Societatea Romana De Oftalmologie

General Informations LOCATION OF THE CONGRESS Congress Center Hall, “New Montana” Hotel, Sinaia.

REGISTRATION Registration Center for the participants will be open in the lobby of the „New Montana” Hotel as follows : Wednesday, October 4, 2006 10.00 - 19.30 hours Thursday, October 5, 2006 07.00 - 08.00 hours 11.00 - 12.00 hours 15.00 - 16.00 hours Friday, October 6, 2006 07.30 - 08.30 hours 11.00 - 11.30 hours

GUIDELINES *The participants with presentations included in the program are kindlly requested to be present in the Congress Hall, 30 minutes before the scheduled time, in order to respect the time table of the Congress. *Speaking time : 6 minutes for presentations 3 minutes for posters 8 minutes for video tapes 10-15 minutes for lectures 60-120 minutes for courses or satelite symposium *The lectures will be presented on CD, DVD or memory stick, Windows XP. *The video tapes VHS or DVD will be in PAL system. *The lectures will be presented in english or french. *The audio-video materials will be collected back on the same day, at the end of the scientific program. *The Office of Scientific Secretariat of the Congress, placed in the lobby of the Congress Center Hall, „New Montana„ Hotel will be open as follows: Wednesday, October 4, 2006 10.00 - 14.00 hours 16.00 - 18.00 hours

Thursday, October 5, 2006 07.30 - 14.30 hours 15.30 - 19.00 hours

Friday, October 6, 2006 08.00 - 14.30 hours 15.30 - 18.30 hours

Saturday, October 7, 2006 08.00 - 14.00 hours ACCOMMODATION All the participants who do not have accommodation booked yet are requested to contact the Registration Center, in the lobby of the „New Montana” Hotel.

OPENING CEREMONY AND WELCOME RECEPTION It is offered by Pfizer Company, on Wednesday, October 4, 2006, in the evening begining at 20.00 hours in the Hall of the „New Montana” Hotel.

COLLEGIAL EVENING It is organized in the Restaurant of the „Rowa Dany” Hotel, on Thursday, October 5, 2006 at 21.00 hours. Price: 30 €/ pers.

DANCING PARTY Organised at the „City Pride” (in the Hall of the „New Montana” Hotel), October 5, 2006, in the evening, begining at 22.00 hours; the invitations (amount of 20 RON each) will by offert by MSD Company, in the exhibition hall.

COCKTAIL Offered by organisators, in the evening, Friday, October 6, 2006, begining at 20,30 hours, in the Hall of the „New Montana” Hotel;

COFFE BREAK Offert by MSD Company, on October 5, between 12.00 - 12.30, 6 and 7 October, 2006, between 11.00 – 11.30 hours, in the Hall of the „New Montana” Hotel.

WET LAB Organised by „Farmila – Bausch & Lomb” Company, with theme: „Millenium – The most complex unit for surgery on anterior and posterior pole; new technology for implanting foldable lenses; new and old Storz instruments”. Instructors: dr. Arpad Bereczki (Hungary), dr. Marian Vacho (Czech Republic), dr. Marc Soulier (France). Location: „Sala Miorita”, „Sinaia” Hotel, as follows: -Friday, October 6, 2006, 10.00 -18.00 hours -Saturday, October 7, 2006 10.00 -14.00 hours AWARDS

 Saturday, October 7, 2006, 14.00 hours, Alcon Company will decerne three awards for the residents contest sesion: First Price - American Academy of Ophthalmology, 10-13 November 2007, New Orleans Second Price - SOE, 9 - 12 June 2007, Viena Third Price - ESCRS, 8 -12 September 2007, Stockholm

 Saturday, October 7, 2006, 14.15 hours, SIFI Company will decerne „SIFI scholarships”, awards for the residents. First Price -ophthalmological surgery course, in italian clinics Second Price Third Price -interactive course to „The first glaucoma european course for residents” organised by EGS, Geneva, December 2007

 Saturday, October 7, 2006, 14.30 hours, Pfizer Company will award the best topics of one young ophthalmologists.

