Under the High Patronage of the President of the Council of Ministers His Excellency Mr. Tammam Salam CME CREDITS PROGRAM 29-30 May, 2015 Four Seasons Hotel - Beirut, Lebanon
Dear Colleagues, It is my privilege and pleasure to announce the 23 rd Annual Meeting of the Lebanese Ophthalmological Society which will be held at the Four Seasons Hotel, Beirut on May 29-30, 2015. The congress stands as a successful regional yearly event of updated scientific clinical practice, and a venue for meeting international and national colleagues in the warmth of the famous Lebanese hospitality. This year s program has been designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the latest scientific developments in ophthalmology. Distinguished specialists and experts in the field will join from all over the world to share their knowledge and expertise. The scientific forum will include two full days of scientific presentations in the fields of cornea and anterior segment, retina, and oculoplastics. More specifically the sessions will cover advances in medical and surgical management of corneal pathology, advances in cataract and IOL surgery, and updates in keratoconus and refractive surgery. A roundtable on different intravitreal injections for AMD, DME and RVO, an update on emergency vitrectomy, endophthalmitis and other medical and surgical retinal topics will be thoroughly covered. In oculoplastics, there will be an update on latest advances in periorbital rejuvenation and management of complications, lacrimal system disorders, evisceration, enucleation, and periorbital reconstruction. A large exhibition of all major companies that supply ophthalmic equipment and medications will be on display during the two days; and I take this opportunity to thank them all for their continuous and invaluable support to our field. I invite you all to be part of this meeting, meet old friends, make new ones, and enjoy a city that taught us all the art of survival and resilience! Jamal H. Bleik, MD, FRCSEd, FRCOphth President of the Lebanese Ophthalmological Society President of the Congress
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Jamal Bleik President Elias Chelala Vice President Nada Jabbur Secretary Mohamad El Hajj Treasurer Hassanein Assaf Member Hasan Chahine Member Salah El Ladki Member Haytham Salti Member Karim Tomey Member SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Jamal Bleik President Karim Tomey Chair Nada Jabbur Co-Chair Alex Assi Member Riad Maalouf Member Haytham Salti Member SPEAKERS Juan Carlos Abad Colombia Emad Abboud UAE Amar Agarwal India Miltos Balidis Greece Harminder Dua UK Mark Gillies Australia Thomas Johnson USA Mohsen Kashkouli Iran Moncef Khairallah Tunisia Bobby Korn USA Hassan Mortada Egypt Marco Mura The Netherlands Alain Saad France Georges Saleh UK topics Advances in: Cataract and refractive surgery Corneal diseases and surgeries Cosmetic eyelid and facial surgery Diabetic retinopathy Endophthalmitis Enucleation, evisceration Keratoconus Lacrimal system diseases and management Medical and surgical management of AMD Medical retinal challenging cases Ptosis Retinal prosthesis
FRIDAY 29 May, 2015 07:35-08:25 REGISTRATION 08:25-08:30 Welcome Note Jamal Bleik, President LOS OCULOPLASTICS SESSION I 08:30-08:45 Secrets to performing a good blepharoplasty Thomas Johnson 08:45-09:00 Transblepharoplasty browpexy George Saleh 09:00-09:15 Recognizing and managing complications in blepharoplasty Bobby Korn 09:15-09:30 A to Z of endoscopic upper face lift Mohsen Kashkouli 09:30-09:45 Evaluation and management of congenital ptosis Thomas Johnson 09:45-10:00 Oculoplastics cancer: surgical reconstructive examples George Saleh 10:00-10:15 Surgical management of thyroid eye disease Bobby Korn 10:15-10:25 DISCUSSION / Q & A 10:25-10:55 COFFEE BREAK OCULOPLASTICS SESSION II 10:55-11:10 Non-surgical rejuvenation Bobby Korn 11:10-11:25 Step by step approach in functional lacrimal obstruction Mohsen Kashkouli 11:25-11:40 Update on pediatric orbital tumors Thomas Johnson 11:40-11:55 New technologies for teaching endoscopic DCR George Saleh 11:55-12:10 Approach to a post DCR watery eye Mohsen Kashkouli 12:10-12:25 Evisceration/anterior orbitotomy. General tips George Saleh 12:25-12:40 Evaluation and management of orbital trauma Thomas Johnson 12:40-12:50 DISCUSSION / Q & A 12:50-14:00 LUNCH BREAK 14:00-14:30 OPENING CEREMONY The Lebanese National Anthem Master of Ceremony Dr. Nada Jabbur President of the Lebanese Ophthalmological Society Dr. Jamal Bleik President of the Lebanese Order of Physicians Pr. Antoine Boustany President of the Council of Ministers Mr. Tammam Salam
