Vol 17 - Milan Supplement

PREVIEW

YOUR COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO: 3rd EuCORNEA CONGRESS 6-8 September

12TH EURETINA Congress 6-9 September

2nd WORLD CONGRESS OF PAEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND STRABISMUS 7-9 September

XXX Congress of the ESCRS 8-12 september

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young appeal

EURETINA is an astonishing success story, based on a ‘special spirit’

by Roibeard O’hEineachain

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his year's EURETINA Congress, which is being held in conjunction with the XXX Congress of the ESCRS in Milan, looks to be the most exciting yet, with contributions from leading experts in the treatment of retinal disease from around the world, providing updates on the latest research and a forum for discussion on controversies in the field.

“In less than 15 years after its foundation, it has become a major international gathering for European vitreoretinal specialists and the greatest vitreoretinal meeting worldwide.

The congress has become so important that an increasing number of international guests are attending. What makes this year extraordinary is that we see a growing internationalisation, including societies from outside Europe that has further increased the importance of the meeting. Indeed, in its breadth it is a small vitreoretinal world congress,” EURETINA president Gisbert Richard MD told EuroTimes in an interview.

This year's congress will include symposia organised by the American Society of Retina Specialists, the Macula Society, the Retina Society, the Asia Pacific Vitreo Retinal Society and Eurolam, which links Retinal specialists from Europe with those from South America, he noted.

The meeting will also feature two joint symposia with WCPOS, whose annual congress will take place in the same venue in Milan, overlapping the EURETINA Meeting.

Topics under discussion at the joint symposia will include paediatric uveitis and hereditary diseases and retinopathy of prematurity.

“Our aim for retinopathy of prematurity is not just to treat the symptoms, but above all to discover, together with paediatricians and obstetricians, how to avoid it. To achieve this, a close cooperation with our colleagues in other fields is necessary. We also want to learn about improved methods of treating hereditary diseases from paediatricians and work together with them,” Prof Richard said.

Furthermore, as in previous years, there will be a joint symposium of EURETINA and the ESCRS. Prof Richard told EuroTimes that cataract and retinal problems occur more in older patients and many patients are affected with both types of pathology. Therefore, specialists in anterior and posterior segment disease dealing with such cases require some background in each other's field to best serve their patients. For example, controversies

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I believe that the joint symposium of EURETINA and the ESCRS will be an outstanding event Gisbert Richard MD

remain regarding the risks and benefits of cataract surgery in patients with macular disease and the type of IOL that is most suitable in such patients, he noted.

“I believe that the joint symposium of EURETINA and the ESCRS will be an outstanding event. I am also looking forward to organising it together with Peter Barry, the president of the ESCRS, who is a wellknown specialist for surgery of both the anterior and posterior segment of the eye,” said Prof Richard.

Among the other highlights of the meeting will be the EURETINA Lecture, delivered

by Prof Alan Bird from London. And the Kreissig Award Lecture delivered by Prof Gisele Soubrane from Paris, both of whom have been involved in research into the diagnosis and treatment of AMD. This year's meeting will also include 28 instructional courses covering a wide range of themes such as new technologies for diagnosing and monitoring retinal disease, vitrectomy techniques and current best practice in anti-VEGF therapy. The courses represent one of the main reasons that people attend the meeting, especially the younger retinal specialists, Prof Richard noted.

“EURETINA is an astonishing success story, based on a ‘special spirit’ and characterised by a high level of scientific interest and enthusiasm. This has remained unchanged. Surveys have also shown that especially the young colleagues are interested in retinology. They realise that this is an important sub-specialty, that there is an enormous growth potential, and that in almost all areas of retinology - in diagnostics, pharmacology and surgery - we are at the brink of further decisive breakthroughs and treatment possibilities,” he added.

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MAIN SESSIONS

THURSDAY 6 SEPTEMBER

MAIN SESSION 1 THURSDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 11.30 – 13.00 OCULAR TUMOURS Chairpersons: N. Bornfeld GERMANY, J. van Meurs THE NETHERLANDS

08.00

MAIN SESSION 2

10.00

FRIDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 08.00 – 10.00 PVR AND RETINAL DETACHMENT Chairpersons: D. Charteris UK, D. Wong HONG KONG

11.00

MAIN SESSION 3 FRIDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 14.00 – 16.00 IMAGING Chairpersons: W. Drexler AUSTRIA, S. Wolf SWITZERLAND

MAIN SESSION 4 SATURDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 08.00 – 10.00 DRY AMD Chairpersons: P. Lanzetta ITALY U. Schmidt-Erfurth AUSTRIA

MAIN SESSION 5 SATURDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 11.00 – 13.00 RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSIONS Chairpersons: C. Pournaras SWITZERLAND E. Stefansson ICELAND

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15.00 16.00 17.00 18.00

BLUE HALL 2

FREE PAPERS Vitreoretinal Surgery/Intraocular Tumours

QUICK FIRE FREE PAPERS

MAIN SESSION 1 Ocular Tumours

FREE PAPERS Vitreoretinal Surgery

QUICK FIRE FREE PAPERS

UVEITIS COURSE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM Oxygen in Eye Disease

WHITE HALL 1

RETINAL DETACHMENT COURSE

WHITE HALL 2

YELLOW HALL 3

COURSE 1 Current Management of ROP and Pediatric Vitreo-Retinal Diseases

COURSE 2 What, When and How: Surgical Discussions

COURSE 3 State-of-the-Art in Anti-VEGF Therapy

COURSE 4 Macular Edema

COURSE 5 Update in OCT Imaging: Indications, Features, Consequences

COURSE 6 Macular Dystrophies

GREEN HALL 3

SURGICAL SKILLS COURSES

LUNCH BREAK

EUROLAM SYMPOSIUM

QUICK FIRE FREE PAPERS

OPENING CEREMONY WELCOME RECEPTION

FRIDAY 7 SEPTEMBER SILVER PLENARY

RED HALL 1 & 2

BLUE HALL 1

MAIN SESSION 2 PVR and Retinal Detachment

US RETINA SOCIETY

FREE PAPERS AMD

NOVARTIS

SATELLITE MEETING

ASIA PACIFIC VR SOCIETY SYMPOSIUM

ITALIAN RETINA SOCIETY

EVICR.NET +EUROVISIONNET SYMPOSIUM

BLUE HALL 2

WHITE HALL 1

WHITE HALL 2

YELLOW HALL 3

QUICK FIRE FREE PAPERS

COURSE 7 Current Management in Uveal Melanoma

COURSE 8 Bimanual Surgery in Small Incision Vitrectomy (23g-25g-27g)

QUICK FIRE FREE PAPERS

GREEN HALL 3

08.00

10.00

SUNDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 11.00 – 13.00 MANAGEMENT OF DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Chairpersons: F. Bandello ITALY, J. Cunha-Vaz PORTUGAL

BLUE HALL 1

19.00

SATURDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 16.00 – 18.00 NEOVASCULAR AMD Chairpersons: G. Richard GERMANY, G. Williams USA

MAIN SESSION 8

FREE PAPERS Vascular Diseases/Diabetic Retinopathy

14.00

MAIN SESSION 6

SUNDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 08.00 – 10.00 INNOVATIVE VITREORETINAL SURGERY Chairpersons: B. Aylward UK, S. Rizzo ITALY

RED HALL 1 & 2

13.00

09.00

MAIN SESSION 7

SILVER PLENARY

11.00 12.00 13.00

KREISSIG LECTURE AMSTERDAM RETINA DEBATE

ALLERGAN

14.00 15.00

SATELLITE MEETING

MAIN SESSION 3 Imaging

16.00

ARVO SYMPOSIUM

SECOND SIGHT

COFFEE BREAK

COURSE 10 How to Read Autofluorescence Images

COURSE 11 New Strategies in Ocular Trauma

SATELLITE MEETING

COURSE 9 Surgical Approach to the Vitreoretinal Interface

BAUSCH+LOMB

QUICK FIRE FREE PAPERS

FREE PAPERS AMD

COURSE 12 Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

SURGICAL SKILLS COURSES

NIDEK

LUNCH BREAK

SATELLITE MEETING

FRENCH/ISRAELI SYMPOSIUM

SATELLITE MEETING

COURSE 13 Management of Intraocular Tumors

COURSE 14 The Role of the Vitreous in Retinal Disease

COFFEE BREAK

17.00 18.00 19.00

INNOVATION AWARD CEREMONY

FREE PAPERS AMD

FREE PAPERS New Drug Treatment & Technology

COURSE 15 Diseases Involving VR Interface

COURSE 16 Managing Diabetic Macular Edema: Pearls and Pitfalls

COURSE 17 Tips and Tricks in Minimal-Invasive Vitrectomy

COURSE 18 Retinal imaging: Revolutionising Retinal Therapeutics

NOVARTIS

SATELLITE MEETING

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12th EURETINA Congress 6-9 September 2012 EURETINA LECTURE

SATURDAY 8 SEPTEMBER

THURSDAY 6 SEPTEMBER SILVER PLENARY

RED HALL 1 & 2

BLUE HALL 1

WHITE HALL 1

WHITE HALL 2

AUDITORIUM

GOLD PLENARY

16.15 – 16.35

07.00 08.00 09.00

ALAN BIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY MAIN SESSION 4 Dry AMD

10.00

FREE PAPERS Ant/Post Segment Surgery/New Drug Treatment & Technology ALCON

11.00 12.00

UK

SATELLITE MEETING

MAIN SESSION 5 Retinal Vein Occlusions

COURSE 19 Steroids in Retinal Therapy

D.O.R.C.

