FRI DAY
15 FEBRUARY
14.00 – 15.00
14.30 – 17.00
mOD ERATED POSTER S ESSI O N
CATARACT SURGERY D I DACTIC COURS E
Cataract Poster Area, Level -1 Moderators: 14.00
14.08
14.16
S. Morselli ITALY A. Toso ITALY
N. Ventura Abreu, J. Martinez-de-la-Casa, J. Curbelo, L. Morales-Fernandez, S. Garcia-Caride, J. Garcia-Feijoo SPAIN Kahook Dual Blade: comparison of safety and efficacy of combined cataract plus ab-interno trabeculectomy vs cataract alone I. Tzamichas, A. Papazacharia, C. Keskini, E. Karasavvidou, C. Kampos, D. Balatsoukas GREECE Scleral fixation of dislocated 1-piece IOL without IOL explantation or intrascleral sutureless 3-piece IOL fixation: making the right surgical decision P. Gartaganis, S. Gartaganis, P. Natsi, S. Alimisi, P. Koutsoukos GREECE Understanding delimited calcification of hydrophilic intraocular lenses associated with intraocular air or gas
14.24
V. Diakonis, R. Weinstock GREECE Heads up cataract surgery: complication rates, surgical duration and comparison with traditional microscopes
14.32
H. Arzoallxhiu, N. Polloshka-Arzoallxhiu, H. Gashi, I. Jurik KOSOVO Postoperative ptosis following cataract surgery
14.40
C. Oliveira-Ferreira, S. Perestrelo, J. Tavares-Ferreira, P. Freitas-Costa, J. Macedo, F. Falcão-Reis PORTUGAL Surgically-induced astigmatism in cataract surgery: resident trainees vs staff surgeons
EBO Accredited (see page 34)
Part 1 Hall Skalkotas Chairpersons: R. Packard UK P. Rosen UK
In the Beginning: Learning to Learn…. 14.30 At the start: surgical simulation 14.45 A. Prinz AUSTRIA What do I want from my trainer
Efficient Cataract Surgery
15.00
P. Rosen UK - Preoperative assessment - Patient flow - Organising the operating room - Setting up the microscope
Biometry: Precision in IOL Calculations
15.15
D. Sculfor UK - Principles - Technology - Formulae and pattern recognition calculators - Hill-RBF calculator - The importance of the ocular surface - Post refractive surgery calculations
Incisions: Creating the Perfect Wound
15.40
14.48 Discussion
O. Muftuoglu TURKEY - Temporal vs superior - Corneal vs scleral - LRI and AKs for astigmatism - Knife technology
15.00
Viscoelastics: Creating Space - Protecting Tissue
15.55
V. Katsanevaki GREECE
End of session
The Capsule
16.10
A. Crnej SLOVENIA, V. Pfeifer SLOVENIA - Anatomical considerations - Use of needle and forceps - Staining - Tear out recovery - Newer methods of creating a capsulotomy: Zepto and CapsuLaser - Posterior capsulorhexis - Management of PCO including YAG laser surgery
New Age Phaco Dynamics
16.30
R. Packard UK - Physics - Pump mechanisms - Tip technology - Power and delivery
17.00
End of session
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