General Informations LOCATION OF THE CONGRESS Congress Centre Hall, “Palace Casino“and Congress Centre Hall, “New Montana” Hotel, Sinaia. REGISTRATION Registration Centre for the participants will be opened in the lobby of the „New Montana” Hotel as follows: Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 13.00 - 19.30 hours Thursday, October 1st, 2009 07.00 - 12.00 hours 16.00 - 18.00 hours nd Friday, October 2 , 2009 07.30 - 09.00 hours 12.00 - 11.00 hours rd Saturday, October 3 , 2009 08.00 - 09.00 hours The organisers will provide the Congress maps only for participants registered until September 1st, 2009. GUIDELINES *The participants with presentations included in the program are kindly requested to submit the electronic version of the presentation, to the Scientific Committee, 24 hours before the scheduled time for each paper, in order to respect the Congress timetable. *Speaking time: 6 - 8 minutes for free papers 3 minutes for posters 8 - 10 minutes for video tapes 15 - 20 minutes for lectures 60 - 120 minutes for courses or satellite symposia *The lectures will be presented on CD, DVD or memory stick (Windows 2007). *The video tapes VHS or DVD will be in PAL system. *The lectures will be presented in English or French. *The audio-video materials will be collected back on the same day, at the end of the scientific program. *The Office of Scientific Committee of the Congress, placed in the lobby of the Congress Centre Hall, „New Montana„ Hotel will be opened as follows: Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 10.00 - 14.00 hours 14.30 - 19.00 hours st Thursday, October 1 , 2009 08.30 - 13.30 hours 15.00 - 19.30 hours nd Friday, October 2 , 2009 08.30 - 13.30 hours 15.00 - 19.30 hours rd Saturday, October 3 , 2009 08.30 - 13.30 hours *The Office of Scientific Committee of the Congress, placed in the Congress Centre „Palace Casino”, will be opened as follows: Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 10.00 - 14.00 hours 14.30 - 19.00 hours st Thursday, October 1 , 2009 07.30 - 13.30 hours 14.30 - 19.30 hours nd Friday, October 2 , 2009 08.00 - 13.30 hours 14.30 - 19.30 hours rd Saturday, October 3 , 2009 08.30 - 13.30 hours ACCOMMODATION All the participants who do not have accommodation booked yet are requested to contact the Registration Centre, in the lobby of the „New Montana” Hotel. OPENING CEREMONY AND WELCOME RECEPTION Offered by the organisers, on Wednesday, September 30th, 2009, in the evening beginning at 20.00 hours in the „Mirror Hall” and „Oval Hall” at the „Palace” Casino Sinaia. DANCING PARTY Organised at the „City Pride” (in the „New Montana” Hotel), October 1st, 2009, in the evening, beginning at 22.00 hours; the invitations (amount of 24 RON each) will be offered by MSD Ophthalmics Company, at the entrance in the Hotel. COCKTAIL Offered by organisers and Allergan Company, in the evening, Friday, October 2nd, 2009, beginning at 21.00 hours, in the Hall of the „New Montana” Hotel, Sinaia. COFFE BREAK Offered by the organisers in the „Mirror Hall” at the „Palace Casino” Congress Center: on October 1st, between 11.30 - 12.00 on October 2nd, between 11.30 - 12.00 on October 3rd, between 10.30 - 11.00 LUNCH SYMPOSIUM Organised by Allergan Company, at the „New Montana” Hotel Congress Centre: Thursday, October 1st, 2009 12.30 - 13.30 hours nd Friday, October 2 , 2009 12.30 - 13.30 hours AWARDS On Saturday, October 3 , 2009, 14.45 hours, Alcon Company will award three prizes for the residents’ contest session: First Prize - WOC Congress, 5-9 June 2010, Berlin Second Prize - ESCRS Congress, 4-8 September 2010, Paris Third Prize - SFO Congress, 8-11 May 2010, Paris rd On Saturday, October 3rd, 2009, 14.50 hours, SIFI Company will award „SIFI scholarships” for residents. First Prize -ophthalmic surgery course, in The Ophthalmology Clinic of Pisa University; Head of the Clinic: Professor Marco Nardi Second Prize Third Prize Fourth Prize -interactive course - „4th EGS European Residents Glaucoma Course”, organised by EGS, January 2010, Geneva, Switzerland On Saturday, October 3rd, 2009, 14.55 hours, Pfizer Company will award the best topics on glaucoma, to one young ophthalmologist. Saturday, October 3rd, 2009, 15.00 hours, MSD Ophthalmics Company will award 10 residents in ophthalmology (maximum 2 of the same clinic, after the voting); the awards consist in the annual amount of the Young Ophthalmologist in Training at AAO. (other benefits: on line subscription at 4 of the best ophthalmic revues, free registration at the annual meeting of the AAO). The winners will be established through secret voting collected at the MSD Ophthalmics stand. INTERNET POINT During the congress, in the exhibition Hall, at the MSD Ophthalmics Company stand; free access. Romanian/ English/ French CONGRESS LANGUAGES BADGES *guests *participants *organisers *exhibitors Your personal badge is your entrance ticket to all sessions and exhibitions. Please wear it all the time during the congress. OVERVIEW PROGRAM WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 th, 2009 BIG CONFERENCE HALL „NEW MONTANA” HOTEL 14.00 - 15.00 Interactive course -theme:”Difficult cases in anterior ocular segment surgery” CHAIRMAN: