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Canadian Cornea, External Disease & Refractive Surgery Society

COS 2: Controversies in cornea – Innovative Management Strategies for the Ocular Surface

Friday, June 19, 1045-1215
Theatre

OBJECTIVES

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

  • Describe the diagnostic aspects of recurrent corneal erosion syndrome
  • Improve on the management of acute chemical burns
  • Develop treatment strategies for the management of dry eye disease

GUEST

Harminder Dua

MODERATORS

William H. Johnston
Rookaya Mather

Schedule

1045 Introduction
1050 New concepts in the diagnosis and management of recurrent corneal erosion syndrome ·
Harminder Dua
1100 Discussion
1105 Neuropathic corneal pain: a case report ·
R. Abo-Shasha, R. Mather
1110 Discussion
1112 Acute management of chemical burns ·
Harminder Dua
1127 Discussion
1137 Design of a subtarsal ultrasonic transducer for mild hyperthermia treating dry eye disease ·
M.C. Bujak
1144 Comparison of retention rate of 2 designs of punctal plugs for the treatment of dry eye: A randomized control trial ·
A. Brissette, Z. Mednick, M. Bona, K. Schweitzer, S. Baxter
1151 Systematic review and meta-analysis on the efficacy of LipiFlow® device in the treatment of meibomian gland dysfunction ·
E.Y. Liu, M. Malvankar, S. Thomas, J. Costella, C. Hutnik
1158 Safety of lifitegrast ophthalmic solution 5.0% in patients with dry eye: Results of SONATA, a 1-year, multicentre, randomized, placebo-controlled study ·
C.C. Chan, E.D. Donnenfeld, A. Raychaudhuri, C.P. Semba
1205 Panel discussion
1215 Closing remarks

Canadian Cornea, External Disease & Refractive Surgery Society

Cornea I

Friday, June 19, 1330-1545
Carson B

OBJECTIVES

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

  • Describe the diagnostic aspects of high-risk corneas
  • Improve on the management of corneal neovascularization
  • Develop a treatment strategy for high-risk keratoplasty cases

GUESTS

Harminder Dua

MODERATORS

Kashif Baig
Matthew Bujak

Schedule

1330 Introduction
Kashif Baig, Matthew Bujak
1333 Presentation of the W. Bruce Jackson Lecture · Kashif Baig, Matthew Bujak
1335 W. Bruce Jackson Lecture: The discovery of Dua’s Layer · Harminder Dua
1350 Discussion
1355 Cytomegalovirus corneal endothelitis: Clinical course and treatment outcomes · L. Lagrou, J. Bhamra
1400 Discussion
1402 Corneal vascularization · Harminder Dua
1412 Discussion
1417 Systemic immunosuppression in high-risk penetrating keratoplasty: A systematic review · S. Bali, R. Filek, W. Hodge
1424 Discussion
1427 Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis: Update on ophthalmic management · P. Arjmand, P. Yan, L. Menant-Tay, M. O’Connor
1434 Discussion
1437 Refining corneal trephination and donor preparation for Boston keratoprosthesis surgery · B. Azizi B, R. Conlon, S. Teja, J.C. Teichman, S. Yeung, S. Ziai, K. Baig
1444 Boston keratoprosthesis type 1 implantation with resultant no light perception vision · G.M. Durr, J. Shine, M. Harissi-Dagher
1451 Discussion
1500 Closing remarks

Canadian Cornea, External Disease & Refractive Surgery Society

Cornea II

Friday, June 19, 1545-1715
Carson B

OBJECTIVES

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

  • Describe the challenges and innovations in DMEK
  • Improve on the management of pediatric keratoplasty
  • Develop a management protocol for corneal biopsies using alcohol delamination

