Organisers & Contacts
ESASO Organising Committee
| President of the ESASO Foundation | Giuseppe Guarnaccia, Italy |
| Vice President of the ESASO Foundation Board | Borja Corcostegui, Spain |
| Member of the ESASO Foundation Board | Francesco Bandello, Italy |
Scientific Committee
| Chairman | Francesco Bandello, Italy |
| Co-Chairs | Neil M. Bressler, USA Name TBA, Turkey |
| Coordinators | Maurizio Battaglia-Parodi, Italy Bruno Falcomatà, Italy |
ESASO Congress Contacts
| ESASO / ORGANISER | c/o Università della Svizzera italiana Via Lambertenghi 10 A 6904 Lugano, Switzerland |
| General Manager ESASO | Gabriella Skala, Switzerland gabriella.skala@esaso.org Tel. +41 76 300 9000 |
| Scientific Committee Coordinator | Bruno Falcomatà bruno.falcomata@esaso.org Tel. +39 (333) 31 35 566 Maurizio Battaglia-Parodi battagliaparodi.maurizio@esaso.org Tel. +39 (340) 855 9739 |
| Scientific Secretariat | Shetal Gudka, Helen Cox scientific.secretariat@esaso.org shetal.gudka@esaso.org helen.cox@esaso.org Tel. +44 208 326 3121 |
| Logistics and Travel Management | Luisa Marques, Isabel Oliveira congress@esaso.org luisa.marques@esaso.org isabel.oliveira@esaso.org Tel. + 351 214 159 900 |
Scientific Programme
13-15 November 2014, Istanbul, Turkey
Scientific Committee
Chair: Francesco Bandello ITALY
Co-chairs: Neil M. Bressler USA, Bora Eldem TURKEY, Emin Özmert TURKEY
Co-ordinators: Bruno Falcomata ITALY, Maurizio Battaglia-Parodi ITALY
This year, the Scientific Committee have developed a dynamic and innovative scientific programme. The various formats of the sessions promise to optimise delegate learning and guarantee maximum faculty interaction. The international faculty come from leading institutions around the globe and will focus on discussing real-world cases and clinical outcomes.
| Day 1 will bring together more than 280 submitted abstracts with posters, rapid-fire presentations and Young Ophthalmologist Abstract Awards. The abstract session will set the tone for our meeting and remind us all about the clinical work and research underway across the retina community. | Day 2 will include four of the main plenary sessions and will provide first insights into some of the new sessions including Lectio Magistralis keynote lectures, the ESASO style debates and the additional option of MasterClass sessions. The Retinamour clinical case discussion (medical) will draw together the themes and challenges into a practical and interactive discussion to close the day. | Day 3 will open with the ESASO Graduation Awards and two further plenary sessions touching on surgical management and concluding with a further Retinamour clinical case discussion (focusing on surgical) to close the meeting. |
Overview
– 2 Lectio Magistralis (keynote lectures)
– 2 Retinamour clinical case discussions (medical & surgical)
– 23 plenary presentations
– 11 keypad case presentations
– 3 ESASO style debates
– 6 ESASO MasterClasses (sessions concurrent: delegates to attend one session)
– Rapid-fire presentations
Abstracts
– Accepted across eight categories associated with the retina
– All accepted abstracts will be published in a special edition Ophthalamologica supplement
– Selected abstracts have been invited for rapid-fire presentation
Rewarding achievement
– ESASO Poster Awards
– Young Ophthalmologist Awards
– 5th ESASO Graduation Ceremony
– XOVA Awards
E-Congress 2014
Friday, 14 November 2014, Istanbul, Turkey
Saturday, 15 November 2014, Istanbul, Turkey
| ESASO Graduation Ceremony ESASO Fellowship Programme |
Presenters: Francesco Bandello, Italy Bruno Falcomatà, Italy Maurizio Battaglia-Parodi, Italy Borja Corcóstegui, Spain Giuseppe Guarnaccia, Italy |
| Lectio Magistralis: Gene Therapy vs. Cell Therapy for Retinal Degenerative Disease | Marco Zarbin, USA |
| SESSION 5 AMD |
Chairs: Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth, Austria |
| Management of CNV | Bora Eldem, Turkey |
| Can OCT morphology predict treatment outcomes in AMD? | Gisèle Soubrane, France |
| AMD clinical trials update | Jordi Monés, Spain |
| Anti-VEGF therapy in ‘real-life’ clinical practice | Rufino Silva, Portugal |
| Ranibizumab in clinical practice: The LUMINOUS global observational study | Christopher Brand, UK |
| Shifting of anti-VEGF molecules | Marco Zarbin, USA |
| Anti-PDGF for AMD | Donald D’Amico, USA |
| Atrophy for anti-VEGF treatment: Local risk factors and clinical data | Frank Holz, Germany |
| ESASO-Style Debate | Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth, Austria |
| Is aflibercept more durable than other therapeutic agents? | Marco Zarbin, USA |
| SESSION 6 Vitreomacular Disorders |
Chairs: Antonio Capone, USA Borja Corcóstegui, Spain |
