SASCRS CONGRESS 2021
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SASCRS 2021 Virtual Symposium - Anterior Segment Surgery

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Prof Renato Ambrósio Jr

Prof Renato Ambrósio Jr
Mr Arthur Cummings

Mr Arthur Cummings
Dr Eric Donnenfeld

Dr Eric Donnenfeld
Prof Farhad Hafezi

Prof Farhad Hafezi
Prof Douglas Koch

Prof Douglas Koch
Prof Ronald Krueger

Prof Ronald Krueger
Prof Boris Malyugin

Prof Boris Malyugin
Prof Rudy MMA Nuijts

Prof Rudy MMA Nuijts
Dr Theo G Seiler

Dr Theo G Seiler
Prof Dan Z Reinstein

Prof Dan Z Reinstein
Prof Theo Seiler

Prof Theo Seiler
Dr Vance Thompson

Dr Vance Thompson

On behalf of the SASCRS members and attendees, we thank the speakers for their support to SASCRS and taking time out of their busy schedules to share their knowledge during this symposium.

  • Prof Renato Ambrósio Jr MD | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Mr Arthur B Cummings MBChB, MMed (Ophth), FCS(SA), FRCSEd, PCEO | Dublin, Ireland
  • Dr Eric D Donnenfeld MD | Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
  • Prof Dr Dr med Farhad Hafezi | Zurich, Switzerland
  • Prof Douglas D Koch, MD | Houston , Texas
  • Prof Ronald R Krueger MD MSE | Omaha, Nebraska
  • Prof Boris Malyugin MD | Moscow, Russia
  • Prof Dr med Rudy MMA Nuijts | Maastricht, Netherlands
  • Prof Dan Z Reinstein MD MA(Cantab) FRCSC DABO FRCOphth FEBO | London, UK
  • Prof Dr Theo Seiler MD PhD | Zurich, Switzerland
  • Dr Theo G Seiler MD | Zurich, Switzerland
  • Dr Vance Thompson MD FACS | Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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Academic programme delivered on 17 July 2021

13:15 Live site opens
13:20 Promotional videos
13:30 – 15:05
Refractive Surgery Session
Moderators:
Dr Zoran Aleksić
Dr Cor van Zyl

13:30  Opening and introduction by Dr Zoran Aleksić, SASCRS 2021 Convener

13:35  Prof Dan Z Reinstein MD MA(Cantab) FRCSC DABO FRCOphth FEBO | London, UK
Evolution, Application & Future of SMILE

13:48  Prof Ronald R Krueger MD MSE | Omaha, Nebraska
Topography guided LASIK Treatment Strategies

ARTEVO 800 – sponsored video by ZEISS

14:01  Prof Dr Theo Seiler MD PhD | Zurich, Switzerland
Lenticle extraction: First experience of CLEAR and Smartsight

14:14  Dr Eric D Donnenfeld MD | Connecticut, USA
Topographic ablations of the keratoconic eye prior to cataract surgery: The triple Lindy

Forum Workflow – sponsored video by ZEISS

14:27  Dr Vance Thompson MD FACS | Sioux Falls, South Dakota
3 Solid choices: When to consider LASIK, SMILE or PRK?

14:40  Prof Dan Z Reinstein MD MA(Cantab) FRCSC DABO FRCOphth FEBO | London, UK
LVC for managing Presbyopia

ANTERION – sponsored video by Genop Healthcare

14:53  Panel discussion

15:00 End of session   

LUCIA® 621 – sponsored video by ZEISS

Envision Corporate video

15:05 – 16:45 | Cataract Surgery Session
Moderators:
Dr Daniel Kritzinger
Dr Jan Talma

Introduction: Dr Daniel Kritzinger, President SASCRS

15:05  Prof Douglas D Koch, MD  |  Houston, Texas
IOL Calculations 2021: Progress and Limits

