Documentazione AIFA 2013 - Medicongress

VIDEOCATARATTAREFRATTIVA 2013
ABSTRACT DEI CONTENUTI
Il convegno costituisce un evento scientifico che si ripete annualmente da oltre 20 anni, i
cui campi di interesse sono rappresentati dalla patologia chirurgica del segmento anteriore
dell'occhio e dalla chirurgia corneale, eminentemente quella refrattiva. Il congresso è
articolato su due giornate in cui si alternano temi relativi ai due focus citati. Vengono
invitati costantemente speakers non italiani, con rilevanti curriculum in questi campi e
riconosciuti esperti internazionali.
Il programma di quest anno è incentrato in primis sulla tecnologia del laser a
femtosecondi, sia per la chirurgia della cornea che per quella della cataratta. La ricerca
clinica e tecnologica ha consentito nell’ultimo anno un ampio salto di qualità al laser a
femtosecondi, che sta iniziando un percorso di corrente applicazione clinica.
Nell’ambito del congresso si sviluppano sei sessioni di un'ora e mezza ciascuna di
collegamento continuo via satellite con centri chirurgici italiani ed europei. In ogni sessione
vengono presentati casi clinici di chirurgia in diretta corredati da presentazione del caso
clinico, scelta della tecnica chirurgica, discussione con l’aula. Questo importante impegno
organizzativo ha la finalità di mettere in contatto didattico i congressisti con i più avanzati
centri europei e realizzare un aggiornamento che sia nel contempo profondo ed attuale,
oltre che rendere l’audience parte di una comunità continentale.
Le sessioni di live surgery sono intercalate da sessioni di tavole rotonde dedicate a
specifiche patologie, complicazioni, materiali e devices, come le tecniche laser per la
DALK o cheratoplastica anteriore profonda, i miglioramenti alla tecnica di trapianto
endoteliale DSEK, gli impianti IOL pre-caricati.
Uno dei campi di crescente interesse e complessità tecnica è la correzione della
presbiopia tramite chirurgia corneale. Sono presentati gli aggiornamenti dei software
laser ed i risultati degli studi, con le diversificazioni di approccio tecnico, discusse
direttamente con gli speaker. L’ampliamento delle esperienze con lenti intraoculari
pseudofachiche bifocali e trifocali consente un confronto con la nota tecnologia diffrattiva.
Le tendenze più recenti per gli impianti secondari a fissazione sclerale stanno facendo
emergere l’efficacia delle lenti a fissazione iridea, maggiormente rapide da impiantare e
stabili nel tempo. Lo scambio di idee è oggetto di una specifica tavola rotonda.
Nel campo del cross linking, il trattamento standard del cheratocono evolutivo, la ricerca
di modalità di riduzione dei tempi di esecuzione, sta producendo nuove proposte
tecnologiche di aumento della densità di energia, oltre che della elettroforesi, ancora in
sperimentazione, con obiettivo protocolli di trattamento più rapidi.
L’insufficienza del film lacrimale è una para-patologia la cui diffusione è in crescita netta
negli ultimi anni e che interferisce sia con la qualità percepita della vita dei pazienti, sia
con la qualità della chirurgia. La diagnostica clinica ed i più recenti approcci al quadro
clinico sono presentati in uno specifico panel.
VIDEOCATARATTAREFRATTIVA 2013
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM AND SATELLITE EVENTS
Friday 18th October
8.30 – 10.30
Lectures and videopresentations
One year experience with Alcon Centurion - G. Scharioth
Active fluidics with the new Centurion Vision System - K. Tija
Round Table: Femtosecond DALK: how far is the Descemet ?
Femtosecond laser suture-free DALK - J. Hjordtal
Intra-OP OCT to enhance IOL power calculation - O. Findl
Round Table: defective tear film. Clinical diagnosis and treatment
before refractive surgery
10.00 – 10.30
Coffee break
10.30 – 12.00
Satellite Live Surgery from Verona Hospital (I)
Surgeons: J. Fernandez, G. Marchini, P. Stodulka
Moderator: R. Bellucci – President of ESCRS
12.00 – 13.00
Lectures and videopresentations
Intrepid IOL injection system delivery – K. Tija
Round Table: Refractive and Diffractive Multifocal IOLs
Modern trifocal IOL - M. Tomalla
13.00 -14.00
Lunch
14.00 – 15.30
Satellite Live Surgery from Augenzentrum of Koln (DE)
Surgeons: N. Koerber, B. Meyer
Moderators N. Koerber e B. Meyer
15.30 – 16.00
Coffee break
16.00 – 17.30
Satellite Live Surgery from IMO, Barcelona
Surgeons: D. Elies, J. Guell
Moderator: J Guell
17.30 – 18.30
Lectures and videopresentations
argomento Catalys: Femtosecondlaser of Optimedica – B. Dick
Femtosecond VICTUS (titolo da precisare) – M. Tomalla
RT: secondary IOL implant: scleral vs iris fixation
Intrascleral haptic fixation – pearls and pitfalls – G. Scharioth
optimize refractive outcome after DSAEK with phaco – J. Hjordtal
Saturday 19th October
8.30 – 9.30
Lectures and videopresentations
Effect of rhexis on IOL position – O. Findl
Laser cataract surgery in the presence of corneal ring – P. Stodulka
ReLEX SMILE: Small Incision Lenticule Extraction – J. Fernandez
09.30 – 11.00
Satellite Live Surgery from Padua Hospital (I)
Surgeons : B. Dick, L. Caretti, A. Galan, M. Tavolato
Moderatore: A. Galan
11.00 – 11.30
Coffee break
11.30 – 13.00
Satellite Live Surgery from CAMO-Centro Ambrosiano Oftalmico,
Milan (I)
Surgeons: L. Buratto, G. Scharioth, K. Tjia
Moderator: L. Buratto
13.00 – 14.00
Lunch
14.00 – 15.30
Satellite Live Surgery from Eye Clinic Svjetlost, Zagreb
Surgeons : M. Bohac, I. Dekaris, N. Gabric, R. Lazic
Moderator: N. Gabric
15.30 – 17.30
Lectures and videopresentations
Implantation of corneal presbyopic microlens – P. Stodulka
SUPRACOR: PresbyLASIK for Hyperopia and Myopia – J. Fernandez
Round Table: cornea presbyopia correction. Indications and Caveats
PROGRAMMA
VENERDI’ 18 OTTOBRE - MATTINA
Ore 8.30-10.00
Letture e/o Videoproiezioni di chirurgia rifrattiva registrata presso
chirurghi di fama internazionale con discussione
Un anno di esperienza con Alcon Centurion – G. Scharioth
Fluidica attiva con il nuovo Sitema Vision Centurion – K. Tjia
Tavola Rotonda: DALK con Femtosecondi: a che punto è la
Descemet? DALK sutura libera con Laser a femtosecondi – Hjordtal J.
OCT intra operatorio per aumentare la potenza di calcolo della IOL –
O. Findl
Tavola Rotonda: Film lacrimale difettoso. Diagnosi clinica e
trattamento prima della chirurgia refrattiva
Ore 10.00-10.30
Intervallo
Ore 10.30-12.00
Chirurgia in diretta dall’Ospedale di Verona (Italia)
Chirurghi: J. Fernandez, G. Marchini, P. Stodulka
Moderatore: R. Bellucci – Presidente dell’ESCRS
Ore 12.00-13.00
Letture e/o Videoproiezioni di chirurgia rifrattiva registrata presso
chirurghi di fama internazionale con discussione
IOL Intrepid: sistema di iniezione – K. Tjia
Tavola Rotonda: IOL multifocali refrattive e diffrattive – IOL trifocali
moderne – M. Tomalla
Ore 13.00-14.00
Colazione di lavoro
VENERDI’ 18 OTTOBRE - POMERIGGIO
Ore 14.00-15.30
Chirurgia in diretta dall’Augenzentrum di Colonia (Germania)
Chirurghi: N. Koerber, B. Meyer
Moderatori: Norbert Koerber e Bertram Meyer
Ore 15.30-16.00
Intervallo
Ore 16.00-17.30
Chirurgia in diretta da IMO di Barcellona (Spagna)
Chirurghi: D. Elies, J. Guell
Moderatore: J. Guell
ore 17.30-18.30
Letture e/o Videoproiezioni di chirurgia rifrattiva registrata presso
chirurghi di fama internazionale con discussione
Catalys: Laser a femtosecondi di Optomedica – B. Dick
Victus Femtosecondi (titolo da precisare) – M. Tomalla
Tavola Rotonda: Impianto secondario di IOL: sclerale contro
fissazione iridea
Fissazione intrasclerale aptica: consigli e insidie – G. Scharioth
Ottimizzare il risultato rifrattivo dopo DSAEK con faco – J. Hjordtal
SABATO 19 OTTOBRE – MATTINA
Ore 8.30- 9.30
Letture e/o Videoproiezioni di chirurgia rifrattiva registrata presso
chirurghi di fama internazionale con discussione
Effetti della ressi sulla posizione della IOL – O. Findl
Chirurgia della cataratta con laser in presenza di anello corneale – P.
