Congress Chairman Professor Hussein Ali, MD Congress General Secretary Professor Ahmed Osman, MD 1
Welcome Dear Ophthalmologist, The board of the ESOIRS would like to invite you to attend the annual meeting of the society which will be held this year on 6 th 8 th May, 2009 at Hilton Green Plaza, Alexandria. The ESOIRS has been always and will remain committed to updating its members about all new and original data in the fields of cataract and refractive surgery. During this year s meeting, you will find an excellent opportunity to learn about the latest developments and advances in the fields of cataract and refractive surgery. You are welcome to attend and contribute scientifically to our meeting. 2
ESOIRS Committee President Hussein Ali, MD Secretary General Ahmed Osman, MD Board Members Fathy El Sahn, MD Alaa El Zawawi, MD Osama Ibrahim, MD Ahmed El Masri, MD Alaa Ghaith, MD Organizing Committee Hussein Ali, MD Ahmed Osman, MD Alaa Ghaith, MD Tarek Abdel Razek, MD Rasha Abdo, MD 3
General Information Medical Exhibition: A wide area provided for a large medical exhibition including some of largest pharmaceutical companies interested in the field of ophthalmology, the exhibition will be held during the 3 days of the conference. We expect to have an attendance of about 300 expert ophthalmologists. Venue: Hilton Green Plaza Hotel - Alexandria Language The official language is English. Housing: Rooms are reserved for conference participants, exhibitors and guests with a special rate at Hilton Green Plaza Hotel Alexandria Scientific Program Conference activities are running in ONE HALL daily: Wednesday will start at 09:00 A.M. Thursday will start at 09:00 A.M. Friday will start at 08:00 A.M. Continuous education courses Courses activities ties are running in TWO HALLS daily. Registration for courses is FREE. 4
Wednesday will start at 08:00 A.M. Basic Phacoemulsification. Preoperative Assessment of the Refractive Patient (including Imaging Techniques). Thursday will start at 08:00 A.M. Advanced Phacoemulsification. Complications of LASIK. Understanding Dry Eye Syndrome. Friday will start at 02:00 P.M. Alcon Wet Lab (Vitrectomy) Registration for course is 100 EGP. Registration: Registration desk will be ready from Wednesday, 6 May from 07:00 A.M. Scientific registration: ESOIRS membres: 75 EGP ESOIRS non membres : 125 EGP Residents & Students : 40 EGP (This package includes Badge, Certificate of attendance, 3 days coffee breaks). ALCON breakfast tickets will be available at the registration Desk: 20 EGP/ person. Lunch ticket will be available at the registration Desk: 100 EGP/ person (For 3 days + ALCON BREAKFAST), 40 EGP/ person (for each day). Gala Dinner Tickets will be available at the registration ration desk: 60 EGP/ person (reserve your ticket early)! Organizing Company in Charge: ICOM International Center for Organization & Marketing: Address: El Asdekaa building (2), Masged El Asdekaa st. Garden city Smouha, Alexandria, Egypt. TeleFax: +203-4204849 / +203-4249072 Cellular:+2010-1224849 /+2012-2480206 e-mail: icom2@dataxprs.com.eg hossam.mady@icomgroup.org info@icomgroup.org 5
