Saturday 24 May 2025 - Programme
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Saturday 24 May
Note: This programme is subject to change
Room 1
Meridian
Room 2
Tycho/Kepler
Room 3
Stella
Room 4
Virgo
08:15 – 09:45
Eucornea/Czech Society Symposium
Fuch's Dystrophy Management
Moderators:
Claus Cursiefen, Germany,
Jose Guell, Spain,
Pavel Stodulka, Czech Republic
08:15 – 08:27
Marcus Ang, Singapore
Artificial Intelligence enabled Widefield Corneal Endothelial Imaging for Fuchs Dystrophy.
08:27 – 08:39
Mert Mestanoglu, Germany
News in Fibrilar Layer and Pentacam
08:39 – 08:51
Ursula Shlötzer-Schrehardt, Germany
What is the cause of honey-comb epitheliopaty with RHOK-inhibitiors
08:51 – 09:03
Pavel Studeny, Czech Republic
EDOF IOLs when combined Cataract/DMEK in Fuchs Patients
09:03 – 09.15
Adela Klézlová, Czech Republic
The use of Toric IOLs in patients with FED
09:15 – 09.27
Barry Lee, USA
Cell therapies for endothelial failure: magnetised cell project
09:27 – 09:45
All Panel Discussion
08:30 - 09:30
Free Paper Session 3
Keratoconus and Cross Linking
Moderators: TBA
08:30 – 08:42
Sadeer Hannush, USA
KEYNOTE Middle Segment Surgery
08:42 – 08:47
Michael W Belin, USA
A Multicenter, Randomized, Sham-Controlled, Phase 3 Study to Evaluate Efficacy & Safety of Epithelium-On CXL in Keratoconus Subjects 8 to 45 Years
08:47 – 08:52
Mario Troisi, Italy
Efficacy and Safety of Accelerated Trans-Epithelial Iontophoretic Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking (i-CXL-TE) in Young Patients with Progressive Keratoconus: A 9-Year Follow-Up Study
08:52 – 08:57
Kateřina Nouzovská, Czech Republic
Comparative Efficacy of Customized Photorefractive Keratectomy Combined with Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking Versus Cross-Linking Alone in the Management of Progressive Keratoconus: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
09:02 – 09:07
Hatch Mukherjee, UK
Novel in-clinic CAIRS adjustment technique with real time topographic control for Femtosecond CAIRS
09:07 – 09:012
Faruk Semiz, Kosovo
Long-Term Outcomes of Fresh Human Myopic Lenticule Transplantation for Keratoconus using SMILE: An Ultrastructural Analysis Using Transmission Electron Microscopy
09:12 – 09:17
Njomza Hima Musa, Albania
Fresh Myopic Lenticule Transplantation in Combination with Corneal Crosslinking for the Management of Keratoconus
09:17 – 09:22
Ali Ayatollahi, Iran
The Impact of Mini-Scleral Lenses on Corneal Parameters and Visual Acuity in Patients with Pellucid Marginal Degeneration
09:22 – 09:27
Mayank Nanavaty, UK
Ten years’ experience of using proxymetacaine hydrochloride 0.5% for postoperative pain control in epithelial-off corneal crosslinking
09:27 – 09:30
Discussion
08:30 – 09:30
Presented Poster Session 3
Keratoconus Management
Moderators: TBA
08:30 – 08:37
Matilde Buzzi, Italy
Validation of the precision and predictive ability of theranostic-guided corneal cross-linking for treatment of keratoconus: a randomized clinical trial
08:37 – 08:44
Gozde Sahin Vural, Turkey
The effect of corneal collagen crosslinking on corneal epithelial thickness map in keratoconus patients with central cone
08:44 – 08:51
Cristina Martínez Gil, Spain
Collagen cross-linking complications: are they predictable or protocol-related? A single-center retrospective study
08:51 – 08:58
Gahan Reddy, India
Comparison of efficacy and safety of contact-lens assisted CXL and hypo-osmolar CXL in pediatric keratoconus patients with thin corneas.
