08:45 - 09:00 » Opening Ceremony

09:00 - 10:30 » Ocular Surface Diseases: New Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies

Chairpersons: xx xx, Graz (AUSTRIA) - xx xx, Schlüsselfeld (GERMANY) - xx xx, Istanbul (TURKEY)
  • 09:00 - 09:15 » Diagnostics in ocular surface disease

    xx xx, Fulda (GERMANY)
  • 09:15 - 09:30 » Lid wiper epitheliopathy - a sensitive indicator of mechanical stress in dry eye and contact lens wear

    xx xx, Berlin (GERMANY)
  • 09:30 - 09:45 » Diagnosis and treatment of dry eye and MGD with Lipiview and Lipiflow

    xx xx, Heidelberg (GERMANY)
  • 09:45 - 10:00 » Assessment of azithromycin 1.5% eye drops (Azyter ®) in patients with chronic blepharitis

    xx xx, Strasbourg (FRANCE)
  • 10:00 - 10:15 » Current treatment strategies in ocular surface diseases

    xx xx, Graz (AUSTRIA)

10:30 - 11:00 » Coffee Break in the exhibition area

11:00 - 11:40 » Free Paper Session 1 - Specialty Lenses

Chairpersons: xx xx, Berlin (GERMANY) - xx xx, Backnang (GERMANY) - xx xx, Sutton, Surrey (UNITED KINGDOM)
  • 11:00 - 11:10 » The effect of topical cyclosporine treatment on tear meniscus variables in patients with dry eye

    xx xx, Istanbul (TURKEY)
  • 11:10 - 11:20 » Combination medical therapy in severe dry eyes

    xx xx, Izmir (TURKEY)
  • 11:20 - 11:30 » Observational survey on the satisfaction of Contact Lenses wearers regarding the lens care solution COMPLETE RevitaLens

    xx xx, Bordeaux (FRANCE)
  • 11:30 - 11:40 » Discussion

11:40 - 12:00 » Industry sponsored symposium

12:00 - 12:45 » Industry sponsored symposium

12:45 - 14:00 » Lunch in the exhibition area

14:00 - 16:00 » International Symposium - Specialty Lenses

Chairpersons: xx xx, Lexington (UNITED STATES) - xx xx, Hamburg (GERMANY) - xx xx, Valmont (FRANCE)
  • 14:00 - 14:15 » Scleral lenses in Brazil

    xx xx, Curitiba (BRAZIL)
  • 14:15 - 14:30 » Scleral lenses in Europe

    xx xx, Poznan (POLAND)
  • 14:30 - 14:45 » Sclera lenses in the US

    xx xx, Needham (UNITED STATES)
  • 14:45 - 15:00 » Hybrid Lenses

    xx xx, Istanbul (TURKEY)
  • 15:00 - 15:15 » Technology advances for the ophthalmic contact lens practice

    xx xx, Lexington (UNITED STATES)
  • 15:15 - 15:30 » Particularities of piggy back systems

    xx xx, Goiânia (BRAZIL)
  • 15:30 - 15:45 » Contact lens fitting in keratoconus patients : private and public experience

    xx xx, Sao Paulo (BRAZIL)
  • 15:45 - 15:55 » Specular Microscopy and their Reliability Indexes

    xx xx, Curitiba (BRAZIL)
  • 15:55 - 16:00 » Discussion

16:00 - 16:30 » Coffee Break in the exhibition area

16:30 - 17:00 » Kersley Lecture

Chairpersons: xx xx, London (UNITED KINGDOM) - xx xx, Szeged (HUNGARY) - xx xx, Sank Poelten (AUSTRIA)
  • 16:30 - 17:00 » Therapeutic contact lenses: clinical applications in ocular surface disease

    xx xx, Sutton, Surrey (UNITED KINGDOM)

17:00 - 18:15 » Free Paper Session 2 - Contact Lenses

Chairpersons: xx xx, Zagreb (CROATIA) - xx xx, Grenoble (FRANCE) - xx xx, Epinal (FRANCE)
  • 17:00 - 17:10 » Case reports on improved designs for hybrid lenses

    xx xx, Edegem (BELGIUM)
  • 17:10 - 17:20 » Efficacy and Safety of Synergeyes contact lenses shortly after corneal collagen cross-linking: a case report series

    xx xx, Jerusalem (ISRAEL)
  • 17:20 - 17:30 » Efficacy of three silicone-hydrogel contact lenses for bandage use after corneal crosslinking

