The 6th World Congress on
CONTROVERSIES IN OPHTHALMOLOGY
Anterior Segment • Glaucoma • Retina
MARCH 26-29, 2015 • SORRENTO, ITALY
Congress Chairs
Prof. Anat Loewenstein, Israel
Prof. Neil Bressler, USA
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The 6th World Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology • March 26-29, 2015 • Sorrento, Italy
Anterior Segment • Glaucoma • Retina
Section Heads
Anterior Segment
Retina
Jorge Alio, Spain
Ehud Assia, Israel
Walter Stark, USA
Francesco Bandello, Italy
Susan Bressler, USA
William Mieler, USA
Joseph Moisseiev, Israel
Glaucoma
Neuro-ophthalmology
Anders Heijl, Sweden
Jay Katz, USA
Neil Miller, USA
Regional Advisory Board
Co-Chairs
Teresio Avitable | Francesco Bandello | Fabiana D’Esposito
Members List
Claudio Azzolini
Maurizio Battaglia Parodi
Francesco Boscia
Stefano Bonini
Massimo Busin
Gilda Cennamo
Giovanni Cennamo
Giuseppe de Crecchio
Stefano Gandolfi
Giampaolo Gini
Paolo Lanzetta
Adriano Magli
Leonardo Mastropasqua
Edoardo Midena
Marco Nardi
Matteo Piovella
Giuseppe Querques
Stanislao Rizzo
Mario Romano
Giovanni Staurenghi
Preliminary Faculty List
Jorge Alió, Spain
Jayakrishna Ambati, USA
Francisco Arnalich, Italy
Anthony Arnold, USA
Bekir Sitki Aslan, Turkey
Ehud Assia, Israel
Teresio Avitabile, Italy
Claudio Azzolini, Italy
Francesco Bandello, Italy
Maurizio Battaglia Parodi, Italy
Bodrum Bodaghi, France
Francesco Boscia, Italy
Neil Bressler, USA
Susan Bressler, USA
Arturo Carta, Italy
Usha Chakravarthy, UK
M Francesca Cordeiro, UK
Giuseppe de Crecchio, Italy
Marc de Smet, Switzerland
Bora Eldem, Turkey
Cesare Forlini, Italy
Stefano Gandolfi, Italy
Michaela Goldstein, Israel
Anders Heijl, Sweden
Anthony Hommer, Austria
Doug Jabs, USA
L. Jay Katz, USA
Anat Kesler, Israel
Barry Kupperman, USA
Paolo Lanzetta, Italy
Andrew G. Lee, USA
Sue Lightman, UK
Adriano Magli, Italy
Stefania Bianchi Marzoli, Italy
Leonardo Mastropasqua, Italy
Stephan Michels, Switzerland
Edoardo Midena, Italy
William Mieler, USA
Neil R. Miller, USA
Joseph Moisseiev, Israel
Jordi Mones, Spain
Jerzy Nawrocki, Poland
Dante Pieramici, USA
Matteo Piovella, Italy
Stanislao Rizzo, Italy
Mario Romano, Italy
Nachum Rosen, Israel
Luca Rossetti, Italy
Dan Sachs, Israel
Federico Sadun, Italy
Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth, Austria
Hendrik Scholl, USA
Gisèle Soubrane Daguet, France
Ingeborg Stalmans, Belgium
Walter Stark, USA
David Varssano, Israel
Orit Vidne, Israel
Marco Zarbin, USA
The 6th World Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology • March 26-29, 2015 • Sorrento, Italy
Anterior Segment • Glaucoma • Retina
MAIN TOPICS
MEDICAL RETINA
•Age-related macular degeneration
•Diabetic Macular Edema
•Macular edema due to retina vein
occlusion
SURGICAL RETINA
•Screening of the periphery in high
myopia
•Dyes in epiretinal membrane surgery
•Vitreomacular traction
•Macular holes
•Optic pit with serous retinal
detachment
•Management of macular schisis in
pathologic myopia
•Large submacular hemorrhage in
predominantly hemorrhagic CNV
lesion
•Vitrectomy for epiretinal membranes
•Intraoperative OCT
ANTERIOR SEGMENT
•Ocular surface disease
•Dry eye
•Keratoconus
•LASIK in 2015
•Floppy iris syndrome
•Loose zonules
•Pupillary dilation
•Phaco fluidics and power settings,
technologies, machines
•Challenging cataract cases
•Femtosecond laser in cataract surgery
•Artisan lens
•IOL exchange
•Astigmatism correction in cataract
surgery
•Dislocated IOL’s
•Multifocal lenses
•Special IOL’s
•IOL calculation following refractive
surgery
•Phakic IOL
•Presbyopia solution
•Corneal refractive surgery
•Refractive surgery for high myopia
GLAUCOMA
•First line treatment
•Medical management: first line for
open angle glaucoma
•Laser to trabecular meshwork
•Surgical treatment for primary angle
closure glaucoma
•Tube shunt surgery
•After one failed trabeculectomy
•Trabeculectomy with ExPress
•iStent
•Laser peripheral iridotomy
•Risk Calculators
•Plateau Iris Syndrome
•Alphagan neuroprotective in NTG
•Future of glaucoma treatment
•Future of glaucoma surgery
•Neovascular glaucoma
•Non-penetrating scelrectomy
•Optic nerve head imaging
•Pediatric glaucoma
OTHER
•Psuedotumorcerebri – management
•Psuedotumorcerebri in pregnancy
•Posterior optic neuropathy: Evaluation
and management
•Management of isolated optic neuritis
•Blepharospasm
•Thyroid ophthalmopathy
•Management of Isolated sixth cranial
nerve palsy •What is the best management of
non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic
neuropathy
•Treatment of traumatic optic
neuropathy
Abstract Submission Deadline: January 5, 2015
The 6th World Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology • March 26-29, 2015 • Sorrento, Italy
Anterior Segment • Glaucoma • Retina
GENERAL INFORMATION
Congress venue
The Hilton Sorrento
Via S. Antonio 13
Sorrento, 80067, Italy
Tel: 39-081-8784141
www.sorrentopalacehotel.com
REGISTRATION FEES
Until January 5,
2015
January 6 – March 16,
2015
March 17, 2015 and
On-Site
Participants - Physicians
and Scientists
€ 490
€ 540
€ 590
Trainees*, Nurses, Students
€ 385
€ 430
€ 470
Daily Registration
Full Registration
€ 200
€ 300
Italian Participants
Registration fees include: Participation in scientific sessions, Congress bag containing the program and abstract book, invitation to the welcome reception and to all coffee breaks and lunches
as per the Congress program.
*Refers to non-tenured junior scientists. Registration forms must be accompanied by a letter from the head of the
department, confirming their status. The letter should be printed on a department letterhead and addressed to the
Registration Department of the Congress.
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Anterior Segment • Glaucoma • Retina
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