Presents

KERARING FORUM 2009
Monday, September 14, 2009 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Barcelona, Spain, CCIB (Centro de Convenciones Internacional de Barcelona),
Room 124 Level 1


FREE ADMISSION!


Co-Chairmen

Jorge Alió MD, PhD
Carlos Vergés MD, PhD


PROGRAM


6:00 – 6:25 P.M.        WHAT’S NEW?

6:00 – 6:03         Marcelo Soares CEO – Mediphacos (3 min)

6:03 – 6:10         Carlos Vergés MD, PhD. (Spain) (7 min)

          6:10 – 6:15     Jorge Alió MD, David Piñero MD (Spain) - How can we predict Keraring outcomes? A scientific-based approach (5 min)

6:15 – 6:25        Dominique Pietrini MD (France) – Post LASIK ectasia (10 min)   


6:25 – 6:35 P.M.         KEYNOTE LECTURE

 6:25 – 6:35        Francisco Sanchez Leon MD (Mexico) – New Frontiers With SI-6 Keraring



6:35 – 7:00 P.M.        SESSION I: RAPID FIRE PAPERS
Moderators: Jorge Alió MD, PhD. (Spain), John Kanellopoulos MD (Greece)

6:35 – 6:40    Personal nomogram based on aberrometry and corneal biomechanics - David Piñero MD (Spain) 
   
6:40 – 6:45         Keraring for Astigmatism - Roberto Albertazzi MD (Argentina)

6:45 – 6:50     Keraring in association with corneal crosslinking – Efekan Coskunseven MD (Turkey)

6:50 – 6:55    Long Term Results with Keraring and Intralase – Juan Grandin MD (Argentina)

6:55 – 7:00     Keraring with the LDV Femtosecond laser : surgical technique and clinical experience (6-month results) Maria Clara Arbeláez MD (Oman)


7:00 – 7:25 P.M.        SESSION II : PRESENTATION OF CLINICAL CASES 
Moderators: Carlos Vergés MD, PhD. (Spain), Georges Baikoff MD (France)

7:00 – 7:05        Keraring Challenging Case  - Tchah MD (South Korea)

7:05 – 7:10        Keraring Case - Georges Baikoff MD (France)

7:10 – 7:15         Keraring Case Study – Sergio Kandelman MD (Brazil)

7:15 – 7:20        Keraring with IntraLase case – Gustavo Tamayo MD (Colombia)

7:20 – 7:25         A New Modified Axis for Implantation - Mazen Sinjab MD (Syria)


7:25 – 7:55 P.M.         SESSION III GLOBAL DEBATE WITH THE ROUND TABLE
Panelists: Dominique Pietrini MD (France), Francisco Sanchez Leon MD (Mexico), Efekan Coskunseven MD* (Turkey), David Piñero MD, PhD. (Spain), Maria Clara Arbelaez MD (Oman), Leon Grupenmacher MD* (Brazil), Mazen Sinjab MD (Syria)

*Moderator
       

7:55 – 8:00 P.M.        ADJOURN