Clinical Research Symposia

SATURDAY 13 September | 08.30 - 17.30

Expectations of refractive outcomes: can we expect further improvement based on current research?

08.30 - 10.30

Optimising Refractive Procedures: Centration,
Alignment and More

Chairpersons: D. Gatinel FRANCE, M. J. Tassignon BELGIUM

• 08.30
• S. Marcos SPAIN
  Measuring tilt and decentration in the eye
• 08.45
• R. Applegate USA
  Which axis matters most in refractive corneal laser surgery?
• 09.00
• Discussion
• 09.10
• D. Gatinel FRANCE
  Centering corneal and intraocular procedures:
  surgeon's perspective
• 09.25
• C. Roberts USA
  How do biomechanics of the cornea matter in optimising
  refractive procedures?
• 09.40
• Discussion
• 09.50
• M.J. Tassignon BELGIUM
  Why patients may end up unhappy after diffractive IOLs
• 10.05
• D. Gatinel FRANCE
  Centering corneal and intraocular procedures: optical perspective
• 10.20
• Discussion
• 10.30
• End of Session

11.00 - 13.00

Upcoming Laser Technologies for Anterior Segment Surgery

Chairpersons: T. Kohnen GERMANY, J. Marshall UK

Excimer surgery

• 11.00
• M. Mrochen SWITZERLAND 
  Is there any real innovation in excimer laser surgery:
  are we being sold features and not advantages?
• 11.15
• A. Cummings IRELAND
  Can new diagnostic information processing improve treatments
  intraoperatively?
• 11.30
• Discussion

Femtosecond lasers

• 11.40
• D. Reinstein UK
  Will intrastromal surgery give corneal refractive surgery perfection?
• 11.55
• H. Lubatschowski GERMANY
  Does intralenticular treatment have a future in presbyopia?
• 12.10
• P. Rosen UK
  Will femtosecond systems replace phacoemulsification?
• 12.25
• Discussion

Other laser technologies

• 12.35
• T. Kohnen GERMANY, J. Marshall UK
  What do we have, what do we want, how do we get there?
  (Antagonist T. Kohnen, Protagonist J. Marshall)
• 12.50
• Discussion
• 13.00
• End of session

13.30 - 15.30

Multifocal IOLs: Optics vs Outcomes

Chairpersons: J. Alio SPAIN, B. Dick GERMANY

• 13.30
• B. Dick GERMANY
  Introduction: illustrating and highlighting the programme
• 13.35
• R. Cionni USA
  Diffractive intraocular lenses
• 13.50
• J. Venter UK  
  Sector refractive IOLs
• 14.05
• Discussion
• 14.15
• P. Mojzis CZECH REPUBLIC
  Trifocal lenes
• 14.30
• R. Packard UK
  Neuroadaptation
• 14.45
• Discussion
• 14.55
• P. Artal SPAIN
  Adaptive optics analysis of multifocal IOLs
• 15.10
• J. Alio SPAIN
  Looking at the future of presbyopic multifocal IOLs
•  15.25
• Discussion
• 15.30
• End of Session

15.30 - 17.30

Cornea Intrastromal Surgery: Additions and Subtractions

Chairpersons: I. Pallikaris GREECE, D. Reinstein UK

• 15.30
• G. Grabner AUSTRIA
  Review of pinhole based inlays
• 15.45
• I. Pallikaris GREECE
  Review of refractive inlays
• 16.00
• Discussion
• 16.10
• A. Kılıç TURKEY
  Intracorneal ring segments
• 16.25
• M. Nubile ITALY
  Corneal sensation and confocal microscopy of comparing
  keyhole and flap-based keratomileusis
• 16.40
• Discussion
• 16.50
• D. Reinstein UK
  Biomechanics, aberrations of lenticule extraction and lenticule
  addition (endokeratophakia)
• 17.05
• J. Hjortdal DENMARK
  Technique, outcomes of ReLEx all femtosecond corneal
  refractive surgery
• 17.20
• Discussion
• 17.30
• End of Session