Dr. Rado Gabor (Budapest, Hungary) 15.00 - 15.15 Opening festivity of „Eye Institute Medsystem” Oradea AUTHOR: Dr. Rado Gabor (Budapest, Hungary) 15.15 - 16.15 Interactive course -theme: „Iris reconstruction – from iris suture to artificial iris” CHAIRMAN: Dr. Gabor B. Scharioth (Recklinghausen, Germany) 16.15 - 17.45 Cataract – free papers I 17.45 - 18.45 Interactive symposium organised by Pfizer Company -theme: „Monitoring and management in glaucoma progression” OVERVIEW PROGRAM THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 st, 2009 BIG CONFERENCE HALL „PALACE CASINO” CONGRESS CENTER 07.30 - 11.30 „Cataract surgery” – live transmission, organised by Alcon Company 11.30 - 12.00 Coffee break. Exhibition visit 12.00 - 14.00 Interactive symposium organised by Alcon Company -theme: „Main factors in IOP control in POAG” 14.00 - 15.00 Lunch break 15.00 - 16.00 Conference organised by Alcon Company -lecture by Dr. David Allen (USA) 16.00 - 18.30 Cataract – free papers II 18.30 - 19.30 Symposium organised by Unimed Pharma Company -theme: „Modern therapy in open angle glaucoma treatment” OVERVIEW PROGRAM THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 st, 2009 BIG CONFERENCE HALL „NEW MONTANA” HOTEL 10.00 - 11.00 Interactive course -theme: „Surgical decision making in rhegmatogenous retinal detachment” CHAIRMAN: Prof. Dr. Khaled El-Rakhawy (Cairo, Egypt) 11.00 - 12.00 Interactive course -theme: „Combined anterior and posterior segment surgery for a visually desperate eye” CHAIRMAN: Prof. Dr. Khaled El-Rakhawy (Cairo, Egypt) 12.00 - 12.30 Coffee break. Exhibition visit 12.30 - 13.30 Interactive symposium, followed by lunch, organised by Allergan Company -theme: „Dry eye – osmolarity protection” 13.30 - 14.30 Lunch break 14.30 - 15.30 Symposium organised by ESSILOR Company -theme: „Varilux, 50 years anniversary” 15.30 - 17.30 Low vision/ Refractometry/ Contact lens - free papers 17.30 - 18.30 Symposium organised by Romger Company -theme: „Clinical results with the Schwind Total – Tech – Laser Amaris and the Pendular Microkeratome ” OVERVIEW PROGRAM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 nd, 2009 BIG CONFERENCE HALL „PALACE CASINO” CONGRESS CENTER 08.00 - 09.30 Glaucoma - free papers 09.30 - 10.30 Interactive symposium organised by KRKA Company -theme: „Neuroprotection in glaucoma” 10.30 - 11.30 Interactive symposium organised by BIOSOOFT Company, -theme: „Amino acids for ocular surface” 11.30 - 12.00 Coffee break. Exhibition visit 12.00 - 13.30 Interactive symposium organised by SIFI Company, -theme: „New concepts in the management of corneal epithelial wound healing” 13.30 - 14.00 Lunch break 14.00 - 15.00 Interactive symposium organised by FARMILA – THEA GROUP Company -theme: „Preservative free - new step in the treatment of chronic ocular diseases” 15.00 - 18.00 Cornea – free papers 18.00 - 20.00 Interactive symposium organised by MSD Company -theme: „Pro & con in glaucoma (fourth edition)” OVERVIEW PROGRAM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 nd, 2009 BIG CONFERENCE HALL OF „NEW MONTANA” HOTEL 08.30 - 09.00 Conference "Human Eye Research" – the need for international collaboration -lecture by Andrzej Grzybowski and Marek Graczynski (Poznan, Poland) 09.00 - 11.00 Neuro-ophthalmology – free papers 11.00 - 11.30 Coffee break. Exhibition visit 11.30 - 12.30 Interactive symposium organised by BAUSCH & LOMB PHARMA Company -theme: „Importance of early diagnostic and monitoring of AMD patients” 12.30 - 13.30 Interactive symposium, followed by lunch, organised by ALLERGAN Company -theme: „Progression rate – main factor in glaucoma management” 13.30 - 15.00 Lunch break 15.00 - 15.45 Orbit/ Ophthalmic Oncology - free papers 15.45 - 17.15 Paediatric Ophthalmology/ Strabismus - free papers 17.15 - 18.15 Romanian Society of Paediatric Ophthalmology Assembly OVERVIEW PROGRAM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 nd, 2009 SMALL CONFERENCE HALL „NEW MONTANA” HOTEL RESIDENTS’ CONTEST SESSION 09.00 - 11.00 Free papers I 11.00 - 11.30 Coffee break 11.30 - 13.00 Free papers II FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 nd, 2009 SMALL CONFERENCE HALL „NEW MONTANA” HOTEL NURSES’ CONTEST SESSION 14.00 - 16.00 Free papers OVERVIEW PROGRAM SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 rd, 2009 BIG CONFERENCE HALL „PALACE CASINO” CONGRESS CENTER 08.30 - 09.00 Course -theme: „Transconjunctival sutureless 25 G vitrectomy – the gold standard?!” CHAIRMAN: Dr. Gabor B. Scharioth (Recklinghausen, Germany) 09.00 - 10.30 Retina I - free papers 10.30 - 11.00 Coffee break. Exhibition visit 11.00 - 14.45 Retina II - free papers 14.45 - 15.00 Closing Ceremony Awards SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 rd, 2009 SMALL CONFERENCE HALL „NEW MONTANA” HOTEL „SIFI SCHOLARSHIPS” CONTEST FOR THE RESIDENTS 09.00 - 13.00 Ten clinical cases - free papers PROGRAM WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 th, 2009 BIG CONFERENCE HALL „NEW MONTANA” HOTEL 14.00 - 15.00 Interactive course -theme:”Difficult cases in anterior ocular segment surgery” CHAIRMAN: Dr. Rado Gabor (Budapest, Hungary) 15.00 - 15.15 Opening festivity of „Eye Institute Medsystem” Oradea First steps in