Program of events Sunday 26 th October: Medical Retina and Surgical Retina 8:00-9:00 Registration 9:00-9:15 Welcoming Address 9:15-10:30 Session A - coordinators T Potamitis, N Markomichelakis 9:15 The role of Vitamins in Age Related macular degeneration Marie Tsaloumas, Birmingham, UK 9:30 The Role of tpa in the Management of Haemorrhagic Retinal Detachments Theodoros Potamitis, Pantheo, Cyprus 9:45 Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy Savvas Christou, Pantheo, Cyprus 10:00 Optical Coherence Tomography in Macular Disease Peter Good, Birmingham, UK 10:15 The Role of anti-tnf in Ocular Inflammation Nikos Markomichelakis, Athens, Greece 10:30 10:50 Coffee break 10:50 12:15 Session B - coordinators M Tsaloumas, T Nikolakopoullos 10:50 Low Fluence Photodynamic Therapy in Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy: Blind Randomised Clinical Trial of Efficacy and Safety Francesco Boscia, Bari, Italy 11:05 FFA And OCT Findings In Different Stages Of Best s And Adult Vitelliform Disease A Goritsa, London, UK 11:20 Combination Therapy for Best s Related CNV Theodoros Potamitis, Pantheo, Cyprus 11:35 Cat-scratch Disease: Ocular Manifestations Nikos Markomichelakis, Athens, Greece 1
11:50 Is Fundus Fluorescein Angiography dead in AMD? Professor Jon Gibson, Birmingham, UK 12:15-13:15 Lunch 13:15-14:30 Session C - coordinators J Gibson, F Boscia 13:15 Intraocular Trauma Rob Scott, Birmingham, UK 13:30 Controlled Bimanual Vitrectomy (CON - BI -VI) in Diabetic Retinal Detachments Athanasios Nikolakopoulos, I. Panidou, E. Fande, K. Papadopoulou 13:45 Ocular Gunshot Injuries- Management and Prognostic Indicators Theodoros Potamitis, Pantheo, Cyprus 14:00 Advancement in Minimal Invasive Vitreoretinal Surgery Francesco Boscia, Bari, Italy 14:15 Classification and Surgical Management of Intraocular Foreign Bodies Yianna Antoniou, Athens, Greece Evening Event Sunset at Curium Amphitheatre Coaches will leave the Amathus Hotel 15:30 (please be prompt otherwise we will miss the sunset, God doesn t wait even for ophthalmologists). Cocktails will follow at Pantheo Eye Centre and then a traditional Greek evening with folk dancing at Limassol Castle (dress code casual-smart) 2
Monday: Neuro ophthalmology, Paediatrics and Oculoplastics 8:30-10:50 Session A - coordinators K Evangelatou, A Fielder 8:30 Visual Screening Jessy Choi, Chesterfield and North Derbyshire, UK 8:45 Setting up Orthoptic Services in Cyprus Maria Gabrielidou,Pantheo, Cyprus 9:00 Consecutive Cyclic Esotropia Michalis Theocharides, Cyprus 9:15 Epidemiological Study of Amblyopia in Cyprus Antonis Christophorou, Pantheo, Cyprus 9:30 Management of Retinoblastoma Harry Willshaw, Birmingam UK 10:00 10:30 Coffee break 10:30 12:00 Session B - coordinators A Christophorou, H Willshaw 10:30 Electrodiagnostics and their Value in Paediatric Ophthalmology Peter Good, Birmingham, UK 10:45 ROP Screening and Treatment in Cyprus- the first 10 years Kyriaki Evangelatou, Pantheo, Cyprus 11:00 Retinal Detachment in ROP Ioannis Stavrakas, Athens, Greece 11:15 Difficult Issues in ROP Professor Alistair Fielder, London UK 12:00-13:00 Lunch 3
13:00-15:00 Session C - coordinators I Stavrakas, P Shah 13:00 Management Decisions in Orbital Decompression George Charonis, Athens, Greece 13:15 Day Case Orbital Decompressions Ioannis Kyprianou, Birmingham, UK 13:30 Severe Ocular Trauma and Contracted Sockets Phaedra Siniora, Athens, Greece 13:45 Floppy Eyelid Syndrome Eleni Topouzi,Pantheo, Cyprus 14:00 Lacrimal Scintigraphy. What are the normal parameters Ioannis Kyprianou, Birmingham, UK 14:15 Refractive Surgery Safety and Efficacy John Fenton, Dublin, Ireland 14:30 Hypotony Pearls Professor Peter Shah, Birmingham, UK Evening Event Gala dinner Amathus Hotel 20:00 (Dress code formal, black tie optional) 4
Tuesday: Anterior Segment and Glaucoma 8:30-10:00 Session A - coordinators F Topouzis, P Corridan 8:30 Surviving Service Improvement Ivan Robinson, Derby, UK 8:45 Glaucoma Gems Patrick Corridan, Birmingham, UK 9:00 Current Issues in Diagnosis and Management of Glaucoma Fotis Topouzis, Thessaloniki, Greece 9:15 Drugs Galore Rosemary Robinson, Coventry and Warwick, UK 9:30 Painful Blind Eye: Clinico-pathologic Study George Palexas, London, UK 10:00 10:30 Coffee break 10:30 12:00 Session B - coordinators M Drousiotou, A Kafkalias 10:30 Optic Nerve Head Biomechanics Katerina Papastavrou,Pantheo, Cyprus 10:45 Clear Lens Extraction in Chronic Angle Closure Glaucoma. A. Theresa Worstmann, Burton on Trent, UK 11:00 The Restor multifocal IOL Ben Haim, Israel 11:15 Restor IOL- the PANTHEO Experience Aristos Kafkalias,Pantheo, Cyprus 11:30 Toric Intraocular Lenses Leonidas Mavroudis, Thessaloniki, Greece 11:45 Corneal Crosslinking: Our Impressions Karen Sarkisian, Russia 5
12:30 13:30 Lunch 13:30-15:30 Session C - coordinators R Robinson, B Haim 13:30 Case report: Management of a Traumatic Cataract with Extensive Zonulolysis George Papamichael, Nicosia, Cyprus 13:45 Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis - The Perfect Storm? Gerraint Williams, Birmingham, UK 14:00 Medical Retina Gems Marie Tsaloumas, Birmingham, UK 14:15 Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid. Late Arrivals Gerraint Williams, Birmingham, UK 14:30 Ultramicroscopy in Anterior Segment Abnormalities Peter Good, Birmingham, UK Meeting closes 6