March 10th - 11th, 2012
Final Program
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Live Surgery, Lectures, Video Presentations
 

 
Final Program
 
 
Friday, March 9th, 2012

19:00 - 21:00 Welcome Reception and Registration
at Congress Centrum Mainz Gutenbergsaal
 
Saturday, March 10th, 2012

8:00 - 13:30 Live Surgery
from 3 Operation Rooms
transmitted simultaneously from the Eye Clinic
Frankfurt-Höchst to the Congress Hall


Moderators

– Operation Theatre
 Donald D'Amico

– Congress Hall
 David Wong

Surgeons/Faculty
– Donald D'Amico, USA
– Carl Awh, USA
– Bill Aylward, Great Britain
– Adiel Barak, Israel
– Audina Berrocal, USA
– Claus Eckardt, Germany
– Tillmann Eckert, Germany
– Andre Gomes, Brazil
– Heinrich Heimann, Great Britain
– Frank Holz, Germany
– Raymond Iezzi, USA
– Kazuaki Kadonosono, Japan
– Shunji Kusaka, Japan
– Carlos Mateo, Spain
– Andreas Mohr, Germany
– Hassan Mortada, Egypt
– Yusuke Oshima, Japan
– Grazia Pertile, Italy
– Stanislao Rizzo, Italy
– Gabor Scharioth, Germany
– Cyrus Shroff, India
– Peter Stalmans, Belgium
– Peter Szurman, Germany
– Ramin Tadayoni, France
– Cynthia Toth, USA
– Brian Ward, USA
– Keith Warren, USA
– David Wong, China
 
13:30 - 14:45 Lunch

Session 1
 
14:45 - 15:30 Pediatric Surgery
Chair: Cynthia Toth

– Anti-VEGF Therapy for ROP
Audina Berrocal

– Laser Plus Avastin for ROP:
 Indications and Risks
Shunji Kusaka

– 25 Gauge Surgery for ROP
 and Pediatric Eye Disease
Cynthia Toth

– Discussion

Session 2
 
15:30 - 16:20 Macula I
Chair: Andre Gomes, Grazia Pertile

– Dyes for Eyes
Andreas Mohr

– How to Deal with Lamellar Holes
Grazia Pertile

– Strategy to Treat Macular Holes:
 Principles, Details, and Tricks
Ramin Tadayoni

– Enzymatic Vitreolysis to Treat
 Vitreomacular Traction and Macular Holes
Peter Stalmans

– Intraoperative OCT Imaging:
 How Much Do You Want to Know?
Cynthia Toth

– Discussion

16:20 - 16:50 Coffee break

Session 3
 
16:50 - 18:00 Macula II
Chair: Frank Holz, Cyrus Shroff

– VEGF Trap in the Management
 of Retinal Diseases
Frank Holz

– Epimacular Brachytherapy for Treatment
 of Exudative AMD: The Tel Aviv Experience
Adiel Barak

– Choroidal Patch in Exudative AMD:
 Outcome of 74 Patients
Grazia Pertile

– Submacular Pharmacotherapy with
 a Catheter: A Breakthrough?
Peter Szurman

– Retinal Endovascular Surgery
 in Retinal Vein Occlusion
Kasuaki Kadonosono

– Discussion

20:00 Dinner
 
Sunday, March 11th, 2012

 
Session 4

8:15 - 9:15 Video Presentation of Participants
Moderator: Tillmann Eckert


Session 5

9:15 - 10:10 Myopic Macular Holes and Foveoschisis
Chair: Donald D'Amico, Claus Eckardt

– Tricks and Techniques for Vitrectomy
 in Highly Myopic Eyes
Ramin Tadayoni

– Why I Had Stopped Macular Buckling
 with a Band
Gracia Pertile

– Macular Buckling for Retinoschisis
 in High Myopia
Carlos Mateo

– A New Macular Buckle as an Alternative
 to the Ando Buckle
Hassan Mortada

– Degenerative Myopia:
 Posterior Pole Buckles for Progressive
 Myopia Control and Macular Schisis
Brian Ward

– Discussion

10:10 - 10:35 Coffee Break

Session 6

10:35 - 11:00 Presentations from the Industry

11:00 - 11:25 Video Panel: Challenging Situations –
What Would Be Your Next Step?

