Thursday, 27th September 2012
| 13:00-13:10 | OpeningNorbert Pfeiffer, Mainz (Germany)Susanne Pitz, Mainz (Germany)  | 
    
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| 13:00-16:00 | 1st scientific sessionOrbital mass: inflammation or neoplasia?Chairmen and moderation:Rudolf F. Guthoff, Rostock (Germany) Norbert Pfeiffer, Mainz (Germany)  | 
    
| 13:10-13:40 | Haraldur Sigurdsson, Reykjavik (Iceland) Orbital tumours and idiopathic orbital inflammation: guidelines for diagnosis and management  | 
    
| 13:40-14:10 | Ilse Mombaerts, Leuven (Belgium) Orbital lymphoma  | 
    
| 14:10-14:40 | Christoph Hintschich, München (Germany) Lacrimal gland tumors  | 
    
| 14:40-15:10 | Susanne Pitz, Mainz (Germany) Vascular orbital lesions  | 
    
| 15:10-15:40 | Ilse Mombaerts, Leuven (Belgium) Idiopathic orbital inflammation  | 
    
| 15:40-15:50 | Roundtable discussion Rudolf F. Guthoff, Rostock (Germany) Norbert Pfeiffer, Mainz (Germany)  | 
    
| 15:50-16:30 | Coffee break and visit of the industrial exhibition  | 
    
| 16:30-18:10 | 2nd scientific sessionSpecial surgical problemsChairmen and moderation:Christoph Hintschich, München (Germany) Ilse Mombaerts, Leuven (Belgium)  | 
    
| 16:30-17:00 | Rudolf F. Guthoff, Rostock (Germany) Enucleation/evisceration/exenteration  | 
    
| 17:00-17:30 | Bilal Al-Nawas, Mainz (Germany) Orbital trauma repair  | 
    
| 17:30-18:00 | Alf Giese, Mainz (Germany) Neuro-surgical aspects/approaches of/to orbital surgery  | 
    
| 18:00-18:10 | Roundtable discussion Christoph Hintschich, München (Germany) Ilse Mombaerts, Leuven (Belgium)  | 
    
| 18:10 | End of scientific program on Thursday | 
Friday, 28th September 2012
| 09:00-13:00 | 3rd scientific sessionGraves’ orbitopathy: a comprehensive updateChairmen and moderation:George J. Kahaly, Mainz (Germany) Susanne Pitz, Mainz (Germany)  | 
    
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| 09:00-09:30 | Jane Dickinson, Newcastle (United Kingdom) Graves’ orbitopathy: typical and atypical presentation  | 
    
| 09:30-10:00 | Raymond Douglas, Ann Arbor (USA) Graves’ orbitopathy: what is optimum patient care?  | 
    
| 10:00-10:30 | Don O. Kikkawa, San Diego (USA) Orbital decompression: is there a gold standard?  | 
    
| 10:30-11:10 | Coffee break and visit of the industrial exhibition  | 
    
| 11:10-11:30 | Katharina Ponto, Mainz (Germany) Orbital decompression: the Mainz experience (Piezo surgery)  | 
    
| 11:30-11:50 | Esther M. Hoffmann, Mainz (Germany) Glaucoma in Graves’ orbitopathy  | 
    
| 11:50-12:10 | Franz Grus, Mainz (Germany) Tear film proteomics in Graves’ orbitopathy  | 
    
| 12:10-12:20 | Closing remarks George J. Kahaly, Mainz (Germany) Susanne Pitz, Mainz (Germany)  | 
    
| 12:20 | End of International Orbital Symposium |