MAIN SYMPOSIA

Saturday 5 October | 14.00 – 16.00

ESCRS/EuCornea Symposium:
Refractive surgery in risky corneas: is it really safe for the patient?

Chairpersons: B. Cochener FRANCE, R. Nuijts THE NETHERLANDS
Co-Chair: R. Bellucci ITALY

• 14.00
• D. Stulting USA               
  Which risk factors should be considered and which patients avoided?
• 14.15
• R. Ambrosio BRAZIL
  Defining the risky cornea with enhanced corneal analysis technology
• 14.30
• Discussion
• 14.40
• G. Kymionis GREECE
  Should excimer ablation be combined with cross-linking?
• 14.55
• J. Güell SPAIN
  Managing corneal complications after refractive surgery in risky eyes
• 15.10
• Discussion
• 15.20
• C. Baudouin FRANCE 
  Ocular surface disease and laser refractive surgery
• 15.35
• T. Kohnen GERMANY
  When are phakic IOLs indicated?
• 15.50
• Discussion
• 16.00
• End of session

SUNDAY 6 October | 11.00 – 13.00

Femtosecond-assisted cataract surgery:
Euphoria amid skepticism and financial restraints

Chairpersons: G. Grabner AUSTRIA, Y. Henry THE NETHERLANDS

• 11.00
• M. Knorz GERMANY
  How to manage the learning curve of femtosecond-assisted
  cataract surgery
• 11.15
• O. Findl AUSTRIA
  Capsulotomy and fragmentation: does it make a difference?
• 11.30
• P. Stodůlka CZECH REPUBLIC
  Arcuate corneal incisions: are they superior to toric IOLs in the astigmatic cornea?
• 11.45
• Discussion
• 12.00
• B. Dick GERMANY
  LRCS: Imagine what you will know tomorrow!
• 12.15
• R. Menapace AUSTRIA
  The critical perspective: what’s in it for the patient?
• 12.30
• P. Rosen UK
  The financial conundrum: who will pay the bill?
• 12.45
• Discussion
• 13.00
• End of session

Monday 7 October | 11.00 – 13.00

Unravelling the mysteries of myopia

Chairpersons: D. Epstein SWITZERLAND, G. Luyten THE NETHERLANDS

• 11.00
• C. Klaver THE NETHERLANDS
  Why do eyes become myopic?
• 11.15
• D. Tan SINGAPORE
  New strategies for the prevention of myopia
• 11.30
• Discussion
• 11.40
• H. Swarbrick AUSTRALIA
  Does orthokeratology really work?
• 11.55
• J. Hjortdal DENMARK
  New laser approaches to myopia correction
• 12.10
• Discussion
• 12.20
• R. Nuijts THE NETHERLANDS
  Phakic IOLs in moderate and high myopia
• 12.35
• R. Packard UK
  Clear lens extraction in high myopia
• 12.50
• Discussion
• 13.00
• End of session

Tuesday 8 October | 11.00 – 13.00

The management of high hyperopia

Chairpersons: J. Güell SPAIN, R.Lapid-Gortzak THE NETHERLANDS

• 11.00
• W. Haigis GERMANY
  The limits of biometry in high hyperopia
• 11.15
• Discussion
• 11.20
• P. Vinciguerra ITALY
  Hyperopic LASIK and PRK: long-term refractive and clinical results
• 11.35
• Discussion
• 11.40
• B. Cochener FRANCE
  Phakic IOLs in the high hyperope: what is the limit?
• 11.55
• Discussion
• 12.00
• G. Barrett AUSTRALIA
  Refractive lens exchange for high hyperopia: benefits and potential complications
• 12.15
• Discussion
• 12.20
• K.K. Nischal UK/USA
  The surgical correction of high hyperopia in childhood
• 12.35
• Discussion
• 12.40
• A. Van der Lelij THE NETHERLANDS
  Cataract surgery in patients with nanophthalmos
• 12.55
• Discussion
• 13.00
• End of session

Wednesday 9 OCtober | 11.00 – 13.00

Treating astigmatism with cataract surgery

Chairpersons: O. Findl AUSTRIA, D. Spalton UK

• 11.00
• M. Goggin AUSTRALIA
  The optics of astigmatism
• 11.15
• W. Hill USA
  Measurement of astigmatism
• 11.30
• Discussion
• 11.40
• B. Malyugin RUSSIA
  The corneal approach to astigmatism correction
• 11.55
• N. Visser THE NETHERLANDS
  Toric IOLs: evidence for a safe and effective procedure
• 12.10
• Discussion
• 12.20
• P. Hoffmann GERMANY
  Toric IOL alignment
• 12.35
• B. Zuberbühler UK
  Management of misaligned toric IOL
• 12.50
• Discussion
• 13.00
• End of session