Refractive Surgery Didactic Course

This course is EBO accredited - click here for more information

Friday 3 February
15.00 – 17.00
HALL 3

Moderators: R. Bellucci ITALY, D. Epstein SWITZERLAND

Part 1

• 15.00
• C. Roberts USA
  Corneal topography and IOL power calculation
• 15.25
• D. Siganos GREECE
  Patient selection and preoperative preparation
• 15.40
• G. Kymionis GREECE
  Lasers in refractive surgery
• 15.55
• R. Bellucci ITALY
  LASIK: surgical technique 
• 16.15
• T. Seiler SWITZERLAND
  Surface ablation techniques (SATs): surgical technique
• 16.35
• D. Epstein SWITZERLAND
  Results of corneal refractive surgery 
• 16.55
• Questions and answers 
• 17.00
• End of session 

Saturday 4 February
08.00 – 12.45
HALL 3

Moderators: G. Grabner AUSTRIA, C. Roberts USA

Part 2

• 08.00
• R. Applegate  USA
  Quality of vision evaluation
• 08.20
• J. Colin FRANCE
  Intrastromal corneal implants 
• 08.30
• A. Marinho PORTUGAL
  Overview of phakic IOL s
• 08.50
• E. Rosen UK
  Refractive lens exchange
• 09.10
• O. Findl AUSTRIA
  Multifocal IOLs
• 09.20
• G. Grabner AUSTRIA
  Presbyopia 
• 09.40
• J. Krumeich GERMANY
  Overview of microkeratomes 
• 10.00
• C. Roberts USA
  Biomechanics of the cornea 
• 10.20
• J. Güell SPAIN
  Refractive reoperations and enhancements 
• 10.40
• L. de Benito-Llopis SPAIN
  Customised ablational procedures
• 10.55
• Break 

Moderators: V. Katsanevaki GREECE, T. Kohnen GERMANY

• 11.15
• V. Katsanevaki GREECE
  Non-optical complications of LASIK and corneal surgery
• 11.40
• V. Katsanevaki GREECE
  Optical complications of refractive surgery 
• 11.55
• R. Nuijts THE NETHERLANDS
  Complications of phakic IOLs 
• 12.15
• T. Kohnen GERMANY
  Incisional and coagulative corneal procedures:
  Principles, technique and results
• 12.25
• Questions and answers 


• 12.45
• End of session