Cornea


Canadian Cornea, External Disease & Refractive Surgery Society

Cornea and refractive showdown

ME-SSaturday June 17, 1045—1215
Room 518AB

Learning objectives

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

  • List advantages and disadvantages of the various types of corneal transplants
  • List advantages and disadvantages of certain types of corneal-based refractive procedures
  • Describe current trends in refractive cataract surgery

GUEST SPEAKERS

Damien Gatinel, MD
Jodhbir S. Mehta, BSc (Hons.), MBBS, FRCOphth, FRSC (Ed)

MODERATOR

Paul Dubord, MD

Panelists

Ron Baldassare, MD
Jamie Bhamra, MD
Dev Cheema, MD

FACULTY

Hall F. Chew, MD
Mahshad Darvish-Zargar, MD
Michele Mabon, MD
Guillermo Rocha, MD
Neera Singal, MD
Joshua Teichman, MD
Setareh Ziai


Agenda

1045 Introduction
1047 Keratoplasty for ectasia and anterior corneal pathology: PKP is better • Mahshad Darvish-Zargar
1052 Keratoplasty for ectasia and anterior corneal pathology: DALK is better • Hall F. Chew
1057 Discussion
1100 Crosslinking for ectasia: Epithelium-on is better • Joshua Teichman
1105 Crosslinking for ectasia: Epithelium-off is better • Setareh Ziai, Rusty Ritenour
1110 Discussion
1113 Keratoplasty for endothelial dysfunction: DSAEK is better • Neera Singal
1118 Keratoplasty for endothelial dysfunction: DMEK is better • Michele Mabon
1123 Discussion
1126 Laser vision correction for myopia: LASIK is better • Damien Gatinel
1131 Laser vision correction for myopia: SMILE is better • Jodhbir S. Mehta
1136 Discussion
1139 IOL calculations in eyes with corneal conditions • Guillermo Rocha
1149 Comparison of femtolasers • Jodhbir S. Mehta
1159 Trifocal vs bifocal vs EDOF IOLs • Damien Gatinel
1209 Discussion
1215 Closing remarks

New strategies for old corneal issues

ME-SSaturday June 17, 1330—1500
Room 518AB

Learning objectives

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

  • Describe treatments available for anesthetic, vascularized, infected, non-healing corneas
  • List criteria for progression of keratoconus

GUEST SPEAKERS

Damien Gatinel, MD

MODERATOR

Allan Slomovic, MD

Panelists

Jit Gohill, MD
Vikas Sharma, MD

FACULTY

Johanna Choremis, MD
Marie-Ève Légaré, MD
Louis Racine, MD


Agenda

1330 Introduction
1332 HOT TOPIC Corneal neurotisation reinnervates anaesthetic corneas and improves ocular surface health • Asim Ali, Simon Fung, Joseph Catapano, William Halliday, Emily Ho, Ronald Zuker, Gregory Borschel 
1337 A novel amniotic membrane-conformer assembly for acute Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis • Simon S. M. Fung, Michael Webb, Crystal Cheung, Hall F. Chew, Kamiar Mireskandari, Asim Ali
1342 The EyePrintPRO therapeutic scleral contact lens: Indications and outcomes • Michael T. B. Nguyen, Vishakha Thakrar, Clara C. Chan
1347 Discussion
1352 The value of corneoscleral rim cultures in keratoplasty: A systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis • Efstathia Kiatos, William Hodge, James J. Armstrong, Stephen Tsioros, Monali Malvankar, Cindy Hutnik
1357 Feasibility of implementing a national corneal transplant registry: 2016 update on the Ottawa pilot study • Reginald Robert G. Tan, Yufeng Chen, Mohammed Taha, Pablo Morales, Harrish Nithianandan, George Mintsioulis, Setareh Ziai, Kashif Baig
1402 Vitritis after Boston keratoprosthesis type 1 implantation • Davin Johnson, Marie-Claude Robert, Soumaya Bouhout, Mona Harissi-Dagher
1407 Discussion
1412 Bruce Jackson Lecture: Redefining the criteria for keratoconus progression • Damien Gatinel
1422 Discussion
1425 Influence of pupil dynamics for treatment centration • Damien Gatinel
1435 Discussion
1438 Handling corneal neovascularization in 2017 • Johanna Choremis
1444 CXL for corneal infections • Marie-Ève Légaré
1450 Update on amniotic membrane options for the ocular surface • Louis Racine
1456 Discussion
1500 Closing remarks