    xx xx, Istanbul (TURKEY)
  • 17:30 - 17:40 » A new alternative fitting approach for providing an adequate comfort and visual performance: Soft HydroCone (Toris K) silicone hydrogel keratoconus lenses

    xx xx, Kayseri (TURKEY)
  • 17:40 - 17:50 » Contact lens impact on quality of life in keratokonus patients; Rigit Gas Permeable versus Silicone Hydrogel - Soft Keratoconus Lenses

    xx xx, Istanbul (TURKEY)
  • 17:50 - 18:00 » Small diameter rigid lenses after refractive surgery

    xx xx, Zagreb (CROATIA)
  • 18:00 - 18:15 » Discussion

18:15 - 19:15 » Welcome cocktail in the exhibition area

08:30 - 09:00 » ECLSO General Assembly

09:00 - 10:30 » Aphakia and Anisometropia in Infants

Chairpersons: xx xx, Vilnius (LITHUANIA) - xx xx, Bordeaux (FRANCE) - xx xx, Antwerp (BELGIUM)
  • 09:00 - 09:15 » Management of paediatric aphakia with spectacles

    xx xx, Zagreb (CROATIA)
  • 09:15 - 09:30 » Silicone elastomer lenses for pediatric aphakia

    xx xx, Bursa (TURKEY)
  • 09:30 - 09:45 » Management of paediatric aphakia with RGPs

    xx xx, Grenoble (FRANCE)
  • 09:45 - 10:00 » Surgical management of paediatric aphakia

    xx xx, Antwerp (BELGIUM)
  • 10:00 - 10:15 » Management of Anisomyopia in children

    xx xx, Münster (GERMANY)
  • 10:15 - 10:30 » Round Table discussion

10:30 - 11:00 » Coffee Break in the exhibition area

11:00 - 12:00 » Free paper Session 3 - Rapid fire session on Scleral Lenses

Chairpersons: xx xx, Edegem (BELGIUM) - xx xx, Curitiba (BRAZIL) - xx xx, Needham (UNITED STATES)
  • 11:00 - 11:05 » Use of a mini scleral contact lens in patients with keratoconus

    xx xx, Istanbul (TURKEY)
  • 11:05 - 11:09 » Interest of scleral lenses in challenging cornea

    xx xx, Algiers (ALGERIA)
  • 11:09 - 11:13 » Quality of life of patients with challenging cornea wearing scleral lens

    xx xx, Algiers (ALGERIA)
  • 11:13 - 11:18 » Correction of irregular corneas with Scleral RGP Contact Lenses. Pilot study: 1 year follow up

    xx xx, Kiev (UKRAINE)
  • 11:18 - 11:23 » The efficacy of miniscleral contact lenses in correcting post corneal graft residual astigmatism

    xx xx, Tehran (IRAN)
  • 11:23 - 11:28 » Scleral Contact Lenses for Visual Rehabilitation after Penetrating Keratoplasty: Long Term Outcomes

    xx xx, Jerusalem (ISRAEL)
  • 11:28 - 11:30 » Congenital unilateral facial palsy with corneal anesthesia complicated by trophic corneal ulcer in newborn treated with Scleral Lens

    xx xx, Algiers (ALGERIA)
  • 11:30 - 11:32 » Management of iatrogenic lagophthalmos after myasthenic ptosis surgery with scleral lens

    xx xx, Algiers (ALGERIA)
  • 11:32 - 11:37 » Rigid gas permeable scleral lenses: There has to be a bearing surface somewhere

    xx xx, London (UNITED KINGDOM)

12:00 - 12:45 » Industry sponsored symposium

12:45 - 14:00 » Lunch in the exhibition area

14:00 - 15:30 » Contact Lenses and Myopia Control

Chairpersons: xx xx, London (UNITED KINGDOM) - xx xx, Sao Paulo (BRAZIL) - xx xx, Kfar-saba (ISRAEL)
  • 14:00 - 14:20 » Key note lecture: Genetic and Environmental factors of Myopia

    xx xx, London (UNITED KINGDOM)
  • 14:20 - 14:35 » Myopia control and Spectacles

    xx xx, Paris (FRANCE)
  • 14:35 - 14:50 » Myopia control and soft contact lenses

    xx xx, Ankara (TURKEY)
  • 14:50 - 15:05 » Myopia control and Ortho-K Lenses

    xx xx, Kfar-saba (ISRAEL)
  • 15:05 - 15:20 » RGP lenses and myopia progression - The German experience

