Hotel Plaza Caserta

ADVANCED PROGRAM

www.sicsso.org/congresso2016

XVThe International Congress of the Italian

Society Stem Cells and Ocular Surface

SICSSO Congress

Caserta, Italy23-25 June 2016

NEWS: this year DMEK

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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

CONGRESS PRESENTATION

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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

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S.I.C.S.S.O. and CONGRESS PRESIDENTVincenzo Sarnicola

S.I.C.S.S.O. BoardVincenzo SarnicolaGiovanni AlessioGiorgio MarchiniVincenzo MaurinoRita MencucciAlberto MontericcioAlessandro MularoniMario Nubile

Local Scientific CommitteeCoordinator: Ferninando Romano Members: Alfonso La Banca, Vincenzo Rao

Local OrganizerDomenico Marotta

Scientific SecretariatCaterina SarnicolaEnrica Sarnicola

S.I.C.S.S.O. BOARD

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Organizing Secretariat

AIM Group International – Milan office Via G. Ripamonti, 129 – 20141 Milan, Italy Ph. 02 56601.1 – Fax 02 70048578Email. sicsso2016@aimgroup.eu

Congress venue and location HOTEL PLAZA CASERTA Viale Lamberti – 81100 Caserta, Italy Ph. 0823 523001 www.plazacaserta.com

GENERAL INFORMATION

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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-and-services/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)

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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 € 366,00Orthoptist / Ortottisti € 61,00Resident / Specializzando € 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 (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: sicsso2016.hotel@aimgroup.eu

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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

INSTRUCTORS/ISTRUTTORIR. FoglaW.B. Lee

G. Marchini V. MaurinoM. NubileM. Terry

WET LABs

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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)

CONGRESS PARTY

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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)

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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.

2016 MEDAL LECTURES

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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.

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

13.45-14.00

14.00-15.00

15.00-17.00

17.00-19.00

19.00-19.45

TIMEROOM

LEONARDO DA VINCI 1+2ROOM FERMI ROOM VOLTA

THURSDAY, 23 JUNEOPERATING ROOM

SICSSO MEETING OPENING

INNOVATIONS

IMMUNOLOGYCLINICAL CASE PRESENTATION

OCULAR SURFACECLINICAL CASE PRESENTATION

WET LAB

Live surgery V. MAURINO

Streaming live surgery G. MELLES

YOUNG ITALIAN OPHTHALMOLOGY (GOI)

8.30 - 9.15

9.15 - 11.15

11.15 - 11.30

11.30 - 13.30

13.30 - 15.00

15.00 - 15.30

15.30 - 16.15

16.15 - 17.00

17.00 - 18.00

TIMEROOM

LEONARDO DA VINCI 1+2ROOM FERMI ROOM VOLTA

FRIDAY, 24 JUNEOPERATING ROOM

INNOVATIONS

LECTURES

BREAK

INFECTIONSCLINICAL CASE PRESENTATION

LUNCH

SURGEONS AND EYE BANK

SICSSO MEDAL LECTURES

DALKCLINICAL CASE PRESENTATION

WET LAB

NURSE SESSION

Live surgery V. SARNICOLA, A. GALAN

Live surgery M. TERRY

Live surgery A. CAPOROSSI

08.15-09.45

09.45-11.45

11.45-13.10

13.10-13.30

TIMEROOM

LEONARDO DA VINCI 1+2ROOM FERMI ROOM VOLTA

SATURDAY, 25 JUNEOPERATING ROOM

INNOVATIONS

KERATOCONUS AND CROSSLINKINGCLINICAL CASE PRESENTATION

EKCLINICAL CASE PRESENTATION

WET LAB

Live surgery G. ALESSIO

Live surgery R. FOGLA

BEST ORAL AND BEST POSTER AWARD

Advanced Program updated to February 9, 2016

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Simultaneous translation English-Italian available