Things that make you go hmm: Latest options in refractive corneal surgery

ME-SSaturday June 17, 1545—1715
Room 518AB

Learning objectives

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

  • Describe procedures performed to improve vision in ectasia
  • Assess developments in corneal-based laser vision correction

GUEST SPEAKERS

Damien Gatinel, MD
Jodhbir S. Mehta, BSc (Hons.), MBBS, FRCOphth, FRSC (Ed)

MODERATOR

Mona Harissi-Dagher, MD

Panelists

Mark Fava, MD
Mojgan Hassanlou, MD


Agenda

1545 Introduction
1547 Phototherapeutic keratectomy: A review of indications and outcomes using a novel refractively neutral technique • Michael T. B. Nguyen, Armand Borovik, Nir Sorkin, David Rootman, Clara C. Chan
1552 Higher order aberration (HOA) guided phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) and collagen crosslinking (CXL) in the treatment of keratoconus • Victor Penner, Kylee Lewis, Guillermo Rocha
1557 Outcomes of small-incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) in myopia • Mohammad Hamid, Michel Podtetenev
1602 Discussion
1607 Update on corneal inlay options for presybopia correction • Damien Gatinel
1617 Update on laser refractive surgery options for presybopia correction • Jodhbir S. Mehta
1627 Discussion
1632 HOT TOPIC A head to head comparison of CXL alone vs CXL+ICR vs CXL+TG-PRK in patients with progressive keratoconus, PMD, and LASIK-induced corneal ectasia: A prospective single center trial • Neera Singal, Stephan Ong Tone, Raymond Stein, Matthew Bujak, Clara C. Chan, Hall F. Chew, Sherif El-Defrawy, Yaping Jin, Theodore Rabinovitch, David Rootman, Allan Slomovic, Wendy Hatch
1637 Ron Jans Award | 2nd prize, COS Awards of Excellence: Corneal collagen cross-linking in the management of keratoconus in Canada: A cost-effectiveness analysis • Victoria C. Leung, Petros Pechlivanoglou, Hall F. Chew, Wendy Hatch
1642 Visual, refractive, and tomographic outcomes of adolescents following corneal collagen cross-linking for keratoconus • Esteban Santiago, Vinay Kansal, Yelin Yang, Kashif Baig
1647 Discussion
1652 Rainbow glare after FemtoLasik: Cause, mechanism, and correction • Damien Gatinel
1702 The science behind SMILE • Jodhbir S. Mehta
1712 Discussion
1715 Closing remarks

Exploring the frontiers of component surgery of the cornea

ME-SSunday June 18, 1330—1500
Room 519AB

Learning objectives

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

  • Integrate developments in DMEK surgery
  • Describe techniques for DALK surgery

GUEST SPEAKER

Jodhbir S. Mehta, BSc (Hons.), MBBS, FRCOphth, FRSC (Ed)

