SUNDAY, 25 June 2017
15.30-16.30 Pre-registration
16.30-18.00 WELCOME RECEPTION with the Jacuzi’s band
MONDAY, 26 June 2017 “Low Vision Rehabilitation – a Global Right”
08.00-09.00 Registration
09.00-10.30 Symposia, workshops and parallel sessions
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SYM01 ISLRR Symposium Congenital deafblindness (W Wittich, S Damen) King Willem Alexander
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SYM02 ESLRR Symposium Cerebral visual impairment (I) (S Trauzettel) Amazon
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SYM03 ISLRR Symposium Interactive clinical case presentations (ML Jackson, A Verezen) Central America
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PAR01 Parallel Epidemiology & public health (J Hu, P Simkiss) South America
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PAR02 Parallel Low vision & optical aids (B Seiple, G de Wit) Africa
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WSH01 Workshop Service delivery models (H Minto, J Jackson) Antarctica
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WSH02 Workshop iPad in 2-6 year olds (M Trouw) Asia
10.30-11.15 Coffee break – Exhibition – Posters
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10.45-11.15 Open discussions Posters: P093-098 / P101-108
Exhibition
11.15-12.45 PLE01 Plenary opening ceremony by Vision 2020 the Netherlands “Low vision
rehabilitation, a global right” (J Keunen, G van Rens) King Willem Alexander
Welcome by:
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prof. Ger van Rens, past-president ISLRR, organizer Vision 2017
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prof. Jan Keunen, chair of Vision 2020 Netherlands
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prof. Olga Overbury, president ISLRR
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Jopie Nooren, senator, CEO Bartiméus, also on behalf of Royal Dutch Visio and Robert Coppes Foundation
PLE01 Keynote Lectures:
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HRH Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, patron Vision 2020 Netherlands
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Prof. Gordon Legge: The past, present and future of low-vision research, a personal perspective
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Penny Hartin (WBU): Empowerment and the right to rehabilitation from a client’s perspective
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Dr. Hans Limburg (Vision 2020 NL): The distribution of functional low vision in people aged 50 and above
Other sessions:
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WSH03 Workshop iPad in 6-10 year olds (M Trouw) Asia
12.45-13.45 Lunch break - Exhibition – Posters
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13.15-13.45 Poster Pitches Poo1-035:
Exhibition
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Low vision services (J Jackson (I), A Macedo (II))
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Epidemiology and public health (A Macedo)
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Aging and later life (P Verstraten)
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Evidence based treatments (P Verstraten)
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Reading and visual acuity (J Koopman)
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Dual sensory loss (E Elsman)
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ADL (E Elsman)
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Orientation and Mobility (E Elsman)
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12.45-13.45 ISLRR board and executive committee meeting (South America)
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12.45-13.30 Photo and film presentation three Dutch centers of expertise for the visually impaired (Amazon)
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13.00-13.40 Movie: El Camino de Santiago de Compostela from another perspective (Central America)
13.45-15.15 Symposia, workshops and parallel sessions
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SYM04 Symposium Rehabilitation for people with hemianopia (G de Haan, J Heutink) King Willem Alexander
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SYM05 Symposium Parenting VI children (P Sterkenburg, S Kef) Amazon
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SYM06 ZonMw Symposium Research & implementation (P Verstraten, B Steenbergen) Central America
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SYM07 ESLRR Symposium Epidemiology & services (A Macedo, A Verezen) South America
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PAR03 Parallel Orientation & mobility (B Sabel, A Cheong) Africa
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WSH04 iPhone/iPad in 10-14 year olds (M Trouw) Asia
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WSH05 Workshop Service in low-resource settings? (K van Dijk) Antarctica
15.15-16.00 Coffee break – Exhibition – Posters
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15.30-16.00: Open discussions posters: P076-092
Exhibition
16.00-17.30 PLE02 Plenary Session by ESLRR and ISLRR “The changing face of low vision
rehabilitation” (B Gallagher, G Woo)
King Willem Alexander
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PLE02 ESLRR Keynote lecture: prof. Gary Rubin: “30 years of achievements in low vision research”*
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PLE02 Plenary Symposium “Low vision rehabilitation research (I)”
Other sessions:
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SYM08 Symposium Driving with low vision (A Bowers, W van Damme) Amazon
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PAR04 Parallel Accessibility (K Inde, E Elsman) Central America
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PAR05 Parallel PS7 Children & VI (I) (M Vervloed, A van Sorge) South America
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WSH06 iPhone/iPad in 14-18 year olds (M Trouw) Asia
17.30-19.30 ESLRR board and executive committee meeting
South America
TUESDAY, 27 June 2017 “Low Vision Rehabilitation across Generations”
09.00-10:30 PLE03 Plenary Session “Cerebral Visual Impairment in childhood”
(S Trauzettel) King Willem Alexander