08:58 – 09:05
Kateřina Hložánková, Czech Republic
Corneola – corneal allogenic instrastromal ring in treatment of keratoconus
09:05 – 09:12
Ceren Ece Semiz, Kosovo
CORNEAL REGENERATION WITH FRESH LENTICULE TRANSPLANTATION FOR KERATOCONUS WITH 5-YEAR FOLLOW-UP RESULTS
09:12 – 09:19
Issac Levy, United Kingdom
A Review of Corneal Allogenic Intrastromal Ring Segments
09:19 – 09:26
Ramon Calvo Andres, Spain
Efficacy and Safety of Corneal Allograft Intrastromal Ring Segments (CAIRS) for the Treatment of Corneal Ectasia: Results from the First 10 Patients Using Femtosecond Laser Preparation and Implantation Techniques
09:26 – 09:33
Farzaneh Mohammadi, Australia
Efficacy and Safety of corneal cross-linking in Keratoconus patients with corneal thickness less than 400 μm using hypotonic riboflavin: Retrospective Study
09:45 – 10:30
Opening Ceremony & Medal Lecture
Opening Remarks
09:55
10:30 – 11:15
Industry Symposium
Navigating Ocular Surface Inflammation: Challenges and Advances
11:15 – 13:15
Global Symposium
Corneal Infection Management Around the World
Moderators:
Beatrice Cochener-Lamard, France,
Mario Nubile, Italy
Session 1. Epidemiology, microbiology and clinical criteria
11:00 – 11:12
Kathryn Colby, Cornea Society
Lessons Learned from the Zoster Eye Disease Study
11:12 – 11:24
Kyung-Sun Na, Asia Cornea Society
What are we facing from a microbiological point of view: emerging trends
11:24 – 11:36
Luis Izquierdo, PanCornea
Risk factors: an estimate of what can be prevented
11:36 – 11:48
Harminder Dua, Eucornea
Clinical classification and presentation of corneal infections
11:48 – 12:00
Mor Dickman, ESCRS
Diagnosis and Microbiology: Suggested Protocols by Evidence
Session 2. Clinical Management of Corneal Infections
12:00 – 12:12
Sotiria Palioura ESCRS
Imaging Diagnostics Techniques (OCT and IVCM): Clinical Utility
12:12 – 12:24
Jennifer Li, Cornea Society
Bacterial Keratitis and antibiotic therapy in the era of resistances
12:24 – 12:36
Namrata Sharma, Asia
Cornea Society
Fungal Keratitis: Treatment protocols and controversies
12:36 – 12:48
Paolo Rama, Eucornea
Acanthamoeba Keratitis: challenging treatment and recent updates
12:48 – 13:00
Daniel Scorsetti, PanCornea
Indications for Surgical treatment of the infected cornea
12.30 – 13.30
Instructional Course
KPRO
Course Instructors:
Ana Alzaga Fernandez, USA
Federico Badala, Italy
María Fideliz de la Paz Dalisay, Spain
José L. Güell, Spain,
Sadeer B. Hannush, USA
Introduction
I. Preoperative Evaluation
a. Indications
b. Available models of Boston KPro Type I
c. Indications for KPro Type I
II. Surgical Approach
III. Post-operative and Complications Management of KPro Type I
a. Corneal Melts
b. Retroprosthetic membranes
c. CME
d. Infections
e. Glaucoma
f. Retinal issues
g. Lid issues
IV. Developing a KPro Service/International Experience
a. Starting a KPro Service
b. International Experience
V. When Boston KPro Type I Is Not an Option
a. Severe ocular surface disease with no tear production
b. Absence of fornix space
VI. New developments of Boston KPro
a. Update on current device
b. Update on the future of Boston KPro
VII. Other Available Prostheses and Future Intrastromal Devices
a. Corneat
b. Instrastromal devices
c. EndoArt
d. Others
VIII. Discussion/Questions
11.30 – 12.30
Presented Poster Session 4
Endothelial Graft and Alternative
Moderators: TBA
11:00 – 11:07
Leonard Heydenrych, South Africa
Comparing the Unfolding Time and Tapping Rate required between ‘No Touch’ Endo-in DMEK and Standard DMEK to open DMEK grafts completely
11:07 – 11:14
Eric Abdullayev, USA
Cell Damage of Preloaded Donor Grafts with Endothelium In for Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty – Compare Novel and Traditional Carriers
11:14 – 11:21
Büşra Yorulmaz, Turkey
Does the graft unfolding time influence endothelial cell loss in DMEK surgery?
