Pan American Association of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug 7– 10, 2013.

The course will be held on Saturday Aug 10 from 4:30pm to 6:30pm

For details: http://www.paao.org

Chair:

• Michael W Belin

Faculty:

• Juan Carlos Abad
• Jose de la Cruz
•  Mark J Mannis
• Victor L Perez

We also have a renewed Memorandum of Understanding between the Asia Cornea Society and the KPro Study Group

OBJECTIVE

This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) expresses the general understanding and intentions of the ACS www.asiacorneasociety.org and KPro Study Group concerning affiliation.  The purpose of this affiliation is to link up both societies to establish a global network of corneal subspecialists and researchers with the common vision of fostering the exchange of knowledge and information on clinical, educational and research aspects of the corneal subspecialty dedicated to the advancement of corneal subspecialty.

Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, Washington

SIG

Sunday May 5, 2013

Session #156

1:00:00 PM – 2:30:00 PM Room TCC 303

  “Understanding the role biofilm and infections in keratoprosthesis”

The aim of this SIG is to discuss different aspects of biofilm formation as a key in infections and surface material selection in the context of keratoprosthesis.  Incorporating aspects of surface and tissue imaging and detection of biofilm will help identify the three facets that might affect biointegration in keratoprosthesis: chemical, mechanical and biological sources.

Organiser:

Deborah Sweeney

Moderators:

Jose de la Cruz, Victor Perez

Opening comments (4 min): The evolution of KPros and infections

Michael Belin

Panel Discussion (12 min):  Biofilm in keratoprosthesis, infection or inflammation Relations between biofilm and infection

Darlene Miller

Materials and adherence of biofilm

Jean Jacob

New frontiers in biofilm and infection in the eye

Michael E. Zegans

Open Discussion (45 min)

Panelists

2012 KPro Steering Committee

Honorary President:

Michael Roper-Hall, UK (1991)

Honorary Members:

• Joaquin Barraquer, Spain (1993)
• Emmanuel Lacombe, France (1990)
• Giancarlo Falcinelli, Italy (1992)
• Claes Dohlman, USA (2003)

Members

• Jean-Marie Parel, USA (1990)
• Eduardo Alfonso, USA (1990)
• Giancarlo Falcinelli, Italy (1992)
• Bernard Duchesne, Belgium (1999)
• Guenther Grabner, Austria (2001)
• Deborah Sweeney, Australia (2001)
• Masahiko Fukuda, Japan (2008)
• Konrad Hille, Germany (2008)
• Donald Tan, Singapore (2008)
• Michael W Belin, USA (2008)
• James Chodosh (2010)
• Christopher Liu, UK (2010)
• Srinivas Rao, India (2010)
• Jose De La Cruz (2012)
• Virender Sangwan (2012)
• Victor Perez (2012

Retired Members

• Y Takesue, Japan
• Z Zagorski, Poland
• J-M Legeais, France
• A  Mounir, Egypt
• G Rao, India
• C Hicks, Australia
• Carlos Leon, Guatemala
• Jean Christophe Joyaux, France

KPro Administration

• Secretary General: Jean-Marie Parel
• Secretary General Associates: Deborah Sweeney & Michael Belin
• Secretary General Assistants: Mariela C Aguilar & Alex Gonzalez

Meeting President: Claes Dohlman – Meeting Chair & Host: Eduardo Alfonso
Preliminary Program
(Only speakers listed – final program will cite all authors)

Date: Saturday, May 12th, 2012
Venue: Jose Berrocal Auditorium, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, 900 NW 17th Street, Miami, Florida 33136
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7:00am Registration opens: $ 85, payable in cash or by check made to “University of Miami”, a receipt will be provided at the registration desk the day of the meeting

Projection booth opens: Download ALL presentations – NO laptop on the podium
Poster hanging: Use scotch tape only, NO pins
Original presentations: 10 mins maximum – Presentations already given at ARVO 2012: 5 mins maximum

7:45 Opening Eduardo Alfonso, Meeting Chair
7:50 Introduction Jean-Marie Parel, KPro Study Group Secretary General
7:55 Meeting Rules Deborah Sweeney & Michael Belin, KPro SG Associate Secretary Generals

Session 1 MOOKP – Moderators: Victor Perez & Yoh Sawatari

8:00 Modified Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis in Japan – Masahiko Fukuda
8:10 Osteo-Odonto Keratoprosthesis: Initial Experience Using a Four Staged Technique – Virender Sangwan
8:20 The role of electrophysiologic testing in the preoperative assessment of osteo-keratoprosthesis or osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis surgery – Victor Charoenrook
8:30-8:35 Long term ex-vivo testing of three bonding agents utilized to secure the PMMA optical cylinder to the MOOKP osteo-odonto lamina (Poster) – Deepa Sathia
8:35 Discussion (15 mins)

Session 2 Boston Keratoprosthesis – Moderators: Claes Dohlman & James Chodosh

8:50 Boston Keratoprosthesis in ocular chemical burns of southern China – Jianjun Gu
9:00 BPEI Long Term Clinical Outcome and Complications of the use of Boston KPro for the Treatment of Corneal Blindness – Luis Haddock
9:10 Boston Type 1 Keratoprosthesis for Bilateral Corneal Blindness: The Indian Experience – Virender Sangwan
9:20 Medium-Term Results From the Boston Keratoprosthesis Multicenter Study – Joseph Ciolino
9:30 The Use of Pre-Cut, Gamma Irradiated Corneal Lenticules in Boston Type 1 Keratoprosthesis Implantation – Essen Akpek
9:40 The Use of Gamma-Irradiated Cornea Tissue with Boston Type 1 Keratoprosthesis – Lena Chheda
9:50 An Affordable Boston Keratoprosthesis for World Corneal Blindness: the Lucia Modification – James Chodosh
10:00 Discussion (35mins)

