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Societatea Română de Oftalmologie

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Wednesday, October 2

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2nd, 2024 International Conference Center "Casino" Theatre Hall

  • OPENING CEREMONY

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  • OPHTHALMOLGY FOUNDATION

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    Faculty Development Workshop - Improve teaching skills and ophthalmology residency training


    CHAIRMAN: Prof. Karl Golnik, MD (San Francisco, USA)
    CO-CHAIRMAN: Prof. Horia Stanca, MD (Bucharest, Romania)
    Prof. Helena Prior Filipe (Lisbon, Portugal)

  • OPHTHALMOLGY FOUNDATION

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    Faculty Development Workshop - Improve teaching skills and ophthalmology residency training

    09:00 Welcome & Introductions – Karl Golnik / Horia T. Stanca

    Karl Golnic Karl Golnic

  • OPHTHALMOLGY FOUNDATION

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    Faculty Development Workshop - Improve teaching skills and ophthalmology residency training

    09:15 What makes an excellent teacher? – Karl Golnik

  • OPHTHALMOLGY FOUNDATION

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    Faculty Development Workshop - Improve teaching skills and ophthalmology residency training

    09:30 Evidence Based Medicine – Helena Prior Filipe

  • OPHTHALMOLGY FOUNDATION

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    Faculty Development Workshop - Improve teaching skills and ophthalmology residency training

    09:45 Teaching in the Clinic – Karl Golnik

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    Faculty Development Workshop - Improve teaching skills and ophthalmology residency training

    10:15 Surgical Teaching – Horia T. Stanca

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    Faculty Development Workshop - Improve teaching skills and ophthalmology residency training

    10:45 Break

  • OPHTHALMOLGY FOUNDATION

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    Faculty Development Workshop - Improve teaching skills and ophthalmology residency training

    11:00 Teaching with Simulation – Helena Prior Filipe

  • OPHTHALMOLGY FOUNDATION

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    Faculty Development Workshop - Improve teaching skills and ophthalmology residency training

    11:15 Teaching Professionalism - Karl Golnik

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    Faculty Development Workshop - Improve teaching skills and ophthalmology residency training

    11:35 Resident Assessment: The Essential Tools – Horia T. Stanca

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    Faculty Development Workshop - Improve teaching skills and ophthalmology residency training

    11:55 Program Accreditation - Karl Golnik

  • OPHTHALMOLGY FOUNDATION

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    Faculty Development Workshop - Improve teaching skills and ophthalmology residency training

    12:15 Discussion
    12:30 Adjourn

  • INTERACTIVE COURSE

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    COMMON QUESTIONS IN FRONT OF A MYOPIC CHILD

    CHAIRMEN:
    Assoc. Prof. Marian Burcea, MD (Bucharest, Romania)
    Daniela Goicea, MD (Bucharest, Romania)
    Irina Ștefan, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

    1. Can we really prevent/delay the onset of myopia?
    2. Is it worth doing any myopia management at all?
    3. Is atropine 0.01% still a valid choice?
    4. Will the rebound cancel the effect of treatment?
    5. Can I manage myopia without axial length monitoring?
    6. Should the axial length influence my choice of therapy?
    7. Do children with longer eyes evolve faster?
    8. Should I use monotherapy or combined therapy?

    Daniela Goicea Daniela Goicea

  • Q/A Session - COMMON QUESTIONS IN FRONT OF A MYOPIC CHILD

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  • LUNCH BREAK

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  • INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF RSO

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    Dedicated to OCULAR SURFACE & CORNEA

    CHAIRMEN:
    Prof. Harminder Dua, MD (Nottingham, UK)
    Prof. Hussain Mahfooze, MD (Peshawar, Pakistan)
    Prof. Adriana Stănilă, MD (Sibiu, Romania)
    Ozana Moraru, MD (Bucharest, Romania)
    Alina Gheorghe, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

  • INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF RSO

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    14:30 – 14:45 1. One colour corneal drawing system Hussain Mahfooz (Peshawar, Pakistan)

    Hussain Mahfooz Hussain Mahfooz

  • INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF RSO

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    14:45 – 14:53 2. Conjunctival and limbal transplantation in sever ocular surface burn Georgiana Camburu, Niccolo Salgari, Massimo Busin (Forli, Italy)

    Camburu Georgiana Camburu Georgiana

  • INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF RSO

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    14:53 – 15:01 3. The role of autologus limbal stem cell transplant in old, unilateral ocular chemical burns Alexandra Mureșan, C. Moraru, Ozana Moraru (Bucharest, Romania)

    Alexandra Muresan Alexandra Muresan

  • INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF RSO

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    15:01 – 15:09 4. Soft therapeutic contact lenses in protections ocular surface in persistent corneal epithelial defect. Adriana Stănilă, D. M. Stănilă, Alina Stănilă (Sibiu, Romania)

    Adriana Stanila Adriana Stanila

  • INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF RSO

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    15:09 – 15:24 5. Amniotic membrane contact lens Hussain Mahfooz (Peshawar, Pakistan)

    Hussain Mahfooz Hussain Mahfooz

  • INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF RSO

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    15:24 – 15:36 6. Non penetrating keratoplasty: How to start DALK Hussain Mahfooz (Peshawar, Pakistan)

    Hussain Mahfooz Hussain Mahfooz

  • INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF RSO

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    15:36 – 15:51 7. Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK): Science behind the surgery Harminder Dua (Nottingham, UK)

    Harminder Dua Harminder Dua

  • INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF RSO

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    15:51 – 15:59 8. Manual DALK – Techniques and pitfalls V. Dinu, Maria Ioana Calancea, Sabina Pleșea, M.V. Caltaru (Bucharest, Romania)

    Valentin Dinu Valentin Dinu

  • INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF RSO

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    15:59 – 16:07 9. DALK in young patients for advanced keratoconic eye disease Alina Gheorghe, A.M. Arghirescu, A.G. Onofrei, A. Coleasa, D. Tiran, L. Dinu, V. Enache (Bucharest, Romania)

    Alina Gheorghe Alina Gheorghe

  • INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF RSO

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    16:07 – 16:15 10. DALK in stromal corneal dystrophy L. Levai, Ala Seica, Larisa Holhoș, Ana Maria Pop (Satu Mare, Romania)

    Levai Lehar Levai Lehar

  • INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF RSO

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    16:15 – 16:23 11. Regrafting DALK. The challenging surgical and medical management in a case with multiresistant fungal keratitis. Alina Gheorghe, A.M. Arghirescu, A.G. Onofrei, A. Coleasa, D. Tiran, L. Dinu, V. Enache (Bucharest, Romania)

    Alina Gheorghe Alina Gheorghe

  • INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF RSO

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    16:23 – 16:38 12. Endothelial keratoplasty: Science behind the surgery Harminder Dua (Nottingham, UK)

    Harminder Dua Harminder Dua

  • INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF RSO

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    16:38 – 16:46 13. Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty in cases with significant central corneal opacities and poor visualization Alina Gheorghe, A.M. Arghirescu, A.G. Onofrei, A. Coleasă, D. Tiran, L. Dinu, V. Enache (Bucharest, Romania)

    Alina Gheorghe Alina Gheorghe

  • INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF RSO

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    16:46 – 16:54 14. Descemet’s Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty L. Levai, Adriana Chicu, Ioana Molnar (Satu Mare, Romania)

    Levai Lehar Levai Lehar

  • INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF RSO

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    16:54 – 17:02 15. Complex DMEK cases V. Dinu, Maria Ioana Calancea, Sabina Pleșea, M.V. Caltaru (Bucharest, Romania)

    Valentin Dinu Valentin Dinu

  • INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF RSO

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    17:02 – 17:10 16. Early and late postoperative results of posterior lamellar keratoplasty Mirabela Ciucă, Ozana Moraru, C. Moraru (Bucharest, Romania)

    Mirabela Ciuca Mirabela Ciuca

  • INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF RSO

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    17:10 – 17:18 17. Penetrating corneal keratoplasty and advanced cataracts L. Levai, D. Arcs, Ana Maria Pop (Satu Mare, Romania)

    Levai Lehar Levai Lehar

  • INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF RSO

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    17:18 – 17:26 18. Penetrating keratoplasty vs DSAEK in combined procedures following cataract surgeries with corneal decompensation – surgical technique, case presentation series P. Pintea, Ozana Moraru (Bucharest, Romania)

    Petru Pintea Petru Pintea

  • INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF RSO

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    17:26 – 17:51 19. Paradigm shifts in our understanding of the pathogenesis of common corneal disorders Harminder Dua (Nottingham, UK)

    Harminder Dua Harminder Dua

  • INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF RSO

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    17:51 – 18:00 Conclusions on papers 1 - 19

  • EVENING INTERACTIVE SYMPOSIUM

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    organised by FIDIA COMPANY

    Theme: " Innovative solutions in ophthalmology"

    CHAIRMAN: Prof. Florian Baltă, MD (Bucharest, Romania)
    PANELISTS: Mihai Ghiță, MD (Bucharest, Romania)
    Assoc. Prof. Ramona Ileana Barac, MD (Bucharest, Romania)
    Daniela Goicea, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

    Surgery - Vitreal S F. Balta (Bucharest, Romania)
    Dropsept M. Ghita (Bucharest, Romania)
    Glaucoma - Gangliofid Ramona Ileana Barac (Bucharest, Romania)
    Myopia - Myoops CM Daniela Goicea (Bucharest, Romania)

    Mihnea Vulpe Mihnea Vulpe

  • WELCOME COCKTAIL

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    Interactive course powered by RSO

    “Palace Hotel”Congress Center, Sinaia

Thursday, October 3

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3rd, 2024 International Conference Center "Casino" Theatre Hall

  • OPENING CEREMONY

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  • PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND STRABISMUS SESSION basic courses and free papers

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    CHAIRMEN:
    Daniela Cioplean, MD (Bucharest, Romania)
    Luminița Teodorescu, MD (Bucharest, Romania)
    Andreea Ciubotaru, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

  • PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND STRABISMUS SESSION basic courses and free papers

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    Part I - Prevention, diagnosis and early treatment in pediatric ophthalmology
    1. Retinopathy of prematurity - general presentation
    Elena-Cristina Nițulescu (Bucharest, Romania)
    2. Congenital and infantile cataract - genetics, early diagnosis and treatment.
    Andreea Ciubotaru (Bucharest, Romania)
    3. How to avoid the late diagnosis of pediatric glaucoma - signs and risk factors
    Valeria Coviltir (Bucharest, Romania)
    4. Retinoblastoma - from diagnosis to treatment
    Elena-Cristina Nițulescu (Bucharest, Romania)
    5. The value of early diagnosis in diseases with poor visual prognosis
    Georgiana Milea (Bucharest, Romania)
    6. Eye allergies in children - early diagnosis and treatment
    Irina Velcea (Bucharest, Romania)
    7. Early diagnosis of pediatric palpebral anomalies-functional implications
    Mihnea Vulpe (Bucharest, Romania)

    Cristina Nitulescu Cristina Nitulescu

  • PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND STRABISMUS SESSION basic courses and free papers

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    Discussions

  • PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND STRABISMUS SESSION basic courses and free papers

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    Part II - Prevention, diagnosis and early treatment in strabismus and amblyopia
    1. The impact of optical correction in the development of the child's visual function: early, correct, particular situations.
    Mihaela Dragomir (Bucharest, Romania)
    2. Early detection and treatment of amblyopia - where are we in 2024?
    Daniela Cioplean (Bucharest, Romania)
    3. Esotropia with acute onset in a child - "just a strabismus" or an emergency?
    Raluca Nițescu (Bucharest, Romania)
    4. Intermittent exotropia - the functional stake of an early and individualized treatment
    Adina Grigorescu (Bucharest, Romania)
    5. Congenital paresis of superior oblique muscle-early diagnosis and treatment
    Luminița Teodorescu (Bucharest, Romania)
    6. Essential checklist in the approach and management of adult acute diplopia
    Oana Andrei (Bucharest, Romania)

    Mihaela Dragomir Mihaela Dragomir

  • PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND STRABISMUS SESSION basic courses and free papers

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    Discussions

  • PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND STRABISMUS SESSION basic courses and free papers

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    Free papers

  • PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND STRABISMUS SESSION basic courses and free papers

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    10.30-10.36 "Strabismus is hard to understand, let's move on!" It's a myth Patricia Niculescu (Bucharest Romania)

    Patricia Niculescu Patricia Niculescu

  • PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND STRABISMUS SESSION basic courses and free papers

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    10.36-10.42 Sagging Eye Syndrome
    Adina Grigorescu (Bucharest, Romania)

    Adina Grigorescu Adina Grigorescu

  • PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND STRABISMUS SESSION basic courses and free papers

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    10.42-10.48 Proptosis in a child. Unsolved Case?
    Corina Magdei, E. Porosencov, Eugenia Crivceanschi, Alexandra Știrbu, Mariana Turcan (Chisinau, Moldova)

    Corina Magdei Corina Magdei

  • PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND STRABISMUS SESSION basic courses and free papers

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    10.48-10.54 Foveal Hypoplasia and Strabismus
    Georgiana Milea, Daniela Cioplean (Bucharest, Romania)

    Georgiana Milea Georgiana Milea

  • PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND STRABISMUS SESSION basic courses and free papers

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    Discussions

  • COFFEE BREAK

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  • SPECTRA VISION INTERACTIVE SYMPOSIUM

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    powered by SPECTRA VISION Company

    Theme: “ How do we benefit from avant-garde technologies of the 21st century ophthalmology? The effects of different light intensities on eye pathologies.”

