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SICSSOCongress - AIM Group International
XV SICSSO Congress The International Congress of the Italian Society Stem Cells and Ocular Surface NEWS: this year DMEK Caserta, Italy 23-25 June 2016 Hotel Plaza Caserta ADVANCED PROGRAM www.sicsso.org/congresso2016 CONGRESS PRESENTATION We decided to give the XV SICSSO Congress edition a title: “News: this year DMEK”. Besides the keynote lectures presented by some of the main opinion leaders of our field, this year the program will be focused on live surgery sessions and debates. The aim is to give the opportunity to Surgeons and Chairs to share and discuss their experience in the operating room with the audience. As for the past editions, SICSSO will recognize two colleagues who distinguished themselves in the study of corneal and ocular surface diseases: we will have the honor to award Dr. Francis Price and Prof. Jorg H. Krumeich with 2016 SICSSO Medal Lecture. We are also pleased to confirm and renew the cooperation established with the London Moorfields Eye Hospital, one of the major and prestigious hospital for the eye care in Europe, which has awarded SICSSO with a 1 or 2 week observership to be offered to a young ophthalmologist (provided he/she is under 40): SICSSO will give this opportunity to the winner of the best oral communication, together with a grant of 1.000 euros to support travel and stay expenses. Thank also to the Institute de Microcirurgia Ocular in Barcelona that will give a chance to an ophthalmology resident with a best scientific poster to win 1 or 2 week observership together with a grant of 1.000 euros to support travel and stay expenses. And Clinica degli Occhi Sarnicola in Grosseto (Italy) that will give the opportunity to an ophthalmology resident with a best original poster to win 1 or 2 week observership together with a grant of 500 euros to support travel and stay expenses. Looking forward to welcoming you in Caserta, Vincenzo Sarnicola 2 Anche quest’anno abbiamo voluto dare un tema alla XV edizione del congresso internazionale della SICSSO, intitolandola “News: this year DMEK”. Accanto alle letture magistrali assegnate ad alcuni tra i principali opinion leader del nostro settore, quest’anno il programma sarà focalizzato sulla live surgery e relativi dibattiti. L’obiettivo è di dare la possibilità ai Chirurghi e Moderatori di condividere e discutere le proprie esperienze in sala operatoria con l’audience. Come per le edizioni passate, SICSSO premierà due personaggi che si sono distinti a livello mondiale in ambito corneale e di superficie oculare: avremo quindi l’onore di assegnare le Medal Lecture 2016 al Dr. Francis Price e al Prof. Jorg H. Krumeich. Siamo molto contenti di confermare e rinnovare la collaborazione con il Moorfields Eye Hospital di Londra, il rinomato ospedale oftalmico tra i più grandi d’Europa, che ha messo a disposizione della SICSSO una observership di 1 o 2 settimane. Offriremo quest’opportunità, supportata da un contributo per spese di viaggio e soggiorno di 1.000 euro, al vincitore della migliore