10:35-11:00 COFFEE BREAK

Session 3 Alternative KPros and Treatments – Moderators: Debbie Sweeney & Gunther Grabner
11:00 Comparing the clinical application of MICOF and Boston keratoprostheses for corneal opacity unsuitable for keratoplasty – Liqiang Wang
11:10 Short-term clinical results of the use of the KeraKlear for the treatment of corneal blindness – Jose Vargas
11:20 Management of Bilateral Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency (LSCD): KPro versus Limbal Allograft – Virender Sangwan
11:30 Discussion (15 mins)

Session 4 Infection & Inflammation – Moderators: Eduardo Alfonso & Darlene Miller

11:45 Boston Keratoprosthesis-associated Endophthalmitis: Recommendations for Prevention – Irmgard Behlau
11:55 Contact Lens Surveillance Cultures in Boston Type I Keratoprosthesis Patients – Ruju Ra
12:05 Microbiota Evaluation of Patients with a Boston Type I Keratoprosthesis Treated with Topical 0.5% Moxifloxacin and 5% Povidone-iodine – Lauro A Oliveira
12:15 Retrospective Survival Analysis in Patients with Corneal Melt Following Boston Type 1 Keratoprosthesis – Ruju Rai
12:25 Scanning Electron Microscopy Observational Analysis of Explanted Keratoprosthesis – Jose De La Cruz
12:35-12:40 Boston Keratoprosthesis is useful for the treatment of severe Candida keratitis after PKP (Poster) – Masuo Sakamoto
12:40 Discussion (25 mins)

1:05-2:00 LUNCH

Session 5 Glaucoma – Moderators: Michael Banitt & Giancarlo Falcinelli

2:00 Key points for the implant of glaucoma drainage devices at time of Boston Keratoprosthesis surgery – Carolina Pallás
2:10 Viable alternative site for drainage of ocular fluid in glaucoma patients with KPro Type II or MOOKP – V. K. Aakalu
2:20 Discussion (10 mins)

Session 6 Retroprosthetic Membranes – Moderators: Michael Belin & Masahiko Fukuda

2:30 Retroprosthetic membranes (RPM) following Boston KPros: Why do they form and how can we prevent them? – Kathryn Colby
2:40 “Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Parts around the Stem? …The Shadows Know: Anterior Segment OCT investigation of Donor Corneal Melt and Retroprosthetic Membrane in a Patient with Boston Type I Keratoprosthesis” – Mary K Daly
2:50-2:55 Characterization of Retroprosthetic membrane by anterior segment OCT following Boston Type I KPro (Poster) – Kavitha R Sivaraman
2:55 Discussion (10 mins)

Session 7 Vitreoretinal Surgery – Moderators: Audina Berrocal & Yale Fisher

3:05 Vitreoretinal surgery in patients with Boston Keratoprosthesis and OOKP/OKP – Jeroni Nadal
3:15 Vitreoretinal Surgery and Retina Care in Boston Keratoprosthesis Type I Patients: The University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary Experience – FY Chau
3:25 The role of vitreoretinal surgery in eyes before, during and after implantation of permanent keratoprosthesis –Pukhraj Rishi
3:35 Pearls of Vitreoretinal surgery in patients with KPros – Audina Berrocal
3:45 Discussion (20 mins)

Session 8 Imaging KPros – Moderators: Jose De La Cruz & Jean-Marie Parel

4:05 Imaging for assessment of eyes with implanted Boston Type 1 Keratoprosthesis – Carolina Pallás
4:15 Angle closure after Boston Keratoprosthesis (OCT) – JF Panarelli
4:25 RTVue CAM Anterior Segment OCT Imaging of Relationship of Epithelium and Frontplate of Boston Type I KPro – Mary K Daly
4:35-4:45 Boston Keratoprosthesis Type 1 Device/Graft/Host Interfaces Evaluated by High-Definition Spectral-Domain Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography (Poster) – Ana GA Fernandez
4:45 Serial analysis of iris behavior and angle status using anterior segment optical coherence tomography following Boston Keratoprosthesis Type 1 – Joann J Kang (presented by Maria Soledad Cortina)
5:05 Discussion (20 mins)

Session 9 Novel Instruments, Devices, and Techniques – Moderators: Bernard Duchesne & Konrad Hille

5:25-5:30 A novel instrument to increase efficiency and improve contouring of MOOKP osteo-odonto lamina (Poster) – Yoh Sawatari
5:30 Telemetric IOP measurement for Keratoprosthesis – Samir Melki
5:40 Femtosecond laser assisted KPro (Boston KPro) – Luca Menabuoni
5:50-5:55 Argon Laser Iridoplasty for Optic Obstruction in Boston Keratoprosthesis (Poster) – Johann J Kang (presented by Ahmad A. Aref)
5:55 Discussion (10 mins)

6:05 Wrap-up & Announcements – Michael Belin, Deborah Sweeney, Jean-Marie Parel
6:10 End

Secretary General: Jean-Marie Parel

Secretary General Associates:  Deborah Sweeney & Michael Belin

Secretary General Assistants: Mariela C Aguilar & Alex Gonzalez

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