Workshop on Visual Optics

This course is EBO accredited - click here for more information

Sunday 9 September
08.00 – 17.45

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

Part I. Visual Optics

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

• 08.00
• Welcome
• 08.05
• F. Van de Velde BELGIUM                       
  Light propagation in the eye
  
  Discussion
• 08.30
• S. Marcos SPAIN                       
  Aberrations of the optical system
  
  Discussion
• 09.00
• A. Glasser USA                       
  Optics of crystalline lens and accommodative response
  
  Discussion
• 09.25
• J. Rozema BELGIUM                       
  Epidemiology of the optical parameters of the eye
  
  Discussion
• 09.50
• M.J. Tassignon BELGIUM
  IOL optics
  
  Discussion
• 10.15
• W. Haigis GERMANY                       
  IOL power calculation
  
  Discussion
• 10.45
• Break for ESCRS Symposium
  
  ESCRS/WCPOS Symposium:
  Cataract and refractive surgery in children
  Venue: Gold Hall
• 13.00
• Lunch Break

Part II. Visual Behaviour (Visual Function)  

Moderators: R Applegate USA, P Artal SPAIN

• 13.30
• R. Applegate USA
  Retinal image quality
  
  Discussion
• 13.55
• I. Pallikaris GREECE
  Presbyoptics
  
  Discussion
• 14.20
• T. Van den Berg THE NETHERLANDS
  Straylight: importance of different domains of
  the point-spread-function
  
• 14.45
• S. Plainis GREECE                       
  State of the art assessment of visual acuity and contrast sensitivity
  
  Discussion
• 15.15
• P. Artal SPAIN                       
  Visual function assessment using adaptive optics
  
  Discussion
• 15.40
• H. Ginis GREECE                       
  Modelling visual function
  
  Discussion

Part III.     Imaging the Human Eye

Moderators: A Pallikaris GREECE, J Holladay USA

• 16.05
• A. Pallikaris GREECE                        
  Confocal microscopy, from research to clinical practice
  
  Discussion
• 16.30
• J. Holladay USA
  Scheimpflug imaging of the anterior segment of the eye
  
  Discussion
• 16.55
• B. Malyugin RUSSIA
  Clinical application of OCT imaging of the anterior segment of the eye
  
  Discussion
  
• 17.20
• D. Reinstein UK
  Very high frequency ultrasound for the imaging of the cornea
  
  Discussion
• 17.45
• End of session