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PLE03 ESLRR keynote lecture: prof. Els Ortibus* “Cerebral visual impairment, a multifaceted disorder”
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PLE03 Plenary Symposium Cerebral visual impairment (II)
(S Zuidhoek, S Trauzettel)
Other sessions:
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PAR06 Parallel best practice examples (C Dennison, K Inde) Amazon
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PAR07 Parallel Children and VI (II) (B Huurneman, M de Droog) Central America
10.30-11.15 Coffee break – Exhibition – Posters
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10.45-11.15 Open discussions posters: P062-075
Exhibition
11.15-12.45 Symposia, workshops and parallel sessions
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SYM09 Symposium Brain injury (C Carman, D Bergsma) King Willem Alexander
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SYM10 Symposium Models of care delivery (A Malkin, T Roelofs) Amazon
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SYM11 Symposium Novel diagnostic tools in LVR (B Huurneman, C Harris) Central America
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SYM12 ESLRR Symposium Visual & oculomotor processes (E Castet, J Koopman) South America
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PAR08 Parallel Children & VI (III) (M van Genderen, E van Nouhuys) Africa
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PAR09 Parallel Psychometrics/validation (G Dagnelie, R van Nispen) Antarctica
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PAR10 Parallel Empowerment (S Damen, A Waninge) Asia
12.45-13.45 Lunch break - Exhibition – Posters
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13.15-13.45: Poster pitches: P036-071
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Children and visual impairment (N Boonstra)
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Intellectual disability (A Waninge)
Exhibition
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CVI (N Boonstra)
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Neuropsychology and neuroscience (G de Wit)
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Reading (G de Wit)
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Visual functioning (G de Wit (I), H Talsma (II))
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Accessibility, environment and information (C Dennison)
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12.45-13.45 ISLRR General meeting
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13.00-13.40 Movie: El Camino de Santiago de Compostela from another perspective (Central America)
South America
13.45-15.15 PLE04 Plenary Session “Vision and the brain” (H van der Steen)
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PLE04 Erasmus Neuroscience Keynote: prof. Chris Harris “A nystagmus care pathway for all”
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PLE04 ISLRR Plenary Symposium “Low vision and brain plasticity” (B Sabel, J Heutink) King Willem Alexander
Other sessions:
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WSH07 Driving with low vision in Europe (W van Damme, B Melis-Dankers) Amazon
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SYM13 Symposium Attachment (P Sterkenburg, H Giltaij) Central America
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WSH08 Stimulating perception in children (M in ’t Veld, J van ’t Hul, C Schuijt) South America
15.15-16.00 Coffee break – Exhibition – Posters
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15.30-16.00 Open discussions posters 047-061
16.00-17.30 Symposia, workshops and parallel sessions
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SYM14 Symposium Eyes on the move (H van der Steen, C Harris) King Willem Alexander
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SYM15 ISLRR Symposium Acquired deafblindness (W Wittich, T Roelofs) Amazon
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SYM16 Symposium Interventions in VI children (N Boonstra, A Palmowski-Wolfe) Central America
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SYM17 Prof. S. Wang Symposium Service developments in Asia (A Cheong, J Hu) South America
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SYM18 ESLRR Symposium Mobility & visual field (B Gallagher, K Latham) Africa
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PAR11 Parallel Reading (M Crossland, H Talsma) Antarctica
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PAR12 Parallel Aging and later life (O Overbury, R van Nispen) Asia
WEDNESDAY 28 June 2017 “Technology and Adaptation to Vision loss”
08.00-09.00 Registration Daisy Consortium
08.00-9.00 SPO01 Multilens sponsored session: “New optical low vision devices – not just high
additions”
Asia
09.00-10:30 PLE05 Plenary Session welcoming Better Together conference “Technological
innovations”
(J de Bruin) King Willem Alexander
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PLE05 Pepper and Dedicon Keynote lectures:
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PLE05: Hector Minto, senior technology evangelist Microsoft
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PLE05: Kiran Kaja: technical program manager (search accessibility) at Google
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PLE 05: Vision 2017 keynote lecture: Arthur van Es, autonomous driving Volvo cars
Other sessions:
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PAR13 Parallel Complex needs (I) (G de Wit, ML Jackson) Central America
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PAR14 Parallel Visual functioning (H Lee, G Dagnelie) South America
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SYM19 Symposium Accessible rehabilitation (P Wijen, A Buurmeijer, I Schreurs) Africa
10.30-11.15 Coffee break – Exhibition – Posters
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10.45-11.15 Open discussions posters: P033-046
Exhibition
11.15-12.45 Symposia, workshops and parallel sessions
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SYM20 ESLRR Symposium Technology (B Gallagher, H Petrie) King Willem Alexander
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SYM21 Better Together Discussions tables on future technology (I) (K Krikhaar) Amazon Foyer
