07:30 - 08:45 - Registration
Friday 26th April
08:45 - 09:00
President's Welcome
Carina Koppen, Antwerp, Belgium
09:00 - 09:45
Presbyopia contact lenses, refractive surgery or drops?
Contact lenses for presbyopia
Cristina Schnider, Vancouver, USA
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Refractive correction: the indication for cornea or lens surgery, the role of eye drops
Altan Atakan Ozcan, Adana, Turkey
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SESSION DISCUSSION PANEL
09:45 - 10:15
Free paper session 1
1 - Withdrawn
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2 - Spectrum of scleral lens fit and patient compliance at a University Hospital in Turkey
OÄŸuzhan Özçelik, Izmir
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3 - Parameters and visual outcomes of scleral contact lenses used in cases of keratoconus
Atılım Armağan Demirtaş, Izmir, Turkey
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4 - How does the use of scleral contact lenses affect intraocular pressure, retinal nerve fibre layer, ganglion cell complex and choroidal structure?
Rabianur Eroglu, AyazIstanbul, Turkey
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5 - Keratoconus demographic data in tertiary health care
Ekrem Can Arabacı, Şanlıurfa, Turkey
10:15 - 10:45
Refreshment and Exhibition
Join us in the Foyer and on the Terrace
10:45 - 11:45
Ocular surface shape topography: a necessity in the scleral lens fitting process?
Utilizing profilometry measurements to efficiently fit scleral lenses
Gregory DeNaeyer, Ohio, USA
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Scleral lenses: practical, straightforward & efficient fitting with diagnostic trial sets
Esther-Simone Visser, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Update on scleral lens research
Eef van der Worp, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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SESSION DISCUSSION PANEL
11:45 - 12:10
Free paper session 2
6 - Predicting dual-elevation scleral lens rotation based on front corneal elevation map
Boris Severinsky, Atlanta, USA
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7 - Mini-scleral contact lens for patients with corneal ectasia
Fateme Alipour, Tehran, Iran
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8 - Visual outcomes of scleral contact lenses in patients with keratoconus and the use of anterior corneal topography parameters in predicting the contact lens vault for a successful fitting
Gülay Güler Canözer, Konya, Turkey
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9 - Results of applying a differently designed scleral contact lens in eyes with keratoconus that have previously used ineffective contact lenses
Burcu Kazanci, Ankara, Turkey
12:10 - 12:30
INDUSTRY SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM
Bausch + Lomb Sponsored Symposium - Go Beyond Comfort with Bausch + Lomb ULTRA® One Day
Prof. Dr. Zeynep Özbek, Izmir, Turkey
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch
Join us in the Foyer and on the Terrace
13:30 - 14:30
Contact lens solutions: There's three in a marriage
Efficacy against regular tested pathogens, plus adenovirus/coronavirus/acanthamoeba
Mark Willcox, Sydney, Australia
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Compliance and its impact on solutions
Lyndon Jones, Waterloo, Canada
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Scleral disinfecting and filling solutions
Henny Otten, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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SESSION DISCUSSION PANEL
14:30 - 15:00
Free paper session 3
10 - Human factors in contact lens care compliance
Cristina Schnider, Vancouver, USA
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12 - Cytotoxic and genotoxic effect of two different multipurpose solutions on contact lens materials
Gamze Dereli Can, Bursa, Turkey
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13 - Competence of ophthalmology clinic staff on self-application of eye drops
Ceren Ersoy, Izmir, Turkey
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14 - Compliance of hospital healthcare professionals with contact lens use and care
AyÅŸe Tüfekçi Balikçi, Ankara, Turkey
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29 - The impact of different daily disposable contact lenses on tear film stability and objective optical quality
Gamze Özkan, Istanbul, Turkey
15:00 - 15:15
Fick-Kalt-Müller Medal Lecture
Presented by Omur Ucakhan-Gunduz, Ankara, Turkey. Presented to Penny A. Asbell, Memphis, USA
15:15 - 15:45
Invited Lecture - Drug delivery with contact lenses
Drug delivery with contact lenses
Penny A. Asbell, Memphis, USA
15:45 - 16:55
INDUSTRY SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM
HOYA Sponsored Symposium - Confidence through evidence – MiYOSMART in daily practice
Moderator: Pascal Blaser - Global Professional Affairs Manager, HOYA
Introducing MiYOSMART spectacle lens with Confidence through Evidence - Pascal Blaser - Global Professional Affairs Manager, HOYA
Treatment goal in Myopia Management. Can we reach a 100% treatment effect? - Prof. Hakan Kaymak, MD, Düsseldorf, Germany
15:35 - 16:05
Refreshment and Exhibition
Join us in the Foyer and on the Terrace
16:35 - 17:00
INDUSTRY SPONSORED RAPID FIRE ON INNOVATIONS
CooperVision
Hoya
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Johnson & Johnson - Navigating the Future: Cutting-Edge Tools for Eye Care Professionals' Education
Stephanie Grimaud, Senior Manager, Digital Professional Education & Development, Johnson & Johnson Vision EMEA
17:00 - 17:50
Free paper session 4
15 - Pulsed light therapy in the management of dry eye disease: Current perspectives
Bruno Barbosa Ribeiro, Porto, Portugal
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16 - Efficacy of epithelial-island corneal collagen crosslinking in the treatment of progressive keratoconus patients with thin corneas
Tuna Celik Buyuktepe, Ordu, Turkey
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17 - Iontophoresis-assisted corneal cross-linking method - a potential therapy for keratoconus
Karla Randelovic, Zagreb, Croatia
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18 - Case report: Herpetic keratitis after cross-linking of corneal collagen with riboflavin and ultraviolet-A for keratoconus in a healthy 20-year-old patient
Ivana Radman, Zagreb, Croatia
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19 - Mini-scleral contact lens for patients with radial keratectomy
Parya Abdolalizadeh, Urmia, Iran
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20 - Assessment of ICD FlexFit scleral lens fitting characteristics and on eye performance in patients with keratoconus
Burcu Kilic, Ankara, Turkey
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40 - Evaluation Of scleral thickness in keratoconus patients
Mukaddes Damla Ciftci, Izmir, Turkey
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21 - Experiences with two different scleral contact lenses in keratoconus patients
Sinem Kaya, Şanlıurfa, Turkey
17:50 - 17:55
Round up of the day
Omur Ucakhan-Gunduz, Ankara, Turkey