Stodulka
ReLEX SMILE: estrazione della lente con piccola incisione – J.
Fernandez
Ore 9.30-11.00
Chirurgia in diretta dall’Ospedale di Padova (Italia)
Chirurghi: B. Dick, L. Caretti, A. Galan, M. Tavolato
Moderatore: A. Galan
Ore 11.00-11.30
Intervallo
Ore 11.30-13.00
Chirurgia in diretta da CAMO Centro Ambrosiano Oftalmico, Milano
(Italia)
Chirurghi: L. Buratto, G. Scharioth, K. Tjia
Moderatore: L. Buratto
Ore 13.00-14.00
Colazione di lavoro
SABATO 19 OTTOBRE - POMERIGGIO
Ore 14.00-15.30
Chirurgia in diretta dall’ Eye Clinic Svjetlost di Zagabria (Croazia)
Chirurghi: M. Bohac, I. Dekaris, N. Gabric, R. Lazic
Moderatore: N. Gabric
Ore 15.30 – 17.30
Letture e/o Videoproiezioni di chirurgia rifrattiva registrata presso
chirurghi di fama internazionale con discussione
Impianto di microlenti corneali per presbiti – P. Stodulka
SUPRACOR: PresbyLASIK per ipermetropia e miopia – J.
Fernandez
Tavola Rotonda: Correzione corneale della presbiopia:
indicazioni e avvertenze
Ore 18.00
Chiusura del congresso
CURRICULUM VITAE RELATORI
SCHARIOTH GABOR
Senior consultant at Aurelios Augenzentrum Recklinghausen Germany and Univesity of
Szeged Hungary,
Ophthalmic surgeon specialized in catarct, glaucoma, vitreoretinal and reconstructive
surgery, more then 20.000 surgeries in lifetime,
more then 200 presentation at national and international meetings, multiple publications
(on catarct, glaucoma, retina),
inventor of new surgical techniques like intrascleral IOL haptic fixation and instruments like
Glaucolight device, special forcepses, DORC light indentor
JOAQUÍN FERNÁNDEZ
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
-Master Medicine and Surgery by the Faculty of Medicine of Granada 1986-1992.
-Specialist in Ophthalmology at the Hospital Complex City of Jaén 1997-2001.
-Director of the Unit of Ophthalmic Hospital Complex Torrecárdenas Almería.
-Director of the Unit of Ophthalmic Hospital Virgen del Mar Almería.
-Director surgical teams for the reduction of waiting list SAS.
PUBLICATIONS-CONGRESSES:
-Director Meeting Users Group Spanish Crystalens and of the Spanish Group Cataract
sub-2mm.
-Vocal Cataract and Presbyopia of SAO.
-Articles in Presentations Society Ophthalmology Spanish: Surgery of the Presbyopia,
Cataract surgery.
- Oral presentations, videos and in Panel in Congresses ESCRS, SEO, SECOIR, SAO,
Phacotrabeculectomy-Elche, CIMO.
-Publisher books: Surgery mini-invasive Cataract, Ophthalmology in Primary Care.
DANIEL ELIES
Ophtalmologist and cornea, cataract and refractive surgeon at IMO (Institut de
Microcirurgia Ocular) in Barcelona, Spain. Professor at ESASO (European school for
advanced studies in ophthalmology) University School in Lugano. Member of different
international societies (ESCRS, ASCRS, ISRS, AAO ...) and board member or reviewer of
some
international journals (British journal, Emetropia journal, ... )
JOSE’ GUELL
He was born on 1960. He is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Autonoma
University of Barcelona since 1991. He studied Medicine and Surgery at the Central
University of Barcelona (1977-84). His Doctorate Degree about “Lasik, laser assisted in
situ Ketatomileusis” was presented with “Cum Laude” on July 99 at the UAB
He performed his Residency Program in Barcelona at the Autonoma University (19861989) at the Vall d’Hebró Unit, a clinical fellowship in Cornea and Refractive Surgery at
Emory University, Atlanta (1989) , he was directing the Cornea and Refractive Surgery
Section at the Ophthalmology Department of the Vall d´Hebron Hospital, Autonoma
University of Barcelona until 1999.
Presently, he is an Associate professor of Ophthalmology at the Autonoma University of
Barcelona, Scientific Coordinator and Professor of the Cornea and Refractive Surgery
Module, ESASO, European School for Advanced. Studies in Ophthalmology, Lugano and
Director of Cornea and Refractive Surgery Unit at the ”Instituto de Microcirugia Ocular de
Barcelona” a private Center. He is the Secretary of the Private Foundation for Corneal
Tissue Obtention.
At the present time, he belongs at the following Investigations lines: “Beca Fis” for the
Expansion Project of Stem cell limbics in Amniotic Membrane and the “Red Nacional de
Investigación Cooperativa: Subproyecto Cirugia Refractiva”
He has been involved in Refractive Surgery since 1989 and in Laser Corneal Surgery
since 1993. Laser Assisted in situ Keratomileusis and Iris Claw phakic IOL’s have been his
procedures of choice for the correction of myopia and astigmatism since October 1993,
and Intracorneal Ring Segments since 1998.
Published articles/chapters-conferences
 640 Conferences and talks in National and International Meetings
170 Published articles/chapters in National and International Journals
ANTONIO SCIALDONE
Antonio Scialdone é nato in Italia nel Settembre 1954.
Si è laureato in Medicina e Chirurgia nell’Aprile 1979, and ha superato l’Esame di Stato
nello stesso anno all’ Università di Firenze.
Nel Luglio 1983 si è specializzato in Oftalmologia all’Università di Firenze.
Dal Maggio 1983 al Gennaio 1984 ha ricevuto una borsa di studio presso la Clinica
Oculistica di Milano.
Dal Febbraio 1984 al Dicembre 2000 ha prestato opera come Oculista dipendente
ospedaliero nel Dipartimento di Oftalmologia dell’Istituto Scientifico San Raffaele –
Università di Milano, dove era Responsabile dell’Unità di Chirurgia del Segmento
Anteriore.
Dal Novembre 1985 al Maggio 1986 è stato "Research Fellow” al Dipartimento di
Oftalmologia dell’Hammersmith Hospital a Londra (GB).
Dal 1990 al 2000 ha svolto le funzioni di professore a contratto di chirurgia del segmento
anteriore alla scuola di specializzazione in Oftalmologia dell’Università di Milano.
Dal 1998 al 2000 è stato nominato responsabile del controllo di qualità clinica per il
Dipartimento di Oftalmologia dell’Ospedale San Raffaele.
Dal Dicembre 2000 è Direttore Medico di Oculistica 1 presso l’Azienda Ospedaliera
Fatebenefratelli e Oftalmico di Milano.
Ha eseguito circa 7500 interventi chirurgici sul segmento anteriore e posteriore dell’occhio.
Lingue parlate: Inglese e Francese.
Autore di 95 pubblicazioni scientifiche.
Antonio Scialdone è membro di:
American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Società Oftalmologica Italiana
AICCER (Associaz. It. Facoemulsificazione e Chirurgia Refrattiva)
LUCIO BURATTO
Il Dr. Lucio Buratto ha conseguito la Laurea in Medicina e Chirurgia presso l’Università
degli Studi di Milano dove si è anche specializzato in Clinica Oculistica.
