Refractive Surgery Didactic Course

This course is EBO accredited - click here for more information

Friday 21 February | 14.45 – 16.50

Part 1
Diagnostic Techniques

Moderators: D. Epstein SWITZERLAND, C. Roberts USA

• 14.45
• D. Siganos GREECE Patient selection
• 15.00
• F. Ribeiro PORTUGAL Corneal topography
• 15.20
• G. Kymionis GREECE Lasers in refractive surgery
• 15.40
• C. Roberts USA Biomechanics of the cornea
• 16.00
• TBC IOL calculation strategies
• 16.15
• R. Applegate USA Quality of vision evaluation
• 16.35
• N. Hirnschall AUSTRIA Case reports
• 16.50
• End of session

Saturday 22 February | 08.00 – 12.40

Part 2
Therapeutic Techniques: Intraocular Surgery

Moderators:  J. Guell SPAIN, A. Marinho PORTUGAL

• 08.00
• A. Marinho PORTUGAL Phakic IOLs
• 08.20
• P. Rosen UK Refractive lens exchange
• 08.35
• R. Nuijts THE NETHERLANDS Toric IOLs
• 08.55
• O. Findl AUSTRIA Multifocal and EDOF IOLs
• 09.15
• J. Guell SPAIN Refractive reoperations and enhancements
• 09.35
• Break

Part 3
Therapeutic Techniques: Corneal Surgery

Moderators: B. Cochener-Lamard FRANCE, B. Frueh SWITZERLAND

• 09.45
• J. Hjortdal DENMARK Surface ablation techniques
• 10.05
• R. Bellucci ITALY LASIK: surgical technique
• 10.25
• J. Alio SPAIN Topo- and wavefront-guided ablations
• 10.40
• V. Katsanevaki GREECE LASIK complications
• 10.55
• F. Malecaze FRANCE Laser refractive surgery for presbyopia
• 11.10
• D. Epstein SWITZERLAND Cross-linking and refractive surgery
• 11.30
• B. Cochener-Lamard FRANCE Small lenticule extraction
• 11.50
• T. Kohnen GERMANY Incisional corneal procedures
• 12.05
• D. Touboul FRANCE Intracorneal ring segments
• 12.20
• S. Moussa AUSTRIA Intrastromal inlays (biologiocal and synthetic)
• 12.40
• End of session