THURSDAY, 23 JUNE

13.45-14.00SICSSO MEETING OPENING14.00-15.00INNOVATIONSPRESIDENT: 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 REPORTC. Menicacci, P. Gennaro, Fl. Menicacci, S.A. Bagaglia, F. Menicacci (Siena)

DIFFERENT CHALLENGING STRATEGIES FOR TREATMENT OF OCULAR GVHDE.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 DISEASEM. Astori, D. Dolcino, L. Mazzucco, R. Guaschino, F. Zallio, M. Pini, F. Monaco, M. Ladetto (Alessandria)

PTK FOR FISH EYE DISEASE CORNEAL DISTROPHYF. Franco, A. Miele, S. Frosini (Firenze)

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

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MANAGEMENT OF PERSISTENT EPITHELIAL DEFECT AFTER CORNEAL CROSS-LINKING (CXL) PLUS PROCEDURE, USING A NEW MATRIX THERAPY AGENT (RGTA): A CASE REPORTG. Mulè, C. Mazzola, M. Mazzola (Trento) ANGIOGRAPHIC AND IN-VIVO CONFOCAL MICROSCOPIC CHARACTERIZATION OF GIANT PAPILLAE IN CHRONIC ALLERGIC KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS - A PILOT STUDYB. Steger (Austria), V. Romano (UK), S. Kaye (UK)

DISCUSSION

15.00-17.00IMMUNOLOGY and LIVE SURGERYPRESIDENT: M. Nubile (Chieti-Pescara)PANEL: K. Colby (USA), H. Dua (UK), C.E. Willoughby (UK)

LIVE SURGERY in streaming from RotterdamDMEK (PRE-STRIPPED TISSUE)

G. Melles (The Netherlands)

IMMUNOLOGY LECTURES

UNDERSTANDING IMMUNOLOGICAL RESPONSES TO CORNEAL AND STEM CELLS TRANSPLANTV. Perez (USA)

GVHDV. Sarnicola (Grosseto)

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STEVEN JOHNSON SYNDROMEP. Neri (Ancona)

OCULAR PEMPHIGOIDW.B. Lee (USA)

CLINICAL CASE PRESENTATION

DISCUSSION

17.00-19.00OCULAR SURFACE and LIVE SURGERYPRESIDENT: 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 SYSTEMM. Rolando (Genova)

YIELD AND VIABILITY OF HUMAN LIMBAL STEM CELLS FROM FRESH AND STORED TISSUES. Kaye (UK)

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THERAPEUTIC CRITERIA FOR OCULAR SURFACE DISORDERSP. Aragona (Messina) THE ROLE OF EYELIDS IN OCULAR SURFACE E. Polito (Siena) CONTROVERSIES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF OCULAR SURFACE TUMORSK. Colby (USA)

DEVELOPING MOLECULAR THERAPIES FOR INHERITED LIMBAL STEM CELL FAILUREC.E. Willoughby (UK)

PTERYGIUM SURGERY: THE WINGS OF CHANGEJ. Suvira (India)

CLINICAL CASE PRESENTATION

DISCUSSION

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19.00-19.45CLINICAL CASES PRESENTED BY YOUNG ITALIAN OPHTHALMOLOGIST (GOI)

PRESIDENT: M. Nardi (Pisa)PANEL: J. Guell (Spain), J.S. Metha (Singapore)

DSAEK AND EPITHELIAL DOWNGROWTH TREATED WITH INTRACAMERAL 5-FLUOROURACILR. Leaci (Parma)

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS COMPLICATED BY FUNGAL INFECTIONE. Bonacci (Verona)

TEMPORARY KERATOPROSTHESIS IN BIRDSHOT OPEN GLOBE TRAUMAM. Forlini (Parma)

TOUGH CASE IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS. Visentin (San Donà di Piave) HERPETIC KERATITIS AFTER CLX IN CORNEAL ABSCESS REFRACTORY TO MEDICAL TREATMENTM. Pulvirenti (Palermo), S. Zagari (Catania)

CXL-PLUS CASE REPORT: IMPROVING CORNEAL GEOMETRY IN ECCENTRIC KERATOCONUS BY MINIMALLY INVASIVE COMBINED LASER PROCEDUREM. Rechichi (Catanzaro)