organising this clinic. AUTHOR: Dr. Rado Gabor (Budapest, Hungary) 15.15 - 16.15 Interactive course -theme: „Iris reconstruction – from iris suture to artificial iris” CHAIRMAN: Dr. Gabor B. Scharioth (Recklinghausen, Germany) 16.15 - 17.45 Cataract - free papers I CHAIRMEN: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Karin Horvath (Tg. Mures) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mircea Vasile Filip (Bucharest) Dr. Ozana Moraru (Bucharest) 16.15 - 16.23 16.23 - 16.33 16.33 - 16.41 16.41 - 16.51 1. PATHOLOGIC AND SURGICAL CATARACT AND GLAUCOMA EVOLUTIVE POSSIBILITIES IN SCLERODERMIA – 2 SIMILAR CASES IN OPHTHALMOLOGY CLINIC SUUB Ioana Costescu, Haifa Masri, Cleopatra Ionescu, Cristina Salceanu, O. Pahontu, Claudia Duta, Jeni Catalina Miu, R. Poor (Bucharest) 2. IATROGENIC LENS PARTICLE GLAUCOMA. SURGICAL MANAGEMENT video A. Stefanescu Dima, Carmen Mocanu, Rodica Manescu, Mihaela Florescu (Craiova) 3. INTRAOPERATIVE OCULAR SIDE EFFECTS OF THE ALPHA-BLOCKERS USED IN THE TERAPY OF LOWER URINARY SYNDROMES Karin Horvath, Florina Vultur, Ludmila Katan, O. Popescu, Z. Madaras, Anda Sireteanu (Tg. Mures) 4. S.I.C.S. – ROMANIAN STYLE - video M. Ivascu, C. D. Bordeianu (Ploiesti) 16.51 - 16.59 16.59 - 17.09 17.09 - 17.17 17.17 - 17.25 17.25 - 17.33 5. CONTROL OF ASTIGMATISM DURING CATARACT SURGERY Dana Preoteasa, Felicia Iliusi, Anca Irimia (Craiova) 6. ISOMETRIC PHACOEMULSIFICATION ON FRAGILE DIATHERMIC CAPSULORHEXIS RING, IN MERIDIONAL CAPSULAR BREAK OR IN LENS SUBLUXATION – video M. Ivascu, C. D. Bordeianu (Ploiesti) 7. ACRYLISA TORIC- PERSONAL EXPERIENCE A. Filip, M. V. Filip, Magdalena Ghiulea, Carmen Dragne, Miruna Nicolae, G. Triantafyllidis (Bucharest) 8. VISUAL OUTCOMES AND WAVE FRONT ABERRATIONS IN EYES WITH DIFFRACTIVE MULTIFOCAL IOL – ReSTORE Corina Staicu, Ozana Moraru, C. Moraru (Bucharest) 9. CHOOSING BETWEEN FOUR TYPES OF MULTIFOCAL IOLS M. Filip, A. Filip, Miruna Nicolae, Carmen Dragne, Magdalena Ghiulea, G. Triantafyllidis (Bucharest) 17.33 - 17.45 Discussions on free papers 1 – 9 17.45 - 18.45 Interactive symposium organised by Pfizer Company -theme: „Monitoring and management in glaucoma progression” CHAIRMEN: Prof. Dr. Benone Carstocea (Bucharest) Prof. Dr. Hans Lemij (Rotterdam, Holand) Dr. Mihai Bisca (Bucharest) 1. Challenge in the management of glaucoma progression. Which are the structural changes (Prof. Dr. Benone Carstocea) 2. Advance technology – impact on clinical management in glaucoma; EODAT – The European Optic Disc Assessment Trial (Prof. Dr. Hans Lemij) 3. Therapeutical approach of the glaucoma patient (Dr. Mihai Bisca) PROGRAM THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 st, 2009 BIG CONFERENCE HALL „PALACE CASINO” CONGRESS CENTER 07.30 - 11.30 „Cataract surgery” – live transmission, organised by Alcon Company 11.30 - 12.00 Coffee break. Exhibition visit 12.00 - 14.00 Interactive symposium organised by Alcon Company -theme: „Main factors in IOP control in POAG” CHAIRMEN: Prof. Dr. Julian Garcia Feijoo (Madrid, Spain) Prof. Dr. Benone Carstocea (Bucharest) Prof. Dr. Dorin Chiselita (Iassy) 14.00 - 15.00 Lunch break 15.00 - 16.00 Conference organised by Alcon Company - lecture by Dr. David Allen (SUA) 16.00 - 18.30 Cataract - free papers II CHAIRMEN:Dr. Monica Gavris (Cluj-Napoca) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vlad Chercota (Timisoara) Dr. Monica Armegioiu (Bucharest) 16.00 - 16.10 16.10 - 16.20 16.20 - 16.30 10. TRAUMATIC CATARACT IN CHILDREN: ETHIOLOGY AND TREATMENT - video Monica Gavris, Diana Popa, Genoveva Olaru, L. Levai (Cluj-Napoca) 11. PAEDIATRIC TRAUMATIC CATARACT. SURGICAL MANAGEMENT video A. Stefanescu Dima, Carmen Mocanu, Doina Barascu, Mihaela Florescu (Craiova) 12. TOTAL PUPILLAR CAPTURE AND CAPSULAR FIBROSIS AFTER OPERATED CONGENITAL CATARACT - SURGICAL SOLUTION - video D. Nicula, Cristina Nicula, Carmen Prodan, Liana Iuga, L. Bran (Cluj-Napoca) 16.30 - 16.38 16.38 - 16.46 16.46 - 16.56 16.56 - 17.06 17.06 - 17.16 17.16 - 17.26 17.26 - 17.41 17.41 - 17.51 17.51 - 18.01 13. TRAUMATIC CATARACT WITH INTRACRISTALINIAN FOREIGN BODY. CLINICAL CASE Adriana Furtuna, I. D. Vasinca (Bucharest) 14. CATARACT SURGERY IN PATIENTS WITH PRE – EXISTING MACULAR DISEASES: RISKS AND BENEFITS Anca Tomi, A. Moldoveanu, Alina Bratosin (Bucharest) 15. SUGIURA SULCUS PAD ASSOCIATED TO THE PERSONAL PROCEDURE OF SULCUS SUTURE – video C. D. Bordeianu (Ploiesti) 16. ABNORMALITIES OF THE LENS POSITION. SURGICAL APPROACH video H. T. Stanca (Bucharest) 17. USE OF CAPSULOZONULAR TENSION RING (CTR) IN PSEUDOEXFOLIATIVE SYNDROME (PSX) – video V. Chercota, C. Sabau (Timisoara) 18. SUBLUXATED LENS SURGERY – video D. Chiselita, Lucia Epifanov, Alina Cantemir (Iassy) 19. INTRASCLERAL PCIOL FIXATION: THREE YEAR FOLLOW-UP G. B. Scharioth (Recklinghausen, Germany) 20. HARD, VERY HARD AND EXTREMELY HARD LENSES IN CATARACT SURGERY - video H. T. Stanca (Bucharest) 21. MORGAGNIAN CATARACT, CHALLENGE IN CATARACT SURGERY – video Monica Armegioiu, M. Zemba, Andreea Craiu, V. Beraru, Cristina Malcea, Irina Nae, Ana Lavinia Carstocea Taina, Bogdan Cucu (Bucharest) 18.01 - 18.30 Discussions on free papers 10 –21 18.30 - 19.30 Symposium organised by Unimed Pharma Company -theme: „Modern therapy