Friday, April 24, 2015

08.00am - Live surgery from
• Leuven, Belgium: Peter Stalmans, Joachim Van Calster
• Verona, Italy: Grazia Pertile
• Paris, France: Yannick Le Mer
• Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Marco Mura

The vitreomacular interface: surgery vs vitreolyis
01.30pm - Epidemiology and spontaneous evolution of diseases of the VM interface
01.45pm - Outcome of surgery for VMT & macular hole: What can patients expect?
02.00pm - Outcome of pharmacological vitreolysis: Real-world experience
02.15pm - Surgical controversies: ILM peeling – tamponade – posturing
02.30pm - Interactive Clinical cases discussion

 

Update in Medical Retina
03.30pm - New indications for using antiVEGF: an update
03.50pm - Intravitreal injections in AMD: which drug when?
04.10pm - Treatment of diabetic macular edema: laser vs antiVEGF vs steroids
04.30pm - Diagnostic pitfalls: not all subretinal lesions are AMD
05.10pm - Q&A
06.00pm - End of session

 

Saturday, April 25, 2015

08.30am - Video and case report presentations from participants - Uveitis
09.00am -  Endophthalmitis after cataract surgery
09,20am - A novel method for vitreous biopsy in uveitis
09.35am - Masquerade syndromes in uveitis

Retinal imaging
10.30am - Intra-operative OCT
10.45am - Significance of visualization of cone mosaic in Adaptive Optics
11.00am - Intra-ocular OCT
11.15am - Pushing OCT to its limits

New instruments & developments
11.30am - Industry presentations - Topics: new cutters, small gauge, artificial vision, robotic surgery…

Vitreoretinal surgery
01.30pm - Machine parameters: fluidics – cut speed – duty cycle – irrigation compensation – phaco thresholding
01.45pm - Myopic maculopathy: surgical options
02.00pm - Routine ILM removal in retinal detachment
02.15pm - Vital stainings: what’s new?
02.30pm - Intra-operative decision making: clinical cases – Interactive session
03.00pm - Treatment of PVR: surgical tips & trics
03.15pm - Alternative use of silicone oil: tackling emulsification and enhancing visualization during surgery
03.30pm - Surgical biopsy for ocular tumor: practical approach
03.45pm - Small gauge surgery
04.00pm - Retinectomies and Retinotomies
04.30pm - End of Meeting

Rahmenprogramm

Thursday, April 23, 201506.00pm Welcome reception & registrationJubileumzaal, University Hall 1st floor, Naamsestraat 22, Leuven   Friday, April 24, 2015 07.00pm Belgian Beer DinnerVenue: De Hoorn, Sluisstraat 79, 3000 Leuven (old brewery)

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