Young Ophthalmologists Programme

This course is EBO accredited - click here for more information

Saturday 8 September
09.00 - 16.00

Chairpersons: O. Findl AUSTRIA, S. Morselli ITALY

Cataract Surgery – Basic Phaco Course

• 09.00
• O. Findl AUSTRIA, A. Vasavada INDIA
  Basic Phaco Steps
  - Selection
  - Incision
  - Rhexis
  - Phaco/Fluidics
• 09.45
• Discussion

Cataract Surgery – Advanced

• 10.00
• L. Benjamin UK, M. Wilkins UK
  Small pupil, OVDs, capsulorhexis
  (pupil dilation, viscoelastics, radial tears, rhexis save)
• 10.30
• S. Morselli ITALY, P. Ursell UK
  Corneal and iris complications
• 11.00
• Discussion
• 11.15
• P. Barry IRELAND, B. Malyugin RUSSIA
  Capsule complications, anterior vitrectomy
  (torn capsule, dropped nucleus)
• 11.45
• V. Pfeifer SLOVENIA, H. Kaymak GERMANY
  IOL implantation, loose zonules
  (IOL folding, shooters, CTR, angle and iris-fixated-IOL, interesting cases)
  
• 12.15
• Discussion
• 12.25
• E. Rosen UK
  Presentation of EUROTIMES John Henahan Prize for Young Ophthalmologists
  (including presentation of winning essay)
• 12.35
• Break

Refractive Aspects of Lens Surgery

• 13.30
• J. Holladay USA
  Biometry and power calculation
• 13.45
• R. Nuijts The NETHERLANDS
  Astigmatism correction
• 14.00
• T. Kohnen GERMANY
  Presbyopia correction
• 14.15
• Discussion

Decision-making in Refractive Surgery

Case Reports

• 14.30
• T. Neuhann GERMANY
  Protagonist: the intraocular approach
• V. Katsanevaki GREECE
  Protagonist: the corneal approach
• 15.00
• Discussion

Guest Lecture

• 15.15
• Z. Nagy HUNGARY           
  Overview of Femtosecond cataract surgery for young ophthalmologists
• 15.45
• Discussion
• 16.00
• End of session