Symposia

Friday 14 February | 17.00 – 18.30

Enhancements in Pseudophakia

Chairpersons:    J. Güell SPAIN, V. Pfeifer SLOVENIA

• 17.00
• D. Gatinel FRANCE
  Preoperative evaluation and selection of surgical approach
• 17.10
• R. Bellucci ITALY
  Overview of presbyopia management in pseudophakic eyes
• 17.20
• Discussion
  
• 17.30
• B. Pajic SWITZERLAND
  Laser vision correction
• 17.40
• I. Pallikaris GREECE
  Corneal inlays: assessing 3 different types
• 17.50
• Discussion
• 18.00
• T. Kohnen GERMANY
  IOL exchange
  
• 18.10
• M. Amon AUSTRIA
  Add-on lenses
• 18.20
• Discussion
  
• 18.30
• End of session

Saturday 15 February | 11.30 – 13.00

Applications of the Femtosecond Laser

Chairpersons: R. Bellucci ITALY, K. Mikek SLOVENIA

• 11.30
• B. Cochener FRANCE
  The femto cut: different systems for different procedures
• 11.40
• G. Kymionis GREECE
  Femtosecond laser corneal procedures
• 11.50
• Discussion
  
• 12.00
• L. Buzzonetti ITALY
  Lamellar keratoplasty with the femtosecond laser 
• 12.10
• R. Nuijts THE NETHERLANDS
  Endothelial keratoplasty: long-term results and the limits of technology
• 12.20
• Discussion
• 12.30
• Z. Nagy HUNGARY
  Advanced cataract surgery with the femtosecond laser  
  
• 12.40
• P. Stodůlka CZECH REPUBLIC
  Emerging indications and challenging cases for femtolaser cataract surgery
• 12.50
• Discussion
  
• 13.00
• End of session

Saturday 15 February | 16.30 – 18.00

Update on Endophthalmitis

Chairpersons: P. Barry IRELAND, M. Globočnik Petrovič SLOVENIA

• 16.30
• P. Montan SWEDEN
  The epidemiology of endophthalmitis after cataract surgery
• 16.40
• L. Cordovés SPAIN
  Lessons from the ESCRS endophthalmitis study
• 16.50
• Discussion
  
• 17.00
• U. Pleyer GERMANY
  Prevention of endophthalmitis: observations of current practice
  pattern in European cataract surgery
• 17.10
• X. Lumi SLOVENIA
  Endophthalmitis after glaucoma surgery
• 17.20
• Discussion
• 17.30
• A. Behndig SWEDEN
  The advent of unit-dose cefuroxime
  
• 17.40
• Z. Vatavuk CROATIA
  How to treat endophthalmitis after cataract surgery
• 17.50
• Discussion
  
• 18.00
• End of session

Sunday 16 February | 11.30 – 13.00

The Perfect Phaco

Organised by the Young Ophthalmologists Committee

Chairpersons: A. Crnej SLOVENIA, D. Kook GERMANY, S. Manning IRELAND, M. Morral SPAIN

• 11.30
• R. Packard UK
  The perfect incision
• 11.40
• T. Neuhann GERMANY
  The perfect rhexis
• 11.50
• Discussion
  
• 12.00
• R. Packard UK
  The perfect settings: phaco fluidics and phaco dynamics
• 12.10
• X. Corretger SPAIN
  The perfect technique: divide and conquer
• 12.20
• V. Pfeifer SLOVENIA
  The perfect technique: horizontal and vertical chop
• 12.30
• Discussion
  
• 12.40
• O. Findl AUSTRIA
  The perfect IOL
• 12.50
• Discussion
  
• 13.00
• End of session