2019 KPro Round Tables Meeting-Miami
August 30, 2019 by · Leave a Comment
Meeting Announcement: The Gray Zone Between KPro and OOKP
NB: Personal laptop presentations could not be recorded, audio only.
To all KPro aficionados,
We will have a KPro Study Group 2019 Round Table meeting, chaired by Professor Eduardo Alfonso, on October 19, 2019, Noon to 5pm, at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute’s Jose Berrocal Auditorium situated in the Anne Bates Leach Eye Center, 900 NW 17 street, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
Meeting title: “The Gray Zone; Between KPro and OOKP”
Purpose: Define a bridge between MOOKP, Boston KPro and newer mesoplants
Format: Round Table Discussion with panelist for case presentations
Topics:
- Variations to Boston KPRO technique in specific cases
- What brings up the need for OOKP?
- OOKP in Europe/Asia vs OOKP in America
- How to bridge the Gap between Boston KPro and MOOKP?
- Materials in artificial corneas/keratoprosthesis
- New devices and where do they fit in the spectrum of artificial corneas
Presentations: each topic will begin with a short introductory talk followed by a moderated discussion session of panelist and audience based on short presented cases.
If you wish
– to attend, please email: jmparel@med.miami.edu
– to present your results, please email: jnapoli@hotmail.com & gamescua@med.miami.edu
Best regards,
Jose de la Cruz MD, Guillermo Amescua MD, Eduardo Alfonso MD, Jean-Marie Parel, PhD
NB: Lunch will be provided at noon, and presentations start at 1pm.
The KPro Round Table will be held the day before the start of “CURSO”, the XLI Inter-American Course in Clinical Ophthalmology that starts on Sunday October 20.
