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Thursday, September 17 2009                                 

08:30-10:45
Opening Remarks
Paolo Vinciguerra - Milano

Cross Linking I                                 

Chairs: Paolo Emilio Bianchi - Pavia, Fabio D'Arrigo – Palermo, Severino Fruscella – Roma, Michael Mrochen - Zurich (Switzerland), Eberhard Spörl – Dresda (Germany)

Elena Albè - Milano                             
Intra and postoperative Ocular Response Analyzer findings in keratoconic eyes having Cross Linking
                                                          
Damien Gatinel - Paris (France)                       
Corneal viscoelasticity of the earliest stages of keratoconus

David Taylor - Buffalo (USA)                    
Advanced ORA signal analysis for the detection of keratoconus

Paolo Vinciguerra - Milano                        
Modern patient selection in Cross Linking
                                                          
Eberhard Spörl - Dresda (Germany)              
Influence of age, disease, drugs, and on corneal biomechanics
                                                          
Eberhard Spörl - Dresda (Germany)              
Methods for in vivo control of Cross Linking effects
                                                          
Michael Mrochen - Zurich (Switzerland)               
Prediction of corneal shape changes based on preoperative clinical data
                                                          
Zisis Gatzioufas - Homburg (Germany)             
Thyroid and keratoconus
                                                          
Eberhard Spörl - Dresda (Germany)                     
High-dose cortisol and biomechanics of the cornea
                                                          
DISCUSSION    
                                                                                                         
10:45-11:15                  COFFEE BREAK
                                                          

11:15-13:30
Cross Linking II                    

Chairs: Perry Binder – San Diego (USA), Aldo Caporossi - Siena, Daniel Epstein - Zurich (Switzerland), Claudio Genisi - Treviso, Paolo Nucci - Milano, Leopoldo Spadea – L’Aquila                                             

                                                          
Elena Albè - Milano                    
Cross Linking in pediatric cases
                                                          
Aldo Caporossi - Siena                    
Trans-epithelial Cross Linking: the future
                      
Paolo Vinciguerra - Milano                  
Corneal expansion and collagen Cross Linking in post surgical ectasia
                                                          
Daniel Epstein - Zurich (Switzerland)                      
Long-term results of Cross Linking: clinical findings
                                                          
Paolo Vinciguerra - Milano              
Long-term results of Cross Linking: clinical findings
                                  
Michael Mrochen - Zurich (Switzerland)             
UV corneal Cross Linking – where are we?

Stefano Baiocchi - Siena                    
Pro epithelium removal
                                                          
Edoardo Stagni - Catania                  
New molecules for cornea Cross Linking
                                                          
Scipione Rossi - Roma                   
Cross Linking: results and complications
                                                          
Cosimo Mazzotta - Siena                
Confocal Laser Scanning microscopy in vivo: early and late modifications
                                                          
Alaa El-Danasoury - Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)            
Toric ICL in keratoconus
                                              
13.30                           LUNCH
                                  
14:30-16:40
Cross Linking III                              

Chairs: Giovanni Alessio - Bari, Francesco Carones - Milano, Alaa El-Danasoury – Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Guido Lesnoni - Roma, Antonio Scialdone – Segrate (MI)
                                                          
Alessandro Mularoni - Bologna       
Cross Linking and INTACS association: which is the right sequence?
                                                          
Michael Mrochen - Zurich (Switzerland)                 
UV corneal Cross Linking – risks and failures

Giovanni Alessio - Bari                  
PRK and Cross Linking
                                                          
Paolo Vinciguerra - Milano            
Simultaneous PTK and Cross Linking
                                                          
Michael W. Belin - Rensselaer (USA)          
The use of elevation topography in the evaluation of the refractive surgical patient
                                                          
Alaa El-Danasoury - Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)      
iDALK combining femtolaser trephination with Big Bubble DALK is the best for moderate & advanced keratoconus
                                                          
Eberhard Spörl - Dresda (Germany)                    
Pretreatment of donor corneas with UVA/Riboflavin to reduce rejection
                                                          
DISCUSSION    
                                                          
16.40                COFFEE BREAK                                    
           
           
17:10-18:10
Cross Linking IV        

Chairs: Pasquale Aragona - Messina,  Daniel Epstein - Zurich (Switzerland), Luigi Marino - Milano, Alessandro Mularoni – Bologna

Perry Binder - San Diego (USA)
Trial clinico FDA: stato dell'arte 
FDA Clinical trial update

Giorgio Paganoni - Milano          
Complications after collagen Cross Linking for keratoconus
                                                          
Pasquale Aragona - Messina            
Visual rehabilitation in ocular surface
                                                          
Stefano Barabino - San Remo (IM)                
Postoperative role of lacrimal substitutes in anterior segment surgery
                                                          
Paolo Vinciguerra - Milano            
Osmolarity of lacrimal film
                                                          
DISCUSSION    

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Venerdì 18 Settembre 2009                                     
Friday, September 18 2009 
                                                

8:30-10:40
Premium IOLs

Chairs: Roberto Bellocci - Verona, Nicola Orzatesi - Milano, Marco Nardi - Pisa, Roberto Ratiglia - Milano, Giorgio Tassinari - Bologna, Daniele Tognetto - Udine, Claudio Azzolini - Varese                                                 

Fabrizio Camesasca - Milano      
Zeiss Invent ZO aspheric IOL: long-term results of refractive and aberrometric analysis
                                                          
Damien Gatinel - Paris (France)               
Why do conventional IOL formulas fail in patients with previous corneal refractive surgery?

