Friday 20th June | |
19:00 | Welcome Reception at Pantheo Eye Center Presentation of challenging cases Courtesy of our Sponsor, Novartis |
Saturday 21th June | |
8:30 | Welcoming Address Mr Theodoros Potamitis, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Associate Professor, St George's University of London Medical School at University of Nicosia, Director Vitreo-retinal Department, Pantheo Eye Center Dr Theodosis Kontos, Consultant Ophthalmologist President of the Cyprus Ophthalmological Society Dr Adonis Ioannides, Course Director, St George's University of London Medical School at University of Nicosia Ms Marie Tsaloumas, Consultant Ophthalmologist, on behalf of the Midland Ophthalmological Society, UK |
9:00-10:30 | Glaucoma and Anterior Segment |
Neovascularisation of the iris Prof Peter Shah, Birmingham, UK Beware when lens meets retina Dr Freda Sii, Birmingham, UK MIGS: trabectome vs i-stents Mr Tarun Sharma, Worcester, UK Glaucoma in patients with Familial Amyloidosis Dr Katia Papastavrou, Cyprus The use of amniotic membrane in ophthalmology Dr Michalis Palos, Prague, Czech Republic Discussion |
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10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break |
11:00-13:00 | Oculoplastics and Anterior Segment |
Periocular tumors Mr Ioannis Kyprianou, Cyprus Role of Mohs surgery for eyelid tumors Mr Massoud Fouladi, London, UK Cataract surgery and vitreoretinal complications Mr Felipe Scala, Manchester, UK Managing and avoiding complications of dislocated crystaline lens Dr Tina Xirou, Athens, Greece IOL without support Mr Niall Patton, Manchester, UK Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery: the future is here Dr Antonis Aristidou, Thessaloniki, Greece Discussion |
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13:00-14:00 | Lunch break Courtesy of our Sponsor, Bayer |
14:00-15:30 | Medical Retina |
Recent research developments in inherited retinal dystrophies Ms Susan Downes, Oxford, UK Retinovascular disease and IOP Ms Marie Tsaloumas, Birmingham, UK Current thoughts on combined therapy (laser and anti-VEGF) in the management of diabetic macular oedema Mr George Turner, Manchester, UK “The anti-VEGF macula debate” Moderators: Mr Theodoros Potamitis, Cyprus Dr Yianna Antoniou, Cyprus Speakers: Mr George Turner, Manchester, UK Prof Tariq Aslam, Manchester, UK Ms Marie Tsaloumas, Birmingham, UK Discussion |
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15:30-16:00 | Medicolegal |
The legal aspect of medicolegal issues Mr Antonis Glykis, Cyprus Clinical negligence-the ophthalmic perspective Robert Cooling, London, UK Discussion |
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20:30 | Gala Dinner at Amathus Beach Hotel Courtesy of our Sponsor, Alcon |
Sunday 22th June | |
8:30-10:00 | Surgical Retina |
Refractive surgery and retinal detachment Dr Yianna Antoniou, Cyprus Choroidal haemorrhage during anterior segment surgery: management and prognosis Dr Panos Stavrakas Surgical management of non-responding to anti-VGEF wet/ haemorrhagic AMD Dr Stratos Gotzarides, Athens, Greece Pitfalls of modern technology Mr Theodoros Potamitis, Cyprus Cyber - Ophthalmology; harnessing the power of modern technology in clinical practice Prof Tariq Aslam, Manchester, UK Discussion |
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10:00-10:45 | Rapid fire presentations |
Contact lens fitting in patients with aphakia Constantinos Kallias, Cyprus Visual function in early glaucoma Carmen Balian, Cyprus Is glaucoma racist? A quick review of glaucoma and ethnicity Chrisostomos Muwonge, Cyprus Case presentation of Schwarz syndrome Savvas Christou, Manchester, UK Assessing dysglycemia in patients with Thalassaemia: a predicting factor for screening in diabetic retinopathy Irene Smoleski, Cyprus Discussion |
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10:45-11:15 | Coffee Break |
11:15-13:30 | Paediatric and neuro ophthalmology |
A review of paediatric cataract Prof Alistair Fielder, London, UK Anterior segment complications of paediatric posterior segment diseases Mr Manoj Parulekar, Birmingham, UK The role of OCT in paediatric ophthalmology Agathi Kouri, Athens, Greece Behind the pupil Mr Mike Burdon, Birmingham, UK Novel imaging in neuro-ophthamology Ms Susan Mollan, Birmingham, UK From photoreceptor to cortex - and all in between Dr Alkis Liasis, London, UK Visual hallucinations Dr Eleni Antoniou, Cyprus Discussion |
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Meeting Closes |