INTERNET POINT During the congress, in the exhibition Hall, on MSD Company; free acces.

CONGRESS LANGUAGES Romanian English French

BADGES *guests *participants *organisers *companies Your personal badge is your entrance ticket to all sessions and exhibitions. Please wear it all the time during the congress. OVERVIEW PROGRAM THURSDAY, 5 OCTOBER 2006 BIG CONFERENCE HALL „NEW MONTANA” HOTEL

07.30 - 12.00 „Cataract surgery” – live transmission, organized by Alcon Company

12.00 - 12.30 Coffee break. Exhibition visit

12.30 - 13.30 Conference organised by Alcon Company, -theme: „Blue light - toxicity on the retina and AMD” Prof. Dr. John Marshall

13.30 - 14.30 Interactive course organised by Alcon Company, -theme: „Glaucoma – clinical cases, experts opinion”

14.30 - 15.30 Lunch break

15.30 - 18.15 Cataract – presentations

18.15 - 19.45 Interactive symposium organised by Pfizer Company, -theme: „Modern management of glaucoma”

THURSDAY, 5 OCTOBER 2006 SMALL CONFERENCE HALL „NEW MONTANA” HOTEL

15.30 - 16.30 „Zonular Weakness - The Unsolved Problem ?!” -interactive course

16.30 - 17.30 „A difficult situations - interactive solutions” - interactive course 17.30 - 18.00 „Biaxial phacoemulsification - new aspects ”

OVERVIEW PROGRAM

FRIDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2006 BIG CONFERENCE HALL „NEW MONTANA” HOTEL

08.30 - 09.30 Symposium organized by Novartis Ophthalmics Company -theme: „Age related macular degenerescence: modern therapeutical management of multiphactorial pathogenesis”

09.30 - 10.45 Neuroophthalmology - presentations

10.45 - 11.10 Book release „Automatised perimetry in ophthalmology, manual and atlas” Author dr. George Valentin Huttmann

11.30 - 13.00 Uvea/ Cornea - presentations

13.00 - 14.30 Interactive symposium organised by SIFI Company, -theme: „Dry eye syndrome – new perspectives”

15.30 - 17.00 Glaucoma - presentations

17.00 - 19.00 Interactive symposium organised by Merck Sharp & Dohme Company, -theme: „Pro - con in glaucoma” OVERVIEW PROGRAM

FRIDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2006 SMALL CONFERENCE HALL OF „NEW MONTANA” HOTEL

10.00 - 11.00 Symposium organised by Bausch & Lomb–Valmedica Company -theme:„Corneal lesions -a permanence in ophthalmic pathology”

11.00 - 11.30 Coffee break. Exhibition visit.

11.30 - 12.30 Symposium organised by Essilor Company with the participation of Varirom Company, -theme: „Anti-reflection treatments and their benefits: latest developments” Dr. Frederich Arrouy

12.30 - 13.45 Strabismus - presentations

13.00 - 14.00 Informatics in ophthalmology

15.30 - 17.00 Orbit/ Lacrymal system/ Eye lids – presentations

17.00 - 18.00 Meeting of the „Romanian Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Association” OVERVIEW PROGRAM

FRIDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2006 CONFERENCE HALL OF „PALACE” HOTEL RESIDENTS CONTEST SESSION

09.00 - 11.00 Presentations

11.00 - 11.30 Coffee break

FRIDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2006 CONFERENCE HALL OF „PALACE” HOTEL NURSES CONTEST SESSION

14.00 – 15.30 Presentations

15.30 -16.00 Coffee break

16.00 – 17.30 Presentations OVERVIEW PROGRAM

SATURDAY, 7 OCTOBER 2006 BIG CONFERENCE HALL „NEW MONTANA” HOTEL

08.30 - 09.00 Prof. Rolf Grewe conference (Muenster, Germany), -theme: „Institutions of the EUROPEAN UNION. The influence to the national public health service”

09.00 - 09.15 Assoc. prof. dr. Cristian Curca conference ( Bucharest), -theme: „Malpractice”

09.15 - 09.30 „2006 SOE lecture” dr. Carmen Toma ( Bucharest), -theme: „When vegf is too high or too low ?”

