Past Meetings – 2008-2005
July 24, 2008 by · Leave a Comment
| Date: | Saturday 6th October 2007 | |
| Location: | Room – Europa A | |
| Time: | 14:00-15:30 hrs | |
| Special Interest Symposium (Keratoprosthesis II) | ||
| Moderator: | Christopher Liu | |
| 14:00-14:15 | Advances in the Type I Boston Keratoprosthesis | Colby K, Dohlmann 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 |
| For further information and conference details please go to: http://www.ever.be/news.php | ||
Corneal Bioengineering Special Interest Symposia at the European Association for Vision & Eye Research (EVER) Conference
Date:
Saturday 7th October 2006
Location:
Vilamoura, Portugal
For further conference and program details, please go to: http://www.ever.be
KPro Symposium: The 111th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Ophthalmological Society
Date:
Thursday April 19 to Sunday April 22, 2007
Location:
Osaka International Convention Center, Osaka, Japan
Agenda:
To be posted on this website in due course
Organizers:
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 
| 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 |
6th KPro Study Group Meeting, Miami, Florida, USA
Date:
Saturday 6th May 2006
Venue:
Retter Audiotorium, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami
Program Committee:
Eduardo Alfonso, Jean-Marie Parel, Gunther Grabner, Claes Dohlman, Debbie Sweeney
Meeting Presdient:
Gunther Grabner
Theme:
Biocompatibility and Keratoprosthesis
Objective:
The main object of this meeting will be to review progress of the various keratoprothesis currently being used, look at the development of new devices and gain new knowledge in the area of biocompatibility of keratoprosthesis and how it may be enhanced/improved. Particular emphasis will be placed on understanding corneal stromal interactions.
| 6TH KPRO STUDY GROUP PROGRAM : SATURDAY 6TH MAY 2006 Retter Auditorium, University of Miami, Florida |
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| MODERATOR: Jean Marie Parel |
Timings | Name | Institution | Abstract Title |
| 07:30-08:25 | Registration & Breakfast | |||
| 08:25-08:30 | Welcome & Introductions | Gunther Grabner & Jean-Marie Parel | ||
| 1 | 08:30-08:40 | Giancarlo Falcinelli | OOKP Foundation, Rome, Italy | Modified Osteo-Odonto-Keratoprosthesis: Long Term Results in Dry Eye |
| 2 | 08:40-08:50 | Maria Fideliz de la Paz (Victor Charoenrook) | Barraquer Eye Institute | Functional and Anatomical Results of Keratoprosthesis Using Tooth and Tibia Autograft: A Review of our Experience in Spain |
| 3 | 08:50-09:00 | Gerard Ainsworth | Sussex Eye Hospital | OOKP Surgery in Brighton – 10 Years On |
| 4 | 09:00-09:10 | Donald Tan | Singapore National Eye Center | Osteo-Odonto-Keratoprosthesis Surgery in Asian Eyes – The Singapore Experience |
| 5 | 09:10-09:20 | Paolo Colliardo (Giovanni Falcinelli) | OOKP Foundation, Rome, Italy | Treatment of Retinal Detachment in Modified Osteo-Odonto-Keratoprosthesis |
| 6 | 09:20-09:30 | Konrad Hille | Augenklinik Klinikum Offenburg | Update of Kpro Results in Homburg (Saar) |
| Group Discussion | 09:30-10:15 | |||
| MORNING TEA | 10:15-10:45 | |||
| MODERATOR: Gunther Gabner |
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| 7 | 10:45-10:55 | Bilal F Khan | Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary in Boston | Retention of the Boston Keratoprosthesis |
| 8 | 10:55-11:05 | Brian Zerbe |
Albany Medical Centre | Results from the Multi-Center Boston Keratoprosthesis Type 1 Study Group |
| 9 | 11:05-11:15 | Kalliopi Stasi | Rochester Eye Institute & Center for Visual Sciences, University of Rochester | Evaluation and Comparison of Wavefront Higher Order Aberrations in Dohlman/Boston Keratoprosthesis and Normal Eyes |
| 10 | 11:15:11:25 | Matilda Chan (Kali Stasi) | University of Rochester | Vitreoretinal Surgery Concurrent with Placement of the Dohlman/Boston Keratoprosthesis |
| 11 | 11:25-11:35 | Esen Akpek | The Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore | Keratoprostheses for pediatric cases |
| Group Discussion | 11:35-12:20 | |||
| MODERATOR: Eddie Alfonso |
