EuCornea Message
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues unabated EuCornea offers our wholehearted support to our colleagues at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) in their campaign to bring much needed ophthalmic equipment and eyecare pharmaceuticals to Ukrainian ophthalmologists.
EuCornea are offering free registration and accommodation for any Ukrainians coming to our conference in Athens although we realise that travel may be impossible. Free registration will also be available for the Congress on Demand which will be online from July until December 2022.
In addition, our membership stands ready to fully collaborate with ESCRS on any educational or clinical assistance we can offer to our colleagues in Ukraine.
We would ask all of our Industry partners to consider contributing to this relief effort. For further information on contributing to the ESCRS campaign www.escrs.org
EuCornea Message
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues unabated EuCornea offers our wholehearted support to our colleagues at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) in their campaign to bring much needed ophthalmic equipment and eyecare pharmaceuticals to Ukrainian ophthalmologists.
EuCornea are offering free registration and accommodation for any Ukrainians coming to our conference in Athens although we realise that travel may be impossible. Free registration will also be available for the Congress on Demand which will be online from July until December 2022.
In addition, our membership stands ready to fully collaborate with ESCRS on any educational or clinical assistance we can offer to our colleagues in Ukraine.
We would ask all of our Industry partners to consider contributing to this relief effort. For further information on contributing to the ESCRS campaign www.escrs.org
EuCornea Medal Lecture
Dr. Vincenzo Sarnicola is the Director of the Clinica degli Occhi Sarnicola (“Sarnicola Eye Clinic”) in Italy and Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Siena. He attended the University of Florence of Medicine and trained in Ophthalmology at the University of Siena.
Dr. Sarnicola was the founding President for the Eucornea in 2009. He now serves as the President of S.I.C.S.S.O. (Italian Society of Ocular Surface and Stem Cells), and as a board member of Eucornea (European Society of Cornea and Ocular Surface Diseases).
He has a national and international reputation for his knowledge and expertise in the field of cornea and external disease, especially in the context of lamellar keratoplasty.
In this year’s EuCornea Lecture Dr Sarnicola will highlight the benefits of performing early deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) in cases of acanthamoeba keratitis refractory to medical therapy with substantial optical zone ulceration.
Dr Sarnicola believes early DALK surgery can be considered in cases where there is the presence of significant ulcer in the optical zone and the eye is unresponsive to medical treatment. He believes at this time there is a window of opportunity to treat these patients with early DALK and save them from the consequences of a potentially sight-threating infection.
Meet The EuCornea Executive
Georgios Kymionis
EuCornea President
Jesper Hjortdal
Immediate Past President
José Güell
Past President
Harminder Dua
Past President
Beatrice Cochener
Secretary
Board Members
Carina Koppen
Belgium
Bruce Allan
UK
Ulf Stenevi
Sweden
Mario Nubile
Italy
Co-opted Members
Ingemar Gustafsson
Sweden
Sebastian Siebelmann
Germany
Nuno Moura Coelho
Portugal
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Educational Webinars
The EuCornea Society are delighted to host a series of Spring/Summer Educational Webinars for our community.