    CHAIRMAN: Prof. H. T. Stanca, MD (Bucharest, Romania)
    SPEAKERS: Prof. Giuseppe Giannaccare, MD (Italy)
    Assoc. Prof. Ramona Barac, MD (Bucharest, Romania)
    Sînziana Istrate, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

    1. Same light, different intensities: technical overview of new imaging and treatment equipments for anterior-posterior segments
    H. T. Stanca
    2. MLT - Effective therapeutic solution in POAG?
    Ramona Barac (Bucharest, Romania)
    3. Laser approach In anterior segment surface infections and inflammations
    Sinziana Istrate (Bucharest, Romania)
    4. “Improving outcomes of modern cataract surgery by using Low-Level Light Therapy (LLLT) Pre- and Post- Operatively”
    G. Giannaccare (Italy)

    Gabriel Kicsid Gabriel Kicsid

  • LABORATOIRES THEA INTERACTIVE NOON SYMPOSIUM

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    organised by LABORATOIRES THEA Company
    - theme: „30 years of innovation and performance in ophthalmology”

    MODERATOR: Lucian Mandruță
    SPEAKERS: Prof. Mihnea Munteanu, MD (Timișoara, Romania)
    Alina Cantemir, MD (Iași, Romania)
    Prof. Horia T. Stanca, MD (Bucharest, Romania)
    Prof. Călin Tătaru, MD (Bucharest, Romania)
    Prof. Florian Baltă, MD (Bucharest, Romania)
    J. F. Chibret, President of Laboratoires Thea (France)

    Ileana Arbanasi Ileana Arbanasi

  • LUNCH BREAK

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  • REFRACTIVE SURGERY & CORNEA SESSION

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    Free papers


    CHAIRMEN: Prof. Harminder Dua, MD (Nottingham, UK)
    Prof. Mihnea Munteanu, MD (Timisoara, Romania)
    Assoc. Prof. M. V. Filip, MD (Bucharest, Romania)
    Maria Monica Gavris, MD (Cluj, Romania)

  • REFRACTIVE SURGERY & CORNEA SESSION

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    Free papers

    15:00 – 15:15 1. Corneal epithelial healing - relevance to corneal regeneration. Harminder Dua (Nottingham, UK)
    15:15 – 15:23 2. The FLAAK technique – An alternative solution for patients with cosmetically or functionally inpaired eyes
    M. Munteanu (Timisoara, Romania)

    Mihnea Munteanu Mihnea Munteanu

  • REFRACTIVE SURGERY & CORNEA SESSION

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    Free papers

    15:23 – 15:31 3. The importance of examination and treatment of ocular surface disease (OSD) before cataract surgery Carmen Dragne, M.V. Filip, G. Triantafyllidis, Irina Lutic (Bucharest, Romania)

    Carmen Dragne Carmen Dragne

  • REFRACTIVE SURGERY & CORNEA SESSION

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    15:31 – 15:39 4. Surgical management of cataract in a patient with multiple corneal interventions for myopic astigmatism Maria-Monica Gavriș, Roxana Suciu, Roxana Dumitru, P. Borodi, Iulia-Maria Gavriș (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

    Monica Gavris Monica Gavris

  • REFRACTIVE SURGERY & CORNEA SESSION

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    Free papers

    15:39 – 15:47 5. Fuchs Endothelial Dystrophy and Cataract Cristina Beșleagă, Adina Botezan, M. Milicescu (Bucharest, Romania)

    Cristina Besleaga Cristina Besleaga

  • REFRACTIVE SURGERY & CORNEA SESSION

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    Free papers

    15:47 – 15:55 6. Why PRESBYOND, a corneal solution for the treatment of presbyopia?
    A. Filip, Miruna Nicolae, Raluca Moisescu, M.V. Filip, R. Malciolu, E.Rotaru, Alexandra Let (Bucharest, Romania)

    Andrei Filip Andrei Filip

  • REFRACTIVE SURGERY & CORNEA SESSION

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    Free papers

    15:55 – 16:03 7. FLAP complication a long and arduous task Miruna Nicolae, A. Filip, M.V. Filip, Raluca Moisescu, E. Rotaru, R. Malciolu (Bucharest, Romania)

    Miruna Nicolae Miruna Nicolae

  • REFRACTIVE SURGERY & CORNEA SESSION

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    Free papers

    16:03 – 16:11 8. Opinions regarding the Presbyond technique
    M. V. Filip, Miruna Nicolae, A. M. Filip, Raluca Moisescu, Carmen Dragne, Irina Lutic, G. Triantafyllidis, R. Malciolu, Cristina Anghel-Timaru, Adina Spataru, E. Rotaru, Alexandra Let (Bucharest, Romania)

    Mircea Filip Mircea Filip

  • REFRACTIVE SURGERY & CORNEA SESSION

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    Free papers

    16:11 – 16:19 9. Experience with the newest presbyopia correcting, EDOF IOL
    R. Malciolu, M.V. Filip, A. Filip, Raluca Moisescu, Irina Lutic, Carmen Dragne, Cristina Anghel-Timaru, C. Staicu, Miruna Nicolae (Bucharest, Romania)

    Radu Malciolu Radu Malciolu

  • REFRACTIVE SURGERY & CORNEA SESSION

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    Free papers

    16:19 – 16:27 10. Combined procedures for visual rehabilitation of Keratoconus patients - case presentations
    Raluca Moisescu, A. Filip, Carmen Dragne, M.V. Filip, Irina Lutic, Miruna Nicolae, G. Triantafyllidis, R. Malciolu, Cristina Anghel-Timaru, Adina Spataru, E. Rotaru, Alexandra Let (Bucharest, Romania)

    Raluca Moisescu Raluca Moisescu

  • REFRACTIVE SURGERY & CORNEA SESSION

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    Free papers

    16:27 – 16:42 11. Refractive surgery of keratoconus
    Jorge L. Alio (Alicante, Spain)

    Jorge Alio Jorge Alio

  • REFRACTIVE SURGERY & CORNEA SESSION

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    Free papers

    16:42 – 17:00 Discussions on papers 1 – 11

    Prologue Prologue

  • MAGNA PHARM INTERACTIVE SYMPOSIUM

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    organised by MAGNA PHARM Company

    Theme I - The importance of the neuroprotection in the glaucoma
    Assoc. Prof. Ruxandra Pîrvulescu (Bucharest, Romania)

    Theme II - “Citicolina – structural and functional neuroprotective role in glaucoma"
    Conf. Univ. Ramona Ileana Barac, MD

    Cornel Popiniuc Cornel Popiniuc

  • INOCARE EVENING INTERACTIVE SYMPOSIUM

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    organised by INOCARE Company

    Theme: "The future together with Inocare: Revolutionary ideas, products and implementations"

    1.“Iontophoresis: new frontier in AMD therapy” Flavia Chiosi, MD (Naples, Italy)
    2. TRIMIX - "The Brave Tailor or How to Solve 7 in One Shot!"
    Sanziana Istrate, MD (Bucharest, Romania)
    Emil Ungureanu, MD (Bucharest, Romania)
    Ștefan Oprea, MD (Bucharest, Romania)
    Andreea Schmitzer, Resident (Bucharest, Romania)
    Omar Hamid, MD
    3. Demodex….. to be or not to be? Anisia Iuliana Alexa, MD (Iasi, Romania)

    Marius Godeanu Marius Godeanu

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3rd, 2024 International Conference Center "Casino" Ferdinand Hall

  • GLAUCOMA Session

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    CHAIRMEN:Assoc Prof. Ramona Ileana Barac, MD (Bucharest, Romania)
    Blanca Monsalve Cordova, MD (Madrid, Spain)
    Madalina Iliescu, MD (Bucharest, Romania)
    Adrian Gavanescu, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

  • GLAUCOMA Session

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    08:30 – 08:37 1. Masquerade monocular Primary Congenital Glaucoma associated with Palpebral Hemangioma- care report Raluca Nițescu, Daniela Cioplean (Bucharest, Romania)

    Raluca Nitescu Raluca Nitescu

  • GLAUCOMA Session

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    08:37 – 08:44 2. The role of pattern ERG in the management of glaucoma patients Gabriela Denisa Căileanu (Piatra Neamț, Romania)

    Gabriela Caileanu Gabriela Caileanu

  • GLAUCOMA Session

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    08:44 – 08:51 3. MIMS (minimally invasive micro sclerotomy) made easier A. Găvănescu, A. Burloiu (Bucharest, Romania)

    A. Gavanescu A. Gavanescu

  • GLAUCOMA Session

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    08:51 – 08:58 4. Minimal invasive glaucoma surgery - effective in advanced glaucoma: case presentation Mădălina Iliescu, Ozana Moraru, C. Moraru (Bucharest, Romania)

    Madalina Iliescu Madalina Iliescu

  • GLAUCOMA Session

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    08:58 – 09:05 5. Gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy A. Găvănescu, A. Burloiu (Bucharest, Romania)

    A. Gavanescu A. Gavanescu

  • GLAUCOMA Session

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    09:05 – 09:13 6. Trabeculectomy versus express shunt implant - comparative study Ramona Ileana Barac, V. Harghel (Bucharest, Romania)

    Ramona Barac Ramona Barac

  • GLAUCOMA Session

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    09:13 – 09:20 7. Acute episode in closed angle glaucoma: to be or not to be? Lorena Cioracsim (Bucharest, Romania)

    Lorena Cioracsim Lorena Cioracsim

  • GLAUCOMA Session

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    09:20 – 09:28 8. Initial clinical experience with Ahmed valve in Romania: one-year patient follow-up and outcomes Ramona Ileana Barac, V. Harghel (Bucharest, Romania)

    Ramona Barac Ramona Barac

  • GLAUCOMA Session

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    09:28 – 09:36 9. Post-traumatic complex case with intumescent traumatic cataract, subluxated lens, uncontrolled glaucoma and recurrent macular edema – management and clinical results Mădălina Iliescu, Ozana Moraru, C. Moraru (Bucharest, Romania)

    Madalina Iliescu Madalina Iliescu

  • GLAUCOMA Session

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    09:36 – 09:51 10. Etiology and management of the hypertensive phase in glaucoma drainage-device surgery Blanca Monsalve Cordova (Madrid, Spain)

    Blanca Monsalve Cordova Blanca Monsalve Cordova

  • GLAUCOMA Session

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    09:51 – 10:00 Q/A Session

  • SKILLS TRANSFER COURSE FOR TRAINEES / RESIDENTS

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    Prof. Harminder Dua, MD (Nottingham, UK) - Interactive Courses

  • SKILLS TRANSFER COURSE FOR TRAINEES / RESIDENTS

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    10:00 – 10:15 1. Corneal suturing skills: lacerations and grafts

    Harminder Dua Harminder Dua

  • SKILLS TRANSFER COURSE FOR TRAINEES / RESIDENTS

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    10:15 – 10:30 2. Corneal gluing: Hard (cyanoacrylate) and soft (fibrin).

    Harminder Dua Harminder Dua

  • SKILLS TRANSFER COURSE FOR TRAINEES / RESIDENTS

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    10:30 – 10:45 3. In vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM): Clinico-pathological correlation

    Harminder Dua Harminder Dua

  • SKILLS TRANSFER COURSE FOR TRAINEES / RESIDENTS

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    10:45 – 11:00 Q/A Session

  • COFFEE BREAK

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  • UVEITIS & NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY – Free Papers Session

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  • UVEITIS & NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY – Free Papers Session

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    11:30 – 11:45 1. Ocular bartonellosis Radgonde Amer (Jerusalem, Israel)
    11:45 – 12:00 2. Posterior scleritis Radgonde Amer (Jerusalem, Israel)

    Radgonde Amer Radgonde Amer

  • UVEITIS & NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY – Free Papers Session

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    12:00 – 12:15 3. Paralysis of cranial nerves III, IV and VI Daniela Cioplean (Bucharest, Romania)

    Daniela Cioplean Daniela Cioplean

  • UVEITIS & NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY – Free Papers Session

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    12:15 – 12:23 4. Signs and symptoms in pediatric neuro-ophthalmology Oana Andrei (Bucharest, Romania)

    Oana Andrei Oana Andrei

  • UVEITIS & NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY – Free Papers Session

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    12:23 – 12:31 5. Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy - a challenging diagnosis Alexandra Moșu, Tamara Tiu, Ioana Teodora Tofolean, D. Buzoianu (Bucharest, Romania)

    Alexandra Mosu Alexandra Mosu

  • UVEITIS & NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY – Free Papers Session

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    12:31 – 12:39 6. The diagnosis of optic neuropathies Tamara Tiu (Bucharest, Romania)
    12:39 – 12:47 7. OCT and OCT-A changes in multiple sclerosis patients without history of optic neuritis M. Bostan, Jacqueline Chua, Cristina Tiu, Ruxandra Pirvulescu, L. Schmetterer, Alina Popa-Cherecheanu (Bucharest, Romania)

    Ioana Teodora Tofolean Ioana Teodora Tofolean

  • UVEITIS & NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY – Free Papers Session

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    12:47 – 12:55 8. Welcome to the borderline - the role of the ophthalmologist in monitoring the patient with multiple sclerosis V. Tiu (Bucharest, Romania)

    Ioana Teodora Tofolean Ioana Teodora Tofolean

  • UVEITIS & NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY – Free Papers Session

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    12:55 – 13:03 9. Challenges in differential diagnosis of papilledema - case report Ioana Gobej, Diana Voican, I. Gobej (Bucharest, Romania)

    Ioana Teodora Tofolean Ioana Teodora Tofolean

  • UVEITIS & NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY – Free Papers Session

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    13:03 – 13:11 10. Endogenous endoftalmitis – case report no. 1 Teona Nemțanu, A. Merticariu, F. Baltă, Andreea Croitoru, Ioana Teodora Tofolean (Bucharest, Romania)

    Ioana Teodora Tofolean Ioana Teodora Tofolean

  • UVEITIS & NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY – Free Papers Session

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    13:11 – 13:19 11. Endogenous endoftalmitis – case report no. 2 Ioana Teodora Tofolean, Teona Nemțanu, A. Merticariu, F. Baltă, Andreea Croitoru, (Bucharest, Romania)

    Ioana Teodora Tofolean Ioana Teodora Tofolean

  • UVEITIS & NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY – Free Papers Session

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    13:19 – 13:27 12. Monkeypox-related ophthalmic disease. A rare case report Maria-Alexandra Malciolu-Nica, Cristiana Costescu, C. P. Popescu, S. Florescu, Cristiana Oprea (Bucharest, Romania)

    Radu Malciolu Radu Malciolu

  • UVEITIS & NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY – Free Papers Session

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    13:27 – 13:35 13. Occlusive vasculitis after intravitreal injection with Brolucizumag R. Malciolu (Bucharest, Romania)

    Radu Malciolu Radu Malciolu

  • UVEITIS & NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY – Free Papers Session

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    13:35 – 13:43 14. What ophthalmological surprises can tuberculosis cause? Bogdana Tăbăcaru, Monica Mălăescu, Antonia Elena Ranetti, Alina Simona Lazăr, Diana Dragomir, Alice Cîrciumaru, H.T. Stanca (Bucharest, Romania)

    Bogdana Tabacaru Bogdana Tabacaru

  • UVEITIS & NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY – Free Papers Session

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    13:43 – 13:51 15. Serpiginous-like choroiditis Ioana Teodora Tofolean, Maria-Alexandra Malciolu-Nica (Bucharest, Romania)

    Ioana Teodora Tofolean Ioana Teodora Tofolean

  • UVEITIS & NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY – Free Papers Session

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    13:51 – 13:59 16. Ocular manifestations of HIV infection Maria-Alexandra Malciolu-Nica, Cristiana Oprea (Bucharest, Romania)

    Radu Malciolu Radu Malciolu

  • UVEITIS & NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY – Free Papers Session

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    13:59 – 14:07 17. Retinal or neurological pathology? Tamara Tiu, F. Baltă, Georgiana Milea, M. Ionescu (Bucharest, Romania)

    Ioana Teodora Tofolean Ioana Teodora Tofolean

  • LUNCH BREAK

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  • UVEITIS & NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY – Free Papers Session

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    14:07 – 14:15 Q/A Session

  • FARMATIN INTERACTIVE SYMPOSIUM

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    organised by FARMATIN Company


    Theme – „Japanese technology in ophthalmology”

    CHAIRMEN: Prof. Horia T. Stanca, MD (Bucharest, Romania)
    D. Nicula, MD (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

    1. Assessment of VIVINEX HOYA artificial crystals
    H. T. Stanca (Bucharest, Romania)
    2. Japanese KONAN technology (inventor of specular microscopy and objective perimetry)
    D. Nicula (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

    Cristina Bazgu Cristina Bazgu

  • BAYER INTERACTIVE SYMPOSIUM

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    organised by BAYER Company

    theme: „Have we maximized patient outcomes or can we achieve more?”