Nel settore della oftalmologia il Dr. Buratto si occupa soprattutto della chirurgia della
cataratta e della chirurgia refrattiva (che corregge la miopia, l’astigmatismo e
l’ipermetropia); in questi settori ha ricevuto numerosi riconoscimenti a livello internazionale
e nazionale.
AWARDS
-“KM Study Group”nel 1995 per le ricerche ed innovazioni nel campo della miopia elevata.
-“Chirurgo Refrattivo dell’Anno” al convegno Refractive Alliance del 1998 in occasione del
congresso dell’American Academy a New Orleans.
- “Maestro dell’Oftalmologia Italiana” con medaglia d’oro (1998)
- “Pioniere in Chirurgia Refrattiva” dal Lasik Institute in occasione del Convegno Europeo
di Nizza
dell’ESCRS (European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery) (1998)
- Medaglia d’oro “Peter Choyce” al congresso della società inglese UKISCRS per gli studi
nella
Lasik (1999)
- Premio “Barraquer” per le ricerche ed innovazioni sulla Lasik al Congresso
Internazionale
di Dallas dell’American Academy; questo è il massimo riconoscimento internazionale
per
un chirurgo refrattivo (2000)
- “Award Certificate” ricevuto dall’American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) (2003)
- “Binkhorst Medal ” ricevuta durante il XXII Congresso dell’ESCRS a Parigi (2004)
- Riconoscimento per la Keynote Lecture ricevuta durante il Congresso Annuale S.O.I.
a Firenze (2005
- “Award Fyodorov” ricevuto durante il Congresso Annuale dell’HSIOIRS ad Atene (2006)
-“ Lifetime Achievement Award” ricevuto durante il Congresso Annuale dell’AAO a
Orlando,
U.S.A. (2011)
- “Dermot Pierce Memorial Lectural” presentata durante il Joint Irish&Ukiscrs a Dublino
(2012)
- Medal Lecture al convegno della IIIC (International Intraocular Implant Club) durante il
congresso dell’ESCRS (European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery) di Milano
(2012).
ATTIVITA’ SCIENTIFICA
Ha organizzato e diretto 49 congressi di aggiornamento sulla chirurgia della cataratta, del
glaucoma e sulla laserterapia.
Ha partecipato come relatore e docente ad oltre 400 corsi e congressi.
Ha organizzato 54 corsi pratici per l’insegnamento della chirurgia oculare.
Ha prodotto n. 32 video didattici di vario genere di cui 17 dedicati alla chirurgia della
cataratta.
Ha eseguito interventi chirurgici, a scopo didattico, in live surgery in oltre 300 convegni o
congressi italiani ed esteri.
Ha eseguito chirurgia via satellite trasmessa in 54 Paesi di 4 diversi continenti.
Ha ideato e fatto costruire 148 ferri per chirurgia oculare.
Ha eseguito più di 125 pubblicazioni scientifiche di vario genere nel campo
dell’oftalmologia.
Ha pubblicato 67 trattati di chirurgia oculare di cui 26 dedicati alla chirurgia della cataratta,
5 a quella del glaucoma e 11 a quella della miopia.
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PRINCIPALI TAPPE PROFESSIONALI
Nel 1978 ha cominciato ad effettuare la facoemulsificazione secondo Kelman, la tecnica di
estrazione della cataratta che a tutt’oggi è la metodica più sofisticata di intervento.
Nel 1979 ha iniziato ad utilizzare le lenti intraoculari da camera posteriore.
Nel 1981 ha introdotto in Italia la “Viscochirurgia”, la moderna metodica operatoria che,
mediante l’uso di sostanze viscoelastiche, permette di semplificare e rendere più sicura la
chirurgia della cataratta e le altre tecniche chirurgiche oculari.
Nel 1982 ha presentato in Italia lo Yag Laser, lo strumento a luce fredda che permette di
eseguire alcuni interventi chirurgici all’interno dell’occhio senza necessità di utilizzare ferri
chirurgici.
Nel
1983 ha organizzato il primo convegno internazionale di oftalmologia con
trasmissione live via satellite.
Nel 1986 ha introdotto in Italia la cheratomileusi senza congelamento, tecnica di
correzione chirurgica per difetti di miopia elevata ed alta ipermetropia (precorritrice
dell’attuale Lasik).
Nel 1989 ha proposto ed utilizzato, primo assoluto a livello internazionale, il laser ad
eccimeri intrastromale per il trattamento della miopia elevata (tecnica ora chiamata
LASIK). Nello stesso periodo ha iniziato a trattare anche la miopia lieve con le tecniche di
superficie (PRK).
Nel 1992 ha conseguito al congresso internazionale di San Diego (California) il premio per
la miglior nuova tecnica chirurgica (cheratomileusi miopica con laser ad eccimeri,
precorritrice dell’attuale LASIK).
Nel 1992 ha fondato a Milano, l’Istituto per l’insegnamento della chirurgia oculare.
Nel 1992 ha introdotto in Italia le nuove tecniche di chirurgia della cataratta senza sutura.
Nel 1993 è stato uno dei relatori del rapporto annuale della Società Oftalmologica Italiana
“SOI” dal titolo “Chirurgia Corneale”.
Nel 1995 è stato insignito del riconoscimento internazionale “KM Study Group” per le sue
ricerche ed innovazioni apportate nel campo della miopia elevata.
Dal 1995 è consulente della Banca degli occhi del Veneto.
Nel 1995 è stato monitor della Food and Drug Administration.
Nel 1996 ha ideato ed utilizzato per primo al mondo la nuova tecnica di Lasik Down Up,
perfezionamento della procedura Lasik per la correzione della miopia; è detentore di un
brevetto USA su tale tecnica.
Nel 1998 è stato nominato “Chirurgo Refrattivo dell’Anno” al convegno Refractive Alliance
del 1998 in occasione del congresso dell’American Academy a New Orleans.
Nel 1998 è stato nominato dalla Società Oftalmologica Italiana “Maestro dell’Oftalmologia
Italiana” ed è stato premiato con medaglia d’oro.
Nel 1998 ha pubblicato in lingua inglese il primo trattato: “Lasik principles and techniques”
che è stato il Best Seller internazionale di Oftalmologia; nello stesso anno ha pubblicato
anche l’edizione italiana.
Nel 1998 è stato insignito del riconoscimento “Pioniere in Chirurgia Refrattiva” dal Lasik
Institute in occasione del Convegno Europeo di Nizza ESCRS.
Nel 1999 è stato coordinatore del rapporto della Società Oftalmologica Italiana (SOI):
chirurgia della cataratta.
Nel 1999 è Stato insignito della medaglia d’oro “Peter Choyce” al congresso della società
inglese UKISCRS per i suoi studi nella Lasik.
Nel 2000 ha ricevuto il premio “Barraquer” per le sue ricerche ed innovazioni sulla Lasik al
Congresso Internazionale di Dallas dell’American Academy; questo è il massimo
riconoscimento internazionale per un chirurgo refrattivo
Nel 2000 è stato coordinatore del rapporto SOI 2000 “ Chirurgia Refrattiva”.
Nel 2000 ha pubblicato in lingua inglese il secondo trattato:”Lasik:Surgical techniques and
Complications”.
Nel 2002 ha pubblicato, in lingua inglese, il trattato “Phacoemulsification: Principles and
Techniques” ed il terzo trattato ”Custom Lasik : Surgical techniques and complications” .
Nello stesso anno sono stati pubblicati anche in italiano.
Nel 2003 ha ottenuto l’ “Award Certificate” rilasciato dall’American Academy of
Ophthalmology (AAO) .
Nel 2004 è stato il primo chirurgo europeo ad utilizzare il nuovissimo laser “Intralase” per
chirurgia refrattiva.
E’ stato relatore della “Binkhorst Medal Lecture”
dell’ESCRS a Parigi nel 2004.
durante il XXII Congresso Annuale
Nel 2005 ha ottenuto un riconoscimento per la Keynote Lecture durante il Congresso
Annuale S.O.I. Firenze.
Nel 2006 ha eseguito , primo in Europa, trapianti di cornea utilizzando il Femtosecond
Laser.
Nel febbraio 2006 ha ottenuto il premio Fyodorov durante il Congresso Annuale
dell’HSIOIRS ad Atene.
