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April 28, 2008 by JMP · Leave a Comment 

KPro Study Group

Created 1990 to foster Clinical and Basic Research on Keratoprosthesis, Synthetic Cornea, and Artificial Biocorneal implants.

 

CONSTITUTION

 

Article I: Name
This organization shall be called the “KPro Study Group.”

 

Article II: Objects
The purpose of this organization shall be the advancement of knowledge of the use of biocompatible materials in keratoprosthetic surgery.

 

Article III: Membership
The members shall be graduates in medicine or science of good standing who have a special interest in the field of keratoprosthesis. Membership shall be limited to 60 members.

 

Article IV: Officers
There shall be one officer of this organization who shall serve as secretary. He shall be elected by those present at a triennial meeting for a term of six years. He shall not be eligible for re-election. A committee consisting of the secretary, the local organizer and the prior secretary of the group shall confer when necessary.

 

Article V: Dues
There shall be no set dues. An attendance fee shall be established for each meeting by the secretary in consultation with a member of the country in which the meeting is to be held. The fee shall be sufficient to defray the cost of the meeting and any direct expenses incurred by the secretary during his tenure. Any balance shall be carried forward from meeting to meeting.

 

 

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BY-LAWS

Article I: Meetings

 

Section 1.
Meeting of this organization shall be held normally every three years. The place and topics for meetings are to be decided by the membership in executive session and shall be the responsibility of the then secretary and a local member of the country, if possible, in which the meeting is to be held.

 

Section 2.
An executive session may be held on the first day of the triennial meeting after completion of the scientific session.

 

Article II: Nomination and Election of Members

 

Section 1.
All nominations of candidates for membership shall be presented in writing to the secretary signed by two members of the organization at least six weeks prior to the meeting and the names so presented shall be read by the secretary at executive session. New members shall be elected by a majority of those active members present at the triennial meeting at which such candidates are nominated. When nominations exceed vacancies, election shall be by preferential ballot. Each member shall be entitled to only one nomination at each triennial meeting.

 

Section 2.
It is desirable that at least one of the sponsors should be from the same country as the candidate and that a candidate for membership shall have attended at least one meeting prior to that at which he/she is elected.

 

Article III: Forfeiture of Membership

 

Section 1.
Any member who shall miss two consecutive triennial meetings shall be dropped from the roll except in the case of illness of the member of his/her immediate family.

 

Article IV: Guests

 

Section 1.
Guests are welcome at the meetings of this organization provided they are sponsored and accompanied by a member.

 

Section 2.
Each member shall be entitled to one guest at each meeting. The names of guests and sponsors shall be presented in writing to the secretary at least six months prior to each meeting.

 

Section 3.
A small number of guests with special technological interests, but who are ineligible for membership of the organization, may be invited by the secretary and their names shall appear in the call for the meeting at least six months prior to the meeting. These names shall be approved by the secretary, the local organizer and the prior secretary of the group. If any member presents a valid objection in writing to the committee, the invitation shall not be issued.

 

Section 4.
Not more than five additional participants may be invited by common consent of the secretary, local organizer and prior secretary.

 

Article V Amendments to the Constitution and By-Laws

 

Section 1.
Propositions to amend the Constitution and By-Laws shall be made in writing to the secretary at least six months prior to a triennial meeting and shall appear in the printed call for such a meeting.

 

Section 2.
A vote of two-thirds of the members present at a triennial meeting shall be required for an alteration of the Constitution or By-Laws. Fifty per cent of the active membership shall constitute a quorum for these purposes.

 

Section 3.
Roberts’ rules of order shall prevail.

 

More Information on KPro

April 23, 2008 by JMP · Leave a Comment 

Seoul-Type Keratoprosthesis (S-KPro)

Seoul-type keratoprosthesis (S-KPro), which consists of an optic portion made of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), a skirt of polypropylene or polyurethane, and haptics of monofilament-polypropylene (Prolene; Ethicon Ltd, Edinburgh, Scotland). The main difference between the conventional keratoprosthesis and S-KPro is the method of fixation to the eyeball. In the case of S-KPro, the skirt is anchored to the cornea, and the polypropylene haptics are anchored to the sclera to improve it’s biostability.

 

For more information please contact:
Mee-Kum Kim
Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul Municipal Boramae Hospital
Tel: + 82 8402 175
E-mail: punyun2000@yahoo.com
 

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Leon-Barraquer Hydroxyapatite Coralline Keratoprosthesis (HAKPro)

 

Coralline Hydroxyapatite Keratoprosthesis (HAKPro), which consists of an optic portion made of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and haptics of hydroxiapatite sculped with a convexity similar to normal cornea for easy fixation with macular area. Porous Hydroxyaoatite is highly biocompatible, biointegrable, nonbiodegradable and colonizable.

For more information please contact:
Carlos Leon MD
16 Calle Zona 10 Guyatemala City
Guatemala, Central America
Tel: +50 2 3681346
Fax:+50 2 3682442
E-mail: car.leon@ufm.edu.gt

Contact Details

April 22, 2008 by JMP · Leave a Comment 

Alex Gonzalez, KPro Website Administrator
Tel: +305-989-5479
Fax: +305-326-6139
Email: alexgonzalez@miami.edu

 

Prof. Jean-Marie Parel,  KPro Secretary General
Tel: +1 305 326 6369
Fax: +1 305 326 6139
Email: jmparel@med.miami.edu

Prof. Deborah Sweeny, Associate Secretary General

D.Sweeney@uws.edu.au

 

Prof. Michael Belin, Associate Secretary General

mwbelin@aol.com

 

If you are experiencing any technical difficulties or would like to comment, please email us at alexgonzalez@miami.edu.

Past Meetings 2007 – 2005

April 23, 2007 by JMP · Leave a Comment 

 

European Association for Vision and Eye Research (EVER) Conference, Portoroz, Slovenia
Date:	Saturday 6th October 2007
Location:	Room – Europa A
Time:	11:15 – 12:45 hrs
Special Interest Symposium (Keratoprosthesis I)
Moderator:	Christopher Liu
11:15-11:33	Strampelli’s Osteo-Odonto-Keratoprosthesis	Barraquer J, Temprano J, De La Paz MF
11:33-11:51	UK Experience & Evolving Strategies	Parera S, Okera S, Tandon R, Herold J, Hull C, Thorp S, Liu C
11:51-12:09	OOKP – The Singapore Experience	Wong D, et al
12:09-12:27	Vitreoretinal Management in Osteo-Odonto-Keratoprosthesis Surgery	Wong D

 

 

 

For further conference and program details, please go to: http://www.ever.be

Organisers:
Masahiko Fukuda and Christopher Liu

Presentations By:

Keralia by Prof. Jean-Marie Parel, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
ALPHACOR by Assoc. Prof. Geoffrey Crawford, Lions Eye Institute
ALPHACOR in Japan by Dr. Hiroshi Eguchi, Tokushima University
OOKP by Mr. Christopher Liu, Sussex Eye Hospital
OOKP in Japan by Dr. Masahiko Fukuda, Kinki University
Hotel Details:
Rhiga Royal Hotel Osaka
5-3-68, Nakanoshima,
Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0005, Japan
Tel:             +81-6-6448-1121       
Fax: +81-6-6448-4414
Website: http://www.rihga.co.jp/osaka/index.html

Registration Details:
On site registration only for oveasea attendees

Conference Organiser Contact Details:
Masahiko Fukuda, MD, Dsc.
Assistant Professor,
Department of Ophthalmology,
Kinki University School of Medicine,
377-2, Ohno-Higashi, Osaka-Sayama City,
Osaka 589-8511
Japan
Email: fukuda@ganka.med.kindai.ac.jp
Tel: +81-723-66-0221       (Ext 3234)
Fax: +81-723-68-2559

Please click here to download overview of the symposium

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Update on Keratoprosthesis to be held at the International Society of Ocular Trauma (ISOT) Conference
   
Date of Conference:  29th June – 1st July 2006 
Date of KPro Update: 30th June 2006
Location: Rome, Italy
Abstract Submission Deadline: 30th March 2006
Early Bird Registration Closes:  30th March 2006
Scientific Secretariat: C. Forlini – P. Rossini – S.Dolce – A.Aversano – F.Galli 
Viale V. Randi 43, 48100 Ravenna (Italy)

Fax: +39/0544 280049    
E-mail: scientific@isot2006rome.org
See attached link for full program details:  http://www.isot2006rome.org/start.php

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Date:
Saturday 7th October 2006

 

 

 

 

Date:	Saturday 6th October 2007
Location:	Room – Europa A
Time:	14:00-15:30 hrs
Special Interest Symposium (Keratoprostheses II)
Moderator:	Christopher Liu
14:00-14:15	Advances in the Type I Boston Keratoprosthesis	Colby K, Dohlman C,
14:15-14:30	Boston KPro Collaborative Study Results	Belin MW
14:30-14:45	An Update on the AlphaCor	Crawford G, Hicks C
14:45-15:00	Where are we with the Supra-Descemetic  KPro (Keralia)?	Lamar PD, Alfonso E, Stoiber J, Fernandez V, Kaminski S, Lacombe E, Duchesne B, Acosta C, Parel JM
15:00-15:15	An Update on the Synthetic Collagenous Artificial Cornea	Fagerholm P, Griffith M
15:15-15:30	Infection Control in KPro’s	Nouri M

 

 

 

 

 

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Past Meetings – 2004

April 29, 2004 by JMP · Leave a Comment 

American Academy of Ophthalmology, New Orleans, 22-27 October 2004
Date: Sunday 24th October 2004
Time: 15:15 – 17:30 hrs
Title: All You Wanted to Know About Keratoprosthesis (Artificial Cornea)

Artificial cornea, or keratoprosthesis (KPros), are recommended for restoring sight in corneal blindness where penetrating keratoplasty is contraindicated. Patients who have had multiple corneal graft failure and severe corneal vascularization form one group of prospective KPro candidates. The other group has severe ocular surface disease so that a corneal graft will meet the same fate as the cornea it set out to replace. The course will cover the indications and contraindications, and the pros and cons of a range of Kpros. Patient assessment will be covered. Recognizing complications and how they should be dealt with will also be covered.

