
Infos A-Z
Address for navigation system

Arrival and parking:
Navigation address: Messe Nürnberg, Exhibition Center Nuremberg
Public transportation:
Subway U1 direction Langwasser, station “Messe”;
A bus shuttle will be available at the subway station „Messe“ to take you to Hall 7A or NCC Ost.
Parking areas / parking garage
Paid parking spaces are available on "Grosse Strasse" directly in front of NCC-Ost/Hall 7a and in the parking garage on "Grosse Strasse." The parking areas can also be seen on the “Location map electricity charging stations.”
Electric charging stations
An electric charging station with 28 e-charging points for electric vehicles is available in the parking garage.
Technical equipment of the charging stations at the Exhibition Center Nuremberg:
- Connected load max. 22 KW
- Mennekes type 2
Payment options
Ad-hoc charging (QR code) or via the respective roaming partners plus the applicable parking fees.
Location map electricity charging stations
Bus shuttle (subway – hall 7A)
A bus shuttle will be available at the subway station „Messe“ to take you to Hall 7A or NCC Ost. Bus shuttle timetable:Thursday, June 18, 2026 | 7:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. |
Friday, June 19, 2026 | 7:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. |
Saturday, June 20, 2026 | 7:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. |
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMMING
DOC e.V.
Doris Felbinger
Stefanie Herb
Isabel Eymold
Neuwieder Str. 9
90411 Nuremberg, Deutschland
Fax.: ++49/(0)911/5807779-99
E-Mail: armin.scharrer@augen-scharrer.de
PRESIDENCY
Dr. med. Armin Scharrer,
Fürth
President
Prof. Dr. med.
Günther K. Krieglstein,
Cologne
Honorary President
ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTEE
Dr. med. Armin Scharrer,
Fürth
President
Prof. Dr. med. Susanne Binder,
Vienna
Prof. Dr. med. Christos Haritoglou,
Munich
Dr. med. Peter Hoffmann,
Castrop-Rauxel
Prof. Dr. med. Michael C. Knorz,
Mannheim
Dr. med. Gernot Petzold,
Kulmbach
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Prof. Dr. med.
Hansjürgen Agostini,
Freiburg
Prof. Dr. med.
Gerd U. Auffarth,
Heidelberg
Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Silvia Bopp,
Bremen
Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Dietlein,
Cologne
Prof. Dr. med.
Christoph Hintschich,
Munich
Dr. med. Peter Hoffmann,
Castrop-Rauxel
Prof. Dr. Thomas Klink,
Munich
Prof. Dr. med. Michael C. Knorz,
Mannheim
Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Kohnen,
Frankfurt
Prof. Dr. med.
Rupert M. Menapace,
Vienna
Dr. med. Gernot Petzold,
Kulmbach
Dr. med. Caroline Schier Wyss,
Binningen
Prof. Dr. Berthold Seitz,
Homburg
Prof. Dr. med. Sandrine Zweifel,
Zürich
BOARD
Prof. Dr. med. Susanne Binder,
Vienna
chairman
Dr. med. Edi Haefliger,
Binningen
Prof. Dr. med. Bernd Kirchhof,
Cologne
Priv.-Doz. Dr. med.
Katharina Krepler,
Vienna
Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Neuhann,
Munich
FURTHER TRAINING FOR OPHTHALMOLOGICAL ASSISTANTS
Dr. med. Gernot Petzold,
Kulmbach
Dr. med. Peter Hoffmann,
Castrop-Rauxel
Prof. Dr. med. Ulrich Kellner,
Siegburg
Corinna Gareiß,
Kulmbach
Daniela Grothe,
Castrop-Rauxel
Birgit Lindau,
Siegburg
Annette von Heissen,
Fürth
MANAGEMENT IN CLINIC AND PRACTICE
Peter Mussinghoff,
Münster
Henning Goebel,
Düsseldorf
Priv-Doz. Dr. rer. medic. Ursula Hahn,
Düsseldorf
Dr. Thomas Haupt,
Bonn
Dr. med. Martin A. Zeitz,
Düsseldorf
SEMINAR FOR THE PRACTICE OF THE OPHTHALMOLOGIST
Dr. med. Gernot Petzold,
Kulmbach
POSTERS COMMISSION
Prof. Dr. med. Arnd Gandorfer,
Memmingen
Chairman
Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Silvia Bopp,
Bremen
Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Jakob Siedlecki,
Munich
Dr. med. Stefanie Schmickler,
Ahaus
FILM COMMISSION
Prof. Dr. med. Christos Haritoglou,
Munich
Chairman
Prof. Dr. med. Susanne Binder,
Vienna
Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Silvia Bopp,
Bremen
Prof. Dr. med.
Rupert M. Menapace,
Vienna
Prof. Dr. Dr. med. Gabor Scharioth,
Recklinghausen
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Lyubomyr Lytvynchuk PhD,
Gießen
STRABOLOGY SYMPOSIUM
Melanie van Waveren,
Reutlingen
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD
Gordon A. Balazsi, MD,
Montréal (Canada)
Sheraz M. Daya, MD,
East Grinstead (Great Britain)
Prof. Dr. med. Klaus Ludwig,
Nuremberg
Prof. John Marshall,
London (England)
Prof. Charles N.J. McGhee,
Auckland (New Zealand)
Dr. med. Klaus Miller,
Innsbruck (Austria)
Marc Mullie, MD,
Montréal (Canada)
Dr. med. Manuel Ober,
Fürth
Prof. Thomas Olsen,
Arhus (Denmark)
INDUSTRY ADVISORY BOARD
Alcon Pharma GmbH, Freiburg
Johnson & Johnson Vision – AMO Germany GmbH, Ettlingen
Bausch & Lomb GmbH, Berlin
Polytech Domilens GmbH, Roßdorf
Hoya Surgical Optics, Frankfurt am Main
Schwind eye-tech-solutions GmbH, Kleinostheim
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Oberkochen
Ziemer Ophthalmology (Deutschland) GmbH, Denzlingen
Dear congress visitors,
in the course of the 38th International Congress of German Ophthalmic Surgery, film and image recordings will be made by the organizer, which are justified in terms of safeguarding the public interest and the organizer's interest in reporting on this and subsequent events. In this context, the Art Copyright Act (pursuant to Section 23 (1) No. 3 KUG) applies, which, according to recent case law, is not overridden by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Recordings are made using the previously described interest.
If you have any questions, please contact our data protection officer at datenschutz@mcn-nuernberg.de.
Wednesday, June 17, 2026 | 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
Thursday, June 18, 2026 | 7:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. |
Friday, June 19, 2026 | 7:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. |
Saturday, June 20, 2026 | 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
The conference desk is located in NCC East (ground floor).
Thursday, June 18, 2026 | 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
Friday, June 19, 2026 | 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
Saturday, June 20, 2026 | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
MCN Medical Congress Organization
Nuremberg GmbH
Neuwieder Str. 9
90411 Nuremberg, Germany
Tel.: ++49/(0)911/39316-39
E-Mail: info-doc@mcn-nuernberg.de
June 18 – 20, 2026
NürnbergConvention Center (NCC Ost / Halle 7A)
Messezentrum, 90471 Nürnberg
Abstract Submission:
Deadline: March 31st, 2026
Participation fees:
Deadline early bird prices: May 05th, 2026