comunicazione orale, purché abbia meno di 40 anni. Un grazie anche all’Institute de Microcirurgia Ocular di Barcellona che darà la possibilità ad un oftalmologo specializzando (premiato per il miglior poster scientifico) di passare 1 o 2 settimane presso la struttura con un contributo di 1.000 euro per sostenere le spese di viaggio e soggiorno. E alla Clinica degli Occhi Sarnicola di Grosseto che potrà ospitare un oftalmologo specializzando (premiato per il miglior poster originale) 1 o 2 settimane presso la struttura con un contributo di 500 euro. Vi aspettiamo a Caserta, Vincenzo Sarnicola 3 S.I.C.S.S.O. BOARD S.I.C.S.S.O. and CONGRESS PRESIDENT Vincenzo Sarnicola S.I.C.S.S.O. Board Vincenzo Sarnicola Giovanni Alessio Giorgio Marchini Vincenzo Maurino Rita Mencucci Alberto Montericcio Alessandro Mularoni Mario Nubile Local Scientific Committee Coordinator: Ferninando Romano Members: Alfonso La Banca, Vincenzo Rao Local Organizer Domenico Marotta Scientific Secretariat Caterina Sarnicola Enrica Sarnicola 4 GENERAL INFORMATION Organizing Secretariat AIM Group International – Milan office Via G. Ripamonti, 129 – 20141 Milan, Italy Ph. 02 56601.1 – Fax 02 70048578 Email. [email protected] Congress venue and location HOTEL PLAZA CASERTA Viale Lamberti – 81100 Caserta, Italy Ph. 0823 523001 www.plazacaserta.com 5 How to reach Caserta By Plane Naples airport – Capodichino – is the nearest airport to Caserta (approx 30 Km). Daily flights connect Naples to Rome and Milan. Naples is also connected to the international airports of London, Paris, Berlin and other important European cities: Vienna, Colonia, Monaco, Geneva, Zurich. Regular bus service Alibus connects Capodichino with Naples railway station in Piazza Garibaldi http://www.aeroportodinapoli.it/info-andservices/transport, where a regional train can be taken to reach Caserta Suburban bus ATC connects Capodichino directly with Caserta http:// www.aeroportodinapoli.it/info-and-services/transport Taxi service from Naples airport to Congress Venue costs approx. € 50-60. Napoli Radio Taxi – Ph. 081 5560202 By Train Naples Central Railway Station is served by the high speed Frecciarossa trains; from Naples, regional trains run every day frequently to/from Caserta (travel takes approx 40 minutes). Caserta station is closed to the Congress Venue (approx 10 minutes). A taxi costs approx. € 10. Caserta Taxi – Ph. 345 6894205 By Car From Roma: exit Caserta North highway A1 ( Milano – Napoli) From Napoli: highway i A1/E45 to SS87 exit Caserta Sud-Marcianise From Salerno: highway A30 (Caserta – Salerno) From Bari: highway a 16 (Napoli – Bari), near Nola change for A30 (Caserta – Salerno) dir. north (Roma) 6 Consigliamo di arrivare a Caserta via treno. Raggiungere Caserta: ci sono collegamenti Trenitalia Alta Velocità direttamente sulla stazione di Caserta. Una volta giunti alla stazione, potrete raggiungere comodamente la sede congressuale con un taxi (costo approssimativo di € 10). Registration fees (VAT 22% included) – Quote d’iscrizione (iva inclusa) Ophtalmologist / Oculisti Orthoptist / Ortottisti Resident / Specializzando € 366,00 € 61,00 € 61,00 Lunches and coffee breaks are not included in the congress fee. A bar will be available at the congress venue. Lunch ticket on 24 June can be bought equal to € 25,00 VAT included. I pranzi e i coffee break non sono inclusi nella quota d’iscrizione, ma è possibile acquistare i coupon per un light lunch del 24 giugno al costo di € 25,00 cad (IVA inclusa). Un bar a pagamento sarà disponibile presso la sede congressuale. Register online through the Congress website For hotel reservation please contact the Organizing Secretariat: [email protected] 7 WET LABs The organization of wet labs has always registered a great success in the past editions of the SICSSO congress: that is why we are again offering surgeons the opportunity to train using corneal tissues made available from eye banks. Wet labs have a duration of 1 hour; 9-10 participants are allowed per session, as this is the availability of microscopes. Teacher’s surgery will be shown through a camera set on his microscope. Participation cost (to be added to the congress registration): € 150,00 VAT included Dopo i successi riscontrati negli anni precedenti, anche questo anno la S.I.C.S.S.O. propone i wet lab avvalendosi dei tessuti di scarto provenienti dalle banche degli occhi. La possibilità di esercitarsi su tessuti di scarto delle banche consente un apprendimento più reale delle nuove tecniche della chirurgia della cornea e della superficie oculare. I corsi, della durata di un’ora, prevedono 9 o 10 partecipanti, che utilizzeranno microscopi da tavolo. Il docente effettuerà la chirurgia con un microscopio provvisto di telecamera. Costo di partecipazione (da aggiungere alla quota d’iscrizione al congresso): € 150,00 IVA inclusa 8 INSTRUCTORS/ISTRUTTORI R. Fogla W.B. Lee G. Marchini V. Maurino M. Nubile M. Terry CONGRESS PARTY The SICSSO Party will take place on Friday 24 June. LA REGGIA DI CASERTA The Royal Palace of Caserta, is a historic residence, belonged to the royal house of the Bourbons of Naples, declared World Heritage by UNESCO. The Royal Palace is located in the heart of Caserta, it is surrounded by a large park in which we can identify two areas: the Italian garden, where there are several fountains and the famous Great Waterfall, and the landscaped garden, characterized by beautiful forests. Join us for a nice informal gathering, among friends wishing to share the pleasure for nice music and good local cuisine. Participation cost: € 60,00 (VAT included) 9 La Reggia di Caserta è una dimora storica, apparteneva alla casa reale dei Borbone di Napoli, dichiarato Patrimonio dell’Umanità dall’UNESCO. Questo meraviglioso Palazzo è grande impatto per la sua storia. Si trova nel cuore di Caserta, è circondata da un ampio parco in cui possiamo individuare due aree: il giardino italiano, dove ci sono diverse fontane e il famoso Grande Cascata, e il giardino paesaggistico, caratterizzato da splendide foreste. Non mancate! Costo di partecipazione: € 60,00 (IVA inclusa) 10 2016 MEDAL LECTURES FRANCIS PRICE, M.D. Francis Price, Jr. MD is the founder and president