SPANISH VITREORETINAL SOCIETY

FAN CLUB

COURSE 22 Vitreoretinal Complications of Cataract Surgery

NOVARTIS

BAYER

HEIDELBERG

SATELLITE MEETING

SATELLITE MEETING

FREE PAPERS Intraocular Tumours

ITALIAN BIO-ENGINEERING SOCIETY

15.00 16.00 17.00

MAIN SESSION 6 Neovascular AMD

FREE PAPERS Vitreoretinal Surgery

US MACULA SOCIETY

18.00 19.00

TOPCON

SATELLITE MEETING

Fluorescein and ICG-Angiography Interpretation & Diagnosis of Macular Diseases

COFFEE BREAK

SATELLITE MEETING

13.00 14.00

Phenotypic Variation in Early AMD

COURSE 21

COURSE 20 Managing Complications in Vitreoretinal Surgery

GERMAN RETINAL SOCIETY SYMPOSIUM

WCPOS JOINT SESSION The Child’s Retina – Different Perspectives

FRIDAY 7 SEPTEMBER LUNCH BREAK

SATELLITE MEETING

COURSE 24 Uveitis: Contemporary Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures COFFEE BREAK COURSE 25 Laser Therapy in Retinal Disease: Indications & Procedures

2012 KREISSIG LECTURE 11.00 – 12.00 JOINT SYMPOSIUM EURETINA/ESCRS

GISÈLE SOUBRANE FRANCE

Future Treatments Of Exudative AMD

FREE PAPERS Imaging

ORAYA THERAPEUTICS

SATELLITE MEETING

20.00

SUNDAY 9 SEPTEMBER SILVER PLENARY

RED HALL 1 & 2

BLUE HALL 1

WHITE HALL 1

WHITE HALL 2

AUDITORIUM

MAIN SESSION 7 Innovative Vitreoretinal Surgery

FREE PAPERS Vascular Diseases & Diabetic Retinopathy

FREE PAPERS Imaging

COURSE 26 Management of Retinal Vascular Occlusion

COURSE 27 Electrophysiology: Principles and Practice

WCPOS JOINT SESSION Paediatric Uveitis

08.00 09.00 10.00

13.00

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COFFEE BREAK

11.00 12.00

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MAIN SESSION 8 Management of Diabetic Macular Edema: What you need to know

RETINAWS SYMPOSIUM

DIABETIC RETINAL SCREENING ENTERS THE 21ST CENTURY – New Technology for Old Problems

FREE PAPERS Vascular Diseases & Diabetic Retinopathy

COURSE 28 Simple Approach to PVR Management

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Evening Symposia Friday 7 September

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The Evolution of RVO Management with Ranibizumab: Applying the Evidence to the Clinic

SATELLITE EDUCATION PROGRAMME

Room: Red Hall 1 & 2 Moderator: I. Pearce UK Introduction

Morning Symposia

Lunchtime Symposia

Friday 7 September

Friday 7 September

10.00 – 11.00

13.00 – 14.00

Focusing on the Patient: Individualized Treatment for Wet AMD

Optimal Management of RVO

Room: Red Hall 1 & 2 Moderator: F. Holz GERMANY M. Larsen DENMARK The Evolution of Wet AMD Management: Past, Present and Future F. Holz GERMANY Informing Therapy and Dosing Choices in Wet AMD Through Emerging Data T. Wong SINGAPORE Building on our Understanding of the Safety of Anti-VEGF Therapy in Wet AMD Panel Discussion and Audience Questions Sponsored by

10.00 – 11.00

The Argus® II Retinal Prosthesis, the New Treatment Pathway for Retinitis Pigmentosa and Future Perspectives Room: White Hall 1 Moderator: TBC S. Rizzo ITALY What can be Done Today for Retinitis Pigmentosa, The New Treatment Pathway J.A. Sahel FRANCE What are the Future Prospects for Retinal Prostheses Sponsored by

Room: Red Hall 1 & 2 Moderators: F. Bandello ITALY A. Loewenstein ISRAEL

I. Pearce UK Perspectives on the Management of RVO: The Rationale for Anti VEGF Therapies F. Boscia ITALY Advances in the Management of RVO: Outcomes from Clinical Trials D. Brown USA Lessons from the Clinic: Current Challenges in RVO Management and the Role of Ranibizumab Panel Discussion and Audience Questions Sponsored by

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Morning Symposia

13.00 – 14.00

Stellaris PC: Fundamentals and Futures.

Complex Cases and Insights into Innovation Room: Blue Hall 1 Moderator: TBC

Saturday 8 September 10.00 – 11.00

Latest Trends in Surgical and Medical Retina Room: Red Hall 1 & 2 Moderator: A. Augustin

Speakers: F. Fayyad JORDAN R. Sheard UK R. Tadayoni FRANCE B. Parolini ITALY

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Speakers: A. Augustin GERMANY C. Claes BELGIUM S. Rizzo ITALY A. Tufail UK

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Innovative Improvements for Imaging Diagnosis and Laser Treatment Room: Yellow Hall 3 Moderator: E. Midena

ITALY

D. Wechsler AUSTRALIA Clinical Application of New NIDEK OCT E. Midena ITALY Clinical Application of New NIDEK OCT - Retina and Choroid S. Prasad UK Multicolor Scan Laser Photocoagulator Provides Efficiencies in the Clinic Sponsored by

10.00 – 11.00

Eva, New Dimension in Vitreoretinal Surgery Room: Blue Hall 1 Moderator: TBC - EVA Vitrectomy and Flow Efficiencies - My First Experience with EVA and LED Illumination - New Technologies in 27G Surgery - Live Surgery EVA Hands-on Techniques Sponsored by

Lunchtime Symposia

Evening Symposia

Saturday 8 September

Saturday 8 September

13.00 – 14.00

18.15

Long-Term Outcomes with Ranibizumab in DME: Implications for Individualized Patient Management

Oraya Therapy – A Significant Advance in the Treatment of Wet AMD

Room: Red Hall 1 & 2 Moderator: F. Bandello

ITALY

Introduction U. Schmidt-Erfurth GERMANY Long-Term Outcomes with Ranibizumab: Results from the RESTORE Study S. Bressler USA Ranibizumab in Combination with Laser: Long-Term Results from DRCR.net Protocol I F. Bandello ITALY A DME Casebook: Application of Ranibizumab in Individualized Care

Room: White Hall 1 Moderator: T. Jackson

UK

F. Bandello ITALY Introduction D. Moshfeghi USA Oraya Therapy Overview T. Jackson UK INTREPID Data and Its’ Significance U. Chakravarthy UK Previous Radiotherapy Approaches and the INTREPID Imaging Data

Panel Discussion and Audience Questions

A Luff UK Implementation of the Oraya Therapy in the United Kingdom

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13.00 – 14.00

18.15

VEGF Trap-Eye: Exploring a Novel Option for wAMD Therapy Room: White Hall 1 Moderator: TBC Introduction The Burden of WAMD and Impact of Anti-VEGF Therapy VEGF Trap-Eye: Features and Clinical Trial Results Balance of the Evidence in wAMD Management

Topcon Retina Symposium Room: Blue Hall 1 Moderator: P. Stanga

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P. Stanga UK Sub Threshold Treatment of the Retina with PASCAL R. Moreno SPAIN NFL and Choroidal Imaging – Topcon DRI OCT-1

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P. Stanga UK Imaging the Vitreous and the Vitreoretinal Interface – Topcon DRI OCT-1

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13.00 – 14.00

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BEST OF MILAN

Even if you’ve ‘been there, done that,’ check out some alternatives in Italy’s often overlooked city

by Maryalicia Post

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ntil recently, Milan has been the plain sister of the tourist world.

Sightseers and holidaymakers crowd into London, Paris and Rome while Milan has been perceived as a business destination – tops in the worlds of fashion and finance – but not the place to come for fun.

The mood began to shift in 2010. Perhaps it was when the scaffolding that had obscured the Duomo for seven years came down, revealing its newly restored facade.

Or when the Museum of the Nineteenth Century opened in the old Palazzo dell'Arengario next to the cathedral.

In any case, the change was seismic enough for the New York Times to list Milan at number five of “41 places to visit in 2011”.

It was as if the plain sister had taken off her spectacles and had a makeover. The city hasn't looked back. This is probably the ideal time to visit Milan, as the city turns a smile on tourists and the stream of visitors hasn't yet become a river. So don't miss Milan's best:

Building Milan's cathedral, its iconic Duomo. Newly restored, the delicate coloration of the pink Candoglia marble facade can again be seen. A visit to the interior of the church is memorable; a visit to the roof is unique. Bring your camera.

