Refractive Surgery Didactic Course

This course is EBO accredited - click here for more information

Saturday 8 September
08.30 – 17.00

PART 1

Moderators:   D. Epstein SWITZERLAND, G. Kymionis GREECE

• 08.30
• J.T. Holladay USA
  Corneal topography and IOL power calculation
• 08.55
• D.S. Siganos GREECE
  Patient selection and preoperative preparation
• 09.10
• T. Kohnen GERMANY
  Incisional and coagulative corneal procedures: Principles, technique and results
• 09.20
• G. Kymionis GREECE
  Lasers in refractive surgery
• 09.35
• J. H. Krumeich GERMANY
  Overview of microkeratomes
• 09.55
• R. Bellucci ITALY
  LASIK - surgical technique
• 10.15
• BREAK
• 10.35
• T. Seiler SWITZERLAND
  Surface Ablation Techniques (SATs):
  Surgical technique
• 10.55
• D. Epstein SWITZERLAND
  Results of corneal refractive surgery
• 11.15
• D. Touboul FRANCE
  Intrastromal corneal implants
• 11.25
• E. Rosen UK
  Refractive Lens Exchange
• 11.45
• A. Marinho PORTUGAL
  Overview of phakic IOLs
• 12.05
• O. Findl AUSTRIA
  Multifocal IOLs
• 12.20
• G. Grabner AUSTRIA
  Presbyopia
• 12.40
• Discussion
• 13.00
• BREAK

PART 2

Moderators:   R. Nuijts THE NETHERLANDS, C. Roberts USA

• 14.00
• R. Applegate USA
  Quality of vision evaluation
• 14.20
• C. Roberts USA
  Biomechanics of the cornea
• 14.40
• J.L. Güell SPAIN
  Refractive reoperations and enhancements
• 15.00
• M.C. Knorz GERMANY
  Non-optical complications of LASIK and corneal surgery
• 15.25
• BREAK
  
• 15.45
• V. Katsanevaki GREECE
  Optical complications of refractive surgery
• 16.00
• R. Nuijts THE NETHERLANDS
  Complications of phakic IOLs
• 16.20
• J.L. Alió SPAIN
  Customised ablational procedures
• 16.35
• Discussion
  
• 17.00
• END OF COURSE