Main Symposia

New Advances in Glaucoma

Friday 15 February | 17.00 – 18.30

Chairpersons: V. Karampatakis GREECE, S. Morselli ITALY

• 17.00
• C. Schweitzer FRANCE New drugs and delivery modes
• 17.10
• M. Teus SPAIN When and why MIGS?
• 17.20
• Discussion
• 17.30
• A. Prinz AUSTRIA Tubes and valves
• 17.40
• A. Fea ITALY Non-penetrating surgical procedures
• 17.50
• Discussion
• 18.00
• F. Topouzis GREECE When and why trabeculectomy?
• 18.10
• A.G. Konstas GREECE Non-invasive glaucoma procedures
• 18.20
• Discussion
• 18.30
• End of session

Trends in Refractive Surgery 

Saturday 16 February | 11.30 – 13.00

Chairpersons:  V. Katsanevaki GREECE, T. Kohnen GERMANY

• 11.30
• D. Epstein SWITZERLAND The transepithelial approach: a re-birth of PRK
• 11.40
• J. Guell SPAIN LASIK: the role of a mechanical keratome in the femto laser era
• 11.50
• Discussion
• 12.00
• J. Hjortdal DENMARK Evidence-based benefits of SMILE over LASIK
• 12.10
• R. Nujits THE NETHERLANDS Phakic IOLs: are the posterior lenses gaining ground over the anterior ones?
• 12.20
• Discussion
• 12.30
• K. Koufala GREECE Refractive lens exchange: why should a clear lens be sacrificed?
• 12.40
• I. Pallikaris GREECE Corneal inlays: why bother with them after all the past failures?
• 12.50
• Discussion
• 13.00
• End of session

When the Unexpected Happens 

Saturday 16 February | 16.30 – 18.00

Chairpersons:  S. Georgaras GREECE, D. Spalton   UK

• 16.30
• M. Amon AUSTRIA The Argentinian flag sign
• 16.40
• T. Kohnen GERMANY The floppy iris syndrome
• 16.50
• Discussion
• 17.00
• S. Morselli ITALY Zonular dialysis
• 17.10
• S. Srinivasan UK IOL damage on insertion
• 17.20
• Discussion
• 17.30
• K. Chalioulias GREECE Posterior capsule rupture
• 17.40
• S. Ní Dhubhghaill IRELAND Postoperative infection
• 17.50
• Discussion
• 18.00
• End of session

Pearls for the Young Cataract Surgeon
Organised by the Young Ophthalmologists Committee  

Sunday 17 February | 09.00 – 10.30

Chairpersons:  S. Palkovits AUSTRIA, C. Pedrosa  PORTUGAL, N. Visser THE NETHERLANDS

• 09.00
• B. Bostanci Ceran TURKEY My first rhexis and hydrodissection attempts
• 09.10
• Th. Neuhann GERMANY The perfect rhexis and hydrodissection
• 09.20
• Discussion
• 09.30
• V. Qin BELGIUM My first phaco complications
• 09.40
• R. Packard UK The dream phaco
• 09.50
• Discussion
• 10.00
• V. Diakonis GREECE Thin ice: my first challenging cases
• 10.10
• B. Malyugin RUSSIA Mastering challenging cases
• 10.20
• Discussion
• 10.30
• End of session