of Price Vision Group and the Cornea Research Foundation of America. He is an internationally recognized ophthalmic surgeon and recipient of the Senior Achievement Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Barraquer Award from the International Society of Refractive Surgery. He has authored over 200 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters and been principal investigator of more than 100 clinical studies of ophthalmic devices, medications and surgical techniques. He is also an inventor and holds several patents for ophthalmic devices. Dr. Price is a graduate of Indiana University Medical School and completed a fellowship in cornea and external disease at Tulane University. He has been active in developing and teaching endothelial keratoplasty techniques to hundreds of surgeons from around the world in intensive 2-day courses offered in Indianapolis, IN. 11 KRUMEICH JORG H. Dr. Jorg H. Krumeich is a Research, Development, R&D specialized in Corneal surgery, refractive surgery, Cataract and Glaucoma & cosmetic surgery. He works in the Clinic Krumeich, Bochum in Germany. 12 PROGRAM SCHEDULE Advanced Program updated to February 9, 2016 THURSDAY, 23 JUNE TIME ROOM LEONARDO DA VINCI 1+2 ROOM FERMI INNOVATIONS WET LAB 13.45-14.00 SICSSO MEETING OPENING 15.00-17.00 IMMUNOLOGY CLINICAL CASE PRESENTATION 14.00-15.00 17.00-19.00 19.00-19.45 TIME 8.30 - 9.15 9.15 - 11.15 11.15 - 11.30 11.30 - 13.30 13.30 - 15.00 YOUNG ITALIAN OPHTHALMOLOGY (GOI) ROOM LEONARDO DA VINCI 1+2 INNOVATIONS LECTURES 17.00 - 18.00 TIME ROOM LEONARDO DA VINCI 1+2 11.45-13.10 13.10-13.30 ROOM FERMI ROOM VOLTA WET LAB Live surgery M. TERRY SICSSO MEDAL LECTURES INNOVATIONS KERATOCONUS AND CROSSLINKING CLINICAL CASE PRESENTATION EK CLINICAL CASE PRESENTATION BEST ORAL AND BEST POSTER AWARD OPERATING ROOM Live surgery V. SARNICOLA, V. GALAN LUNCH DALK CLINICAL CASE PRESENTATION 09.45-11.45 FRIDAY, 24 JUNE BREAK 16.15 - 17.00 08.15-09.45 Live surgery V. MAURINO INFECTIONS CLINICAL CASE PRESENTATION SURGEONS AND EYE BANK OPERATING ROOM Streaming live surgery G. MELLES OCULAR SURFACE CLINICAL CASE PRESENTATION 15.00 - 15.30 15.30 - 16.15 ROOM VOLTA NURSE SESSION Live surgery A. CAPOROSSI SATURDAY, 25 JUNE ROOM FERMI WET LAB ROOM VOLTA OPERATING ROOM Live surgery R. FOGLA Live surgery G. ALESSIO SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM Simultaneous translation English-Italian available THURSDAY, 23 JUNE 13.45-14.00 SICSSO MEETING OPENING 14.00-15.00 INNOVATIONS PRESIDENT: V. Rao (Caserta) PANEL: C. Cagini (Perugia), E. Cantera (Roma), V. Petitti (Roma) NEW “FOUR HANDS” CORNEAL NEUROTIZATION TECHNIQUE IN THE TREATMENT OF IATROGENIC PARALYSIS OF THE FACIAL NERVE WITH INVOLVEMENT OF THE OPHTHALMIC NERVE: A CASE REPORT C. Menicacci, P. Gennaro, Fl. Menicacci, S.A. Bagaglia, F. Menicacci (Siena) DIFFERENT CHALLENGING STRATEGIES FOR TREATMENT OF OCULAR GVHD E.R. Antoniazzi, S. Pezzotta, P.E. Bianchi (Pavia) A SINGLE-CENTER PHASE II STUDY OF TOPICAL APPLICATION OF PATLET-DERIVED EYE DROPS FOR PATIENTS WITH OCULAR CHRONIC GRAFT-VERSUS-HOST DISEASE