    SPEAKERS: Prof. Horia T. Stanca, MD (Bucharest, Romania)
    Prof. Mihnea Munteanu, MD (Timisoara, Romania)
    Prof. Daniel C. Branisteanu, MD (Iasi, Romania)

    1. Did we maximize the results for our patients?
    M. Munteanu (Timisoara, Romania)
    2. Sustained disease control with aflibercept 8 mg in DMLVn: The PULSAR Study
    H. T. Stanca (Bucharest, Romania)
    3. Sustained disease control with aflibercept 8 mg in EMD: PHOTON Study
    D. C. Brănișteanu (Iași, Romania)

    Florin Vanghelie Florin Vanghelie

  • RETINA SESSION – PART I - Free Papers

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    CHAIRMEN: Prof. Florian Baltă, MD (Bucharest, Romania)
    Prof. Cristina Nicula, MD (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
    Otilia Obadă, MD (Iasi, Romania)
    Cristina Beșleagă, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

  • RETINA SESSION – PART I - Free Papers

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    17:30 – 17:38 1. Treatment with Raxone in Leber Optic Neuropathy - results after 1 year
    Cristina Nicula (Cluj Napoca, Romania)

    Cristina Nicula Cristina Nicula

  • RETINA SESSION – PART I - Free Papers

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    17:38 – 17:46 2. Electrophysiological response to Idebenone in Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy
    Andreea Tănasie, Carmen Mocanu, Maria Mercuț, Andreea Nicolcescu, Alexandra Dan, A.S. Ștefănescu-Dima (Craiova, Romania)

    Andreea Tanasie Andreea Tanasie

  • RETINA SESSION – PART I - Free Papers

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    17:46 – 17:54 3. Optic nerve tortuosity in bilateral papilledema Otilia Obadă (Iasi, Romania), Iustina-Silvia Crețu-Silvestru (Piatra-Neamt, Romania)

    Otilia Obadă Otilia Obadă

  • RETINA SESSION – PART I - Free Papers

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    17:54 – 18:02 4. Unusual bilateral maculopathy with good vision. Case report
    Bianca - Mihaela Cosoveanu, Ana-Maria Alaiba (Bucharest, Romania)

    Bianca-Mihaela Neagoe Bianca-Mihaela Neagoe

  • RETINA SESSION – PART I - Free Papers

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    18:02 – 18:10 5. The Benefit of Anti-VEGF Treatment in Patients with Hereditary Thrombophilias
    M. Milicescu, Cristina Beșleagă, Adina Botezan (Bucharest, Romania)

    M. Milicescu M. Milicescu

  • RETINA SESSION – PART I - Free Papers

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    18:10 – 18:18 6. Retinitis pigmentosa 13 - genetic diagnosis and management
    Elena Avram (Bucharest, Romania)

    Elena Avram Elena Avram

  • RETINA SESSION – PART I - Free Papers

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    18:18 – 18:26 7. Stargardt disease (ABCA4 retinopathy) - genetic diagnosis and management
    Elena Avram, Alina Stamate (Bucharest, Romania)

    Elena Avram Elena Avram

  • RETINA SESSION – PART I - Free Papers

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    18:26 – 18:34 8. Choriorethinopathy in a 5-year-old patient with kif-11 mutation
    S. Șter (Satu Mare, Romania)

    Sever Ster Sever Ster

  • RETINA SESSION – PART I - Free Papers

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    18:34 – 18:42 9. Multimodal imaging evaluation and therapeutic approach in central serous chorioretinopathy
    Alina-Simona Lazăr, H.T. Stanca (Bucharest, Romania)

    Alina-Simona Lazar Alina-Simona Lazar

  • RETINA SESSION – PART I - Free Papers

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    18:42 – 18:52 10. Surgical approach in Von Hippel-Lindau disease (video) F. Baltă, G. Baltă, Sânziana Goga, D. Deleanu, Patricia Nicula, A. David, R. Boca, Naomi Faldvari, Ramona Ciurezu, Alexandra Mușat (Bucharest, Romania)

    Florian Balta Florian Balta

  • RETINA SESSION – PART I - Free Papers

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    18:52 – 19:00 Discussions on 1 – 10 free papers

“Palace Hotel”Congress Center, Sinaia “George Enescu” Hall RESIDENTS DAY

  • INTERACTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES

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    CHAIRMEN: Prof. Hussain Mahfooz, MD (Pershawa, Pakistan)
    Viktor Stopyra, MD (Krakow, Poland)
    Olga Goulia, MD (Athens, Greece)

  • INTERACTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES

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    08:30 – 09:20 CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY: MACHINES, BASICS, INTERPRETATION H. Mahfooz (Pershawa, Pakistan)

    Hussain Mahfooz Hussain Mahfooz

  • INTERACTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES

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    09:20 – 09:30 Q/A Session

    Prologue Prologue

  • INTERACTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES

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    09:30 – 09:55 INTRAOCULAR LENS POWER CALCULATION AFTER CORNEAL SURGERY V. Stopyra (Krakow, Poland)

    V. Stopyra V. Stopyra

  • INTERACTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES

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    09:55 – 10:00 Q/A Session

    Prologue Prologue

  • INTERACTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES

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    10:00 – 10:15 DO WE ALREADY KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT INTRAOCULAR LENS POWER CALCULATION? V. Stopyra (Krakow, Poland)

    V. Stopyra V. Stopyra

  • INTERACTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES

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    10:15 – 10:20 Q/A Session

    Prologue Prologue

  • INTERACTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES

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    10:20 – 10:50 1. Referral to Low Vision Services for Glaucoma Patients 2. Adapting Your Exam for the Low Vision Patient Olga Goulia, MD (Athens, Greece)

    Olga Goulia Olga Goulia

  • INTERACTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES

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    10:50 – 11:00 Discussions

    Prologue Prologue

  • COFFEE BREAK

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  • INTERACTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE

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    Fungal keratitis: diagnosis & treatment


    Prof. Hussain Mahfooz, MD (Pershawa, Pakistan)

    Hussain Mahfooz Hussain Mahfooz

  • LACRIMAL SYSTEM, EYELID AND CONJUNCTIVAL SURGERY

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    Free Papers Session

    CHAIRMEN: Assoc. Prof. Speranta Schmitzer, MD (Bucharest, Romania)
    Madalina Totir, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

  • LACRIMAL SYSTEM, EYELID AND CONJUNCTIVAL SURGERY

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    12:30 – 12:50 1. Eyelid congenital anomalies Speranța Schmitzer, Corina Butea-Simionescu, Andreea Schmitzer, (Bucharest, Romania)

    Speranta Schmitzer Speranta Schmitzer

  • LACRIMAL SYSTEM, EYELID AND CONJUNCTIVAL SURGERY

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    12:50 – 13:00 2. Eyelid lacerations – pearls and pitfalls Ioana Claudia Popteanu (Bucharest, Romania)

    Ioana Claudia Popteanu Ioana Claudia Popteanu

  • LACRIMAL SYSTEM, EYELID AND CONJUNCTIVAL SURGERY

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    13:00 – 13:10 3. Small eyelid tumors – the good, the bad, the ugly? Mădălina Totir, Mariana Costache, Alina Popa Cherecheanu (Bucharest, Romania)

    Mihnea Vulpe Mihnea Vulpe

  • LACRIMAL SYSTEM, EYELID AND CONJUNCTIVAL SURGERY

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    13:10 – 13:20 4. Reconstruction of the upper eyelid with free grafts in a patient after excision of basal cell carcinoma M. Vulpe (Bucharest, Romania), D. Georgescu (Miami, USA)

    Mihnea Vulpe Mihnea Vulpe

  • LACRIMAL SYSTEM, EYELID AND CONJUNCTIVAL SURGERY

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    13:20 – 13:35 5. Lacrimal System and sinonasal recurrence of conjonctival melanoma Stephanie Lemaitre (Laussane, Switzerland)

    Stephanie Lemaitre Stephanie Lemaitre

  • LACRIMAL SYSTEM, EYELID AND CONJUNCTIVAL SURGERY

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    13:35 – 13:45 6. POSTER - Pterygium surgery with conjunctival autograft transplantation A. G. Gale, E. Tóth-Molnár (Szeged, Hungary)

    Arnold Gale Arnold Gale

  • LACRIMAL SYSTEM, EYELID AND CONJUNCTIVAL SURGERY

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    13:45 – 14:00 Discussion

  • LUNCH BREAK

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  • RESIDENTS - Free Papers CONTEST

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    organised by RSO


  • RESIDENTS - Free Papers CONTEST

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    organised by RSO

    1. Unilateral exophthalmos – an etiological surprise
    Nicoleta Vlas (Ophthalmology Clinic, CF Hospital, Iasi, Romania)

    D. Branisteanu D. Branisteanu

  • RESIDENTS - Free Papers CONTEST

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    organised by RSO

    2. Late recurrence of posterior uveal melanoma
    Rebeca Antonescu (Ophthalmology Clinic, CF Hospital, Iasi, Romania)

    D. Branisteanu D. Branisteanu

  • RESIDENTS - Free Papers CONTEST

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    organised by RSO

    3. Comparative analysis of retinal structural and angiographic parameters in diabetic patients, Alzheimer’s disease patients and health controls: an oct-based study
    Paul-Gabriel Borodi (Emergency Military Clinical Hospital ˶Dr. Constantin Papilian" Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

    D. Branisteanu D. Branisteanu

  • RESIDENTS - Free Papers CONTEST

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    organised by RSO

    4. Recurrent anterior uveitis: who is to blame?
    Crenguța Băcăoanu (Ophthalmology Clinic, CF Hospital, Iasi, Romania)

  • RESIDENTS - Free Papers CONTEST

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    organised by RSO

    5. Choroidal neovascularization secondary to angioid streaks in a patient with pseudoxanthoma elasticum: case presentation
    David Ionut Beuran (The Central Military Emergency University Hospital "Dr. Carol Davila", Bucharest

    David Ionut Beuran David Ionut Beuran

  • RESIDENTS - Free Papers CONTEST

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    organised by RSO

    6. OCT characteristics in macular telangiectasia type 2
    Ioana Ruxandra Boca (The Central Military Emergency University Hospital "Dr. Carol Davila", Bucharest)

    Ioana Ruxandra Boca Ioana Ruxandra Boca

  • RESIDENTS - Free Papers CONTEST

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    organised by RSO

    7. Retinal pigment epithelium detachment - developmental and therapeutic particularities Sabina Țurcaș (Ophthalmology Clinic, CF Hospital, Iasi, Romania)

    D. Branisteanu D. Branisteanu

  • RESIDENTS - Free Papers CONTEST

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    organised by RSO

    8. Juxtabulbar optic neuropathy or optic perineuritis?
    Ana-Izabela Siriac (Ophthalmology Clinic, CF Hospital, Iasi, Romania)

    D. Branisteanu D. Branisteanu

  • RESIDENTS - Free Papers CONTEST

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    organised by RSO

    9. Is there still room for intravitreal injection?
    Daniela Creangă (Ophthalmology Clinic, CF Hospital, Iasi, Romania)

    D. Branisteanu D. Branisteanu

  • RESIDENTS - Free Papers CONTEST

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    organised by RSO

    10. 8 years follow up in a case of adult onset vitelliform macular distrofy
    Miruna Lazar (The Central Military Emergency University Hospital "Dr. Carol Davila", Bucharest)

    D. Branisteanu D. Branisteanu

Friday, October 4

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4th, 2024 International Conference Center "Casino" Theatre Hall

  • NOVARTIS INTERACTIVE MORNING SYMPOSIUM

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    organised by NOVARTIS Company

    Theme: "Revolutionizing Ophthalmic Care: Gene Therapy, Neuro-Ophthalmology, and Macular Disease"

    CHAIRMAN: Prof. Florian Baltă, MD (Bucharest Romania)

    1. Gene Therapy
    “Principles and challenges of genic retinal therapy”
    Prof. Daniel C. Brănișteanu, MD (Iasi, Romania)
    “Clinical experience (RWE) and surgical aspects of treatment with genic retinal therapy”
    Andrei Merticariu, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