Metro: Duomo. If you're familiar with the Duomo, visit the often overlooked church of San Maurizio. You get no hint from the outside of the beauty hidden behind those walls. Corso Magenta 15. Admission free.

Open Tuesday to Sunday from 9.00 to 12.00 and from 14.00 to 17.30. Closed on Mondays. Metro: Cadorna.

Art Leonardo da Vinci’s “Last Supper” is Milan’s most important artwork; if you haven’t made your own arrangements to see it, sign on to one of the “Last Supper” tours. However, Leonardo’s painting is not the only masterpiece in the room. Save a moment at the end of your visit for a look at Montorfano’s vivid fresco, “Crucifixion” on the opposite wall. Leonardo added the figures of the Sforza family in tempera.

Shops The ‘Golden Triangle’ is where the most beautiful and expensively dressed Milanese acquire their ‘look’. Metro: Montenapoleone. For something different,

visit Milan's new department store, the Excelsior, designed by Jean Nouvel. With items displayed not in categories but as a 'happy mix' of merchandise, like a modern museum of clothing. Open daily from 10.00 to 20.30. Once a cinema, the building is in an arcade off the Corso Vittorio Emanuele II. Metro: Duomo. Details: www.excelsiormilano.com.

The Duomo shines anew

Music An evening at La Scala is the traditional high point of a Milan visit. But if not everyone can manage a pilgrimage to the famous opera house, everyone can enjoy the music of MiTo SettembreMusica. Download the schedule at www.mitosettembremusica. it. Show your ESCRS badge at the MiTo box office, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele 11/12, to obtain a 10 per cent reduction on all but the €5 ticket.

Museum Pinacoteca di Brera, housed in an ancient monastery in one of the most attractive areas of the city. A chief treasure is “Christ at the Column,” by Bramante. Open daily except Monday from 8:30 to 19:15. Via Brera, 28; Metro Lanza or Montenapoleone.

Italian design has its masterpieces, too. See what's new at the Triennale Design Museum.

Viale Alemagna. Open Tuesday to Sunday from10.30 to 20.30, with late openings – until 23.00 – on Thursday and Friday.

Metro Cardona.

Happening Happy Hour is a Milanese event, celebrated across the city from about 18.00 to 21.00. For the most atmospheric experience, it's the Navigli where tables are set out alongside the canals. If you've done Naviglio Grande, try neighbouring Naviglio Pavese where the picturesque floating restaurants are the main attraction. Metro: Porta Genova Day out Lake Como and Lake Garda each make a great excursion destination.

But if the lakes don’t call you, consider a visit to Pavia. September is festival time in this medieval university town where Christopher Columbus was a student. Pavia is 30 minutes by train from Milan’s Central Station. From Pavia take a taxi or bus to visit the extravagantly beautiful Charterhouse of Pavia, a renaissance treasure eight miles north of the city. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 9.00 to 11.30 and from 14.30 to 17.30.

The Candoglia marble in the Duomo

The covered bridge in Pavia

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Getting around Milan

Taxis, particularly around Fiera Milano, are difficult to get. Drivers are not used to being flagged down and often won’t stop. Go to a taxi stand or ring a radio taxi. The metre starts running as soon as the driver gets the call. Some radio taxi numbers: 02 8585; 02 6767; 02 5353. Restaurants will ring on a customer’s behalf.

The most tourist-friendly option is the Metro. It runs from 6:15 until a few minutes after midnight. Diagrammatic maps make it easy to navigate. A square red sign with a white M marks an entrance. (Signs indicating ATM refer to the transport agency, Azienda Trasporti Milanesi, not to an automatic banking machine, which is a Bancomat.)

Buses and trams stop where you see a tall orange poll that carries a diagram of the route.

Tickets are good on metro, bus or tram within 75 minutes of first use. Most metro stations sell tickets either at a ticket booth or a station newsagent. Buy them in advance in news kiosks or tobacco shops. One ride costs €1.50. A carnet of 10 tickets costs €13.80. Better value: a MilanoCard. €6.50 for 24 hours; €13 for 3 days.

In addition to various discounts it offers free travel on public transport. Details at www.milanocard.it.

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wide appeal

3rd EuCornea meeting will have something to offer broad range of specialists

EYE CHAT Exclusive interviews Up to date information Problem solving

by Dermot McGrath

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his year’s EuCornea Congress, which will be held alongside the ESCRS Meeting in Milan this September, will have a lot to offer to cornea specialists and cataract and refractive surgeons alike, said EuCornea president and founding director, Harminder Singh Dua FRCS, FRCOphth, MD, PhD, University Hospital, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK. “Corneal and cataract and refractive surgeons should gain a lot of mutual benefits from this year’s meeting. It will provide them with insight into the treatment of corneal pathology, the effects of anterior segment surgery on the cornea, and the impact of ocular surface disorders on the outcome of cataract and refractive procedures,” Prof Dua told EuroTimes in an interview.

Among the highlights of the meeting will be sessions organised by leading international cornea societies, including the Asia Cornea Society, the Cornea Society from the US, the European Contact Lens Society of Ophthalmologists (ECLSO), the European Eye Bank Association, SITraC, refr@ctive.on-line and SICSSO. In addition, there will be an EuCornea/ESCRS joint symposium focusing on corneal neovascularisation and an EuCornea/ WCPOS joint symposium focusing on paediatric ocular surface disease.

As in previous EuCornea meetings, there will also be a special session devoted to preclinical research, providing some early glimpses of future treatment strategies while they are still in the laboratory or basic science stage of their development, Prof Dua said.

Ocular surface reconstruction, an area of intensive research that is now coming into fruition, will be the topic of another session at the EuCornea meeting. The symposium will provide updates on new biopolymers that may be used as amniotic membrane substitutes, and also on the use of cultured buccal mucosal epithelial stem cells for transplantation on to the corneal surface, Prof Dua noted.

There will also be two separate symposia that will cover some of the latest research on keratoconus. One session is devoted to keratoconus itself and all aspects of its diagnosis and treatment and its underlying pathology. Another session is focused

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What is interesting is that it has certainly caught the imagination of the younger doctors, which is really what we wanted and it bodes very well for the future of this fledgling society

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specifically on collagen cross-linking, a treatment that is now being widely adopted for the management of progressive keratoconus as well as for the treatment of post-LASIK ectasia.

Another highlight of the meeting will be the EuCornea Medal lecture, which this year Prof Dua himself, as the outgoing president, will be delivering. He told EuroTimes that he has not yet made his final decision on the topic of his lecture but he said that it will concern either ocular surface reconstruction or else some of his recently completed research on lamellar keratoplasty.

A new addition to this year’s EuCornea meeting is the inclusion of five instructional courses, which will cover many of the new innovations in the diagnosis and treatment of corneal disease. Moreover, as in previous years there will be free paper sessions throughout the congress.

“We have more abstracts submitted for free papers than last year and the interest is quite overwhelming and we expect to have a great meeting. What is interesting is that it has certainly caught the imagination of the younger doctors, which is really what we wanted and it bodes very well for the future of this fledgling society,” Prof Dua said.

Phacofluidics & Cataract Surgery This month Oliver Findl talks with Richard Packard about the ins and outs of irrigation, aspiration and common problems encountered with chamber stability during cataract surgery.

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SATELLITE EDUCATION PROGRAMME

Dry Eye Disease: The Symptoms and Solutions Friday 7 September 13.00 – 14.00

PROGRAMME OVERVIEW THURSDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 13.00 14.00 15.00

BROWN HALL 1 & 2

New Developments in Dry Eye B.Cochener FRANCE , J. Merayo SPAIN

AMBER HALL 3 & 4

BROWN HALL 3

Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty SITraC (Società Italiana Trapianto di Cornea)

Course Stem Cell Therapy for Ocular Surface Reconstruction V. Borderie FRANCE

OPENING CEREMONY EuCornea Medal Lecture H. Dua UK

COFFEE BREAK

16.00 17.00

Ocular Surface Inflammation G. Van Rij THE NETHERLANDS, H. Dua UK

Update on Contact Lenses

Course Viral Keratitis

ECLSO (The European Contact Lens Society of Ophthalmologists)

M. Labetoulle FRANCE

18.00

FRIDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 08.00 09.00 10.00

BROWN HALL 1 & 2

BROWN HALL 3

AMBER HALL 3 & 4

Ocular Surface FREE PAPER SESSION

DALK & PK FREE PAPER SESSION

Imaging FREE PAPER SESSION

Update on Keratoconus Management

Corneal Complications of Refractive Surgery

AMBER HALL 1 & 2

Clinical Applications of Advanced Corneal Imaging

F. Malecaze FRANCE, T. Seiler SWITZERLAND

ROL (refr@ctive.on-line) and SICSSO (Società Italiana Cellule Staminall e Superficle Oculare) Symposium