MODERATOR

Rookaya Mather, MD

Panelists

Mazen Choulakian, MD
Marie-Claude Robert, MD

FACULTY

Kashif Baig, MD
Julia Talajic, MD


Agenda

1330 Introduction
1332 DMEK surgery: A simple way to forego peripheral iridotomy • Julia Talajic, Mathieu Mercier, Michele Mabon, Isabelle Brunette, Johanna Choremis
1337 HOT TOPIC Descemetorhexis alone or with ripasudil salvage for Fuchs’ endothelial dystrophy • Greg Moloney, C. Petsoglou, M. Ball, Y. Kerdraon, R. Hollhumer, N. Spiteri, Simon P. Holland
1342 Aberrations induced by Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) • Mohammed Taha, Reginald G. Tan, Pablo Morales, Kashif Baig
1347 Discussion
1352 Comparison of punching techniques for preparation of endothelial grafts for Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty • Reginald Robert G. Tan, Mohammed Taha, Pablo Morales, Esteban Santiago, Nima Noordeh, Yelin Yang, Kashif Baig
1357 Preliminary outcome of hemi-Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) and quarter-DMEK for Fuchs endothelial dystrophy • C. Maya Tong, Nadine Gerber-Hollbach, Lamis Baydoun, Thomas M. Muller, Jessica T. Lie, Isabel Dapena, Gerrit R. J. Melles
1402 Outcomes at one-year follow up of hemi-Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty • Javiera Compan, Yelin Yang, Pablo Morales, Esteban Santiago, Kashif Baig
1407 Discussion
1412 DALK: Latest developments • Jodhbir S. Mehta
1422 DALK: My technique • Julia Talajic
1432 Discussion
1437 DMEK: Transitioning from DSAEK • Jodhbir S. Mehta
1447 DMEK: My technique • Kashif Baig
1457 Discussion
1500 Closing remarks

Making the ocular surface great again

ME-SSunday June 18, 1545—1715
Room 519AB

Learning objectives

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

  • Describe new trends in managing dry eye disease
  • Assess imaging and technologies used for the ocular surface

GUEST SPEAKERS

Damien Gatinel, MD
Jodhbir S. Mehta, BSc (Hons.), MBBS, FRCOphth, FRSC (Ed)

MODERATOR

Stephen Brodovsky, MD

Panelists

Ashley Brissette, MD
Kamiar Mireskandari, MD

FACULTY

Ahmed Al-Ghoul, MD
Bruce Jackson, MD
Setareh Ziai, MD


Agenda

1545 Introduction
1546 What am I missing? The case I lost sleep over! • Bruce Jackson
1552 Discussion
1555 HER2 as a possible therapeutic target in squamous cell carcinoma of the conjunctiva • Evangelina Esposito, Pablo Zoroquiain, Ana B. Toledo Dias, Miguel Burnier
1600 The corneal endothelium in pediatric posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy: A specular microscopic study • Hamza Sami, Ali El Hamouly, Simon S. M. Fung, Dishay Jiandani, Kamiar Mireskandari, Asim Ali
1605 Nitric oxide, administered using copper-chitosan derivatives, accelerates corneal epithelial wound healing • Vasiliki Tellios, Hong Liu, Nikoleta Tellios, Kathleen Fontana, Bulent Mutus, Cindy Hutnik
1610 Discussion
1613 Ikervis, Restasis, and Xiidra: What you need to know • Setareh Ziai
1622 Overview of devices to treat meibomian gland dysfunction • Ahmed Al-Ghoul
1631 Discussion
1636 Effect of the epithelial layer on corneal topography • Damien Gatinel
1645 Femto-pterygium surgery • Jodhbir S. Mehta
1654 Discussion
1658 Agreement and reliability of aberrometry measurements in normal eyes using iDesign, iTrace and Pentacam • Pablo Morales, Antoine Goulet, Reginald Robert G. Tan, Mohammed Taha, Kashif Baig
1703 Financial burden of dry eye disease and impact on patient adherence: A case study of Restasis following conclusion of Health Canada’s Special Access Program • Rami A. Abo-Shasha
1708 HOT TOPIC Overview of clinical efficacy and safety of lifitegrast ophthalmic solution 5.0% for treatment of dry eye disease • Mahshad Darvish-Zargar, Edward J. Holland, Clara C. Chan, Kelly K. Nichols, Joseph Tauber, Christophe Baudouin, Aparna Raychaudhuri, Monica Roy, Amir Shojaei
1713 Discussion
1715 Closing remarks