Audiovisual Instructions Audiovisual aids regarding data show, computers and LCD displays will be provided by RM Solutions. Congress halls will be equipped with: Single data projector, one LCD screen for the speaker and one for the head table and a PC computer with Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Office 2007. Internet access will NOT be available inside the meeting rooms. No conventional 35mm slides or overheads are allowed as a tool for presentation. No video players are available as a tool for demonstration. Only CDs or DVDs are allowed. To ensure that the meeting progresses smoothly, please follow the following instructions: 1. All presentations should be recorded on a USB flash memory (preferred), CD-R. 2. Please save presentations in PowerPoint XP or later format for PC. 3. Hand in your presentation early to the Audiovisual Center (RM Solutions) as we will load the presentations to the hard drive of our systems before the sessions by one hour. 4. No personal laptops are permitted for presentations. 5. A computerized count-down timer will monitor speakers time. 6. In case you have problems with your presentation(s), please do not hesitate to contact the IT support team. Instructions for chairpersons: Please attend the session rooms 10 minutes prior to the beginning of time of the sessions you chair. Please introduce the speaker, state the presentation title for each speaker and remind him/her of the duration of his presentation. Audiovisual & IT support: RM Solutions Dr. Maged Kassem Cellular: lul +2012 3925628 www.rmsolutions.net ww. w.rm drmagedkassem@gmail.com dkasse sem 6
Program@Glance WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY A B Preoperative Assessment of the Refractive Patient 08.00-9.00 Basic Phacoemulsification 09.00-11.00 Live surgery from Alex LASIK Center 11.00-15.00 Live surgery from Alex Eye Center 15.00-16.00 Young Ophthalmologist Session 16.00 Lunch 09.00-10.00 Optimizing Cataract Surgical Procedures 10.00-10.30 ESOIRS Lecture 10.30-11.30 Premium IOLs 11.30-12.30 Coff ee Break 12:30-13:00 Keynote Lecture: Pseudoexfoliation 13:00-13:30 Hennawi Lecture 13:30-13:45 Keynote Lecture 13.45-14.45 Advances in cataract surgeryr 14.45-16.00 What I m doing diff erently this year 16.00 Lunch 08.00-9.00 Advanced Phaco- A B C Understanding Dry Eye emulsification Syndrome 07.30-9.00 Alcon Breakfast 09.30-10.00 Refai Lecture 10.00-11.00 Current Status of the Femtosecond Technology 11.00-12.00 Interactive Session: Difficult situations in Refractive Surgery 12.00-13.00 Advances in Corneal & Refractive Surgery 13.00-14.00 Gomaa Prayer 14.00-16.00 Refractive Debate 16.00 Lunch Complications of LASIK
Wendnesday 6 th May, 2009 08:00-09:00 Course A 08:00-09:00 Course B 09:00-11:00 Live THEBES CENTER Basic Phacoemulsification Moderator: Alaa El Zawawi, MD Speakers: Hussein Ali, MD, Khaled Abdel Rahman, MD Preoperative Assessment of the Refractive Patient (including Imaging Techniques) Moderator: Alaa Ghaith, MD. Speakers: Tamer Massoud, MD, Mohamed El Kateb, MD Live surgery from Alex LASIK Center Sponsored by: Thebes Center Surgeries: Presby LASIK Femtosecond LASIK Femtosecond LASIK Coordinator: Pannel: Fathi El Sahn, MD Osama Ibrahim, MD, Ahmad Shama, MD, using ZEISS VisuMax using ZEISS VisuMax Mohammed El Kateb, MD Alaa Ghaith, MD, Amgad Dowidar, MD Amr Abou El Kheir, MD, Mohamed Shafik, MD, Mounir Khalifa, MD 8
