All presentations must be presented using a computer (Digital Presentation).
Please note that there is no overhead slide projection (OHP) or VHS equipment available.

All authors must disclose the presence or absence of conflict of interest with companies related to their presentation. If the authors have any conflict of interest to disclose, the category and company names should be described after the authors' names in the second slide or at the end of the poster, as shown in the example below. If all authors do not have any conflict of interest to disclose, there should be a statement to the effect, "Absence of conflict of interest".
These rules are applicable to all presentations, including those in Co-Sponsored Seminars.

	Example:
	•	[Conflict of interest: correspondence] Present
	•	Taro Nichigan: [F] xx Pharmaceutical, xx Co., Ltd.
	•	Hanako Nichigan: [ I ] xx Pharmaceutical

We request all organizers/chairpersons and speakers to wear ribbons during the meeting. Please come to the Chairpersons / Speakers Desk in the Lobby Gallery to receive your ribbons. If you attend a poster discussion,it is necessary for presenters to wear ribbons to confirm attendance.

PC Center (Hall B5 Lobby)

	Open	Close
April 5 (Thu)	08:00	17:00
April 6 (Fri)	07:30	17:30
April 7 (Sat)	07:30	17:30
April 8 (Sun)	07:30	11:30

Please come to the PC Center (Hall B5 Lobby) with your data for presentation 1 hour before your session.
Save your data on a CD-R or USB, or you can bring your own computer.
We will not accept your data in the seminar halls/rooms.

a)		Data style
		We can accept data which has been prepared in the following formats: ♦   Only Windows PCs will be prepared at PC Center and each seminar halls/rooms. ♦   Windows PowerPoint 2000, 2003, 2007, 2010 ♦   If you prepare your presentation using Macintosh PowerPoint, bring your own Mac computer or make sure that all data appears using Windows PowerPoint software. ♦   To avoid problems such as improperly positioned characters and paragraphs, unreadable characters and missing characters, please try to use the following fonts: -Windows PC: Times New Roman, Century -Macintosh: Osaka ♦   If you will use moving images and/or audio data, please check that all data appears on: Windows PC: Windows Media Player (WMV is recommend) Macintosh: QuickTime Player ♦   If you will use moving images and/or audio data, we recommend that you bring your own computer for your presentation. Please inform us when you come to the PC Center (Hall B5 Lobby). ♦   If you will use linked data such as images, moving images, and graphs, etc., please store all linked data appropriately and make sure that all linked data appears properly. ♦   All data we receive will be deleted after the meeting.
b)		CD-R
		If you save your data on a CD-R, use a hybrid format (ISO9660). Please do not use any specific function, such as packet write, etc.

You can use either Windows PC or Macintosh.

a)		Come to the PC Center (Hall B5 Lobby) 1 hour before your session. Check cable connections with a test monitor at the PC Center, where we will provide Mini D-sub 15-pin connectors. Please bring an auxiliary adapter if conversion is needed.
c)		Please check that all data appears correctly on an outside monitor beforehand.
d)		Please make a shortcut / alias such as "Abstract No.000 Your name" on your computer's desktop. For Example; "O1-***_Nichigan Taro".
e)		Resolution of the screen is XGA (1024x768 ). If the resolution of your data is larger or smaller than this, image quality might be affected.
f)		If you use moving images, please inform us when you come to the PC Center.
g)		Please cancel screen saver, power saver set-up.
h)		Please cancel a password for start up.
i)		Please bring your own AC adapter.
j)		Please bring your own computer to the staff at the PC Desk of your seminar hall/room 40 minutes before your presentation. The PC Desk is located in the front, left side of each hall/room. It is fine to bring it during the presentations of other lecturers. The PC Desk staff will check that all data appears on the monitor beforehand. Please use the TFT monitor and keyboard which we will provide on the lectern for your presentation.
k)		Please be sure to bring a back-up of all data.
l)		Please be aware that you cannot amend your data at the PC Desk of your seminar hall/room.
m)		After your presentation, please come to the PC Desk promptly to pick up your computer.

