Friday 24th April
FROM 07:30
Registration desk open
08:45 - 09:00
President's Welcome
09:00 - 10:00
ASTIGMATISM – FROM A-Z
Rigid contact lenses for the correction of astigmatism
Virginie Madariaga, Toulouse, France
Soft contact lens for the correction of astigmatism
Thomas Heinzle, Innsbruck, Austria
Surgical correction of astigmatism
Altan Ozcan, Ankara, Turkey
Panel Discussion - All session participants
10:00 - 10:30
Free paper session 1
10:30 - 11:00
Refreshment and Exhibition
11:00 - 12:00
A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO KERATOCONUS
Inflammation and dry eye in keratoconus
Sihem Lazreg, Blida, Algeria
Surgical approaches in keratoconus management
David Touboul, Bordeaux, France
Scleral lens correction for keratoconus
Deborah Jacobs, Cambridge, USA
Panel Discussion - All session participants
12:00 - 12:10
FICK-KALT-MÜLLER MEDAL Award
Presented to Deborah Jacobs, Cambridge, USA
12:10 - 12:30
Sponsored Symposium
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch
13:30 - 14:30
CURRENT STATE-OF-THE-ART IN MYOPIA MANAGEMENT
Update on Myopia Management
James S.W. Wolffsohn, Birmingham, UK
Controversies in Myopia Control Treatment: What Does It Mean for Future Research?
TBC
What to do when a myopic child steps through the door
Omur Ucakhan-Gunduz, Ankara, Turkey
Panel Discussion - All session participants
14:30 - 15:30
Free paper session 2a
15:30 - 16:00
Refreshment and Exhibition
16:00 - 16:45
Free paper session 2b
16:45
Round up of the day