Endothelial Cell-Based Therapies for Corneal Reconstruction

Update on Infectious Diseases

Lamellar Surgery Complications

M.J Tassignon BELGIUM, J. Colin FRANCE

J. Guell SPAIN, R. Nuijts THE NETHERLANDS

M. Belin USA

11.00 12.00

Asia Cornea Society

13.00 ALLERGAN SATELLITE MEETING Dry Eye Disease The Symptoms and Solutions

14.00 15.00

EK & PK FREE PAPER SESSION

Infection and Inflammation FREE PAPER SESSION

Keratocunus & Collagen Cross Linking FREE PAPER SESSION

16.00

EUCORNEA/WCPOS JOINT SYMPOSIUM Paediatric cornea and ocular surface disease: What’s what V. Sarnicola ITALY, A. Magli ITALY

COFFEE BREAK

17.00 18.00

Ocular Surface Reconstruction and Keratoprosthesis

Preparation and Preservation of Lamellar Grafts

Course Corneal Cross Linking: An Update

The Cornea Society

EEBA (European Eye Bank Association)

D. Epstein SWITZERLAND

SATURDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 08.00

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09.00

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AMBER HALL 1 & 2

Advances in Posterior Lamellar Keratoplasty

New Research in Cornea

J. Guell SPAIN, F. Kruse GERMANY

10.00

Keratoprosthesis & Basic Science FREE PAPER SESSION

11.00

COFFEE BREAK

12.00 13.00

T. Fuchsluger GERMANY

Cornea A FREE PAPER SESSION

EUCORNEA/ESCRS JOINT SYMPOSIUM Cornea Neovascularisation H. Dua UK, R. Nuijts THE NETHERLANDS

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n September 2011, the ESCRS held its inaugural Glaucoma Day in Vienna, in partnership with the European Glaucoma Society (EGS). The 2nd ESCRS Glaucoma Day will be held in Milan on Friday September 7, 2012. The programme has been put together by Prof Carlo Traverso (Italy), president of the EGS, Dr Fotis Topouzis (Greece) of the EGS Programme Committee, and Dr Keith Barton, UK. “The 2012 programme will differ in format and content from last year’s meeting. Instead of focussing solely on glaucoma surgery and its various aspects, this year’s meeting will cover a wide range of topics related to glaucoma that we believe will be of broad general interest to practitioners,” said Dr Barton.

“While a number of the expert speakers will be from Italy, reflecting the location and audience, we have invited a selection of speakers from across Europe. We anticipate that the programme will be interesting and stimulating and will provide attendees with a useful update on progress in glaucoma research as well as practical advice on management of glaucoma in everyday practice,” he said.

This year’s Glaucoma Day will include 10 focussed discussions around key topics, including imaging, visual function, neuroprotection, IOP measurement and various aspects of surgery. Each area of focussed discussion will be guided by three brief introductory talks by experts in the respective areas and will be designed to set the scene for subsequent discussion.

The programme organisers envisage that the focussed discussion format will permit much more audience participation and interaction than the standard lecture-style format.

The meeting will start with an introduction and welcome by Prof Traverso. The first sessions of the morning will focus on the sensitivity and specificity of diagnostic testing in the detection of glaucoma and glaucoma progression, followed by a discussion around the dilemma of comparing optic disc and retinal nerve fibre structure with visual function.

This will be followed after a short break with discussions on medical therapy, including the generic prescription of

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...this year’s meeting will cover a wide range of topics related to glaucoma that we believe will be of broad general interest to practitioners Keith Barton PhD

glaucoma medications. An update on neuroprotection and a discussion of IOP measurement will follow. The first of these sessions will update the audience on recent advances in the basic science of neuroprotection, stem cells and genetics.

The latter session will discuss, among other things, the relative merits of the new instruments for measuring IOP.

Keynote lecture Before lunch, the keynote lecturer Leonardo Mastropasqua, professor and chairman of the University Eye Clinic at the University of Chieti, will talk about “Trans-scleral outflow in glaucoma”. Prof Mastropasqua has a distinguished track record in glaucoma research and his lecture promises to be one of the highlights of Glaucoma Day. After lunch, the afternoon sessions will be dedicated to the surgical management of glaucoma, covering a range of aspects of glaucoma surgery, from the “old chestnuts” such as cataract surgery in glaucoma and angle closure, to the new minimally invasive surgical devices and more modern cataract-related considerations in patients with glaucoma, such as multifocal IOLs.

contact Keith Barton – keith@keithbarton.co.uk

ESCRS GLAUCOMA DAY Friday 7 September 2012

Milan, Italy

Registration: 2200 Room: Space 1

Chairpersons Carlo E. Traverso

08.00 – 08.30 Registration

10.30 – 10.45 Break

08.30 – 08.35 C. E. Traverso Italy Welcome and Introduction

10.45 – 11.22

08.35 – 09.14

Significance of sensitivity and specificity of diagnostic tests in the ageing population Moderator: R. De Natale Italy R. De Natale Italy Economic aspects

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Fotis Topouzis (GREECE)

13.30 – 14.09

Phacoemulsification in glaucoma

15.30 – 15.45 Break

Moderator: R. Bellucci Italy

Neuroprotection downloaded Moderator: S. Gandolfi Italy S. Gandolfi Italy Presentation 1 L. Schmetterer Austria Presentation 2

15.45 – 16.24

R. Bellucci Italy Multifocals & toric IOLs

Surgical devices Moderator: A. Fea Italy

TBC Difficulties with pupil

A. Fea Italy iStent

TBC Cataract after filter

P. Guguchkova Bulgaria Cypass

Discussion

L. Rossetti Italy Presentation 3

J. G. Feijoo Spain Long-tube drainage devices

Discussion

14.10 – 14.49

Discussion

11.22 – 12.00

Phacoemulsification for glaucoma Moderator: C. Traverso Italy

16.25 – 17.05

Moderator: A. Kotecha UK

C. Traverso Italy Any room for clear lens extraction?

Surgery complications: Is there a ‘plan B’?

A. Kotecha UK Presentation 1

P. Denis France Effect on IOP in POAG

Moderator: I. Stalmans Belgium

M. Uva Italy Presentation 2

TBC Effect on IOP on PACG

A. Boehm Germany Presentation 3

Discussion

G. Marchini Italy Fixing complications - hypotony , bleb problems

G. Hollo Hungary Structure

Discussion

14.50 – 15.30

TBC Integration between structure and function

12.00 – 12.20

Surgery revisited: procedures individualised for target IOP

J. Salmon UK The worst case scenario

Keynote Speech

Moderator: K. Barton UK

L. Mastropasqua Italy Trans-scleral outflow in glaucoma

K. Barton UK Presentation 1

G. Gazzard UK Angle closure H. Lemij The Netherlands Fields and structure Discussion 09.14 – 09.53

Structure and function: sense and non-sense Moderator: M. Iester Italy M. Iester Italy Function

Discussion

IOP measurements and clinical relevance

Discussion

17.05 K. Barton UK Closing Remarks

P. Brusini Italy Canaloplasty

09.53 – 10.30

Medical treatment: new approaches and old problems

I. Stalmans Belgium Prevention

12.30 – 13.30 Lunch

S. Miglior Italy Advantages of trabeculectomy

Moderator : G. Manni Italy

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Discussion

G. Manni Italy What is new J.P. Nordmann France Quality of generics

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fundraising

Delegates attending the XXX ESCRS Congress are supporting ORBIS and Oxfam

ORBIS in Ethiopia Money donated by the society to ORBIS is helping to fund paediatric training for Dr Mulusew Asferaw, an ophthalmologist working in the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Gondar, Ethiopia. In addition Dr Asamere Tsegaw has been selected for retina subspecialty training.

The first part of Dr Asferaw’s sub-specialty training took place in November 2011 when

he attended a 10-day training programme at Menelik Hospital in Addis Ababa, run by an ORBIS volunteer, Irish ophthalmologist Dr Donal Brosnahan. This was paid for out of the ESCRS funding.

Dr Asferaw points out the impact of widespread childhood blindness in Ethiopia.

“This creates a burden to the members of the family and has an adverse economic impact in the country,” he said. “If we are able to detect childhood eye disorders early and give appropriate and timely intervention, we can avoid unnecessary childhood blindness, enhancing the growth and development of the next generation. It is because of this objective that I chose to study paediatric ophthalmology,” he said.

ESCRS is delighted to be funding Dr Asferaw, Dr Tsegaw and their head of department Dr Yared Assefa to attend the annual congress in Milan.

Oxfam in Uganda ESCRS has helped to prevent the spread of diseases such as cholera and trachoma in the Kitgum and Lamwo districts of Uganda by donating to an Oxfam project which is developing new sustainable water supplies and empowering communities to manage these resources through training schemes and public health initiatives.

Oxfam Ireland’s chief executive Jim Clarken said: “The generosity of ESCRS members and the ESCRS Board has delivered real change to the communities of Kitgum and Lamwo. By supporting Oxfam and

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he president of the ESCRS, Peter Barry, is urging delegates attending the XXX ESCRS Congress in Milan to contribute to fundraising projects organised by ORBIS and Oxfam.

"Charitable initiatives are very important for the society and our support of ORBIS and Oxfam has been very rewarding,” said Dr Barry.

