Advancing Refractive Technology:
Quality of Vision=Quality of Life
The Ballroom
The Ritz Four Seasons, Rua Rodrigo Da Fonseca 88, Lisbon, Portugal.

A comprehensive symposia on preparing and restoring vision, exploring new innovations in LASER restoration, lens implantation, and ocular surface preparation.

Followed by Cocktail Reception

	Moderator:	F. Carones, ITALY
	Faculty:	J. Palmares PORTUGAL Maintaining a healthy ocular surface pre-post refractive surgery
		J. D. de la Colina SPAIN Cataract considerations of Dry Eye
		F. Carones ITALY Initial Experiences with LADAR 6000, including High Speed Ablation
		D. Allen UK Initial Experiences with ReStor
		E. Donnenfeld USA Advances in Registration Technology
		R. Kaufer ARGENTINA Enhancing Patient Satisfaction with Apodized Optics
		L. Oliveri ITALY Case Study
		D. Allen UK Case Study
		R. Kaufer ARGENTINA Case Study
		J. Alfonso SPAIN Case Study
		R. Applegate USA Case Study
		S. Brint USA Case Study
		L. Cadarso SPAIN Case Study
		E. Donnenfeld USA Case Study
		R. Krueger USA Case Study
		J. McCulley USA Case Study
		J. Colin FRANCE Case Study
		D. Durrie USA Case Study
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The Cutting Edge -
New Refractive Technologies and Applications
Room 5A
Centros de Congressos, Praça das Indústrias, Lisboa, Portugal.

Moderator: T. Seiler SWITZERLAND         Faculty: S. Brint USA Results from the US FDA Clinical Trials for Wavefront-Guided LASIK and Mixed Astigmatism     M. Maus GERMANY Rondo – The New State of the Art Precision Microkeratome     T. Seiler SWITZERLAND Significance of Asphericity in Corneal Ablation and the Influence at Presbyopia Treatments     O. Ibrahim EGYPT Custom Q: Asphericity Adjusted Treatments in Clinical Application Sponsored by:

Epi-K for Epi-LASIK
18.15 - 19.30
Room 5C
Centros de Congressos, Praça das Indústrias, Lisboa, Portugal.

	Moderator:	J. Alio SPAIN
	Faculty :	M. A. Swanson MEXICO Epi-LASIK visual outcomes with Epi-K™ and Nidek laser
		B. Soloway USA Wavefront Epi-LASIK with Epi-K and Ladarvision laser
		J. A. Kanellopoulos GREECE Clinical Experience with Epi-K and Wavelight Eye-Q
		J. Alio SPAIN When to do and not to do Epi-LASIK?
		A. El-Danasoury, T. Gamaly SAUDI ARABIA Epi-LASIK in eyes prone to haze
		R. Vajpayee INDIA Epi-LASIK versus LASEK
		D. Ortiz, J. Alio, SPAIN Corneal Biomechanics following Epi-LASIK
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Innovations in Ophthalmology
Main Auditorium
Centros de Congressos, Praça das Indústrias, Lisboa, Portugal.

	Moderator:	R. Packard UK
	Faculty :	A. Augustin GERMANY Mechanisms of action of anecortave-acetate
		F. Carones ITALY Restoring vision after refractive lens exchange
		P. Crozafon FRANCE AquaLase ® : the safest technique for RLE and cataract removal - 2 years experience and future developments
		T. Kohnen GERMANY The AcrySof ® Phakic IOL:  Early results of the European FDA study
		A. R. Vasavada INDIA Performance of DisCoVisc TM - a new viscous dispersive OVD
		F. Carones ITALY New Efficiencies in Wavefront Guided Surgery
		T. Akahoshi JAPAN Sayonara Bimanual-Sub 2mm Coaxial Phaco and AcrySof®
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Taking Quality of Vision to the Next Level
Auditorium VI/VII
Centros de Congressos, Praça das Indústrias, Lisboa, Portugal.

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Embracing New Technologies and Addressing Controversies in Cataract Surgery
The Ballroom
The Ritz Four Seasons, Rua Rodrigo Da Fonseca 88, Lisbon, Portugal.

Followed by Reception

	Moderator:	D. Allen UK
	Faculty :	S. A. Arshinoff CANADA A New Viscous Dispersive Viscoelastic
		C. Zetterström SWEDEN Initial Clinical Experience with DisCoVisc™
		U. Mester GERMANY Reduction of Spherical Aberration in Patient Eyes with the AcrySof ® IQ Aspheric Natural IOL
		S. Brint USA Clinical Impressions of the AcrySof ® IQ Aspheric Natural IOL
		A. Rodriguez-Galietero SPAIN Visual Performance with a Blue-Light Filtering IOL
		R. Kaufer ARGENTINA The AcrySof ® ReSTOR ® IOL: Superior Clinical Outcomes and Quality of Life

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Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty in Clinical Practice
Room 5A
Centros de Congressos, Praça das Indústrias, Lisboa, Portugal.

	Moderator:	N. Rosa ITALY
	Faculty :	M.V. Gulyaev RUSSIA SLT Clinical Experience – Russia
		M. Nagar UK SLT Clinical Experience – United Kingdom
		F. Duijm NETHERLANDS SLT Clinical Experience – Netherlands

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