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Refractive Surgery Didactic Course
Cost: €250
The Refractive Surgery Didactic Course gives an overview of various techniques currently available and covers the established
techniques in detail. Participants will receive a certificate of attendance for completing the course and a CD-ROM of the course
presentations. Surgical skills training courses on refractive procedures will also take place during the Meeting.
You must be registered for the Meeting in order to participate in this course.
| PART 1 |
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08.00 |
J.T. Holladay USA
Corneal topography and IOL power calculation |
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08.25 |
D.S. Siganos GREECE
Patient selection and preoperative preparation |
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08.40 |
T. Kohnen GERMANY
Incisional and coagulative corneal procedures:
Principles, technique and results |
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08.50 |
G. Kymionis GREECE
Lasers in refractive surgery |
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09.05 |
J. Krumeich GERMANY
Overview of microkeratomes |
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09.25 |
M.C. Knorz GERMANY
LASIK - surgical technique |
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09.45 |
BREAK |
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10.05 |
T. Seiler SWITZERLAND
Surface Ablation Techniques (SATs):
Surgical technique |
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10.25 |
D. Epstein SWITZERLAND
Results of corneal refractive surgery |
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10.45 |
J. Colin FRANCE
Intrastromal corneal implants |
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10.55 |
A. Marinho PORTUGAL
Overview of phakic IOLs |
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11.15 |
E. Rosen UK
Refractive Lens Exchange |
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11.35 |
M.C. Knorz GERMANY
Overview presentation |
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11.45 |
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS |
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12.30 |
BREAK |
| PART 2 |
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13.30 |
C. Roberts USA
Quality of vision evaluation |
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13.50 |
C. Roberts USA
Biomechanics of the cornea |
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14.10 |
J.L. Güell SPAIN
Refractive reoperations and enhancements |
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14.30 |
J.L. Alió SPAIN
Customised ablational procedures |
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14.45 |
BREAK |
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15.05 |
M.C. Knorz GERMANY
Non-optical complications of LASIK and
corneal surgery |
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15.30 |
V. Katsanevaki GREECE
Optical complications of refractive surgery |
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15.45 |
D.S. Siganos GREECE
Presbyopia |
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16.05 |
A. Marinho PORTUGAL
Complications of phakic IOLs |
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16.25 |
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS |
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17.00 |
END OF COURSE |
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