SPOTLIGHT ON THE FUTURE
An international gathering of ophthalmologists convened in Lisbon, a city famed for its intrepid explorers, at the official opening ceremony of the XXIII Congress of the ESCRS. An enthusiastic crowd assembled in the main auditorium of the city’s Centro de Congressos as a rainbow of lights danced against a starry backdrop and dramatic music signalled the opening of the congress.
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SLOW MOTION PHACO WINS VIDEO COMPETITION
           The overall winner of this year’s ESCRS/Alcon Video Competition was Teruyuki Miyoshi MD,
           Japan, for his video“ Ultra high speed images of the phaco tip under different power modes”.

VOX DOC
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ADVANCING REFRACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES - QUALITY OF VISION = QUALITY OF LIFE
           Francesco Carones MD Milan discussed his initial experience with the latest upgrade of the
           LADARVision platform, the LADAR 6000. He highlighted several innovative hardware and            software upgrades that allow shorter procedure times and improved patient flow.

ADVANCING REFRACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES - QUALITY OF VISION = QUALITY OF LIFE
           David Allen FRCS, FRCOphth, Sunderland Eye Infirmary, UK discussed his initial experiences
           with the ReSTOR intraocular lens. He discussed the functional results with the ReSTOR derived
           from US and European multicentre studies.Taken together, these indicate 85% of patients
           receiving the ReSTOR achieve 20/25 or better uncorrected visual acuity and J2 or better. He
           cited additional studies indicating that the lens also provides good intermediate vision.

ALIREZA MIRSHAHI WINS KIEWIET de JONGE AWARD
           Alireza Mirshahi MD, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany, is the winner of
           the 2005 Kiewiet de Jonge Award, given in recognition of the best European paper published in
           the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery in the previous year.

SHOPPING IN LISBON
           Lisbon loves shoppers, and shoppers love Lisbon.There are dusty boutiques to discover in
           every part of the Old Town. Some have specialised in gloves, or oils, or wines or tiles for
           decades if not for centuries.Treasure hunters search out Lisbon’s antique shops.There are
           more than 100 of them, clustered in the Sao Bento quarter, around the Cathedral and from
           Rua da Escola Politecnica and Principe Real to Rua do Alecrim, down Rua D. Pedro V.