Hoya IOL portfolio – sponsored video by Oculate

Clareon® AutonoMe™ – sponsored video by Alcon

15:33  Prof Boris Malyugin MD  |  Moscow, Russia
Cataract Surgery & IOL considerations in the Short Eye

UltraSert® – sponsored video by Alcon

15:46  Prof Dr med Rudy MMA Nuijts  |  Maastricht, Netherlands
Decision making: Multifocal vs EDOFF IOLs 

LISA tri IOL – sponsored video by ZEISS

TECNIS Synergy™ – sponsored video by Genop Healthcare

15:59  Dr Eric D Donnenfeld MD  |  Connecticut, USA
Astigmatism management in cataract surgery

TECNIS Eyhance™ – sponsored video by Genop Healthcare

16:12  Mr Arthur B Cummings MBChB, MMed (Ophth), FCS(SA), FRCSEd, PCEO  |  Dublin, Ireland
AI use in management of presbyopia in cataract patient

Vivior Behaviour Monitor. – sponsored video by Oculate

Market Leader Milestone in LVC – sponsored video by ZEISS

16:25  Panel discussion 

16:43 End of session

Active Sentry Overview – sponsored video by Alcon

16:45 Introducing Cataract Workflow by Prof Dr Oliver Findl, Vienna, Austria – sponsored video by ZEISS

Myopia Management Lens Solution – sponsored video by ZEISS

17:15 – 18:45 | Corneal Surgery Session
Moderators:
Dr Frik Potgieter
Dr Ed Anderson

Introduction: Dr Frik Potgieter

17:15  Prof Dr Dr med Farhad Hafezi  |  Zurich, Switzerland
PACK-CXL for infectious Keratitis

Media (Moria) – sponsored video by Oculate

17:30  Prof Renato Ambrósio Jr MD  |  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Enhanced Ectasia Diagnosis with Multimodal Refractive Imaging

Pentacam AXL – sponsored video by Genop

17:45  Prof Dr Dr med Farhad Hafezi  |  Zurich, Switzerland
CXL in ultrathin corneas

18:00  Dr Theo G Seiler MD  |  Zurich, Switzerland
CXL in refractive surgery

SYSTANE® MDPF Video – sponsored video by Alcon

18:15  Prof Dr Theo Seiler  |  Zurich, Switzerland
News from CXL-world: Role of oxygen

Alcon Corporate Social Responsibility – sponsored video by Alcon

18:30  Panel discussion      

18:45  End of Symposium 

Closing by Dr Daniel Kritzinger, President SASCRS

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International delegates - Time zones

All times are in South African Standard Time (SAST / GMT +02:00)

  • Europe (EAST):  13:20 – 18:45
  • British (BST):  12:20 – 17:45
  • Brazil (BRT):  08:20 – 13:45
  • USA (EDT):  07:20 – 12:45
  • USA (CDT):  06:20 – 11:45
  • Moscow (MSK):  14:20 – 19:45
  • India (IST):  17:00 – 22:15
  • Singapore (SGT):  19:30 – 00:45
  • South Korea (KST):  20:30 – 01:45
  • Australia (AEST):  21:30 – 02:45

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President SASCRS
Dr Daniel Kritzinger, Johannesburg

Convener
Dr Zoran Aleksić, Cape Town

 

Organiser
Christi Truter
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SASCRS 2021 EXCO

Dr Cor van Zyl, Cornea SA

Dr Cor van Zyl, Cornea SA

Dr Daniel Kritzinger, President SASCRS

Dr Daniel Kritzinger, President SASCRS

Dr Aleksic Zoran, Convener

Dr Aleksic Zoran, Convener

Dr Ed Anderson

Dr Ed Anderson

Dr Agnes Risko

Dr Agnes Risko

Dr Marissa Willemse

Dr Marissa Willemse

Dr Charl Weitz

Dr Charl Weitz

Dr Jan Talma

Dr Jan Talma

Dr Frik Potgieter

Dr Frik Potgieter

Dr Asher Saks, Treasurer

Dr Asher Saks, Treasurer

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Prof Renato Ambrósio Jr MD

MD PhD

MD, PhD Refractive Surgery-Scientist

ISRS President elect 2020-2022

Adjunct Professor of Ophthalmology Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