| Diagnostic definition of symptomatic vitreomacular adhesion | Claudio Azzolini, Italy |
| Enzymatic vitreolysis: the efficacy and the limits of ocriplasmin | Anselm Kampik, Germany |
| Classification of epiretinal membranes | Emin Özmert, Turkey |
| Pearls, tricks and dyes for a good visualization of epiretinal membranes | A. Nikolakopoulos, Greece |
| Vitreomacular adhesion and anti-VEGF treatment | Paolo Lanzetta, Italy |
| Winning poster presentation | Francesco Bandello, Italy Borja Corcóstegui, Spain |
| Ranibizumab in diabetic macular edema: a review of arterial thromboembolic events in long-term controlled clinical trials | Focke Ziemssen, Germany |
| Retinamour Clinical Case Discussion (Surgical) | Chair: Donald D’Amico, USA Panel: Claudio Azzolini, Italy Antonio Capone, USA Borja Corcóstegui, Spain José García-Arumí, Spain Anselm Kampik, Germany Paolo Lanzetta, Italy Anat Loewenstein, Israel A. Nikolakopoulos, Greece Emin Özmert, Turkey Gisèle Soubrane, France Marco Zarbin, USA |
| Case 1 – Foveoschisis in High Myopia | Anselm Kampik, Germany |
| Case 2 – Enzymatic Vitreolysis with Ocriplasmin: First Experiences In Portugal | João Pedro Marques, Portugal |
| Case 3 – Radial Maculotomy for Traumatic Macular Hole Case 4 – Subretinal Neovascular Membrane Removal in a Young Patient |
Antonio Capone, USA |
| Case 5 – Medical and Surgical Management of FEVR | Borja Corcóstegui, Spain |
| Case 6 – Endoscopic-assisted Vitreoretinal Surgery | Emin Özmert, Turkey |
| Case 7 – Small Gange Lens Removal Technique | A. Nikolakopoulos, Greece |
| Case 8 – Inverted Flap Technique for Myopıc Macular Hole Case 9 – Recurrent Severe PVR: Staınıng and PFCL |
Jose García-Arumi, Spain |
| Close of Meeting | Francesco Bandello, Italy |
CME Survey
Satisfaction Survey & Certificate of Attendance
The 14th ESASO Retina Academy 2014 has been granted 9 European CME Credits by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME).
In order to claim these credits please access the survey, using your personal code printed on your congress badge.
Awards
Poster Award Winners
1st Place: Focke Ziemssen
Title: Ranibizumab in Diabetic Macular Edema: A review of arterial thromboembolic events in long-term
controlled clinical trials” (Go to Abstract 156)
Affiliation: Centre for Ophthalmology, Eberhard-Karl-University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
2nd Place (joint): Sebastian Waldstein
Title: Predictive importance of retinal morphology on the best-corrected visual acuity outcomes of
different Ranibizumab treatment regimens for neovascular age-related macular degeneration” (Go to Abstract 162)
Affilitation: Christian-Doppler-Laboratory for Ophthalmic Image Analysis, Vienna Reading Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Vienna, Austria
2nd Place (joint): Lars-Olof Hattenbach
Title: Efficacy and safety of 0.5 mg Ranibizumab administered as intravitreal injections PRN compared
with intravitreal implant containing 0.7 mg Dexamethasone in patients with branch Retinal Vein
Occlusion over 6 months: The COMRADE-B Study” (Go to Abstract 163)
Affiliation: Klinikum Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Germany
Young Ophthalmologist
Sibel Aksoy
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul
Mine Ozturk
Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Istanbul
Emine Esra Karaca
Sorgun State Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Yozgat
XOVA
(eXcellence in Ophthalmology Vision Award)
Each year, three or more projects are awarded funding, in the form of a grant, to medical specialists who have devised non-profit, sustainable initiatives that are expected to have a significant positive impact on unmet needs in the field of ophthalmology and optometry. Winning initiatives are selected by the XOVA committee, which comprises over 30 esteemed international experts in eye health.
The winners of the XOVA Award 2014:
Hyong Kwon Kang
Myanmar Eye Care Project in partnership with the RANZCO Eye Foundation, Australia (for a project based in Myanmar)
Uday Gajiwala
Divyajyoti Trust, India (for a project based in India)
Elizabeth Kishiki
Kilimanjaro Centre for Community Ophthalmology, Tanzania (for a project based in Tanzania and Eastern Uganda)
Demissie Tadesse
Sight for Souls, USA (for a project based in Ethiopia)
Clare Inkster
VISION 2020 LINK Programme at the International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
For more information on the XOVA programme, including details on past XOVA winners and how to apply for the award, please visit the XOVA website at www.xovaprogram.org
XOVA is fully sponsored by Novartis Pharma and Alcon, and led by medical specialists in the field of eye care.
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