A total of €33,500 was donated to the two charities in 2011. Funds were initially raised from delegates when registering for the 15th ESCRS Winter Meeting in Istanbul, Turkey and the XXIX ESCRS Congress in Vienna, Austria. Additional funds were raised from a raffle at the Vienna congress. The ESCRS Board also donated an additional €25,000 from the society’s funds.

Delegates can pledge money to the charities when they register for this year's congress and on-site donations will also be accepted in Milan. The two charities will have a booth at the congress where delegates can get more information on the ORBIS and Oxfam projects.

Successfully testing the water pumping system

Dr Asferaw during the follow-up of a case

our partners in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion (WASH) project, ESCRS has provided effective and sustainable water sources as part of a major investment in public health," he said.

Thanks to ESCRS, Oxfam and its WASH partners can help a community rebuild itself as families return following a 20-year conflict between rebels and government forces that forced them to flee and live in camps.

Poor access to latrine and sanitation facilities coupled with a lack of information

Support ORBIS and Oxfam by pledging a donation when you register for the XXX ESCRS Congress in Milan Visit www.escrs.org/Charitable-Donations

about the importance of good hygiene leads to unnecessary illnesses and deaths from diseases such as cholera and diarrhoea.

Investment by ESCRS has helped combat the spread of these water-borne diseases along with water-washed diseases that affect the eyes, such as trachoma and conjunctivitis.

For further information visit: www.escrs.org/Charitable-Donations/

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global reach

WCPOS hopes to attract ophthalmologists of all age groups from all parts of the world

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he key message for the second World Congress of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (WCPOS) meeting in Milan, Italy, is that expertise is not centred in one part of the world and must be shared globally, according to Ken Nischal, co-chair and founder of the World Society of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (WSPOS).

At the first WCPOS meeting in Barcelona in 2009, people who ordinarily did not get the chance to present on the world stage were given the opportunity to speak to their colleagues, Dr Nischal said.

“When you are collegial, you can really discuss important and controversial matters. We recognise that the majority of eye care delivered to children in the world is by adult ophthalmic surgeons who see children, as well as dedicated paediatric ophthalmologists,” said Dr Nischal. “We want adult ophthalmic surgeons who are taking the time to look after children to feel that they are able to discuss their expertise and their problems with paediatric ophthalmologists. In turn, paediatric ophthalmologists can learn from their adult counterparts,” he said.

This year’s meeting will be held alongside the annual congresses of ESCRS, EURETINA and EuCornea. WCPOS will have joint symposia with these societies. Dr Nischal says that one of the major talking points for the 2nd WCPOS meeting will be the fact that for the first time ever in a paediatric ophthalmology meeting, there will be wet labs using pig eye models that are as close to children’s lens capsules as they can be.

This year’s programme will run over three days and will feature a number of topics that were not covered in Barcelona. One of

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The future of paediatric eye care lies in individuals who are enthused and energetic and committed to paediatric ophthalmology and strabismus

Ken Nishcal, co-chair and founder of WSPOS

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Some very smart physicians worldwide are creatively approaching local problems in a way that needs to be shared

David Granet, co-chair and founder of WSPOS these topics is early visual habilitation and understanding reading disorders.

“I also hope to see many young ophthalmologists attending our meeting," said Dr Nischal. “We expect WSPOS to be a global organisation that reaches out to ophthalmologists of all age groups.

The future of paediatric eye care lies in individuals who are enthused and energetic and committed to paediatric ophthalmology and strabismus.”

Dr Nischal’s colleague and co-founder of WSPOS David Granet said that the 2nd WCPOS meeting will also demonstrate different approaches to strabismus surgery.

“Things that we thought of as dogma in the US are really not in other parts of the world. For example, the idea that many Europeans were doing strabismus surgery with an operating microscope was surprising to the Americans at the first meeting” he said. “Additionally some very smart physicians worldwide are creatively approaching local problems in a way that needs to be shared”.

Dr Granet said that the 2nd WCPOS meeting will give delegates the opportunity to discuss these different approaches. He concluded by saying that the international sharing of information amongst specialists within paediatric ophthalmology and between ophthalmologists of different specialties defines the entire purpose of these meetings. “The energy, the open sharing, the creativity – indeed the joy – seen at the World Congress of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus is special.

Join us and be a part of the future.”

contacts Ken Nischal – kkn@btinternet.com David Granet – dgranet@ucsd.edu

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Jerry Shields USA Director of the Oncology Service at Wills Eye Institute and Professor of Ophthalmology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA

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Satellite Education Programme

Standard of Care for Antibiotic Therapy in Ocular Surface Infections Saturday 8 September 12.45 – 13.45 Room: Brown Hall 1 & 2

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A Complete Digital Eye Exam for all Newborns – Part of a Routine Newborn Examination?

Saturday 8 September 12.45 – 13.45 Room: Amber Hall 7

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Ocular Surface Impairment in Paediatrics: New Outcomes Sunday 9 September 12.45 – 13.45 Room: Brown Hall 1 & 2

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PROGRAMME OVERVIEW 08.00

AUDITORIUM

AMBER HALL 5 & 6

AMBER HALL 1 & 2

AMBER HALL 8

GREEN HALL 1

FRIDAY 7 SEPTEMBER

09.00 10.00 11.00 12.00 13.00 14.00

OPENING CEREMONY My World My Way Ch: M. Miller USA, F. Martin AUSTRALIA LUNCH

15.00 16.00

WETLABS

Retinal Medical Ch: E. Silva PORTUGAL, E. Traboulsi USA

Thyroid Orbitopathy Ch: D. Granet USA, L. Baldeschi ITALY

Nystagmus Ch: R. Hertle USA, E. Kleinpaul BRAZIL

Advances in Understanding of the Anterior Segment Ch: A. Khan SAUDI ARABIA, N. Schalij-Delfos THE NETHERLANDS

AUDITORIUM

BROWN HALL 1 & 2

Paralytic Strabismus Ch: L. Kowal AUSTRALIA, K. Arnoldi-Jolley USA

Surgical Video Session Ch: D. Mojon SWITZERLAND, Y. Fong Choong MALAYSIA

17.00 18.00

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08.00 09.00 10.00 11.00 12.00 13.00 14.00 15.00 16.00 17.00 18.00

08.00 09.00 10.00

15.00 16.00 17.00 18.00

OCULOPLASTICS WORKSHOP

Early Intervention & Habilitation of Children with Impaired Vision Ch: L. Hyvarinen FINLAND, G. Dutton UK

STRABISMUS WORKSHOP

AMBER HALL 8

Electrophysiology Ch: C. Westall CANADA, S. Jalali INDIA

Tele-learning & Tele-therapy Ch: D. Neely USA, R. Walters UK

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Ch: P. Nucci ITALY, A. Memmo ITALY BREAK FREE PAPER SESSION Ch: C. Schiavi ITALY, M.E. Arroyo-Yllanes MEXICO

FREE PAPER SESSION Ch: Y. Morad ISRAEL, M. Younis LEBANON

KEYNOTE LECTURE J. Shields USA LUNCH

ALCON SATELLITE MEETING Standard of Care for Antibiotic Therapy in Ocular Surface Infections

A Complete Digital Eye Exam for all Newborns – Part of a Routine Newborn Examination?

Esotropia Ch: M. Goldchmit BRAZIL, P. Nucci ITALY

Intraocular Tumours Ch: A. Singh USA, R. Sitorus INDONESIA

Paediatric External Diseases Ch: M.C. Dantas BRAZIL, M. Fernandes INDIA

IIH in Children: Visual Pathway Tumours Ch: F. Triulzi ITALY, E. Mitchell USA

Exotropia Ch: D. Godts BELGIUM, S. Olitsky USA

Paediatric Cataract Ch: A. Vasavada INDIA, D. Plager USA

Role of Anti-VEGF in Paediatric Ophthalmology Ch: L. Gordillo PERU, G. Quinn USA

Lids Ch: D. Bremond-Gignac FRANCE, M. Naik INDIA

AUDITORIUM

BROWN HALL 1 & 2

AMBER HALL 7

AMBER HALL 8

FREE PAPER SESSION Ch: V. Paris FRANCE, M. Jaafar USA

FREE PAPER SESSION Ch: M. Serafino ITALY

Paediatric Glaucoma Ch: N. Freeman SOUTH AFRICA, A. Serra Castanera SPAIN

Technology Update Ultrasound/OCT/GDX/ Imaging etc.

