Basic Optics Course

This course is EBO accredited - click here for more information

Friday 21 February | 08.30 - 16.00

Chairpersons: I. Pallikaris GREECE, M.J. Tassignon BELGIUM

Part 1 Visual Optics 

Moderators: S. Marcos SPAIN, M.J. Tassignon BELGIUM

• 08.30
• K. Irsch FRANCE The physical principles behind the different OCT domains
  Discussion
• 08.50
• S. Marcos SPAIN Aberrations of the optical system
  Discussion
• 09.10
• A. Glasser USA Optics of the crystalline lens and accommodative response
  Discussion
• 09.30
• M.J. Tassignon BELGIUM IOL optics
  Discussion
• 09.50
• J. Rozema BELGIUM Epidemiology of the optical parameters of the eye
  Discussion
• 10.10
• F. Ribeiro PORTUGAL IOL power calculation
  Discussion

Part 2 Visual Behaviour (Visual Function)

Moderators: R. Applegate USA, I. Pallikaris GREECE

• 10.35
• R. Applegate USA Retinal image quality
  Discussion
• 10.55
• I. Pallikaris GREECE Presbyoptics
  Discussion
• 11.15
• T. Van den Berg THE NETHERLANDS Straylight: importance of different domains of the point—spread function
  Discussion
• 11.35
• S. Panagopoulou GREECE State-of-the-art assessment of visual acuity and contrast sensitivity
  Discussion
• 12.00
• P. Artal SPAIN Visual function assessment using adaptive optics
  Discussion
• 12.20
• H. Ginis GREECE Modelling visual function
  Discussion
• 12.40
• Break

Part 3 Imaging the Human Eye

Moderators: B. Malyugin RUSSIA, A. Pallikaris GREECE

• 14.15
• A. Pallikaris GREECE Confocal microscopy, from research to clinical practice
  Discussion
• 14.35
• C. Roberts USA Measuring the biomechanics of the cornea
  Discussion
• 14.55
• B. Malyugin RUSSIA OCT imaging, from research to clinical practice
  Discussion
• 15.15
• S. Panagopoulou GREECE Corneal topography challenges
• 15.40
• Discussion
• 16.00
• End of session

This is a preliminary programme and is subject to change.