in open angle glaucoma treatment” CHAIRMAN: Prof. Dr. Benone Carstocea (Bucharest) PROGRAM THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 st, 2009 BIG CONFERENCE HALL „NEW MONTANA” HOTEL 10.00 - 11.00 Interactive course -theme: „Surgical decision making in rhegmatogenous retinal detachment” -Do we need a special tamponade for inferior retinal detachment?? -Modified DACE technique for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment CHAIRMAN: Prof. Dr. Khaled El-Rakhawy (Cairo, Egypt) 11.00 - 12.00 Interactive course -theme: „Anterior and posterior combined surgery in difficult cases” CHAIRMAN: Prof. Dr. Khaled El-Rakhawy (Cairo, Egypt) 12.00 - 12.30 Coffee break. Exhibition visit 12.30 - 13.30 Interactive symposium, followed by lunch, organised by Allergan Company -theme: „Dry eye – osmolarity protection” 13.30 - 14.30 Lunch break 14.30 - 15.30 Symposium organised by ESSILOR Company -theme: „Varilux, 50 years” 15.30 - 17.30 Low vision/ Refractometry/ Contactology - free papers CHAIRMEN:Prof. Dr. Adriana Stanila (Sibiu) Dr. Dorin Nicula (Cluj-Napoca) Dr. Sorina Demea (Cluj-Napoca) 15.30 - 15.40 15.40 - 15.50 15.50 - 16.00 1. OCT – RNFL PARTICULARITIES IN MYOPIC PATIENTS Laura Hampel, Simona Sevan, H. Demea, Sorina Demea (Cluj-Napoca) 2. FRESNEL PRISMS: CLINICAL APPLICATIONS H. Demea, Sarmisa Popoviciu, Sorina Demea (Cluj-Napoca) 3. LOW VISION AIDS: DEVICES AND CLINICAL APPLICATIONS H. Demea, Sorina Demea (Cluj-Napoca) 16.00 - 16.10 16.10 - 16.20 16.20 - 16.30 16.30 - 16.40 16.40 - 16.50 16.50 - 17.00 17.00 - 17.03 17.03 - 17.13 4. THE STUDY RESULTS OF THE PROGRAM FOR PREVENTION OF AMBLYOPIA BY TREATMENT OF ANISOMETROPIA WITH CONTACT LENSES (PATRA) Diana Cormos, Maria Trus, Cristina David, Luminita Chiscaneanu, I. Costache, M. Foaltin, E. Zepezauer (Brasov) 5. SINGLE USE CONTACT LENSES FOR THE ASTIGMATIC PATIENTS I. Costache, Adriana Stanila, M. Foaltin, A. Teodoru (Sibiu) 6. FITTING MULTIFOCAL CONTACT LENSES- CLINICAL EXPERIENCE Carmen Dragne, M. V. Filip, Miruna Nicolae, A. Filip, G. Triantafyllidis, Adina Nechita (Bucharest) 7. MULTIFOCAL CONTACT LENS – ANOTHER CHOICE IN THE CORRECTION OF PRESBYOPIA Adriana Stanila, A. Teodoru, Elena Mihai, I. Costache, D. Stanila (Sibiu) 8. ARTISAN TORIC FAKIC INTRAOCULAR LENS FOR THE CORRECTION OF HIGH ASTIGMATISM Corina Staicu, Ozana Moraru, C. Moraru (Bucharest) 9. REFRACTIVE SURGERY USING PHAKIC IMPLANTS: INDICATIONS, LIMITS, PARTICULARITIES – video D. Nicula, Cristina Nicula, Carmen Prodan, Liana Iuga, L. Bran (Cluj-Napoca) 10. MANAGEMENT OF CORNEAL HEALING FOLLOWING LASEK SURGERY - poster M. V. Filip, Miruna Nicolae, A. Filip, Carmen Dragne, G. Triantafyllidis, Magdalena Ghiulea (Bucharest) 11. THE SURGICAL CORRECTION OF HIGH HYPEROPIC ASTIGMATISM USING THE ALLEGRETTO 400 Q LASER - RESULTS AFTER 6 MONTHS – video D. Nicula, Cristina Nicula, L. Bran (Cluj-Napoca) 17.13 - 17.30 Discussions on free papers 1 –11 18.30 - 19.30 Symposium organised by Romger Company -theme: „Clinical results with Schwind Total – Tech – Amaris Laser and pendular microkeratome” MODERATOR: Dr. Detlef Holland (Germania) PROGRAM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 nd, 2009 BIG CONFERENCE HALL „PALACE CASINO” CONGRESS CENTER 08.00 - 09.30 08.00 - 08.08 08.08 - 08.16 08.16 - 08.24 08.24 - 08.32 08.32 - 08.35 08.35 - 08.38 08.38 - 08.46 08.46 - 08.54 08.54 - 09.02 Glaucoma - free papers CHAIRMEN:Prof. Dr. Dorin Chiselita (Iassy) Dr. Alina Popa Cherecheanu (Bucharest) Dr. Constantin Dan Bordeianu (Ploiesti) 1. CRITICIZING THE LAST CLASSIFICATION OF GLAUCOMAS ISSUED BY THE EUROPEAN GLAUCOMA SOCIETY C. D. Bordeianu (Ploiesti) 2. NEOVASCULAR GLAUCOMA Halil Ajvazi, Ilhami Goranci, Meshqyre Brestovci (Prishtina, Kosovo UNMIK) 3. CORNEAL VISCOELASTICITY AND IOP INFLUENCE ON THE OPTIC NERVE Sorina Demea, H. Demea, Laura Hampel, Hilda Jasko (Cluj-Napoca) 4. THE ROLE OF GDxVCC IN GLAUCOMA SUSPECTS’ DIAGNOSIS M. V. Filip, Carmen Dragne, A. Filip, Miruna Nicolae, G. Triantafyllidis (Bucharest) 5. DOPPLER ULTRASONOGRAPHY IN GLAUCOMA WITH ASYMMETRIC PERIMETRIC CHANGES - poster Corina Tudor (Sibiu) 6. NORMAL TENSION GLAUCOMA- MISLEAD DIAGNOSIS. CASE PRESENTATION - poster Alina Popa Cherecheanu, Ruxandra Pascu, Madalina Chioaru, Elena Iliescu, Oana Romanitan (Bucharest) 7. THE BENEFIT OF NEUROPROTECTIVE ADJUNCTIVE VASODILATOR THERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF PRIMARY OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA D. Costin, S. Popa, C. Constantin, M. P. Bucatariu (Iassy) 8. OLOGEN™ IMPLANT AND FIBROSIS INHIBITORS IN RELAPSING GLAUCOMA AFTER ITERATIVE SURGERY: FIRST RESULTS C. D. Bordeianu (Ploiesti) 9. NONPENETRATING DEEP SCLERECTOMY IN GLAUCOMA SURGERY: BETWEEN SAFETY AND EFFICACY D. Chiselita, Irina Ilies, Alina Cantemir (Iassy) 09.02 - 09.25 Discussions on free papers 1 –9 09.30 - 10.30 Interactive symposium organised by KRKA Company -theme: „Neuroprotection in glaucoma” CHAIRMEN: Dr. Daniela Selaru (Bucharest) Dr. Cornel Stefan (Bucharest) 10.30 - 11.30 Interactive symposium organised by BIOSOOFT Company, -theme: „Amino-acids for ocular surface” CHAIRMEN: Dr. Daniela Selaru (Bucharest) Dr. Ana Roszkowska (Messina, Italy) 11.30 - 12.00 Coffee break. Exhibition visit 