Please prepare PowerPoint slides which are Ophthalmology-based and easy to understand.

a)		All authors must disclose the presence or absence of conflict of interest with companies related to their presentation in the second slide.
b)		Please put reasonable spaces between characters. It is very difficult to read slides without enough spaces, especially for people with angular vision and cortical vision.
c)		Please be mindful that the number of slides is appropriate for your presentation, and allow enough time for the audience to read and understand the contents of each slide.
d)		Colors and mixed colors used on slides -   Please do not use many colors on one slide. Please provide clear contrast between background and texts, for example, blue or black for background and white or yellow for texts. -   Please do not use the following color combinations together on one slide. The lack of contrast proves too difficult for some people to see clearly.

a)		Please note that if a presenter of Papers or Posters does not attend and present at their designated time and place without prior notice, as a penalty, the presenter will not be allowed to make a presentation as the first presenter at the next JOS meeting. This policy was laid down by the Program Committee of the Japanese Ophthalmological Society.
b)		If unable to attend the meeting for any compelling reason on the designated day and time, the presenter must inform the congress secretariat promptly and submit a statement of reasons for absence to the congress secretariat by letter or e-mail before the meeting. Congress Secretariat of the 116th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Ophthalmological Society 4-1-12-203 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062 Japan Tel: +81-3-5775-2075 Fax: +81-3-5775-2076 E-mail: On the occasion something happens unexpectedly, e.g., traffic problems or a physical condition just before the meeting, contact the Congress Secretariat (03-5221-9182 Tokyo International Forum G508, Glass Building).

a)		Digital presentations only.
b)		Please come to the PC Center (Hall B5 Lobby) with your data for presentation 1 hour before your session.
c)		Please be seated in the "Next Presenter Seat" in the first row of the hall/room at least 15 minutes before your session starts.
d)		At the chairperson's instruction, please start your presentation using the keyboard on the lectern. There is no computer on the lectern.
e)		Presentation time is 8 minutes and Q&A is 4 minutes, subsequently. There are many presentations, so please be respectful of others and end on time.

a)		Posters will be exhibited from April 5 (Thu) 12:00 to April 7 (Sat).
b)		There will be 1 hour of free discussion for each session. There will be no chairperson to lead the discussion.
c)		Please set-up and clean up during the following designated times.
d)		See the exhibition guidelines below.
e)		Please wear a blue ribbon as the first author and stay in front of your poster during the discussion time. 116th JOS staff will check your attendance.

a)		Beside their discussion times, participants can view other posters freely.
b)		Clean up all posters during the clean up time. After that time everything will be considered abandoned and trashed.

Date	Set up	Discussion	Clean up
April 5 (Thu)	9:00-12:00	16:00-17:00	-
April 6 (Fri)	-	16:40-17:40	-
April 7 (Sat)	-	-	16:00-17:00

Exhibition Hall B2, Tokyo International Forum

If you have any inquiries during the meeting, please ask someone at the Reception Desk in the Poster Exhibition Hall.

a)		Your abstract number (20cm x 20cm) will be posted on your assigned board. Please prepare a label (20cm x 100cm) with abstract title, affiliation and author's names.
b)		Please prepare the poster separately (170cm x 120cm).
c)		Please describe the absence or presence of conflict of interest, i.e., category and company name, at the bottom of the poster.
d)		Pins for mounting will be available on the poster board.
e)		Please refer to the following poster image for your poster.
*		If the authors have any conflict of interest to disclose, the category and company names should be described at the bottom of their posters.

There will be a 4 min Q&A time after each Paper Presentation and free discussion at the the Posters. At the other sessions, the session organaizer/chairperson will manage the discussion time. If you would like to join the discussion, please wait near themicrophone in the hall/room (except for Posters). When you speak, state youraffiliation and your name and then speak as succinctly as possible. Depending on the time schedule, it is possible that discussion time might be canceled.