Nel 2011 è stato il primo chirurgo dell’ovest Europa ad utilizzare il Femtosecond Laser per
la chirurgia della cataratta.
Nel 2011 ha ricevuto il Lifetime Achievement Award durante il Congresso Annuale
dell’AAO, ad Orlando, Usa.
Nel 2011 è stato nominato Socio Onorario della Società ASETCIRC (Asociation espagnola
de Tecnologia y cirugia de Implantes Refractiva y cornea) durante il Congresso annuale
dell’ASETCIRC di Barcellona, Spagna.
Nel 2012 ha presentato la “Dermot Pierce Memorial Lectural” durante il Joint Irish&Ukiscrs
a Dublino.
Nel 2012 ha presentato la Medal Lecture al convegno della IIIC (International Intraocular
Implant Club) durante il congresso dell’ESCRS (European Society of Cataract and
Refractive Surgery) di Milano.
E’ stato Presidente Onorario di AISO (Accademia Italiana Scienze Oftalmologiche),
Presidente dell’ AICCER (Associazione Italiana di Chirurgia della Cataratta e Refrattiva) e
Presidente di AIF (Associazione Italiana di Facoemulsificazione).
E’ citato nel Who’s Who italiano dal 1984.
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ISCRIZIONI A SOCIETA’ OFTALMOLOGICHE
1. AAO American Academy of Ophthalmology
2. ASCRS American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
3. ESCRS European Society Cataract Refractive Surgery
4. IIIC International Intra-ocular Implant Club
5. SOI Società Oftalmologica Italiana
6. AICCER Associazione Italiana di Chirurgia della Cataratta e Refrattiva: Past President.
7. SITRAC (Società Italiana Trapianto di Cornea): Socio Onorario
8. AISO Accademia Italiana Scienze Oftalmologiche: Presidente Onorario
9. ASETCIRC (Asociation Espagnola de Tecnologia y Cirugia de Implantes Refractiva y
cornea): Socio Onorario
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Ha pubblicato come autore 67 trattati di chirurgia oculare:
1. Atlante di lenti intraoculari - 1984
2. Nd:Yag Laser Application - 1984
3. Microchirurgia laser nel glaucoma - 1985
4. Chirurgia extracapsulare della cataratta ed impianto di lenti intraoculari da camera
posteriore – 1987
5. Laser Microsurgery of Glaucoma – 1988
6. Chirurgia nel glaucoma – 1988
7. Extracapsular Cataract Microsurgery and Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lenses - 1989
8. Phaco Book - 1990
9. Glaucoma surgery – 1991
10. Epicheratofachia - 1991
11. Chirurgia della cataratta nei casi complicati - 1991
12. Chirurgia della cataratta nella miopia assile - 1992
13. Chirurgia della miopia assile mediante cheratomileusi - 1993
14. Chirurgia della cornea (SOI) - 1993
15. Occhiali in ottica oftalmica – 1993
16. Incisioni e suture nella chirurgia della cataratta - 1993
17. Cataract surgery in Axial Myopia - 1994
18. Prevenzione e trattamento delle endoftalmiti - 1994
19. Comportamento di sala operatoria in oculistica - 1994
20. Chirurgia della cataratta: strumenti tecniche per chirurgia extracapsulare - 1994
21. Sterilità e sterilizzazione in oftalmologia - 1995
22. Topografia corneale - 1995
23. Chirurgia della cataratta: facoemulsificazione - evoluzione e stato dell'arte - 1996
24. Chirurgia della cataratta: facoemulsificazione - tecniche avanzate e impianto di lenti
pieghevoli - 1996
25. Chirurgia dell’iride - 1996
26. Corneal Topograpy. 1996
27. Vademecum sulla chirurgia del glaucoma – 1997
28. Viscoelastici in chirurgia oftalmica: Vol. I – Chirurgia della cataratta. 1997
29. Viscoelastici in chirurgia oftalmica: Vol. II – Chirurgia della cornea, dell’angolo
camerulare, della retina e degli annessi.- 1997
30. Lasik: principles and techniques.- 1998
31. Phacoemulsification: principles and techniques.- 1998
32. Lasik 2000 –1998
33. Asistujeme oftalmochirurgovi (in lingua cecoslovacca) - 1998
34. Chirurgia della cataratta (in lingua russa) - 1999
35. Facoemulsificazione: moderne tecniche – 1999
36. Viscoelastics in ophthalmic surgery – 2000
37. Lasik: surgical techniques and complications – 2000
38. Chirurgia dello Pterigio –2000
39. Pterygium Surgery –2000
40. Cataract Surgery in Complicated cases –2000
41. L’infermiere di Sala Operatoria in Oftalmologia – 2001
42. Assistente in oftalmologia. - 2001
43. Chirurgia della cataratta in casi difficili - 2001
44. Modern techniques of phacoemulsification – 2001
45. Phacoemulsification: Principles and Techniques.- 2003
46. Custom Lasik : Surgical techniques and complications.- 2003
47. Focal Points su Chirurgia Refrattiva e Chirurgia della Cataratta – 2001/2002/2003/2004
48. Visante OCT – Alla scoperta del segmento anteriore – 2007
49. Occhio e nutrizione – 2008
50. Occhio e trucco – 2009
51. Eye and nutrition – 2010
52. Mangiare per gli occhi – 2010
53. L’occhio, le sue malattie e le sue cure – 2010
54. Occhio e lenti a contatto – 2011
55. Occhio e guida – 2011
56. Jokes get in your eyes – 2011
57. PRK, the past, present and future of surface ablation – 2011
58. Lasik, the evolution of refractive surgery – 2011
59. La Vista umana – 2011
60. Occhio, refrazione e presbiopia. – 2012
61. Occhio e Buon umore – 2012
62. Complicanze in chirurgia della cataratta – 2012
63. I difetti della vista – (E-book) 2012
64. Cataract surgery in complicated cases – 2012
65. Cataract surgery complications – 2012
66. Occhio, malattie e cure (inserto del Corriere della Sera) – 2013
67. Occhio e occhiale - 2013
GIORGIO MARCHINI
Date of birth:
March 7, 1955.
Title:
MD, PhD, Postgraduate in Ophthalmology. Full Professor of Ophthalmology.
Head of the Eye Clinic, Department of Neurosciences, AOUI and University of Verona.
Institution and Location:
University Eye Clinic - Borgo Trento Hospital - P.le A.
Stefani, 1 – 37126 Verona – Italy
Professional experience: Prof. Marchini is the head director of the Ophthalmic Clinic of
Verona University. His surgery experience cover more than 15000 operations both on
anterior and posterior segments. He is teaching professor of the Ophthalmology Course at
the University of Verona (Degree of Medicine) and Director of postgraduate course in
Ophthalmology (Residency). He was director of the glaucoma epidemiological study of
Egna-Neumarkt between 1991/1998. and responsible of clinical research for the
application of the stereotactic radiosurgery with Gamma Knife to the treatment of ocular
tumors. Now is scientific responsible of the F.B.O.V. (Fondazione Banca degli Occhi del
Veneto) project for limbal stem cells transplantation and other 7 clinical trials approved by
the Ethic Committee of the AOUI of Verona.
Society Membership: Prof. Marchini was a member of the Research Committee of the
European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS - 2002/2005). He has been
invited to joint to the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine for his experience and
knowledge in the ophthalmic ultrasonography and UBM. He is also member of the
Scientific Committee of the Italian Ophthalmological Society (SOI – 2005/onwards) and
member of 7 international and 11 national scientific society:
Researchs and Publications: He developed researches in the following subjects:
glaucoma (mainly epidemiology, pharmacology, diagnosis and surgery), keratoplasty,
ocular surface and limbal stem cell transplantation, anterior segment surgery and
accommodative IOLs, ophthalmic echography, ultrasound biomicroscopy, and ocular
tumors.
During his career Prof. Marchini has been publishing 294 works on national and
international specialized and peer-reviewed scientific journals and is Scientific Reviewer of
5 peer review journals.
