Sunday 14 September
11.00 – 13.00
Should you Introduce Multifocal
IOLs into your Practice?
Chairpersons: M. Piovella ITALY, P. Rosen UK
| 11.00 |
M.Tetz GERMANY
Which IOLs are available? |
| 11.15 |
K. Bates UK
Patient selection |
| 11.30 |
K. Solomon USA
Communicating with patients and managing expectations |
| 11.45 |
G. Barrett AUSTRALIA
Why I wouldn’t use multifocals: What are the alternatives? |
| 12.00 |
J.L. Alio SPAIN
How to rescue an unhappy patient |
| 12.15 |
D. Chang USA
Mix and match |
| 12.30 |
Questions and answers |
| 13.00 |
End of session |
Monday 15 September
11.00 – 13.00
Current Trends in Laser
Refractive Surgery
Chairpersons: M. Knorz GERMANY,Th. Neuhann GERMANY
| 11.00 |
S. Schallhorn USA
Wavefront guided ablations |
| 11.15 |
J. Marshall UK
Flap thickness |
| 11.30 |
B. Cochener FRANCE
Multifocal Ablations |
| 11.45 |
W. Sekundo GERMANY
Femtosecond lenticule extraction –
Is it a match for excimer ablation? |
| 12.00 |
R. Lindstrom USA
Early diagnosis of ectasia |
| 12.15 |
L. Ruiz COLOMBIA
Intrastromal presbyopia correction |
| 12.30 |
Questions and answers |
| 13.00 |
End of session |
Tuesday 16 September
11.00 – 13.00
Femtosecond Laser and
Therapeutic Corneal Surgery
Chairpersons: G. Auffarth GERMANY, R. Uusitalo FINLAND
| 11.00 |
H. Proust FRANCE
The femtosecond laser: Indications and applications |
| 11.15 |
S. Daya UK
Femtosecond laser enabled keratoplasty |
| 11.30 |
R. Nuijts NETHERLANDS
Femtosecond laser in lamellar keratoplasty and in DSAEK |
| 11.45 |
I. Pallikaris GREECE
Using the femtosecond laser to make corneal flaps, pockets
and tunnels |
| 12.00 |
M.Tomalla GERMANY
Safety and efficacy of the femtosecond laser for corneal and
refractive applications |
| 12.15 |
G. Grabner AUSTRIA
Advantages and limitations of different femtosecond lasers |
| 12.30 |
Questions and answers |
| 13.00 |
End of session |
Wednesday 17 September
11.00 – 13.00
Smaller Incision Cataract Surgery
Chairpersons: R. Menapace AUSTRIA, D. Spalton UK
| 11.00 |
R. Packard UK
Fluidic requirements of small incision surgery |
| 11.15 |
B. Dick GERMANY
Biaxial surgery |
| 11.30 |
K.Tjia NETHERLANDS
Micro co-axial surgery |
| 11.45 |
R. Bellucci ITALY
IOLs for small incision surgery |
| 12.00 |
I.H. Fine USA
Small incision surgery for the complex case |
| 12.15 |
T. Akahoshi JAPAN
New phaco tips for small incision surgery |
| 12.30 |
Questions and answers |
| 13.00 |
End of session |
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