- European TFOS Ambassador Meeting - 2019
European TFOS Ambassador Meeting Announcement & Program
TFOS is hosting a special one-day meeting on Saturday, September 21st, in Rome, Italy.
Objective: The European TFOS Ambassadors will present what they consider the unmet needs for the management (e.g. diagnosis & treatment) of ocular surface diseases in their country, as well as what they perceive as short and long term scientific/clinical solutions.
This unique TFOS Ambassador Meeting is the first of many that we will organize throughout the world.
European TFOS Ambassador Meeting
"Ocular surface diseases: Unmet needs and future scientific/clinical solutions"
Rome, Italy
Auditorium Ara Pacis
September 21, 2019
Program
Moderators
Stefano Barabino, Ocular Surface Center and Department of Ophthalmology, Sacco Hospital, Milan University, Milan
José AP Gomes, Dept. 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
8:00 Amy Gallant Sullivan, Executive Director, Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society, Boston, MA, USA
Introduction
8:05
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
8:20
TFOS Global Ambassador program: Clinical and scientific importance. Jennifer P. Craig, Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Auckland, New Zealand
Western Europe
8:35
Austria. Jutta Horwath-Winter, Dry Eye Unit & Corneal and Cataract Section, Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Graz, Graz
8:50
Belgium. Peter Raus, Department of Ophthalmology/Eye Surgery, Free University of Brussels, Brussels
9:05
France. Serge Doan, Ocular Surface Unit, Fondation A de Rothschild Hôpital Bichat, Paris
9:20
Netherlands. Jelle Vehof, King’s College, London, UK, and Departments of Ophthalmology and Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen
9:35
Switzerland. David Goldblum, Deparment. of Ophthalmology, University Hospital, Basel University, Basel
9:50
United Kingdom. Sarah Farrant, Earlam and Christopher Optometrists and Contact Lens Specialists, Taunton
10:05 Panel Discussion
10:25 Coffee & Tea Break
Southern Europe
10:50
Cyprus. Erol Dülger, Assistant Professor Department of Ophthalmology Near East University Hospital And VIP Health Clinic Nicosia
11:05
Greece. Georgios Kontadakis, Institute of Vision and Optics, University of Crete, and in Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion
11:20
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
11:35
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
11:50
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
12:05
Vatican City. Stefano Bonini, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Rome Campus Bio-Medico, Rome
12:20 Panel Discussion
12:40 Lunch
Central & Eastern Europe
14:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina. Enesa Begovic, Poliklinika Oko dr Karcic, Sarajevo
14:15
Bulgaria. Christina Grupcheva. Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Medical University of Varna, Varna.
14:30
Georgia. Nino Karanadze, Department of Ophthalmology, Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi
14:45
Moldova. Valeriu Cu?nir, Ophthalmology Clinic, Saint Trinity Hospital, Chi?in?u
15:00
Poland. Zbigniew Zagoórsk, Department of Ophthalmology, Lublin Medical University, Lublin
Poland. Malgorzata Mrugacz, Department of Ophthalmology and Eye Rehabilitation, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok
15:15
Romania. Adriana Stanila, Scientific Research Centre of Ocular Surface Diseases & Faculty of Medicine, University of Lucian Blaga Sibiu, Sibiu
15:30
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
15:45 Panel Discussion
16:05 Coffee & Tea Break
Northern Europe
16:30
Finland. Niko Setälä, Department of Ophthalmology, Central Finland Central Hospital, Jyväskylä
16:45
Norway. Tor Paaske Utheim, Norwegian Dry Eye Clinic, Institute of Eye Health & University of Oslo, Oslo
17:00
Sweden. Fredrik Källmark, Källmarkskliniken, Stockholm
17:15 Panel Discussion
Synopsis
17:35 James S. Wolffsohn, Ophthalmic Research Group, Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Closing Remarks
17:50 David A Sullivan, Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear, and Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Addendum
The TFOS Ambassadors from Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Ireland and Spain, who were unable to participate in this meeting, may submit abstracts addressing the unmet needs topic for their countries. Summaries of all presentations will be published in an article in The Ocular Surface (
https://www.journals.elsevier.com/the-ocular-surface)
Sponsors
TFOS thanks the following industry partners who supported the European TFOS Ambassador meeting with unrestricted donations, including: Alcon, Allergan, Bausch + Lomb, Entod International, Fidia Farmaceutici, Kala Pharmaceuticals, MC2 Therapeutics, Santen, Seinda Biomedical Corp, SIFI, Laboratoires Théa, and URSAPHARM.