The course will impart basic knowledge on the assessment of these prospective keratoprosteses cases prior to referral to a specialist center. Attendees will have a broad understanding of complications of KPros, which will facilitate co-management with specialist surgeons.

Instructors:
Christopher Liu
Gunther Grabner
Giancarlo Falcinelli
Claes Dohlman
Deborah Sweeney
Eduardo Alfonso
Emmanuel Lacombe
Konrad Hille
Geoffrey Crawford
Celia Hicks
Josef Stoiber
Jean-Marie Parel

 

EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR VISION AND EYE RESEARCH CONGRESS
Date: September 24-27, 2004
Venue: Vilamoura, Portugal
 

EVER 2004 KPro Special Interest Symposia

Date: September 25, 2004
Venue: Vilamoura, Portugal

Please go the EVER website and submit abstracts to the website marked for the KPro SIS.
1. The international keratoprostheses scene Christopher Liu
2. ” Strampelli Osteo-Odonto-Keratoprosthesis. Experience from 1964 to 2004″ (DVD, 10 minutes) Professor Joaquín Barraquer
3. Update of OOKP results in Brighton Bobby Paul
4. Oculoplastic complications of OOKP surgery  Ioannis Mavrikakis
5. Visual function questionnaire for OOKP patients Radhika Tandon
6. ” Surgery of the vitreous and retina in cases operated for osteo-odonto keratoprosthesis” (in collaboration with Dr.Jeromi Nadal) Professor Joaquín Barraquer
7. The psychology of blindness and sight restoration Edward Lee
8. Paralimbal Scleral Window Dr Indu R Singh
9. Treatment of Corneal blinds along with retinal detachment Dr Indu R Singh
10. More complete and longer term follow up of all PMMA KPro results. Michael Roper-Hall
11. Keratoprosthesis At Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Clinical Experience And Research Advances
 V. Fernandez, J. Stoiber,  P. Lamar, S. Kaminski, E. Lacombe, B. Duchesne, Carolina Acosta; Eleut Hernandez; E Alfonso, J-M. Parel
12 BioKPro II results at Moorfields Eye Hospital.
Keratocyte adherence to plastics and hydroxyapatite. Bruce Allan, John Dart
13. An update on the Coralline / Hydroxyapatite KPro. Carlos Leon
14. Update on the AlphaCor Celia Hicks
15. Preliminary laboratory results on biomaterials Donna Small, Belfast
16. Update on the tissue engineered tri-layer artificial cornea May Griffith
17. Update on biomaterials Aston / Brighton / SEH group

Those participating are still required to register at http://www.ever.be.
 

OSTEO-ODONTOKERATOPROSTHESIS FOUNDATION PRESENTS:
Surgery of Corneal Opacities: from excimer laser to osteo-odonto-Keratoprosthesis

Proposed Dates: 3rd – 4th September 2004

Venue: C.T.O. Hospital – Lecture Hall – Via San Nemesio No 25 – Roma, ITALY

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Chairmen, Teachers, Surgeons and Speakers
E. ALFONSO: (Miami-USA) E. BALESTRAZZI : ( Aq- I) C. BOSCHER: (Paris -F) R. BRANCATO: ( Mi -I) M. CAMELLIN: (Ro-I) G. CARELLA: (Pc- I) F. CARONES: (To- I) M. CASELLI: (Lt- I) L. CERULLI: (Rm- I) P. COLLIARDO: (Rm- I) E. CORAZZA: (Rm – I) V. DE MOLFETTA: (Monza – I) C. DI BIASE: (Rm – I) S. DI GIULIO: (Rm – I) G. FALCINELLI: (Rm – I) G.C FALCINELLI: (Rm – I) B. FALSINI: (Rm – I) P. FILADORO: (Rm – I) C. FORLINI: (Ra – I) S. FRUSCELLA: (Rm – I) M. FUKUDA: (Osaka – JPN) C. GENISI: (Pd – I) G. GRABNER: (Salzburg – A) M. GUALDI: (Rm – I)K. HILLE: (Homburg – D) E. LACOMBE: (Paris – F) B. LATTE: (Ss – I)	C. LIU: (Brighton-GB) L. LUPELLI: (Rm – I) L. MASTROPASQUA: (Ch – I) U. MERLIN: (Ro – I) B. MONACO: (Rm – I) A. MOUNIR: (Cairo-EGYPT) A. NIUTTA: (Rm – I) P. PALUMBO: (Rm – I) J.M PAREL: (Miami-USA) I. PECORELLA: (Rm – I) V. PETITTI: (Rm – I) V. PICARDO: (Rm – I) M. PIOVELLA: (Mi – I) A. POCOBELLI: (Rm – I) P. RAMA: (Mi – I) S. RAO: (Chennai-INDIA) A. RAPIZZI: (Tv – I) V. SARNICOLA: (Gr – I) M. TALONI: (Rm – I) R. TANDON: (New Delhi-INDIA) F. TRIMARCHI: (Rm – I) F. TUCCI: (Rm – I) M. VERGARI: (Rm – I) C.M VILLANI: (Rm – I) P. VINCIGUERRA: (Mi – I)

 

