CROSSING THE FRONTIERS OF THE CORNEA AND OCULAR SURFACE
PANCORNEA CONGRESS I Crossing the Frontiers of the Cornea and Ocular Surface 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. 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.
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
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
SESSION 3
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Ocular Surface – Mud, Bumps and Lumps Moderators: Jose AP Gomes, MD and Harminder S. Dua, MD
1:30 – 1:41 p.m. 1:41 – 1:52 p.m. 1:52 – 2:03 p.m. 2:03 – 2:14 p.m. 2:14 – 2:25 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 Innovations in Limbal Transplantation Cell Therapy for Bilateral SC Deficiency
10:54 – 11:06 a.m.
2:25 – 2:36 p.m. 2:36 – 2:47 p.m. 2:47 – 2:58 p.m.
Francis Mah, MD Eduardo Alfonso, MD Denise de Freitas, MD TBA 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
JD Nelson, MD Anat Galor, MD Joseph Tauber, MD Victor L. Perez, MD Allan Slomovic, MD Carol Karp, MD Virender Sangwan, MD Jose AP Gomes, MD