Instructional Courses
(Organised by ESCRS, SAMIR and the Pan Arab
Refractive Council)

Friday 21 February | 09.00 - 10.30

Cataract Surgery in Stressful Situations

Chairpersons:A. Assaf EGYPT, R. Nuijts THE NETHERLANDS

• 09.00
• B. Malyugin RUSSIA Constricted pupil
• 09.15
• S. Srinivasan UK Capsular rupture
• 09.30
• S. Mohabeddine ALGERIA Hard or white nucleus
• 09.45
• S. Chaabouni TUNISIA Behind an abnormal cornea: in transparency and regularity
• 10.00
• O. Berbich MOROCCO Cataract combined with uveitis
• 10.15
• R. Nuijts THE NETHERLANDS Combined with keratoplasty
• 10.30
• End of session

Friday 21 February | 11.00 - 12.30

From Topography to Tomography

Chairpersons: B. Cochener-Lamard FRANCE, M. El Bakkali MOROCCO

• 11.00
• H. Lamari MOROCCO Basis of specular or placido topography
• 11.15
• B. Grissa TUNISIA Basis of elevation topography or tomography
• 11.30
• S. Ganesh INDIA Detection of risky cornea
• 11.45
• B. Cochener-Lamard FRANCE Image-guided photoablation: an additional value?
• 12.00
• J. Alio SPAIN Topo-guided cross-linking: the way to go?
• 12.15
• T. Kohnen GERMANY Topography for toric implantation
• 12.30
• End of session

Friday 21 February | 15.00 - 16.30

Ocular Surface Reconstruction

Chairpersons: S. Mahjoub TUNISIA, J. Hjortdal DENMARK

• 15.00
• S. Lazreg ALGERIA Medical options for healing modulation
• 15.15
• N. Al Yousuf BAHRAIN Amniotic membranes banking and uses
• 15.30
• J. Hjortdal DENMARK Indications of phototherapeutic ablation
• 15.45
• M. Alobthani UAE Surgical options for pterygium
• 16.00
• A. Slomovic CANADA Management of recurrent pterygium
• 16.15
• J. Guell SPAIN Stem cells transplantation
• 16.30
• End of session