    2. Neuro-Ophthalmology
    "Optic neuritis and multiple sclerosis: ophthalmologist and neurologist’s perspective”
    Prof. Alina Popa-Cherecheanu, MD (Bucharest, Romania)
    Vlad Tiu, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

    3. Macular Disease
    “Breakthrough in improving neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration”
    Anton Nicoleta, MD (Iasi, Romania)

    Andi Dinita Andi Dinita

  • CATARACT SESSION – PART I – FREE PAPERS

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    CHAIRMEN: Prof. Calin P. Tătaru, MD (Bucharest, Romania)
    Prof. Harminder Dua, MD (Nottingham, UK)
    Prof. Hussain Mahfooz, MD (Peshawar, Pakistan)
    Monica-Maria Gavriș, MD (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

  • CATARACT SESSION – PART I – FREE PAPERS

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    09:30 – 09:50 1. Cataract surgery and Corneal pathology Harminder Dua (Nottingham, UK)

    Harminder Dua Harminder Dua

  • CATARACT SESSION – PART I – FREE PAPERS

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    09:50 – 10:05 2. Congenital cataract – Tips & Tricks C.P. Tătaru, Catalina Ioana Tataru, P.F. Curca, Rahma Lahmar, Cristina Cojanu (Bucharest, Romania)

    Calin P. Tataru Calin P. Tataru

  • CATARACT SESSION – PART I – FREE PAPERS

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    10:05 – 10:12 3. Functional results after early operated congenital cataract Oana Andrei (Ploiesti, Romania)

    Oana Andrei Oana Andrei

  • CATARACT SESSION – PART I – FREE PAPERS

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    10:12 – 10:19 4. Microphtalmos, a surgical challenge Z. Madaraș, A. Ferencz, J. Szatmári, Z. Dóczi, O. Cuc Dogaru, A. Barabási, H. Chis, E. Tatar, A. Cocisiu (Târgu Mureș, Romania)

    Zoltan Madaras Zoltan Madaras

  • CATARACT SESSION – PART I – FREE PAPERS

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    10:19 – 10:26 5. Precautions and satisfactions – short eye, white cataract Bogdana Tăbăcaru, Monica Mălăescu, Antonia Elena Ranetti, Alina Simona Lazăr, Diana Dragomir, Alice Cîrciumaru, H.T.Stanca (Bucharest, Romania)

    Bogdana Tabacaru Bogdana Tabacaru

  • CATARACT SESSION – PART I – FREE PAPERS

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    10:26 – 10:38 6. Small pupil management H. Mahfooz (Peshawar, Pakistan)

    Hussain Mahfooz Hussain Mahfooz

  • CATARACT SESSION – PART I – FREE PAPERS

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    10:38 – 10:53 7. The unexpected in anterior pol surgery C.P. Tătaru, Catalina Ioana Tataru, Anca Dogaroiu, P.F. Curca, G. Sima, Carmen Ecaterina Chirita (Bucharest, Romania)

    Calin P. Tataru Calin P. Tataru

  • CATARACT SESSION – PART I – FREE PAPERS

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    10:53 – 11:00 Discussions on papers 1 - 7

  • COFFEE BREAK

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  • COFFEE BREAK

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  • CORNEAL REGENERATION: A CHANGE IN THE PARADIGM OF THE TREATMENT OF CORNEAL BLINDNESS - LECTURE

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    Jorge L. Alio, MD (Alicante,, Spain)

    Jorge Alio Jorge Alio

  • AMD NOBEL SYMPOSIUM

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    Organised by AMD NOBEL PHARMACEUTICALS Company


    Theme: „A Contemporary Conundrum: Tears or Tear?”

    CHAIRMAN: Assoc. Prof. Speranța Schmitzer, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

    Smaranda Ionescu Smaranda Ionescu

  • LUNCH BREAK

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    (BOX), ofered by AMD NOBEL PHARMACEUTICAL

  • ROCHE INTERACTIVE SYMPOSIUM

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    Theme: „Discover change with VABYSMO”

    CHAIRMAN: Prof. H. T. Stanca, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

    SPEAKERS: Prof. Horia T. Stanca, MD (Bucharest, Romania)
    Prof. Daniel C. Brănișteanu, MD (Iași, Romania)
    Lukan Mishev, MD (Bulgaria)

    Daniela Vasile Daniela Vasile

  • RETINA SESSION – PART II – FREE PAPERS

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    CHAIRMEN: Prof. Florian Baltă, MD (Bucharest, Romania)
    Prof. Khaled El-Rakawy, MD (Cairo, Egypt)
    Prof. Daniel C. Brănișteanu, MD (Iasi, Romania)
    Prof. Hussain Mahfooz, MD (Peshawar, Pakistan)

  • RETINA SESSION – PART II – FREE PAPERS

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    16:00 – 16:12 1. Predicting diabetic retinopathy H. Mahfooz (Peshawar, Pakistan)

    Hussain Mahfooz Hussain Mahfooz

  • RETINA SESSION – PART II – FREE PAPERS

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    16:12 – 16:20 2. Bilateral proliferative diabetic retinopathy with vitreous haemorrhage A. Ștefănescu-Dima, Andreea Tănasie, Cătălina Berneanu, Adelina Milotin, Carmen Mocanu (Craiova, Romania)

    Alin Ștefănescu-Dima Alin Ștefănescu-Dima

  • RETINA SESSION – PART II – FREE PAPERS

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    16:20 – 16:28 3. TPA in case of subretinal haemorrhage L. Levai, Dora Furman, Mădălina Gherman, S. M. Benslitane (Satu-Mare, Romania)

    Levai Lehar Levai Lehar

  • RETINA SESSION – PART II – FREE PAPERS

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    16:28 – 16:36 4. Vitreomacular traction syndrome – the importance of fellow eye monitoring D. C. Brănișteanu, Mădălina Zorilă-Timofte, Ioana Jolobceastâi, Daniela Creangă (Iasi, Romania)

    D. Branisteanu D. Branisteanu

  • RETINA SESSION – PART II – FREE PAPERS

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    16:36 – 16:42 5. Persistent macular hole - surgical solutions R. Ochinciuc (Ploiesti, Romania)

    Radu Ochinciuc Radu Ochinciuc

  • RETINA SESSION – PART II – FREE PAPERS

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    16:42 – 16:50 6. Results of temporal flap of internal limiting membrane in large idiopathic macular holes C. Danielescu, Ș. Margine (Iasi, Romania)

    Ciprian Danielescu Ciprian Danielescu

  • RETINA SESSION – PART II – FREE PAPERS

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    16:50 – 17:00 7. Macular hole reopening – an unexpected event D. C. Brănișteanu, Ioana Jolobceastâi, Mădălina Zorilă-Timofte, Daniela Creangă (Iasi, Romania)

    D. Branisteanu D. Branisteanu

  • RETINA SESSION – PART II – FREE PAPERS

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    17:00 – 17:08 8. Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in a myopic patient with phakic ICL- complications and solutions R. Ochinciuc (Bacau, Romania)

    Radu Ochinciuc Radu Ochinciuc

  • RETINA SESSION – PART II – FREE PAPERS

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    17:08 – 17:16 9. Complicated cataract and recurrent retinal detachment: surgical solution Z. Madaras, A. Ferencz, J. Szatmári, Z. Dóczi, O. Cuc Dogaru, A.Barabási, H. Chis, E. Tatar, A. Cocisiu (Tg.-Mures, Romania)

    Zoltan Madaras Zoltan Madaras

  • RETINA SESSION – PART II – FREE PAPERS

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    17:17 – 17:26 10. Retinal detachment in the presence of dislocated intraocular lenses or subluxation of the natural lens – different surgical approaches, case series Ozana Moraru (Bucharest, Romania)

    Ozana Moraru Ozana Moraru

  • RETINA SESSION – PART II – FREE PAPERS

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    17:26 – 17:34 11. Anatomical and functional results after surgery for retinal detachment with multiple tears in zipper syndrome Ozana Moraru (Bucharest, Romania)

    Ozana Moraru Ozana Moraru

  • RETINA SESSION – PART II – FREE PAPERS

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    17:34 – 17:41 12. Ocular trauma - surgical management O. Musat, B.I. Costache, A.E. Ghita., I.E. Ionescu, M. Mihai, I. Ionas, A.M. Marinescu, C. Vrinceanu, Ioana Stella Popescu (Bucharest, Romania)

    Ovidiu Musat Ovidiu Musat

  • RETINA SESSION – PART II – FREE PAPERS

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    17:41 – 17:56 13. Outcome and Technique of Multilayer ILM Flap for Different Types of Macular Holes K. El-Rakawy (Cairo, Egypt)

    Khaled El-Rakawy Khaled El-Rakawy

  • RETINA SESSION – PART II – FREE PAPERS

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    17:56 – 18:00 Conclusions on papers 1 - 13

  • EVENING SIFINNOVATIONS SYMPOSIUM

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    organised by SIFI Company

    Theme: „Ultimate Vision: Mastering Sight With Wavefront Engineering and Innovative Ocular Surface Management”

    SPEAKERS: Prof. Rita Mencucci, MD (Florence, Italy)
    Dana Preoteasa, MD (Craiova, Romania)
    Dorin Nicula, MD (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

    Daniel Dumanescu Daniel Dumanescu

  • GALA DINNER - “Palace Hotel”Congress Center, Sinaia

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4th, 2024 International Conference Center "Casino" Ferdinand Hall

  • KEMBLIMED INTERACTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE

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    Powered by KEMBLIMED Company
    Theme: „Ultrasound and UBM Quantel course"

                                        SPEAKER: Prof. Biljana Kuzmanovic Elabjer, MD (Zagreb, Croatia)

    P. Tivichi P. Tivichi

  • SIFI ACADEMY

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    CATARACT SURGICAL PEARLS DEBATE


    CHAIRMAN: Laura Macovei, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

    1. Bilateral Traumatic Luxated Lens – Surgical Management and Carlevale Implantation
    Liviu Bran, MD (Sibiu, Romania)
    2. Modified Canabrava Technique – a video based case presentation
    Laura Macovei, MD (Bucharest, Romania)
    3. Mix and Match in Cataract Surgery
    Cristina Mogoș, MD (Bucharest, Romania)
    4. High Refractive Error after Multifocal IOL Implantation – Surgical Management
    Oana Postolache, MD (Bacău, Romania)
    5. Major Ocular Contusive Trauma – Method for Madness
    Sever Șter, MD (Satu-Mare, Romania)
    6. Scleral Buckling – A Dying Art in Modern VR Surgery Filip Tarcoveanu, MD (Iași, Romania)

    Daniel Dumanescu Daniel Dumanescu

  • SANTEN INTERACTIVE SYMPOSIUM

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    organised by SANTEN Company
    Theme: „Severe Keratitis - fight against inflammation for long term improvement”

    SPEAKER: Assoc. Prof. Anisia Iuliana Alexa, MD (Iași, Romania)
    Prof. Alina Popa-Cherecheanu, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

    Vlad Hutanu Vlad Hutanu

  • „Management of uveal melanoma – updates on diagnosis and treatment options”

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    Conference organised by MEDISON PHARMA-IMMUNOCORE
    SPEAKERS: Gabriela Murgoi, MD (Bucharest, Romania)
    Adelina Gheorghe, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

    Marianad Marianad

  • LECTURES

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    12:30 – 13:00 1. Uveal melanoma
    Stephanie Lemaitre, MD (Lausanne, Swizerland)

    Stephanie Lemaitre Stephanie Lemaitre

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    13:00 – 13:30 2. “15-year experience with intra-arterial chemotherapy for retinoblastoma” Prof. Francis Munier, MD (Lausanne, Swizerland)

    Francis Munier Francis Munier

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    13:30 – 13:45 3. Intraocular metastases from cutaneous melanoma Stephanie Lemaitre, MD (Lausanne, Swizerland)

    Stephanie Lemaitre Stephanie Lemaitre

  • LECTURES

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    13:45 – 14:00 Discussion & Q/A Session

  • LUNCH BREAK

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  • CATARACT SESSION – PART II – FREE PAPERS

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    CHAIRMEN: Prof. Călin P. Tătaru, MD (Bucharest, Romania)
    Prof. Simona D. Nicoară, MD (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
    Prof. Cristina Nicula, MD (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
    Alina Gheorghe, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

  • CATARACT SESSION – PART II – FREE PAPERS

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    15:00 – 15:07 1. Dysfunctional lens syndrome Gabriela Denisa Căileanu (Piatra Neamt, Romania)

    Gabriela Caileanu Gabriela Caileanu

  • CATARACT SESSION – PART II – FREE PAPERS

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    15:07 – 15:14 2. Pre and intraoperative difficulties in patients with cataract and ankylosing spondylitis Maria-Monica Gavriș, Iulia-Maria Gavriș, P. Borodi (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

    Monica Gavris Monica Gavris

  • CATARACT SESSION – PART II – FREE PAPERS

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    15:14 – 15:21 3. The most rigid pupil so far Lorena Cioracsim (Bucharest, Romania)

    Lorena Cioracsim Lorena Cioracsim

  • CATARACT SESSION – PART II – FREE PAPERS

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    15:21 – 15:28 4. Lateral chop in cataract surgery: an innovative technique for nucleus cracking A. Găvănescu, A. Burloiu (Bucharest, Romania)

    A. Gavanescu A. Gavanescu

  • CATARACT SESSION – PART II – FREE PAPERS

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    15:28 – 15:35 5. Deep soft-shell technique fot hard cataracts Lorena Cioracsim (Bucharest, Romania)

    Teodor Tomi Teodor Tomi

  • CATARACT SESSION – PART II – FREE PAPERS

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    15:35 – 15:43 6. Biometrical surprise T. Tomi, Ana Maria Pop (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

    Teodor Tomi Teodor Tomi

  • CATARACT SESSION – PART II – FREE PAPERS

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    15:43 – 15:51 7. Postoperatively induced iatrogenic anisometropia, surgical approach (video) Cristina Nicula, Anca Rednic, Patricia Nicula (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

    Cristina Nicula Cristina Nicula

  • CATARACT SESSION – PART II – FREE PAPERS

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    5:51 – 15:58 8. Unusual anatomical particularity in a very deep-set left eye scheduled for cataract surgery Lorena Cioracsim (Bucharest, Romania)

