| Thursday, January 24, 2008 |
|
Arrival Night
|
3:00pm - 8:00pm
On-Site Registration
Outside Grand Ballroom |
| |
| |
| |
| Friday, January 25, 2008 - Day 1 |
6:30am - 7:50am
On-Site Registration
Outside Grand Ballroom |
| |
| Contact Lens Fitting
and Troubleshooting for Keratoconus |
| |
|
FUNDAMENTALS OF KERATOCONUS -
GENERAL SESSION 01 |
| 8:00am - 10:00am |
| Opening Remarks |
| |
Carla Mack, OD, FAAO - USA |
| |
Craig W. Norman, FCLSA - USA |
| What is Keratoconus
and How do we Diagnose It? |
| |
Charles
McGhee, PhD, FRCS, FRCOphth - New Zealand |
| The Importance of
Corneal Topography Measurements in Keratoconus and Irregular Astigmatism |
| Moderator: Eef
van der Worp, BSc Optom - The Netherlands |
| Panel: |
Randy Kojima
- Canada |
| |
Pete Kollbaum,
OD, FAAO - USA |
| |
Timothy
McMahon, OD, FAAO - USA |
| |
| |
| Break |
| 10:00am - 10:30am |
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
FUNDAMENTALS OF
KERATOCONUS -
GENERAL SESSION 02 |
| 10:30am - 12:30pm |
| Moderator: Carla
Mack, OD, FAAO |
| GP Designs for
Keratoconus |
| |
Daniel P.
Ehrlich, MCOptom, DipCLP - United Kingdom |
| Soft and Hybrid Designs for
Keratoconus |
| |
Mark P.
Andre, FAAO, FCLSA - USA |
| How Do We Fit These
Designs? Interactive Session - Part I |
| |
Patrick
Caroline, FAAO, FCLSA - USA |
| Panel: |
BW Phillips,
FCLSA - USA |
| |
Paul Rose,
OD, FNZCLS - New Zealand |
| |
S. Barry
Eiden, OD, FAAO - USA |
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| Exhibit Hall Opens -
Lunch |
| 12:30pm - 2:00pm |
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
FUNDAMENTALS OF
KERATOCONUS -
GENERAL SESSION 03 |
| 2:00pm - 3:00pm |
| PLATINUM SPONSOR'S
FORUMS: Product Presentations by GKC Sponsors |
| Moderator: Keith
Harrison, FCLSA - Canada |
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| Break |
| 3:00pm - 3:30pm |
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
FUNDAMENTALS OF
KERATOCONUS -
GENERAL SESSION 04 |
| 3:30pm - 5:00pm |
| How Do We
Fit These Designs? Interactive Session - Part II |
| |
Patrick
Caroline, FAAO, FCLSA - USA |
| Panel: |
BW Phillips,
FCLSA - USA |
| |
Paul Rose,
OD, FNZCLS - New Zealand |
| |
S. Barry
Eiden, OD, FAAO - USA |
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| COCKTAIL PARTY in Exhibit Hall |
| 5:00pm - 7:00pm |
| |
| |
| |
|
Saturday, January 26, 2008 - Day 2 |
| |
| BREAKFAST SEMINARS |
| Continental Breakfast and Product
Presentations by GKC Sponsors |
| 7:00am - 7:50am |
| |
|
| |
|
General Session |
| |
|
GENERAL SESSION 05 |
| 8:00am - 10:00am |
| Update on Latest
Studies Pertaining to Keratoconus |
| Moderator: Joseph
T. Barr, OD, MS, FAAO - USA |
| Presenters: |
M. Cristina
Kenney, MD - USA |
| |
Charles
McGhee, MD - New Zealand |
| |
Jan P.