09.30 - 11.30 Retina / Vitreous - presentations

12.00 - 14.00 Retina / Vitreous - presentations

14.00 - 15.00 Closing Ceremony Awards Conclusions

SATURDAY, 7 OCTOBER 2006 SMALL CONFERENCE HALL „NEW MONTANA” HOTEL „SIFI SCHOLARSHIPS” CONTEST FOR THE RESIDENTS 10.00 - 12.00 Ten case presentationss PROGRAM THURSDAY, 5 OCTOBER 2006 BIG CONFERENCE HALL „NEW MONTANA” HOTEL

07.30 - 12.00 „Cataract surgery” – live transmission, organised by Alcon Company

12.30 - 13.30 Conference organised by Alcon Company, -theme: „Blue light - toxicity on the retina and AMD” Chairmen: Prof. Dr. John Marshall (London)

13.30 - 14.30 Interactive course organised by Alcon Company, -theme: „Glaucoma – clinical cases, experts opinion” CHAIRMEN: Prof. Dr. Benone Carstocea (Bucharest) Prof. Dr. Dorin Chiselita (Iassy)

14.30 - 15.30 Lunch break 15.30 - 18.15 Cataract – presentations CHAIRMEN: Prof. Dr. Spyros Georgaras (Athens, Greece) Dr. Monica Gavris (Cluj Napoca) Dr. Istvan Cseke (Sopron, Hungary) 15.30 - 15.45 1. PEARLS IN ANTERIOR SEGMENT SURGERY S. Georgaras (Athens, Greece) 15.45 - 15.53 2.THE IMPORTANCE OF BIOMETRY FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF CATARACT - video Monica Gavris, Diana Popa, Elena Stepan (Cluj-Napoca) 15.53 - 15.59 3.PRE-OP DIAGNOSIS DIFFICULTIES IN MATURE AND HYPERMATURE CATARACTS: A CASE REPORT Karin Horvath, Z. Madaras (Tg.-Mureş), Monica Gavriş (Cluj-Napoca), Ella Elekes, Anica Ilovan (Tg.-Mureş) 15.59 - 16.05 4. INFLUENCE OF VISCOELASTIC SUBSTANCES ON CATARACT SURGERY D. Chiselita, Miruna Nitu, Daniela Cionca, Ingrid Antohi, Crenguta Marcu, C. Danielescu (Iassy) 16.05 - 16.13 5. POSTTRAUMATIC OPACIFIED LENS SUBLUXATION – SURGICAL SOLUTIONS Monica Armegioiu, Beatrice Jitianu, Oana Mihalcea, Corina Staicu, Liliana Pulbere, Andreea Craiu, V. Beraru (Bucharest) 16.13 - 16.23 6. SAFETY FIRST, WOUND SIZE LAST: LEARNING CURVE WITH BIMANUAL PHACO I. Cseke (Sopron, Hungary) 16.23 - 16.29 7. OZIL TECHNIQUE – STEP TO A SAFE SURGERY Georgeta Mercut, Florica Barjovanu (Craiova) 16.29 - 16.35 8. „PHACO-CHOP” TECHNIQUE IN A CASE OF CATARACT SURGERY USING INFINITI OZIL INSTRUMENT- video Georgeta Mercut, Florica Barjovanu (Craiova) 16.35 - 16.41 9. ThinOptX IOL ALLOWS THE CURE OF LESS THAN 140° TRAUMATIC ZONULELYSIS WITHOUT CAPSULAR TENSION RING AND/OR SULCUS SUTURE, BUT ALSO WITHOUT RISK OF ZONULELYSIS PROGRESSION. C. D. Bordeianu (Ploiesti) 16.41 - 16.47 10.HYDROPHOBIC ACRYLIC IOLS EVOLUTION,BY MEDENNIUM INC.,USA D. Dementiev (Moscow, Russia) 16.47 - 16.55 11. COAXIAL PHACOEMULSIFICATION AND IMPLANTATION OF IDEA – XCELENS IOL THROUGH 2.2-2.4 MM INCISION Monica Gavris, Diana Popa, D. Caciula, Elena Stepan (Cluj-Napoca) 16.55 - 17.03 12. PRL IMPLANTATION FOR MYOPIA CORRECTION: SURGICAL TECHNIQUE EVOLUTION , COMPLICATIONS AND MANAGEMENT D. Dementiev (Moscow, Russia) 17.03 - 17.11 13. FIRST EXPERIENCES WITH THE REZOOM MULTIFOCAL INTRAOCULAR LENS P. Vámosi (Budapest, Hungary) 17.11 - 17.17 14. FIRST RESULTS OF THE AcrySof ReStor IOL IMPLANTATION Monica Gavris, Diana Popa, Elena Stepan (Cluj-Napoca) 17.17 - 17.25 15. VISUAL PERFORMANCE OF AcrySof ReStor APODIZED DIFFRACTIVE IOL P. Melani, M. Borgioli (Milano, Italy) 17.25 - 17.33 16. CLINICAL EVALUATION OF LaserACE™ TO RESTORE ACCOMMODATIVE BIOMECHANICS IN PRESBYOPES G. L. Rubiolini, B. Maddox (Milano, Italy), D. Dementiev (Moscow, Russia), A. Hipsley (USA) 17.33 - 17.39 17. FUNCTIONAL RESULTS IN CORRECTION OF APHAKIA WITH THE AcrySof ReStor INTRAOCULAR LENS D. Nicula, C. Roşca, Georgina Roşca, M. Blidaru (Cluj- Napoca) 17.39 - 17.46 18. REFRACTIVE STABILITY OF FOLDABLE INTRAOCULAR LENSES C. Stefan, A. Nenciu, R. Cucea, Eliza Tebeanu, Cristina Malcea, Diana Melinte, Anna Sapundgieva (Bucharest) 17.46 - 18.01 19. OUR CLINICAL EXPERIENCE WITH MULTIDIMENSIONAL AcrySof ReStor LENS S. Georgaras (Athens, Greece) 18.01-18.09 20. PECULIARITIES OF PHACOEMULSIFICATION IN THE EYE WITH CORNEAL TRANSPLANT Ozana Moraru (Bucharest)