M. Astori, D. Dolcino, L. Mazzucco, R. Guaschino, F. Zallio, M. Pini, F. Monaco, M. Ladetto (Alessandria) PTK FOR FISH EYE DISEASE CORNEAL DISTROPHY F. Franco, A. Miele, S. Frosini (Firenze) 14 MANAGEMENT OF PERSISTENT EPITHELIAL DEFECT AFTER CORNEAL CROSS-LINKING (CXL) PLUS PROCEDURE, USING A NEW MATRIX THERAPY AGENT (RGTA): A CASE REPORT G. Mulè, C. Mazzola, M. Mazzola (Trento) ANGIOGRAPHIC AND IN-VIVO CONFOCAL MICROSCOPIC CHARACTERIZATION OF GIANT PAPILLAE IN CHRONIC ALLERGIC KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS - A PILOT STUDY B. Steger (Austria), V. Romano (UK), S. Kaye (UK) DISCUSSION 15.00-17.00 IMMUNOLOGY and LIVE SURGERY PRESIDENT: M. Nubile (Chieti-Pescara) PANEL: K. Colby (USA), H. Dua (UK), C.E. Willoughby (UK) LIVE SURGERY in streaming from Rotterdam DMEK (PRE-STRIPPED TISSUE) G. Melles (The Netherlands) IMMUNOLOGY LECTURES UNDERSTANDING IMMUNOLOGICAL RESPONSES TO CORNEAL AND STEM CELLS TRANSPLANT V. Perez (USA) GVHD V. Sarnicola (Grosseto) 15 STEVEN JHONSON SYNDROME P. Neri (Ancona) OCULAR PEMPHIGOID W.B. Lee (USA) CLINICAL CASE PRESENTATION DISCUSSION 17.00-19.00 OCULAR SURFACE and LIVE SURGERY PRESIDENT: A. Mularoni (San Marino) PANEL: A. Caporossi (Roma), A. Galan (Padova), O. Gallo (Napoli), P. Perri (Ferrara) LIVE SURGERY DMEK (NOT PRE-STRIPPED TISSUE) V. Maurino (UK) OCULAR SURFACE LECTURES MANAGEMENT OF OCULAR SURFACE DISEASES: THE CONCEPT OF OCULAR SURFACE SYSTEM M. Rolando (Genova) YIELD AND VIABILITY OF HUMAN LIMBAL STEM CELLS FROM FRESH AND STORED TISSUE S. Kaye (UK) 16 THERAPEUTIC CRITERIA FOR OCULAR SURFACE DISORDERS P. Aragona (Messina) THE ROLE OF EYELIDS IN OCULAR SURFACE E. Polito (Siena) CONTROVERSIES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF OCULAR SURFACE TUMORS K. Colby (USA) DEVELOPING MOLECULAR THERAPIES FOR INHERITED LIMBAL STEM CELL FAILURE C.E. Willoughby (UK) PTERYGIUM SURGERY: THE WINGS OF CHANGE J. Suvira (India) CLINICAL CASE PRESENTATION DISCUSSION 17 19.00-19.45 CLINICAL CASES PRESENTED BY YOUNG ITALIAN OPHTHALMOLOGIST (GOI) PRESIDENT: M. Nardi (Pisa) PANEL: J. Guell (Spain), J.S. Metha (Singapore) DSAEK AND EPITHELIAL DOWNGROWTH INTRACAMERAL 5-FLUOROURACIL R. Leaci (Parma) TREATED WITH HERPETIC KERATITIS COMPLICATED BY FUNGAL INFECTION E. Bonacci (Verona) TEMPORARY KERATOPROSTHESIS IN BIRDSHOT OPEN GLOBE TRAUMA M. Forlini (Parma) TOUGH CASE IN PEDIATRIC PATIENT S. Visentin (San Donà di Piave) HERPETIC KERATITIS AFTER CLX IN CORNEAL ABSCESS REFRACTORY TO MEDICAL TREATMENT M. Pulvirenti (Palermo), S. Zagari (Catania) CXL-PLUS CASE REPORT: IMPROVING CORNEAL GEOMETRY IN ECCENTRIC KERATOCONUS BY MINIMALLY INVASIVE COMBINED LASER PROCEDURE M. Rechichi (Catanzaro) DISCUSSION 18 FRIDAY, 24 JUNE 08.30-09.15 INNOVATIONS PRESIDENT: A. Montericcio (Trapani) PANEL: B. Billi (Roma), L. Buzzonetti (Roma), F. Passani (Carrara) DALK IN SPECIAL CASES S. Coscarelli (Brazil) IN VIVO CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND FOLLOWUP OF FUNGAL KERATITIS E. Pedrotti, M. Passilongo, E. Bruni, S. Ficial, A. Fasolo, G. Marchini (Verona) DUA LAYER MICROSCOPY ANALYSIS IN PEDIATRIC PATIENT L. Buzzonetti (Roma) INTRASTROMAL KERATOPLASTY DEGENERATION M. Balidis (Greece) FOR PELLUCID MARGINAL ONE-STEP VS TWO-STEPS FEMTO-LASIK PROCEDURE TO MANAGE POST-PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY ASTIGMATISM AND REFRACTIVE ERRORS: 3 YEARS FOLLOW-UP L. Mosca, S. Luceri, L. Guccione, O. Caporossi, M.E. Toro, A. Caporossi (Roma) DISCUSSION 19 09.15-11.15 LECTURES and LIVE SURGERY PRESIDENT: G. Alessio (Bari) PANEL: P. Aragona (Messina), R. Barraquer (Spain), G. Cusati (Benevento), G. Greco (Siena), F. Montrone (Bari), V. Perez (USA) LIVE SURGERY ONE DONOR TWO TRANSPLANT (DMEK AND DALK: PRE-STRIPPED TISSUE) V. Sarnicola (Grosseto), A. Galan (Padova) LECTURES MANAGEMENT OF LATE CORNEAL ECTASIA FOLLOWING PK IN KERATOCONUS CASES E. Malbran (Argentina) CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS OF CORNEAL GENETICS DISEASES F. Simonelli (Napoli) ADVANCED ASOCT IMAGING J.S. Metha (Singapore) CORNEAL IMAGING UP TO DATE N. Rosa (Salerno) RAMAN EFFECT AND ACHANTAMOEBA INFECTION A. Del Prete, G. Cennamo (Napoli) 20 IS DONOR DIABETES KERATOPLASTY M.O. Price (USA) A CONCERN WITH ENDOTHELIAL GLAUCOMA IN KERATOPLASTY: WHAT IS CHANGED WITH LAMELLAR TECNIQUES? G. Marchini (Verona) DISCUSSION 11.15-11.30 BREAK 11.30-13.30 INFECTIONS and LIVE SURGERY PRESIDENT: R. Mencucci (Firenze) PANEL: E. Cantera (Roma), L. Cerulli (Roma), D. De Freitas (Brazil), M. Rolando (Genova) LIVE SURGERY DMEK (PRE-STRIPPED TISSUE) M. Terry (USA) INFECTIONS LECTURES MANAGEMENT OF MICROBIC CORNEAL INFECTIONS E. Tu (USA) MANAGEMENT OF ANTERIOR SEGMENT HERPES DISEASE C. Rapuano (USA) 21 MANAGEMENT OF ACANTHAMOEBA CORNEAL INFECTIONS F. Sabatino (Roma) NGS-TEST: SHOULD METAGENOMIC HELP US IN INFECTIONS? D. Borroni (Grosseto, Lettonia) BIOAVAILABILITY AND ANTIMICROBIC ACTIVITY OF THE TOPIC THERAPY: HOW TO CHOOSE THE BEST TREATMENT V. Sarnicola (Grosseto) CLINICAL CASE PRESENTATIONS DISCUSSION 13.30-15.00 LUNCH 15.00-15.30 SURGEONS AND EYE BANK PRESIDENT AND COORDINATOR: D. Ponzin (Mestre) PANEL: A. Caporossi (Roma), A. Galan (Padova), V. Orfeo (Napoli), A. Pocobelli (Roma), V. Sarnicola (Grosseto) ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION One tissue can be used for several transplants? How to deal with cost issues in private practice, private practice operating within the national health service, and public hospital of the national health service? 22 15.00-17.00 NURSE SESSION 15.30-16.15 SICSSO MEDAL LECTURES PRESIDENT: V. Sarnicola (Grosseto) BOARD: G. Alessio (Bari), G. Marchini (Verona), V. Maurino (UK), R. Mencucci (Firenze), A. Montericcio (Trapani), A. Mularoni (San Marino), M. Nubile (Chieti-Pescara) CHOOSING THE BEST PROCEDURE FOR ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION FRANCIS PRICE (USA) FEMTO CIRCULAR KERATOTOMY (FEMTO CKT) FOR KERATOCONUS I AND II JORG H. KRUMEICH (Germany) 16.15-18.00 DALK and LIVE SURGERY PRESIDENT: G. Marchini (Verona) PANEL: M.W. Belin (USA), J.H. Krumeich (Germany), E. Malbran (Argentina), M. Motta (Sorrento), M. Nardi (Pisa) 23 LIVE SURGERY DMEK (PRE-STRIPPED TISSUE) A. Caporossi (Roma) DALK LECTURES DALK INDICATIONS: JUST KERATOCONUS? R. Fogla (India) DALK FOR HYDROPS IN KERATOCONUS J.S. Metha (Singapore) PACHY-BUBBLE DALK - TECHNIQUE, RESULTS AND COMPLICATIONS R.C. Ghanem (Brazil) dDALK and pdDALK: NOMENCLATURE H. Dua (UK) RESULTS AND RULES, LAYERS AND DALK: RUPTURES MANAGEMENT V. Sarnicola (Grosseto) IS PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY DEAD? A DECISION PARADIGM FOR CORNEAL TRANSPLANT SURGERY M. Macsai (USA) CLINICAL CASE PRESENTATION DISCUSSION 18.30 GUIDED TOUR of “REGGIA DI CASERTA” 21.00 SICSSO PARTY 24 SATURDAY, 25 JUNE 08.15-09.45 INNOVATIONS PRESIDENT: F. Romano (Caserta) PANEL: C. Carbonara (Roma), A. Mocellin (Lecce), S. Savastano (Cassino) SLIDING KERATOPLASTY FOLLOWED BY TRANSEPITHELIAL IONTOPHORESIS COLLAGEN CROSS-LINKING FOR PELLUCID MARGINAL DEGENERATION L. Spadea (Roma), G. Maraone IN VIVO CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY DURING ACCELERATED CORNEAL CROSS LINKING FOR KERATOCONUS: STUDY AT TIME ZERO M. Passilongo, E. Pedrotti, S. Ficial, E. Bruni, A. Fasolo, G. Marchini (Verona) MANAGEMENT OF POST KERATOPLASTY ASTIGMATISM S. Coscarelli (Brazil) ANTERIOR CORNEAL SURFACE IRREGULARITY AFTER DSEK FOR BULLOUS KERATOPATHY L. Spadea (Roma), V. Santamaria IRRIGATING CANNULA FOR DMEK SURGERY F. Sabatino (Roma), E. Sarnicola (Siena), C. Sarnicola (Ferrara), V. Sarnicola (Grosseto) FUNCTIONAL RESULTS OF A PERSONAL TECHNIQUE FOR DMEK A. Caporossi, L. Mosca, L. Guccione, A. Villano (Roma) ENDOTHELIUM FLAPPED-IN VERSUS ENDOTHELIUM FLAPPED-OUT FOR DMEK TRANSPLANTATION V. Romano (UK), M.Parekh (Mestre), A. Ruzza (Mestre), S. Ahmad (UK), S. Ferrari (Mestre), S. Kaye (UK), D. Ponzin (Mestre) 25 DMEK IN CHALLENGING CASES - AFTER PK, APHAKIA AND AC LENSES R.C. Ghanem (Brazil) EK IN IRIDOCORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL SYNDROME J.S. Metha (Singapore) DISCUSSION 09.45-11.45 KERATOCONUS AND CROSSLINKING and LIVE SURGERY PRESIDENT: V. Sarnicola (Grosseto) PANEL: W.B. Lee (USA), L. Menabuoni (Firenze), F. Price (USA), D.H. Scorsetti (Argentina), E. Tu (USA) LIVE SURGERY DMEK (PRE-STRIPPED TISSUE) R. Fogla (India) KERATOCONUS AND CROSSLINKING LECTURES KERATOCONUS AND THERAPEUTIC CHOICE M.W. Belin (USA) CROSSLINKING IN KERATOCONUS C. Mazzotta (Siena) INTRASTROMAL RINGS FOR KERATOCONUS R. Barraquer (Spain) 26 CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY IN KERATOCONUS A. Mularoni (San Marino) USE OF TORIC IOLS IN KERATOCONUS R. Nuijts (The Netherlands) CLINICAL CASE PRESENTATION DISCUSSION 11.45-13.10 EK and LIVE SURGERY PRESIDENT: V. Maurino (UK) PANEL: C. Cagini (Perugia), G. Cusati (Benevento), R.C. Ghanem (Brazil), F. Price (USA), C. Rapuano (USA) LIVE SURGERY EK LECTURES DMEK (PRE-STRIPPED TISSUE) G. Alessio (Bari) THE DARK SIDE OF DMEK: COMPLICATIONS AND HOW TO AVOID THEM M. Terry (USA) RETHINKING FUCHS DYSTROPHY: CORNEAL CLEARANCE WITHOUT ENDOTHELIAL TRANSPLANTATION K. Colby (USA) 27 TOP TEN TRICKS TO A SUCCESSFUL DMEK SURGERY M. Macsai (USA) DSEK VS PK: 10 YEAR GRAFT SURVIVAL AND ENDOTHELIAL CELL LOSS M.O. Price (USA) A MULTICENTRE RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL OF CONVENTIONAL DSAEK VS ULTRATHIN DSAEK R. Nuijts (The Netherlands) DMEK TIPS AND TRICKS J. Guell (Spain) CLINICAL CASE PRESENTATION DISCUSSION 13.10-13.30 BEST ORAL and BEST POSTER AWARD Award Commission PANEL: V. Maurino (UK), V. Sarnicola (Grosseto), J. Guell (Spain) 28 CONGRESS FACULTY Alessio Giovanni, Bari ITALY Antoniazzi Elena Rosa, Pavia ITALY Aragona Pasquale, Messina ITALY Astori Mariarosa, Alessandria ITALY Balidis Miltos, Thessaloniki GREECE Barraquer Rafael, Barcellona SPAIN Belin Michael W., Albany USA Billi Bernardo, Roma ITALY Bonacci Erika, Verona ITALY Borroni Davide, Grosseto ITALY/LETTONIA Buzzonetti Luca, Roma ITALY Cagini Carlo, Perugia ITALY Cantera Emilia, Roma ITALY Caporossi Aldo, Roma ITALY Carbonara Claudio, Roma ITALY Cennamo Giovanni, Naples ITALY Cerulli Luciano, Roma ITALY Colby Kathryn, Chicago USA Coscarelli Sandro, Belo Horizonte BRAZIL Cusati Giorgio, Benevento ITALY De Freitas Denise, Sao Paolo BRAZIL Del Prete Antonio, Napoli ITALY Dua Harminder, Nottingham UNITED KINGDOM Fogla Rajesh, Hyderabad INDIA Forlini Matteo, Parma ITALY Franco Fabrizio, Firenze ITALY Galan Alessandro, Padova ITALY Gallo Otello, Napoli ITALY Ghanem Ramon Coral, Joinville BRAZIL 29 Greco Giuseppe, Siena ITALY Guell Jose, Barcelona SPAIN Kaye Stephen, Liverpool UNITED KINGDOM Krumeich Jorg H., Bochum GERMANY Leaci Rosachiara, Parma ITALY Lee William B., Atlanta USA Macsai Marian, Glenview USA Malbran Enrique, Buenos Aires ARGENTINA Marchini Giorgio, Verona ITALY Maurino Vincenzo, London UNITED KINGDOM Mazzotta Cosimo, Siena ITALY Melles Gerrit, Rotterdam THE NETHERLANDS Menabuoni Luca, Firenze ITALY Mencucci Rita, Firenze ITALY Menicacci Cristina, Siena ITALY Metha Jodhbir Singh, Singapore SINGAPORE Mocellin Antonio, Lecce ITALY Montericcio Alberto, Trapani ITALY Montrone Francesco, Bari ITALY Mosca Luigi, Roma ITALY Motta Mario, Sorrento ITALY Mularoni Alessandro, San Marino ITALY Mulè Giulio, Trento ITALY Nardi Marco, Pisa ITALY Neri Piergiorgio, Ancona ITALY Nubile Mario, Chieti-Pescara ITALY Nuijts Rudy, Maastricht THE NETHERLANDS Orfeo Vincenzo, Napoli ITALY Passani Franco, Carrara ITALY Passilongo Mattia, Verona ITALY 30 Pedrotti Emilio, Verona ITALY Perez Victor, Miami USA Perri Paolo, Ferrara ITALY Petitti Vincenzo, Roma ITALY Pocobelli Augusto, Roma ITALY Polito Ennio, Siena ITALY Ponzin Diego, Mestre ITALY Price Francis, Indianapolis USA Price Marianne O., Indianapolis USA Pulvirenti Manuela, Palermo ITALY Rao Vincenzo, Caserta ITALY Rapuano Christopher, Philadelphia USA Rechichi Miguel, Catanzaro ITALY Rolando Maurizio, Genova ITALY Romano Ferdinando, Caserta ITALY Romano Vito, Liverpool UNITED KINGDOM Rosa Nicola, Salerno ITALY Sabatino Francesco, Rome ITALY Sarnicola Vincenzo, Grosseto ITALY Savastano Silvio, Cassino ITALY Scorsetti Daniel H., Buenos Aires ARGENTINA Simonelli Francesca, Napoli ITALY Spadea Leopoldo, Roma ITALY Steger Bernhard, Innsbruck AUSTRIA Suvira Jain, Mumbai INDIA Terry Mark, Portland USA Tu Elmer, Chicago USA Visentin Silvia, San Donà di Piave ITALY Willoughby Colin E., Liverpool UNITED KINGDOM 31