SURGERY OF CORNEAL OPACITIES: EXCIMER LASER, STEM CELLS, KERATOPLASTY
Friday 3rd September 2004, morning
08:00-08:30	Registration
SESSION 1 – Excimer Laser
President: U. Merlin – Chairmen: R. Brancato, E. Alfonso, A. Pocobelli
	LECTURE HALL
8:30-8:40	Welcome	U. Merlin, V. Petitti
8:40-8:55	Standard and last generation diagnostic instruments in corneal opacities	L. Mastropasqua
8:55-9:10	Corneal opacities suitable to excimer laser treatment	U. Merlin
9:10-9:25	PTK in PRK outcomes	P. Vinciguerra
9:25-9:40	PTK in corneal leucomas	M. Camellin
9:40-9:55	PTK in superficial dystrophies and in corneal erosions	F. Carones
9:55-10:10	PTK after radial keratotomies and keratoplasties	A. Rapizzi
10:10-10:20	Discussion
SESSION 2: Stem cells and amniotic membrane: state of the art
President: E. Balestrazzi – Chairmen: A. Niutta, P. Rama, V. Sarnicola
	LECTURE HALL
10:20-10:35	Stem cell autograft	E. Balestrazzi
10:35-10:50	Stem cell allograft	V. Sarnicola
10:50-11:05	Amniotic membrane: indications and limits	P. Rama
11:05-11:15	Welcome by Authorities
11:15-11:35	Coffee break
SESSION 3: Keratoplasty
President: V. De Molfetta – Chairmen: M. Piovella, M. Gualdi, F. Trimarchi
	LECTURE HALL
11:35-11:50	Corneal opacities suitable for keratoplasty	S. Fruscella
11:50-12:05	Mechanized lamellar Keratoplasty	C. Genisi
12:05-12:20	Deep lamellar keratoplasty	F. Trimarchi
12:20 -12:35	Perforating keratoplasty	E. Alfonso
12:35 -12:50	Post-operative management-Rejection	C. Forlini
12:50 -1:00	Medical and legal issues in Italy	F. Tucci
1:00 -1:20	Discussion
1:20-2:30	LUNCH
Friday 3rd September 2004, afternoon
International Course on Falcinelli’s modified osteodontokeratoprosthesis: surgical techniques, complications and results
	LECTURE HALL
SESSION 1 – Introduction
President: R. Brancato – Chairmen: L. Cerulli, J. M Parel, G. C Falcinelli
2:30-2:40	Opening remarks	J. M. Parel, G. C. Falcinelli
2:40-2:55	Epidemiology	L. Cerulli
2:55-3:10	Indications and limits of stem cells in corneal blindness	P. Rama
3:10-3:20	High risk PK: functional results – Follow-up	V. De Molfetta
3:20-3:30	Different types of Kpros	E. Alfonso
3:30-3:40	Indication for OOKP and patients’ selection	C. Liu, R. Tandon
3:40-3:50	Electrophysiology	B. Falsini
3:50-4:00	Echography	P. Colliardo
4:00-4:10	Dentists’ role and CT scan	B. Monaco, C. Di Biase
4:10-4:20	Optical cylinder characteristics	L. Lupelli, K. Hille, P. Palumbo
4:20-4:30	OOKP biological properties	M. Caselli
4:30-4:50	Discussion
4:50-5:15	Coffee break
SESSION 2 – Surgery
President: G. Grabner – Chairmen: B. Latte, A. Mounir, V. Picardo
	LECTURE HALL
5:15-5:25	Surgical Technique preliminary operation	V. Petitti – M. Vergari
5:25-5:40	1st Stage: preparation of anterior surface of the eye. Preparation of osteo-odonto-acrylic lamina	G. C. Falcinelli, G. Falcinelli
5:40-5:55	2nd Stage: implant of osteo-odonto-acrylic lamina in the eye	G. Grabner
5:55-6:05	Histology	I. Pecorella
6:05	Discussion
Saturday 4th September 2004, morning
	LECTURE HALL
SESSION 3 – Complications in modified OOKP
President: E. Lacombe – Chairmen: M. Caselli, V. De Molfetta, C. Liu
	LECTURE HALL
8:30-8:45	Intraoperative complications: 1st and 2nd stages	C. Liu
8:45-9:00	Complications after 1st stage – prevention and treatment	K. Hille
9:00-9:15	Complications after 2nd stage – prevention and treatment	G. C. Falcinelli, G. Falcinelli
9:15-9:30	Choroidal and vitreo-retinal complications	C. Boscher, P. Colliardo
9:30-9:40	Lamina reabsorption – CT scan	G. Grabner
9:40-9:50	Discussion
SESSION 4 – Glaucoma in modified OOKP
President: C. Boscher – Chairmen: G. Carella, K. Hille, M. Taloni
	LECTURE HALL
9:50-10:00	Glaucoma :diagnosis, frequency, prevention and treatment	M. Taloni, P. Filadoro
10:00-10:10	Cyclodiastasis	G. C. Falcinelli, E. Corazza
10:10-10:20	Retroequatorial antiglaucoma drainage	G. C. Falcinelli, M.Vergari
10:20-10:30	Ahmed’s valve	K. Hille
10:30-10:40	Cycloendophotocoagulation: technique	C. Boscher
10:40-10:50	Cycloendophotocoagulation: complications	C. Forlini
10:50-11:00	Discussion
11:00-11:15	Coffee break
SESSION 5 – Modified OOKP Results
President: J. M. Parel – Chairmen: E. Alfonso, S. Rao, G. C. Falcinelli
	LECTURE HALL
11:15-12:00	Anatomo-functional results: Austria, Egypt, Germany, Great Britain, India, Italia, Japan	G. Grabner, A. Mounir, K. Hille, C. Liu, S. Rao, M. Taloni, M. Fukuda
12:00-12:10	Vati index and database	G. Grabner
12:10-12:25	Discussion and conclusions	J. M. Parel, G. C. Falcinelli, G. Grabner
SESSION 6 – Wet lab
President: C. Liu – Chairmen: P. Colliardo, G. Falcinelli, S. Rao
	ROOM A
12:25-1:15	OOKP patients’examination (follow-up up to 38 years)
	ROOM B
12:25-1:15	Modified OOKP. Practice with surgical instruments. For 10 participants (fee 100 €)
Saturday 4th September 2004, afternoon (optional)
Live surgery and videos
President: V. Picardo – Chairmen: M. Caselli, C. Liu, M. Taloni
2:30-6:30	Ahmed’s valve, cyclodiastasis, endophthalmitis, endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation, haemovitreous, lamina explant, mucosa erosion, retina detachment, retroequatorial antiglaucoma drainage, symblepharon
Note: Operations from the above mentioned pathologies wil be performed live if patients are available. Alternatively surgery of 1st and 2nd stages modified OOKP will be performed live and videos of complications will be shown (fee 50 €).

Past Meetings – 2003

April 29, 2003 by JMP · Leave a Comment 

Venue:
Retter Auditorium, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA

Organizers:
Eduardo Alfonso, Jean-Marie Parel, Deborah Sweeney, Scheffer Tseng

Meeting President:
Emmanuel Lacombe

Theme:
Ocular Surface Inflammation As a Threat to Reconstruction and Keratoprosthesis

Synopsis:
Inflammation is a common host response following internal or external insults, and a prelude to formation of granulation and scar tissues. Ocular surface inflammation is no exception but can also be caused by dryness due to the lack of tear film protection and by mechanical friction due to the eyelid blinking when lubricity is lost. Once setting in and becoming persistent, ocular surface inflammation, a hallmark of a number of ocular surface diseases, may produce a vicious cycle leading to destruction of the ocular surface defense with respect to the maintenance of tear film, cicatricial complications to the blink function, and deterioration of epithelial stem cell function. Indeed chronic inflammation has been identified as a high risk factor to surgical reconstruction. In allografts, chronic inflammation facilitates rejection. In keratoprosthesis, the source of inflammation elicited at the interface of host and KPro is at the center stage in KPro design, and presents as a threat to KPro maintenance.

Objective:
The main objective of this joint meeting is to explore deeper the role of ocular surface inflammation in the context of ocular surface reconstruction and keratoprosthesis implantation. After completion of this joint meeting, it is hoped that participants will gain new knowledge and skills that are important to the diagnosis and treatment of ocular surface inflammation so that the success of reconstruction and keratoprosthesis may be promoted.

Program: Friday 9th May 2003

07:00	Registration and breakfast
08:00	Welcome to BPEI, address by Chairman	Carmen Puliafito
08:10	Opening Lecture: Role of ocular surface inflammation in tear film disturbance	Stephen Plugfelder

 

 

 

08:30	Ocular surface and tear function findings in premature and term babies	M. Dogru
	M. Dogru, H. Karakaya, N. Koksal, A. Ozmen, H. Erturk, E. Goto, Y. Matsumoto, K Tsubota
08:40	“Sandwich Keratitis” after deep Lamellar Endothelial Keratitis: A new clinical entity	T. John
	T. John
08:50	Hyperosmolarity stimulates MMPs and inflammatory cytokins via MAPK pathway in human	D-Q. Li
	corneal epithelial cells and experimental mouse models
	L. De-Quan, H-S. Kim, L. Luo, S. Pflugfelder
09:00	Pro and anti-inflammatory forms of Interleukin-1 in the tear fluid and conjunctiva of patients with	A. Solomon
	dry eye disease
	A. Solomon, D. Dursun, Z. Liu, Y. Xie, A. Macri, S. Pflugfelder
09:10	Discussion

 

 

 

09:30	Kinetic analysis of tear interference images to detect blink-induced friction and to guide punctual	M. Di Pascuale
	occlusion and replacement of synthetic meibum in different types of dry eye
	M. Di Pascuale, M. Edgar, M. Espana, K. Tetsuya, S. Tseng
09:40	Eyelid pathologies in Stevens Johnson Syndrome	E. Espana
	E. Espana, M. Di Pascuale, T. Kawakita, S. Tseng
09:50	Mucous membrane graft and scleral lens to treat eyelid and tarsal pathologies for patients with	T. Kawakita
	Stevens Johnson Syndrome
	T. Kawakita, M. Di Pascuale, E. Espana, S. Tseng
10:00	Intraoperative application of Mitomycin C reduces conjunctival inflammation during amniotic	S. Tseng
	membrane transplantation for fornix reconstruction
	S. Tseng, M. Di Pascuale, E. Espana, T. Kawakita
10:10	Discussion
10:30	Coffee / Tea Break
11:00	IOSS Honored Guest Lecture: Neurotrophic Keratitis: Current Management Strategies	Kenneth Kenyon

 

 

 

11:20	In vivo confocal microscopy in the acute phase of corneal inflammation	A. Kobayashi
	A. Kobayashi, A. Maeda, Y. Shirao, K. Sugiyama
11:30	A case of allergic corneal ulcer in Atopic Keratoconjunctivitis (AKC) persistent for six months that	Y. Takano
	healed by amniotic membrane transplantation
	Y. Takano, K. Fukagawa, M. Miyake-Kashima, M. Tanaka, J. Shimazaki, K. Tsubota, H. Fujishima
11:40	Mitomycin C, Amniotic Membrane Transplantation and Limbal Autograft in Treating Recurrent	Y-F Yao
	Pterygia with Severe Symblepharon and Motility Restriction
	Yu-Feng Yao, Yong-Ming Zhang, Wen-Ya Qiu, Scheffer C.G. Tseng
11:50	Inflammation as a cause of failure of ex-vivo expanded limbal stem cells transplantation	P. Rama
	P. Rama
12:00	Discussion
12:20	Lunch Break and Tour of BPEI