In private practices Instituto de Olhos Renato Ambrósio and VisareRIO – Refracta Personal Laser
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Time on the programme:

17:30 

Enhanced Ectasia Diagnosis with Multimodal Refractive Imaging

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Prof. Renato Ambrósio Jr, MD, PhD graduated
in Medicine in December 1995 at the Medical
School Souza Marques and concluded a
residency in Ophthalmology and a Cornea
fellowship at the Instituto de Oftalmologia Tadeu
Cvintal (São Paulo) in 1999. After completing his
ECFMG certification, he moved to the United
States for a clinical-surgical fellowship program
on Refractive Surgery and Cornea at the University of Washington (Seattle, WA), which was completed in October
2002. After returning to Brazil, he concluded the PhD Doctorate in Sciences at the Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo in May 2004.

Renato Ambrósio Jr. is the first son of the past Renato Ambrósio M.D., who pioneered refractive surgery in Brazil in the early 1980s, and Vera Martins Ambrósio M.D., a resilient and dedicated ophthalmologist who upheld the family practice after the premature decease of her husband in January 1994.

In late 2002, Prof. Ambrósio joined his family private practice, also with his younger brother, Rodrigo Martins Ambrósio MD.
In 2006, he was elected the President of the Brazilian Society of Administration in Ophthalmology (SBAO), being in this position until July 2010.

From 2012 until 2014, he was the last president of the Brazilian Society of Refractive Surgery (SBCR) before the incorporation with the Brazilian Society of Cataract and Implants for the creation of BRASCRS.

Prof. Renato Ambrósio Jr was also the vice-president of the Brazilian Council of Ophthalmology (CBO) from 2013 until 2015 and later was elected president of the International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS) of the American
Academy of Ophthalmology for the 2020-2022 turn.

In 2007, he founded The Rio de Janeiro Corneal Tomography and Biomechanics Study Group, from which over two-hundred-fifty publications were originated.

He is an affiliate professor of the post-graduation at the
Federal University of São Paulo (stricto sensu) and Adjunct Professor of Specialized Surgery in the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO).

He has also co-founded the multi-disciplinary BrAIN (Brazilian Artificial Intelligence Networking in Medicine).

Prof. Ambrosio has served a consultant to different companies, including Alcon, Zeiss, Oculus, Medophacos, Allergan, Genon/Uniao Quimica, and Essilor.

Among his most important contributions, it is highlighted the corneal thickness spatial profile graphs present in the Pentacam Belin Ambrosio/Enhanced Ectasia Display and the ARV (Ambrosio-Roberts and Vinciguerra) display that uses artificial intelligence for integrating corneal tomography and biomechanical data from the Pentacam and Corvis ST.

Renato Ambrósio Jr, MD, PhD is a world-class refractive surgeon, also considered a clinician-scientist. He self-designates as a refractive surgeonscientist. His major areas of interest are corneal/refractive diagnostics, custom
laser vision correction, refractive cataract surgery, and therapeutic procedures for keratoconus. He has a major concern on patient education as a fundamental part of medical treatment and has started the Violet June
International Public Awareness on Keratoconus.

Prof. Renato Ambrósio Jr was elected the 11th most influential in Ophthalmology in 2014, being among the top 100 in 2016 and 2018 by the British journal THE OPHTHALMOLOGIST. His Research Gate score is
42.4, being in the top 97.5% among every scientist
(https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Renato-Jr/scores). His google scholar lists over 9,000 citations with an h index of 46 and index i10 of 121. (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ACWjXwsAAAAJ&hl=en)

He has over 400 peer-reviewed publications,[1-409] and has edited three major textbooks, with over one hundred book chapters.
Besides his busy and proactive academic appointments, he is at private practices in Rio de Janeiro: Instituto de Olhos Renato Ambrósio and VisareRIO – Refracta Personal Laser.

