Basic Optics Course

This course is EBO accredited - click here for more information

Friday 9 February | 08.30 - 16.00

Part 1. Visual Optics 

Moderators: I. Pallikaris GREECE, M.J. Tassignon BELGIUM

• 08.30
• F. Van de Velde BELGIUM Light propagation in the eye
  Discussion
• 08.50
• S. Marcos SPAIN Aberrations of the optical system
  Discussion
• 09.15
• A. Glasser USA Optics of the crystalline lens and accommodative response
  Discussion
• 09.35
• M.J. Tassignon BELGIUM IOL optics
  Discussion
• 09.55
• J. Rozema BELGIUM Epidemiology of the optical parameters of the eye
  Discussion
• 10.15
• L. Gobin FRANCE IOL power calculation
  Discussion

Part 2.  Visual Behaviour (Visual Function)

Moderators: R. Applegate USA, I. Pallikaris GREECE

• 10.40
• R. Applegate USA Retinal image quality
  Discussion
• 11.00
• S. Plainis GREECE State-of-the-art assessment of visual acuity and contrast sensitivity
  Discussion
• 11.25
• T. Van den Berg THE NETHERLANDS Straylight: importance of different domains of the point—spread function
  Discussion
• 11.45
• I. Pallikaris GREECE Presbyoptics
  Discussion
• 12.05
• P. Artal SPAIN Visual function assessment using adaptive optics
  Discussion
• 12.25
• H. Ginis GREECE Modelling visual function
  Discussion
• 12.45
• Break

Part 3. Imaging The Human Eye

Moderators: B. Malyugin RUSSIA, A. Pallikaris GREECE

• 14.15
• A. Pallikaris GREECE Confocal microscopy, from research to clinical practice
  Discussion
• 14.35
• C. Roberts USA Measuring the biomechanics of the cornea
  Discussion
• 14.55
• B. Malyugin RUSSIA OCT imaging, from research to clinical practice
  Discussion
• 15.15
• J. Rozema BELGIUM Corneal topography challenges
• 15.40
• Discussion
• 16.00
• End of session