    Lorena Cioracsim Lorena Cioracsim

  • CATARACT SESSION – PART II – FREE PAPERS

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    15:58 – 16:06 9. Improvement of surgical steps in Yamane technique A. Găvănescu, A. Burloiu (Bucharest, Romania)

    A. Gavanescu A. Gavanescu

  • CATARACT SESSION – PART II – FREE PAPERS

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    16:06 – 16:14 10. Canabrava double flange technique – initial experiences A. Ștefănescu-Dima, Andreea Tănasie, Cătălina Berneanu, Adelina Milotin, Carmen Mocanu (Craiova, Romania)

    Alin Ștefănescu-Dima Alin Ștefănescu-Dima

  • CATARACT SESSION – PART II – FREE PAPERS

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    16:14 – 16:22 11. Subluxated artificial lens – explantation with suture of an artificial lens to the sclera S. Ster (Satu-Mare, Romania)

    Sever Ster Sever Ster

  • CATARACT SESSION – PART II – FREE PAPERS

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    16:22 – 16:30 12. Refractive intraocular lens exchange Alina G. Gheorghe, A.M. Arghirescu, A.G. Onofrei, A. Coleasa, D. Tiran, L. Dinu, V. Enache (Bucharest, Romania)

    Alina Gheorghe Alina Gheorghe

  • CATARACT SESSION – PART II – FREE PAPERS

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    16:30 – 16:38 13. Dislocation of the BAG-IOL-CTR complex: how not to... A. Ștefănescu-Dima, Andreea Tănasie, Cătălina Berneanu, Adelina Milotin, Carmen Mocanu (Craiova, Romania)

    Alin Ștefănescu-Dima Alin Ștefănescu-Dima

  • CATARACT SESSION – PART II – FREE PAPERS

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    16:38 – 16:48 14. Scleral fixated IOL- complications, solutions, techniques R. Ochinciuc (Bucharest, Romania)

    Radu Ochinciuc Radu Ochinciuc

  • CATARACT SESSION – PART II – FREE PAPERS

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    16:48 – 16:58 15. Patient with subluxated scleral fixated artificial lens and corneal transplant (Video) F. Baltă, G. Balta, Sânziana Goga, D. Deleanu, Patricia Nicula, A. David, Ruxandra Boca, Naomi Faldvari, Ramona Ciurezu, Alexandra Mușat (Bucharest, Romania)

    Florian Balta Florian Balta

  • CATARACT SESSION – PART II – FREE PAPERS

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    16:58 – 17:08 16. Management of traumatic lens subluxations and dislocations by pars plana vitrectomy– personal experience Simona Delia Nicoară, Mădălina Claudia Hapca (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

    Simona Delia Nicoara Simona Delia Nicoara

  • CATARACT SESSION – PART II – FREE PAPERS

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    17:08 – 17:18 17. Patient with subluxated lens and Asteroid Hyalosis (Video) F. Baltă, G. Baltă, Sânziana Goga, D. Deleanu, Patricia Nicula, A. David, Ruxandra Boca, Naomi Faldvari, Ramona Ciurezu, Alexandra Mușat (Bucharest, Romania)

    Florian Balta Florian Balta

  • CATARACT SESSION – PART II – FREE PAPERS

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    17:18 – 17:28 18. Unveiling the chaos on EDOF lenses J. Alio (Alicante, Spain)

    Jorge Alio Jorge Alio

  • CATARACT SESSION – PART II – FREE PAPERS

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    17:28 – 17:36 19. Visual and functional results with the new EDOF IOL Tecnis PureSee (video). Cristina Ghindea, Gabriela Mirela Pînzaru, Oana Elena Teodorescu (Piatra Neamț, Romania)

    Cristina Ghindea Cristina Ghindea

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    17:36 – 17:46 20. Cataract surgery with accommodating intraocular lenses: a new accommodating intraocular lens: the Lumina J. Alio (Alicante, Spain)

    Jorge Alio Jorge Alio

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    17:46 – 17:56 21. Congenital aniridia - cataract surgery with artificial iris implant - case presentation P. Pintea, Ozana Moraru (Bucharest, Romania)

    Petru Pintea Petru Pintea

  • CATARACT SESSION – PART II – FREE PAPERS

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    17:56 – 18:10 Discussions on papers 1 - 21

  • GALA DINNER - “Palace Hotel”Congress Center, Sinaia

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    organised by RSO, with assistance provided by SIFI Company

    Theme: The presentation of the specific legislation regarding the exercise of the general medical assistant profession, the midwifery profession and the medical assistant profession, in conjunction with the Code of Ethics and Deontology.

    CHAIRMAN: Marius Sava (Bucharest, Romania)
    FREE PAPERS FOR NURSES CONTEST

  • INTERACTIVE COURSE FOR NURSES & NURSES CONTEST

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    1. Let's keep our eye health! Liliana Ionescu (Sp. Clinic de Urgenta Sf. Spiridon Iasi, Romania)

    Prologue Prologue

  • INTERACTIVE COURSE FOR NURSES & NURSES CONTEST

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    2. Keratoconus patient preparation for combined treatment procedure-laser assisted intrastromal rings and cross linking Daniela Popa (Oculens Clinic, Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

    Prologue Prologue

  • INTERACTIVE COURSE FOR NURSES & NURSES CONTEST

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    3. Endophthalmites management Raluca Neagu, Iuliana Costica ((The Central Military Emergency University Hospital "Dr. Carol Davila", Bucharest) COMMENTS

    Prologue Prologue

  • COFFEE BREAK

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  • ALCON Youth Workshop

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  • LUNCH BREAK

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  • INTERACTIVE COURSE

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    Management of ocular infections from the point of view of the infectious disease specialist
    Prof. Victoria Arama, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

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  • GALA DINNER - “Palace Hotel”Congress Center, Sinaia

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Saturday, October 5

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5th, 2024 International Conference Center "Casino" Theatre Hall

  • "SIFI scholarship“ for residents

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    Part I organised by SIFI Company, XIXth edition

    The awards are:

    First and second places: Participation at the ESCRS 2025 Congress, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Third and fourth places: Participation at the 28th ESCRS Winter Meeting 2025, Athens, Greece

    Fifth and sixth places: Participation at the 23rd National Congress of RSO 2025, October 1-4, 2025 – Sinaia

    Special price” Cosmin Stanila”: Visit to SIFI Factory in Catania, July 2025

    Participants: residents training in ophthalmology in Romanian clinics.

    Type of paper:
    • case presentation, PowerPoint format; length of presentation – 8 minutes
    • the usual structure of case presentation
    • subject – no restrictions
    Structure of case presentation:
    Patient data
    General clinical exam
    Paraclinical investigations
    Positive diagnosis
    Differential diagnosis
    Evolution
    Treatment
    Prognostic
    Prognostic is set according to evolution and complications
    Recommendations for returning to work and / or improvement of life conditions
    Case peculiarities (if applicable)

    The presentation will be assessed according to: general structure, case originality, diagnosis difficulties, chosen therapeutic solution, case relevance.

    During the special session the Contest Jury will designate the winners. The winners of places 1 – 6 will be designated by the Contest Commettee. The winner of the special prise „Cosmin Stanila”will be choosed, by the SiFi Company, from the study cases that include the use of SiFi products in the treatment process.
    All residents training in ophthalmology who sent their papers and who would be present at the special session ”SIFI Scholarship” would receive from SIFI an ophthalmology book in English.
    The 19th edition of Bursa SIFI is open to all residents training in ophthalmology in Romanian clinics, except for the winners of previous editions.

  • COFFEE BREAK

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    Part II organised by SIFI Company, XIXth edition

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    AWARDING CEREMONY FOR RESIDENTS


    FINAL CONCLUSIONS

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2nd, 2024 International Conference Center "Casino" Theatre Hall

08:30 – 09:00 OPENING CEREMONY

09:00 – 12:30 OPHTHALMOLGY FOUNDATION - Faculty Development Workshop - Improve teaching skills and ophthalmology residency training

 

CHAIRMAN: Karl Golnik, MD (San Francisco, USA)

CO-CHAIRMAN: Prof. Horia Stanca, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

09:00 Welcome & Introductions – Karl Golnik / Horia Stanca

09:15 What makes an excellent teacher? – Karl Golnik

09:30 Evidence Based Medicine - Karl Golnik

09:45 Teaching in the Clinic – Pranesh Balasubramanium

10:15 Surgical Teaching – Horia Stanca

10:45 Break

11:00 Teaching with Simulation – Pranesh Balasubramanium

11:15 Teaching Professionalism - Karl Golnik

11:35 Resident Assessment: The Essential Tools – Horia Stanca

11:55 Program Accreditation - Karl Golnik

12:15 Discussion

12:30 Adjourn

12:30 – 13:50 INTERACTIVE COURSE

COMMON QUESTIONS IN FRONT OF A MYOPIC CHILD

CHAIRMEN: Assoc. Prof. Marian Burcea, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

Daniela Goicea, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

Irina Ștefan, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

  1. Can we really prevent/delay the onset of myopia?
  2. Is it worth doing any myopia management at all? 
  3. Is atropine 0.01% still a valid choice?
  4. Will the rebound cancel the effect of treatment?
  5. Can I manage myopia without axial length monitoring?
  6. Should the axial length influence my choice of therapy?
  7. Do children with longer eyes evolve faster?
  8. Should I use monotherapy or combined therapy?

13:40 – 13:50 Q/A Session - COMMON QUESTIONS IN FRONT OF A MYOPIC CHILD

 

14:00 – 14:30 BREAK

14:30 – 18:00 INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF RSO

Dedicated to OCULAR SURFACE & CORNEA

CHAIRMEN: Prof. Harminder Dua, MD (Nottingham, UK)

  Prof. Hussain Mahfooze, MD (Peshawar, Pakistan)

  Prof. Adriana Stănilă, MD (Sibiu, Romania)

Ozana Moraru, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

Alina Gheorghe, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

14:30 – 14:45 1. One colour corneal drawing system

Hussain Mahfooz (Peshawar, Pakistan)

14:45 – 14:53 2. Conjunctival and limbal transplantation in sever ocular surface burn

Georgiana Camburu, Niccolo Salgari, Massimo Busin (Forli, Italy)

14:53 – 15:01 3. The role of autologus limbal stem cell transplant in old, unilateral ocular chemical burns

Muresan Alexandra, C. Moraru, Ozana Moraru (Bucharest, Romania)

15:01 – 15:09 4. Soft therapeutic contact lenses in protections ocular surface in persistent corneal epithelial defect.

Adriana Stanila, D. M. Stanila. Alina Stanila (Sibiu, Romania)

15:09 – 15:24 5. Amniotic membrane contact lens

Hussain Mahfooz (Peshawar, Pakistan)

15:24 – 15:36 6. Non penetrating keratoplasty: How to start DALK

Hussain Mahfooz (Peshawar, Pakistan)

15:36 – 15:51 7. Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK): Science behind the surgery

Harminder Dua (Nottingham, UK)

15:51 – 15:59 8. Manual DALK – Techniques and pitfalls

V. Dinu, Maria Ioana Calancea, Sabina Plesea, M.V. Caltaru (Bucharest, Romania)

15:59 – 16:07 9. DALK in young patients for advanced keratoconic eye disease

Alina Gheorghe, A.M. Arghirescu, A.G. Onofrei, A. Coleasa, D. Tiran, L. Dinu, V. Enache (Bucharest, Romania)

16:07 – 16:15 10. DALK in stromal corneal dystrophy

L. Levai, Ala Seica, Holhoș Larisa, Ana Maria Pop (Satu Mare, Romania)

16:15 – 16:23 11. Regrafting DALK. The challenging surgical and medical management in a case with multiresistant fungal keratitis.

Alina Gheorghe, A.M. Arghirescu, A.G. Onofrei, A. Coleasa, D. Tiran, L. Dinu, V. Enache (Bucharest, Romania)

16:23 – 16:38 12. Endothelial keratoplasty: Science behind the surgery

Harminder Dua (Nottingham, UK)

16:38 – 16:46 13. Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty in cases with significant central corneal opacities and poor visualization

Alina Gheorghe, A.M. Arghirescu, A.G. Onofrei, A. Coleasa, D. Tiran, L. Dinu, V. Enache (Bucharest, Romania)

16:46 – 16:54 14. Descemet’s Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty

L. Levai, Adriana Chicu, Ioana Molnar (Satu Mare, Romania)

16:54 – 17:02 15. Complex DMEK cases

V. Dinu, Maria Ioana Calancea, Sabina Plesea, M.V. Caltaru (Bucharest, Romania)

17:02 – 17:10 16. Early and late postoperative results of posterior lamellar keratoplasty

Mirabela Ciucă, Ozana Moraru, C. Moraru (Bucharest, Romania)

17:10 – 17:18 17. Penetrating corneal keratoplasty and advanced cataracts

L. Levai, D. Arcs, Ana Maria Pop (Satu Mare, Romania)

17:18 – 17:26 18. Penetrating keratoplasty vs DSAEK in combined procedures following cataract surgeries with corneal decompensation – surgical technique, case presentation series

P. Pintea, Ozana Moraru (Bucharest, Romania)

17:26 – 17:51 19. Paradigm shifts in our understanding of the pathogenesis of common corneal disorders

Harminder Dua (Nottingham, UK)

17:51 – 18:00 Conclusions on papers 1 - 19

18:00 – 19:00 EVENING INTERACTIVE SYMPOSIUM,

organised by FIDIA COMPANY

    • theme: " Innovative solutions in ophthalmology"

CHAIRMAN:  Prof. Florian Baltă, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

PANELISTS:   Mihai Ghiță, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

Assoc. Prof. Ramona Ileana Barac, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

Daniela Goicea, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

Surgery - Vitreal S

F. Balta (Bucharest, Romania)

                               Dropsept

M. Ghita (Bucharest, Romania)

Glaucoma - Gangliofid 

Ramona Ileana Barac (Bucharest, Romania)

Myopia - Myoops CM

Daniela Goicea (Bucharest, Romania)

20:00 – 22:30 WELCOME COCKTAIL

“Palace Hotel”Congress Center, Sinaia

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3rd, 2024 International Conference Center "Casino" Theatre Hall

08:00 – 11:00 PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND STRABISMUS SESSION

basic courses and free papers

CHAIRMEN: Daniela Cioplean, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

Luminița Teodorescu, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

Andreea Ciubotaru, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

08.00 – 09:10 Part I - Prevention, diagnosis and early treatment in pediatric ophthalmology

1. Retinopathy of prematurity - general presentation

Elena-Cristina Nițulescu (Bucharest, Romania)

2. Congenital and infantile cataract - genetics, early diagnosis and treatment.

Andreea Ciubotaru (Bucharest, Romania)

3. How to avoid the late diagnosis of pediatric glaucoma - signs and risk factors

Valeria Coviltir (Bucharest, Romania)

4. Retinoblastoma - from diagnosis to treatment

Elena-Cristina Nițulescu (Bucharest, Romania)

5. The value of early diagnosis in diseases with poor visual prognosis

Georgiana Milea (Bucharest, Romania)

6. Eye allergies in children - early diagnosis and treatment

Irina Velcea (Bucharest, Romania)

7. Early diagnosis of pediatric palpebral anomalies-functional implications

Mihnea Vulpe (Bucharest, Romania)

09:10 – 09:20 Discussions

09:20 – 10:20 Part II - Prevention, diagnosis and early treatment in strabismus and amblyopia

1. The impact of optical correction in the development of the child's visual function: early, correct, particular situations.