18.09 - 18.15 Discussions on presentations 1 - 20 18.15 - 19.45 Interactive symposium organised by Pfizer Company, -theme: „Modern management of glaucoma” CHAIRMEN: Prof. dr. Mihai Calugaru (Cluj Napoca) Prof. dr. Benone Carstocea (Bucharest) Prof. dr. Dorin Chiselita (Iassy)

PROGRAM

THURSDAY, 5 OCTOBER 2006 SMALL CONFERENCE HALL „NEW MONTANA” HOTEL

15.30 - 16.30 „Zonular Weakness - The Unsolved Problem ?!” -interactive course CHAIRMEN: Dr. Gabor B. Scharioth (Recklinghausen, Germany)

16.30 - 17.30 „A difficult situations - interactive solutions” - interactive course CHAIRMEN: Dr. Gabor Rado (Budapest, Hungary) Dr. Gabor B. Scharioth (Recklinghausen, Germany) 17.30 - 18.00 „Biaxial phacoemulsification - new aspects ” Dr. Gabor Rado (Budapest, Hungary) Dr. Gabor B. Scharioth (Recklinghausen, Germany) PROGRAM

FRIDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2006 BIG CONFERENCE HALL „NEW MONTANA” HOTEL

08.30 - 09.30 Symposium organized by Novartis Ophthalmics Company, -theme: „Age related macular degenerescence: modern therapeutical management of multiphactorial pathogenesis” CHAIRMEN: Prof. dr. Mihai Pop (Bucharest) Prof. dr. Dorin Chiselita (Iassy) Prof. dr. Benone Carstocea (Bucharest)

09.30 - 10.45 Neuroophthalmology – presentations CHAIRMEN: Prof. dr. Riri Silvia Manor (Tel Aviv, Israel) Dr. Ligia Onisim (Bucharest) Dr. Tatiana Rosca (Bucharest)