 

13:20	BPEI Honored Guest Lecture: The Collar Button Keratoprosthesis	Claus Dohlman
13:40	KPro Honored Guest Lecture:
	Strampelli’s Osteo-Odonto-Keratoprosthesis.  Advantages and important technical details	Joaquin Barraquer
14:00	Biological properties of Strampelli’s OOKP and surgical improvements of Falcinelli’s
	modified OOKP: Prevention against inflammation	Giancarlo Falcinelli
14:20	Three remarkable KPro histories by Michael Roper-Hall	Jean-Marie Parel

 

 

 

14:40	Tissue response to mechanical defect of synthetic corneal inlays	T. Xie
	R. Xie, M. Evans, D. Sweeney, A. Vannas
14:50	Results of the osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis (OOKP) in severe inflammatory eye diseases	R. Tandon
	Experience from the United Kingdom
	C. Liu, J. Herold, S. Thorpe, C. Hull, P. Britain, L. Goldberg, R. Tandon
15:00	Clinical results of implantation of Dolhman keratoprosthesis at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute	V. Fernandez
	V. Fernandez, R. Wirthlin, E. Spinn, F. Marangon, E. Alfonso
15:10	High resolution computer tomography indicates severe absorption of the lamina in	K. Hille
	osteo-odonto-keratoporsthesis
	K. Hille, R. Seidel, K. Ruprecht
15:20	The Pintucci’s Dacron felt.  Colonizable KPro in ocular surface inflammation and in dry eye	S. Pintucci
	S. Pintucci, F. Pintucci
15:30	Melts with AlphaCor: Clinical experiences and the effect of MPG	C. Hicks
	C. Hicks for the AlphaCor clinical investigators
15:40	Biological response to a SupraDescemetic Synthetic Cornea (sDSC) in rabbits	J. Stoiber
	J. Stoiber, V. Fernandez, P. Lamar, S. Dubovy, S. Kaminski, E. Lacombe, B. Duchesne, E. Alfonso, S. Tseng, J-M. Parel
15:50	Discussion
16:10	Coffee / Tea Break

 

 

 

16:30	Report of results with using tooth allografts for osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis in edentulous	R. Tandon
	patients with end-stage ocular surface disease
	C. Liu, J. Herold, S. Thorp, . Hull, L. Goldberg, T. Georgiou, R. Tandon
16:40	Keratoprosthesis with biocolonizable support: Three years follow-up	J. Murta
	J. Murta, M. Quadrado, P. Faria, R. Faria
16:50	First experience with the AlphaCor artificial cornea	G. Grabner
	G. Grabner, J. Ruckhofer, J. Stoiber
17:00	Towards a biomimetic hydrogel keratoprosthesis	A. Lloyd
	A. Lloyd, C. Liu, F. Lydon, J. Li, V. Franklin, B. Tighe, S. Sandeman
17:10	Supradescemetic Synthetic Cornea (sDSC): Ex-vivo feasibility study in human eye bank eyes	J. Stoiber
	J. Stoiber, V. Fernandez, P. Lamar, S. Kaminski, E. Lacombe, B. Duchesne, E. Alfonso, J-M. Parel
17:20	Swedged on corneal plane collar button KPro	T. White
	T. White
17:30	Discussion
17:40	Concluding remarks
18:00	Cocktails
[Note: For more information, visit websites: www.kpro.org and www.ioss.org]

 

Final Program:
Please click here to download final program and abstracts.

Presenter Information:
Please click here to download.

Registration Fee:
As in past meetings the registration fee is included in the IOSS $ 100 annual membership fee, otherwise it is $100 for non-members, $30 for students, residents and fellows (Letter from mentor is required). For IOSS membership, see www.ioss.org.Please fill out the registration form and fax back immediately to Deborah Sweeney at             +61 2 9385 7401       .

Suggested Hotels:
Intercontinental (downtown Miami)
100 Chopin Plaza
Miami, Florida
33131
USA
Tel:             +1 305 577 1000       
Fax: +1 305 577 0384
http://www.intercontinental.com/usa/miami/hotel_miaha.shtml

Marriott Biscayne Bay (downtown Miami)
1633 North Bayshore Drive
Miami, Florida
33132
USA
Tel:             +1 305 374 3900       
Fax: +1 305 375 0597
http://www.marriott.com/dpp/PropertyPage.asp?MarshaCode=MIABB

Sonesta Beach Resort (Key Biscayne)
350 Ocean Drive
Key Biscayne, Florida
33149
USA
Tel:             +1 305 361 2021       
Fax: +1 305 361 3096
http://www.sonesta.com/Page.asp?pageid=2103

Ritz Carlton (Key Biscayne)
455 Grand Bay Drive
Key Biscayne, Florida
33149
USA
Tel:             +1 305 365 4500       
Fax: +1 305 365 4505
http://www.ritzcarlton.com/resorts/key_biscayne/

Please note the organizers cannot book hotel rooms or make travel arrangements for participants.

 

 

 

Past Meetings – 2002

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IOSS-MCLOSA Meeting, London, UK, 2002

Date:
22nd November 2002

Venue:
Royal College of Physicians
11 St Andrews Place
Regent’s Park
London
NW1 4LE

Tel:             +44 207 935 1174       
Fax: +44 207 487 5218

Organizer:
Christopher Liu

Focus:
Chronic Conjunctival Inflammation – Pathogenesis and Management

See www.mclosa.org.uk for more information or email Christopher Liu for details

INTRODUCTORY COURSE IN OSTEO-ODONTO-KERATOPROSTHESIS (OOKP)
Postgraduate Medical School and
The Sussex Eye Hospital
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust

Date:
Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21 November 2002

Venue:
The New Seminar Room
Sussex House
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust in Brighton

Contact:
Mrs Erica Strange University of Brighton Postgraduate Medical School
Falmer Campus Brighton East Sussex BN1 9PH UK
Telephone:             +44 1273 644005        Fax: +44 1273 644002
E-Mail: e.strange@brighton.ac.uk

Organizer:
Christopher Liu

We are pleased to enclose the programme and registration form for this Introductory OOKP Course taking place on 20 and 21 November 2002 in the New Seminar Room, Sussex House, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust in Brighton.

The Course will comprise a variety of lectures with live surgery, two-way audio/video links (Stage 1 and Stage 2 OOKP Surgery) and examination of patients.

Hotel accommodation can be arranged, and at the end of the first day we will be hosting a Course Dinner at a local French Restaurant.

The final programme is attached (Download doc file 43KB). To book your place please complete the registration form, arrange the necessary payment and return to:

Mrs Erica Strange University of Brighton Postgraduate Medical School
Falmer Campus Brighton East Sussex BN1 9PH UK
Telephone:             +44 1273 644005        Fax: +44 1273 644002
E-Mail: e.strange@brighton.ac.uk

It is envisaged that delegates would be attending the joint IOSS-MCLOSA meeting on 22 November 2002 at the Royal College of Surgeons, London. The joint meeting will be on chronic conjunctivitis.

IOSS 10th International Meeting, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy

The 10th International Meeting of the IOSS will take place – in pleasant surroundings in Tuscany – from June 13th-15th inclusive, in 2002. The Meeting is titled “Corneal Stem Cells: refresher course for clinical use”.

Scheffer Tseng MD, Ph.D, of the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, USA; will preside, and the Conference Chairman will be Vincenzo Sarnicola MD Consultant ophthalmologist at the Eye Department at Grosseto’s Hospital, Italy.

Prof. Vincenzo Sarnicola is one of Italy’s most esteemed experts in ocular surface disorders. He is personally convinced that in spite of the great developments in this field, there is still a need for KPro.

OOKP & KPro session

Date:
June 13th-15th, 2002

Provisional program:
June 13th, p.m. Round Table: “KPro update: surgical technique and long-term
results”
Live surgery: June 14th a.m. (morning)
Free papers: June 14th p.m. (afternoon)
Discussion of KP problems: June 15th p.m. (afternoon).

Venue: Hotel La Fattoria, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy and Principiana, a town
near Grosseto.

Organizer:
Prof. GC Falcinelli
Via Gregorio VII, 350
00165 Rome, Italy
Fax: +39-06-6623028
Tel:             +39-06-5809994       
e-mail: Falcinellig@tiscalinet.it

 7th IOSS Annual Meeting, Ft Lauderdale

Date:
Saturday 4th May 2002

Venue:
Marriott Marina
1881 SE 17th Street
Ft. Lauderdale
Florida USA
Phone:               800 433 2254        and               954 463 4000       
Fax: 954 527 6701
www.marriott.com

Time:
8:00 AM of May 4 (Saturday) immediately before the 2002 ARVO meeting for one day.

