“Ocular surface disease: Unmet needs and future scientific/clinical solutions”
Rome, Italy
Auditorium Ara Pacis
September 21, 2019
Program
Moderators
José AP Gomes, Deptartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Federal University of Sao Paulo/Paulista School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
Piera Versura, Department of Specialized, Experimental, and Diagnostic Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Mark DP Willcox, School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Opening Remarks
Amy Gallant Sullivan, Executive Director, Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society, Boston, MA, USA
TFOS: Global mission. David A Sullivan, Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
TFOS Global Ambassador program: Clinical and scientific importance. Jennifer P. Craig, Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Auckland, New Zealand
Northern Europe
Denmark. Hadi Kjaerbo, Scandinavian Eye Center in Copenhagen, Copenhagen
Finland. Niko Setälä, Department of Ophthalmology, Central Finland Central Hospital, Jyväskylä
Iceland. Gunnar Már Zoega, Department of Ophthalmology, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavík
Norway. Tor Paaske Utheim, Norwegian Dry Eye Clinic, Institute of Eye Health & University of Oslo, Oslo
Sweden. Fredrik Källmark, Källmarkskliniken, Stockholm
Southern Europe
Greece. Georgios Kontadakis, Institute of Vision and Optics, University of Crete, and in Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion
Italy. Stefano Barabino, Ocular Surface Center and Department of Ophthalmology, Sacco Hospital, Milan University, Milan
Italy. Edoardo Villani, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Milan & Ocular Surface Service, San Giuseppe Hospital Eye Clinic, Milan
Portugal. José Salgado Borges, Department of Ophthalmology, Private Hospital of Boa Nova & Prof. J. Salgado-Borges Clinic, Perafita
Portugal. José Manuel González, Optometry and Vision Science, & Department of Physics, University of Minho, Braga
Turkey. Afsun Sahin, Department of Ophthalmology, Koc University Medical School, Istanbul
Turkey. Ozlenen Omur Ucakhan, Cornea and Contact Lens Service & Department of Ophthalmology, Ankara University, Ankara
Vatican City. Stefano Bonini, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Rome Campus Bio-Medico, Rome
Central & Eastern Europe
Bosnia and Herzegovina. Enesa Begovic, Poliklinika Oko dr Karcic, Sarajevo
Bulgaria. Christina Grupcheva. Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Medical University of Varna, Varna.
Georgia. Nino Karanadze, Department of Ophthalmology, Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi
Moldova. Valeriu Cuşnir, Ophthalmology Clinic, Saint Trinity Hospital, Chişinău
Poland. Malgorzata Mrugacz, Department of Ophthalmology and Eye Rehabilitation, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok
Poland. Zbigniew Zagórsk, Department of Ophthalmology, Lublin Medical University, Lublin
Romania. Adriana Stanila, Scientific Research Centre of Ocular Surface Diseases & Faculty of Medicine, University of Lucian Blaga Sibiu, Sibiu
Russia. Vladimir Brzheskiy, Department of Ophthalmology, St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, St. Petersburg
Russia. Sergey Golubev, Department of Ophthalmology, National Pirogov Medical and Surgical Centre, Moscow
Western Europe
Austria. Jutta Horwath-Winter, Dry Eye Unit & Corneal and Cataract Section, Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Graz, Graz
Belgium. Peter Raus, Department of Ophthalmology/Eye Surgery, Free University of Brussels, Brussels
France. Serge Doan, Ocular Surface Unit, Fondation A de Rothschild Hôpital Bichat, Paris
Netherlands. Jelle Vehof, Kings College, London, UK, and Departments of Ophthalmology and Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen
Switzerland. David Goldblum, Deparment. of Ophthalmology, University Hospital, Basel University, Basel
United Kingdom. Sarah Farrant, Earlam and Christopher Optometrists and Contact Lens Specialists, Taunton
Synopsis
James S. Wolffsohn, Ophthalmic Research Group, Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Closing Remarks
David A Sullivan, Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Note: The TFOS Ambassadors from Germany, Ireland and Spain, who are unable to participate in this meeting, will submit abstracts addressing the unmet needs topic for their countries. Summaries of all presentations will be submitted for publication in an article in The Ocular Surface.
Sponsors include:
Santen
Allergan
SIFI
Entod International
Théa
Sponsorship opportunities are available. Please contact amy@tearfilm.org for more details.
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