Luca Gualdi - Roma                    
Refractive stability after Acrysof toric implant: aberrometrical study
                                  
                                                          
Damien Gatinel - Paris (France)                        
Objective in vitro analysis of optical properties of mono and multifocal IOLs
                                                          
Daniel Epstein - Zurich (Switzerland)                  
Restore IOLs: long-term results
                                                          
Damien Gatinel - Paris (France)                
How to design a bifocal IOL: understanding the diffractive IOL technology

Roberto Bellucci - Verona          
Esperienza europea con la lente fachica Alcon Acrysof    
Alcon Acrysoft phakic IOL: European experience
                                                          
Rita Mencucci - Firenze              
Multi focal diffractive intraocular lenses in cataract surgery: reading performance and quality of life
                                                          

Daniele Tognetto - Udine         
Near, intermediate and far visual acuity in patients who underwent phaco and multifocal IOL implantation  with mix and match technique
                                                          
Scipione Rossi - Roma                
Aberrometry with CrystalensHD: preliminar results
                                                          
DISCUSSION    
                                                          
10:40                           COFFEE BREAK                                    
                                                                      

11:10-13:40
Refractive Surgery    
                                              

Chairs: Marco Azzolini - Monza, Damien Gatinel – Paris (France), Jack Holladay – Bellaire (USA), Scipione Rossi - Roma, Riccardo Sciacca - Catania          
                                              
Jack Holladay - Bellaire (USA)                        
Defining and understanding quality of vision using visual acuity, wavefront and contrast sensitivity
                                                          
Paolo Vinciguerra - Milano                  
PTK: challenging cases
                                                          
Jack Holladay - Bellaire (USA)                         
Optimized Prolate Ablations (OPA) using both wavefront and topography guided ablations
                                                          
Alaa El-Danasoury - Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)                
Optimized Prolate Ablation (OPA) with the Nidek platform vs conventional ablation – 1 year results
                                                          
Paolo Vinciguerra - Milano              
OPA: long-terms results
                                                          
Jack Holladay - Bellaire (USA)                      
Comparison of IntraLASIK with wavefront-optimized versus wavefront-guided excimer lasers
                                                          
Alaa El-Danasoury - Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)              
CATZ for highly irregular corneas after kerato-refractive surgery
                                                          
Michael Mrochen - Zurich (Switzerland)          
Corneal laser surgery with the wavelight platform
                                                          
Paolo Vinciguerra - Milano                
Corneal tomography up to date
                                                          
Antonio Calossi - Certaldo (FI)                    
Integration of Placido and Scheimpflug data
                                                          
Renzo Mattioli - Roma               
Topo-aberrometry with Keratron Onda
                                                          
DISCUSSION    
                                                          
13:40                           LUNCH

 

14:40-16:30   
Refractive Surgery
                                                 

Chairs: Giorgio Beltrame - San Donà di Piave (VE), Alessandro Franchini - Firenze,
Carlo Lovisolo – Milano, Simonetta Morselli - Verona, Vincenzo Orfeo - Napoli

Daniele Tognetto - Udine         
Functional results post surgical astigmatic correction during phacoemulsification: Acrysoft toric IOL implants vs relaxing limbal incision combined with Acrysoft Natural implants
                                                          
Edoardo Ligabue - Milano           
OPD-IOL Station in IOL implantation
                                                          
Jack Holladay - Bellaire (USA)                   
Epithelial ingrowth following LASIK – diagnosis and treatment
                                                          
Damien Gatinel - Paris (France)             
Wavefront made easy for clinicians: re-discovering the basics of aberrometry
                                                          
Luca Buzzonetti - San Giovanni Rotondo (FG)          
Customized topography guided retreatments with Flex Scan NIDEK CXIII algorithmus

Jack Holladay - Bellaire (USA)               
OPD SCAN AND STATION: combination wavefront, topography, keratometry, pupillometry and autorefractor ALL-IN-ONE
                                                          
DISCUSSION    
                                                          
16.30                           COFFEE BREAK

                                              

16:50-18:15
Femtosecond Laser  
                                                

Chairs: Perry Binder – San Diego (USA), Luca Buzzonetti – San Giovanni Rotondo (FG), Mauro Cassinerio – Gallarate (MI), Jack Holladay – Bellaire (USA), Osama Ibrahim – Alexandria (Egypt)

Leonardo Mastropasqua - Chieti
Chirurgia corneale con laser a femtosecondi: morfologia e vantaggi
Femtosecond laser-assisted corneal surgery: morphology and advantages
                                                          
Perry Binder - San Diego (USA)               
Current status of femtosecond lasers for ocular surgery
                                                          
Jack Holladay - Bellaire (USA)               
Comparison of femtosecond laser versus keratome in LASIK
                                                          
Osama Ibrahim - Alexandria (Egypt)             
All femto lasik using visumax: what have we learned?
                                                          
DISCUSSION    
                                                          
Closing remarks
Paolo Vinciguerra - Milano