Mihaela Dragomir (Bucharest, Romania)

2. Early detection and treatment of amblyopia - where are we in 2024?

Daniela Cioplean (Bucharest, Romania)

3. Esotropia with acute onset in a child - "just a strabismus" or an emergency?

Raluca Nițescu (Bucharest, Romania)

4. Intermittent exotropia - the functional stake of an early and individualized treatment

Adina Grigorescu (Bucharest, Romania)

5. Congenital paresis of superior oblique muscle-early diagnosis and treatment

Luminița Teodorescu (Bucharest, Romania)

6. Essential checklist in the approach and management of adult acute diplopia

Oana Andrei (Bucharest, Romania)

10:20 – 10:30 Discussions

10:30 – 11:00 Free papers

10:30 – 10:36 "Strabismus is hard to understand, let's move on!" It's a myth

Patricia Niculescu (Bucharest Romania)

10:36 – 10:42 Sagging Eye Syndrome

Adina Grigorescu (Bucharest, Romania)

10:42 – 10:48 Proptosis in a child. Unsolved Case?

Corina Magdei, E. Porosencov, Eugenia Crivceanschi, Alexandra Știrbu, Mariana Țurcan (Chisinau, Moldova)

10:48 – 10:54 Foveal Hypoplasia and Strabismus

Georgiana Milea, Daniela Cioplean (Bucharest, Romania)

10:54 – 11:00 Discussions

11:00 – 11:30 COFFEE BREAK

11:30 – 13:00 INTERACTIVE SYMPOSIUM

powered by SPECTRA VISION Company 

  • theme: “ How do we benefit from avant-garde technologies of the 21st century ophthalmology? The effects of different light intensities on eye pathologies.”

CHAIRMAN: Prof. H. T. Stanca, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

SPEAKERS: Prof. G. Gianccarre, MD (Italy)

Assoc. Prof. Ramona Barac, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

Sînziana Istrate, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

 

1. H. T. Stanca

2. MLT - Effective therapeutic solution in GPUD?

Ramona Barac (Bucharest, Romania)

3. Sinziana Istrate

4. “ Improving outcomes of modern cataract surgery by using Low-Level Light Therapy (LLLT) Pre- and Post- Operatively”

G. Giannaccare (Italy)

13:00 – 14:00 INTERACTIVE NOON SYMPOSIUM

organised by LABORATOIRES THEA Company 

- theme: „30 years of innovation and performance in ophthalmology”

MODERATOR: Lucian Mandruta

 

14:00 – 15:00 LUNCH BREAK

15:00 – 17:00 REFRACTIVE SURGERY & CORNEA SESSION  - Free Papers

CHAIRMEN: Prof. Harminder Dua, MD (Nottingham, UK)

Prof. Mihnea Munteanu, MD (Timisoara, Romania)

Assoc. Prof. M. V. Filip, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

Maria Monica Gavris, MD (Cluj, Romania)

15:00 – 15:15 1. Corneal epithelial healing - relevance to corneal regeneration.

Harminder Dua (Nottingham, UK)

15:15 – 15:23 2. The FLAAK technique – An alternative solution for patients with cosmetically or functionally inpaired eyes

Mihnea Munteanu (Timisoara, Romania)

15:23 – 15:31 3. The importance of examination and treatment of ocular surface disease (OSD) before cataract surgery

Carmen Dragne, M.V. Filip, G. Triantafyllidis, Irina Lutic (Bucharest, Romania)

15:31 – 15:39 4. Surgical management of cataract in a patient with multiple corneal interventions for myopic astigmatism

Maria-Monica Gavriș, Roxana Suciu, Roxana Dumitru, P. Borodi, Iulia-Maria Gavriș (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

15:39 – 15:47 5. Fuchs Endothelial Dystrophy and Cataract

Cristina Beșleagă, Adina Botezan M. Milicescu (Bucharest, Romania)

15:47 – 15:55 6. Why PRESBYOND, a corneal solution for the treatment of presbyopia?

  1. Filip, Miruna Nicolae, Raluca Moisescu, M.V. Filip, R. Malciolu, E. Rotaru, Alexandra Let (Bucharest, Romania)

15:55 – 16:03 7. FLAP complication a longue and arduous task

Miruna Nicolae, A. Filip, M.V. Filip, Raluca Moisescu, E. Rotaru (Bucharest, Romania)

16:03 – 16:11 8. Opinions regarding the Presbyond technique

M. V. Filip, Miruna Nicolae, A. M. Filip, Raluca Moisescu, Carmen Dragne, Irina Lutic, G. Triantafyllidis, R. Malciolu, Cristina Anghel-Timaru, Adina Spataru, E. Rotaru, Alexandra Let (Bucharest, Romania)

16:11 – 16:19 9. Experience with the newest presbyopia correcting, EDOF IOL

R. Malciolu, M.V. Filip, A. Filip, Raluca Moisescu, Irina Lutic, Carmen Dragne, Cristina Anghel-Timaru, C. Staicu

16:19 – 16:27 10. Combined procedures for visual rehabilitation of Keratoconus patients - case presentations

Raluca Moisescu, A. Filip, Carmen Dragne, M.V. Filip, Irina Lutic, Miruna Nicolae, G. Triantafyllidis, R. Malciolu, Cristina Anghel-Timaru, Adina Spataru, E. Rotaru, Alexandra Let (Bucharest, Romania)

16:27 – 16:42 11. Refractive surgery of keratoconus

Jorge L. Alio (Alicante, Spain)

 

16:42 – 17:00 Discussions on papers 1 – 11

17:00 – 18:00 INTERACTIVE SYMPOSIUM

organised by MAGNA PHARM Company

Theme I - “The dilemma of managing ocular surface and corneal edema after surgery: advice and suggestions to make them reconcilable”

Prof. Saverio Lucarelli, MD (Italy)

 

Theme II - “Citicolina – structural and functional neuroprotective role in glaucoma"

Assoc. Prof. Ramona Ileana Barac, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

18:00 – 19:00 EVENING INTERACTIVE SYMPOSIUM,

organised by INOCARE Company

  • theme: "The future together with Inocare: Revolutionary ideas, products and implementations"

1.“Iontophoresis: new frontier in AMD therapy”

Flavia Chiosi, MD (Naples, Italy)

2. TRIMIX - "The Brave Tailor or How to Solve 7 in One Shot!"

Sanziana Istrate, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

Emil Ungureanu, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

Ștefan Oprea, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

Andreea Schmitzer, Resident (Bucharest, Romania)

Omar Hamid, MD

3. Demodex….. to be or not to be?

Anisia Iuliana  Alexa, MD (Iasi, Romania)

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3rd, 2024 International Conference Center "Casino" Ferdinand Hall

08:30 – 10:00 GLAUCOMA Session 

CHAIRMEN:Assoc Prof. Ramona Ileana Barac, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

Blanca Monsalve Cordova, MD (Madrid, Spain)

Madalina Iliescu, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

Adrian Gavanescu, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

08:30 – 08:37 1. Masquerade monocular Primary Congenital Glaucoma associated with Palpebral Hemangioma- care report

Raluca Nitescu, Daniela Cioplean (Bucharest, Romania)

08:37 – 08:44 2. The role of pattern ERG in the management of glaucoma patients

Gabriela Denisa Căileanu (Piatra Neamt, Romania)

08:44 – 08:51 3. MIMS (minimally invasive micro sclerotomy) made easier

  1. Gavanescu, A. Burloiu (Bucharest, Romania)

08:51 – 08:58 4. Minimal invasive glaucoma surgery - effective in advanced glaucoma: case presentation

Madalina Iliescu, Ozana Moraru, C. Moraru (Bucharest, Romania)

08:58 – 09:05 5. Gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy

  1. Gavanescu, A. Burloiu (Bucharest, Romania)

09:05 – 09:13 6. Trabeculectomy versus express shunt implant - comparative study

Ramona Ileana Barac, V. Harghel (Bucharest, Romania)

09:13 – 09:20 7. Acute episode in closed angle glaucoma: to be or not to be?

Lorena Cioracsim (Bucharest, Romania)

09:20 – 09:28 8. Initial clinical experience with Ahmed valve in Romania: one-year patient follow-up and outcomes

Ramona Ileana Barac, V. Harghel (Bucharest, Romania)

09:28 – 09:36 9. Post-traumatic complex case with intumescent traumatic cataract, subluxated lens, uncontrolled glaucoma and recurrent macular edema – management and clinical results

Madalina Iliescu, Ozana Moraru, C. Moraru (Bucharest, Romania)

09:36 – 09:51 10. Etiology and management of the hypertensive phase in glaucoma drainage-device surgery

Blanca Monsalve Cordova (Madrid, Spain)

09:51 – 10:00 Q/A Session

10:00 – 11:00 SKILLS TRANSFER COURSE FOR TRAINEES / RESIDENTS

Prof. Harminder Dua, MD (Nottingham, UK) - Interactive Courses

10:00 – 10:15 1. Corneal suturing skills: lacerations and grafts

10:15 – 10:30 2. Corneal gluing: Hard (cyanoacrylate) and soft (fibrin).

10:30 – 10:45 3. In vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM): Clinico-pathological correlation

10:45 – 11:00 Q/A Session

11:00 – 11:30 COFFEE BREAK

11:30 – 14:15 UVEITIS & NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY – Free Papers Session

CHAIRMEN: Prof. Radgonde Amer, MD (Tel Aviv, Israel)

Daniela Cioplean, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

Ioana Teodora Tofolean, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

Bogdana Tabacaru, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

 

11:30 – 11:45 1. Ocular bartonellosis

Radgonde Amer (Tel Aviv, Israel)

11:45 – 12:00 2. Posterior scleritis

Radgonde Amer (Tel Aviv, Israel)

12:00 – 12:15 2. Paralysis of cranial nerves III, IV and VI

Daniela Cioplean (Bucharest, Romania)

12:15 – 12:23 3. Signs and symptoms in pediatric neuro-ophthalmology

Oana Andrei (Bucharest, Romania)

12:23 – 12:31 4. Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy - a challenging diagnosis

Alexandra Moșu; Tamara Tiu; Ioana Teodora Tofolean; D. Buzoianu (Bucharest, Romania)

12:31 – 12:39 5. The diagnosis of optic neuropathies

Tamara Tiu (Bucharest, Romania)

12:39 – 12:47 6. OCT and OCT-A changes in multiple sclerosis patients without history of optic neuritis

M. Bostan, Jacqueline Chua, Cristina Tiu, Ruxandra Pirvulescu, L. Schmetterer, Alina Popa-Cherecheanu (Bucharest, Romania)

12:47 – 12:55 7. Welcome to the borderline - the role of the ophthalmologist in monitoring the patient with multiple sclerosis

V. Tiu (Bucharest, Romania)

12:55 – 13:03 8. Challenges in differential diagnosis of papilledema - case report

Ioana Gobej, Diana Voican, I. Gobej (Bucharest, Romania)

12:03 – 13:11 9. Endogenous endoftalmitis – case report no. 1

Teona Nemțanu, A. Merticariu, F. Baltă, Andreea Croitoru, Ioana Teodora Tofolean (Bucharest, Romania)

13:11 – 13:19 10. Endogenous endoftalmitis – case report no. 2

Ioana Teodora Tofolean, Teona Nemțanu, A. Merticariu, F. Baltă, Andreea Croitoru, (Bucharest, Romania)

13:19 – 13:27 11. Ocular manifestations of HIV infection

Maria-Alexandra Malciolu-Nica, Cristiana Oprea (Bucharest, Romania)

13:27 – 13:35 12. Occlusive vasculitis after intravitreal injection with Brolucizumag

R. Malciolu (Bucharest, Romania)

13:35 – 13:43 13. What ophthalmological surprises can tuberculosis cause?

Bogdana Tăbăcaru, Monica Mălăescu, Antonia Elena Ranetti, Alina Simona Lazăr, Diana Dragomir, Alice Cîrciumaru, H.T. Stanca (Bucharest, Romania)

13:43 – 13:51 14. Serpiginous-like choroiditis

Ioana Teodora Tofolean, Maria-Alexandra Malciolu-Nica (Bucharest, Romania)

13:51 – 13:59 15. Ocular manifestations of HIV infection

Maria-Alexandra Malciolu-Nica, Cristiana Oprea (Bucharest, Romania)

13:59 – 14:07 16. Retinal or neurological pathology?

Tamara Tiu, F. Baltă, Georgiana Milea, M. Ionescu (Bucharest, Romania)

14:07 – 14:15 Q/A Session

14:15 – 15:30 LUNCH BREAK

15:30 – 16:30 INTERACTIVE SYMPOSIUM

organised by FARMATIN Company 

  • theme – „Japanese technology in ophthalmology”

CHAIRMEN: Prof. H. T. Stanca, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

D. Nicula, MD (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

  1. Assessment of VIVINEX HOYA artificial crystals

H. T. Stanca (Bucharest, Romania)

  1. Japanese KONAN technology (inventor of specular microscopy and objective perimetry)

D. Nicula (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

16:30 – 17:30 INTERACTIVE SYMPOSIUM

organised by BAYER Company 

- theme: „Have we maximized patient outcomes or can we achieve more?”

