The Oximetry Workshop is a biennial expert meeting dedicated to advancing retinal research in oxygen metabolism and ocular blood flow, while fostering scientific exchange among colleagues.
We invite you to submit your abstracts in Word format by email to oximetry_ws_vienna@meduniwien.ac.at by 30 November 2025. Late-breaking abstracts are still welcome!
Programme
Oximetry Workshop Vienna 2026 - Preliminary Program
Thursday, 29th January:
10:00-10:30 Welcome by Gerhard Garhöfer and Doreen Schmidl
10:30-12:10 Session 1
Moderator: Toke Bek (Denmark)
10:30-10:55 Oxygen delivery to the retina - major gaps in understanding - Leopold Schmetterer (Austria)
10:55-11:20 Vessel diameter and blood flow velocity affect the arterial oxygen saturation measured by retinal oximetry independently - Jacob Drachmann (Denmark)
11:20-11:45 A Mathematical Model for a better Understanding of degenerative Eye Illness - Luis Niño-de-Rivera (Mexico)
11:45-12:10 Optophysiology - Intrinsic Optical Signals of Retinal Light Adaptation and Stimulation - Rene Werkmeister (Austria)
12:10-13:00 Lunch Break sponsored by Zilia
13:00-14:40 Session 2
Moderator: Martin Šín (Czech Republic)
13:00-13:25 Retinal biomarkers in Parkinson´s disease: Retinal Oximetry, optical coherence tomography (OCT), pattern electroretinography (PERG) and visual evoked potentials (VEP) - Thorunn Scheving Eliasdottir (Iceland)
13:25-13:50 Potential Use of Retinal Oximetry in the Differential Diagnosis of Choroidal Melanoma and Choroidal Nevus - Zuzana Hradcová (Czech Republic)
13:50-14:15 Longitudinal Assessment of Diabetic Microvascular Structures Using High-Resolution Adaptive Optics OCT - Andreas Pollreisz (Austria)
14:15-14:40 Retinal oximetry in patients undergoing surgical treatment for clinically significant internal carotid artery stenosis - Jan Havlík (Czech Republic)
14:40-15:10 Coffee Break sponsored by Zilia
15:10-16:15 Session 3
Moderator: Gerhard Garhöfer (Austria)
15:10-15:35 Validation and applications of ocular oximetry using the Zilia Ocular - Dominic Sauvageau (Canada)
15:35-15:50 T.B.A. - Ulrich Graf (Austria)
15:50-16:15 Application of pulse oximetry in retinal imaging: first experiences - Radim Kolar (Czech Republic)
16:15 Tour through the Department of Clinical Pharmacology
18:30 Social Event sponsored by the Medical University of Vienna
Friday, 30th January
09:00-10:40 Session 4
Moderator: Einar Stefansson (Iceland)
09:00-09:25 Correlation between cardiac output measured by echocardiography and arteriovenous difference assessed by retinal oximetry - Martin Lada (Czech Republic)
09:25-09:50 Near-arterial oxygen saturation in retinal neovascularizations secondary to retinal vein occlusion - Signe Krejberg Jeppesen (Denmark)
09:50-10:15 Correlation Between Vitreous Level of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Oxygen Saturation in Retinal Vessels in Retinal Vein Occlusion - Martin Šín (Czech Republic)
10:15-10:40 Retinal Oximetry Follow-up in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment - Thorunn Scheving Eliasdottir (Iceland)
10:40-11:10 Coffee Break sponsored by Zilia
11:10-12:40 Session 5
Moderator: Doreen Schmidl (Austria)
11:10-11:35 Challenges for bringing retinal oximetry from research to routine clinical practice - Toke Bek (Denmark)
11:35-12:40 Panel discussion about the future of oximetry (Toke Bek, Rebekka Heitmar, Leopold Schmetterer, Martin Šín, Einar Stefansson)
12:40-13:30 Lunch Break sponsored by Zilia
13:30-15:00 Session 6
Moderator: Katrin Hirsch (United Kingdom)
13:30-13:55 Automatic Retinal Oximetry in Patients with Unilateral Edema of the Optic Nerve Head - Pilot Data - Oldřich Chrapek (Czech Republic)
13:55-14:20 New Data on Oxygen Extraction, Vascular Indices and Therapy of Glaucoma – Theresa Lindner (Austria)
14:20-14:45 T.B.A – Rebekka Heitmar (United Kingdom)
14:45-15:00 Closing remarks
Registration
Registration is free of charge. For planning purposes please register as soon as possible, but not later than January 6, 2026.