PAVEL STODULKA
As a head-surgeon of Gemini Eye Centers he performs a wide range and high volume of
surgeries from cataract and refractive surgery through glaucoma to vitreoretinal and
corneal surgery. The first surgeon in his country to perform lasik (1994), epi-lasik (2004)
and femtosecond laser lasik (2006) and also MICS (2001) and femtosecond laser cataract
surgery (2012 February). Today he has the world largest series of laser cataract surgery
performed on Victus (B+L/TPV) laser platform (over 1 000 cases). He was the first to treat
retina with Avastin in his country (2006). One of the world pioneers in DMEK (2004).
He successfully treated with Boston KPRO artificial cornea several patients blind for over
10 years. One of them was blind for 53 years which might be according to a literature the
longest blindness ever cured. The president of the Czech Republic is his patient.
He holds a teaching position at Charles University in Prague. He has been educating
residents and fellows for many years and has given over 500 lectures in ophthalmology
mostly in Europe and North America.
ROBERTO BELLUCCI
Nato a:
Urbino (PU) il 20 settembre 1952
Risiede a: 25087 Salò (BS) in Via degli Abeti 17
Tel e fax:
+39 036 543 678
Internet:
www.rbellucci.eyemd.org
E-mail:
[email protected]
Laurea:
Specialità:
Medicina e Chirurgia (Università di Padova, 1976)
Oculistica (Università di Padova-Verona, 1980)
Medico Ospedaliero dal 1978, è stato a lungo Aiuto della Clinica Oculistica Universitaria di
Verona, insegnando anche alla Scuola di Specializzazione in Oculistica. Attualmente
dirige la Unità Operativa di Oculistica dell’Ospedale Maggiore di Verona
Membro di numerose società scientifiche, come AAO, ASCRS, ISRS, ESCRS, AICCER, è
stato consigliere della Società Oftalmologia Lombarda. Attualmente rappresenta l’Italia nel
direttivo dell’European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons. Da diversi anni
collabora con il dott. Lucio Buratto nella organizzazione dei meeting Videocataratta e
Videorefrattiva.
Da sempre si interessa di chirurgia oculare. Esegue interventi di chirurgia della cataratta
dal 1979, e di chirurgia rifrattiva corneale dal 1988, con tecniche prima incisionali e poi
laser.
E’ autore di oltre 200 pubblicazioni, specie di argomento chirurgico, e di due monografie.
NORBERT KOERBER
FEBO
Date of birth 6. February 1952
Marriage: 1979; 4 daughters
Medical studies from 1972-1978,
PhD 1979
Visiting Professor University Eye Hospital Padova since Dec., 2002
Scientific Grant by the “deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft“ 1978-1979 for work on
microcirculation , rheology and development of video-fluorenscence-angiography with
digital image analysis.
Ophthalmic Training:
- 1979-1983 ophth.Dept.,University of Aachen;
- 1983-1987 ophth.Dept., Cologne Town Hospital
- Exam as Ophthalmologist 6/1984
Member of Staff in Opht.Dept. Cologne Town Hosp. 12/83 to 3/87 ( “Oberarzt”)
Own ophthalmic practice since 4/1987, nowadays an ophth. group practice with eight other
colleagues.
Since 17 years own ophthalmic outpatient surgery center; a total of 8 surgeons are
performing
surgery in our center ( approx. 5000 intraocular operations per year ).
Scientific activities in microcirculation and haemorheology .
Publications on cataract surgery esp.MICS, refractive surgery and glaucoma surgery .In
total 110 publications.
Operative spectrum: cataract, refractive IOLs, glaucoma surgery, vitrectomy and
oculoplastic surgery.
Since many years teaching activities at the ophthalmic winter acadamy in Kitzbühel and
Schruns as well as in the ESCRS and DGII meetings. Tutorials about cataract surgery in
our own ophthalmic outpatient surgery centre .
Member of the european investigator`s group on viscocanalostomy,canaloplasty,ESCRS,
ASCRS, past board member of the DGII ( German society of cataract and refractive
surgery), Board member of the BDOC (German Ophtalmic Surgeon`s Society) and
member of the international society of glaucoma surgeons.Board member of the VOA
(Association of Operating Ophthalmlogists of Northrhine)
Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmologists .
BERTRAM MEYER
Name:
Dr. Meyer
First Name:
Bertram R.G.
Born:
09/13/59, Erlangen
1985
1985
1987-1990
1991
since 1991
since 1992
since 2005
Specialisation:
Graduation Dr. med. (MD)
Approbation
Assistant at the Eye-Hospitals / University-Clinics of Hannover, Kiel,
Cologne
Licence to practice in Ophthalmology
Private Practice and private Clinic / Cologne
VisuMed-Excimerlaser-Center / Cologne
AOC-Eximerlaser-Center / Cologne (Reference Center of Carl-ZeissMeditec)
Laser Eye Care & Research Center (LERC) in the Dubai Health Care
City
Refractive surgery with the Excimer Laser, Cataract surgery, phacic
IOL’s (spheric and toric Artisan-lens), Glaucoma surgery, Plastic
surgery, FLA, ICG-Angiography, Argonlaser-treatments, YAG-lasertreatments,
OCT-Analysis
Refractive Surgery: since 1992: PRK – Shaping for myopia; PTK
since 1993: PRK – Shaping for astigmatism and hyperopia
since 1995: LASIK – procedures for myopia, hyperopia and
astigmatism
since 1999: TOSCA-Treatments (PRK & LASIK)
since 2000: WASCA-Treatments (PRK & LASIK)
since 2001: LASEK-Treatments
since 2008: Visumax-Femtosecondlaser
since 2010: Relex with Visumax
Treatments with the Excimer-Laser MEL 60 (Asclepion-Meditec),
MEL 70 (Asclepion-Meditec), Allegretto (Wavelight),
Keracor 217 (Bausch & Lomb), Keracor 217 Z (Bausch & Lomb),
ESIRIS (Schwind), Amaris (Schwind), MEL 80 (Zeiss)
Member of the BVA, DOG, DGII, ESCRS, ASCRS
BURKHARD DICK
Head Physician, Assistant Professor
Department of Ophthalmology
Langenbeckstr. 1
55131 Mainz
[email protected]
Date of birth:
9/21/1963
Geburtsort:
Brake/Unterweser
Familienstand/children:
ledig/none
Staatsangehörigkeit:
german
School/Education
1970-1974
Primary school Brake
1974-1976
Orientation level school
1976-1983
High School in Brake with sucessfull degree
1983-1985
medical officer in the German Army in Delmenhorst,Hildesheim and
Oldenburg, Germany
1985-1990
Study on human medicine at Justus-Liebig-University Giessen
1987
pre-medicalexamination (judgement: 2)
1988
1. State examination (judgement: 2)
1990
2. State examination(judgement: 2)
1991
3. State examination(judgement: 2)
1991
Doctorship (judgement: 1)
11/1991 - 4/1993
Residency at UniversityEye Hospital Giessen
1993-1996
Fellowship at Eye Hospital at Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, start of
surgical carreer
11/95
Head Physician at University Eye Hospital Giessen since
8/1996
scientist and clinican at Eye Hospital of Johannes GutenbergUniversity Mainz
since 2/97
Head Physician at University Eye Hospital Mainz, Germany, Head of
the Refractive Surgical Eye Care Center in Mainz, Germany
24.6.99
Professor (Topic: Clinical and experimental investigations on clear
corneal tunnel incision and the choice of intraocular lens in cataract surgery)
Membership:
e.g.
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery American
Academy of Ophthalmology
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Berufsverband
der Augenärzte Deutschlands
DeutscheOphthalmologische Gesellschaft
European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
International Society of Refractive Surgery
Deutschsprachige
Gesellschaft für Intraokularlinsen
Implantation und refraktive Chirurgie
LUIGI CARETTI
Nome e cognome: Luigi Caretti
Nato a Napoli il 6 febbraio 1974
Residente: via Dante 10, 35139 Padova
Tel. 335.5478818 e-mail: [email protected]
Dirigente medico di primo livello presso l’UOC di Oculistica dell’ULSS 16 di Padova dal
2003.
Esperienza in Chirurgia segmento Anteriore, Posteriore e degli annessi oculari (più di
5000 interventi eseguiti come primo operatore).
Responsabile Servizio Chirurgia Vitreo-retinica dell’UOC di Oculistica di Padova.