GUESTS

Harminder Dua
Michael Straiko

MODERATORS

Mona Harissi-Dagher
Joseph Ma

Schedule

1545 Introduction
1547 Long-term corneal endothelial cell counts following early pediatric keratoplasty · K. Mireskandari, U. Elbaz, A. Ali
1554 Discussion
1556 Ron Jans Award: Characterizing the phenotypic spectrum of Peters anomaly: From mild to severe disease · H. Strungaru, U. Elbaz, A. Ali, K. Mireskandari
1603 Discussion
1605 Histological study of Peters’ anomaly · A. Ali, J.S. Manusow, U. Elbaz, K. Mireskandari
1612 Discussion
1614 Use and abuse of alcohol delamination · Harminder Dua
1624 Discussion
1629 Converting to DMEK: Pros and cons vs. DSAEK · Michael Straiko
1636 Discussion
1639 Descemetorhexis for Fuchs’ dystrophy · G. Moloney, S.P. Holland, M. McCarthy
1644 Discussion
1646 Evaluation of a new technique for the preparation of endothelial grafts for Descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) · A. Brissette, R. Conlon, J.C. Teichman, S. Yeung, S. Teja, S. Ziai, K. Baig
1653 Visual results and endothelial outcomes for Descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) as a primary procedure for endothelial dysfunction or as a secondary procedure after primary graft failure · M.A. Perez, D. Rubinger, F.A. Perez, M. Showail, Y. Goldich, D. Rootman
1700 Endothelial keratoplasty in patients with an anterior chamber intraocular lens · G.M Durr, M. Mabon, J. Choremis
1707 Discussion
1715 Closing remarks
1715 Cornea business meeting
1730 Adjournment

Canadian Cornea, External Disease & Refractive Surgery Society

Symposium: Cornea refractive surgery – Unique refractive situations in anterior segment surgery

Saturday, June 20, 1330-1500
Carson C

OBJECTIVES

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

  • Describe the diagnostic aspects of epithelial ingrowth
  • Improve on the management of extreme refractive errors
  • Develop an understanding for wavefront aberrations

GUESTS

Harminder Dua
Paulo Ferrara
Warren Hill

MODERATORS

Ron Baldassare
Josh Teichman

Schedule

1330 Introduction
1332 Overview of wavefront aberrations for the refractive surgeon · Warren Hill
1347 Discussion
1352 Management of epithelial ingrowth after LASIK · Harminder Dua
1404 Discussion
1407 Phakic intraocular lens implants · Paulo Ferrara
1419 Panel discussion
1428 Evaluation of retropupillary iris-claw Artisan intraocular lenses in patients with absent capsular support · J.M. Compan, R. Conlon, E. Santiago, S. Ziai, K. Baig
1435 Outcomes after implantable collamer lens (ICL) surgery · A.T. Chan, N. Avni-Zauberman, C.C. Chan, D. Rootman
1442 Discussion
1444 Comparing early outcomes of photo-refractive keratectomy (PRK) between Wavelight Allegretto (WA) and Schwind Amaris (SA) refractive lasers ·
D. Lin, S.P. Holland
1451 Evaluation of topography-guided photorefractive keratectomy for irregular astigmatism following penetrating keratoplasty (PK) ·
J.C. Tan, S.P. Holland, D. Lin, K. Termote
1458 Discussion
1500 Closing remarks

Canadian Cornea, External Disease & Refractive Surgery Society

COS 7: Cornea refractive surgery – refractive and therapeutic corneal surgery

Saturday, June 20, 1545-1715
Theatre

OBJECTIVES

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

  • Describe the diagnostic aspects of keratoconus
  • Improve on the management of keratoconus and post-LASIK ectasia
  • Develop a proper preoperative assessment plan for laser vision correction

GUESTS

Harminder Dua
Paulo Ferrara

MODERATORS

Guillermo Rocha
Mojgan Hassanlou

Schedule

1545 Opening remarks
1547 General overview of keratoconus · Paulo Ferrara
1602 Discussion
1607 Overview of corneal crosslinking options · Avi Wallerstein
1619 Discussion
1621 Long-term results of phototherapeutic keratectomy vs. mechanical epithelial removal followed by corneal collagen cross linking for keratoconus · M. Kapasi, A. Dhaliwal, G. Mintsioulis, W. Jackson, K. Baig
1628 Corneal cross-linking in pediatric patients with progressive keratoconus · S. Wise, C. Diaz, K. Termote, P. J. Dubord, J. McCarthy, S. Yeung
1631 Discussion
1633 Ferrara Rings: Indications and technique · Paulo Ferrara
1645 Discussion
1647 Preoperative evaluation of the refractive surgery patient · Harminder Dua
1657 Discussion
1700 Safety and surgical outcome of the artificial iris prosthesis in Canada · T. Chan, J.C. Teichman, R. Conlon, K. Baig, S. Baxter, I.K. Ahmed
1707 Discussion
1715 Closing remarks