11:00-15:00 Live Sponsored by Live surgery from Alex Eye Center Corneal Surgery: Descemet's Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSAEK) Surgeon: Irving Raber, MD, Panel: Osama Ibrahim, MD. Cataract Surgery: Surgeons: Ahmed Assaf, MD, Alaa El Zawawi, MD, Hussein Ali, MD, Ismail Hamza, MD, Khaled Abdel Rahman, MD, Tarek Abdel Razik, MD. Panel: Ahmed El Massri, MD, Ahmed Hossam Abdallah, MD, Ahmed Osman, MD, Ahmed Shama, MD, Phaco using infinity and Acrysof IQ Phaco using infinity and ReStor Phaco using infinity and Toric IOL Phacoemulsification with Capsular Staining Extracapsular Cataract Extraction Phaco + Limbal relaxing incisions Combined phaco/trab Cofffe Break will be served ed starting from 11:00 am with tickets 9
Wendnesday 6 th May, 2009 15:00-16:00 Session Presentation duration 10 minutes Young Ophthalmologist Session (Competition Session) Moderator: Tarek Abdel Razik, MD. Judges: Hussein Ali, MD, Ashraf Saad, MD, Ahmed Osman, MD. Incidence of myopia in patients undergoing retractive surgery Rasha Abdo, MD DLK to wash or not to wash Ihab Osman, MD Effect of preplanned OZ diameter on LASIK predictability Hani Helali, MD Abnormal topography in thin cornea Maha Mostafa, MD Side E ffects of Glucoma Medications (case presentation) Sameh El Sayed, MD 16:00 Lunch Sponsored by: Thebes Center THEBES CENTER 10
Thursday 7 th May, 2009 08:00-09:00 Course A 08:00-09:00 Course B 08:00-09:00 Course C 09:00-10:00 Symposium Presentation duration 12 minutes 12 Advanced Phacoemulsification Moderator: Ahmad Assaf, MD. Speakers: Ismail Hamza, MD. Ahmad El Masri, MD. Reyad Fekri, MD. Understanding Dry Eye Syndrome Speaker: Ahmed Osman, MD. Complications of LASIK Moderator: Mohamed Hosni, MD. Speakers: Mohamed Shafik, MD, Riad Shalash, MD, Tamer El Raggal, MD. Optimizing Cataract Surgical Procedures Moderator: Ahmed El Masri, MD Intraoperative management of astigmatism: part 2 Ahmed El Masri, MD IOL Implantation after LASIK. Hussein Ali, MD Use of aberrometers in cataract surgery Ahmed Shama, MD Fine Tuning ng of Cataract Surgery Outcome. Hazem Yassin, sin, MD
10:00-10:30 Lecture ESOIRS Lecture From Cataract Surgery to Refractive Cataract Surgery Speaker: Chariman: Khaled Mansour, MD Ahmed Sheta, MD 10:30-11:30 Symposium Presentation duration 10 minutes Premium IOLs Moderator: What is Premium IOLs? Alaa El Zawawi, MD Toric IOL Reyad Fekri, MD Restor IOL implantation Ahmad El Masri, MD Alaa El Zawawi, MD. Aspheric IOL implantation Ahmed Shama, MD Customized aspheric IOL implantation Ahmad Assaf, MD 13
Thursday 7 th May, 2009 11:30-12:30 Coffee Break 11:30-12:30 Alcon Alcon s Wet Lab (Phacoemulsification) ALCON Booth 12:30-13:00 Lecture 13:00-13:30 Lecture Keynote Lecture: Pseudoexfoliation Speaker: Ahmad Hossam Abdullah, MD. Chairman: Fathi El Sahn, MD Hennawi Lecture Fine tuning of Phacoemulsification Surgery Speaker: Fathi Fawzi, MD Chairman: Said Gomaa, MD 14
13:30-13:45 Lecture 13:45-14:45 Session Presentation duration 7 minutes Keynote Lecture (Sponsored by Jamjoom) Update of Ocular allergy Speakers: Advances in cataract surgery Chairmen: Adel El Laieh, MD, Alaa Fadel, MD, Fadel Abou Shousha, MD. Congenital subluxation and dislocation of the crystalline lens. Nehal El Shakankiri, MD Surprises after IOL implantation in children Khaled Fawzi, MD Toric IOL implantation. Ahmed Assaf, MD Phaco chop: the right way! Khaled Abdel Rahman, MD Ahmed Osman, MD, Tarek Abd El Razek, MD. Cataract surgery: beware of the unexpected! Ihab Saad, MD Combined instrument and posterior- assisted sisted sted levitation of nuclear fragments during phacoemulsification after posterior or capsule rupture. Osama El Nahrawi, awi, MD Retrieval of Nuclear Remnants. Are there any surprises? Moustafa a Nabih, MD 15