09.30 - 09.33 1. MACRO AND MICROANATOMIC RELATIONSHIPS IN THE ONTOGENETIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE OPTIC NERVE - poster Carmen Mocanu, G. Drăgoi, Doina Bărăscu, Mihaela Lăcrăţeanu (Craiova) 09.33 - 09.40 2. INTRAOPERATOR ECOGAIDING EXTRACTION OF ONE FOREIGN BODY FROM THE OPTIC NERVE– CLINICAL CASES I. Szabo, Bianca Szabo, Cristina Nicula, G. Botis (Cluj Napoca) 09.40 - 09.47 3. TRUE OR FALSE PAPILLEDEMA IN TWO CASES PRESENTNG WITH ICH SYNDROME? Ligia Onisim, Ligia Tataranu (Bucharest) 09.47 - 09.50 4. RARE CAUSE OF BILATERAL PAPILLEDEMA- poster Liliana Voinea, Sanziana Istrate, E. Ungureanu, Andreea Cristea, Ruxandra Simionescu, Cristina Alexandrescu, Viorela Popescu, Aida Panca, Ana Maria Dascalu, Alexandra Vrapciu (Bucharest) 09.50 - 09.57 5. LYME DISEASE, EARLY STAGE, MONOSIMPTHOMATIC – CASE REPORT Bianca Szabo, Ana Maria Pop, D. Carstina, I. Szabo (Cluj Napoca) 09.57 - 10.04 6. OPHTHALMO-NEUROLOGIC CONSIDERATIONS IN A CASE OF TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS BOURNEVILLE Ligia Onisim, A.V.Ciurea (Bucharest) 10.04 - 10.11 7. THE ECTOPIC SECUNDARY PARANASAL SINUSES MENINGIOMAS WITH ORBITAL INVOLVEMENT Tatiana Rosca (Bucharest), M. Nikolaos (Athens, Greece), Teodora Vladescu, G. Gherghescu (Bucharest) 10.11 - 10.18 8. INTRARETINAL HEMORRHAGE - CLINICAL MANIFESTATION OF PRIMARY ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY SYNDROME. CASE REPORT Angela Popa, Liliana Voinea, Daniela Stana (Bucharest)

10.18 - 10.25 9. CENTRAL RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION IN POST INFECTIONS APS Tatiana I. Rosca (Bucharest), M. Nikolaos (Athens, Greece), Sorina Costina, Valentina Uscãtescu, M.Ghervan - Gogoasa, bioch. Carmela N. Negulescu (Bucharest) 10.25 - 10.32 10. 15 YEARS FOLLOW UP IN A CASE OF INTRAORBITAL GLIOMA. SPONTANEOUS IMPROVEMENT Riri Sylvia Manor (Tel Aviv, Israel)

10.32 - 10.45 Discussions on presentations 1 - 10

10.45 - 11.10 Book release „Automatised perimetry in ophthalmology, manual and atlas” Author dr. George Valentin Huttmann

11.30 - 13.00 Uvea/ Cornea – presentations CHAIRMEN: Assoc. prof. dr. Mircea Filip (Bucharest) Dr. Stefania Craitoiu (Craiova) Assoc. prof. dr. Cristina Nicula (Cluj-Napoca)

