KPro Summit
at the 33rd Biennial Cornea Conference
October 3, 2024 I Champalimaud Centre I Lisbon, Portugal
CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS
Thomas H. Dohlman, MD
Medical Director, Boston Keratoprosthesis Program, Mass Eye and Ear
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School
Eleftherios Paschalis Ilios, PhD
Director, Boston Keratoprosthesis Research, Development, and Regulatory Affairs, Mass Eye and Ear Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School
KPro Summit at the 33rd Cornea Biennial Conference
PROGRAM - Thursday, October 3, 2024
11:30 AM–12:00 PM
12:00 PM
ARRIVAL & REGISTRATION
Welcome and Introduction
Thomas Dohlman, MD / Eleftherios Paschalis, PhD - Harvard Medical School
SESSION 1 - PATIENT SELECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF COMPLICATIONS
Moderator: Geetha Iyer, MBBS BREAK 1:50-2:10 PM
The Use of the Boston Type I Keratoprosthesis as the Primary Penetrating Corneal Procedure
Anthony Aldave, MD - University of California Los Angeles
Discussion 12:15 PM
Patient Selection and Surgical Approach
Sadeer Hannush, MD - Thomas Jefferson University
Discussion 12:30 PM
Experience With Boston Keratoprosthesis in Brazil
Lauro Augusto de Oliveira, MD - Federal University of São Paulo - UNIFESP – Brazil
Discussion 12:45 PM
12:05 PM 12:20 PM 12:35 PM 12:50 PM 1:05 PM 1:15 PM 1:20 PM 1:35 PM
Navigating Melt and Extrusion, a Journey Through a 100 KPro
Nancy al Raqqad, MBBS - Jordanian Royal Medical Services
Discussion 1:00 PM
Our Experience With Boston KPro Type 2: Surgical Tips, Follow Up and Complications
Jaime Etxebarria, MD - Cruces University Hospital
Discussion
Keratoprosthesis Surgery: The Classics and the Hybrid
Maria Fideliz De la Paz, MD PhD - Oftalvist Clinic Barcelona
Discussion 1:30 PM
The Auro Keratoprosthesis
Swapna Shanbhag, MBBS, MS - LV Prasad Eye Institute
Discussion 1:45 PM
SESSION 2 - A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH
Moderator: Jose de la Cruz, MD
2:10 PM Putting the Puzzle Together: A Multiservice Approach to Keratoprosthesis Patients
Julie Schallhorn, MD, MS - University of California San Francisco
Discussion 2:20 PM
SESSION 2 - A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH (Continued)
2:25 PM
The OOKP in a Nutshell
Christopher Liu, OBE, PhD - Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Discussion 2:35 PM
Falcinelli’s MOOKP: 50-Year Experience From 1973 to 2023
2:40 PM
Paolo Colliardo, MD - Osteoodontokeratoprosthesis Foundation
Discussion 2:50 PM
Pros and Cons of Keratoprosthesis Development in the Non-Profit Setting
James Chodosh, MD, MPH - University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Discussion 3:05 PM
Glaucoma in Keratoprosthesis - Clinical Management and Research
Lucy Shen, MD - Harvard Medical School
Discussion 3:20 PM
2:55 PM 3:10 PM 3:25 PM
Retisert as Adjunctive Therapy With Keratoprosthesis Implantation
Jay Stewart, MD - University of California San Francisco
Discussion 3:35 PM
Vitrectomy in KPRO Patients
Demetrios Vavvas, MD, PhD - Harvard Medical School
Claes Henrik Dohlman, MD PhD – Paradigm Surgical Innovator
James Chodosh, MD, MPH - University of New Mexico School of Medicine 4:15 PM
SESSION 3 - UNMET NEEDS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
Moderator: James Chodosh, MD, MPH
Early Experience With the Corneat Keratoprosthesis
4:35 PM 4:50 PM
Alfonso Iovieno, MD, PhD - University of British Columbia
Discussion 4:45 PM
Prognostic Significance of Flexibility and Bioadhesion at Optic-Device Joint Esen Akpek, MD - Johns Hopkins University
Discussion 5:00 PM
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KPro Summit at the 33rd Cornea Biennial Conference
PROGRAM - Thursday, October 3, 2024 (Continued)
SESSION 3 - UNMET NEEDS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS (Continued)
Modified MICOF and MIOK Keratoprosthesis Implantation with Autologous Auricular Cartilage Reinforcement
Liqiang Wang, MD, PhD - The Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital
Discussion 5:15 PM
Boston Keratoprosthesis: Is There a Role for Biologics?
Maria Soledad Cortina, MD - University of Illinois College of Medicine
Discussion 5:30 PM
5:05 PM 5:20 PM 5:35 PM 5:45 PM 5:50 PM
6:00PM
6:05 PM
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Improving KPro Outcomes Worldwide: Need for Better Bio-Integration and Collaboration
Sayan Basu, MD, PhD - LV Prasad Eye Institute
Discussion
Boston Keratoprosthesis: Meeting a Global Need While “Minding the Gap”
Roberto Pineda, MD - Harvard Medical School
Discussion
PANEL DISCUSSION
Moderators: Thomas Dohlman, MD / Eleftherios Paschalis, PhD
Anthony Aldave, MD - University of California Los Angeles
James Chodosh, MD, MPH - University of New Mexico
Jose de la Cruz, MD - University of Illinois Chicago
Geetha Iyer, MBBS - CODE Eye Care
Lucy Shen, MD - Harvard Medical School
Demetrios Vavvas, MD, PhD - Harvard Medical School
6:35 PM
6:45-6:50 PM
7:30-10:00 PM
Closing Remarks
Thomas Dohlman, MD / Eleftherios Paschalis, PhD - Harvard Medical School
GROUP PHOTO
SPEAKER DINNER AT DARWIN’S CAFÉ (By invitation Only)
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