His philosophy is to provide the best care to his patients
and to collaborate on the scientific developmentsin his field. In his private life, he is married to Renata, who is also an ophthalmologist, with two wonderful daughters, Giovanna (born in 2014) and Rafaella (born in 2015).
His life attitude is to continuously learn and work on his self-evolution so that he can conciliate his diligent professional work with his love and family time.

Mr Arthur B Cummings MD

MBChB, MMed (Ophth), FCS(SA), FRCSEd, PCEO

Medical Director Wellington Eye Clinic and Consultant Ophthalmologist Beacon Hospital
Dublin, Ireland

Time on programme:

16:12 

AI use in management of presbyopia in cataract patient

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Mr Arthur B. Cummings MBChB, MMed (Ophth), FCS(SA), FRCSEd, PCEO

Arthur Cummings is a cataract and refractive surgeon at the Wellington Eye Clinic in Dublin, Ireland, participating in clinical studies and serving on the medical advisory boards of numerous ophthalmic companies.

A past-President of AECOS Europe, he is Global Ambassador of the Refractive Surgery Alliance.

He is chief medical editor of Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today Europe and reviews for numerous journals.

He has published > 120 articles in peer-reviewed and trade journals, 12 book chapters, co-edited 2 textbooks and delivered 450 lectures at international meetings.

In 2018, 2019 and 2020 he was ranked in the Top 100 most influential ophthalmologists worldwide by The  Ophthalmologist.

Prof Eric D Donnenfeld MD

MB Ch.B MMed(Ophth) (Pret) F.C.S.(S.A) F.R.C.S.Ed

Cornea, Laser Cataract & Refractive Surgeon Fairfield (Ophthalmic Consultants of Connecticut) OCLI Vision Chief Medical Editor ASCRS Eyeworld
Connecticut, USA

Time on the programme:

14:09 

Topographic ablations of the keratoconic eye prior to cataract surgery: The triple Lindy

15:59

Astigmatism management in cataract surgery

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Dr. Donnenfeld is a clinical professor of ophthalmology at New York University.

As one of the leading refractive and cataract surgeons in the United States, he is an internationally recognized expert with over 215 peer-reviewed papers, 45 book chapters, and 3 books as well as many lectures around the world on these subjects.

He has participated in over 60 FDA trials and was one of the first individuals to perform both excimer laser photoablation and femtosecond laser assisted cataract surgery.

Dr. Donnenfeld is a past president of ASCRS and OMIG, Trustee of Dartmouth Medical School, Editor in Chief of EyeWorld. 

He is incoming President of the International Intraocular Implant Society.

Prof Dr Dr med Farhad Hafezi

MD PhD FARVO

Chief Medical Officer, ELZA Institute
Zurich, Switzerland
Professorships at the University of Geneva (Switzerland), the University of Southern California Los Angeles (USA), and at Wenzhou University (China).

Time on programme:

17:15
PACK-CXL for infectious Keratitis

17:45 
CXL in ultrathin corneas

 

Professor Farhad Hafezi is an anterior segment surgeon, and ocular cell biologist. Hafezi holds professorships at the University of Geneva (Switzerland), the University of Southern California Los Angeles (USA), and at Wenzhou University (China).

Since 2014, he was continuously voted onto the biennial PowerList100, comprising the most influential people in ophthalmology. Since 2018, he is a FARVO, a fellow of ARVO (Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology).

Combining patient care, research & development, and teaching, Hafezi is a pioneer and key opinion leader of corneal cross-linking (CXL).

Hafezi is one of the most cited ophthalmologists of his generation. His scientific contributions include over 250 articles, letters, reviews and book chapters. He has an h index of 53 and more than 10.900 citations in the scientific literature.