11.30 - 11.33 1. ANTERIOR UVEITIS OF A TEEN-AGER WITH JUVENILE CHRONIC ARTHRITIS, OLIGOARTHRITIS TYPE – poster Mirela Preda, Carmen Damian, Rodica Manescu, Livia Davidescu, Anca Irimia, Mihaela Sollosy (Craiova) 11.33 - 11.36 2. UVEAL MALIGNANT MELANOMAS – RETROSPETIVE STUDY - poster Doina Bărăscu, Mocanu Carmen, Simionescu Cristina, Florentina Marinescu, Felicia Iliuşi (Craiova) 11.36 - 11.43 3. TOXIC ANTERIOR SEGMENT SYNDROME (TASS) M. Filip, R. Asandi, Marineta Magureanu, A. Filip, Carmen Dragne (Bucharest) 11.43 - 11.49 4. HISTOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF BENIGN TUMORS LOCALISED AT THE LEVEL OF THE SCLERO – CORNEAN LIMBUS Ştefania Crăiţoiu, C. Livezeanu, Doina Vlăescu, Rodica Mănescu, Carmen Damian, C. Olaru (Craiova) 11.49 - 11.55 5. CORNEAL NEUROTROPHIC ULCERS CLINICAL AND ETIOPHATOGENIC ASPECTS Carmen Damian, Stefania Craitoiu, Mirela Preda, Rodica Manescu, Anca Irimia (Craiova) 11.55 - 12.01 6. HISTOENZYMATIC CONJUNCTIVAL AND CORNEAN RESPONSE TO EXPERIMENTAL VIRAL AGRESSION Ştefania Crăiţoiu, C. Livezeanu, Doina Vlăescu, Carmen Damian, Rodica Mănescu, Gabriela Vitan Cojocaru (Craiova) 12.01 - 12.07 7. FUNGAL KERATITIS- DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES Cristina Nitulescu (Bucharest) 12.07 - 12.14 8. AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE – A TEMPORARY SOLUTION IN PERFORATED CORNEAL ULCER Cristina Nicula, D. Nicula, M. Blidaru (Cluj- Napoca) 12.14 -12.21 9. AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE TRANSPLANTATION AS A PALLIATIVE TREATMENT OF THE BULLOUS KERATOPATHY M. Zemba, Sorana Andrei, B. Cucu, M. Bratulescu, Nadia Dobrescu, Viorica Zugravu, G. Furedi (Bucharest) 12.21 - 12.24 10. PRESERVATION OF THE CORNEA AT 31°C IN A CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHED MEDIUM - poster M Zemba, B. Cucu, Veronica Bobeico, Alina Stinghe, Veronica Enache, M.Curea (Bucharest) 12.24 - 12.30 11.IMPORTANCE OF CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY IN PARTICULAR CASES OF DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Marineta Magureanu, Carmen Dragne, M. Filip, A. Filip, ing. E. Rotaru, as. Mariana Zamfir, as. Anca Tomescu (Bucharest) 12.30 - 12.38 12. LASEK IN PRESBYOPIA M. Filip, Marineta Magureanu, A. Filip, Carmen Dragne (Bucharest) 12.38 - 12.46 13. THE SHORT-SIGHTEDNESS CORRECTION USING REFRACTIVE SURGERY,LASER EXCIMER ZEISS MEDITEC,- LASIK TECHNIQUE T. Tomi, Cristina Nicula (Cluj-Napoca) 12.46-12.52 14RESULTS IN THE SURGICAL CORRECTION OF THE KERATOCONUS T. Tomi, D. Nicula, C. Rosca, Georgiana Rosca (Cluj-Napoca)

12.52-13.00 Discussions on presentations 1 - 14 13.00 - 14.30 Interactive symposium organised by SIFI Company, -theme: „Dry eye syndrome – new perspectivs” CHAIRMEN: Dr. Venusa Mihu (Hunedoara) Standards treatment in dry eye syndrome Prof. dr. Michael Lemp (Washington, USA) Multiphactorial approach in dry eye syndrome Assoc. prof. dr. Cristina Stan (Cluj Napoca) Use of preservatives in dry eye syndrome

