Scientific Live Talks

Moderators: Helena Prior Filipe (Portugal) & Francesc March de Ribot (Spain)

Programme :

• Systemic and Topical Medications as Risk Factors for Dry Eye Disease - Cecilia Merini (Argentina)
• Nutrition and the Microbiome in Dry Eye Disease - José Benítez del Castillo (Spain)
• Menopause, Hormonal Changes and Sex Differences in Dry Eye Disease - Belén Liviero (Argentina)
• Dry Eye Disease and Sport - Arturo E. Grau Diez (Chile)

Chairs: Christophe Baudouin (France), Francesc March de RIBERO (Spain)

• Corneal perforation as a manifestation of vitamin deficiency in the context of malnutrition - Tetiana Zhmud (Ukraine)
• Demodex Hunting unmasking the invisible - Wassim Altroudi (United Arab Emirates)
• Not all that's dry is just dry eye - Saad Mahmud Khan (United Kingdom)

Moderator: Elisabeth M. Messmer (Germany)
 

• Inflammation in DED - Jose Benítez del Castillo (Spain)
• Anti-inflammatory treatment in DED - Francisco Figueiredo (UK)
• New topical ciclosporin for DED - evidence and first experiences - Elisabeth M. Messmer (Germany)

WEBINAR IN ENGLISH & SPANISH
Coordinator/Moderator: José A. Benítez del Castillo (Spain)

Chairs: José Salgado-Borges (Portugal) & José Benitez del Castillo (Spain)
 
Introduction - José Salgado-Borges (Portugal)  
The Relevance of Ocular Surface for Refractive Surgery - Renato Ambrósio Jr (Brazil)
Postoperative ocular pain - Juan Duran de la Colina (Spain)
Discussion - José Benitez del Castillo (Spain)

Coordinated by Elisabeth MESSMER (Germany)

• DED in children: Epidemiology and risk factors
  - Elisabeth MESSMER (Germany)
• Digital environment and DED in children
  - James WOLFFSOHN, (UK)
• Ocular allergy as a risk factor for DED in children
  - Antonio DI ZAZZO, (Italy)
• Treatment of blepharokeratoconjunctivitis in children
  - Sihem LAZREG, (Algeria)
• Delphi Survey on childhood DED
  - Edoardo VILLANI (Italy)

 Coordinated by Christophe BAUDOUIN (France)

• Biomarkers, why and how?
  Christophe BAUDOUIN (France)
• Point-of Care biomarkers: where we are
  Elisabeth MESSMER (Germany)
• Biomarkers in ocular surface​: interest of new technologies
  Jesus MERAYO (Spain)

Coordinated by Christophe BAUDOUIN (France) and José Manuel BENITEZ DEL CASTILLO (Spain)

• Novel therapeutic approach for severe ocular graft-versus-host disease
  Leonie MENGHESHA (Germany)
• Chronic ocular surface pain: a challenge for patients and ophthalmologists
  Dre Kattayoon HASHEMI (Switzerland)
• A novel finding of Ivermectin molecule on Demodex Folliculorum of an ocular rosacea patient
  Goktug DEMIRCI (Turkey)

Coordinated by Christophe BAUDOUIN (France), Jose Manuel BENITEZ DEL CASTILLO (Spain), Francesc MARCH DE RIBOT (Spain)

• Introduction
• Management of severe sicca syndrome in Sjogren's disease - Nacima BENMERZOUGA (ALGERIA)
• Nivolumab induced filamentary keratitis - Maria FFILIPA (PORTUGAL)
• Tacrolimus eye drop: efficacity in severe dry keratocunjunctivitis - series of cas - Sabrina MEHAL (FRANCE)
• Final vote & Conclusion

Coordinated by Elisabeth MESSMER (Germany)

• Parainflammation as a general concept - Andrea LEONARDI (Italy)
• Parainflammation in the eye (retinal disease, glaucoma, contact lens wear) - Elisabeth MESSMER (Germany)
• Parainflammation in DED and its management - Stefano BARABINO (Italy)
• Questions & conclusion