11:21 – 11:28
Yoshinori Oie, Japan
Risk factors associated with severity in Japanese patients with Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy
11:28 – 11:35
Davide Romano, Italy
Off-Centered DMEK Grafts: Impact and Resolution
11:35 – 11:42
Matteo Airaldi, Italy
Validation of a Deep Learning-assisted evaluation of total corneal endothelial cells viability
11:42 – 11:49
Michel Haagdorens, Canada
Injectable biocompolyer-based hydrogel as a promising treatment for alkali burnt cornea blindness
11:49 – 11:56
Natalie di Geronimo, Italy
Long-term clinical outcomes and anterior segment optical coherence tomography findings following artificial endothelial replacement membrane implantation
11:56 – 12:03
Ofer Daphna, Israel
EndoArt Implantation in Patients at High Risk for Human Graft Rejection
13.45 - 14:45
IME Symposium
Ocular Surface Disease, Lipid Layer, and Eyelid Margin: Diagnosis and Management in Today’s Practice
13:35 – 14:45
Instructional Course
Surgical Procedures for Keratoconus Management
15:00 – 16:30
Eucornea/ESCRS Cornea Committee Symposium
Surgical Management of Complex Ocular Surface Diseases
Moderators:
Miriam Barbany, Spain,
Jesper Hjortdal, Denmark,
Sorcha Ni Dhubhghaill, Ireland
14:45 – 14:57
Marc Muraine, France
Limbal autografts: Direct, ex vivo culture or SLET or more?
14:57 – 15:09
Asim Ali, Canada
What to do with an anesthetic cornea; Corneal neurotization
15:09 – 15:21
Dalia Said, UK
Reconstructing the fornices after severe ocular burns
15:21 – 15:33
Francisco Figuierdo, Italy
What to do in severe aniridia-associated keratopathy
15:33 – 15:45
Alvin Young, Hong Kong
Treatment of recurrent pterigium
15:45 – 15:57
Alfonso Vazquez, Spain
Indications for Boston KPro Type I and OOKP
15:57 – 16:15
All Panel Discussion
15:00 – 16:00
Free Paper Session 4
Endothelial Graft
Moderators: TBA
15:00 – 15:12
Pavel Stodulka, Czech Republic
KEYNOTE:
15:12 – 15:17
Thorbjörg Olafsdottir, Sweden
Graft detachment rates in surgeon-cut and pre-cut tissue for Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty transported in different mediums
15:17 – 15:22
Motohiro Ueda, Japan
A multicenter study on predictive factors for the requirement of endothelial keratoplasty after cataract surgery in patients with Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy
15:22 – 15:27
Alfredo Borgia, Italy
Environmental Impact of Fluorinated Gases Used in Endothelial Keratoplasty
15:27 – 15:32
Alexander Wallace, UK
Comparison of Clinical Outcomes for Endothelium-In Versus Endothelium-Out Preloaded Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK): A Single-Center Experience.
15:32 – 15:37
Mert Mestanoglu, Germany
Visual Recovery after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) in eyes with pre-existing multifocal intraocular lens
15:37 – 15:42
Gilles Thuret, France
How do surgeons perceive the risks associated with corneal transplantation? What do they tell patients?
15:42 – 15:47
Ramon Calvo Andres, Spain
To compare the microbiological control results of corneas stored in hypothermia and subsequently organ-cultured, and to assess the potential antimicrobial effect of antibiotics used during the storage phase.
15:47 – 15:52
Zaina Al-Mohtaseb, USA
6-Month Data Analysis of CLARA; A Phase 1/2 Prospective, Parallel-Arm, Dose Ranging, Multi-Center, Double Masked Clinical Trial of Investigational Human Corneal Endothelial Cell Therapy for Corneal Edema Secondary to Corneal Endothelial Dysfunction.
15:52 – 16:00
Discussion
14:45 – 16:00
Poster Session 5
Graft & Risk Factors
Moderators: TBA
14:45 – 14:52
Efe Koşer, Turkey
Corneal and Lenticule Patch Graft Surgery: Clinical Outcomes from a Tertiary Eye Care Center
14:52 – 14:59
Ashok Sharma, India
Pediatric Corneal Transplants: Long term outcome
14:59 – 15:06
Oguzhan Kandemir, Turkey
Effect of Graft Diameter on Graft Survival in High-Risk Penetrating Keratoplasty: A Comparative Study
15:06 – 15:13
Umberto Rodella, Italy
Retrospective Clinical Outcomes of Keratoplasty Using Human Donor Corneas Preserved in Eusol-C Hypothermic Storage Medium
15:13 – 15:20
Taehun Kim, Korea, Rep. of South
High-Purity Functional Corneal Endothelial Cells from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells via a Novel Wash-Out Method
15:20 – 15:27
Elina Minkhuzina, Russian Federation
