Friday, September 14th, 2018

08:30 - 08:45

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ECLSO President's welcome

President's Welcome

Speaker: René MELY (Valmont, FRANCE)

08:45 - 10:15

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Myopia control

Chairpersons: Florence MALET (Bordeaux, FRANCE), Bruce KOFFLER (Lexington, UNITED STATES)

Epidemiology of myopia - Genetic and environmental risk factors

Speaker: Jeremy GUGGENHEIM (Cardiff, UNITED KINGDOM)

Atropine for the Prevention of Myopia Progression in Children

Speaker: Wolf LAGREZE (Freiburg, GERMANY)

Orthokeratology

Speaker: Bruce KOFFLER (Lexington, UNITED STATES)

Soft lenses for myopia control

Speaker: Langis MICHAUD (Quebec, CANADA)

Q&A

10:15 - 10:30

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Free papers on myopia control - Session 1

Chairpersons: Florence MALET (Bordeaux, FRANCE), Bruce KOFFLER (Lexington, UNITED STATES)

Clinical Evaluation of Higher add Bifocal Soft contact Lens to control axial length growth in myopic children

Free Paper: Langis MICHAUD (Quebec, CANADA)

The Effect of Orthokeratology Lenses on Corneal and Epithelial Thickness and High Order Aberrations Pre- and Post-Treatment

Free Paper: Gabriella COUREY (Montréal, CANADA), Langis MICHAUD (Quebec, CANADA)

10:30 - 11:00

Exhibition area

Coffee break (exhibition area)

11:00 - 11:30

Riviera

Free papers - Session 2

Chairpersons: Sabine KASPERSKI (Oberhausen, GERMANY), Gabriela SEHER (Wien, AUSTRIA)

Comparison of the antimicrobial efficacy of multipurpose disinfecting solutions with a novel povidone iodine disinfection system on planktonic and biofilm bacteria

Free Paper: Mark WILLCOX (Sydney, AUSTRALIA)

Impact on Gas-Permeable Contact Lens Parameters after storage in a non-neutralizing hydrogen peroxide case during 1 to 30 days

Free Paper: Langis MICHAUD (Quebec, CANADA)

Strabismic evalution is important in toric contact lens patients who have only problems in binocular viewing

Free Paper: Kazim Hilmi OR (Istanbul, TURKEY)

Influence of presbyopic corrections with multifocal contact lenses on quality of vision (QoV) questionnaire and ocular surface

Free Paper: Mutlu ACAR (Ankara, TURKEY), Canan GURDAL (Ankara, TURKEY)

11:30 - 12:00

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Rapid fire session by industry

Chairpersons: Ursula VOGT (London, UNITED KINGDOM), Andrena MC ELVANNEY (London, UNITED KINGDOM)

12:00 - 12:45

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Gold Sponsor Symposium

12:45 - 14:00

Exhibition area

Lunch (exhibition area)

14:00 - 15:00

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International session on contact lens materials: Is There Still a Place for Hydrogels?

Chairpersons: René MELY (Valmont, FRANCE), Gudrun BISCHOFF (Hamburg, GERMANY)

Advantages and Disadvantages of Conventional Hydrogel Materials

Speaker: Shehzad NAROO (Birmingham, UNITED KINGDOM)

Advantages and Disadvantages of Silicone Hydrogel Materials

Speaker: Ömür UÇAKHAN-GÜNDÜZ (Ankara, TURKEY)

Round table discussion with the collaboration of IMCL, CLAO, BCLA, SOBLEC and manufacturers

Panel discussion: Gudrun BISCHOFF (Hamburg, GERMANY), Bruce KOFFLER (Lexington, UNITED STATES), Shehzad NAROO (Birmingham, UNITED KINGDOM), Helmer SCHWEIZER (Geneva, SWITZERLAND), Marcelo SOBRINHO (BRAZIL), Ioannis TRANOUDIS (Athens, GREECE)

15:00 - 15:30

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Keynote lecture: The science and skill of fitting a soft lens

Speaker: Eef VAN DER WORP (Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS)

15:30 - 16:00

Exhibition area

Coffee break (exhibition area)

16:00 - 17:00

Azur AB

Industry Workshop

16:00 - 18:00

La Napoule AB

Course 1 - Trouble shooting with scleral lenses

Chairperson: Carina KOPPEN (Antwerp, BELGIUM)

Trouble shooting with sclerals

Speakers: Gregory DENAEYER (Columbus, UNITED STATES), Lynette JOHNS (Boston , UNITED STATES), Eef VAN DER WORP (Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS)

16:00 - 18:00

La Napoule C

Course 2 - Fitting Hybrid Lenses is now easy

Objectives:

Getting started with hybrid contact lenses
Case studies

Chairpersons: Canan GURDAL (Ankara, TURKEY), Zeynep OZBEK (Izmir, TURKEY)

16:00 - 18:00

Azur C

Course 3 - Defining a strategy for myopia control

Chairperson: Langis MICHAUD (Quebec, CANADA)

