CROSSING THE FRONTIERS OF THE CORNEA AND OCULAR SURFACE
I PANCORNEA CONGRESS February 24 – 25, 2017 Participating Societies Asia Cornea Society, Cornea Society, Eucornea Society, Middle East Cornea Society, ASCRS and ALACSSA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
February 24, Friday 6:30 a.m.
Day 1
Registration and Material Pick-up
ROOM 1: BARRAQUER SESSION 1
08:30 – 10:00 a.m. Bugs and Drugs Moderators: Rubens Belfort, Jr., MD and Marian Macsai, MD
8:30 – 8:42 a.m. 8:42 – 8:54 a.m. 8:54 – 9:06 a.m. 9:06 – 9:18 a.m. 9:18 – 9:30 a.m. 9:30 – 9:42 a.m. 9:42 – 9:54 a.m. 9:54 – 10:00 a.m.
Die Hard: How Tough is it Getting to Kill MRSA Fungal Keratitis Around the World: Different Experiences, New Insights What’s New in Acanthamoeba Keratitis? Viral Endothelitis: There is More Than Meets the Eye Zoster Update – Are You Ready for Vaccine? Unusual corneal infections and their managements Causes and Management of Infectious Scleritis Discussion
10:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Break
SESSION 2
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Shut Up, Inflammation!! Moderators: Victor L. Perez, MD and Mark J. Mannis, MD
10:30 – 10:42 a.m. 10:42 – 10:54 a.m.
Loss of Immune Privilege in High Risk Corneal Transplantation HLA and Stevens Johnson Syndrome The Controversies on the Use of Topical Tacrolimus: What is Holding Us Back? Slow-release Anti-inflammatory Devices: Are They Ready? Anti-angiogenesis Therapy: Grasping the Evil by the Root Are Biologics Replacing Systemic Immunosuppression? Acute Management of Ocular Burns and SJS Discussion
10:54 – 11:06 a.m. 11:06 – 11:18 a.m. 11:18 – 11:30 a.m. 11:30 – 11:42 a.m. 11:42 – 11:54 a.m. 11:54 – 12:00 p.m.
Francis Mah, MD Eduardo Alfonso, MD Denise de Freitas, MD Marian Macsai, MD Elisabeth J. Cohen, MD Prema Padmanabhan, MD Ana Luisa Hofling-Lima, MD
Reza Dana, MD Mayumi Ueta, MD Pedram Hamrah, MD Rubens Belfort, Jr. MD Harminder S. Dua, MD Juan Pablo Aparicio, MD Darren Gregory, MD
12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Pancornea Innovation Showcase 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
SESSION 3
1:30 p.m. – 3:10 p.m. Ocular Surface – Mud, Bumps and Lumps Moderators: Jose AP Gomes, MD and Harminder S. Dua, MD
1:30 – 1:40 p.m. 1:40 – 1:50 p.m. 1:50 – 2:00 p.m. 2:00 – 2:10 p.m. 2:10 – 2:20 p.m.
TFOS DEWS II: What can we expect? Pain without Stain MGD – Evolving paradigms of etiology and treatment Scleral Contact Lenses for the Treatment of Ocular Surface Disease Current Management of Primary and Recurrent Pterygiums Hide and seek: Finding ocular surface squamous neoplasia in eyes with ocular surface disease Management of severe ocular surface disease and corneal melts
2:20 – 2:30 p.m. 2:30 – 2:40 p.m.
JD Nelson, MD Anat Galor, MD Joseph Tauber, MD Victor L. Perez, MD Allan Slomovic, MD Carol Karp, MD Reza Dana, MD