SPEAKERS: Prof. Horia T. Stanca, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

Prof. Mihnea Munteanu, MD (Timisoara, Romania)

Prof. Daniel C. Branisteanu, MD (Iasi, Romania)

  1. Did we maximize the results for our patients?

M. Munteanu (Timisoara, Romania)

  1. Sustained disease control with aflibercept 8 mg in DMLVn: The PULSAR Study

H. T. Stanca (Bucharest, Romania)

  1. Sustained disease control with aflibercept 8 mg in EMD: PHOTON Study

D. C. Branisteanu (Iasi, Romania)

 

17:30 – 19:00 RETINA SESSION – PART I - Free Papers

CHAIRMEN:  Prof. Florian Baltă, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

  Prof. Cristina Nicula, MD (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

  Otilia Obadă, MD (Iasi, Romania)

  Cristina Beșleagă, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

17:30 – 17:38 1. Treatment with Raxone in Leber Optic Neuropathy - results after 1 year

       Cristina Nicula (Cluj Napoca, Romania)

17:38 – 17:46 2. Electrophysiological response to Idebenone in Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy

Andreea Tănasie, Carmen Mocanu, Maria Mercuț, Andreea Nicolcescu, Alexandra Dan, A.S. Ștefănescu-Dima (Craiova, Romania)

17:46 – 17:54 3. Optic nerve tortuosity in bilateral papilledema   

Otilia Obadă (Iasi, Romania), Iustina-Silvia Crețu-Silvestru (Piatra-Neamt, Romania)

17:54 – 18:02 4. Unusual bilateral maculopathy with good vision. Case report

Bianca - Mihaela Neagoe (Bucharest, Romania)

18:02 – 18:10 5. The Benefit of Anti-VEGF Treatment in Patients with Hereditary Thrombophilias

M Milicescu, Cristina Beșleagă, Adina Botezan (Bucharest, Romania)

18:10 – 18:18 6. Retinitis pigmentosa 13 - genetic diagnosis and management

Elena Avram (Bucharest, Romania)

18:18 – 18:26 7. Stargardt disease (ABCA4 retinopathy) - genetic diagnosis and management

Elena Avram, Alina Stamate (Bucharest, Romania)

18:26 – 18:34 8. Coriorethinopathy in a 5-year-old patient with kif-11 mutation

S. Ster (Satu Mare, Romania)

18:34 – 18:42 9. Multimodal imaging evaluation and therapeutic approach in central serous chorioretinopathy

Alina-Simona Lazăr, H.T. Stanca (Bucharest, Romania)

18:42 – 18:52 10. Surgical approach in Von Hippel-Lindau disease (video)

F. Balta, G. Balta, Sanziana Goga, D. Deleanu, Patricia Nicula, A. David, R. Boca, Naomi Faldvari, Ramona Ciurezu, Alexandra Musat (Bucharest, Romania)

18:52 – 19:00 Discussions on 1 – 10 free papers

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3rd, 2024 “Palace Hotel”Congress Center, Sinaia “George Enescu” Hall RESIDENTS DAY

08:30 – 11:00 INTERACTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES

CHAIRMEN: Prof. Hussain Mahfooz, MD (Pershawa, Pakistan)

Viktor Stopyra, MD (Krakow, Poland)

Olga Goulia, MD (Athens, Greece)

08:30 – 09:20 CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY: MACHINES, BASICS, INTERPRETATION

H. Mahfooz (Pershawa, Pakistan)

09:20 – 09:30 Q/A Session

09:30 – 09:55 INTRAOCULAR LENS POWER CALCULATION AFTER CORNEAL SURGERY

V. Stopyra (Krakow, Poland)

09:55 – 10:00 Q/A Session

10:00 – 10:15 DO WE ALREADY KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT INTRAOCULAR LENS POWER CALCULATION?

V. Stopyra (Krakow, Poland)

10:15 – 10:20 Q/A Session

10:20 – 10:50 1. Referral to Low Vision Services for Glaucoma Patients

2. Adapting Your Exam for the Low Vision Patient

Olga Goulia, MD (Athens, Greece)

10:50 – 11:00 Discussions

11:00 – 11:30 COFFEE BREAK

11:30 – 12:30 INTERACTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE

Fungal keratitis: diagnosis & treatment

Prof. Hussain Mahfooz, MD (Pershawa, Pakistan)

12:30 – 14:00 LACRIMAL SYSTEM, EYELID AND CONJUNCTIVAL SURGERY

Free Papers Session

CHAIRMEN: Assoc. Prof. Speranta Schmitzer, MD (Bucharest,

Romania)

Madalina Totir, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

 

12:30 – 12:50 1. Eyelid congenital anomalies

Speranta Schmitzer, Corina Butea-Simionescu,  Andreea Schmitzer, (Bucharest, Romania)

12:50 – 13:00 2. Eyelid lacerations – pearls and pitfalls

Ioana Claudia Popteanu (Bucharest, Romania)

13:00 – 13:10 3. Small eyelid tumors – the good, the bad, the ugly?

Mădălina Totir, Mariana Costache, Alina Popa Cherecheanu (Bucharest, Romania)

13:10 – 13:20 4. Reconstruction of the upper eyelid with free grafts in a patient after excision of basal cell carcinoma

M. Vulpe(Bucharest, Romania), D. Georgescu (Miami, USA)

13:20 – 13:35 5. Lacrimal System and sinonasal recurrence of conjonctival melanoma

Stephanie Lemaitre (Laussane, Switzerland)

13:35 – 13:45 6. POSTER - Pterygium surgery with conjunctival autograft transplantation

A. G. Gale, E. Tóth-Molnár (Szeged, Hungary)

 

13:45 – 14:00 Discussion

14:00 – 15:00 LUNCH BREAK

15:00 – 17:00 RESIDENTS - free papers CONTEST, organised by RSO

  1. Unilateral exophthalmos – an etiological surprise

Nicoleta Vlas (Ophthalmology Clinic, CF Hospital, Iasi, Romania)

  1. Late recurrence of posterior uveal melanoma

Rebeca Antonescu (Ophthalmology Clinic, CF Hospital, Iasi, Romania)

  1. Comparative analysis of retinal structural and angiographic parameters in diabetic patients, Alzheimer’s disease patients and health controls: an oct-based study

Paul-Gabriel Borodi (Emergency Military Clinical Hospital ˶Dr. Constantin Papilian" Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

  1. Recurrent anterior uveitis: who is to blame?

Crenguța Băcăoanu (Ophthalmology Clinic, CF Hospital, Iasi, Romania)

  1. Choroidal neovascularization secondary to angioid streaks in a patient with pseudoxanthoma

elasticum: case presentation

David Ionut Beuran (The Central Military Emergency University Hospital "Dr. Carol Davila", Bucharest)

  1. OCT characteristics in macular telangiectasia type 2

Ioana Ruxandra Boca (The Central Military Emergency University Hospital "Dr. Carol Davila", Bucharest)

  1. Retinal pigment epithelium detachment - developmental and therapeutic particularities

Sabina Țurcaș (Ophthalmology Clinic, CF Hospital, Iasi, Romania)

  1. Juxtabulbar optic neuropathy or optic perineuritis?

Ana-Izabela Siriac (Ophthalmology Clinic, CF Hospital, Iasi, Romania)

  1. Is there still room for intravitreal injection?

Daniela Creangă (Ophthalmology Clinic, CF Hospital, Iasi, Romania)

  1. 8 years follow up in a case of adult onset vitelliform macular distrofy

Miruna Lazar (The Central Military Emergency University Hospital "Dr. Carol Davila", Bucharest)

FRIDAY,  OCTOBER  4th,  2024

International Conference Center "Casino"

Theatre Hall

08:00 – 09:30 INTERACTIVE MORNING SYMPOSIUM,

organised by NOVARTIS Company

  • theme: "Revolutionizing Ophthalmic Care: Gene Therapy, Neuro-Ophthalmology, and Macular Disease"

CHAIRMAN: Prof. Florian Baltă, MD (Bucharest Romania)

  1. Gene Therapy

“Principles and challenges of genic retinal therapy”

Prof. Daniel C. Brănișteanu, MD (Iasi, Romania)

“Clinical experience (RWE) and surgical aspects of treatment with genic retinal

therapy”

Andrei Merticariu, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

  1. Neuro-Ophthalmology

"Optic neuritis and multiple sclerosis: ophthalmologist and neurologist’s

perspective” – 30 min

Prof. Alina Popa-Cherecheanu, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

Vlad Tiu, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

  1. Macular Disease

“Breakthrough in improving neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration”

      Anton Nicoleta, MD (Iasi, Romania)

09:30 – 11:00 CATARACT SESSION – PART I – FREE PAPERS

CHAIRMEN: Prof. Calin P. Tătaru, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

Prof. Harminder Dua, MD (Nottingham, UK)

Prof. Hussain Mahfooz, MD (Peshawar, Pakistan)

Monica-Maria Gavriș, MD (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

09:30 – 09:50 1. Cataract surgery and Corneal pathology

Harminder Dua (Nottingham, UK)

09:50 – 10:05 2. Congenital cataract – Tips & Tricks

C.P. Tătaru, Catalina Ioana Tataru, P.F. Curca, Rahma Lahmar, Cristina Cojanu (Bucharest, Romania)

10:05 – 10:12 3. Functional results after early operated congenital cataract

Oana Andrei (Ploiesti, Romania)

10:12 – 10:19 4. Microphtalmos, a surgical challenge

Z. Madaraș, A. Ferencz, J. Szatmári, Z. Dóczi, O. Cuc Dogaru, A. Barabási, H. Chis, E. Tatar, A. Cocisiu (Târgu Mureș, Romania)

10:19 – 10:26 5. Precautions and satisfactions – short eye, white cataract

Bogdana Tăbăcaru, Monica Mălăescu, Antonia Elena Ranetti, Alina Simona Lazăr, Diana Dragomir, Alice Cîrciumaru, H.T.Stanca (Bucharest, Romania)

10:26 – 10:38 6. Small pupil management

H. Mahfooz (Peshawar, Pakistan)

10:38 – 10:53 7. The unexpected in anterior pol surgery

C.P. Tătaru, Catalina Ioana Tataru, Anca Dogaroiu, P.F. Curca, G. Sima, Carmen Ecaterina Chirita (Bucharest, Romania)

10:53 – 11:00 Discussions on papers 1 - 7

11:00 – 11:30 COFFEE BREAK

11:30 – 12:30 INTERACTIVE SYMPOSIUM,

organised by SANTEN Company 

  • theme: „Severe Keratitis - fight against inflammation for long term improvement”

SPEAKER: Anisia Iuliana Alexa, MD (Iași, Romania)

12:30 – 13:00 CORNEAL REGENERATION: A CHANGE IN THE PARADIGM OF THE TREATMENT OF CORNEAL BLINDNESS - LECTURE

Jorge L. Alio, MD (Alicante,, Spain)

13:00 – 14:00 INTERACTIVE LUNCH SYMPOSIUM

organised by AMD NOBEL PHARMACEUTICAL 

  • theme: „A Contemporary Conundrum: Tears or Tear?”

CHAIRMAN: Assoc. Prof. Speranța Schmitzer, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

14:00 – 15:00 LUNCH BREAK (BOX), ofered by AMD NOBEL PHARMACEUTICAL

15:00 – 16:00 INTERACTIVE SYMPOSIUM

organised by ROCHE  Company

  • theme: „Discover change with VABYSMO”

CHAIRMAN: Prof. H. T. Stanca, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

SPEAKERS: Prof. Horia T. Stanca, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

Prof. Daniel C. Brănișteanu, MD (Iași, Romania)

Lukan Mishev, MD (Bulgaria)

 

16:00 – 18:00 RETINA SESSION – PART II – FREE PAPERS

 

CHAIRMEN: Prof. Florian Baltă, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

Prof. Khaled El-Rakawy, MD (Cairo, Egypt)

Prof. Daniel C. Brănișteanu, MD (Iasi, Romania)

Prof. Hussain Mahfooz, MD (Peshawar, Pakistan)

 

16:00 – 16:12 1. Predicting diabetic retinopathy

H. Mahfooz (Peshawar, Pakistan)

16:12 – 16:20 2. Bilateral proliferative diabetic retinopathy with vitreous haemorrhage

  1. Ștefănescu-Dima, Andreea Tănasie, Cătălina Berneanu, Adelina Milotin, Carmen Mocanu (Craiova, Romania)

16:20 – 16:28 3. TPA in case of subretinal haemorrhage

L. Levai, Dora Furman, Mădălina Gherman, S. M. Benslitane (Satu-Mare, Romania)

16:28 – 16:36 4. Vitreomacular traction syndrome – the importance of fellow eye monitoring

D. C. Brănișteanu, Mădălina Zorilă-Timofte, Ioana Jolobceastâi, Daniela Creangă (Iasi, Romania)

16:36 – 16:42 4. Persistent macular hole - surgical solutions

R. Ochiunciuc (Ploiesti, Romania)

16:42 – 16:50 5. Results of temporal flap of internal limiting membrane in large idiopathic macular holes

C. Danielescu, Ș. Margine (Iasi, Romania)

16:50 – 17:00 6. Macular hole reopening – an unexpected event

D. C. Brănișteanu, Ioana Jolobceastâi, Mădălina Zorilă-Timofte, Daniela Creangă (Iasi, Romania)

17:00 – 17:08 7. Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in a myopic patient with phakic ICL-complications and solutions

R. Ochinciuc (Bacau, Romania)

17:08 – 17:16 8. Complicated cataract and recurrent retinal detachment: surgical solution

Z. Madaras, A. Ferencz, J. Szatmári, Z. Dóczi, O. Cuc Dogaru, A.Barabási, H. Chis, E. Tatar, A. Cocisiu (Tg.-Mures, Romania)

17:16 – 17:26 9. Retinal detachment in the presence of dislocated intraocular lenses or subluxation of the natural lens – different surgical approaches, case series

Ozana Moraru (Bucharest, Romania)

17:26 – 17:34 10. Anatomical and functional results after surgery for retinal detachment with multiple tears in zipper syndrome

Ozana Moraru (Bucharest, Romania)

