Previous Pascal Rol lectures

Year

PRF keynote lecture

2024

Professor Richard Rosen
Dept. of Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai,
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY, USA

2023

Professor Michael Chiang,
National Eye Institute (National Institutes of Health),
Bethesda, MD, USA
Artificial intelligence and data science in ophthalmology:  Perspectives from the National Eye Institute

2022

Professor Joel Schuman

Elaine Langone Professor & Vice Chair for Ophthalmology Research, NYU Langone Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine

New York, NY, USA
Optical coherence tomography for glaucoma: state-of-the-art imaging and where we go from here. 

2021

Professor Schwartz Daniel

The Merkin Institute for Translational Research & Caltech, VAMC

San Francisco, CA & Pasadena, CA, USA
Not Doing it Alone: Physicians Innovating with Scientists and Engineers. 

2020

Professor Toth Cynthia

Ophthalmology, Duke University School of Medicine

Durham, NC, USA
Achievements and need for technologies to advance image-guided retinal surgery and the care of retinal diseases in children. 

2019

Associate professor Neil Satish Lagali

University of Linköping

Linköping, SWEDEN
Need for technologies in advanced corneal research, diagnosis, and transplantation 

2018

Professor Arun Singh

Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, OH, USA
Photons in treatment of ocular tumors: needs for further technology 

2017

Professor William Culberson

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

Miami, FL, USA
Clinical implementation of fs cataract surgery, needs for further technology? 

2016

Associate professor Mingguang He

Ophthalmic Epidemiology Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA), University of Melbourne

Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
Need for technologies for advancement in delivering community-based eye care service 

2015

Cancelled due to illness 

2014

Professor Jesper Hjortdal

Dept. of Ophthalmology, Aarhus university

Aarhus, DENMARK
Corneal refractive surgery, is intracorneal the way to go and what are the needs for technology? 

2013

Professor Jean-Marie Parel

Ophthalmic Biophysics Laboratory, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami

Miami, FL, USA
How Biophysics and Bioengineering Changed Patient Care at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute & Elsewhere. 

2012

Professor Ali Robin

Division of Molecular Therapy, Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London (UCL)

London, UNITED KINGDOM
Biological engineering of retinal disease: Needs for technology. 

2011

Associate professor Sonia Yoo

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami

Miami, FL, USA
Technology needs for corneal transplant surgery. 

2010

Professor Okihiro Nishi

Jinshikai Medical Foundation, Nishi Eye Hospital

Osaka, JAPAN
Current Problems and Future Needs in Cataract Surgery. 

2009

Professor Manfred Tetz

Augentagesklinik spreebogen.

Berlin, GERMANY
Technology needs for tomorrow's treatment and diagnosis of glaucoma. 

2008

Professor Gisèle Soubrane

Clinique Ophthalmologique de Créteuil, Université de Paris-Val de Marne

Paris, FRANCE
Technology needs for tomorrow's treatment and diagnosis of retinal diseases. 

2007

Professor Marie-Jose Tassignon

Dept of Ophthalmogy, University Hospital Antwerp, University of Antwerp

Antwerp, BELGIUM
Technology needs for tomorrows treatment and diagnosis of cataract. 

2006

Professor Dwight Cavanagh

Dept. of Ophthalmology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, TX, USA
Technology needs for tomorrow's treatment and diagnosis of corneal disease.