For a complete bio see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farhad_Hafezi
For more information visit
https://www.elza-institute.com/

Prof Douglas D Koch MD

Houston, Texas

Professor and Allen, Mosbacher, and Law Chair in Ophthalmology
Cullen Eye Institute
Baylor College of Medicine Professor and Allen, Mosbacher, and Law Chair in Ophthalmology
Cullen Eye Institute
Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, Texas

Time on programme: 

15:05 

IOL Calculations 2021: Progress and Limits

DOUGLAS D. KOCH, M.D. is a Professor and The Allen, Mosbacher, and Law Chair in Ophthalmology at the Cullen Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine.

He is the Editor Emeritus of the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and Past President of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the American Ophthalmological Society, and the International Intra-Ocular Implant Club.

He authored over 250 articles and book chapters on the topics of cataract and refractive surgery and has taught over 250 residents and fellows.

He has given over 30 named lectures, including the Jackson Memorial (the most prestigious lecture in ophthalmology), Kelman, Binkhorst, and Barraquer Lectures at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting; the Charles Kelman Innovators Lecture at the 2012 annual meeting of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons and the first Steinert Refractive Surgery lecture at their 2017 meeting; the Binkhorst Medal Lecture at the 2013 annual meeting of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons; the Lans Lecture at the International Society of Refractive Surgery Annual Meeting; the Ronald G. Michels Memorial Lecture at Johns Hopkins University; the Jules Stein Lecture at UCLA; the Proctor Lecture at UCSF; the Arthur Lim Lecture at the Asia-Pacific Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery; and the First Gold Medal Lecture at the Australian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery in Queensland, Australia. 

In 2013, he received the Leslie Dana Gold Medal from the St. Louis Society for the Blind and Visually Impaired. 

Prof Ronald R Krueger MD

MD FEBO

McGaw Memorial Professor and Chairman
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Director, Stanley M. Truhlsen Eye Institute

Omaha, USA

Time on programme:

13:43 

Topography guided LASIK Treatment Strategies

 

Ronald R. Krueger, MD, MSE, is the McGaw Professor and Chair of the UNMC Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and director of the Stanley M. Truhlsen Eye Institute in Omaha Nebraska, whose clinical programs are part of Nebraska Medicine. 

Dr. Krueger previously served at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, where he was professor of ophthalmology, as well as medical director of the Department of Refractive Surgery at the Cole Eye Institute of the Cleveland Clinic.

Prof Boris Malyugin MD

MD PhD

Deputy Director General (R&D, Edu) of the S. Fyodorov Eye Microsurgery Institution

President of the Russian Ophthalmology Society

Moscow, Russia

Presentation title:

15:33

Cataract Surgery & IOL considerations in the Short Eye

Boris Malyugin, Deputy Director General (R&D, Edu) of the S. Fyodorov Eye Microsurgery Institution, President of the Russian Ophthalmology Society.

Dr. Malyugin is a world-renowned authority and expert in the field of anterior segment surgery.

He has established himself at the forefront of advanced cataract surgery by pioneering numerous techniques and technologies.

He is well known for his development of the Malyugin Ring to be used in small pupil cataract surgery.

Dr. Malyugin is having multiple international awards and was
invited to participate with named and keynote lectures and live surgery sessions during several national and international meetings.

Dr Malyugin is a member of the ESCRS Program Committee, Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis,
International Intraocular Implant Club, International Council of Ophthalmology

Board of Trustees member and AAO Advisory Committee member.

Prof Dr med Rudy M.M.A. Nuijts

MD PhD

President of the ESCRS, Professor of Ophthalmology, Vice-Chairman, and Director of the Cornea Clinic and the Center for Refractive Surgery at the University Eye Clinic Maastricht, Maastricht Medical University

The Netherlands

Time on the programme

15:46 

Decision making: Multifocal vs EDOFF IOLs

2019 President of the ESCRS, Professor of Ophthalmology, Vice-Chairman, and Director of the Cornea Clinic and the Center for Refractive Surgery at the University Eye Clinic Maastricht, Maastricht Medical University, The Netherlands.

