Main Symposia

Friday 3 February
17.00 – 18.30

Cataract surgery in glaucomatous eyes

Chairpersons: R. Bellucci ITALY, H. Pešková CZECH REPUBLIC

• 17.00
• J. Thygesen DENMARK
  Phaco-trabeculectomy: is it still an option?


• 17.10
• M. Papadia ITALY
  Lens surgery in eyes with filtering blebs
• 17.20
• Discussion
• 17.30
• C. Peckar UK
  Canaloplasty in Patients with Glaucoma and Co-Existing Cataract 
• 17.40
• R. Uusitalo FINLAND
  Cataract surgery in PEX eyes
• 17.50
• Discussion
• 18.00
• I. Liehneová CZECH REPUBLIC
  Cataract surgery in open angle glaucoma
• 18.10
• M. Fichtl CZECH REPUBLIC
  Lens surgery in angle closure glaucoma  
• 18.20
• Discussion  
• 18.30
• End of session  

Saturday 4 February
11.30 – 13.00

Anterior segment complications: what to do next?

Chairpersons: D. Spalton UK, K. Vannas FINLAND

Case Study Discussions
Panellists will give their answers to tricky and difficult situations in cataract surgery

Panellists:

R. Bellucci ITALY
J. Colin FRANCE
B. Dick GERMANY
B. Malyugin RUSSIA
R. Packard UK
K. Tjia NETHERLANDS

 

Saturday 4 February
17.00 – 18.30

Correction of irregular astigmatism

Chairpersons: B. Cochener FRANCE, P. Stodulka CZECH REPUBLIC

• 17.00
• T. Kohnen GERMANY
  What is irregular astigmatism?


• 17.10
• C. Koppen BELGIUM
  Contact lenses: a first-step approach
• 17.20
• Discussion
• 17.30
• G. Kymionis GREECE
  Topography-guided ablation: promising, but not applicable to all corneas 
• 17.40
• D. Pietrini FRANCE
  Intracorneal ring segments: what to choose and for which cornea?
• 17.50
• Discussion
• 18.00
• J. Güell SPAIN
  Intraocular toric lenses: phakic, pseudophakic or piggy-back?
• 18.10
• M. Busin ITALY
  Is there still a role for penetrating keratoplasty?  
• 18.20
• Discussion  
• 18.30
• End of session  

 

 

Sunday 5 February
11.30 – 13.00

The evaluation of visual function in refractive and cataract surgery candidates

Chairpersons: I. Pallikaris GREECE, P. Studený CZECH REPUBLIC

• 11.30
• S. Plainis GREECE
  Psychophysics and Visual function


• 11.40
• H. Ginis GREECE
  Assessing highly-aberrated eyes
• 11.50
• Discussion
• 12.00
• V. Molebny UKRAINE               
  The use of ray tracing in the objective evaluation of visual performance
• 12.10
• T. Van den Berg THE NETHERLANDS
  Preoperative evaluation of straylight
• 12.20
• Discussion
• 12.30
• P.J. Pisella FRANCE
  Corneal asphericity assessment for custom aspheric IOLs
• 12.40
• Z. Biro HUNGARY                           
  Selecting appropriate candidates for multifocal IOLs
• 12.50
• Discussion
• 13.00
• End of session