CONGRESS PROGRAM

CONGRESS PROGRAMME

All lectures and thematic panels will be held exclusively in Polish!

THURSDAY, 15.10.2026

09:00 – 18:00 | OPTYKA 2026 Optical Exhibition

Ground floor

Educational points for optometrists are awarded for participating in the conference.

Day I. Future and Innovation | 10:00 – 14:00
Room 2.2, Level 2

10:00 Official Opening of the 16th National KRIO Opticians Congress and the Conference "Ophthalmic Optics and Optometry – Shaping the Future for 30 Years"
Jan Witkowski, President of KRIO, and Prof. Ryszard Naskręcki, AMU, UMCSMCS

10:15 At the intersection of science and craftsmanship: Innovative research methods as the future of modern optics and optometry
prof. Wojciech Grudziński, UMCS

11:00 New generation OCT – from structural imaging to functional assessment of the retina
dr inż. Marta Mikuła-Zdańkowska, ICTER

11:45 Coffee break

12:15 Beyond refraction – modern aberrometry and adaptive optics in ophthalmology and optometry
prof. Jacek Pniewski, UW

13:00 From image to diagnosis – analysis of fundus images using AI tools
mgr Marianna Kolańczyk, UAM

13:45 Award ceremony of the 2nd Edition of the Redactor Magdalena Lis Competition

Participants with the Basic Package:
19:00 – 21:00
Dinner at the RED RESTAURANT (buffet)

Participants with the Extended Package:
20:00
Friday Congress Evening
(Congress Hall, Level 9)

Plated dinner.
At the invitation of Safilo Polska, the first joint evening will be graced by a concert of the band FEEL.

09:00 – 18:00 | OPTYKA 2026 Optical Exhibition

Ground floor

Day II. History and Experience | 10:00 – 14:00
Room 2.2, Level 2

10:00 30 years of cooperation between the Polish National Craft Chamber of Optics and the academic community
Jan Witkowski, President of KRIO, and Prof. Ryszard Naskręcki, AMU, UMCS

10:45 Perspective of the Poznań University of Medical Sciences
prof. Bogdan Miśkowiak, prof. Marcina Stopa, UMP i prof. Wojciech Warchoł, UMP

11:15 Perspective of the Wrocław University of Science and Technology
prof. Marek Zając, PWr i dr Monika Borwińska, PWr

11:45 Coffee break

12:15 Perspective of the University of Warsaw
prof. Marek Kowalczyk-Hernandez, UW i prof. Jacek Pniewski, UW

12:45 Perspective of an ophthalmologist
dr Andrzej Styszyński

13:15 DEBATE: Ophthalmic optics and optometry after 30 years – looking beyond the horizon
moderator prof. Wojciech Grudziński, UMCS

14:00 Award ceremony for social commitment on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of OKO magazine

Participants with the Basic Package:
19:00 – 21:00
Dinner at the RED RESTAURANT (buffet)

Uczestnicy z Pakietem Rozszerzonym:
19:30
30th Anniversary KRIO Gala
(Congress Hall, Level 9)
Plated dinner, formal evening attire required.

The 30th anniversary of the Chamber's activity is an absolute historic moment; therefore, this celebratory night will feature a setting that will be remembered by the entire industry for years to come. The culminating point of the evening will be a concert by the band ØRGANEK, performing at the invitation of HOYA and SEIKO.