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ESCRS/EuCornea Cornea Day
(Organised by ESCRS and EuCornea)

Friday 21 February | 09.30 – 16.45 | Auditorium des Ministres

Chairpersons: J. Güell SPAIN (EUCORNEA), R. Nuijts THE NETHERLANDS (ESCRS)

09.30 – 11.25
Section 1: Ocular Surface Disease: What Worked and What Did Not (EuCornea)

Moderators: J. Guell SPAIN, G. Kymionis SWITZERLAND

Keynote Speaker:

  • 09.30
  • M. Labetoulle FRANCESome pitfalls in dry eye patients and some ways to avoid them

Case Presentations

  • 09.50
  • N. Estebanez Corrales SPAIN Medical treatment and surgical procedures performed in an aggressive peripheral ulcerative keratitis (PUK) associated with hepatitis C
  • 09.57
  • M. Roda ITALYVitamin A deficiency after bariatric surgery
  • 10.04
  • A. Rhizlane MOROCCO An atypical keratoconjunctivitis: an unusual primary ocular manifestation in Behcet's disease?
  • 10.11
  • M. Moustaine MOROCCO Ipsilateral lamellar auto-keratoplasty in the management of pre-perforated descemetocele on corneal abscess
  • 10.18
  • J. Artaechevarria Artieda SPAINPeripheral ulcerative keratitis in a patient with bilateral scleritis: a challenge in medical and surgical management
  • 10.25
  • F. Chraibi MOROCCO Amniotic membrane graft in ocular cicatricial pemphigus: a more conservative approach
  • 10.32
  • M. Ait Al Jazzar MOROCCO Bilateral isolated conjunctival Kaposi’s sarcoma in a human immunodeficiency virus positive patient: a case report
  • 10.39
  • D. Lopes PORTUGALGiant squamous cell carcinoma of the conjunctiva: a clinical case report
  • 10.46
  • A. Hassan UKLong term once daily finger-prick autologous blood for the treatment of severe dry eye disease: a single interventional case
  • 10.53
  • R. Jomaa MOROCCOScleral lenses in the management of Salzmann nodular degenration (SND)
  • 11.00
  • N. Di GeronimoITALY Ocular discomfort symptoms after proton beam radiotherapy for choroidal melanoma: iatrogenic dry eye disease or tantalum marker clips dislocation?
  • 11.07
  • M. Ayachi TUNISIA Epithelial basement membrane dystrophy: A case report
  • 11.14
  • B. Leafu-Popa ROMANIA Management of ocular surface disease in a patient with Netherton syndrome: a Sisyphean endeavor?
  • 11.21
  • Discussion
  • 11.25
  • End of session

11.25 - 12.50
Section 2: Management of Corneal Complications after Refractive Surgery (ESCRS)

Moderators: M. Busin ITALY, J. Vryghem BELGIUM

Keynote Speaker:

  • 11.25
  • R. Bellucci ITALY Corneal endothelium and phakic IOLs: problems and solutions

Case Presentations

  • 11.45
  • H. Nasr EGYPTChallenging penetrating keratoplasty
  • 11.52
  • M. Petrelli GREECECombined pupilloplasty and retropupillary iris-claw intraocular lens implantation with DSAEK in a patient with traumatic iridoplegia, Aphakia and corneal decompensation
  • 11.59
  • Z. Ashena UK Refractive lens exchange with trifocal intraocular lens in Fuchs endothelial dystrophy
  • 12.06
  • R. Zaki EGYPT Always expect the unexpected after corneal infection to PRK
  • 12.13
  • W. Wan Abdul Halim MALAYSIA Successful treatment with good visual outcome in a case of bilateral endophthalmitis complicated peripheral ulcerative keratitis post cataract surgery
  • 12.20
  • F.J. Huelin SPAINA series of unfortunate events
  • 12.27
  • C. Azpitarte Sanchez-Muros SPAINSpontaneous corneal edema recovery after a giant Descemet membrane detachment (DMD) secondary to cataract surgery: a case report
  • 12.34
  • G. Kymionis SWITZERLAND Combined DSAEK and implant flipping with retropupillary fixation in a patient with anterior chamber iris-claw intraocular lens and corneal edema
  • 12.41
  • Discussion
  • 12.45
  • End of session