Ch: J. Schuman USA, S. Robbins USA

CLARITY SATELLITE MEETING

LUNCH

BREAK

WCPOS/EURETINA JOINT SESSION: Paediatric Uveitis Ch: C. Edelston UK, A. Loewenstein ISRAEL

GOLD PLENARY

KEYNOTE LECTURE E. Campos ITALY BREAK Strabismus Syndromes Ch: S. Ko HONG KONG, E. Cumhur Sener TURKEY

Paediatric Orbital Disorders Ch: Y. Abou-Rayyah UK, D. Kikkawa USA

LUNCH

THEA SATELLITE MEETING Ocular Surface Impairment in Paediatrics: New Outcomes

Strabismus Techniques Ch: R. Kekunnaya INDIA, G. Ellis USA

Pediatric Infectious Diseases Ophthalmology Ch: N. Gangopadhyay INDIA, S. Isenberg USA

Strategies for Strab Re-Ops Ch: C. Schiavi ITALY, J. Manzitti ARGENTINA

Botulinum Toxin for Strab Ch: R. Gama PORTUGAL, A. Scott USA

13.00 14.00

AMBER HALL 7

WCPOS/EURETINA JOINT SESSION: The Child’s Retina – Different Perspectives Ch: C.K. Patel UK, G. Richard GERMANY

11.00 12.00

Demyelinating Disease and Neuromuscular Disorders Ch: P. Bianchi ITALY, H. Lim KOREA

BREAK

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SUNDAY 9 SEPTEMBER

WCPOS/EUCORNEA Joint Session: Paediatric Cornea and Ocular Surface Disease: What’s what Ch: A. Magli ITALY, V. Sarnicola ITALY

LUNCH

Amblyopia Ch: J. Holmes USA, J. de Faber THE NETHERLANDS

Non-Accidental Injury Ch: A. Levin USA, C. Sylvester USA

Reading & Learning Ch: C. Donaldson AUSTRALIA, S. Handler USA

Advances in Ocular Genetics Ch: H. Dollfus FRANCE, E. Heon CANADA

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ESCRS/WCPOS SYMPOSIUM: Cataract and Refractive Surgery in Children Ch: D. Epstein SWITZERLAND, K.K. Nischal USA/UK

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17th ESCRS Winter Meeting Warsaw, Poland 15 – 17 February 2013

EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CATARACT & REFRACTIVE SURGEONS

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Over 6,000 delegates expected at landmark congress

By Peter Barry, president ESCRS

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very ESCRS congress is exceptional but this year's meeting will be especially significant as it is the thirtieth congress hosted by the society since its inauguration. This is a major landmark for any organisation and while we must always look forward to an exciting future, it is important to recognise our rich heritage.

ESCRS has grown significantly since our forerunner Society the European Intraocular Implantlens Council held its first congress in The Hague, Netherlands in 1982. That meeting was attended by fewer than 200 delegates. In Milan this year, ESCRS will host over 6,000 cataract and refractive surgeons from all over the world.

When the society was established, our primary focus was and still is on cataract and refractive surgery, but the major advances in ophthalmology and the challenges facing our profession have meant that we now embrace a much wider view of the way we practice. With that in mind we have built up special relationships with other sub-specialties and this year our meeting will be held in conjunction with the 12th EURETINA Congress, the 3rd EuCornea Congress and the 2nd World Congress of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (WCPOS). We will also host the 2nd ESCRS Glaucoma Day in association with the European Glaucoma Society.

Details of all these meetings are included in this supplement, so let me focus on the exciting scientific programme that we will present at the XXX ESCRS Congress.

Our meeting opens on Saturday September 8 with a busy schedule which includes a Refractive Surgery Didactic Course, the Young Ophthalmologists Programme, the Clinical Research Symposia and a Video Symposium on Challenging Cases.

On Sunday I am looking forward to our Opening Ceremony which will include the Ridley Medal Lecture presented by Prof Mats Lundstrom of Karlskrona, Sweden a long time advocate of surgical outcome registries who will look at Quality Outcomes in Cataract Surgery: The Real Story. Other highlights that day will include a workshop on Visual Optics, the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Symposium and the first day of the Practice Development Workshops which continue on Monday.

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When the society was established, our primary focus was and still is on cataract and refractive surgery, but the major advances in ophthalmology and the challenges facing our profession have meant that we now embrace a much wider view of the way we practice

Peter Barry, ESCRS president

Monday is another busy day with Surgical Video Symposia and the Combined Symposium of Cataract and Refractive Societies among the highlights. On Tuesday we can look forward to a symposium on Innovations in IOL Power Calculation and on the final day of the Congress on Wednesday a distinguished panel of experts will answer the question, “I Am a Perfect Cataract Surgeon. How Can I Become Better?”

Of course there is much more to see and hear so I would advise all our EuroTimes readers to visit the ESCRS website at: www.escrs.org to see the full programme.

Our main goal for the ESCRS Congress every year is to expand, refine and innovate the scientific programme and I would like to thank the Programme Committee for preparing what promises to be a very exciting congress.

Milan is a wonderful venue, and I hope that delegates attending this year's meeting will enjoy our scientific sessions and the other activities, but also take time to enjoy the sights and attractions of this vibrant city.

contact Peter Barry – peterbarryfrcs@eircom.net

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IOP lowering devices under the spotlight

by Dermot McGrath

Ridley Medal Lecture to look at the critical role of outcomes research in quality care

by Howard Larkin

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he clinical research symposia at the upcoming XXX Congress of the ESCRS in Milan will provide delegates with a timely update on a range of diverse topics of interest to general ophthalmologists as well as specialists. The key themes for this year’s congress are IOL power calculations and eye models, iatrogenic ocular surface disorders, IOP-lowering devices and progress in ocular crosslinking.

As in previous years, the clinical research symposia will provide a forum for debate and discussion on the type of subjects that cataract and refractive surgeons deal with on a day-to-day basis in their practices, said Philippe Sourdille MD, France, who founded the symposia in 1993 and who will co-chair the symposium on IOP-lowering devices with Manfred Tetz MD. “The ESCRS has always been dedicated to innovation and serving the needs of its members and I think the clinical research symposia has become such an integral part of the annual congress because it provides a unique forum for discussion and analysis,” Dr Sourdille told EuroTimes.

Focusing on the symposium on IOPlowering devices, Dr Sourdille said that the session is part of the ongoing effort by the ESCRS to include glaucoma devices and surgical techniques in its programme.

“We have seen the success of Glaucoma Day and we know that many of our members practise filtering or glaucoma surgery from time to time even if they are not full-time glaucoma specialists, so the symposium should generate a lot of interest,” he said.

Dr Sourdille said that the rapidly changing landscape of glaucoma surgery, with a proliferation of new devices and techniques, makes it a particularly opportune time to look at some of these approaches in greater detail.

“In discussing with Manfred Tetz, we agreed that it would be good to look at some of the new ab-interno and ab-externo devices that are now available and that need probably a deeper evaluation. As of today, many of these devices are not new ideas or new concepts per se – rather they are techniques which have been around for a long time but which have been revisited with new materials and technologies,” said Dr Sourdille.

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I think the clinical research symposia has become such an integral part of the annual congress because it provides a unique forum for discussion and analysis Philippe Sourdille MD

The exciting possibilities of suprachoroidal devices to lower IOP will also be put under the spotlight in Milan, said Dr Sourdille.

Alan Crandall MD will open the session by giving an overview of suprachoroidal devices and their IOP-lowering potential, followed by Pierre-Jean Pisella MD looking at suprachoroidal drainage after filtering surgery and Andre Mermoud MD on suprachoroidal flow after glaucoma surgery using Healaflow and Aquaflow.

Aqueous outflow pathways will also form part of the symposium, with Pierre-Yves Santiago MD from Nantes, France, discussing his research on evaluating aqueous outflow pathways after deep sclerectomy with both OCT and ultrasound. Session co-chair Manfred Tetz MD will give an overview of new non-suprachoroidal glaucoma devices and Robert Steggman MD will explain how viscocanalostomy influences aqueous outflow.

“We have some excellent speakers and some really interesting and topical subjects to discuss, so it will hopefully provide some food for thought for delegates who attend in Milan,” he said.

The clinical research symposia take place over the course of the day on Saturday 8 September. Further details are available at: http://www.escrs.org/milan2012/ programme/clinical-research-symposia.asp.

contact Philippe Sourdille – philippe.sourdille@wanadoo.fr

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ith nearly half of the cataract population routinely excluded from randomised trials due to co-morbidities, complex surgery and other reasons, ongoing outcomes studies are critical for assessing the realworld effectiveness of cataract surgery, according to Mats Lundström MD, PhD, of EyeNet Sweden, Blekinge Hospital, Karlskrona, Sweden.

Author of some of the largest population studies of cataract surgery outcomes extant, and a prime mover behind the Swedish National Cataract Registry and the EUREQUO outcomes database, Prof Lundström will be honoured at this year’s ESCRS Congress with the Ridley Medal Lecture. “Quality Outcomes In Cataract Surgery: The Real Story”, will focus on what outcomes studies tell us about refractive outcomes, complications and patient reported outcomes.

“Collecting outcomes data is part of our job. We always need to measure and collect data to know our results,” Prof Lundström told EuroTimes. “And a good way to do that is to participate in a registry like the EUREQUO”. Beyond individual surgeon performance, a structured look at outcomes is essential to determine whether expectations for the performance of cataract surgery devices based on controlled studies are realistic in clinical practice, he added.

“I read a paper the other day that listed 25 different exclusion criteria. You have to wonder what will happen in your clinic and in your patients that do not fit the study profile,” Prof Lundström said.