Thursday 7 th May, 2009 14:45-16:00 Pannel What I m doing differently this year Moderator: Speakers: Ismail Hamza, MD. Mostafa Nabih, MD, Ashraf Sweilam, MD, Khaled Mansour, MD, Abdallah Hassouna, MD. 16:00 Lunch 16
Friday 8 th May, 2009 07:30-09:00 Alcon 07:30 Registration & Breakfast 08:00 Alcon breakfast Posterior Segment Complications of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Moderator: Samir El Baha, MD. Panel: Ahmed El Masri, MD, Ahmed Souka, MD, Ashraf Shaarawi, MD, Ehab El Rayes, MD, Magdi Mousa, MD, Sherif Sheta, MD. 09:30-10:00 Refai Lecture Refai Lecture Advances in Lamellar Corneal Transplantation Irving Rebar, MD. (Will s Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, USA) Chairman: Osama Ibrahim, MD. 18
10:00-11:00 Symposium Presentation duration 8 minutes 11:00-12:00 Pannel Current Status of the Femtosecond Technology Moderators: Osama Ibrahim, MD, Ahmed Shama, MD Femtosecond In Keratoplasty ( Flex Technique ) Osama Ibrahim, MD Flap making using Femtosecond Ahmed Shama, MD IntraLase Complications & Corneal Segment Insertion Adel Abdel Fattah, MD Presbyopic management by Femtosecond Technology Mohamed Shafik, MD Early Experience with Femtosecond Laser Hesham Gaber, MD SBK vs Femtosecound Laser Hazem Kandil, MD Interactive Session Difficult situations in Refractive Surgery: What would you do? Moderator: Pannel: Alaa Ghaith, MD. Fathi EL Sahn, MD, Moataz az Sabri, MD, Mohamed El Kateb, MD, Mohamed Hosni, MD. 19
Friday 8 th May, 2009 12:00-13:00 Session Presentation duration 7 minutes Advances in Corneal & Refractive Surgery (Video & paper session) Chairman: Amgad Dowidar, MD, Mohamed Sedki, MD, Mounir Khalifa, MD Breakthrough in Presbyopia management with multifocal ablation (Presby Max) Mounir Khalifa, MD Aspheric Ablation. Khaled Nagi, MD Keratoplasty: top hat, big bubble, manual endothelial simple techniques. Ihab Saad, MD Manual versus laser epithelial removal during corneal cross-linking: could it be a factor to reduce scarring? Osama El Nahrawi, MD Ferrara Intracorneal Rings. Ahmed Sedki, MD Presby Lasik: monovision vs increase FC AT Mohamed Sedki, MD Evaluation of phakic AC IOL Khaled Fawzi, MD Toric sutures for refractive cataract surgery Assem Zahran, MD 20
13:00 Gomaa Prayer 14:00-14:15 Lecture Keynote Lecture Sponsored by Neuroprotection Speaker: Moustafa Nassar, MD 14:00-15:00 Alcon Alcon Wet Lab (Vitrectomy) Alcon Booth (Pre-registration is needed). 21
Friday 8 th May, 2009 14:00-16:00 Session Presentation duration 30 minutes Refractive Debate Moderator: Ihab Mosallam, MD. Corneal wave front guided vs topography guided corneal ablation. Mohammed Shafik, MD, vs Tamer Masoud, MD. Keratoconus: CCL vs Intracorneal rings Osama Ibrahim, MD vs Ahmed Sedki, MD. Multi focal vs presby Lasik Ahmed El Massry,MD, vs Ahmed Shama, MD. Phakic IOLs: Iris claw lens vs ICL Alaa El Zawawi, MD vs Hazem Yasin, MD. 16:00 Lunch Sponsored by 22
Sponsors The conference board would like to express its gratitude to the following companies sharing in the conference activities and exhibition: MultiPharma Jamjoom Pharma ALLEGRETTO HORUS HighTech (Wave Light) 24 Eye Land MINA PHARM MERCK SHARP & DHOME