He was lead investigator of the ESCRS PREvention of Macular EDema after cataract surgery (PREMED), the first international, multi-centre, randomised, controlled clinical trial specifically designed to answer questions relating to the prevention of CME after cataract surgery in diabetic and non-diabetic patients.

2018 Professor of Ophthalmology, Vice-Chairman, and Director of the Cornea Clinic and the Center for Refractive Surgery at the University Eye Clinic Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC), the Netherlands.
Rudy was a research fellow at Emory Eye Center, Atlanta (under Henry F. Edelhauser) in 1989 and 1993 where he pioneered the etiology of toxic endothelial cell destruction after cataract surgery (now called TASS, Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome) and initiated research into sustained transscleral drug delivery. His research interests are in the field of corneal surgery and innovations in cataract and refractive surgery. He is (co-)author of more than 200 publications, (co-)promotor of 10 PhD students and gave more than 300 invited lectures. He was a leading figure in the ESCRS PREvention of Macular EDema after cataract surgery (PREMED) study, which was the first international multi-center randomized controlled clinical trial specifically designed to answer questions relating to the prevention of CME after cataract surgery in diabetic and non-diabetic patients, which has recently completed.
He is Chairman of the Netherlands IntraOcular Implant Society (NIOIC), treasurer of the Dutch Corneal Society, board member of EuCornea, and director of the ESCRS, where he also serves as a chairman of the Corneal and Research Committees.

Dr Theo G Seiler MD

MD FEBO

Consultant at the University Eye Hospital in Düsseldorf (GER) and Bern (CH)
Medical director of the “YouSee-laser vision correction centers” in Basel (CH) and Zurich (CH).
 

Time on programme:

18:00 

CXL in refractive surgery

Medical School in Zurich (CH)
Residency at the University Eye Hospital in Munich (GER) and Bern (CH)
 
Postdoctoral research fellowship (18 months) at the Harvard Medical School, Boston (USA).
 
Private-lecturer (venia legend) in ophthalmology at the University of Bern 2020.
 
Current position as consultant at the University Eye Hospital in Düsseldorf (GER) and Bern (CH) and medical director of the “YouSee-laser vision correction centers” in Basel (CH) and Zurich (CH).

Prof Dan Z Reinstein MD

MD MA(Cantab) FRCSC DABO FRCOphth FEBO

Professor Dan Z. Reinstein is the Founder and Medical Director of the London Vision Clinic, and holds Professorships at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York; Ulster University, UK; and Sorbonne University, France. 

Presentation title

13:30  Evolution, Application & Future of SMILE

14:35  LVC for managing Presbyopia

Professor Dan Z. Reinstein is the Founder and Medical Director of the London Vision Clinic, and holds Professorships at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York; Ulster University, UK; and Sorbonne University, France.

He has been lead Refractive Surgery consultant for Carl Zeiss Meditec since 2001, created their EDoF PRESBYOND® Laser Blended Vision treatment module for presbyopia, and was a key investigator in developing SMILE. He was the first to develop corneal epithelial mapping and bring this to both keratoconus screening and the extensive applications in Therapeutic Refractive Surgery.

His textbook The Surgeon’s Guide to SMILE was published in April 2018. Professor Reinstein is editor for the Therapeutic Refractive Surgery section of the Journal of Refractive Surgery and has published over 175 peer-reviewed papers, a majority in the area of corneal imaging and biometry with OCT and very high-frequency digital ultrasound scanning using the Artemis Insight 100 technology, which he co-invented while at Cornell University in the early 1990s. 

He was awarded the Waring Medal in 2006, the Kritzinger Award in 2013 and the ISRS President’s Award and the Senior Achievement Award from the America Academy of Ophthalmology in 2020.