Unique challenges and unmet needs for the management of ocular surface diseases throughout the world
September 9, 2020 - 2pm Rome time (CEST)
Objective: Speakers will present what they consider the unique challenges and unmet needs for the management (e.g. diagnosis and treatment) of ocular surface diseases in their region, as well as what they perceive as short and long term scientific and clinical solutions.
Moderators
- Sarah Farrant, Earlam and Christopher Optometrists and Contact Lens Specialists, Taunton, UK
- Piera Versura, Ocular Surface Lab, Department of Specialized, Experimental, and Diagnostic Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
PROGRAM
Opening Remarks
14:00 Amy Gallant Sullivan, Executive Director, Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society, Boston, MA, USA
Welcome
14:05 Piera Versura, Ocular Surface Lab, Department of Specialized, Experimental, and Diagnostic Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Introduction
14:10 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
14:25 The importance of understanding the unmet needs for the management of ocular surface diseases throughout the world. Monica Alves, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Campinas-UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil
Regions
Oceania
14:40 Oceania. Fiona Stapleton, School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Asia
14:55 Eastern Asia. Shigeru Kinoshita. Department of Frontier Medical Science and Technology for Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
15:10 Southern Asia. Geetha Iyer, Sankara Nethralya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
15:25 Middle East. Elias F. Jarade, Beirut Eye Specialist Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
Africa
15:40 Northern Africa. Sihem Lazreg, Cabinet Ophtalmologie, Alger Centre, Algiers, Algeria
15:55 Western Africa. Emmanuel Kobia-Acquah, Department of Optometry and Visual Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
16:10 Eastern Africa. Naomi Nsubuga, Clinical Optometry, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
16:25 Southern Africa. Leonard Heydenrych, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
16:40 Coffee break
Europe
17:00 Europe.Jelle Vehof, Section of Academic Ophthalmology, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, London, UK, and Departments of Ophthalmology and Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
North America
17:15 United States & Canada. Todd Margolis, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
17:30 Mexico & Central America. Alejandro Navas, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
South America
17:45 South America (Spanish-speaking countries). Juan Carlos Abad, Department of Ophthalmology, Antioquia Ophthalmology Clinic-Clófan, Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia
18:00 South America (Brazil). José A.P. Gomes, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Federal University of Sao Paulo/Paulista School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Panel Discussion
18:10 Panel Discussion. Stefano Barabino, Sarah Farrant and Jelle Vehof
Closing Remarks
18:25 Synopsis and Closing Remarks. Stefano Barabino, Ocular Surface Center and Department of Ophthalmology, Sacco Hospital, Milan University, Milan, Italy