ANTERIOR SEGMENT SESSION I CORNEA 14:30-14:45 Management of corneal vascularization Harminder Dua 14:45-15:00 Boston keratoprosthesis: Can we stay ahead of the curve? Juan Carlos Abad 15:00-15:15 Recurrent corneal erosion syndrome- how to treat and prevent Harminder Dua 15:15-15:30 Descemet s membrane endothelial keratoplasty Alain Saad 15:30-15:45 Acute stage management of chemical burns Harminder Dua 15:45-16:00 Management of post penetrating keratoplasty astigmatism Alain Saad 16:00-16:10 DISCUSSION / Q & A 16:10-16:40 COFFEE BREAK ANTERIOR SEGMENT SESSION II CATARACT AND IOLS 16:40-16:55 IOL scaffold Amar Agarwal 16:55-17:10 Cataract surgery in complicated corneas Miltos Balidis 17:10-17:25 Trifocal IOLs in cataract surgery Alain Saad 17:25-17:40 Glued IOLs Amar Agarwal 17:40-17:55 Intraocular lens fixations Miltos Balidis 17:55-18:10 Phaco nightmares Amar Agarwal 18:10-18:20 DISCUSSION / Q & A 18:20-19:00 SOLMED SYMPOSIUM Diagnostic and classification of retinopathy of prematurity Alistair Fielder New modalities of treating the retina by laser: MicroPulse Ziad Bashshur Miniature telescope implant for AMD Graham Brown
SATURDAY 30 May, 2015 07:30-08:15 medicals international SYMPOSIUM 08:00-08:30 REGISTRATION RETINA SESSION I 08:30-08:45 Diabetic macular edema update: Protocol T results and interpretation Mark Gillies 08:45-09:05 Surgical approach to complicated proliferative diabetic retinopathy Hassan Mortada 09:05-09:20 Chorioretinal infections that should not be missed Moncef Khairallah 09:20-09:35 Pars plana vitrectomy for aqueous misdirection Emad Abboud 09:35-09:55 ILM peeling in vitreoretinal surgery Hassan Mortada 09:55-10:10 Artificial vision with Argus 2 retinal prosthesis Marco Mura 10:10-10:20 DISCUSSION / Q & A 10:20-10:50 COFFEE BREAK RETINA SESSION II 10:50-11:05 Intraocular optical coherence tomography Marco Mura 11:05-11:20 Vein occlusion update Mark Gillies 11:20-11:35 Endophthalmitis update Moncef Khairallah 11:35-11:50 Recent techniques in severe perforating/penetrating ocular trauma Hassan Mortada 11:50-12:05 Traumatic maculopathy due to blue lasers Emad Abboud 12:05-12:20 Current treatment of macular holes in high myopic patients Marco Mura 12:20-12:35 The role of steroid implants in macular edema Mark Gillies 12:35-12:45 DISCUSSION / Q & A 12:45-14:00 LUNCH BREAK
ANTERIOR SEGMENT SESSION III ANTERIOR SEGMENT-CORNEA-REFRACTIVE SURGERY 14:00-14:15 Pre-Descemet s endothelial keratoplasty Amar Agarwal 14:15-14:35 What is new at the ocular surface? personal perspectives Harminder Dua 14:35-14:50 Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty updated Miltos Balidis 14:50-15:10 Corneal nerves, the forgotten factor, in health and disease Harminder Dua 15:10-15:25 Advanced multifocal laser treatment Miltos Balidis 15:25-15:35 DISCUSSION / Q & A 15:35-16:05 COFFEE BREAK ANTERIOR SEGMENT SESSION IV KERATOCONUS 16:05-16:20 Best Resident Poster Presentation TBD 16:20-16:35 Not all cones (even moderate ones) are candidates for an ICRS Juan Carlos Abad 16:35-16:50 Chasing the suspect keratoconus and avoiding post LASIK ectasia Alain Saad 16:50-17:05 CXL: The good, the bad and the ugly Juan Carlos Abad 17:05-17:20 Advanced collagen crosslinking therapies Miltos Balidis 17:20-17:35 The first latin American consensus on the surgical management of keratoconus Juan Carlos Abad 17:35-17:45 DISCUSSION / Q & A / ADJOURNMENT 20:00 GALA DINNER
Registration Fees LOS Members USD 125 Non LOS Members USD 200 Including Access to the Scientific Sessions & Exhibition Area Continuous Medical Education (CME) Certificate of Attendance Coffee Breaks & Lunches Congress Bag