12.00 - 13.30 Interactive symposium organised by SIFI Company, -theme: „New concepts in the management of corneal epithelial wound healing” CHAIRMEN:Prof. Dr. Benone Carstocea (Bucharest) Prof. Dr. Dorin Chiselita (Iassy) Prof. Dr. A. Sebastiani (Ferrara, Italia) 1. Mechanisms of ocular surface repairing process (Prof. Dr. Benone Carstocea) 2. Current therapeutic options supporting corneal wound healing (Prof. Dr. Dorin Chiselita) 3. A new ophthalmic gel for post-traumatic and post-surgical wound healing (Prof. Dr. A. Sebastiani) 13.30 - 14.00 Lunch break 14.00 - 15.00 Interactive symposium organised by FARMILA – THEA GROUP Company -theme: „Preservative free - new step in the treatment of chronic ocular diseases” CHAIRMEN: Prof. Dr. Paulo Torres (Portugal) Dr. Vasile Potop (Bucharest) 15.00 - 18.00 Cornea – free papers CHAIRMEN:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Cristina Nicula (Cluj-Napoca) Prof. Dr. Mihai Pop (Bucharest) Dr. Dimitrii Dementiev (Milano, Italy) 15.00 - 15.07 15.07 - 15.14 15.14 - 15.21 1. CORNEAL HISTOENZYMATIC ASPECTS. EXPERIMENTAL STUDY Stefania Craitoiu, Elena Annabel Nitulescu, C. Olaru, Rodica Manescu (Craiova) 2. EFFICIENCY AND INDICATIONS OF TRIUM THERAPY IN DIABETIC PATIENTS: THE DIA-TRIUM STUDY Stela Giuri, Viorica Frantescu, Cristina Lehaci, M. Munteanu, Alina Muntean (Timisoara) 3. AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE IN ANTERIOR SEGMENT PATHOLOGY M. Zemba, B. Cucu, Veronica Enache, G. Furedi, Viorica Halmaci, Monica Lacusteanu, Camelia Manole, Andreea Vultur (Bucharest) 15.21 - 15.31 15.31 - 16.01 16.01 - 16.08 16.08 - 16.15 16.15 - 16.22 16.22 - 16.29 16.29 - 16.36 16.36 – 16.46 16.46 - 16.53 16.53 - 17.00 17.00 - 17.30 4. TREATMENT ON PERIPHERAL CORNEAL PERFORATION –video M. Pop, Laura Turu, Valeria Vlaicu (Bucharest) 5. COMPLEX TREATMENT OF KERATOCONUS - overview Dimitrii Dementiev, Claudio Luchini (Milano, Italy) 6. COMBINED METHODS IN KERATOCONUS TREATMENT Daniela Goicea (Bucharest) 7. A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF EARLY/ ADVANCED KERATOCONUS TREATED WITH CORNEAL COLLAGEN CROSS-LINKING Mihaela Constantin, Catalina Corbu (Bucharest) 8. OUR EXPERIENCE IN TREATING PROGRESSIVE KERATOCONUS THROUGH CROSS-LINKING THERAPY Cristina Nicula, D. Nicula, Laura Stanila, L. Bran (Cluj-Napoca) 9. HOW TO PROVE THE EFFICACY OF CORNEAL CROSS-LINKING IN KERATOCONUS PATIENTS Daniela Selaru, Robertina Radocea, Ileana Serghiescu (Bucharest) 10. USING THE KERALENS SILICON-HYDROGEL CONTACT LENS IN KERATOCONUS. CASE PRESENTATION Cristina Nicula (Cluj-Napoca) 11. INTRACORNEAL RING SEGMENTS IN KERATOCONUS - 1 YEAR POST SURGERY RESULTS – video T. Tomi, Ioana Rusu, C. Rosca (Cluj-Napoca) 12. CORNEAL COLLAGEN CROSS-LINKING - THERAPEUTIC METHOD IN BULLOUS KERATOPATHY Catalina Corbu, Mihaela Constantin, Raluca Iancu (Bucharest) 13. CORNEAL ULCER WITH HYPOPION ON CORNEAL GRAFT. CASE PRESENTATION Cristina Nicula, L. Bran, D. Nicula (Cluj-Napoca) 14. ALCON CONFERENCE – CORNEAL PATHOLOGY 17.30 - 17.55 Discussions on free papers 1 –14 Interactive symposium organised by MSD Company -theme: „Pro & con in glaucoma (fourth edition)” 1. Are modern imagistic techniques (HRT, OCT, GDx) essential tools in the management of glaucoma patients? 18.00 - 20.00 PRO CONTRA -Dr. Alina Popa Cherecheanu -Assoc. Prof. Dr. Cristina Stan (Bucharest) (Cluj-Napoca) 2. There is no evidence of visual field preservation for antiglaucoma medication PRO CONTRA -Dr. Vasile Potop -Dr. Mihai Bisca (Bucharest) (Bucharest) 3. There are marked differences among the prostaglandin analogues PRO CONTRA -Prof. Dr. Mihai Calugaru -Prof. Dr. Dorin Chiselita (Cluj-Napoca) (Iassy) 4. In taking therapeutic decisions, the medical criteria weighs more than the "nonmedical" ones. PRO CONTRA -Dr. Cornel Stefan -Prof. Dr. Benone Carstocea Tele-voting inputs before and after each paired lectures. (Bucharest) (Bucharest) PROGRAM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 nd, 2009 BIG CONFERENCE HALL OF „NEW MONTANA” HOTEL 08.30 - 09.00 Conference "Human Eye Research" – the need for international collaboration -lecture by Andrzej Grzybowski and Marek Graczynski (Poznan, Poland) 09.00 - 11.00 09.00 - 09.10 09.10 - 09.13 09.13 - 09.23 09.23 - 09.33 09.33 - 09.43 09.43 - 09.53 09.53 - 10.03 10.03 - 10.13 10.13 - 10.23 10.23 - 10.33 10.33 - 10.43 Neuro-ophthalmology – free papers CHAIRMEN:Dr. Tatiana Rosca (Bucharest) Dr. Bianca Szabo (Cluj-Napoca) Dr. Ligia Onisim (Bucharest) 1. HRT- STRUCTURAL BIOMARKER IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Liliana Voinea, Simona Petrescu, Aida Panca, Ruxandra Pascu, Sanziana Gradinaru, Ana-Maria Dascalu, C. Mitulescu, R. Ciuluvica (Bucharest) 2. ROLE OF COLOUR DOPPLER IMAGING DISCRIMINATING ORBITAL CAVERNOUS HEMANGIOMA AND SCHWANOMA - poster Silviana Nina Jianu, D. C. Jianu (Timisoara) 3. NEUROFIBROMATOSIS AND ASSOCIATED TUMORS. CASE REPORT Bianca Szabo, I. Szabo, Oana Teodorescu, Roxana Belicioiu (Cluj-Napoca) 4. IRREVERSIBLE AXIAL EXOFTALMIA. CASE REPORT Bianca Szabo, I. Szabo, Oana Teodorescu, Roxana Belicioiu (Cluj-Napoca) 5. UNILATERAL PAPILLARY PALLOR IN A PREGNANT WOMAN. CASE REPORT Ligia Onisim, Ligia Tataranu, V. Ciubotaru (Bucharest) 6. SUPRASELLAR TUMOUR – CASE REPORT Cristina Maki, Julia Vig, B. Gherman (Tg. Mures) 7. THE CYST OR THE MENINGIOMA WAS RESPONSIBLE? Tatiana Rosca, D. Psatta (Bucharest) 8. PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI STARTING AS A CHIASMAL SYNDROME. CASE REPORT Ligia Onisim, Ligia Tataranu, V. Ciubotaru (Bucharest) 9. NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA: FOLLOW-UP REPORT Bianca Szabo, I. Szabo, Letitia Palaghita Banias, S. Sfrangeu (Cluj-Napoca) 10. WHAT HAPPENS IN INFECTIOUS OPTIC NEURITIS? Tatiana Rosca, D. Psatta, Valentina Uscatescu, M. Ghervan Gogoasa (Bucharest) Ioana Venusa Mihu, Carmen Barbu (Hunedoara) 11. INTRAORBITAL PENETRATING AND RETAINED FOREIGN BODIES I. Szabo, Bianca Szabo, Carmen Dumitras (Cluj-Napoca) 10.43 - 11.00 Discussions on free papers 1 –11 11.00 - 11.30 Coffee break. Exhibition visit 11.30 - 12.30 Interactive symposium organised by BAUSCH & LOMB PHARMA Company -theme: „Importance of early diagnosis and monitoring of patients with age related macular degeneration” CHAIRMAN: Prof. Dr. Danut Costin (Iassy) 1. Importance of risk factors identification in ARMD treatment Theoretic basis - Prof. Dr. Danut Costin (Iassy) Clinical results - Dr. Luncasu (Iassy) 2. Diagnosis methods VF, topography, pachymetry, pigment analysis, echography - Dr. P. Bucatariu (Iassy) OCT - Dr. Daniel Branisteanu (Iassy) 3. Treatment in ARMD Medical/ prevention - Prof. Dr. Danut Costin (Iassy) Laser - Dr. Daniel Branisteanu (Iassy) 4. Importance of prevention in ARMD - Dr. Dana Ajitaritei (Bucharest) 12.30 - 13.30 Interactive symposium, followed by lunch, organised by ALLERGAN Company -theme: „Progression rate – main factor in glaucoma management” 13.30 - 15.00 Lunch break 15.00 - 15.45 Orbit/ Ophthalmic Oncology - free papers CHAIRMEN:Prof. Dr. Marie Jeanne-Koos (Timisoara) Prof. Dr. Liliana Voinea (Bucharest) Dr. Daniela Cioplean (Bucharest) 15.00 - 15.10 15.10 - 15.20 15.20 - 15.30 1. ORBITAL PATHOLOGY – EMERGENCY ROOM PRESENTATIONS E. Ungureanu, Sanziana Gradinaru, Madalina Totir, M. Ghita, R. Ciuluvica, A. Milea, Liliana Voinea (Bucharest) 2. RESULTS IN LACRIMAL BICANALICULAR INTUBATION WITH THE RITLENG SYSTEM IN RECURRENT NASOLACRIMAL DUCT OBSTRUCTION AND CANALICULAR STENOSIS Daniela Cioplean, Gabriela Birlea, Mihaela Dragomir, Irina Velcea (Bucharest) 3. NEGLECTED INTRAOCULAR TUMOR – CASE REPORT Silvia Chiotoroiu, I. Stefaniu (Bucharest) 15.30 - 15.33 15.33 - 15.36 4. IMAGISTIC INVESTIGATIONS FOR A CHOROID TUMORAL MASS RESEMBLING A CHOROIDAL MELANOMA - poster Andreea Tecuceanu, Ruxandra Simionescu, Alexandra Vrapciu, Ana Maria Dascalu, Dana Simina Soare, Liliana Voinea (Bucharest) 5. LIMITED CHOROIDAL HEMANGIOMA. CASE REPORT - poster Marie-Jeanne Koos, Cristiana Lehaci, Florina Stoica (Timisoara) 15.36 - 15.45 Discussions on free papers 1 –5 15.45 - 17.15 Paediatric Ophthalmology/ Strabismus - free papers CHAIRMEN:Prof. Dr. Cristina Vladutiu (Cluj-Napoca) Dr. Luminita Teodorescu (Bucharest) Dr. Gordana Stancović Babić (Nis, Serbia) 15.45 - 15.55 15.55 - 16.05 16.05 - 16.15 16.15 - 16.25 16.25 - 16.35 16.35 - 16.45 16.45 - 16.55 1. DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH A RED EYE Gordana Stancović Babić, S. Cekic (Nis, Serbia), Aurora Gajta (Vrsac, Serbia) 2. CHILDREN WITH MARFAN SYNDROME - TEAM EXAMINATION. CASE REPORT Aurora Gajta (Vrsac, Serbia), Gordana Stancović Babić (Nis, Serbia), J. Graure(Vrsac, Serbia), Vioara Zeana(Vrsac, Serbia), Borislava Muncan (Bela Crkva,Serbia) 3.TRAUMATIC STRABISMUSAPPROACH AND TREATMENT DIFFICULTIES Daniela Cioplean, Gabriela Birlea, Luminita Teodorescu (Bucharest) 4. UNUSUAL SURGICAL PROCEDURE FOR ESOTROPIA CORRECTION IN HIGH MYOPIA Cristina Vladutiu, Stanca Rus (Cluj-Napoca) 5. OBLIQUE MUSCLES SURGERY - A CHALLENGE? Andreea Ciubotaru, Viorica Madalina Cojocaru, Livia Sram, Ioana Stancu, C. Ciubotaru (Bucharest) 6. EFFECT OF GRADED ANTERIOR TRANSPOSITION (AT) OF THE INFERIOR OBLIQUE MUSCLE (OI) IN PATIENTS WITH DEVIATED VERTICAL DEVIATION (DVD) Luminita Teodorescu, Irina Velcea, Violeta Pruna, Oana Andrei (Bucharest) 7. SELECTIVE SURGERY IN IVTH NERVE PALSY Cristina Vladutiu, Stanca Rus (Cluj-Napoca) 16.55 - 17.15 Discussions on free papers 1 –7 17.15 - 18.15 Romanian Society of Paediatric Ophthalmology Assembly PROGRAM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 nd, 2009 SMALL CONFERENCE HALL „NEW MONTANA” HOTEL RESIDENTS’ CONTEST SESSION 09.00 - 11.00 Free papers I 1. CLINICAL STUDY OF OCULAR DAMAGE IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS Costin Mitulescu - resident, Department of Ophthalmology, “Carol Davila“ Central Military Emergency Hospital Bucharest 2. POSNER-SCHLOSSMAN SYNDROME. CASE REPORT Anamaria Chirica - resident, Ophthalmology Clinic, U. M. F. Cluj-Napoca 3. HIGH HYPEROPIA - HIOP - CYSTOID MACULAR EDEMA. CASE REPORT Sarmisa Popoviciu - resident, Ophthalmology Clinic, U. M. F. Cluj-Napoca 4. THE LEADING ROLE OF PENTACAM IN REFRACTIVE SURGERY Liana Iuga - resident, Optilens Clinic, Cluj-Napoca 5. MANAGEMENT OF CATARACT PATIENTS WHO PREVIOUSLY UNDERWENT LASER CORNEAL REFRACTIVE SURGERY Liviu Bran - resident, Department of Ophthalmology, “Constantin Papilian“Military Emergency Hospital Cluj-Napoca 6. ENDOTHELIAL EFFECTS OF