientific Coordinator:

Tuition Fees
Full Ophthalmologist: 1500 CHF
Resident: 1350 CHF
Optometrist, Orthoptist, Nurse: 1350 CHF
Corporate (Commercial representatives and corporate personnel of companies): 1850 CHF

Accommodation: Not included

Advanced Posterior Lamellar Keratoplasty

Date: TBC

Location: TBC

Level: Intermediate

ESASO Scientific Director: Mario Romano

Course Scientific Coordinator: Vito Romano, Diego Ponzin

Tuition Fees
Full Ophthalmologist: TBC
Resident: TBC
Optometrist, Orthoptist, Nurse: TBC
Corporate (Commercial representatives and corporate personnel of companies): TBC

Accommodation: Not included