Organizer:
Scheffer C. G. Tseng, MD

New Pathogenesis and Therapies
Pterygium

Pterygium, presumably caused by ultraviolet irradiation and aggravated by environmental and occupational factors, is one of the oldest and commonest eye diseases. Various surgical procedures and adjunctive therapies have been employed, and frequently the most junior staff is assigned to operate patients with pterygium. Nevertheless, the reported literature clearly shows that the most ideal surgical procedure achieving esthetic results with minimal or no complications remains lacking. Therefore, it is timing to review the newest research findings concerning the pathogenesis and critically appraise the pros and cons of various surgical procedures and adjunctive therapies for primary and recurrent pterygia.

Fees: The meeting is free for the registered members of IOSS. For non-members, the registration fee for the meeting is US$ 120, to be payable to International Ocular Surface Society. Online registration can be done by going to website www.ioss.org or a check in US$ 120 can also be sent to International Ocular Surface Society, 8780 SW 92 Street, Suite 203, Miami, FL 33176, USA. Tel:               305-274-1299       , Fax: 305-274-1297.

Objectives:
Upon completion of this conference participants should be able to have a good understanding of the published and new knowledge concerning the pathogenesis of pterygium formation and its recurrence following excision and how to perform the most commonly employed surgical or medical therapies for primary and recurrent pterygia and for managing complications resulting from various therapies.

Style of Presentation:
Brief summary of published data and elaborate presentation of unpublished data
Conclusion of each presentation by raising a specific issue for group discussion
Emphasis of equal time spent on speaker’s presentation and on group discussion
Critical review of each step of surgical procedures using videos and panel discussion

Subjects to Be Covered:
New research data on pathogenesis of pterygium formation, progression or recurrence
Critical appraisal of surgical variables of conjunctival autograft
Critical appraisal of surgical variables of amniotic membrane transplantation
Critical appraisal of intraoperative or postoperative mitomycin C
New Therapies in treating primary pterygium or complications

Call for Video or Abstract:
We welcome members of IOSS and other non-members to submit abstracts to cover the research data of pathogenesis or a comprehensive study (see Abstract Form). The selection criteria are based on the “subjects to be covered” (see above). We also solicit video presentation (see above “Critical Appraisals”), each video clip for 1-2 min to cover a key step of the above three major procedures. Taking conjunctival autograft as an example, the key steps include anesthesia, fixation, head removal, removal of subconjunctival tissue, muscle isolation, preparation of graft, suturing technique, etc. For video presentation, the abstract may mention as many key steps as one would like for one or three procedures. Naturally, we also welcome new surgical procedures.

Also see Web site www.ioss.org for more information about the meeting including how to become a member of IOSS, registration and submission of abstract for this meeting.

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Dear Colleagues:

It is exciting for me to inform you that we have received a number of abstracts for the upcoming annual IOSS meeting “Pterygium: New Pathogenesis and Treatments”. The tentative program is as follows:

Opening Lecture: Professor Minas Coroneo: UV Light and Focusing in Pterygium

Section I: Pathogenesis

a. Tan: epithelial changes, p53, and apoptosis, and fibroblast proliferation.
b. Coroneo: Overexpression of MMPs by epithelial cells
c. Meller: Overexpression of MMPs by fibroblasts and relationship to conjunctivochalasis
d. Solomon: Role of inflammation on upregulating MMP expression in pterygium fibroblasts
e. Tsai: Transformed properties of pterygium fibroblasts
f. Touhami: Myofibroblasts in pterygium fibrovascular tissue
g. Grueterich: Overexpression of IGFBP2
h. Yei: Overexpression of PDGF-BB
i. Buerman: Differential gene expression

IOSS Lecture Award: Professor Shigeru Kinoshita (Title to be announced)

Section II: Surgical Procedures
Tan: Definition of Recurrence and Outcome Measures

A. Conjunctival Autograft
a. Anduze: Series presentation
b. Joyaux: Series presentation
c. Tan: Series presentation
d. Koranyi: Series presentation (with Tissue glue)
e. How I do it (Video) Panel: Coroneo, Joyaux, John, Koranyi, Raju Sangwan, Tan

B. Amniotic Membrane Graft vs Conjunctival Autograft
a. Sangwan: Series presentation (primary and recurrent)
b. Ma: Series presentation (primary and recurrent)
c. Solomon: Series presentation (primary and recurrent)

C. AMG and CA for Recurrent Pterygium
a. Shimmura: Series presentation
b. Park: Series presentation
c. Ti: Series presentation
d. How I do it (Video) Panel (B and C): John, Ma, Park, Sangwan, Shimmura, Tseng

D. MMC
a. Solomon: Series presentation and Video
b. Sangwan: Multiple recurrence (with CA and AMT) and Video

E. Managing Unusual Pterygium and Complications
a. Multiple layer AMG for xeroderma pigmentosum-related pterygium
b. Ma: Series presentation- AMG for Scleral melt
c. Sangwan: Series presentation- AMG and immunosuppression for scleral melt
d. Espana: AMG and CLAU for total limbal deficiency

Section III: New Therapies

a. Fossarello: PDT and histochemistry analysis of specimens
b. Mannis: Pericardium as graft
c. Ang: Ex vivo expansion
d. Karp: IFN for CIN in pterygium management
e. Huang: Pseudopterygium

For those who are still interested in presenting or would like to ask your colleagues to present in this meeting, you should submit the abstract (see www.ioss.org) and contact Dr. Tseng before March 25.

For those who will be speakers or have decided to attend this meeting and for those who would like to encourage your colleagues (including the associates of the speakers) to attend this meeting, please register as a new member or renew your membership by going to the website: www.ioss.org.

I am looking forward to seeing you at the meeting.

Sincerely,

Scheffer C. G. Tseng, M.D., Ph.D.
President

KPro Study Group/IOSS Satellite Meeting

Date:
Friday 26th April 2002

Time:
09:30 – 13:00 hrs

Venue:
The Cooperative Research Centre for Eye Research & Technology,
Level 5, North Wing, Rupert Myers Building, Gate 14, Barker Street,
The University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW, 2052, Sydney, Australia
Tel:             +61 2 9385 7409       

Agenda:
Amniotic membrane transplantation in corneal ulceration S Gierek-Ciaciura

Bullous keratopathy treatment with amniotic membrane transplantation E Mrukwa-Kominek

Treatment of postinflammatory corneal degenerations with amniotic membrane S Gierek-Ciaciura
transplantation

BREAK AND TOUR OF FACILITIES

Remodelling of the corneal surface following artificial cornea implantation – T Xie
is it clinically acceptable?

Polymer surface topography – an issue in the design of polymers that require M Evans
corneal epithelialization

Implantation of newly designed keratoprostheses in rabbits K Sugioka

Optimising biointegration after keratoprosthesis implantation: the role of C Hicks
medroxyprogesterone

DISCUSSION

LUNCH

 

Keratoprosthesis Symposium, International Congress of Ophthalmology, Sydney, Australia 2002

Date:
Monday 22nd April 2002

Time:
15:30 – 17:00 hrs

Venue:
Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Darling Harbour
Sydney

Organizer:
Geoffrey Crawford

ICO SYMPOSIUM ‘KERATOPROSTHESIS’

Chairman: Geoffrey Crawford

Overview of polymeric biomaterials for synthetic corneas
Traian Chirila

Osteo-Odonto-Keratoprosthesis: its role and success.
Giancarlo Falcinelli

A Keratoprosthesis for temporary use in humans
Hiroshi Shiota

Early experience with BioKproII
John Dart.

A new supradescemetic keratoprosthesis: a novel design
Jean-Marie Parel

The results of implantation of a hydrogel synthetic cornea, AlphaCor™.
Geoffrey Crawford

 

 

Past Meetings – 2001

April 29, 2001 by JMP · Leave a Comment 

4th KPro – 6th IOSS Study Group Meeting, Miami, USA

FOCUS: KERATOPROSTHESIS OR NOT

4th KPro STUDY GROUP MEETING
May 4-5, 2001
Fort Lauderdale, Marina Marriott, Florida, USA

Date:
May 4-5, 2001

Organizer:
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
University of Miami, School of Medicine
Miami, Florida
USA

Venue:
Fort Lauderdale, Marina Marriott, Florida, USA

Friday May 4

Registration
KPro-IOSS status today & introduction of Dr. Sweeney. Jean-Marie Parel

KPro: 34 years later. Michael Roper-Hall

Introduction of Prof. T.T. Sun. Scheffer CG Tseng

Introduction of Prof. Claes Dohlman. Eduardo Alfonso

Session I: KERATOPROSTHESIS
Chair: C Dohlman – Moderator: E Alfonso

KPro Study Group Keynote lecture
Do a PK? Do a KPro? Do nothing? The uncertain borders between indications. Claes Dohlman
Modified Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis for treatment of corneal blindness: Long-term anatomic and functional outcome in 181 cases. Giancarlo C Falcinelli

Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis. Francesco Lannetti

The osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis – resume of six years operative experience. Konrad Hille