DISCUSSION

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FRIDAY, 24 JUNE 08.30-09.15INNOVATIONSPRESIDENT: A. Montericcio (Trapani)PANEL: B. Billi (Roma), L. Buzzonetti (Roma), N. Napoli (Salerno), F. Passani (Carrara)

DALK IN SPECIAL CASESS. Coscarelli (Brazil)

IN VIVO CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND FOLLOW-UP OF FUNGAL KERATITIS E. Pedrotti, M. Passilongo, E. Bruni, S. Ficial, A. Fasolo, G. Marchini (Verona)

DUA LAYER MICROSCOPY ANALYSIS IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTL. Buzzonetti (Roma), N. Napoli (Salerno)

INTRASTROMAL KERATOPLASTY FOR PELLUCID MARGINAL DEGENERATIONM. Balidis (Greece)

ONE-STEP VS TWO-STEPS FEMTO-LASIK PROCEDURE TO MANAGE POST-PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY ASTIGMATISM AND REFRACTIVE ERRORS: 3 YEARS FOLLOW-UPL. Mosca, S. Luceri, L. Guccione, O. Caporossi, M.E. Toro, A. Caporossi (Roma)

DISCUSSION

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09.15-11.15LECTURES and LIVE SURGERYPRESIDENT: 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 CASESE. Malbran (Argentina)

CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS OF CORNEAL GENETICS DISEASESF. Simonelli (Napoli)

ADVANCED ASOCT IMAGINGJ.S. Metha (Singapore)

CORNEAL IMAGING UP TO DATE N. Rosa (Salerno)

RAMAN EFFECT AND ACHANTAMOEBA INFECTION A. Del Prete, G. Cennamo (Napoli)

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IS DONOR DIABETES A CONCERN WITH ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTYM.O. Price (USA)

GLAUCOMA IN KERATOPLASTY: WHAT IS CHANGED WITH LAMELLAR TECNIQUES?G. Marchini (Verona)

DISCUSSION

11.15-11.30 BREAK

11.30-13.30INFECTIONS and LIVE SURGERYPRESIDENT: R. Mencucci (Firenze)PANEL: A. Balestrazzi (Roma), 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 INFECTIONSE. Tu (USA)

HERPES SIMPLE VIRUS UPDATED. H. Scorsetti (Argentina)

MANAGEMENT OF ANTERIOR SEGMENT HERPES DISEASEC. Rapuano (USA)

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MANAGEMENT OF ACANTHAMOEBA CORNEAL INFECTIONSF. 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 TREATMENTV. Sarnicola (Grosseto)

CLINICAL CASE PRESENTATIONS

DISCUSSION

13.30-15.00 LUNCH 15.00-15.30SURGEONS 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?

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15.00-17.00 NURSE SESSION 15.30-16.15SICSSO MEDAL LECTURESPRESIDENT: 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 DYSFUNCTIONFRANCIS PRICE (USA)

FEMTO CIRCULAR KERATOTOMY (FEMTO CKT) FOR KERATOCONUS I AND IIJORG H. KRUMEICH (Germany)

16.15-18.00DALK and LIVE SURGERYPRESIDENT: G. Marchini (Verona)PANEL: M.W. Belin (USA), J.H. Krumeich (Germany), E. Malbran (Argentina), M. Motta (Sorrento), M. Nardi (Pisa)

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LIVE SURGERY DMEK (PRE-STRIPPED TISSUE)

A. Caporossi (Roma)

DALK LECTURESDALK INDICATIONS: JUST KERATOCONUS?R. Fogla (India)

DALK FOR HYDROPS IN KERATOCONUSJ.S. Metha (Singapore)

PACHY-BUBBLE DALK - TECHNIQUE, RESULTS AND COMPLICATIONSR.C. Ghanem (Brazil)

dDALK and pdDALK: RESULTS AND RULES, LAYERS AND NOMENCLATUREH. Dua (UK)