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SYM22 Better Together Symposium Accessible images (I) (J Klein) Central America
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SYM23 Better Together Symposium Exciting technologies (J de Bruin) South America
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SYM24 Symposium Psychosocial impact in old age (P Verstraten, V Heyl) Amazon
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PAR15 Parallel Children & VI (IV) (N Stellingwerf, V Gothwal) Africa
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PAR16 Parallel Education (A Palmowski-Wolfe, S Kef) Antarctica
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WSH09 Master class Eye-tracking (J Pel, M Kooiker) Asia
12.45-13.45 Lunch break - Exhibition – Posters
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12.45-13.45 ESLRR General meeting
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13.00-13.40 Movie: El Camino de Santiago de Compostela from another perspective (Central America)
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13.15-13.45 Poster pitches
Antarctica
Exhibition
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Automation, computer tech, E-health, (G de Haan)
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Bionic eye, retinal implants (G de Haan)
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Education (M Vervloed)
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Low vision aids & optical aids (M Crossland (I), ML Jackson (II))
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Psychosocial functioning (ML Jackson)
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Quality of life (B Gallagher)
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Psychometric & validation studies (B Gallagher)
13.45-15.30 PLE06 Plenary Session “Adaptation to visual disability in a sighted world”
(R van Nispen, E Castet) King Willem Alexander
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PLE06 ESLRR Keynote lecture: dr. Hilde van der Aa: “Stepped-care & E-health for mental health problems”
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PLE06 Plenary Symposium “Low vision rehabilitation research (II)”
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PLE06 Award ceremony ISLRR travel grants
Other sessions:
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SYM25 Symposium Better Together Discussion tables on future technology (II) (K Krikhaar) Amazon Foyer
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SYM26 Symposium Better Together Sharing information (J de Bruin) Central America
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SYM27 Symposium Better Together Accessible images (II) (B Westling) South America
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PAR17 Parallel Accessibility of information (M Crossland, J Koopman) Amazon
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PAR18 Parallel Reading (S Trauzettel, B Seiple) Africa
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WSH10 Workshop Safe Cycling (B Melis-Dankers, B Jelijs) Antarctica
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WSH11 Workshop Prisms for hemianopia (E Peli) Asia
15.15-16.00 Coffee break – Exhibition – Posters
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15.30-16.00: Open discussions posters: P015-032
Exhibition
16.00-17.30 PLE07 Plenary Session Closing ceremony Better Together conference
Amazon
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Dedicon Keynote lectures: George Kerscher, president Daisy Consortium; Martijn Aslander, stand-up
philosopher
Other sessions:
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SYM28 Symposium Evolution of devices for the visually impaired (A Macedo, A Bittner) King Willem Alexander
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SYM29 Symposium Low vision standards (J Jackson, A Verezen) Central America
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SYM30 Symposium Lighting (G Goodrich, P Derksen) South America
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PAR19 Parallel Quality of life (A Waninge, G van Rens) Africa
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PAR20 Parallel Cerebral visual impairment (III) (M Vervloed, R Walthes) Antarctica
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PAR21 Parallel Best practice examples (T Dearing, K van Dijk) Asia
19.00-23.00 Conference Diner: Buena Vista Club Scheveningen
THURSDAY, 29 june 2017 “Participation and society”
09.00-10:30 Symposia, workshops and parallel sessions
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SYM31 Symposium Participation in VI & multiple disabilities (A Waninge, P Verstraten) Amazon
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SYM32 Symposium Challenges in social participation (S Kef, C Dennison) Central America
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SYM33 Symposium Eye-tracking in low vision rehabilitation (J Pel, B Dalhoi) South America
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PAR22 Parallel Reading/visual acuity (W Seiple, G Dagnelie) King Willem Alexander
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PAR23 Parallel Occupational therapy (G Woo, M de Droog) Africa
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PAR24 Complex needs (II) (J Heutink, R van Nispen) Antarctica
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WSH12 Masterclass Prescribing bioptic telescopes for driving (II) (E Peli, H Greene) Asia
10.30-11.15 Coffee break – Exhibition
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10.45-11.15 Open discussions Posters: P001-014
Exhibition
11.15-12.45 Plenary Session (8) “Low vision rehabilitation for better participation”
(G van Rens, O Overbury) King Willem Alexander
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PLE08 Keynote lecture by dr. Filippo Amore: “WHO standards for low vision rehabilitation – a new perspective”
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Levreta, VRS and Vision 2017 next generation award ceremony
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Closing ceremony
13.00 Departure site visits
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Bartiméus
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Royal Dutch Visio
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Robert Coppes Foundation