Refractive Surgery Didactic Course

This course is EBO accredited - click here for more information

Saturday 5 October | 08.30-17.00

Part 1

Moderators: D. Epstein SWITZERLAND, G. Kymionis GREECE

• 08.30
• J. Holladay USA
  Corneal topography and IOL power calculation


• 08.55
• D. Siganos GREECE
  Patient selection and preoperative preparation
• 09.10
• T. Kohnen GERMANY
  Incisional and coagulative corneal procedures: principles, technique and results
• 09.20
• G. Kymionis GREECE
  Lasers in refractive surgery
• 09.35
• J. Krumeich GERMANY
  Overview of microkeratomes
• 09.55
• R. Bellucci ITALY
  LASIK: surgical technique
• 10.15
• Break
• 10.35
• T. Seiler SWITZERLAND  
  Surface ablation techniques (SATs): surgical technique
• 10.55
• D. Epstein SWITZERLAND
  Results of corneal refractive surgery
• 11.15
• D. Touboul FRANCE
  Intrastromal corneal implants
• 11.25
• E. Rosen UK
  Refractive lens exchange
• 11.45
• A. Marinho PORTUGAL
  Overview of phakic IOLs
• 12.05
• R. Nuijts THE NETHERLANDS
  Complications of phakic IOLs
• 12.25
• G. GrabnerAUSTRIA
  Presbyopia
• 12.45
• Discussion
• 13.00
• Break  

Part 2

Moderators: V. Katsanevaki GREECE, C. Roberts USA

• 14.00
• R. Applegate USA          
  Quality of vision evaluation
• 14.20
• J. Alió SPAIN
  Customised ablational procedures
• 14.35
• C. Roberts USA
  Biomechanics of the cornea
• 14.55
• V. Katsanevaki GREECE
  Optical complications of refractive surgery
• 15.10
• Discussion
• 15.25
• Break
• 15.40
• M. Knorz GERMANY
  Non-optical complications of LASIK and corneal surgery
• 16.05
• J. Güell SPAIN
  Refractive reoperations and enhancements
• 16.25
• O. Findl AUSTRIA
  Multifocal IOLs
• 16.40
• Discussion
• 17.00
• End of session