17:34 – 17:41 11. Ocular trauma - surgical management

O. Musat, B.I. Costache, A.E. Ghita., I.E. Ionescu, M. Mihai, I. Ionas, A.M. Marinescu, C. Vrinceanu, Ioana Stella Popescu (Bucharest, Romania)

17:41 – 17:56 12. Outcome and Technique of Multilayer ILM Flap for Different Types of Macular Holes

K. El-Rakawy (Cairo, Egypt)

17:56 – 18:00 Conclusions on papers 1 - 12

18:00 – 19:00 EVENING SIFINNOVATIONS SYMPOSIUM,

organised by OFTAPHARMA ROMANIA, a SIFI Italy Company

  • theme: „Ultimate Vision: Mastering Sight With Wavefront Engineering and Innovative Ocular Surface Management”

SPEAKERS: Prof. Rita Mencucci, MD (Florance, Italy)

Ivan Gabric, MD (Zagreb, Croatia)

Dana Preoteasa, MD (Craiova, Romania)

Dorin Nicula, MD (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4th, 2024 International Conference Center "Casino" Ferdinand Hall

08:00 – 09:30 INTERACTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE

Powered by KEMBLIMED Company

  • Theme: „Ultrasound and UBM Quantel course"

                                    SPEAKER: Prof. Biljana Kuzmanovic Elabjer, MD (Zagreb, Croatia)

09:30 – 11:30 SIFI ACADEMY – CATARACT SURGICAL PEARLS DEBATE

                                CHAIRMAN: Laura Macovei, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

                                  SPEAKERS: Liviu Bran, MD (Sibiu, Romania)

                                                      Laura Macovei, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

                                                      Cristina Mogoș, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

Oana Postolache, MD (Bacău, Romania)

                                                      Sever Șter, MD (Satu-Mare, Romania)

Filip Tarcoveanu, MD (Iași, Romania)

11:30 – 12:30 „Management of uveal melanoma – updates on diagnosis and treatment options”

Conference organised by MEDISON PHARMA-IMMUNOCORE

SPEAKERS: Gabriela Murgoi, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

Daniela Zob, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

12:30 – 14:00 LECTURES

12:30 – 13:00 1.  Uveal melanoma

Stephanie Lemaitre, MD (Lausanne, Swizerland)

13:00 – 13:30 2. “15-year experience with intra-arterial chemotherapy for

retinoblastoma”

Prof. Francis Munier, MD (Lausanne, Swizerland)

13:30 – 13:45 3. Intraocular metastases from cutaneous melanoma

Stephanie Lemaitre, MD (Lausanne, Swizerland)

13:45 – 14:00 Discussion & Q/A Session

14:00 – 15:00 LUNCH BREAK

15:00 – 19:00 CATARACT SESSION – PART II – FREE PAPERS

CHAIRMEN: Prof. Călin P. Tătaru, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

Prof. Simona D. Nicoară, MD (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

Prof. Cristina Nicula, MD (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

Alina Gheorghe, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

15:00 – 15:07 1. Dysfunctional lens syndrome

Gabriela Denisa Căileanu (Piatra Neamt, Romania)

15:07 – 15:14 2. Pre and intraoperative difficulties in patients with cataract and ankylosing

spondylitis

Maria-Monica Gavriș, Iulia-Maria Gavriș, P. Borodi (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

15:14 – 15:21 3. The most rigid pupil so far

Lorena Cioracsim (Bucharest, Romania)

15:21 – 15:28 4. Lateral chop in cataract surgery: an innovative technique for nucleus cracking

  1. Găvănescu, A. Burloiu (Bucharest, Romania)

15:28 – 15:35 5. Deep soft-shell technique fot hard cataracts

Lorena Cioracsim (Bucharest, Romania)

15:35 – 15:43 6. Biometrical surprise

T. Teodor, Ana Maria Pop (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

15:43 – 15:51 7. Postoperatively induced iatrogenic anisometropia, surgical approach (video)

Cristina Nicula, Anca Rednic, Patricia Nicula (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

15:51 – 15:58 8. Unusual anatomical particularity in a very deep-set left eye scheduled for cataract surgery

Lorena Cioracsim (Bucharest, Romania)

15:58 – 16:06 9. Improvement of surgical steps in Yamane technique

A. Găvănescu, A. Burloiu (Bucharest, Romania)

16:06 – 16:14 10. Canabrava double flange technique – initial experiences

  1. Ștefănescu-Dima, Andreea Tănasie, Cătălina Berneanu, Adelina Milotin, Carmen Mocanu (Craiova, Romania)

16:14 – 16:22 11. Subluxated artificial lens – explantation with suture of an artificial lens to the sclera

S. Ster (Satu-Mare, Romania)

16:22 – 16:30 12. Refractive intraocular lens exchange

Alina G. Gheorghe, A.M. Arghirescu, A.G. Onofrei, A. Coleasa, D. Tiran, L. Dinu, V. Enache (Bucharest, Romania)

16:30 – 16:38 13. Dislocation of the BAG-IOL-CTR complex: how not to...

A. Ștefănescu-Dima, Andreea Tănasie, Cătălina Berneanu, Adelina Milotin, Carmen Mocanu (Craiova, Romania)

16:38 – 16:48 14. Scleral fixated IOL- complications, solutions, techniques

R. Ochinciuc (Bucharest, Romania)

16:48 – 16:58 15. Patient with subluxated scleral fixated artificial lens and corneal transplant (Video)

F. Baltă, G. Balta, Sânziana Goga, D. Deleanu, Patricia Nicula, A. David, Ruxandra Boca, Naomi Faldvari, Ramona Ciurezu, Alexandra Mușat (Bucharest, Romania)

16:58 – 17:08 16. Management of traumatic lens subluxations and dislocations by pars plana vitrectomy– personal experience

Simona Delia Nicoară, Mădălina Claudia Hapca (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

17:08 – 17:18 17. Patient with subluxated lens and Asteroid Hyalosis (Video)

F. Baltă, G. Baltă, Sânziana Goga, D. Deleanu, Patricia Nicula, A. David, Ruxandra Boca, Naomi Faldvari, Ramona Ciurezu, Alexandra Mușat (Bucharest, Romania)

17:18 – 17:28 18. Unveiling the chaos on EDOF lenses

J. Alio (Alicante, Spain)

17:28 – 17:36 19. Visual and functional results with the new EDOF IOL Tecnis PureSee (video).

Cristina Ghindea, Gabriela Mirela Pînzaru, Oana Elena Teodorescu (Piatra Neamț, Romania)

17:36 – 17:46 20. Cataract surgery with accommodating intraocular lenses: a new accommodating intraocular lens: the Lumina

J. Alio (Alicante, Spain)

17:46 – 17:56 21. Congenital aniridia - cataract surgery with artificial iris implant - case presentation

P. Pintea, Ozana Moraru (Bucharest, Romania)

17:56 – 18:10 Discussions on papers 1 - 21

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4th, 2024 “Palace Hotel”Congress Center, Sinaia “George Enescu” Hall

09:30 - 11:00 INTERACTIVE COURSE FOR NURSES &

NURSES CONTEST

organised by RSO, with assistance provided by OFTAFARMA ROMANIA, a SIFI Italy Company

  1. Let's keep our eye health!

Liliana Ionescu (Sp. Clinic de Urgenta Sf. Spiridon Iasi, Romania)

  1. Keratoconus patient preparation for combined treatment procedure-laser assisted intrastromal rings and cross linking

Daniela Popa (Oculens Clinic, Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

  1. Endophthalmites management

Raluca Neagu, Iuliana Costica ((The Central Military Emergency University Hospital "Dr. Carol Davila", Bucharest)

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11:00 – 11:30 BREAK

11:30 – 13:30 ALCON Youth Workshop

14:00 – 15:00 NOON BREAK

15:00 - 16:00 INTERACTIVE COURSE

Management of ocular infections from the point of view of the infectious disease specialist

Prof. Victoria Arama, MD (Bucharest, Romania)

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5th, 2024 International Conference Center "Casino" Theatre Hall

09:30 - 11:00             INTERACTIVE COURSE FOR NURSES

organised by RSO, with assistance provided by Oftafarma ROMANIA, a SIFI Italy Company

 

  • theme “Traceability - the basic characteristic of the quality assurance system”

 

CHAIRMAN:           Augustina Ciornea, Nurse (Iasi, Romania)

 

  1. Definition;
  2. Order no. 1761, with the amendments of March 30, 2022 - Technical norms regarding cleaning, disinfection and sterilization in public and private sanitary facilities;
  3. Processing of sterilizable medical devices: collection, washing, disinfection;
  4. Evaluation of the effectiveness of processing procedures with cleaning indicators;
  5. Inspection, assembly, packaging and transport of medical devices;
  6. Application of double-adhesive labels;
  7. Methods of evaluating the performance of the sterilization process and controlling its efficiency by using indicators: physical, chemical, biological;
  8. Periodicity of the use of the latest generation indicators in the sterilization process;
  9. Biocidal products approved by the Ministry of Health used in sanitary units in cleaning, disinfection and sterilization activities;
  10. The responsibility of the medical assistant in the traceability process.

 

                        Discussion on the course theme                

 

11:00 – 11:30             BREAK

 

11:30 - 13:00             NURSES Contest

Organised by RSO, with assistance provided by Oftafarma ROMANIA, a SIFI Italy Company

 

  1. Nursing in the 20th versus 21st century

Olteanu Dorinela (Onioptic Clinic, Craiova, Romania)

  1. Prevention and control of infections in ophthalmological practice.

Diana Chelariu (,,Sf.Spiridon’’ Hospital, Iasi, Romania)

 

  1. Pediatric eye exam: why nurse matters

Alexandra Valentina Nicu (Onioptic Clinic, Craiova, Romania)

  1. The role of the nurse in performing anterior segment evaluation

Sarlotta Georgescu, Andreea Sarbu (AMA Optimex Clinic, Bucharest, Romania)

  1. Preparing and treatment of keratoconus patient by accelerated epi-off Cross-Linking

procedure

Erika Vass (Oculens Clinic, Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

  1. Clinical evaluation, patient preparation and laser settings for corneal laser refractive surgery, Femto-Lasik technique

Daniela Popa (Oculens Clinic, Cluj-Napoca, Romania)                   

Comments

14:00 – 15:00             LUNCH BREAK

 

15:00 – 16:00             INTERACTIVE COURSE

“Management of eye infections - from the perspective of the infectionist” – Part III (following 2021 & 2022 courses)

            Prof. Victoria Arama, MD, University Of Medicine “Carol Davila”Bucharest

 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5th, 2024 International Conference Center "Casino" Theatre Hall

08:00 – 11:00 "SIFI scholarship “for residents – Part I

organised by OFTAFARMA ROMANIA a SIFI Italy Company

XIXth edition

The awards are:

First and second places: Participation at the ESCRS 2025 Congress, Copenhagen, Denmark

Third and fourth places: Participation at the 28th ESCRS Winter Meeting 2025, Athens, Greece

Fifth and sixth places: Participation at the 23rd National Congress of RSO 2025, October 1-4, 2025 – Sinaia

Special price” Cosmin Stanila”: Visit to SIFI Factory in Catania, July 2025

Participants: residents training in ophthalmology in Romanian clinics.

Type of paper:

•case presentation, PowerPoint format; length of presentation – 8 minutes

•the usual structure of case presentation

•subject – no restrictions

Structure of case presentation:

 

  1. Patient data: 
  • name (initials)
  • age, gender, occupation, work and life conditions
  • Reasons for going to hospital
  • Case history
  • Personal antecedents:
  • physiological
  • pathological
  • Hereditary antecedents
  1. General clinical exam 
  • BP, pulse etc.
  • Ocular exam
  • VA, IOP
  • anterior pole
  • posterior pole
  1. Paraclinical investigations: 
  • general lab exams
  • ocular: VF etc.
  1. Positive diagnosis: 
  • main (reason for seeing the doctor)
  • secondary – ocular
  • possibly general (if linked to the main condition)

Positive diagnosis should be supported by arguments:

  • subjective
  • objective
  • paraclinical investigations
  1. Differential diagnosis
  • disease specific
  • possibly according to symptoms and signs
  • etiologic

It should be justified with pros and cons.

  1. Evolution: 
            • without treatment
            • with treatment
  • Complications
  1. Treatment 
  • Etiologic |  general |  medical
  • pathogenic |  local |  surgical
  • symptomatic |
  1. Prognostic 
  • vital (if applicable) | immediate
  • ocular function | late

Prognostic is set according to evolution and complications

  • Recommendations for returning to work and / or improvement of life conditions
  1. Case peculiarities (if applicable)

  

The presentation will be assessed according to: general structure, case originality, diagnosis difficulties, chosen therapeutic solution, case relevance.

The participants are asked to send their papers in PowerPoint format, both in romanian and english, to the email addresses concurs@sifi.ro and daniel.dumanescu@sifigroup.com, with the subject „Prezentare caz Bursa SIFI” until September 22nd, 2024. Please follow these instructions exactly – send messages only with the specified subject, to both email addresses!

The works will be presented in plenary on the occasion of the special session for residents "SIFI Scholarship" within the 22nd National Congress with international participation of the SRO, October 2 - 5, 2024.

Special session: Saturday, OCTOBER 5th, 2024, 08:00, Theatre Hall, International Conference Center „Casino”.

During the special session the Contest Jury will designate the winners.

The winners of places 1 – 6 will be designated by the Contest Commettee.

The winner of the special prise „Cosmin Stanila”will be choosed, by the SiFi Company, from the study cases that include the use of SiFi products in the treatment process.

All residents training in ophthalmology who sent their papers and who would be present at the special session ”SIFI Scholarship” would receive from SIFI an ophthalmology book in English.

The 19th edition of Bursa SIFI is open to all residents training in ophthalmology in Romanian clinics, except for the winners of previous editions.

We`re looking forward to receiving your papers.

SUCCESS!

11:00 – 11:30 COFFEE BREAK

11:00 – 14:00 "SIFI scholarship” for residents – Part II

organised by OFTAFARMA ROMANIA a SIFI Italy Company

XIXth edition

14:00 – 15:30 CLOSING CEREMONY

AWARDING CEREMONY FOR RESIDENTS

FINAL CONCLUSIONS