In refractive outcomes, for example, controlled trials of intraocular lenses implanted in relatively young and healthy subjects with no ocular pathology beyond cataracts may suggest 90 per cent or more will come within 0.5 D of the refractive target. But in older patients with retinal problems, weak zonules or glaucoma, the refractive outcomes are typically much worse – something you wouldn’t know without registries, Prof Lundström noted.

This raises ethical and clinical issues, Prof Lundström said. “You need to notify the patient before surgery of the expected outcome. It is part of informed consent.”

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Collecting outcomes data is part of our job. We always need to measure and collect data to know our results

Mats Lundström MD, PhD A poor success rate in a patient subgroup may even lead to a decision against surgery, he added.

Patient-reported outcomes are an area in which more development is required to obtain usable outcomes data, Prof Lundström said. “Patient reported outcomes give you new insight that traditional medical measures do not.

Patients with normal visual acuity may still be unsatisfied. Even with 20/20 vision they may perceive more difficulties performing daily activities than they did before surgery.”

Questionnaires But existing surveys may not be sensitive enough to pick up problems across a wide range of patients, Prof Lundström said. “Some patients may be too sick to benefit and some may be too healthy so they have no problems at all.

It is no use asking a patient with 20/200 corrected vision if they have trouble driving at night in the rain, and it is no use asking a contact lens wearer if they can see the difference between dark and light.” Questionnaires that are validated for psychometric properties are needed to assess patient-reported outcomes in a structured way.

Prof Lundström expressed gratitude for the opportunity to present the Ridley Medal Lecture. “It is a great honor, and I share it with all the surgeons in clinics who have reported data during the years, and their commitment to quality improvement.

This is not a one-man show.”

contact Mats Lundström – mats.lundstrom@karlskrona.mail.telia.com

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saturday 8 september

programme overview 08.00 09.00 IOL Power Calculations and Eye Models

10.00

FREE PAPERS Toric IOL Alignment INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES

11.00 12.00 13.00

ESCRS/EUCORNEA SYMPOSIUM Corneal Neovascularisation

16.00 17.00

REFRACTIVE SURGERY DIDACTIC COURSE*

CLINICAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIA

14.00 15.00

Iatrogenic Ocular Surface Disorders

ESCRS/EURETINA SYMPOSIUM Cataract Surgery and Macular Disease

VIDEO SYMPOSIUM ON CHALLENGING CASES

YOUNG OPHTHALMOLOGISTS PROGRAMME*

IOP Lowering Devices INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES Progress in Ocular Cross-Linking

ESCRS/SOI SYMPOSIUM Patient Access to Advanced Technologies in Ophthalmology: The Future of Healthcare in Europe

FREE PAPERS Multifocal IOLs

18.00

INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES

sunday 9 september

08.00 09.00

FREE PAPERS Femtosecond Refractive Surgery

FREE PAPERS Endophthalmitis

FREE PAPERS Phaco Techniques

FREE PAPERS Multifocal IOLs

10.00 11.00 12.00 13.00

OPENING CEREMONY & RIDLEY MEDAL LECTURE

INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES

ESCRS/WCPOS SYMPOSIUM Cataract & Refractive Surgery in Children

WORKSHOP ON VISUAL OPTICS*

14.00 15.00 16.00 17.00

JCRS SYMPOSIUM Controversies in Cataract & Refractive Surgery 2012

FREE PAPERS Phakic IOLs I

VIDEO AWARDS SESSION

ESONT FREE PAPERS

FREE PAPERS Retinal Problems in Cataract Surgery

INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES

COMMEMORATIVE LECTURE

18.00

FREE PAPERS Best of the Best

FREE PAPERS Glaucoma I

COMBINED SYMPOSIUM OF CATARACT & REFRACTIVE SOCIETIES Vision and Optical Quality After Anterior Segment Surgery

FREE PAPERS Corneal Biomechanics

FREE PAPERS Femtosecond Corneoplasty and Enhancements

FREE PAPERS Toric IOLs

INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES

monday 10 september

08.00 09.00

FREE PAPERS Multifocal IOLs

10.00

FREE PAPERS Phakic IOLs II

FREE PAPERS Quality of Vision

FREE PAPERS Femto Cataract Surgery

FREE PAPERS Pupil Management & Phaco Tips

FREE PAPERS Corneal Inlays

INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES

ESONT FREE PAPERS

11.00 12.00 13.00

SYMPOSIUM Femtosecond-Assisted Cataract Surgery: Where are we now?

ESONT SYMPOSIUM

14.00 15.00 16.00 17.00 18.00 19.00

SURGICAL VIDEO SYMPOSIUM

FREE PAPERS Glaucoma II

FREE PAPERS Cataract Surgery Outcomes

FREE PAPERS IOL Technology

AICCER SYMPOSIUM Challenging Toric IOL Implantation

FREE PAPERS Cross-Linking 1

FREE PAPERS Corneal Surgery I

FREE PAPERS Subluxed Lenses

FREE PAPERS Surface Photoablation

INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES

INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES

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FREE PAPERS New IOLs

FREE PAPERS Corneal Medical Problems

SURGICAL VIDEO SYMPOSIUM

FREE PAPERS Cataract & Corneal Issues

FREE PAPERS Phakic IOLs III

FREE PAPERS Imaging of Anterior Segments

FREE PAPERS Presbylasik

FREE PAPERS Custom Photoablation in Refractive Surgery

FREE PAPERS Cross-Linking II

FREE PAPERS PCO

FREE PAPERS Complications in Refractive Surgery

FREE PAPERS Refractive Outcomes in Photoablation

FREE PAPERS Complex Cataract Surgery

INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES

11.00 12.00 13.00

SYMPOSIUM Innovations in IOL Power Calculation

14.00 15.00 16.00 17.00 18.00

INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES

08.00 09.00 10.00

FREE PAPERS Paediatric Cataract Surgery

11.00 12.00 13.00

SYMPOSIUM I am a Perfect Cataract Surgeon.

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13.00 – 14.00

Saturday 8 September

Cataract Surgery – New Options for Optimising Outcomes

13.00 – 14.00

Room: Amber Hall 5 & 6 Moderators: O. Findl AUSTRIA, M. Piovella

Merging the Refractive and Cataract Worlds Room: Brown Hall 3 Moderator: TBC

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A. Assaf EGYPT Applying Advanced Technologies in Micro Implantation Cataract Surgery O. Findl AUSTRIA Combining Premium IOL Technology with a New Preloaded Implantation System

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The New FEMTO LDV Z Models: The Power of One Room: Blue Hall 2 Moderator: TBC

E. Marques PORTUGAL Clinical Performance of Next Generation Dual Optic IOL

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Breaking News in OCT: New Tools for AMD and Glaucoma Management Room: Yellow Hall 3 Moderator: A. Augustin

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G. Staurenghi ITALY Advance Image Acquisition Techniques for OCT J. Moreno-Montanes SPAIN Progression in Glaucoma Using Cirrus™ HD-OCT A. Ferreras SPAIN Clinical Value of Extended Imaging U. Schmidt-Erfurth AUSTRIA Next Generation OCT Metrics AMD Management Sponsored by

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Promising Clinical Outcomes and Improved Cataract Technologies Room: Amber Hall 1 & 2 Moderator: TBC

Comprehensive Solutions for Cataract Diagnostics with New NIDEK Products Room: Yellow Hall 1 Moderator: A. El Danasoury

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Evening Symposia Saturday 8 September 18.00 – 18.30: Registration 18.30 – 20.30: Live Surgery Broadcast in HD

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Live Surgery: Advancements in Surgical Techniques and Technologies

13.00 – 14.00

O. Kermani GERMANY Pre and Post Operative Cataract Assessment Utilizing NIDEK OPD-Scan III

Room: Gold Plenary Host Surgeon: L. Buratto ITALY Moderator: D.N. Serafano USA

P. Vinciguerra ITALY Optimum IOL Selection & Simulation for Defined Optical Quality with NIDEK IOL-Station

Guest Surgeons: M. Knorz GERMANY M. Söyler TURKEY

Challenging Cataract Cases – The Simple Truths Room: Amber Hall 3 Moderator: R. Osher

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C. Binder GERMANY Management of Difficult Cases in Anterior Segment Surgery B. Malyugin RUSSIA Pearls on the Use of the Malyugin Ring and MST Capsular Hooks

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Nanopulse Laser Innovations: SLT to Vitreous to Retina

R. Osher USA Challenging Cataract Cases

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13.00 – 14.00

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Sunday 9 September

Leading Technology in Refractive Surgery

13.00 – 14.00

Room: Amber Hall 1 & 2 Moderator: J. Marshall UK

Managing Patients Post Cataract Surgery – Maximising Visual Outcomes

New Value Proposition in CataractRefractive Surgery: Femtosecond Laser and Advanced Technology IOLs Room: Space 1 Moderator: R. Cionni

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Discover what’s new in cataract-refractive surgery featuring femtosecond laser cataract surgery using the LenSx® Laser as well as the AcrySof® IQ ReSTOR® family of Multifocal and Multifocal Toric IOLs. Sponsored by

