MAIN SYMPOSIA  
SATURDAY 5TH FEBRUARY  
08.00 – 13.05
Understanding Phakic IOL Implantation:
WHY, WHEN AND HOW
Conference Room Chairpersons:
G. Baikoff FRANCE, J. Colin
FRANCE, E. Rosen UK

Surgical Theatre Chairpersons:
L. Buratto
ITALY, J. Güell SPAIN, M. Piovella ITALY

Live Surgery from the San Carlo IDI Hospital Rome
Director of the Ophthalmic Department: S. Rossi ITALY
08.00
A Surgery for all Patients?
J. Colin
FRANCE
08.10
Factors in determining choice of phakic IOL
E. Rosen UK
08.20
Choosing the right IOL
T. Kohnen
GERMANY
08.30
Safety distances for anterior chamber phakic IOLs
G. Baikoff
FRANCE
   
08.35
DUET KELMAN Phakic IOL: Technical Features
J. Javaloy
SPAIN
08.39
Live Surgery: J.L. Alió SPAIN
08.53
Results at 2 years or more
A. Galal
SPAIN
   
09.00
GBR/VIVARTE Phakic IOL: Technical Features
G. Perone
ITALY
09.04
Live Surgery: M. Piovella ITALY
09.18
Results at 2 years or more
F. Camesasca
ITALY
   
09.25
ARTIFLEX-TORIC VERISYSE Foldable Phakic IOL:
Technical Features

A. Marinho
PORTUGAL
09.29
Live Surgery: J. Güell SPAIN
09.43
Results at 2 years or more
J. Gaytan
SPAIN
   
09.50
ACRIOL Phakic Lens: Technical Features
V. Orfeo
ITALY
09.54
Live Surgery: E. Rapizzi ITALY
10.08
Results at 2 years or more
A. Rapizzi
ITALY
   
10.15
COFFEE BREAK
   
The ESCRS Winter Meeting Rome 2002, Winter Meeting Phakic IOLs Live Surgery
What happens two years later?
10.30
Video Story and data
S.Rossi
ITALY

Surgical Witnesses:

G.Alessio
ITALY, C. Budo BELGIUM, F. Carones ITALY,
D. Dementiev
ITALY, M. Piovella ITALY, S.Rossi ITALY
   
10.55
ICARE Phakic IOL Technical Features:
F. Laurelli
ITALY
10.59
Live Surgery: R. Bellucci ITALY
11.13
Results at 2 years or more
P. Sourdille
FRANCE
   
11.20
ICL Phakic IOL: Technical Features
C. Lovisolo
ITALY
11.24
Live Surgery: E. Mertens BELGIUM
11.38
Results at 2 years or more
F. Carones
ITALY
   
11:45

PRL Phakic Lens: Technical Features
M. Nardi , ITALY

11:49

Live Surgery: D. Dementiev , ITALY

12:03

Results at 2 years or more
B. Philipson , SWEDEN

 
12.10
VERISYSE-ARTISAN Phakic IOL: Technical Features
G. Benedetti
ITALY
12.14
Live Surgery: C. Budo BELGIUM
12.28
Results at 2 years or more
S. Rossi ITALY
 
New Refractive Surgery Technique:
Intralase Technology
12.35
Live Surgery: L. Buratto ITALY; S. Slade USA

 

SATURDAY 5TH FEBRUARY
16.00 – 18.00  
THE FUTURE OF THE FLAP
  Chairpersons:
I. Pallikaris GREECE, R. Uusitalo FINLAND
16.00
Conventional microkeratomes
D. Lebuisson FRANCE
16.15
Flap complications
J. Krumeich GERMANY
16.30
Femtosecond laser assisted flap creation
J. Talamo USA
16.45
Epithelial flaps with the Epi-LASIK
V. Katsanevaki
GREECE
17.00
Corneal permeability after PRK
M. J. Tassignon
BELGIUM
17.15
Corneal biomechanics
C. Roberts
USA
17.30
Discussion  
     

SUNDAY 6TH FEBRUARY

11.00 – 13.00  
NEW APPROACHES FOR CORNEAL REMODELLING FOR REFRACTIVE SURGERY
 

Chairpersons:
J. Alió SPAIN, P. Vinciguerra ITALY

11.00

Is corneal remodelling possible?
C. Lohmann GERMANY

11.15
Collagen cross-linking as a new approach for corneal debilitating disease
T. Seiler
SWITZERLAND
11.30
Corneal remodelling with the Ferrara rings
P. Ferrara
BRAZIL
11.45
Corneal remodelling with INTACS
M. Swanson
USA
12.00
Long-term results in corneal remodelling in keratoconus with intracorneal synthetic material
J. Colin
FRANCE
12.15
Corneal remodelling with excimer laser surgery
M. Knorz
GERMANY
12.30
High technology approach for corneal remodelling in irregular astigmatism
G. Alessio
ITALY
12.45
Discussion