Medium term visual and retention results of modern osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis (OOKP). Padmanabha P Syam

A model for international skills transfer for OOKP surgery. Christopher Liu

Advantages of self-graft tibial keratoprosthesis (KPT). Jose Temprano Acedo

Thirty years of experience with the stainless steel anchored artificial cornea champagne cork KP. Jan G F Worst

20 years experience with the Pintucci’s keratoprosthesis. Stefano Pintucci

Biocolonization: Early success and late disillusions. Emmanuel Lacombe

Experience with Lacombe PCL5 KPro at the Ain Shams Shams University – Egypt. Amira Mounir

Chirila KPro I: An overview. Geoffrey J Crawford
Chirila KPro II: Case histories. Donald Tan
Chirila KPro III: Keratoprosthesis or not? Celia R Hicks

Results of leukomas biokeratoprosthetics using prostheses with the peripheral part made of various donor tissues. Yury Y Kalinnikov

Surgical treatment of secondary glaucoma by keratoprosthesis. Stanislav A Yakimenko
Session II OCULAR SURFACE RECONSTRUCTION
Chair: SCG Tseng – Moderator: K Tsubota

IOSS Keynote Lecture:
Corneal epithelial stem cells: Markers, kinetic regulation and development flexibilities. Tung-Tien Sun

Restoration of neuroanatomic integration of ocular surface defense as a first step of ocular surface reconstruction. Scheffer CG Tseng

Amniotic membrane transplantation associated with limbal conjuctival transplantation for ocular surface reconstruction in Stevens-Johnson syndrome. Jose AP Gomes

Amniotic membrane transplantation associated or not with limbal-conjuctival transplantation for ocular surface reconstruction in chemical burn. Myrna S Santos

Treatment of severe ocular surface disorders with corneal epithelial stem cell transplantation. Kazuo Tsubota

Factors influencing surgical outcome of ocular surface reconstruction. Jun Shimakazi

Long-term results of kerarolimbal allografts with or without penetrating keratoplasty for total limbal stem cell deficiency. Abraham Solomon

The effect of amniotic membrane and limbal autograft transplantation for the patients with recurrent ptergium and pseudoptergium associated with symblepharon. Tae Hoon Choi

Changes in human corneas after amniotic membrane transplantation. A correlative light and transmission electron microscopy study. Josef Stoiber
Keratoprosthesis or keratoplasty and surface reconstruction: How to choose? John Dart
Saturday May 5

Registration

Session III OSR & KPro POSTER PRESENTATION
Chair: J Dart – Moderator: G Grabner

Surgical management of refractory palpebral allergic conjuctivitis. Quresh B Muskati

AMT for unusual corneal deposits in homocystinuria. Srinivas K Rao

Histology of non-extruding OOKP laminae. Christopher Liu

Can we implant our keratoprosthesis for humans as a temporary use? Hiroshi Shiota

Comparison of infection rates in patients following amniotic membrane transplant (AMT) and keratoprosthesis. Eduardo C Alfonso

Endophthalmitis in patients with keratoprosthesis: Incidence, bacterial etiologies and risk factors. Mahnaz Nouri

Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis modified: Long-term results in dry eyes. Giancarlo Falcinelli

Retroprosthesis membranes as complications after keratoprosthesis. Stanislav A Yakimenko

Evaluation of bone reduction of the haptic lamina in osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis by computerized tomography. Josef Stoiber

Management of vitreoretinal complications in eyes with permanent keratoprosthesis. Subhransu Ray

Corneal blindness from end-stage sjorgrens syndrome. Case reports. Eric J Dudenhoefer

Long-term results of pump shunt implant for refractory glaucoma. Thomas C White

Biointegration of the dacron felt colonizable Pintucci’s keratoprosthesis, in vitro and in vivo studies plan. Stefanno Pintucci

Coralline Hydoxyapatite keratoprosthesis. Carlos Leon

Keratoprosthesis in a seeing eye – a case report. Quresh B Maskati

An in vivo model for assessment of epithelial overgrowth of synthetic onlays. RZ Xie

Experiments with keratoprostheis (“Artificial cornea”). Mahnaz Nouri

Costs and gains of complex procedures in rehabilitation of end stage Stevens- Johnson syndrome. Gerd Geerling
Session IV THE FUTURE: OSR? KPros? Or both?
Chair: JM Parel – Moderator: Ray JF Tsai

Introduction of Dr. May Griffith Scheffer CG Tseng
Biocornea Invited Lecture:
Corneal tissue equivalents for replacement of damaged corneas. May Griffith

Ex vivo expansion of limbal stem cells for corneal surface reconstruction. Ray Jui-Fang Tsai

Cultivated corneal epithelial transplantation in severe stem cell deficiencies. Shigeru Kinoshita

The step-wise operation used in vivo grown corneal epithelium on amniotic membrane in patient’s own eye in acute corneal burn injury. Jae Chan Kim

Evaluation of the limbus stem cell concept by a gene analytic procedure. Konrad Hille

Transplantation of the autologous submandibular gland for absolute dry eyes. Gerd Geerling

Development of a newly designed double-fixed Seoul-type keratoprosthesis. Mee Kum Kim

How to cope with decolonization and necrosis to prevent extrusion. Emmanuel Lacombe

A new supradescemetic keratoprosthesis: A novel design. Stephan Kaminski

In vivo examination of surface modified polymers used as potential hap keratoprosthesis. Eike Berger

In vivo preliminary screening of novel KPro materials & Towards a synthetic OOKP. Andrew W Lloyd

Synthetic polymer as a corneal onlay. Debbie F Sweeney

Conclusions: Alfonso, Tseng, Parel, Sweeney

 

Past Meetings – 1999

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3rd KPro Study Group Meeting, Birmingham, England

3rd KPro STUDY GROUP MEETING

June 24-26, 1999
University of Birmingham Conference Park
Birmingham, England
Focus: Role of the haptic in increasing KPro long term survival

Meeting Executive President: Michael J. Roper-Hall
Poster Coordination: Peter McDonnell & Kira Brenman
KPro’99 Scientific Coordinator: Kira Brenman

“Proceedings may be found An Inst Barraquer 2001, 30 (1-2) :”
Presentations at the 3rd KPro Study Group Meeting

Friday June 25, 1999

Introduction.
Michael Roper-Hall, U. of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

Contributions of past KPro conferences and the future.
J-M Parel for the KPro Study Group Steering Committee

Early experience and present views on keratoprosthesis.
Joaquin Barraquer, Instituto Barraquer, Barcelona, Spain.

Session I Clinical results of 1st generation KPros
(Monobloc, synthetics)
Chairs: Lacombe & Polack, Moderator: Dohlman

Success and failure of 1st generation KPros.
Michael Roper-Hall, U. of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

KPro in non-cicatrizing conditions.
Claes Dohlman, Harvard Medical School / Mass. Eye and Ear, Boston, MA, USA

Ceramic KPro, long term follow-up.
Frank Polack, G Heimke, U. of Florida Anatomy Dept, Gainesville, U. of South Florida Ophthalmology Dept., Tampa, FL, USA

All PMMA retroprosthetic fixation KPro at 10 years.
Emmanuel Lacombe, Rothschild Foundation, Paris, France

Session II: Clinical results of 2nd generation KPros
(OOKP, biologic skirt)
Chairs: Falcinelli & Barraquer, Moderator: Grabner

Falcinelli’s OOKP KPro – 15 years experience.
Giancarlo Falcinelli, P Colliardo, E Corazza, M Taloni, Foundation for OOKP, Rome, Italy

Long-term success in OOKP: Can VATI give more comparable results? A proposal for a method to compare “Medium to Long-term” outcome as demonstrated by the Salzburg OOKP series.
Gunther Grabner, J Stoiber, J Ruckhofer, G Falcinelli, Eye Clinic Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria

Early British results of modern Falcinelli OOKP surgery.
Andrea Sciscio, C Liu, Sussex Eye Hospital/U. of Brighton, Brighton, UK

OOKP- surgical management and results.
Konrad Hille, H Landau, KW Ruprecht, U. of Saarland, Homburg, Germany

Complications in OOKP.
Maurizio Taloni, G Falcinelli, B Falsini, P Filadoro, V Petitti, OOKP Foundation, Rome, Italy

A new lens for vitreous and retinal surgery in OOKP patients.
Jeroni Nadal, J Barraquer, Instituto Barraquer, Barcelona, Spain
Session III Clinical results of 3nd generation KPros
(Metals & synthetics, donor tissue integration)
Moderator: Kain

Evaluation of 46 KPros after 6 years. Follow-up.
Mihai Pop, Emergency Eye Hospital, Bucharest, Romania

Worst KPro.
Jan Worst, MV van Andel. Jan Worst Research Group, Haren, Holland

KPro in terminal stages of edematous bullous keratopathy.
Stanislav A Yakimenko, Filatov Institute of Eye Diseases & Tissue Therapy, Odessa, Ukraine