    xx xx, Riedlingen (GERMANY)
  • 15:20 - 15:30 » Round Table discussion

15:30 - 17:30 » Free paper Session 4

Chairpersons: xx xx, Sibiu (ROMANIA) - xx xx, Sao Paulo (BRAZIL) - xx xx, Zagreb (CROATIA)
  • 15:30 - 15:45 » Review of current research

    xx xx, Epinal (FRANCE)
  • 15:45 - 15:55 » Childhood Myopia Control by Orthokeratology Contact Lenses: a Prospective Study of Eight Years

    xx xx, Kfar-saba (ISRAEL)
  • 15:55 - 16:05 » Myopia Control and Higher Order Aberrations at the time of Ortho-K Treatment

    xx xx, Kiev (UKRAINE)
  • 16:05 - 16:15 » Therapeutic use of the Lotrafilcon-A in patients with endothelial changes caused by contact lenses

    xx xx, Curitiba (BRAZIL)
  • 16:15 - 16:25 » How can we protect the ocular surface in facial nerve palsy

    xx xx, Sibiu (ROMANIA)
  • 16:25 - 16:35 » The evaluation of two rigid contact lens prescription methods according to orbscan cornea factors changes after one day wearing RGP contact lenses

    xx xx, Bandar Abbas (IRAN)
  • 16:35 - 16:45 » Visual Outcomes in Microbial Keratitis

    xx xx, Southampton (UNITED KINGDOM)
  • 16:45 - 16:55 » Water sports and contact lenses

    xx xx, Szeged (HUNGARY)
  • 16:55 - 17:05 » The high tech new contact lenses with nanotechnology and their effect on the contact lens market

    xx xx, Istanbul (TURKEY)
  • 17:05 - 17:30 » Discussion

17:30 - 17:45 » Best Papers Award & Closing Ceremony

09:00 - 09:45 » Grundlagen der Anpassung formstabiler Kontaktlinsen

Chairperson: xx xx, Esslingen (GERMANY)
Speaker: xx xx, Esslingen (GERMANY)

10:00 - 10:45 » Grundlagen der Anpassung flexibler Kontaktlinsen

Chairperson: xx xx, Esslingen (GERMANY)
Speaker: xx xx, Stuttgart (GERMANY)

11:00 - 11:30 » Kontaktlinsenmaterialien – Bedeutung für die Physiologie der Hornhaut

Chairperson: xx xx, Esslingen (GERMANY)
Speaker: xx xx, Offenbach (GERMANY)

11:45 - 12:30 » Grundlagen der Anpassung torischer Kontaktlinsen

Chairperson: xx xx, Esslingen (GERMANY)
Speaker: xx xx, Wien (AUSTRIA)

14:00 - 14:45 » Grundlagen der Anpassung bei Keratokonus und nach Keratoplastik

Chairperson: xx xx, Esslingen (GERMANY)
Speaker: xx xx, Oberhausen (GERMANY)

15:00 - 15:45 » Therapie mit Verbandlinsen

Chairperson: xx xx, Esslingen (GERMANY)
Speaker: xx xx, Backnang (GERMANY)

16:00 - 16:30 » Komplikationen durch Kontaktlinsen

Chairperson: xx xx, Esslingen (GERMANY)
Speaker: xx xx, Riedlingen (GERMANY)

16:45 - 17:15 » Betriebswirtschaftliche Preiskalkulation

Chairperson: xx xx, Esslingen (GERMANY)
Speaker: xx xx, Köln (GERMANY)

17:15 - 17:30 » Rechtliche und wirtschaftliche Situation der Kontaktlinse in Österreich

Chairperson: xx xx, Esslingen (GERMANY)
Speaker: xx xx, Sank Poelten (AUSTRIA)

An e-Poster is an electronic version of the traditional boards, displayed on monitor screens. It may include text, figures, videos and images.

During the meeting, e-Posters will be displayed on computer screens, in a dedicated area. Congress participants will be able to view them any time during the entire duration of the meeting.

Contact lenses in children

e-P01
Anisometropic amblyopia and contact lenses
Bogdanici T., Bogdanici C., Costin D. (Iasi, ROMANIA)
e-P03
Contact lens correction of refractive errors in children
Kaya G., Yilmaz Y.A. (Istanbul, TURKEY)
e-P04
Correcting childhood aphakia with corneal RGP contact lens in a tertiary Eye Hospital - Two years Report
Alipour F., Noori L., Samet B., Babaei V. (Tehran, IRAN)
e-P05
Fitting teenagers with contact lenses in a State Hospital
Bozkurt T.K., Sezgin Akçay B.I., Güney E., Akcali G. (Istanbul, TURKEY)
e-P06
How to ensure safety with kids fitting into contact lenses
Bertrand-Cuingnet H. (Lille, FRANCE)