16:00 - 18:00

La Napoule D

Course 4 - Fitting Astigmatic Corneas with Soft Lenses: Soft Torics and Specialty Soft Contacts

Objectives:

Basics of Fitting Soft Torics and Specialty Soft Lenses for Astigmatism
Case studies

Chairpersons: Ömür UÇAKHAN-GÜNDÜZ (Ankara, TURKEY), Sevda AYDIN KURNA (Istanbul, TURKEY)

17:00 - 18:00

Azur AB

Industry Workshop

Saturday, September 15th, 2018

08:00 - 08:30

Azur AB

Breakfast Meeting

08:30 - 09:00

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ECLSO General Assembly

09:00 - 10:00

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Will TFOS DEWS II change our clinical practice?

Chairpersons: Christophe BAUDOUIN (Paris, FRANCE), Ömür UÇAKHAN-GÜNDÜZ (Ankara, TURKEY)

What’s New in Classification and Diagnosis of Dry Eye?

Speaker: Ömür UÇAKHAN-GÜNDÜZ (Ankara, TURKEY)

Dry Eye Treatment

Speaker: Penny ASBELL (Memphis, UNITED STATES)

Neuropathic Pain: How to diagnose, how to treat?

Speaker: Elisabeth M. MESSMER (Munich, GERMANY)

Q&A

10:00 - 10:30

Riviera

Keynote lecture: ZEDS: Herpes Zoster Eye Disease Study

Speaker: Penny ASBELL (Memphis, UNITED STATES)

10:30 - 11:00

Exhibition area

Coffee break (exhibition area)

11:00 - 12:00

Riviera

Free papers - Session 3

Chairpersons: Ayse Ebru TOKER (Morgantown, UNITED STATES), Marc MURAINE (Rouen, FRANCE)

Transient effects of smoking on the eye

Free Paper: Shehzad NAROO (Birmingham, UNITED KINGDOM)

Dry Eye Syndrome and Allergic Conjunctivitis in the Pediatric Population

Free Paper: Funda DIKKAYA (Istanbul, TURKEY)

Comparison of Meibomian Gland Loss Between Soft and Rigid Contact Lens Wearers

Free Paper: Ibrahim Inan HARBIYELI (Adana, TURKEY)

The impact of changes in optical density of the postlens fluid on clinical performance of mini-scleral lenses

Free Paper: Didem YIGIT DIZDAR (Istanbul, TURKEY)

Intra-Ocular Pressure variation following scleral lens wear

Free Paper: Langis MICHAUD (Quebec, CANADA)

Efficacy of New Generation Hybrid Contact Lenses For Irregular Astigmatism

Free Paper: Ömür UÇAKHAN-GÜNDÜZ (Ankara, TURKEY)

Hydrops, not that bad! (second episode)

Free Paper: Said YAHIAOUI (Algiers, ALGERIA)

12:00 - 12:45

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Gold Sponsor Symposium

12:45 - 14:00

Exhibition area

Lunch (exhibition area)

14:00 - 15:00

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Controversies in scleral lens fitting

Chairpersons: Carina KOPPEN (Antwerp, BELGIUM), Eef VAN DER WORP (Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS)

Panel discussion: Gregory DENAEYER (Columbus, UNITED STATES)

, Lynette JOHNS (Boston , UNITED STATES)

, Langis MICHAUD (Quebec, CANADA)

, Ken PULLUM (Hertford, UNITED KINGDOM), Eef VAN DER WORP (Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS)

15:00 - 15:30

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Keynote lecture: Therapeutic indications for scleral lenses

Speaker: Marc MURAINE (Rouen, FRANCE)

15:30 - 15:40

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Fick-Kalt-Müller Award, Best free paper and poster prices, closure of the conference

15:30 - 16:00

Exhibition area

Coffee break (exhibition area)

16:00 - 16:50

Azur AB

Industry Workshop

16:00 - 18:00

La Napoule AB

Course 1 - Trouble shooting with scleral lenses

Chairperson: Carina KOPPEN (Antwerp, BELGIUM)

16:00 - 18:00

La Napoule C

Course 2 - Fitting Hybrid Lenses is now easy

Objectives:

Getting started with hybrid contact lenses
Case studies

Chairpersons: Canan GURDAL (Ankara, TURKEY), Zeynep OZBEK (Izmir, TURKEY)

16:00 - 18:00

Azur C

Course 3 - Defining a strategy for myopia control

Chairperson: Langis MICHAUD (Quebec, CANADA)

16:00 - 18:00

La Napoule D

Course 4 - Fitting Astigmatic Corneas with Soft Lenses: Soft Torics and Specialty Soft Contacts

Objectives:

Basics of Fitting Soft Torics and Specialty Soft Lenses for Astigmatism
Case studies

Chairpersons: Ömür UÇAKHAN-GÜNDÜZ (Ankara, TURKEY), Sevda AYDIN KURNA (Istanbul, TURKEY)

17:10 - 18:00

Azur AB

Industry Workshop