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Improved Refractive Outcomes for Toric IOL and Post Refractive Patients with LENSTAR LS 900 Room: Amber Hall 4 Moderator: TBC

T. Aslam UK Post-Cataract Surgery CME – A Retina Specialist’s Perspective E. Donnenfeld USA The Role of NSAIDs in Prevention and Treatment of CME Panel Discussion & Conclusion

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13.00 – 14.00

13.00 – 14.00

Newest Applications of Femtosecond Laser in Eye Surgery

Advancements in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dry Eye

13.00 – 14.00

Room: Amber Hall 5 & 6 Moderator: P. Binder USA

EVA, New Dimension in Cataract Surgery

Room: Space 3 Moderator: J. P. McCulley

USA

Room: Yellow Hall 1 Moderator: TBC

Faculty: S.S. Lane

S. Schallhorn USA Femtosecond Arcuate Incisions vs.

Manual Arcuate Incisions

ITALY

G. Grabner AUSTRIA Femtosecond Laser Channels for Intrastromal Inlay Implantation

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P. Binder USA Advancements in Laser Cataract Surgery P. Rosen UK Laser Cataract Surgery in a Business Model

- Meet EVA, Live Surgery for Hands-on Techniques - Glaucolight Canaloplasty Surgery - Posterior Instruments for Anterior Surgery

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Innovations In Refractive Surgery Latest Advancements In Excimer And Femtosecond Laser Technology Room: Brown Hall 3 Moderator: J. Güell SPAIN C. De Courten SWITZERLAND Laser Blended Vision: Next Generation Laser Vision Correction for Presbyopic Patients D. Reinstein UK The Next Refinement in Presbyopic Corneal Surgery with Laser Blended Vision: Wavefront-Guided PRESBYOND R. Wiltfang GERMANY Excimer Laser Treatment – Enhanced Outcomes with an Advanced Ablation Profile J. Güell SPAIN ReLEx® smile – Solid Arguments to go for Minimally Invasive Refractive Surgery D. Reinstein UK ReLEx® smile: The Final Frontier in Perfecting Corneal Refractive Surgery for Patients and Surgeons Alike E. Chansue THAILAND How ReLEx Became the Refractive Surgery of Choice in my Practice Sponsored by

13.00 – 14.00 13.00 – 14.00

Intelligent Tools for Precision and Reliability Room: Blue Hall 1 Moderator: M. de La Torre

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D. Breyer GERMANY AT TORB® 709M - From Astigmatism to Emmetropia.

Precision Correction and a Stable Platform Provide Excellent Results for Astigmatic Patients. 4 Year Follow Up C. Lackerbauer GERMANY Toric Alignment with CALLISTO® Eye ASSISTANCE - Precision Made Simple. From the Rhexis and Incision Guide, to Toric IOL Alignment, How the Callisto and IDIS Make a Difference.

N. Koerber GERMANY VISALIS® 500 - The latest in Phaco Technology.

The Potential of the New Phaco Machine VISALIS® 500 in Routine Clinical Applications M. de La Torre PERU IOL Master® 500 - The Gold Standard.

Because Accuracy, Repeatability, Speed, and Getting Through Dense Cataracts Still Matter Sponsored by

Love at Second Sight: Enhancing Pseudophakic Vision with the Rayner Sulcoflex® Lens Room: Yellow Hall 3 Moderator: K. Rosenthal

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Welcome and Introductory Remarks W. Haigis GERMANY Biometry of Supplementary IOLs M. Amon AUSTRIA Designs and Options: Sulcoflex IOL R. Nuijts THE NETHERLANDS Treating Negative Dysphotopsia R. DSouza INDIA Presbyopia Correction C. Claoué UK The DUET Procedure Sponsored by

Evening Symposia

Lunchtime Symposia

Sunday 9 September

Monday 10 September

Cataract Meets Refractive Achieving the ‘Wow’ Factor

18.15 – 19.00: Registration & Pre Reception 19.00 – 20.00: Symposium 20.00 – 21.00: Reception

13.00 – 14.00

Room: Amber Hall 1 & 2 Moderator: P. Versace AUSTRALIA

Innovations in Cataract and Refractive Surgery Venue: Auditorium di Milano Co-Moderators: R. Nuijts THE NETHERLANDS T. Seiler SWITZERLAND Faculty: F. Carones ITALY, R. Cionni M. Knorz GERMANY

USA

Learn from top industry opinion leaders as they share their experiences with the newest Alcon cataract and refractive technologies featuring the AcrySof® IQ ReSTOR® family of Multifocal and Multifocal Toric IOLs as well as the WaveLight® Refractive Suite and LenSx® Laser systems.

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Chronic Inflammation of the Ocular Surface: Diagnosis and Therapy Room: Amber Hall 3 Moderator: K. M. Rolando

Improving Predictability and Outcomes: Innovations in Glaucoma and Cataract Surgery

P. Mojzis CZECH REPUBLIC AT LISA® tri 839MP - Restoring Good Vision at Every Distance. Providing True Intermediate Vision and Spectacle Independence for Patients with LISA tri

Room: Space 1 Moderator: K. Tjia

J. Fernández SPAIN AT LISA® tri 839MP - Next Generation Multifocal IOL. High Quality Vision that Meets Patient Expectations

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Speakers: C. Johansson SWEDEN, M. Nardi D. Tognetto ITALY

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Join experts in cataract and glaucoma surgery as they share their experience and techniques using the latest Alcon® technologies featuring the INFINITI® Vision System with OZil® Intelligent Phaco (IP), INTREPID® AutoSert® IOL Injector and the EX-PRESS® Glaucoma Filtration Device in a combined cataract/glaucoma surgery.

O. Findl AUSTRIA Cataract Community - Launching a Global Network.

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13.00 – 14.00

13.00 – 14.00

Room: Space 4 Moderator: TBC

Correcting Presbyopia at the Corneal Plane Room: Amber Hall 4 Moderator: D. Gatinel

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D. Allamby UK Global Presbyopia Market Opportunity

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D. Gatinel FRANCE Deciding Between Presbyopia Correcting Procedures

S. Barabino ITALY The Chronic Inflammation in the Ocular Surface

13.00 – 14.00

M. Rolando ITALY Recognize the Components of the Damage of the Ocular Surface

Seeing is Believing: Optimising Outcomes for Cataract Surgery and Astigmatism Management

P. Aragona ITALY The Dynamic Therapeutic Approach to Chronic Inflammation of the Ocular Surface

Room: Brown Hall 3 Moderator: E. Ligabue

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S. Srivannaboon THAILAND IOL Master® & Holladay II - Optimising Lens Calculations.Improving Refractive Outcomes with an Additional Formula, and Surgeon Factor Optimisation

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STAAR Surgical Symposium

18.00

13.00 – 14.00

ITALY

Speakers: M. Tetz GERMANY, L. Cadarso

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F. Carones ITALY Flap or Pocket Inlay Implantation: Addressing Refractive Error and Presbyopia M. Tomita JAPAN Dual-InterfaceInlay Procedure for Post-LASIK Presbyopes G. Grabner, AUSTRIA Long-Term Biocompatibility, Acuity and Satisfaction Results D.S. Durrie USA Optimizing Results Through Surgical Technique and Patient Management Panel Discussion Sponsored by

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13.00 – 14.00

High Speed, High Resolution Anterior Segment Imaging Room: Amber Hall 5 & 6 Moderator: P. Vinciguerra

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P. Vinciguerra ITALY Welcome & Introduction of Pentacam® and Corvis® ST C. Roberts USA Corneal Biomechanical Assessment with the.

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Evening Symposia Monday 10 September Intracameral Prophylaxis of PostOperative Endophthalmitis in Cataract Surgery Room: Amber Hall 5 & 6 Moderator: TBC Sponsored by

T. Olsen DENMARK IOL Calculation for Post Refractive Patients

18.15

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Total Keratoconus Solution Keraring User Group Meeting

13 00 – 14.00

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The state-of-the-art in keratoconus treatments presented by leading experts from Europe and around the world.

Topics include: Update on intracorneal ring segment designs Surgical techniques and nomograms

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13 00 – 14.00

The ORBIS International Symposium, How can we Eliminate Trachoma Worldwide by 2020?

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Introduction and Welcome R. Lindfield UK The Epidemiology and Extent of Trachoma Worldwide and its Effect on Populations

18.15

The Future of Customized Laser Vision Correction

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Room: Amber Hall 4 Moderator: S. Schallhorn

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13 00 – 14.00

M. Khalifa EGYPT Wavefront Guided vs. Topo Guided – a Critical Assessment of Both Concepts

Topcon Refractive Cataract Surgery Symposium Room: Yellow Hall 3 Moderator: J. Alio SPAIN D. Holland GERMANY LensAR - Laser Refractive Cataract Surgery First 100 Cases in Europe S. Shah UK Advanced Optical Biometry for Premium IOL’s J. Alio SPAIN LENTIS Comfort - A Premium IOL for any Cataract Patient?

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R. Ambrosio Jr BRAZIL Enhanced Screening for Ectasia Susceptibility with Corvis® ST and Pentacam®

The Place of Dry Eye in Ocular Surface Disease

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