Pubblicazione di 12 lavori scientifici inerenti all'oculistica su riviste nazionali ed estere, di
cui 4 su riviste indicizzate.
ALESSANDRO GALAN
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 01.12.1958
Work address: Ospedale Sant’Antonio
Via Facciolati, 71
35100 PADOVA
ITALY
E-mail: [email protected]
EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE
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Jul 1983 – Jul 1987: Resident in Ophthalmology – University of Padova.
Aug 1984 - Aug 1985: Assistant of the Ophthalmological Unit - Military Hospital of
Padova.
Oct 1986 - Nov 1987: Consultant for the Civil Hospital of Cittadella - Padova.
Nov 1987 – Feb 1992: Assistant of the Ophthalmological Unit – Civil Hospital –
Bassano del Grappa – Vicenza.
Feb. 1992 – Jan 1993: Cheaf of the Ophthalmological Unit – Civil Hospital –
Bassano del Grappa – Vicenza.
Jan 1993 – Dic. 1998: Assistant of the Ophthalmological Unit – Civil Hospital –
Bassano del Grappa – Vicenza.
July 1996 - August 1997: Consultant for the Hospital of ULSS 16 - Padova.
Dic 1998 – Today: Cheaf of the Ophthalmological Unit - Sant’Antonio Hospital Padova.
Considerable surgical experience in all eye district, in particular in the anterior
segment (cataract, glaucoma, corneal transplantation, refractive surgery).
OTHERS
Specialization in ocular echography.
Organizer of 6 national congresses.
SOCIETY
From 1993 member of Associazione Italiana Facoemulsificazione (A.I.F.).
From 1987 member of Società Italiana di Oftalmologia (S.O.I.).
From 1998 member Società Italiana Trapianto di Cornea (S.I.T.R.A.C.).
From 1998 member of American Academy of Ophthalmology (A.A.O.).
From 1998 member of American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (A.S.C.R.S.)
From 2001 director of Centro di Ipovisione Regionale Veneto
From 2001 Board Member of Comitato Regionale per i Trapianti (CoRT)
From 2001 Responsabile della rubrica “clinica e chirurgia della cataratta” sulla rivista
informativa “L’Oculista Italiano”
From june 2001 Vicepresident of SOT (Societa’ Oculistica Triveneta) and from january
2003 President of the same.
From september 2002 Board Member of Fondazione per la Banca degli Occhi del Veneto.
MARCO TAVOLATO
Marco Tavolato graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Padua. He
specialized in Ophthalmology at the same university. He worked at the 'Centro Oculistico
San Paolo' Ophthalmology Department in the Hospital of Sant’Antonio di Padova, was
employed as the Department's Chief Consultant in October 2006. He has published
scientific articles in national and international journals. He worked for a year at the
VISSUM Institute in Alicante (Spain) under the supervision of Prof. Jorge Aliò.
Marco Tavolato, MD is Medical Director of Refractive Surgery Unit of Sant’Antonio
Hospital in Padova, Italy. He graduated, received his MD and completed his residency
training at University of Padova. He completed his fellowship in refractive surgery at
Instituto Oftalmologico de Alicante, Alicante, Spain under the supervision of Prof. Jorge
Aliò.
Dr. Tavolato is specialized in advanced techniques of refractive surgery,
phacoemulsification, implantation of the latest design IOLs, as well as posterior segment
surgeries.
Dr Tavolato has held several courses worldwide and has published numerous scientific
articles and book chapters on refractive, cataract, and retinal surgery.
NIKICA GABRIC
Prof. Nikica Gabric, MD PhD, was born in Metkovic in 1961. In 1984 he graduated from the
School of Medicine of University of Zagreb, in 1988 he acquired a scientific degree of
Master of Science, and two years later he became a specialist in ophthalmology. In 1997
he obtained the scientific degree of Doctor of Science, in the same year he founded with
his mentor, the late prof. Kresimir Čupak, Svjetlost Eye Clinic. In 2010 Svjetlost Eye clinic
became first Croatian University Eye Hospital by the School of Medicine of University of
Rijeka.
In 2011 prof. Gabric founded Svjetlost Eye clinic in Sarajevo and Banja Luka, expending
his activities in region. Except in Bosnia and Herzegovina, prof. Gabric acts as a
consultant at Eye Clinics in Meljine, Subotica, Zemun and Pristina.
Prof. Gabric has published over 400 scientific papers and articles in national and
international journals, as well as 4 books. Today he works as an ophthalmologist at
Svjetlost Eye Clinic, where he is also Head of the Clinic. His specialty is anterior eye
segment surgery, he has performed more than 30.000 surgical procedures, mainly
cataracts, glaucoma, strabismus, corneal transplantations and excimer laser surgery. He
operated in 16 countries worldwide, in over 50 operating rooms, and got a chance to
operate on prestigious Fyodorov Eye Microsurgery State Institution in Moscow, becoming
the only surgeon in the region that achieved this. He is Professor at the School of Medicine
of University of Rijeka, and collaborative member of Croatian Academy of Medical
Sciences.
Throughout his professional career he worked as an innovator following international
trends and bringing new technologies and methodologies in our country. Thus, in 1995 he
founded the first Croatian Eye bank LHOB, and with his personal commitment he
introduced a wide range of new surgical procedures in Croatian medicine: ultrasonic
cataract surgery, amniotic membrane transplantation, sulcus fixation of intraocular lens,
cataract surgery with intraocular lens implantation in children, introduction of excimer laser
refractive surgery, improvement of transplantation medicine.
His dedication to profession and science has been recognized repeatedly by the
responsible institutions so he received numerous awards, including the Order of Croatian
Danica with interlacing, the Ministry of Health award for outstanding contribution and
achievements in the entire work, the recognition of Southeast European Ophthalmological
Society (SEEOS) for extensive service in the field of ophthalmology and the prevention of
blindness, Cicero prize for best speaker among Croatian entrepreneurs. One of the last
awards is the award for the Best Manager in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which he received
in 2011 for scientific and business development, world-wide reputation, technological and
professional development, as well as the superior ophthalmic practice expanding in
Southeast Europe.
MAJA BOHAC
Maja Bohac, MD, was born in Slavonski Brod, Croatia in 1981. She graduated from the
School of Medicine of University of Zagreb in 2006 and received a Dean’s award for best
student in her generation. Four years later, in 2011, she became a specialist in
ophthalmology. She is currently working on her doctoral dissertation on the topic of
refractive surgery.
Dr Bohac works at Svjetlost Eye Clinic in Zagreb, where she holds a position of the Head
of the Refractive surgery Department. She is also managing 14 residents of ophthalmology
currently doing their residency for Svjetlost Eye Clinic. She is also collaborating with
Svjetlost subsidiaries in Split, Croatia, as well as in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where she
performs refractive laser surgeries. She has instructed lasik surgery to many
ophthalmologists in several clinics in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia.
Her specialty is anterior eye segment with a special interest in refractive laser surgery.
Although quite young, she is the most experienced refractive laser surgeon not only in
Croatia, but in the region as well. She has performed more than 8.000 laser surgical
procedures. She attended several trainings abroad for LASIK surgery in Germany and
Spain, as well as training for phakic lens refractive surgery in Italy.
IVA DEKARIS
Iva Dekaris, Associate professor of the University of Rijeka-School of Medicine (2009), is a
Medical Director of Svjetlost Eye Clinic in Zagreb, Immediate Past President of the
European Eye Bank Association (EEBA; 2010-2013), and Associate-member of the
Department of Medical Sciences of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
After recommendation of the Croatian Academy of Science and Arts she received "Joyce
and Zlatko Baloković" grant for a one-year scholarship (1997-98) at Harvard Medical
School, where she finished Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at The Schepens Eye
Research Institute in Boston; and defended her PhD thesis „The role of cytokines in
corneal graft rejection“ at School of Medicine in Zagreb in 1999. In year 2000 she received
the highest Croatian reward for young scientists – Croatian state award for the
achievement in science.
She published 42 papers in CC journals, co-authored first book on Eye banking in Croatia,
wrote 22 chapters in books and over 250 abstracts at conferences (published citations
276: Scopus Index). She is a lecturer at postgraduate School at Universities of Rijeka and
Zagreb-School of Medicine and a reviewer for IOVS, British Journal of Ophthalmology,
Acta Ophthalmologica, Eye, Molecular Vision, Collegium Antropologicum, OMICS
Publishing Group and BioMed Central.
