Main Symposia
There are 4 Main Symposia taking place across three days. Delegates can actively participate throughout the sessions with dynamic Q&A and polling facilities. Each symposium is immediately followed by an interactive and lively 30 minute discussion. A panel of topic experts will discuss the questions that come in from the audience via the chat room.
Too Many Patients, Too Few Doctors, Better Eyecare
Friday 19 February | 17.00 – 19.00
Chairpersons: J. Alio SPAIN, D. Spalton UK
Moderator: J. Szaflik POLAND
Panellists: C. Grupcheva BULGARIA, F. Kretz GERMANY,
G. Sallet BELGIUM, C. Schweitzer FRANCE
- 17.00
- R. Nuijts THE NETHERLANDS Immediate bilateral sequential cataract surgery
- 17.12
- Panel discussion
- 17.30
- I. Livingstone UK Telemedicine
- 17.42
- Panel discussion
- 18.00
- N. Strouthidis UK Paramedical support
- 18.12
- Panel discussion
- 18.30
- Experts Discuss Audience Questions
- 19.00
- End of session
Optimizing Your Refractive Outcomes Before Cataract Surgery
Saturday 20 February | 10.45 – 12.45
Chairpersons: A. Abulafia ISRAEL, N. Hirnschall AUSTRIA
Moderator: W. Lubinski POLAND
- 10.45
- G. Auffarth GERMANY Introduction to optics (including ray tracing)
- 10.57
- Discussion
- 11.00
- J. Aramberri SPAIN Biometry devices and IOL power calculations: what is new? what is next?
- 11.12
- Discussion
- 11.15
- T. Olsen DENMARK Outside the Gaussian bell: the short, the long, the flat and the steep
- 11.27
- Discussion
- 11.30
- G. Savini ITALY The post refractive eyes
- 11.42
- Discussion
- 11.45
- P. Hoffmann GERMANY When to implant the toric IOL
- 11.57
- Discussion
- 12.00
- D. Gatinel FRANCE EDOF and multifocal IOLs
- 12.12
- Discussion
- 12.15
- Experts Discuss Audience Questions
- 12.45
- End of session
Ocular Surface in Our Daily Surgical Practice
Saturday 20 February | 14.30 – 16.30
Chairpersons: B. Cochener-Lamard FRANCE, S. Barisic SERBIA
Moderator: E. Mrukwa-Kominek POLAND
- 14.30
- J. Benitez Del Castillo SPAIN Redefining the OSD: focus on MGD
- 14.42
- Discussion
- 14.45
- C. Koppen BELGIUM Improving diagnostics of ocular surface disease
- 14.57
- Discussion
- 15.00
- J. Hjortdal DENMARK Surgical challenges in patients with OSD
- 15.12
- Discussion
- 15.15
- B. Allan UK Role of surgical Inflammation in OSD
- 15.27
- Discussion
- 15.30
- F. Ribeiro PORTUGAL Impact of OSD on postoperative outcomes
- 15.42
- Discussion
- 15.45
- M. Labetoulle FRANCE Established and novel treatment strategies
- 15.57
- Discussion
- 16.00
- Experts Discuss Audience Questions
- 16.30
- End of session
Cataract Surgery in Special Conditions
Organised by the Young Ophthalmologists Committee
Sunday 21 February | 09.30 – 11.30
Chairpersons: B. Bostanci Ceran TURKEY, V. Qin BELGIUM
Moderator: M. Stopa POLAND
- 09.30
- B. Lorente Bulnes SPAIN Systemic diseases
- 09.42
- Discussion
- 09.45
- Z. Shalchi UK Patients who don’t cooperate
- 09.57
- Discussion
- 10.00
- C. Pedrosa PORTUGAL Pre-existing retinal problems
- 10.12
- Discussion
- 10.15
- S. Palkovits AUSTRIA Glaucoma
- 10.27
- Discussion
- 10.30
- S. Maedel AUSTRIA Ocular surface disease
- 10.42
- Discussion
- 10.45
- A. Borgia ITALY Phakic IOLs
- 10.57
- Discussion
- 11.00
- Experts Discuss Audience Questions
- 11.30
- End of session