Bergmanson, OD, PhD - USA |
| |
Loretta
Szczotka-Flynn, OD, MS - USA |
| |
| |
| BREAK |
| 10:00am - 10:30am |
| |
| |
| GENERAL SESSION 06 |
| 10:30am - 12:30pm |
| Clinical Controversies |
| Moderator:
Joseph T. Barr, OD, MS, FAAO - USA |
|
Is Eye Rubbing Really a Contributing
Factor in Keratoconus |
| |
Charles McMonnies, MSc, FAAO - Australia |
|
Wavefront Designs for Keratoconus:
Do They Really Improve Vision? |
| |
Daniel R. Neal, PhD - USA |
|
Are Keratoconus Patients Really Different |
| |
Karla Zadnik, OD, PhD - USA |
| |
| |
| EXHIBIT HALL - LUNCH |
| 12:30pm - 2:00pm |
| |
| |
|
GENERAL SESSION 07 - FREE PAPERS |
| 2:00pm - 3:00pm |
| Moderator: Edward
Bennett, OD, MSEd - USA |
| Videokeratoscopy in the Fitting of GP Lenses for Keratoconus and Pellucid Marginal Degeneration |
| |
L. Gina Sorbara, OD, MSc, FAAO - Canada |
|
Epithelium in the Keratoconic Cornea |
| |
Jessica Horne, OD - USA |
| The Use of 2-Phase Hybrid Lens Designs For the Treatment of Pellucid Marginal Degeneration and Surgically Induced Irregular Corneas |
| |
Edward Boshnick, OD, FAAO - USA |
| Laser scanning in vivo confocal microscopy reveals reduced innervation and reduction in cell density in all layers of the keratoconic cornea |
| |
Rachael Niederer, BHB, MBChB - New Zealand |
| Corneal molding in
keratoconus: a new prospect |
| |
Antonio Calossi, OD, FBCLA - Italy |
| |
| |
| BREAK |
| 3:00pm - 3:15pm |
| |
| |
| GENERAL SESSION
08 |
| 3:15pm - 4:15pm |
| Scleral Lens for
Keratoconus and Irregular Astigmatism |
| Moderator: Perry
Rosenthal, MD - USA |
| |
Don Ezekiel,
AM, OD - Australia |
| |
Christine
Sindt, OD, FAAO - USA |
| |
E. Simone
Visser, M.Sc - The Netherlands |
| |
| |
| GENERAL SESSION 09 |
| 4:15pm - 5:15pm |
| Moderator:
Eef van der Worp, BSc Optom - The Netherlands |
| Overview of Irregular
Astigmatism Conditions - Especially those that need CL Fitting |
| |
Ezra Maguen, MD - USA |
| |
| |
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| COCKTAIL PARTY in Exhibit Hall |
| 5:30pm
- 7:00pm |
| |
| |
| |
|
Sunday, January 27, 2008 - Day 3 |
| |
| BREAKFAST SEMINARS |
| Continental Breakfast and Product
Presentations by GKC Sponsors |
| 7:00am - 7:50am |
| |
|
| |
|
General Session |
| |
|
GENERAL SESSION 10 |
| 8:00am - 9:00am |
| Surgical Approaches to
Keratoconus |
| |
David J. Schanzlin, MD - USA |
| |
| |
|
GENERAL SESSION 11 - FREE PAPERS |
| 9:00am - 10:00am |
| Moderator: Edward
Bennett, OD, MSEd - USA |
| When to Refer
Keratoconus Patients for Intacs Corneal Implants |
| |
Kenneth McCandless, OD - USA |
|
Contact Lens Management After Intracorneal
Ring Segment Implantation |
| |
Buddy Russell, FCLSA - USA |
| Ocular Response
Analysis in Patients with Corneal Ectasia |
| |
Tomas Pfortner, PhD - Argentina |
| The Use of Mini-Scleral Contact Lens Designs for Keratoconus and Irregular Astigmatism |
| |
Steve Byrnes, OD, FAAO - USA |
| Recurrence of
Keratoconus Following Penetrating Keratoplasty |
| |
Trevor Sherwin, BSc, PhD - New Zealand |
| |
| |
| BREAK |
| 10:00am - 10:30am |
| |
| |
| GENERAL SESSION 12 |
| 10:30am - 11:30am |
| CL Fitting for
Irregular Astigmatism |
| Moderator:
Giancarlo Montani, OD - Italy |
| Post Corneal Injury |
| |
Louise
Sclafani, OD, FAAO - USA |
| Post Surgery |
| |
Michael A.
Ward, MMSc, FAAO - USA |
| Post Corneal Disease |
| |
Daniela Nosch,
MSc, MCOptom - Germany |
| |
| |
| GENERAL SESSION 13 |
| 11:30am - 12:30pm |
| Contact Lens
Reimbursement Issues in Keratoconus and Irregular Astigmatism |
| Moderator: Cathy
Warren, RN - USA |
| Panel: |
Carla Mack,
OD, FAAO - USA |
| |
Clarke
Newman, OD, FAAO - USA |
| |
| ADJOURNMENT |
| 12:30pm |