She is a primary investigator of a scientific project supported by the Croatian Ministry of
Science named: ”Immunology of the eye”, in a collaboration with Institute “Ruđer
Bošković” in Zagreb. She is a member of the Editorial board for Journal of Clinical &
Experimental Ophthalmology (SAD), Acta Medica Croatica and RAD HAZU- the
Department of Medical Sciences.
The areas of her expertise are corneal transplantation, cataract and refractive surgery.
She was the first surgeon to start with lamellar keratoplasty in Croatia in year 2010, and
has the overall experience of over 15.000 surgeries mostly cataracts, corneal
transplantation and refractive surgery on the lens. She speaks English, French, German
and Italian.
RATIMIR LAZIC
Ratimir Lazic, MD PhD, was born in Zagreb, Croatia. In 1998. he graduated from the
School of Medicine, University of Zagreb. In 2005. he became a specialist in
ophthalmology, under the mentorship of Nikica Gabric, MD PhD. In 2008. he obtained
Masters Degree on School of Science, University of Zageb. In 2010. he obtained PhD
degree Doctor of School of Medicine, Univeristy of Zagreb, and in the next year Scientific
Assistant Degree.
As young ophthalmology resident he was a junior researcher on scientific project "Corneal
Transplantation – Eye Bank" in Zagreb in 2001. Since 2004. he is a head of Retina
Department in University Eye Clinic "Svjetlost" in Zagreb, specialized in the diagnostic and
treatment of the posterior eye segment diseases.
Following the development of Eye Clinic "Svjetlost" and its foundations he is permanent
consultant and surgeon not only in Zagreb, Sarajevo, Banja Luka and Split, but also in
Meljine, Subotica, Zemun and Pristina.
Among numerous scientific papers and articles he is most recognizable for those
published in Ophthalmology Journal and Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental
Ophthalmology.
His constant improvement in medical and surgical treatment of the posterior eye segment
diseases results in implementation of new surgical techniques and new therapeutic
methods. He is experienced in minimally invasive vitrectomy in treating retinal detachment
with silicone oil and gas tamponade, as well as in diabetic retinopathy. He performed
number of macular surgeries such as macular pucker, macular hole and vitreomacular
traction syndrome, but also vitrectomies for intraocular foreign body and endophtalmitis.
He introduced new therapeutic methods; photodynamic therapy in age related macular
degeneration (2004.); intravitreal injections: Triamcinolon in 2004., bevacizumab (Avastin)
in 2005., ranibizumab (Lucentis) in 2007., dexamethasone intravitreal implants (Ozurdex)
2011., aflibercept (Eylea) 2013.
Not the less important, he introduced new diagnostic methods in Croatia: Digital
Fluoresceine Angiography in 2003. and Optical Coherent Tomography in 2005. for better
diagnostic and treatment of the macular diseases.
He is experienced in organising committees for domestic and international meetings. As a
head of tretina department he is constantly working with young residents sharing
theoretical knowledge and practical skills in ophthalmology, especially in the field of retina.
He is an active member of The American Society of Retina Specialists.
TJIA KHIUN
Consultant Ophthalmologist, Isala Clinics, Zwolle, Netherlands
Dr.Tjia was trained at the Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam and started as a
consultant in Zwolle in 1990. His main interest is in cataract surgery, with a focus on both
education as well as research.
He developed a cataract training program in the Netherlands for Dutch residents and is
involved in the Basic Phaco instructional programme for ESCRS.
He has written multiple articles in Ocular Surgery News, Cataract Refractive Surgery
Today, Ophthalmology Times, Eurotimes, Eyeworld, Review of Ophthalmology and and a
book chapter in Microincisional Cataract Surgery, The Art and Science,
From Amar Agarwal and Richard Lindstrom.
He delivered many presentations, instructional courses and participated in many live
surgery programmes at congresses around the world.
He is a Co-chief medical editor of Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today Europe
Review member of Cataract subcommittee of AAO 2008-2010
Board member of NIOIC (Dutch Cataract Society)
JESPER HJORDTAL
He is professor and manager of the corneal and refractive surgical unit on the Department
of Ophthalmology, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark. He has since 1991 been clinically
and scientifically involved in corneal laser surgery. More than 1.400 corneal laser surgeries
are performed annually in the department. In May 2009, the clinic obtained a CZM
VisuMax femtosecond laser, which has been used extensively since then. In the
workshop, Jesper Hjortdal will present comparisons of the outcome of microkeratome
versus femtosecond laser based LASIK versus ReLEx based techniques for treatment of
moderate and high myopia.
OLIVER FINDL
Current Positions:
Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna , Austria
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Moorfield Eye Hospital, London, UK
Founder and chair of the Vienna Institute for Research in Ocular Surgery (VIROS), A Karl
Landsteiner Institute, Vienna, Austria
GENERAL EDUCATION
Primary and High-School
1974 - 78 English School, Vienna
1978 - 86 Vienna International School, International Baccalaureate; Emphasis on
Biology, Physics, Mathematics
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
1986 - 93 Medical School, University of Vienna, MD degree
2005 – 07 Master of Business Administration (MBA) – Health Care Management,
Medical University of Vienna, Vienna University and Berlin School of
Economics
Medical Training / Functions
Since 2009 Chair of the Dept. of Ophthalmology, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna
Since 2006 Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Cataract service, Moorfields Eye
Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London
2000 Associate professor for Ophthalmology - Venia docendi for
Ophthalmology, University of Vienna
2000 Military service at Department of Ophthalmology, Vienna Veterans
Hospital
1998/9 Sabbatical in Ocular Blood Flow at Department of Clinical
Pharmacology, University of Vienna Medical School
1994 - 8 Residency in Ophthalmology at Department of Ophthalmology,
University of Vienna Medical School, Vienna General Hospital
1993/4 Research fellow at Children's Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology,
Harvard University, Boston, MA.
PROFESSIONAL FUNCTIONS
Since 2007 Section Editor (Reviews and Updates) of the Journal of Cataract and
Refractive Surgeons
2006/7 Vice-president of the Viennese Society of Ophthalmology
2005/6 President of the Viennese Society of Ophthalmology
Since 2006 International editorial board member of EuroTimes
Since 2005 Member of the Cataract Committee of the Austrian Society of
Ophthalmology (ÖOG)
Since 2005 Member of the ESCRS Board
2005 - 2009 Member of the ESCRS Publications committee
Since 2005 Member of the ESCRS Education Committee
Since 2005 Member of the editorial board of the Journal of Cataract and Refractive
Surgeons
2004 – 2006 Board member of the Austrian Society of Ophthalmology (ÖOG)
2000 - 2006 Member of the ethics-committee of the Medical University of Vienna
RESEARCH
Publications
170 peer-reviewed articles in international journals (SCI listed)
Peer-reviews for international journals
American Journal of Ophthalmology, Archives of Ophthalmology, British Journal of
Ophthalmology, Clinical Drug Investigation, Graefe’s Archives of Ophthalmology,
Investigative
Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Journal of
Refractive Surgery, Ophthalmic Surgery & Lasers, Ophthalmology, Wiener Klinische
Wochenschrift
Memberships
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS)
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
Deutsche Ophthalmolgische Gesellschaft (DOG)
Deutschsprachige Gesellschaft für Intraokularlinsen-Implantation und refraktive
Chirurgie (DGII)
European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS)
Österreichische Ophthalmologische Gesellschaft (ÖOG)
Wiener Ophthalmologische Gesellschaft (WOG)
MARK TOMALLA
Head Senior Physician
Specialties
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Diagnostic and operative treatment of diseases of the cornea and lens with ca.
27,000 surgical procedures on the eye.
Refractive laser and lens surgery
Glaucoma surgery, Lid surgery
Femtosecond laser operation in corneal diseases
Member of various international and national societies:
ASCRS, BVA, ESCRS, KRC, VRI, AAO, DGII
Lecturer at the Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf for Refractive and
Ophthalmosurgery at the Acad. Teaching Hospital.