Visual recovery in Mooren’s ulcer by scleral grafting and KPro.
YP Henry, MJW Zaal, HJ Volker-Dieben, Free U., Amsterdam, Netherlands

Paralimbal scleral window;
Indu R Singh, Amritsar, India
Session IV Clinical results of 4th generation KPros
(Synthetic biointegration)
Chairs: Pintucci, Moderator: Crawford

Girard KPro (commented Video).
Louis Girard, Houston, TX, USA (presented in his absence by Parel and Brenman)

PMMA/Dacron biointegrated KPro: 19 years experience.
Stefano Pintucci, F Pintucci, A Sarra, Azienda Ospedaliera, S. Giovanni-Addolorata, Centro Oftalmologico Pintucci, Rome, Italy

Role of hydromechanical fixation in haptic biocolonization.
Emmanuel Lacombe, Rothschild Foundation, Paris, France

Pilot study of Chirila KPro in humans.
Celia Hicks, GJ Crawford, TV Chirila, X Lou, S Platten, S Vijayasekaran, IJ Constable, Lions Eye Institute, Perth, Australia

Aachen KPro – 1st prolonged application.
Norbert I Schrage, S Kompa, S Langefeld, B Kirchhof, U. of Aachen, Aachen, Germany

Evaluation of biocolonizable keratoprosthesis in patients with corneal edema.
Isabelle Riss, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
Session V Expulsion and methods to prevent it
Chairs: Lacombe & Caldwell, Moderator: Alfonso

Risk Factors for endophthalmitis in KPro patients.
Mahnaz Nouri, H Terada, ML Durand, E Alfonso, CH Dohlman, Harvard Medical School Mass Eye & Ear, Boston and Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, U. of Miami, FL, USA

Transplantation of the autologous submandibular gland for severe keratoconjunctivitis sicca in Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
Gerd Geerling, JRO Collin, IA Cree, MM Matheson, JKG Dart, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK

Immunological & biochemical indices of blood in patients with RPM after KPro.
Olga Guseva, L Velichko, T Metelitsina, SA Yakimenko, Filatov Institute of Eye Diseases & Tissue Therapy, Odessa, Ukraine

Glaucoma following KPro.
Claes Dohlman, Harvard Medical School/ Mass. Eye and Ear, Boston, MA, USA

The Ahmed glaucoma valve in secondary glaucoma in OOKP.
Konrad Hille, H Landau, KW Ruprecht, U. of Saarland, Homburg, Germany

Successful treatment of KPro skirt exposure using a transpositional conjunctival-lower eyelid retractor complex flap.
John Cowden, JW Gigantelli, Mason Eye Institute, TX, USA

Clinical indications and action mechanisms of amniotic membrane transplantation for ocular surface reconstruction in patients being considered for a keratoprosthesis.
Eduardo C Alfonso, SCG Tseng, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, U. of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
Saturday June 26, 1999
Session VI Research and Future directions
Chairs: Hicks & Duchesne, Moderator: Parel

Assessment of Corneal Mechanics of Humans, Pigs and Cats. Comparison with Keratoprosthesis Polymers.
Bernard Duchesne, R Bougaran, D Durand, H Tahi, U. of Liege, Belgium; Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, U. of Miami, USA

Biocompatibility evaluation of new non-porous transparent materials for keratoprosthesis.
Hassan Tahi, B Duchesne, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, U. of Miami, USA; U. of Liege, Liege, Belgium

Ocular biomaterials: Cellular & surface chemical issues.
Brian Tighe, Aston U., Birmingham, UK

Development of new synthetic material for corneal replacements.
Valerie Franklin, F Lydon, K Evans, B Tighe, C Liu, Aston U., Birmingham, UK

Does embryonic keratocyte EK1.BR models corneal wound healing with age?
Susan Sandeman, RGA Faragher, M Allen, C Liu, AW Llyod, U. of Brighton, Brighton, UK

Effect of aging on KPro biointegration.
Susan Sandeman, RGA Faragher, M Allen, C Liu, AW Llyod, U. of Brighton, Brighton, UK

In-vitro study of silicone foam and ePTFE as potential haptic materials for KPro
Eike Berger, K Gaebert, J Saedler, CF Kreiner, R Guthoff, U. of Rostock, Rostock, Germany

Evaluation of ceramic KPro in rabbits.
Hiroshi Shiota, H Eguchi, H Yunoki, H Amitani, U. of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan

Hydroxyapatite coralline keratoprosthesis: First human cases.
Carlos Leon, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Session VII Summary of poster presentation
Chairs: Falcinelli & Rol, Moderator: Barraquer

Clinical results of 1st to 4th generation KPros

OOKP in the treatment of corneal blindness due to “dry eye”.
Paulo Colliardo, M Caselli, GC Falcinelli, G Grabner, I Micozzi, Foundation for OOKP, Rome, Italy

Visual fields with an OOKP.
Chris Hull, DF Edgar, C Liu, A Sciscio, City U., Optometry & Visual Science, London, UK

Influence of PMMA diameter on visual field in OOKP.
Konrad Hille, H Landau, KW Ruprecht, U. of Saarland, Homburg, Germany

Design of OOKP optic-improving field of vision.
Chris Hull, DF Edgar, C Liu, A Sciscio, City U., Dept. of Optometry & Visual Science, London, UK

OOKP: New design of optical cylinder.
Giancarlo Falcinelli, R Fletcher, L Lupelli, P Palumbo, F Sala, Foundation for OOKP, Rome, Italy

Aachen KPro-1st temporary application.
Sirpa Kompa, S Langefeld, B Kirchhof, NF Schrage, U. of Aachen, Aachen, Germany

Posterior fixation keratoprosthesis with biocolonizable seal: 6 years, 47 patients.
Emmanuel Lacombe, J-C Joyaux, I Riss, B Duchesne, H Tahi, J-M Parel, Rothschild Foundation & Universities of Miami, Bordeaux, Liege, and Paris

Preoperative prognostic factors in keratoprosthesis.
F Yaghouti, M Nouri, WC Fung, WJ Power, MJ Doane, CH Dohlman. Mass Eye&Ear Infirmary and Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Med School, Boston, MA, USA

Research and Future directions

Human and porcine cornea.
Katrin Gaebert, E Berger, J Saedler, DG Weiss, R Guthoff, U. of Rostock, Rostock, Germany

Cartilage to cornea: structural & cellular issues in material design for KPros.
Fiona Lydon, PH Corkhill, JH Fitton, VJ Franklin, HR Oxley, BJ Tighe, Aston U., Birmingham, UK

A new prosthetic corneal graft.
Thomas White, U. of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, SD, USA

Marine inspired artificial cornea.
David Green, F Lydon, B Tighe, C Liu, Aston U., Birmingham, UK

Ophthalmic biomaterials: Inflammatory role of vitronectin.
Brian Tighe, VJ Franklin, C Graham, A Mann, M Guillon, Aston U., Birmingham, UK

Biosurface structures: Nature’s solutions.
Steve Tonge, B Tighe, Aston U., Birmingham, UK

Aston biomaterials research unit: A profile.
Valerie Franklin et al, Aston U., Birmingham, UK

Invited presentation: Once upon a time there was a blind.
Jean-Christophe Joyaux, Martinique, FWI

 

Past Meetings – 1995

April 29, 1995 by JMP · Leave a Comment 

2nd KPro Study Group Meeting, Rome, Italy

2nd KPro STUDY GROUP MEETING

June 20-23, 1995
Pontifica Universitas Urbaniana
Rome, Italy

Meeting Executive President: Giancarlo Falcinelli “Presentations at the 2nd KPro Study Group Meeting :”
Proceedings may be found in An Inst Barraquer 1999, Vol. 28S

Introduction
Jean-Marie Parel; Ophthalmic Biophysics Center, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Medical School, Miami, FL

Keratoprosthesis Study Group
MJ Roper-Hall; Royal College of Surgeons, London, England

200 Years of KPro: Pellier de Quengsy and Artificial Cornea
Jean-Marie Parel; Ophthalmic Biophysics Center, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Medical School, Miami, FL

Session I: Clinical Reports I
(Why do you prefer your current technique?)
Chair and Moderator: E Lacombe, R Brancato, MJ Roper-Hall

The biological properties of OOKP
M Caselli, A D’Alberto, M Vergari, M Nebbioso, and P Colliardo; Ophthalmic Division, San Camillo Hospital, Italy, Rome

Personal changes and innovations in Strampelli’s OOKP
GC Falcinelli, G Barogi, M Caselli, P Colliardo, and M Taloni; Ophthalmic Division, San Camillo Hospital, Rome, Italy

Clinical experience with the Dohlman KPros
EC Alfonso; Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Medical School, Miami, FL

The Pintucci’s Dacron KPros: How we Improved the technique of implanting the KP in dry eyes with sufficient tear secretion
S Pintucci, F Pintucci, M Cecconi, and S Caiazza; Department of Ultrastructures, Instituto Superior di Sanità, Rome, Italy

