Main Symposia
Saturday 5 September | 14.00 – 16.00
ESCRS/EuCornea Symposium: Cataract Surgery in Ocular Surface Disease
Chairpersons: M. Busin ITALY (ESCRS), J. Güell SPAIN (EuCornea)
- 14.00
- D. Zadok ISRAEL Is meibomian gland dysfunction a risk factor?
- 14.15
- J. Benitez del Castillo SPAIN Dry eye as a trouble-maker
- 14.30
- Discussion
- 14.40
- F. Kruse GERMANY Ocular surgery in the presence of limbal cell dysfunction
- 14.55
- B. Allan UK Procedures in the herpetic eye
- 15.10
- Discussion
- 15.20
- F. Sabatino ITALYDoes allergic eye disease influence surgical strategy?
- 15.35
- P. Fagerholm SWEDEN Epithelial basement membrane dystrophy: how to avoid problems
- 15.50
- Discussion
- 16.00
- End of session
Sunday 6 September | 11.00 – 13.00
The Ageing Eye: Can we Delay or Reverse the Process?
Chairpersons: D. Epstein SWITZERLAND, R. Ruiz Mesa SPAIN
- 11.00
- G. Wallace UK Understanding how we age
- 11.15
- Discussion
- 11.20
- U. Jurkunas USA Senescence and the cornea
- 11.35
- A. Glasser USA The lens: as time goes by
- 11.50
- Discussion
- 12.00
- N. Pfeiffer GERMANY What makes glaucoma an age-related disease?
- 12.15
- E. Stefansson ICELANDThe macula story
- 12.30
- Discussion
- 12.40
- K. Tsubota JAPAN Anti-aging measures
- 12.55
- Discussion
- 13.00
- End of session
Monday 7 September | 11.00 – 13.00
FLACS: What Have We Learned and What Can We Expect?
Chairpersons: J. Alió SPAIN, O. Findl AUSTRIA
- 11.00
- F. Hengerer GERMANY Basic science aspects
- 11.15
- R. Krueger USA Femtosecond units: similarities and differences
- 11.30
- Discussion
- 11.40
- J. Güell SPAINFLACS in difficult eyes
- 11.55
- P. Barry IRELANDFLACS ESCRS study
- 12.10
- Discussion
- 12.20
- B. Cochener FRANCEFEMCAT Study
- 12.35
- R. Nuijts THE NETHERLANDS Evaluation of current evidence
- 12.50
- Discussion
- 13.00
- End of session
Tuesday 8 September | 11.00 – 13.00
Treating Presbyopia: From Concept to Evidence
Chairpersons: J. Aramberri SPAIN, D. Spalton UK
- 11.00
- R. Steinert USA The optical compromise of treating presbyopia
- 11.15
- M. Luger THE NETHERLANDS Laser refractive surgery for the correction of presbyopia
- 11.30
- Discussion
- 11.40
- G. GrabnerAUSTRIAWhat role do corneal inlays play?
- 11.55
- G. Auffarth GERMANYDo IOLs represent the Holy Grail?
- 12.10
- Discussion
- 12.20
- M. Wilkins UKMonovision as an alternate approach
- 12.35
- T. Salvador SPAINScleral implants
- 12.50
- Discussion
- 13.00
- End of session
Wednesday 9 September | 11.00 – 13.00
Late Dislocation of IOLs: Causes and Treatments
Chairpersons: P. Barry IRELAND, D. Elies Amat SPAIN
- 11.00
- U. Stenevi SWEDEN A new epidemic
- 11.15
- Discussion
- 11.25
- P. Sadeghian GERMANY 40 explanted IOLs: the clinical background
- 11.40
- L. Werner USAExplantation of 40 consecutive dislocated IOLs: the laboratory view
- 11.55
- Discussion
- 12.05
- G. Scharioth GERMANY IOL exchange
- 12.20
- E. Assia ISRAELIOL relocation
- 12.35
- D. Spalton UKWhy is it happening? Knowns, unknowns
- 12.50
- Discussion
- 13.00
- End of session