2012
January 2012
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successfully completed auditing by the Lasik-TÜV SÜD
February 2012
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Presentation at the World Congress in Abu Dhabi on Lens and Femtosecond laser
technique
Presentation on Femtosecond laser technology as part of graduate training at the
Deaconess Hospital in Karlsruhe
March 2012
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Lecture on Excimer-laser supported correction of hypermetropia and reading
glasses "SUPRACOR" during the Congress of the DGII in Berlin
Lecture to a business group on modern cataract and glaucoma surgery
Editorial contribution on glaucoma diagnostics and therapy in magazines
Representative for the performance of studies with “Trifocal lens design”
April 2012
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Lecture on Crystalens HD to the American Society of Cataract and Refractive
Surgery (ASCRS) in Chicago
June 2012
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Presentations about SUPRACOR and Crystalens HD at the DOC
2011
January 2011
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American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) 2011 San Diego:
Dr. Tomalla appointed as panelist. Lectures on INTRACOR and Crystalens HD
were accepted.
March 2011
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Lecture on accommodative lenses at the DGII in Frankfurt
Publication on Crystalens HD accommodative lenses and specific YAGcapsulotomy in the Journal “DGII aktuell”.
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery panel member and lectures
on INTRACOR and accommodative lenses Crystalens HD
May 2011
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Speaker at the DOC on the topics:
1. Corneal transplantations with the Femtosecond laser
2. Solution for Presbyopia mit dem Femtosekundenlaser,Topic INTRACOR
3. Lecture on Crystalens
4. Lecture on the combination of Crystalens and INTRACOR
June 2011
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Speaker at the Swiss Refractive with lectures on INTRACOR, Supracor and
Crystalens.
September 2011
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Co-author ESCRS lecture on Crystalens HD
Lecture at the refractive Symposium in Cottbus on Crystalens HD, multifocal and
diffractive lenses
DOG Poster presentation on Crystalens HD
Winter 2011/2012
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Appointment as Lecturer at the Academic Teaching Hospital for the specialty
refractive and ophthalmosurgery at the Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf,
Winter Semester 2011/2012.
2010
January 2010
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Publication on SLT Laser
Februrary 2010
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ESCRS Winter Meeting Budapest: Lecture on accommodative lenses Crystalens
HD 6-month results
Lecture fs-Laser technolgy: INTRACOR treatment for reading glasses correction
12-month results
DGII: Lecture on Crystalens HD
Symposium Faculty: Zeiss-meditec
March 2010
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Faculty Member: Advanced trainng Zeiss-meditec
Text book on Femtosecond laser technology, entitled: "Femtosecond-Laser
Principles and Application in Ophthalmology" appeared late March/early April in the
UNI-MED-Verlag AG Bremen-London-Boston.
April 2010
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ASCRS Boston: Panel member
Lecture INTRACOR, Poster presentation Crystalens HD
Bausch & Lomb Meeting Munich on Crystalens HD
May 2010
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08.05.2010 Duisburg: Chair of Presbyopia Meeting in cooperation with Bausch &
Lomb and Technolas Perfect Vision
"Best paper of session" of the Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery CZ for
INTRACOR Presentation
June 2010
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Lecture on Crystalens at the World Congress WOC in Berlin, Publication on
Crystalens and Femtosecond laser technology
August 2010
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Lecture Crystalens HD during the Presbymania in Geneva
Enrolment in the VIP Club (Vision International Presbyopia)
September 2010
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ESCRS in Paris: 2 Lectures on accommodative lenses and INTRACOR
Femtosecond laser treatment.
Co-management of the instructional course on Femtosecond laser technology with
lecture on fs-laser-controlled keratoplasty and other clinical applications of the
Femtosecond laser.
Head of an operation course on implantation of accommodative lenses in
Heidelberg.
October 2010
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Congress of the DOC in Hamburg:
Co-management of the course on Femtosecond laser technology and its clinical
application.
Lecture on INTRACOR treatment and lecture on Crystalens HD accommodative
lenses.
Co-author of the Atlas and Text of Corneal Pathology and Surgery, Chapter
Intrastromal Correction Ametropia "INTRACOR"
2009
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Co-management of the User Meeting on Crystalens HD in December 2009
Publications in various national and international journals on Crystalens HD
accommodative lenses
Acceptance of author and/or editorship of a specialist text book on Femtosecond
laser technology in the UNI-MED-Verlag Bremen-London-Boston
Lecture at the DOC in Nuremberg on possible applications of Femtosecond laser
technology
Lecture at the ESCRS in Barcelona on INTRACOR application in the treatment of
Presbyopia / age-related visual impairments
Lecture in a course on Femtosecond laser technology at the ESCRS in Barcelona
Lecture at the 13th Congress ESCRS in Rome – Cornea day on non-circular
corneal transplantations and poster presentation on intrastromal presbyopia
correction.
Faculty member ASCRS 2009
ASCRS San Francisco Presentation:
1. First results after implantation of a bifocal aberration correction MICS IOL
2. Safety and efficacy of the Femtosecond Laser for intrastromal correction of
presbyopia and other forms of ametropia
Head of Congress refractive symposium with Zeiss in May 2009
2008
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Publications on decagonal corneal transplantation in "Cataract and refractive
surgery today" and in the "Ocular Surgery News"
Publication in the "European Ophthalmic review"
Television interview ZDF and Studio 47
(Fig. T?V Certifications/Logos)
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TÜV Certificate under ISO 9001 : 2001 / LASIK-TÜV SÜD for the area refractive
and out-patient ophthalmosurgery
Presentations (Poster) at the World Congress in HongKong on the use of the
Femtosecond laser in corneal transplantations and for implantation of corneal ring
segments in keratoconus
2008 Faculty member ESCRS in Berlin Femtosecond laser session
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Lectures in the ESCRS Instructional Course: Clinical Applications and
Performance of Femtosecond Lasers
Lecture: Clinical use of femtec femtosecond laser in penetrating keratoplasties
Lecture: Femtosecond laser surgery in presbyopia: study results
Main Symposium Lecture: Safety and Efficacy of the femtosecond laser for
corneal and refractive applications
Lecture User Meeting held by Additions technology U.S.: femtosecond laser
and Intacs ring segments in progressive keratoconus
Publications: Concept Ophthalmology: Femtosecond laser-controlled implantation
of intracornealen ring segments (ICRS) in progressive keratoconus
European ophthalmic review: clinical applications of femtosecond lasers.
1998-2007
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Publications in lens and corneal surgery national and international
Lectures at national and international congresses on various topics of lens and
laser surgery
Course speaker at national and international Congresses
Scientific work on Advisory Committee for the development of new lenses
Study director in several projects
Head of an international symposium on Femtosecond laser technology
Live operations at an international Congress and television taping
Several developments of instruments and implantates resulting in the granting of
numerous national and international patents.
2002-2007
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Expert for ocular and laser-surgical procedures in the eye
Licensing by the Medical Council Nordrhein as graduate teacher for ocular and
laser-surgical procedures in the eye
Visiting lecturer status for the Commission for refractive surgery „KRC“ from the
Ophthalmology League
Adviser „Klinikführer Rhein-Ruhr“ for the area of ophthalmology
Columnist in the series “Outstanding Medicine in the Ruhr district”
Columnist in the series “Hauptsache Gesund“ of the WAZ-Media group
Television interview for ZDF, WDR among other things as advising physician
1997
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Appointment as Examiner for Specialists by the Medical Council Nordrhein
Specialist for Ophthalmology
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1995 previously since 1994 Acting Senior Physician of the Ophthalmology Clinic
Head Senior Physician of the Ophthalmology Clinic
Directing Physician of the Ophthalmology Clinica
Establishment of Refractive Surgery under his direction at the hospital
2004 Appointment as Head of the Clinic for Refractive Surgery
2005 Appointment as Head of the entire Clinic for diseases of the anterior ocular
section at the Clinic for Refractive and Ophthalmosurgery
Promotion
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In the Department of Topographical Anatomy and Biomechanics at the HeinrichHeineUniversity Düsseldorf on “Biomechanical behavior of collagenous tendinous
fibres in stretching stress in various solutions at various temperatures“, 1992
Study
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Heinrich-HeineUniversity in Düsseldorf Graduation 1991