DALK: RUPTURES MANAGEMENTV. Sarnicola (Grosseto)

CLINICAL CASE PRESENTATION

DISCUSSION

18.30GUIDED TOUR of “REGGIA DI CASERTA” 21.00SICSSO PARTY

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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 DEGENERATIONL. Spadea (Roma), G. Maraone (Roma)

IN VIVO CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY DURING ACCELERATED CORNEAL CROSS LINKING FOR KERATOCONUS: STUDY AT TIME ZEROM. Passilongo, E. Pedrotti, S. Ficial, E. Bruni, A. Fasolo, G. Marchini (Verona)

MANAGEMENT OF POST KERATOPLASTY ASTIGMATISMS. Coscarelli (Brazil)

ANTERIOR CORNEAL SURFACE IRREGULARITY AFTER DSEK FOR BULLOUS KERATOPATHYL. Spadea (Roma), V. Santamaria

IRRIGATING CANNULA FOR DMEK SURGERYF. Sabatino (Roma), E. Sarnicola (Siena), C. Sarnicola (Ferrara), V. Sarnicola (Grosseto)

FUNCTIONAL RESULTS OF A PERSONAL TECHNIQUE FOR DMEKA. Caporossi, L. Mosca, L. Guccione, A. Villano (Roma)

ENDOTHELIUM FLAPPED-IN VERSUS ENDOTHELIUM FLAPPED-OUT FOR DMEK TRANSPLANTATIONV. Romano (UK), M.Parekh (Mestre), A. Ruzza (Mestre), S. Ahmad (UK), S. Ferrari (Mestre), S. Kaye (UK), D. Ponzin (Mestre)

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DMEK IN CHALLENGING CASES - AFTER PK, APHAKIA AND AC LENSESR.C. Ghanem (Brazil)

EK IN IRIDOCORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL SYNDROME J.S. Metha (Singapore)

DISCUSSION

09.45-11.45KERATOCONUS AND CROSSLINKING and LIVE SURGERYPRESIDENT: 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 CHOICEM.W. Belin (USA)

CROSSLINKING IN KERATOCONUSC. Mazzotta (Siena)

INTRASTROMAL RINGS FOR KERATOCONUSR. Barraquer (Spain)

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CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY IN KERATOCONUSA. Mularoni (San Marino)

USE OF TORIC IOLS IN KERATOCONUSR. Nuijts (The Netherlands)

CLINICAL CASE PRESENTATION

DISCUSSION

11.45-13.10EK and LIVE SURGERY PRESIDENT: V. Maurino (UK)PANEL: C. Cagini (Perugia), G. Cusati (Benevento), R.C. Ghanem (Brazil), M. Nordlund (USA), F. Price (USA), C. Rapuano (USA)

LIVE SURGERY DMEK (PRE-STRIPPED TISSUE)

G. Alessio (Bari)

EK LECTURES

THE DARK SIDE OF DMEK: COMPLICATIONS AND HOW TO AVOID THEMM. Terry (USA)

RETHINKING FUCHS DYSTROPHY: CORNEAL CLEARANCE WITHOUT ENDOTHELIAL TRANSPLANTATIONK. Colby (USA)

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DSEK VS PK: 10 YEAR GRAFT SURVIVAL AND ENDOTHELIAL CELL LOSSM.O. Price (USA)

A MULTICENTRE RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL OF CONVENTIONAL DSAEK VS ULTRATHIN DSAEKR. Nuijts (The Netherlands)

EASY APPROACH TO DMEK SURGERYR. Fogla (India)

DMEK TIPS AND TRICKSJ. Guell (Spain)

CLINICAL CASE PRESENTATION

DISCUSSION

13.10-13.30BEST ORAL and BEST POSTER AWARDAward CommissionPANEL: V. Maurino (UK), V. Sarnicola (Grosseto), J. Guell (Spain)

