EUPO Residents’ Courses

| Friday | Saturday|

Friday, 8 June
 

From scientific evidence to clinical practice

08.30 - 10.00   Room B

EUPO/European Glaucoma Society
E01 - Diagnosis of POAG
Moderator: Boel Bengtsson, Sweden

Introduction
Roger Hitchings, United Kingdom

Function
Francisco Goñi, Spain

Structure
Gabor Holló, Hungary

Function and structure agreement
Hans Lemij, The Netherlands

Case finding
Anja Tuulonen, Finland

10.30 - 12.00  Room B

EUPO/European Glaucoma Society
E02 - Fate of POAG
Moderator: Selim Orgül, Switzerland

Rate of visual field progression
Boel Bengtsson, Sweden

Life expectancy and quality of life
Norbert Pfeiffer, Germany

Patient and public information
Anton Hommer, Austria

Likelihood of visual handicap from glaucoma
Roger Hitchings, United Kingdom
 

13.30 - 15.00  Room B


EUPO/European Glaucoma Society
E03 - Treatment I
Moderator: Roger Hitchings, United Kingdom

Goals of treatment
Selim Orgül, Switzerland

Drugs: IOP lowering
John Thygesen, Denmark

Drugs: Neuroprotection
Stefano Gandolfi, Italy

Drugs: Nutraceuticals
Albert J. Augustin, Germany

Compliance/Persistence/Building a trustworthy relationship
Anton Hommer, Austria
 

15.15 - 17.00  Room B

EUPO/European Glaucoma Society
E04 - Treatment II
Moderator: Anton Hommer, Austria

Laser for POAG
John Thygesen, Denmark

Surgery for POAG
Franz Grehn, Germany

Surgery for cataract and POAG
Carlo E. Traverso, Italy
 

17.30 - 18.30  Room B

EUPO/European Glaucoma Society
E05 – Further thoughts
Moderator: Carlo E. Traverso, Italy

Cost of diagnosis
Anja Tuulonen, Finland

Cost of disease progression
Stefano Gandolfi, Italy

Angle closure is not so rare in Europe
Giorgio Marchini, Italy
 

19.00

EUPO Party

As per previous years – the participants of the EUPO Course are invited to enjoy an evening together. This year it will be in a true Austrian ambience.

SATURDAY, 9 JUNE


08.30 - 10.00  Room B

EUPO/Uveitis
E06 - Basic concepts
Moderator: James P. Dunn, United States
Moderator: Marc D. de Smet, Belgium

Immunologic mechanisms
Gerhild Wildner, Germany

Use of path in management of infectious uveitis
Narsing Rao, United States

Molecular techniques as diagnostic methods
Uwe Pleyer, Germany

Imaging in uveitis
Carl P. Herbort, Switzerland
 

10.30 - 12.00  Room B

EUPO/Uveitis
E07 - Anterior segment + viral retinitis
Moderator: James P. Dunn, United States
Moderator: Marc D. de Smet, Belgium

Fuch's/Posner/HLA B27
Phillip I. Murray, United Kingdom

JCA + paediatric uveitis
Clive Edelsten, United Kingdom

AIDS today (AIDS, CMV)
James P. Dunn, United States

Herpetic ocular disease
Marietta Karavellas, Greece

Scleritis
Carlos E. Pavésio, United Kingdom

13.15 - 14.00  Room B

EUPO/Uveitis
E08 - Posterior Uveitis I
Moderator: James P. Dunn, United States
Moderator: Marc D. de Smet, Belgium

Toxoplasmosis and parasitic infections
Carlos E. Pavésio, United Kingdom

Tb and syphilis
Philippe Kestelyn, Belgium

Lyme and other zoonotic infections
Massimo Accorinti, Italy

Lymphoma and mascarade
Janet Davis, United States
 

14.30 - 16.00  Room B

EUPO/Uveitis
E09 - Posterior Uveitis II
Moderator: James P. Dunn, United States
Moderator: Marc D. de Smet, Belgium

Intermediate / pars planitis
Pierre Labalette, France

Birdshot retinochoroidpathy
Phuc LeHoang, France

Sarcoidosis
Youssef El-Shabrawi, Austria

Behcet
Ilknur Tugal-Tutkun, Turkey
 

16.30 - 18.00  Room B

EUPO/Uveitis
E10 - Therapy
Moderator: James P. Dunn, United States
Moderator: Marc D. de Smet, Belgium

Use of steroids
James P. Dunn, United States

Management strategies for chronic uveitis
Bahram Bodaghi, France

New therapeutic modalities and monoclonals
Stephan Thurau Germany

Surgical management
Marc D. de Smet, Belgium

This programme may be subject to changes.