Moderators: Tillmann Eckert, Claus Eckardt
Panelists: Carl Awh, Hassan Mortada, Grazia Pertile,
Peter Stalmans, Shunji Kusaka, Keith Warren


Session 7

11:25 - 12:25 Diabetes, Vitrectomy Techniques
Chair: Hassan Mortada, Stanislao Rizzo

– Lucentis in the Management of
 Diabetic CME
Adiel Barak

– From Edema to PDR: What Has Changed
 in the Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy
Ramin Tadayoni

– Diabetic Vitrectomy – Finding the Correct
 Surgical Plane and Other Practical Pearls
Cyrus Shroff

– 27 Gauge Vitrectomy for PDR:
 Are There Any Limits?
Yusuke Oshima

– Flow Controlled Vitrectomy –
 Why Go with the Flow?
Keith Warren

– Problems and Solutions:
 Quick Tips for Vitreoretinal Surgery
Carl Awh

– Discussion

Session 8

12:25 - 12:50 Innovators Session
New Instruments, Tips and Tricks

Chair: Claus Eckardt
Presenters: N.N.


12:50 - 14:00 Lunch

Session 9

14:00 - 15:00 Postoperative Suprises, Liquids
Chair: Carlos Mateo, Peter Szurman

– The Surgical Management of Subretinal PFCL
Kazuaki Kadonosono

– Pathogenesis, Prevention, and Treatment
 of Postoperative Retinal Folds
Bill Aylward

– Sutureless Surgery Wound Construction
Carl Awh

– When the Surgery is Completed: Intraocular
 Pressure after Small Gauge Vitrectomy
Tillmann Eckert, Claus Eckardt

– Can We Design a Silicone Oil That Is
 More Resistant to Emulsification?
David Wong

– Coloured Perfluorocarbons: Advantages
 for Retinal Detachment Vitrectomy
Stanislao Rizzo

– Heavy Silicone Oil –
 When and How Should We Use It?
Heinrich Heimann

– Recurrent Retinal Detachment
 in Silicone Oil Filled Eyes
Hassan Mortada

– Discussion

15:00 - 15:25 Panel Discussion: Controversies in the
Treatment of Retinal Detachment

Moderator: Bill Aylward
Panelists: Adiel Barak, Tillmann Eckert, Andre Gomes,
Heinrich Heimann, Carlos Mateo, Stanislao Rizzo

Session 10

15:25 - 16:30 Surgical Techniques, Trauma
Chair: Yusuke Oshima, Ramin Tadayoni

– Intraocular Biopsy in Ocular Oncology –
 Techniques and Pitfalls
Heinrich Heimann

– Modification of Vitrectomy Probe
 in Order to Improve its Performance
Stanislao Rizzo

– Intrascleral Haptic Fixation for PCIOL
 in Eyes with Insufficient Capsular Support
Gabor Scharioth

– PVR and Retinotomies:
 How Far Should We go?
Andre Gomes

– Ozurdex in the Management
 of Recurrent PVR and Complex Trauma
Raymond Iezzi

– Technique of Primary Closure
 of Globe Rupture
Adiel Barak

– Eye Injuries During the Egyptian Revolution
Hassan Mortada

– Discussion

16:30 End of Meeting
 

 
Chairman and Organization
Claus Eckardt, Frankfurt
 
Congress Office
Klinikum für Augenheilkunde · Klinikum Frankfurt Höchst
Anne-Marie Ebert · Simone Möbius
Gotenstraße 6 - 8 · 65929 Frankfurt/Germany
Phone: +49 69.3106-2972 · Fax: +49 69.3106-3695
C.Eckardt@em.uni-frankfurt.de
www.eckardt-frankfurt.de
 
Location
Congress Centrum Mainz · Gutenbergsaal
Rheinstraße 66 · 55116 Mainz
Phone: +49 6131.242-0 · Fax: +49 6131.242-100
www.ccmainz.de
 
Hotel Reservation
Please address directly to the hotels mentioned
on the website: www.eckardt-frankfurt.de
 
Transportation
The congress venue is 20 minutes by taxi or train
from Frankfurt Airport. Please note: From Frankfurt
Hahn Airport it takes approx. 50 minutes by taxi.
 
Congress Language
English
 
Course Registration
Please register only online:
www.eckardt-frankfurt.de

Regular registration fee: € 375.00

Resident registration fee: € 300.00

Registration includes coffee, tea,
lunches and welcome reception

Dinner and entertainment (Saturday): € 75.00
 
CME-Certification
For the CME-Accreditation we applied for 18 credits.
 
 

           
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