3rd Annual Congressof the Cyprus Ophthalmological Society

6-7 October 2012

Under the auspices of the Cyprus Medical Association.

Cyprus Ophthalmological Society BoardPresident: TheodosiosKontosMDSecretary: ChristosConstantinouMDTreasurer: GiorgosKoursarisMDBoardMembers: PanikosPhilippouMD, FEBO StavrosViolettiMD

Scientific CommitteeHead: GeorgePapamichaelMD, PhDMembers: MenelaosSerghiouMD PetrosAristodemouMD EleniLoukianouMD

Official LanguagesGreek,English(with live translation)

Congress LocationLeMéridienLimassolSpa&Resort

Congress OrganisersSUNCARELtdContact:MarinaVarnavaTel:+35725389191,+35799727242Email:m.varnava@suncaredmc.com.cy

RegistrationTel:+35722755400,+35722316916Fax:+35722751014,+35722317313Email:cyos.org@gmail.com

Registration FeesOphthalmologists €150Trainees €50ParamedicalStaff €50Opticians,Optometrists,Orthoptists €100

Certificate of AttendanceACertificateofAttendancewillbeprovidedattheendofthecongress,onSunday7thOctober2012,aftersubmittingthefeedbackform.

9 CME credit points will be given.

Dearparticipants,

Iproudlywelcomeyoutothe3rdannualcongressoftheCyprusOphthalmologicalsociety.

InternationalparticipationcontributestowardsimprovingthescientificstandardsofOphthalmologyinourcountry.

Ibelievethissmall,warmandfriendlyenvironmentwillfacilitatethedevelopmentoflonglastingfriendships,stimulatescientificdiscussionsandbenefitourspecialty.

Iinviteyoutohaveagoodstayandenjoyourhospitality.

Warmregards,

TheodosiosKontosMDPresidentoftheCyprusOphthalmologicalSociety

Dearcolleagues,

OnbehalfoftheScientificCommitteeoftheCyprusOphthalmologicalSocietyIamdelightedtowelcomeyoutoCyprusforour3rdAnnualCongress.

DuringthisCongressinterestingtopicswillbehighlighted.Youwillhavetheopportunitytofindoutaboutnewdevelopmentsandinnovationsinophthalmologyaswellasdiscussproblemsthatwecommonlyencounterinouroutpatientclinics.

Iwouldliketowelcomeallthespeakers,especiallyourguestsfromGermany,Russia,theUnitedKingdomandGreece,whohonoruswiththeirpresence.

FinallyIwouldliketothankthemembersoftheScientificCommitteefortheirhardworkandcommitmentthroughouttheyear,whichhascontributedinmakingthiscongressasuccess.

IwishyouallanicestayinCyprusandhopethatyourvisitwillbearewardingandenjoyableexperience.

GeorgePapamichaelMD,PhDHeadoftheScientificCommittee

Speakers

Prof. Dr. med. Jürgen ReimannProfessorofOphthalmology,Germany

Yuri TakhtaevMDProfessorandChairofOphthalmologyatSt.PetersburgMedicalAcademyofPostgraduateStudies,Russia

Philip Hykin MD, FRCOphthConsultantOphthalmicSurgeon,MoorfieldsEyeHospital,London,UK

Spyros Georgaras MDProfessorofOphthalmologyDirectoroftheResearchandTherapeuticInstitute“Ophthalmos”FounderoftheHSIOIRS,Greece

Athanasios Nikolakopoulos MDConsultantOphthalmicSurgeonChairmaneyeclinicatGeneralHospitalofThessaloniki«GeorgePapanikolaou»FormerPresidentatGreekVitreoretinalSociety,Greece

Ioannis Panagopoulos MDConsultantOphthalmicSurgeonPresidentofH.S.IO.I.R.S.,Greece

Georgios Mangouritsas MDDirectorofNHS,GlaucomadepartmentoftheRedCrossHospitalVicePresidentoftheHellenicGlaucomaSociety,Greece

George Pappas MDConsultantOphthalmicSurgeon,VenizeleioHospital,HeraclionPresidentoftheOphthalmologicalSocietyofCrete,Greece

Anastasios Kanellopoulos MDProfessorUniversityofNewYork“LaserVision”EyeInstitute,Athens,Greece

Demetrios Siganos MD PhDConsultantOphthalmicSurgeonVlemmaEyeInstitute,Athens,Greece