Novel Virtual Corneal Tissue Evaluation in the Eye Banking: Teleophthalmology Approach
15:27 – 15:34
Martina Poláchová, Czech Republic
Treatment of severe corneal defects by corneal stromal lenticule implantation
15:34 – 15:41
Aybuke Ozkaya, Turkey
Treatment Approaches in Corneal Neovascularization: A Comparative Study
15:41 – 15:48
yusuf cemal tur, Turkey
Scleral Lenses for Irregular Astigmatism: A Clinical Perspective
15:48 – 15:55
Umesh Sharma, India
To study the utilization profile of donor corneas with Death to Retrieval Time of more than 12 hours
16:00 – 16:15 Coffee Break
16:00 – 16:15 Coffee Break
16:00 – 16:15 Coffee Break
16:00 – 16:15 Coffee Break
16.45 – 17:45
Young Academic & Senior Hot Topic Session
Challenging Surgical Cases in Cornea
Moderators:
Clara Bonel, Spain,
Maria Phylactou, Cyprus,
Beatrice Cochener-Lamard, France,
Pavel Stodulka, Czech Republic
16:45 – 17:00
Maria Laura Passaro, Italy
Temporary Keratoprosthesis Surgery: some times the only
17:00 – 17:15
Stylianos Christodoulou, Cyprus
DMEK in aphakic and vitrectomised eyes: Surgical Challenges and management
17:15 – 17:30
Marica Ventura, Italy
Artificial endothelial transplant: management of post operative complications
17:30 – 17:45
Lola Rodriguez Carrillo, Spain
A delicate balance: Chronic Dacryocystitis Leading to Corneal Perforation in a Patient with Multisystemic Disorders
16:15 – 17:00
Industry Symposium
ODAK’s Legacy: Advancing AK Diagnosis and Management
16:15 – 17:15
Poster Session 6
Corneal Imaging/Infections
Moderators: TBA
15:15 – 15:22
Zeynep Akgun, Turkey
Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography in the Early Diagnosis of Iatrogenic Subclinical Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency After Pterygium Surgery
15:22 – 15:29
Serife Altun Ekici, Turkey
Using Routine Anterior Segment OCT Scanning of the Donor Cornea as a Practical Approach to Screen for Previous Refractive Surgery
15:29 – 15:36
Jean-Louis Bourges, France
Corneal nerves abnormalities in central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR)
15:36 – 15:44
Farida Elzawahry, UK
Anterior segment optical coherence tomography (ASOCT) evaluation of cryo-preserved and vacum dried amniotic membrane used in the management of persistent corneal epithelial defects (PED).
15:44 – 15:50
Lennart Haartmann, Germany
Deep learning algorithms for identification of corneal ulcer etiology from clinical data
15:50 – 15:57
Emre Karahan, Turkey
A Twelve-Year Tertiary Center Experience of Infectious Keratitis in the Elderly Population
15:57 – 16:04
Laura Dominguez Garcia, Spain
Conjunctival lymphoma: a descriptive study of sixteen cases from a third level hospital in Spain.
16:04 – 16:11
Pelin Kiyat, Turkey
Selenium: The Game-Changer for Ocular Surface and Anterior Chamber in Graves’ Disease?
16:11 – 16:18
Merve Birge, Turkey
Evaluation of the Efficacy of Intrastromal Voriconazole and Amphotericin B Injections in Fungal Keratitis
18:00– 18:30
Young Acadmeic Challenge Quiz
Moderators:
Nacim Bouheraoua, France
Vito Romano, Italy
Jesper Hjortdal, Denmark,
Nicolas Alejandre, Spain,
Ingemar Gustafsson, Sweden
Details tbc
17:30 – 18:30
Instructional Course
Surgical Management of Neurotrophic Keratopathy
17:30 – 18:30
Poster Session 7
Infections and Inflammation Case Reports
Moderators: TBA
17:30 – 17:37
Kanellina Kanellopoulou, UK
Acanthamoeba Keratitis Treatment with Polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB) 0.08% Monotherapy
17:37 – 17:44
Chrysiida Delimitrou, Greece
Neurotrophic keratopathy associated with mandibular cancer: a case report
17:44 – 17:51
Miriam Barbany Rodriguez, Spain
Outcomes of Pars Plana Vitrectomy and 4-Point Gore-Tex Sutured Scleral Fixation of Micropure Intraocular Lens: A Case Series
17:51 – 17:58
Karim Lehiani, Germany
Therapeutic Approaches and Ocular Surface Manifestations in Vitamin A Deficiency: A Case Series
17:58 – 18:05
Muhammed Batur, Turkey
Successful Treatment of Ligneous Conjunctivitis with Topical Plasminogen: A Journey from 7 Months to 17 Years
18:05 – 18:12
Marketa Cilkova, UK
Extensive Unilateral Limbal Cysts Associated with Episodic Intraocular Pressure Spikes: A Case Report
18:12 – 18:19
Vasileios Batis, Switzerland
Management of a persistent bilateral Dupilumab-induced keratoconjonctivitis