17th Annual Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology (COPHy)

17th Annual Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology (COPHy) is organized by ComtecMed and will be held from Mar 20 - 21, 2026 at CKF13 Fabryczna Conference Centre, Krakow, Malopolskie, Poland.

Description:
Following in the footsteps of COPHy’s long-standing tradition, COPHy 2026 will once again strive to maintain the highest of standards and, as in the past, will continue to focus on the debates concerning controversial issues in ophthalmology, the core of the congress. The meeting will focus on innovations and controversies in retina, but also will have featured sessions on uveitis, neuro-ophthalmology, and glaucoma. Leading world experts will present two opposed approaches to controversial issues. Each topic presented will be followed by a live discussion of ophthalmologists experienced in the area being discussed. Allowing ample time for speaker-audience discussion, the Congress aims at reaching up-to-date recommendations to ongoing debates even when data remains limited, through evidence-based medicine, including expert opinion. Participants will have the opportunity to take part in this vibrant meeting which will facilitate discussions on the shared experiences and opinions of leading local and international experts.

Main Topics:
The COPHy 2026 Congress will cover the following topics:

• Medical Retina
• Surgical Retina
• Neuro-ophthalmology
• Uveitis
• Glaucoma

Speakers: Anat Loewenstein, Baruch Kuppermann, Stanislao Rizzo, Andrew Lee, Paolo Lanzetta, David Almeida, Sobha Sivaprasad, Annirudha Agarwal