Speakers

Konstantina Koufala MDConsultantOphthalmicSurgeon,Greece

Demetrios Kyroudis MDConsultantOphthalmicSurgeon,Greece

Georgios Kymionis MDConsultantOphthalmicSurgeon,Greece

Miltos Balidis MDConsultantOphthalmicSurgeon,Greece

Vasilios Tsingos MDConsultantOphthalmicSurgeon,Greece

Pantelis Papadopoulos MDConsultantOphthalmicSurgeon,Greece

Theodosios Kontos MDConsultantOphthalmicSurgeon,Limassol,Cyprus

Theodoros Potamitis MD, FRCOphthConsultantOphthalmicSurgeon,Cyprus

Christos Constantinou MDConsultantOphthalmicSurgeon,Cyprus

Petros Aristodemou MD, FRCOphthConsultantOphthalmicSurgeon,Cyprus

Eleni Loukianou MDConsultantOphthalmicSurgeon,Cyprus

Katia Papastavrou MDConsultantOphthalmicSurgeon,Cyprus

Ioannis Kyprianou MDConsultantOphthalmicSurgeon,Cyprus

Marina SyrimiTraineeinOphthalmology,UK

Nestoras NestorosTraineeinOphthalmology,Cyprus

Programme

Saturday 6 October 2012: Day1

8:00 Registration

9:00 Welcome from the CyOS Scientific Committee

9:15 Opening Lecture: AutograftsSpyros Georgaras, Greece

SECTION ALTERNATIVE REFRACTIVE SURGERYCoordinators: Menelaos Serghiou, Elias Elia

9:30 Trifocal Intraocular LensesDemitris Siganos, Greece

9:45 Overview of modern technology in presbyopia surgeryYury Takhtaev, Russia

10:00 Multifocal toric Intraocular Lenses.The ideal refractive surgery?Demitris Siganos, Greece

10:15 Discussion

10:30 Coffee Break

SECTION RETINACoordinators: George Papamichael, Minas Pipis

11:00 25+ Bimanual Vitrectomy using the Constellation platform and the EIBOS 2 wide-angle non-contactobservation systemAthanasios Nikolakopoulos, Greece

11:15 Tractional Macular SyndromesPetros Aristodemou, Cyprus

11:30 Internal Limiting Membrane: To peel or not to peel?Theodoros Potamitis, Cyprus

11:45 Diagnosis and management of diabetic macular oedemaPhilip Hykin, United Kingdom

12:00 Advances in the management of dry age-related macular degenerationEleni Loukianou, Cyprus

Programme

Saturday 6 October 2012: Day1

12:15 Current management of wet ARMDPhilip Hykin, United Kingdom

12:30 Discussion

12:45 Official Ceremony

13:00 Entertainment

13:30 Lunch

SECTION COMPLEX CATARACT SURGERYCoordinators: Theodosios Kontos, Petros Aristodemou

15:00 Iridoplasty and Intraocular Lens FixationSpyros Georgaras, Greece

15:15 Performing phacoemulsification from a difficultstarting point - Part IJürgen Reimann, Germany

15:30 Performing phacoemulsification from a difficultstarting point - Part IIJürgen Reimann, Germany

15:45 Surgical concepts in the management of challenging cataract casesYury Takhtaev, Russia

16:00 Bimanual Microincision Vitreoretinal Surgery for Cataract Surgery ComplicationsAthanasios Nikolakopoulos, Greece

16:15 Discussion

16:30 Coffee Break

17:00 Round Table DiscussionCATARACT SURGERY OUT OF THE ORDINARYI Panagopoulos, S Georgaras, V Tsingos, A Kanellopoulos, P Papadopoulos, T Kontos

18:30 Discussion

18:45 End of Day 1

20:30 Official dinner

The presentation will be held in German. Simultaneous interpretation in Greek and English

Programme

Sunday 7 October 2012: Day2

9:00 Round Table DiscussionCONTROVERSIES IN REFRACTIVE SURGERYK Koufala, D Kyroudis, G Kymionis, M Balides, C Constantinou

10:30 Discussion

10:45 Coffee Break

SECTION CORNEA - GLAUCOMA - ORBITCoordinators: Panikos Philippou, Eleni Loukianou

11:15 What’s new in cross linking?Anastasios Kanellopoulos, Greece

11:30 Discussion

11:45 Factors associated with failed trabeculectomyGeorgios Magouritsas, Greece

12:00 Steroid-Induced GlacomaKatia Papastavrou, Cyprus

12:15 ΟCT: new advancesGeorgios Pappas, Greece

12:30 New trends in the management of thyroid eye diseaseIoannis Kyprianou, Cyprus

12:45 Discussion

SECTION FREE PAPERS

13:00 Topical cyclopentolate versus cyclopentolate spray?Variation in distress levels in paediatric outpatientsMarina Syrimi, United Kingdom

A Case of Ophthalmic parasitosisNestoras Nestoros, Cyprus

13:20 Discussion

13:30 End of the Congress

Wewouldliketothankoursponsorsfortheirsupport.

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