13.30 – 14.50
Section 3: Keratoconus Management (ESCRS)

Moderators: N. Alejandre SPAIN, N. Visser THE NETHERLANDS

Keynote Speaker:

  • 13.30
  • B. Bachmann GERMANYA paradigm shift from conservative to surgical treatment of acute hydrops in keratoconus

Case Presentations

  • 13.50
  • H. Elnashar EGYPT The crab claw
  • 13.57
  • P. Agarwal UAENovel technique of fixing intracorneal rings segments after migration
  • 14.04
  • L. Bourke IRELAND A severe case of unilateral corneal hydrops in a patient with bilateral keratoconus on a background of Trisomy 21
  • 14.11
  • D. Anwar IRAQ Type II big bubble in deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty masquerading as air bubble in anterior chamber
  • 14.18
  • D. Nevrov RUSSIAA new approach to the management of pellucid marginal degeneration: simultaneous implantation of a refractive lenticule and ICRS
  • 14.25
  • S. Algehedan SAUDI ARABIA Femtosecond laser-assisted anterior lamellar keratoplasty FALK for keratoconous treatment
  • 14.32
  • S. Rodrigo Rey SPAINKeratoconus induced by topical prostaglandin analogue treatment
  • 14.39
  • M. Dickman THE NETHERLANDSNecrotizing stromal keratitis in a patient with keratoconus and atopic dermatitis: more than meets the eye
  • 14.46
  • Discussion
  • 14.50
  • End of session

14.50 - 16.45
Section 4: Infectious Keratitis (EuCornea)

Moderators: B. Allan UK, F. Malecaze FRANCE,

Keynote Speaker:

  • 14.50
  • A. Slomovic CANADA A 16 year history of infectious keratitis

Case Presentations

  • 15.10
  • G. Galante ITALY Management of post-Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) fungal interface abscess
  • 15.17
  • N. laaribi MOROCCO Herpetic keratitis after corneal cross-linking
  • 15.24
  • M. Boutkhil MOROCCO Atypical clinical presentation of several herpetic stromal ring keratitis: a case report
  • 15.31
  • J. Saade LEBANNON Penetrating keratoplasty after perforation in the setting of infectious keratitis
  • 15.38
  • N. Inzale MOROCCO Unexpected evolution of corneal burn treated with corticosteroids: herpetic keratitis
  • 15.45
  • M. Brocal Sanchez SPAINGiant iris cyst secondary to penetrating keratoplasty due to gonococcal infection: management with Nd:YAG laser
  • 15.52
  • A. Kuligowska POLAND Atypical presentation of herpes simplex virus type 1 keratitis in healthy caucasian male
  • 15.59
  • R. Alrasheed SAUDI ARABIAEnterobacter cloacae keratitis after corneal cross-linking for keratoconus: a case report
  • 16.06
  • N. Visser THE NETHERLANDSSevere fusarium keratitis in a contact lens-wearer
  • 16.13
  • C. Gines Gallego SPAIN Penetrating keratoplasty for failed deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty in keratitis-induced corneal scarring: facing an unexpected endotheliopathy
  • 16.20
  • N. Sevilla Rodoreda SPAIN Delayed diagnosis resulting in corneal perforation: keep an eye on gonococcus!
  • 16.27
  • N. Alyusuf BAHRAINAtypical presentation of acanthemoeba keratitis in a contact lens wearer
  • 16.34
  • R. Hristova BULGARIARegenerative treatment of persistent corneal ulcer following severe hypopyon keratitis
  • 16.41
  • Discussion
  • 16.41
  • End of session