Ocular surface diseases

e-P07
100 years of humanitarian work in Gabon, 100 years jungle hospital Lambaréné: Albert Schweitzer
Scholtz S., (Ettlingen, GERMANY); Auffarth G. (Heidelberg, GERMANY)
e-P08
Arresting the keratoconus progression by transepithelial cross-linking: the Ukrainian study
Tabalyuk T., (Ternopil, UKRAINE)
e-P09
Confocal microscopy of the lid margin area of contact lens wearers
Morgan P., Petropoulos I., Read M., Malik R., Maldonado-Codina C., (Manchester, UNITED KINGDOM)
e-P10
Dry Eye WorkShop (DEWS) dry eye severity grading system; Correlation with Tear Meniscus Measurement by Optical Coherence Topography (OCT) and Tear Osmolarity
Yildiz E., Tukenmez N., Imamoglu S., Sevim M.S., (Istanbul, TURKEY)
e-P11
Evaluation of an osmoprotective lubricant eye drop in contact lens wearers
Bayhan H.A., Aslan Bayhan S., Muhafiz E., Bekdemir S., Gürdal C., (Yozgat, TURKEY)
e-P12
Indications and Outcomes of Amniotic Membrane Transplantation
Güneş A., Tök L., Tök Ö., (Isparta, TURKEY)
e-P13
Is Assisted Reproductive Therapy An Additional Risk Factor for Pregnant Contact Lens Wearers?
Özen Tunay Z., Ozdemir O., (Ankara, TURKEY)
e-P14
Keratitis associated with extended wear of contact lenses
Yilmaz Y.A., Kaya G., (Istanbul, TURKEY)
e-P15
Lacrimal function and ocular surface changes in patients treated with systemic isotretinoin
Gurbuz O., Sonmez H.S., Ozkurt Y., Aksoy S., Akkaya S., Alptekin A.E., Arsan A., (Istanbul, TURKEY)
e-P16
Lid Wiper Epitheliopathy of soft contact lens users
Balgalve A., (Riga, LATVIA)
e-P17
Microbial keratitis associated with three years´ continuous wear of the same contact lens: Case report
Pelit A., Aliskan H.E., (Adana, TURKEY)
e-P18
Ocular surface and tear film changes following corneal collagen crosslinkıng in keratoconus
Ucakhan-Gunduz O., Saglik A., Kanpolat A., (Ankara, TURKEY)
e-P19
The use of therapeutic contact lenses in Pterygium surgery
Stanila A., Costache I., Stanila D.M., (Sibiu, ROMANIA)
e-P20
Treatment of neurotrophic keratopathy with nicergoline
Chung Y.K., Chung Y.K., (Uijeongbu, SOUTH KOREA)
e-P21
Use of amniotic membrane tranplantation in sodium hydroxide ocular burn. A case report.
Urbaneja D., Salvador F., Bove M., Garcia Valcarcel B., Balado P., (Madrid, SPAIN)
e-P21bis
Use of gas permeable scleral lenses for treatment of severe dry eye in chronic graft-versus-host disease
Rossi P., Delcampe A., Doan S., Gueudry J., Muraine M. (Rouen, FRANCE)