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Alessio Giovanni, Bari ITALYAntoniazzi Elena Rosa, Pavia ITALYAragona Pasquale, Messina ITALYAstori Mariarosa, Alessandria ITALYBalestrazzi Alessandra, Roma ITALY Balidis Miltos, Thessaloniki GREECEBarraquer Rafael, Barcellona SPAINBelin Michael W., Albany USABilli Bernardo, Roma ITALYBonacci Erika, Verona ITALYBorroni Davide, Grosseto ITALY/LETTONIABuzzonetti Luca, Roma ITALYCagini Carlo, Perugia ITALYCantera Emilia, Roma ITALYCaporossi Aldo, Roma ITALYCarbonara Claudio, Roma ITALYCennamo Giovanni, Naples ITALYCerulli Luciano, Roma ITALYColby Kathryn, Chicago USACoscarelli Sandro, Belo Horizonte BRAZILCusati Giorgio, Benevento ITALYDe Freitas Denise, Sao Paolo BRAZILDel Prete Antonio, Napoli ITALYDua Harminder, Nottingham UNITED KINGDOMFogla Rajesh, Hyderabad INDIAForlini Matteo, Parma ITALYFranco Fabrizio, Firenze ITALYGalan Alessandro, Padova ITALYGallo Otello, Napoli ITALYGhanem Ramon Coral, Joinville BRAZIL

CONGRESS FACULTY

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Greco Giuseppe, Siena ITALYGuell Jose, Barcelona SPAINKaye Stephen, Liverpool UNITED KINGDOMKrumeich Jorg H., Bochum GERMANYLeaci Rosachiara, Parma ITALYLee William B., Atlanta USAMalbran Enrique, Buenos Aires ARGENTINAMarchini Giorgio, Verona ITALYMaurino Vincenzo, London UNITED KINGDOMMazzotta Cosimo, Siena ITALYMelles Gerrit, Rotterdam THE NETHERLANDSMenabuoni Luca, Firenze ITALYMencucci Rita, Firenze ITALYMenicacci Cristina, Siena ITALYMetha Jodhbir Singh, Singapore SINGAPOREMocellin Antonio, Lecce ITALYMontericcio Alberto, Trapani ITALYMontrone Francesco, Bari ITALYMosca Luigi, Roma ITALYMotta Mario, Sorrento ITALYMularoni Alessandro, San MarinoMulè Giulio, Trento ITALYNapoli Vincenzo, Salerno ITALY Nardi Marco, Pisa ITALYNeri Piergiorgio, Ancona ITALYNordlund Michael, Cincinnati USA Nubile Mario, Chieti-Pescara ITALYNuijts Rudy, Maastricht THE NETHERLANDSOrfeo Vincenzo, Napoli ITALYPassani Franco, Carrara ITALY

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Passilongo Mattia, Verona ITALYPedrotti Emilio, Verona ITALYPerez Victor, Miami USAPerri Paolo, Ferrara ITALYPetitti Vincenzo, Roma ITALYPocobelli Augusto, Roma ITALYPolito Ennio, Siena ITALYPonzin Diego, Mestre ITALYPrice Francis, Indianapolis USAPrice Marianne O., Indianapolis USAPulvirenti Manuela, Palermo ITALYRao Vincenzo, Caserta ITALYRapuano Christopher, Philadelphia USARechichi Miguel, Catanzaro ITALYRolando Maurizio, Genova ITALYRomano Ferdinando, Caserta ITALYRomano Vito, Liverpool UNITED KINGDOMRosa Nicola, Salerno ITALYSabatino Francesco, Rome ITALYSarnicola Vincenzo, Grosseto ITALYSavastano Silvio, Cassino ITALYScorsetti Daniel H., Buenos Aires ARGENTINASimonelli Francesca, Napoli ITALYSpadea Leopoldo, Roma ITALYSteger Bernhard, Innsbruck AUSTRIASuvira Jain, Mumbai INDIATerry Mark, Portland USATu Elmer, Chicago USAVisentin Silvia, San Donà di Piave ITALYWilloughby Colin E., Liverpool UNITED KINGDOM