Monday, 7 June 2010, 08:30 - 10:00 hrs

Update on Retinopathy of Prematurity: New Approaches for Research, Diagnosis and Treatment

Chairs:
Andrea Zin (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) 
Anand Vinekar (Bangalore, India) 
Birgit Lorenz (Giessen, Germany)

08:30

New research areas in ROP diagnosis and management
Ann Hellstrom (Gothenburg, Sweden)

08:40

Organizing national screening programs for ROP
Andrea Zin (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

08:50 

ROP Screening in Vietnam
Nguyen Xuan Tinh (Hanoi, Vietnam)

09:00

Telemedicine as an option for screening: The expert´s view on WFDI in ROP
Michael Chiang (New York, United States)

09:10 

Telemedicine in ROP: The Indian Experience
Anand Vinekar (Bangalore, India)

09:20 

WFDI in ROP. Opportunity for automated image analysis
Fielder A. (London, United Kingdom)

09:30

Anti-VEGF and ROP
Helen A. Mintz-Hittner (Houston, United States)

09:40

Discussion
all speakers

Monday, 7 June 2010, 10:30 - 12:00 hrs

EPOS Symposium:
Surgical Challenges in Pediatric Anterior Segment Diseases

Chairs:
Birgit Lorenz (Giessen, Germany) 
Marie-José Tassignon (Antwerp, Belgium) 
Ken K. Nischal (London, United Kingdom)

10:30 

Best choice surgery in paediatric cataract
Marie-José Tassignon (Antwerp, Belgium)

10:45

Alternatives to penetrating keratoplasty in paediatric corneal disease
Ken K. Nischal (London, United Kingdom)

11:00

Pediatric Corneal Transplantation: Experiences from a large tertiary referral center in India.
Pravin V. Krishna (Hyderabad, India)

11:15

The choice and effectiveness of surgery in different clinical forms of congenital glaucoma
Anton Gerinec (Bratislava, Slovakia)

11:30 

Pediatric perforating injuries of the globe: timing of surgical steps
Robert Stegmann (Pretoria, South Africa)

11:45

Discussion
all speakers

Monday, 7 June 2010, 14:00 - 15:30 hrs

Update on Infantile Nystagmus: Clinics, Genetics, and Treatment

Chairs:
Irene Gottlob (Leicester, United Kingdom) 
Christina Zeitz (Paris, France) 
Birgit Lorenz (Giessen, Germany)

14:00

Modern work-up in infantile nystagmus
Birgit Lorenz B. (Giessen, Germany)

14:15

Genetics of X-linked idiopathic nystagmus
Irene Gottlob (Leicester, United Kingdom)

14:30

Genetics of cone dysfunction disorders
Susanne Kohl (Tübingen, Germany)

14:45

Genetic and clinical hetereogeneity of congenital forms of night blindness
Christina Zeitz (Paris, France)

15:00

Medical and surgical treatment options
Anil Kumar (Leicester, United Kingdom)

15:15

Gene therapy provides cure for achromatopsia
Knut Stieger (Giessen, Germany)

Monday, 7 June 2010, 16:00 - 17:30 hrs

EPOS Symposium: Vision 2020 in Pediatric Ophthalmology. Dreams and Realities in Eliminating Avoidable Childhood Blindness

Chairs:
Birgit Lorenz (Giessen, Germany) 
Clare Gilbert (London, United Kingdom)
David Taylor (London, United Kingdom)

16:00

VISION 2020 and children: achievements and challenges
Clare Gilbert (London, United Kingdom)

16:15

Pediatric cataract: can we improve on what we have achieved?
Michael O’Keefe (Dublin, Ireland)

16:30

Pediatric glaucoma. Holes, tubes and more.
Peng T. Khaw (London, United Kingdom)

16:45

Pediatric infectious eye diseases: Prevention and treatment
Perumalsamy Vijayalakshmi (Madurai, India)

17:00

Predictions of genotype and phenotype in pediatric hereditary diseases: present achievements and future challenges
Josseline Kaplan (Paris, France)

17:15

Retinal dystrophies: hopes for cure
Birgit Lorenz. (Giessen, Germany)