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| 12 | 12:20-12:30 | Gunther Grabner | Ophthalmology & Optometry, Paracelsus Medical Uni, Alzburg, Austria | The Visual Acuity by Time (VAT) – Index and a New Database for the Evaluation of Mid and Long Term Visual Acuity Following KPro Surgery |
| 13 | 12:30-12:40 | Claes Dohlman | Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary | Attrition and retention – what data we should be collecting |
| Group Discussion | 12:40-13:00 | |||
| LUNCH | 13:00-14:00 | |||
| MODERATOR: Claes Dohlman |
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| 14 | 14:00-14:10 | Tim Hughes | CSIRO Molecular Sciences & Vision CRC, Australia | Synthetic Corneal Onlays and Inlays: Learnings Applicable to Keratoprostheses |
| 15 | 14:10-14:20 | Masahiko Fukuda | Dept of Ophthalmology, Kinki University School of Medicine, Japan | Long Term Survival and Histological Study of Our Original Keratoprosthesis |
| 16 | 14:20-14:30 | Carlos Leon | Clinica Leon / Instituto de Cirugia Ocular | The Hydroxyapatite Kpro |
| 17 | 14:30-14:40 | Celia Hicks (Gunther Grabner) | Lions Eye Institute | AlphaCor: Current Data and Overview of Biocompatibility |
| 18 | 14:40-14:50 | Hiroshi Eguchi | Dept of Vis. Neu. Sci. Sch of Medicine, University of Tokushima | Preliminary outcomes of AlphaCor implantations in Japan.Utility of optical coherence tomography in clinical follow-up of the AlphaCor |
| 19 | 14:50-15:00 | Alireza Ghaffariyeh | Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute | Evaluation of Cell Behaviour onto Collagen Grafted Poly (HEMA-co-MAA): In Vitro |
| 20 | 15:00-15:10 | Debbie Sweeney | Vision CRC, Australia | Corneal Inlays – Current Progress |
| Group Discussion | 15:10-15:30 | |||
| AFTERNOON TEA | 15:30-16:00 | |||
| MODERATOR: Debbie Sweeney |
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| 21 | 16:00-16:10 | Radhika Tandon (Vishal Jhanji) | RP Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, India | Setting up a Keratoprosthesis Service in a Tertiary Care Referral Hospital in India |
| Group Discussion & Close of Meeting | 16:10-17:00 | |||
Registration Fee:
US$50 to cover meeting expenses. Cash payable on the day.
Download Registration Form – 46KB (Microsoft Office Word file – doc)
Driving Instructions to Retter Auditorium: Download PDF
Suggested Hotels:
Intercontinental and Marriot Biscayne Bay (downtown Miami); Sonesta Beach and Ritz Carlton (Key Biscayne). Please note that all speakers will need to make their own travel arrangements and hotel bookings.
| World Ophthalmology Congress, 19-24 February 2006, Sao Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Location: | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Venue: | Transamerica Hotel & Convention Center, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| Session Organiser: | Dr Christopher Liu | |
| Session Chair: | Dr Radhika Tandon, Dr Lucio Dantas, Dr Sidney Julio De Faria | |
| Date of Session: | 21st February 2006 | |
| Time of Session: | 08:30-10:30 hrs | |
| Keratoprosthesis Session | ||
| 08:30 hrs | 14 Years Experience with Brazilian Biocolonizable Keratoprothesis | Lucio Dantas |
| 08:40 hrs | Setting up a Keratoprosthesis Service in a Tertiary Care | Radhika Tandon |
| Referral Hospital in India | ||
| 08:50 hrs | The Pintucci KPro | Quresh Maskati |
| 09:00 hrs | AlphaCor Implantation | Geoff Crawford |
| 09:10 hrs | AlphaCor Outcomes | Celia Hicks |
| 09:20 hrs | Discussion | |
| 09:30 hrs | OOKP – The Singapore Experience | Donald Tan |
| 09:40 hrs | Theoretical Considerations of Glaucoma Shunts in Eyes with | Keith Barton |
| Keratoprostheses | ||
| 09:50 hrs | Multi-center Study Results for the Boston K-Pro | Michael Belin |
| 10:00 hrs | Keralia – Early Clinical Outcome | Peggy Lamar |
| 10:10 hrs | Infections and Kpro | Eduardo Alfonso |
| 10:20 hrs | Discussion | |
| 10:30 hrs | End of Symposium |
For further information pertaining to this conference, please go to: http://www.ophthalmology2006.com.br/
Keratoprosthesis SIS at European Association for Vision & Eye Research (EVER) Conference, Vilamoura, Portugal
Date:
Saturday 8th October 2005
Time:
11:00-12:30 hrs
Venue:
Gemini I, Marinotel Hotel, Vilamoura, Portugal
Further program and conference details can be found at www.ever.be
KPro SIS at EVER Conference, Portoroz, Slovenia
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| Date: | Saturday 4th October 2008 | |
| Location: | Room – Emerald I | |
| Time: | 14:15-15:45 hrs | |
| Special Interest Symposium (Keratoprostheses I) | ||
| Moderator: | Christopher Liu | |
| 14:15-14:33 | The narrowing choice of Keratoprostheses | Liu C |
| 14:33-14:51 | Developing a recovery psychological model for patients undergoing KPro surgery | Busuttil A, Liu C |
| 14:51-15:09 | More than 50 years experience with keratoprostheses | Barraquer J |
| 15:09-15:27 | Biosynthetic corneas – an update | Fagerholm P, Lagali N, Griffith M |
In Memoriam – Dr Frank Polack
July 24, 2008 by · Leave a Comment
On July 15 2007 Dr. Frank Polack, our colleague and friend, passed away. Frank was born and raised in Lima, Peru, and received his MD degree in 1954 from San Marcos University. After his graduation he emigrated to the United States, where he did his internship and began a residency in Neuropsychiatry at Grasslands Hospital, Valhalla, NY, a subsidiary of New York University Medical School. In 1956 he was married by proxy, his brother standing in for him, to his childhood sweetheart, Patricia Garcia, then Secretary to American Ambassador to Peru, who soon joined him in New York.
His contact with Dr. Ramon Castroviejo, the world-renowned pioneer in corneal surgery, had persuaded him to change his career choice to ophthalmology, and in 1957, he began his training at Grasslands under Dr. AG ‘‘Gerry” Devoe, then Chair at NYU, who was also a pioneer in corneal surgery. On completion of his residency in 1960, he began an NIH Fellowship under Dr George Smelser at the Eye Institute at Columbia, where he remained for 7 years, during which time he published his groundbreaking studies on electron microscopy of the eye.
Frank joined the faculty at SUNY HSCB where he formed a close personal association with Dr. Donald Willard, with whom he founded the American Ophthalmic Microsurgery Study Club in 1980. In 1967, he left New York to join Dr Herbert Kaufman at the University of Florida, where he continued his clinical and research interests in the cornea, reaching the rank of professor, as well as appointments as adjunct professor in the departments of veterinary medicine and of anatomy.
It was in May 1975 at the PAAO Meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico, that Frank organized a meeting of a group of former students and associates and colleagues of Dr Ramon Castroviejo and proposed to form a society devoted exclusively to the cornea, to be called the Castroviejo Society (renamed the Cornea Society in 2002). Frank, as principal architect of the society, was elected secretary-treasurer and the first meeting was held during the 1975 AAOO meeting in Dallas, TX. In 1978, Frank founded the journal Cornea, the official journal of the society and the first peer-reviewed journal devoted to the cornea. He remained its editor in chief until 1991.
Frank was a frequent lecturer at national and international meetings and courses. Over his career, he published 180 peer reviewed papers, 5 books, and 12 book chapters on electron microscopy, immunology and corneal transplantation, external disease, and microsurgery of the eye.
In 1980, he left full-time academic medicine and entered private practice in Gainesville. Pat continued to work closely with him in his office, on the journal, and on his continuing publications until his retirement in 2001. In 2005 he was awarded the World Congress Medal, the highest honor of the World Corneal Congress V sponsored by the Cornea Society, in recognition of his many clinical and scientific contributions to the subspecialty, and in particular for his seminal role in the founding of the Castroviejo Society, and the journal Cornea.
Frank is survived by his wife of 51 years, Patricia; 3 sons, Frank E., Peter, a specialist in cornea and refractive surgery, and William; and 4 grandsons.