A second generation of biointegrable Keratoprosthesis
J-M Legeais, G Renard, and Y Pouliquen; INSERM U86, Department of Ophthalmology, Hôtel-Dieu de Paris, France

Session II: Clinical Reports
(Why do you prefer your technique?)
Chair and Moderator: R D’Amico, G Carella, C Dohlman

KPros in Scandinavia, current trends
PG Söderberg, O Sletteberg, G Hovding, and T Bertelsen; St. Eriks’ Eye Hospital, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

Penetrating keratoplasty with corneal prosthesis complex
SN Fyodorov, ZI Moroz, YY Kalinnikov, EV Kovshun, SA Borzenok, OS Volkova, and OP Miyovich; IRTC “Eye Microsurgery”, Moscow, Russia

Session IIII: Clinical Reports III
(Complications of your technique)
Chair and Moderator: S Yakimenko, R Tittarelli, G Renard

The microbial flora in patients with a KPro
LA Palma, D Miller, and E Alfonso; Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, FL

Complications of Falcinelli’s OOKPs
E Corazza, V Petitti, A D’Alberto, P Filadoro, and P Colliardo; Ophthalmic Division, San Camillo Hospital, Rome, Italy

The Pintucci’s Dacron tissue KPro: SEM aspects of infection related failures in transcutaneous implants in dry eyes
S Pintucci, F Pintucci, M Cecconi, and S Caiazza; Department of Ultrastructures, Instituto Superior di Sanità, Rome, Italy

Glaucoma surgery before and after OOKP
G Barogi, E Corazza, V Petitti, I Micozzi, and M Vergari; Ophthalmic Division, San Camillo Hospital, Rome, Italy

Session IV: Clinical Reports
(Complications of your technique)
Chairs and Moderator: C Dohlman, E Balestrazzi, J Temprano

Rejection of OOKP for Necrosis of Dental Support: Treatment within Short and Long periods.
F Lanetti; OOKP Center, Casa di Cura Villa Benedetta, Rome, San Giovanni in Laterano Hospital, Tome, Italy

Replacement in the osteodental acrylic lamina (ODAL)
V Marchi, S Marchi, A Gualano, and R Ricci; Villa Tiberia Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Rome, Italy

OOKP and cataract surgery
V Marchi, A Gualano, S Marchi, and G Zumbo; Villa Tiberia Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Rome, Italy

Vitreoretinal surgery for retinal detachment in eyes with Lacombe KPros
C Boscher; Centre Ophtalmologique du Landy, Saint-Ouen, France

Session V: Clinical Reports V
(Long-term Results-Survival-Postop Care, Revisions)
Chairs and Moderator: J Worst, G Rama, I Singh

Independent survey of long term results of Falcinelli’s OOKP
C Liu and S Pagliarini; Corneal and External Disease Service, Department of Ophthalmology, West Norwich Hospital, Norwich, England

Osteo-Odonto-Keratoprosthesis. A 30 years retrospective study.
J Alvarez de Toledo, RI Barraquer, J Temprano, H Carreras, E Torres, and J Barraquer; Centro de Oftalmologia Barraquer, Barcelona, Spain

Penetrating Keratoprosthesis “Meshwork”.
SN Fyodorov, ZI Moroz, CS Volkova, YY Kalinnikov, and EV Kovshun; IRTC “Eye Microsurgery”, Moscow, Russia

Experience with a KPro
CH Dohlman, PA Netland, and WC Fung; Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA

The Pintucci’s Dacron tissue KP: Long-term results, postop care, and revisions in dry eyes and in eyes with tear secretion.
S Pintucci, F Pintucci, M Cecconi, and A Caiazza; Department of Ultrastructures, Instituto Superior di Sanità, Rome, Italy

Falcinelli’s OOKPs: Long-term results.
M Caselli, P Colliardo, G Falcinelli, and M Nebbioso; Ophthalmic division, San Camillo Hospital, Rome, Italy

Keratoprosthesis with retrocorneal fixation. Results of 60 Cases with up to 6 years follow up.
E Lacombe; Paris, France

Session VI: Clinical Reports VI
(How can your technique be improved?)
Chairs and Moderator: P Choyce, L Cerulli, D Caldwell

Alternative covering tissues in OOKP
GC Falcinelli, G Barogi, R Cutruzzola, P Filaforo, and C Pinna; Ophthalmic Division, San Camillo Hospital, Rome, Italy

KPros of methylmethacrylate and periosteum
GM Cremona; Cremona Ophthalmological Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Selection of the Osteo-Odonto-Keratoprosthesis tooth element: The jaws computer tomography system with denta scan software.
G Serra, M Monaco, F D’Ambrioso, G Pietraville, and M Vergari; Ophthalmic Division, San Camillo Hospital, Rome, Italy

ArF Photoablation of keratoprostheses.
P Rol, Chr Huber, F Manns, and J-M Parel; Department of Ophthalmology, University of Zurich, Switzerland

Session VII: Clinical Reports VII
(Assessment of KPro patients)
Chairs and Moderator: Y Pouliquen, B Boles Carenini, E Alfonso

Assessment of Central Vision Function in Patients with Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis
M Taloni, B Falsini, M Caselli, I Micozzi, M Piccardi, and GC Falcinelli; Ophthalmic Division, San Camillo Hospital, Rome, Italy

Functional outcome after OOKP
G Petrachi, S Marchi, G Zumbo, and L Lisi; Catholic University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Echography in OOKPs.
P Colliardo, T Avitabile, E Buratto, P Filadoro, and G Serra; Ophthalmic Division, San Camillo Hospital, Rome, Italy

Electro-physiological and psycho-physical assessment of visual function in patients with Falcinelli’s OOKP.
B Falsini, M Taloni, M Piccardi, P Valenini, GC Falcinelli, and G Falcinelli; Ophthalmic Division, San Camillo Hospital, Rome, Italy

Scanning laser Ophthalmoscope in OOKP.
M Varano, M Taloni, A Coppi, I Micozzi, and M Terrana; Opthalmic Divizion, San Camillo Hospital, Rome, Italy

Computerized tomography study of the osteo-odonto-acrylic lamina.
M. Taloni, T. Manni, I. Micozzi, G. Serra, and P. Filadoro; Ophthalmic Division, San Camillo Hospital, Rome, Italy

Session VIII: Scientific Reports I
(Future, Novel, and Scientific Perspectives)
Chairs and Moderator: G Crawford, L Scullica, T Chirila

Extensions of indications for OOKPs.
GC Falcinelli, M Taloni, E Corazza, E Burato, and G Falcinelli; Ophthalmic Division, San Camillo Hospital, Rome, Italy

Coralline hydroxyapatite KPro.
CR Leon, JI Barraquer Jr., and JI Barraquer; Instituto Barraquer de America, Bogota, Colombia

The properties of the ideal Keratoprosthesis.
C Liu and B Tighe; Sussex Eye Hospital, Brighton, England

Session IX: Scientific Reports II
(Basic, Applied, and Clinical Research)
Chairs and Moderator: J-M Legeais, ML Restivo, H Kain

Improved Optics for OOKP.
L Lupelli, RJ Fletcher, P Palumbo, A Menghi, M Taloni, and M Caselli; Ophthalmic Division, San Camillo Hospital, Rome, Italy

The Pintucci Dacron tissue KPro: Histological and ultrastructural aspects of the biointegration of the supporting element.
S Pintucci, F Pintucci, M Cecconi, and S Caiazza; Department of Ultrastructures, Instituto Superior di Sanità, Rome, Italy

Histological findings in OOKPs.
I Pecorella, M Taloni, M Caselli, A Ciardi, RA Alaxander, U Di Tondo, and G Falcinelli; Ophthalmic Division, San Camillo Hospital, Rome, Italy

Extracellular matrix synthesized within an ePTFE corneal implant.
I Dubraix, J-M Legeais, M Savoldelli, G Renard, and Y Pouliquen; Department of Ophthalmology, Hôtel-Dieu Hospital, Paris, France

Incorporation of a fluorocarbon polymer implanted at the posterior face of the rabbit cornea.
G Renard, B Cetinel, J-M Legais, M Savoldelli, J Durand, Y Pouliquen; Department of Ophthalmology, Hôpital de l’Hôtel-Dieu, Paris, France

Evaluation of collagen corneal allografts in rabbits: Enhancement of epithelialization.
DP DeVore, D Skelnik, and EQ Kornmehl; Boston Eye and Ear Surgeons, Boston, MA

Artificial corneas for the Third World? The best efforts for the worst case: The first clinical trials of low cost “Champagne Cork” KPros.
MV Van Andel, J Worst, and I Singh; Academic Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands

Epiloque to the Second Meeting of the KPro Study Group
Y Pouliquen; Department of Ophthalmology, Hôpital de l’Hôtel-Dieu, Paris, France

Toward a complication-free KPro: KPro advancement since 1995
K Brenman, J-M Parel; Ophthalmic Biophysics Center, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Medical School, Miami, FL

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