PHACOEMULSIFICATION USING TORSIONAL ULTRASOUND COMPARED TO LONGITUDINAL ULTRASOUND Zoltan Madaras - resident, Department of Ophthalmology, U. M. F. Tg. Mures 7. THE CAPSULORRHEXIS, A RESIDENT EXPERIENCE - MEANS OF ACCOMPLISHMENT, DIFFICULTIES Ioana Ruxandra Rusu - resident, Ophthalmology Clinic, U. M. F. Cluj-Napoca 11.00 - 11.30 Coffee break 11.30 - 13.00 Free papers II 8. CATARACT SURGERY- EXPERIENCE OF A 4TH YEAR RESIDENT DOCTOR Elvira Cojocaru - resident, Department of Ophthalmology, “Constantin Papilian“Military Emergency Hospital Cluj-Napoca 9. DIABETES – THE MENACE WITHIN – THE INFLUENCE OF DIABETES OVER REFRACTION AND ITS COMPONENTS Andreea Madalina Craiu - resident, Department of Ophthalmology, “Carol Davila“Central Military Emergency Hospital Bucharest 10. MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE PHOTOCOAGULANT TREATMENT OF DIABETIC RETINOPATHY Andras Albert - resident, Department of Ophthalmology, U. M. F. Tg. Mures 11. YES OR NO: GOLDMANN APPLANATION TONOMETRY AND DYNAMIC CONTUR TONOMETRY (PASCAL TONOMETRY) Diana Melinte Dumitrica - resident, Department of Ophthalmology, “Carol Davila “Central Military Emergency Hospital Bucharest 12. CONTRIBUTION OF OCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY IN MANAGING GLAUCOMA PROGRESSION Ileana Serghiescu - resident, Department of Ophthalmology, “Carol Davila“Central Military Emergency Hospital Bucharest 13. CORNEAL TRANSPLANT - LUXURY OR NECESSITY? Ivan Bivolaru - resident, Department of Ophthalmology, “Carol Davila“Central Military Emergency Hospital Bucharest FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 nd, 2009 SMALL CONFERENCE HALL „NEW MONTANA” HOTEL NURSES’ CONTEST SESSION 14.00 - 16.00 Free papers 1. NURSE’S ROLE IN THE OPHTHALMOLOGY CLINIC Elisa Stancu, Veronica Cosma - Ama Optimex, Ophthalmology Clinic, Bucharest 2. NURSE’S ROLE IN ENSURING PATIENTS’ CONFORT Carmen Alecu, Adriana Neagu - Ama Optimex, Ophthalmology Clinic, Bucharest 3. CORNEAL CROSS – LINKING IN TREATING KERATOCONUS. NURSE’S ROLE IN PRE-, INTRA- AND POST-OCULAR SURGERY Valentina Toropoc, Constantina Coman - Laseroptics, Ophthalmology Clinic, Bucharest 4. PREOPERATIVE PREPARATION OF PATIENTS FOR LASER EXCIMER SURGERY Anca Tomescu, Florina Dulgheru - Ama Optimex, Ophthalmology Clinic, Bucharest 5. PREOPERATIVE PREPARATION OF PATIENTS FOR REFRACTIVE SURGERY WITH MULTIFOCAL TORIC PERSONALISED IOLs Mariana Dobrescu, Laura Barbu - Ama Optimex, Ophthalmology Clinic, Bucharest 6. OCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY INVESTIGATION (VEP AND ERG). NURSE’S ROLE Oana Martalog, Constantina Coman - Laseroptics, Ophthalmology Clinic, Bucharest PROGRAM SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 rd, 2009 BIG CONFERENCE HALL „PALACE CASINO” CONGRESS CENTER 08.30 - 09.00 Course -theme: „Transconjunctival vitrectomy with 25 G system, without sutures, gold standard” CHAIRMAN: Dr. Gabor B. Scharioth (Recklinghausen, Germany) 09.00 - 10.30 Retina I - free papers CHAIRMEN:Dr. Ovidiu Musat (Bucharest) Dr. Horia Stanca (Bucharest) Dr. Beatrice Cerbulescu (Bucharest) 09.00 - 09.08 09.08 - 09.16 09.16 - 09.24 09.24 - 09.32 09.32 - 09.40 09.40 - 09.48 09.48 - 09.56 09.56 - 10.04 10.04 - 10.12 1. THE PATHOGENY OF CHOROID OSSIFICATION Gh. Munteanu, M. Munteanu, Stela Giuri, Ileana Zolog (Timisoara) 2. FAMILIAL GRONBLAD-STRANDBERG SYNDROME? Liliana Voinea, Oana Andrei, Viorela Popescu, Ionela Coman, Laura Pavel, Cristina Alexandrescu, Roxana Ilinca, Cristina Dragomir (Bucharest) 3. TYPE II PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF THE RETINAL VENOUS OCCLUSIONS Ileana Zolog, M. Munteanu, Cosmina Carabas (Timisoara) 4. BRANCH RETINAL ARTERY OCCLUSION. CASE PRESENTATION Anca Oprescu, Cristina Alexandrescu, I. Lupu, A. Merticariu, A. Dieaconescu, Irina Nituica, Livia Melcioiu, F. Balta (Bucharest) 5. THERAPEUTICAL APPROACHES IN CENTRAL SEROUS CHORIORETINOPATHY (CSCR) C. Celea, H. T. Stanca (Bucharest) 6. AVASTIN BETWEEN SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE C. Stefan, Diana Melinte Dumitrica, Eliza Tebeanu, Ileana Cristea (Bucharest) 7. IDIOPHATIC JUXTAFOVEOLAR TELANGIECTASY SYNDROME. CASE PRESENTATION Monica Dinita, H. T. Stanca (Bucharest) 8. EFFICACY OF BEVACIZUMAB AND TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE IN IDIOPATHIC MACULAR TELANGIECTASIAS TREATMENT Beatrice Cerbulescu, Monica Dinita, Raluca Malaianu, Ana Lavinia Carstocea Taina, Simona Buliga, Carmen Toma (Bucharest) 9. TREATMENT WITH INTRAVITREAL AVASTIN IN INTRAOCULAR TUMORS Laura Macovei, Benone Carstocea, Simona Buliga, Beatrice Cerbulescu (Bucharest) 10.12 - 10.20 10. YAG LASER APPLICATIONS IN POSTERIOR SEGMENT DISEASES H. T. Stanca, C. Celea (Bucharest) 10.20 - 10.30 Discussions on free papers 1 – 10 10.30 - 11.00 Coffee break. Exhibition visit 11.00 - 14.30 Retina II - free papers CHAIRMEN:Prof. Dr. Benone Carstocea (Bucharest) Dr. Florin Balta (Bucharest) Dr. Daniel Baron (Nantes, France) 11.00 - 11.07 11.07 - 11.14 11.14 - 11.21 11.21 - 11.31 11.31 - 11.38 11.38 - 11.45 11.45 - 11.52 11.52 – 12.02 12.02 - 12.09 12.09 - 12.19 12.19 - 12.29 12.29 - 12.36 11. CONTRIBUTION OF OCT IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND CLASSIFICATION OF DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA Diana Popa, Sorina Demea, H. Demea, Elvira Cojocaru, Cristina Ghindea (ClujNapoca) 12. COMBINATION THERAPIES IN DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA Dana Preoteasa, Felicia Iliusi, Marga Simona Ciuica (Craiova) 13. INTERVENTIONAL TREATMENT IN DIABETIC RETINOPATHY Nicoleta Zamfiroiu, A. Merticariu, I. Lupu, Irina Nituica, A. Dieaconescu (Bucharest) 14. BIMANUAL VITREO-RETINAL SURGERY IN PROLIFFERATIVE DIABETIC RETINOPATHY -video F. Balta (Bucharest) 15. CORRELATIONS BETWEEN FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY AND OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY Anca Tomi, A. Moldoveanu, Alina Bratosin (Bucharest) 16. EFFECTS OF AGE ON OCT MEASUREMENTS IN HEALTHY SUBJECTS Felicia Iliusi, Dana Preoteasa (Craiova) 17. OPTIC DISK DRUSEN: WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF THE NEW IMAGING TECHNIQUES? Marga Simona Ciuica, Dana Preoteasa (Craiova) 18. INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY. SURGICAL SOLUTION –video C. Rosca, Cristina Trifu (Cluj-Napoca) 19. OCULAR SIDEROSIS. CASE PRESENTATION Livia Melcioiu, Cristina Alexandrescu, I. Lupu, A. Merticariu, A. Dieaconescu, Irina Nituica, Anca Oprescu, F. Balta (Bucharest) 20. VEGETABLE INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY. CASE PRESENTATION video Livia Sram, Ramona Serban, F. Balta (Bucharest) 21. OCULAR TRAUMA WITH CORNEAL LACERATION AND TRAUMATIC CATARACT. CASE PRESENTATION - video A. Dieaconescu, Cristina Alexandrescu, I. Lupu, A. Merticariu, Irina Nituica, Livia Melcioiu, Anca Oprescu, F. Balta (Bucharest) 22. REPOSITIONING OF THE LUXATED IOL, USING ONLY ONE 25 G PORT IN PARS PLANA F. Balta, Cristina Alexandrescu, I. Lupu, A. Merticariu, A. Dieaconescu, Irina Nituica, Livia Melcioiu, Anca Oprescu (Bucharest) 12.36 - 12.46 12.46 - 12.56 12.56 - 13.06 13.06 - 13.16 13.16 - 13.26 13.26 - 13.36 13.36 - 13.46 13.46 - 13.56 13.56 - 14.06 14.06 - 14.14 14.14 - 14.24 23. SURGICAL REMOVAL OF MYOPIC CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULAR MEMBRANES – video Khaled El-Rakhawy (Cairo, Egypt) 24. EPIRETINAL MACULAR MEMBRANES REMOVED BY ONE OR TWO 25 G PARS PLANA PORTS - video Irina Nituica, Cristina Alexandrescu, I. Lupu, A. Merticariu, A. Dieaconescu, Livia Melcioiu, Anca Oprescu, F. Balta (Bucharest) 25. PEELING OF THE INTERNAL LIMITING MEMBRANE IN TREATING THE RETINAL DETACHMENT COMBINED WITH SEVERE PROLIFFERATIVE VITREORETINOPATY. CASE PRESENTATION –video Norbert Czumbel (Budapest, Hungary) 26. RHEGMATOGENOUS RETINAL DETACHMENT WITH MULTIPLE BREAKS –video Ramona Serban, Livia Sram (Bucharest) 27. OPERATED RETINAL DETACHMENT – TO ABANDON OR TO KEEP FIGHTING - video Monica Armegioiu, Cristina Malcea, Andreea Craiu, V. Beraru, Irina Nae, Ana Lavinia Carstocea Taina (Bucharest) 28. ADVANTAGE OF 23 G VITRECTOMY - video C. Rosca, Cristina Trifu (Cluj-Napoca) 29. VITREAL HEMORRHAGE – SURGICAL TREATMENT USING POSTERIOR 23 G VITRECTOMY– video O. Musat, Liliana Pulbere, Ana Maria Achimescu, Anna Sapundgieva, Luiza Pirvu, L. Dragomir, Tatiana Gutu, Uliana Ochinciuc, Dana Stefan (Bucharest) 30. MACULAR SURGERY – BETWEEN TOTAL AND LIMITED VITRECTOMY - video B. Carstocea, Beatrice Cerbulescu, Simona Buliga, Raluca Malaeanu, Carmen Toma, Ana Lavinia Carstocea Taina (Bucharest) 31. MACULAR HOLE SURGERY – video F. Balta, Cristina Alexandrescu, I. Lupu, A. Merticariu, A. Dieaconescu, Irina Nituica, Livia Melcioiu, Anca Oprescu (Bucharest) 32. BILATERAL MACULAR HOLES A. Merticariu, Cristina Alexandrescu, I. Lupu, A. Dieaconescu, Irina Nituica, Livia Mercioiu, Anca Oprescu, F. Balta (Bucharest) 33. PIGMENTARY EPITHELIUM ATROPHY – video B. Carstocea, Beatrice Cerbulescu, Simona Buliga, Valeria Gheorghieva, Ana Lavinia Carstocea Taina (Bucharest) 14.24 - 14.45 Discussions on free papers 11 – 33 14.30 - 15.00 Closing Ceremony Awards PROGRAM SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4th, 2009 „MIORITA HALL” SINAIA HOTEL „SIFI SCHOLARSHIPS” CONTEST FOR THE RESIDENTS 09.00 - 13.00 Ten clinical cases - free papers EXPOZANTI ALCON ALLERGAN AMA OPTIMEX GRUP ARGUS OPTIK BAUSCH & LOMB PHARMA – VALMEDICA BIOSOOFT BIOTEC CARL ZEISS CHROMA PHARMA DgR MEDICAL EDY OPTIC LTT ERILENS ESSILOR ROMANIA EXCEL LENS EXPERTMED FARMATIN SRL FARMILA – THEA + BAUSCH & LOMB JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE KRKA MEDICARE TECHNICS MEDICARE FRANTA MEDICONTUR (KEMBLI – MED) MSD OPHTHALMICS OFTAMEDICA OFTASTYLE OPTICOM 2000 OPTIMED PFIZER OPHTHALMICS QUEISSER PHARMA RAFI INTERNATIONAL ROMPHARM ROMGER S.I.F.I. S.P.A. ITALIA SOVER OPTICA TULIP SURGICAL UNIMED PHARMA VISIONARIA VISTA-VISION SPONSORI PRINCIPALI ALCON PFIZER OPHTHALMICS MSD OPHTHALMICS S.I.F.I. S.P.A. ITALIA ALLERGAN SPONSORI BIOSOOFT EXCEL LENS ARGUS OPTIK MEDICONTUR (KEMBLI-MED) CHROMA PHARMA DgR MEDICAL EDY OPTIC LTT FARMILA – THEA + BAUSCH & LOMB JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE KRKA OFTASTYLE OPTIMED ROMGER SOVER OPTICA BAUSCH & LOMB PHARMA - VALMEDICA VISTA - VISION MEDICARE TECHNICS AMA OPTIMEX GRUP BIOTEC CARL ZEISS ERILENS EXPERTMED FARMATIN SRL MEDICARE FRANTA OPTICOM 2000 QUEISSER PHARMA RAFI INTERNATIONAL ROMPHARM TULIP SURGICAL UNIMED PHARMA VISIONARIA