Specialty contact lenses

e-P22
"The look" for traumatized eyes
Ozbek Z., Durak I., (Izmir, TURKEY)
e-P23
A clinical comparison of the visual and comfort performances of 68 presbyopic patients fitted with two commercially available Si-H Multifocals
Peyre C., (Paris, FRANCE)
e-P24
A clinical comparison of the visual performance of 70 presbyopic patients fitted with two commercially available Si-H Multifocals
Peyre C., (Paris, FRANCE)
e-P25
A novel method for evaluating ex vivo dehydration of contact lenses
Wilson T., Coles-Brennan C., Xu J., Joseph K., (Jacksonville, UNITED STATES)
e-P26
A survey of awareness among Iranian optometrists and ophthalmologists about prescribing contact lens in patients with keratoconus
Yadollahi M., Jafarzadehpor E., (Tehran, IRAN)
e-P27
Can ClearKone hybrid contact lens improve the visual acuity of high astigmatic patients?
Tongal S., Ondes F., Toprak un E., (Istanbul, TURKEY)
e-P28
Comparison of the visual improvements with soft keratoconus lenses and rigid gas permeable lenses on the same keratoconus patients
Tongal S., Salkaya M., Kalender S., (Istanbul, TURKEY)
e-P29
Comparison of visual performance and higher order aberrations of two simultaneous vision multifocal contact lenses
Ozkurt Y., Aksoy S., Gurbuz O., Akkaya S., Karatay Arsan A., (Istanbul, TURKEY)
e-P30
Contact lens management of keratectasia after penetrating keratoplasty for keratoconus
Aksoy S., Gürbüz Ö., Akkaya S., Özkurt Y.B., Arsan A.K., (İstanbul, TURKEY); Şengör T., (Istanbul, TURKEY)
e-P31
Contact lenses for the aphakic patient
Ozbek Z., Durak I., (Izmir, TURKEY)
e-P32
Corneal endothelial cell sample size of specular microscopy with three different statistical power - A Critical study
Abib F., (Curitiba, BRAZIL)
e-P33
Effects of the FDA approved extended continuous wear of soft contact lenses on central corneal thickness;a prospective observational study
Direl M., Yüksel B., Alaluf A., Kerci S.G., Uzunel U.D., Öztürk F., (İzmir, TURKEY)
e-P34
Efficacy of kerasoft 3 (Ultravision, UK) contact lenses in corneal ectasia
Ucakhan-Gunduz O., Bayraktutar B., Selen F., Kanpolat A., (Ankara, TURKEY)
e-P35
Evaluation of the activity of different contact lens care solutions against microbial biofim utilizing a novel dynamic method.
Palma S., (Chieti, ITALY); Artini M., Cellini A., Scoarughi G.L., Papa R., Tilotta M., Selan L., (Roma, ITALY)
e-P36
Monovision: is it a good option in people with binocular vision?
Martins de Almeida I., Roigues F., Costa Ferreira C., Monteiro A.M., Coimbra de Matos J., Salgado Borges J., (Porto, PORTUGAL)
e-P37
Reliability indexes for endothelial examinations in contact lens users by specular microscopy
Abib F., (Curitiba, BRAZIL)
e-P38
Safety and efficacy of orbiflex-K (Swisslens, Switzerland) contact lenses in keratoconus
Ucakhan-Gunduz O., Abdullayev A., Bayraktutar B., Kanpolat A., (Ankara, TURKEY)
e-P39
Statistical-analytical rulers: New methodology to analyze specular microscopy examinations in contact lenses users under age control
Abib F., (Curitiba, BRAZIL)
e-P40
Toris K Compared to Rose K in the Management of Keratoconus
Güneş A., Tök L., Tök Ö., (Isparta, TURKEY)
e-P41
What practitioners and your patients understand about UV
Sulley A., Ruston D., (Wokingham, UNITED KINGDOM)
e-P41bis
Conjunctival UV autofluorescence - Prevalence and risk factors
Wolffsohn J., Drew T.(Birmingham, UNITED KINGDOM), Sulley A.(Wokingham, UNITED KINGDOM)

Other

e-P42
Demographic characteristics and usage process in contact lens patients
Tuncer Z., Erdem F.S., (Istanbul, TURKEY)
e-P43
Multi-Center Study of Refractive Efficacy and On-Eye Performance of ACUVUE OASYS for Astigmatism Contact Lenses
Ucakhan-Gunduz O., Yalniz-Akkaya Z., Duman R., (Ankara, TURKEY); Yildiz-Tasci Y., (Yozgat, TURKEY); Seker-Un E., (Izmir, TURKEY); Aksoy S., (Istanbul, TURKEY)
e-P44
The influence of silicone-hydrogel contact lenses on the intraocular pressure measurement
Kovac L., Djokic D., (Belgrade, SERBIA)
e-P45
Vision-Correction Effect of RGP Contact Lens in Patients With Corneal
Chung Y.K., (Uijeongbu, SOUTH KOREA)

Friday October 25

11:40 - 12:00 » Symposium Bausch + Lomb - Advancing Multifocal Contact Lens Design

Cheryl DONNELLY, Kingston Upon Thames, (UNITED KINGDOM)

12:00 - 12:45 » Symposium Johnson & Johnson Vision Care - Education session

  • Introduction

    David RUSTON, (UNITED KINGDOM)
  • Modern materials and their clinical implications on performance

    Dorothea KUHN, Riedlingen, (GERMANY)
  • Can we expect clinical benefits from wearing UV Blocking Contact Lenses?

    James WOLFFSOHN, Birmingham, (UNITED KINGDOM)

Saturday October 26

12:00 - 12:45 » Alcon Symposium - Correct - Wear - Care

Helmer SCHWEIZER, Cointrin-Geneva, (SWITZERLAND)