14.30 - 15.30 Lunch break 15.30 - 17.00 Glaucoma - presentations CHAIRMEN: Prof. dr. Gabor B. Scharioth (Recklinghausen, Germany) Assoc. prof. dr. Liliana Voinea (Bucharest) Dr. Cornel Stefan (Bucharest) 15.30 - 15.37 1. CORNEAL THICKNESS STUDY ON GLAUCOMA SUSPECTED PATIENTS Liliana Voinea, Sanziana Istrate, E. Ungureanu, Andreea Cristea, Ruxandra Simionescu, Viorela Popescu, Aida Panca, Ana-Maria Dascalu, Alexandra Vrapciu (Bucharest) 15.37 - 15.44 2. IMPORTANCE OF CORNEAL THICKNESS IN INTRAOCULAR HYGHTENSION AND PRIMARY OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA D. Chiselita, C. Danielescu, Oana Gagos Zaharia, C. Gherman (Iassy) . 15.44 - 15.51 3. GLAUCOMA AND C REACTIVE PROTEIN C. Stefan, A. Nenciu, Diana Melinte, Cristina Malcea, Irina Nae, Olga Afanasiuc (Bucharest) 15.51 - 15.58 4. OPTIC NERVE AFG AND HRT II COMPARATIVE ASPECTS IN PATIENTS WITH OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA Liliana Voinea, Sanziana Istrate, E. Ungureanu, Andreea Cristea, Ruxandra Simionescu, Cristina Alexandrescu, Viorela Popescu, Aida Panca, Ana-Maria Dascalu, Alexandra Vrapciu (Bucharest) 15.58 - 16.05 5. INTRAOCULAR DIURNAL FLUCTUATIONS - BILAN AFTER 1 YEAR TREATMENT Alina Popa Cherecheanu, Liliana Voinea, M. Ghita, Elena Iliescu, Daniela Stana (Bucharest) 16.05 - 16.15 6. DEEP SCLERECTOMY: EXPERIENCES OF THE LEARNING PERIOD I. Cseke (Budapest, Hungary, Hungary), G. B. Scharioth (Recklinghausen, Germany) 16.15 - 16.22 7. SCHLEMM’S CANAL PLUGGING IN NONPERFORANT EXTERNAL DRAINAGE GLAUCOMA SURGERY: PRELIMINARY RESULTS. C. D. Bordeianu (Ploiesti) 16.22 - 16.29 8. AGAIN, ABOUT IRIS VICIOUS POSITION MEMORY AND ITS TREATMENT C. D. Bordeianu (Ploiesti ) 16.29 - 16.49 9. NON-PENETRATING GLAUCOMA SURGERY G. B. Scharioth (Recklinghausen, Germany)

16.49 -17.00 Discussions on presentations 1 - 9

17.00 - 19.00 Interactive symposium organised by Merck Sharp & Dohme Company, -theme: „Pro - con in glaucoma”

1. Reducing IOP, only efficient therapy in conserving the visual acuity? PRO -Dr. Vasile Potop (Bucharest) CON -Dr. Carmen Mocanu (Craiova)

2. The circadian evaluation of IOP is neceserely? PRO -Dr. Valeriu Rusu (Iassy) CON -Dr. Daniela Selaru (Bucharest)

3. Laser treatment as first step in glaucoma PRO -Prof. dr. Benone Carstocea (Bucharest) CON -Dr. Mihai Bisca (Bucharest)

4. Step by step drugs treatment PRO -Assoc. prof. dr. Cristina Stan (Cluj Napoca) CON -Prof. dr. Dorin Chiselita (Iassy)

Televoting before and after each subject.

PROGRAM FRIDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2006 SMALL CONFERENCE HALL OF „NEW MONTANA” HOTEL 10.00 - 11.00 Symposium organised by Bausch & Lomb–Valmedica Company -theme:”Corneal lesions- a permanence in ophthalmic pathology” Chairmen: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Liliana Voinea Dr. Nicoleta Covaliu (Bucharest) „Corneal lesions - choises of stimulating in regeneration of corneal epithelium” Maya Mueller-Broese (Berlin) „New therapeutic ways in corneal lesions” 11.00 - 11.30 Coffee break. Exhibition visit. 11.30 - 12.30 Symposium organised by Essilor Company with the participation of Varirom Company, -theme: „Anti-reflection treatments and their benefits: latest developments” CHAIRMAN: Dr. Frederic Arrouy (Strategic Marketing Coating Department, responsible for new coating technologies and techniqueal communication Essilor Company) 12.30 - 13.45 Strabismus – presentations CHAIRMEN: Prof. dr. Cristina Vladutiu (Cluj Napoca) Dr. Daniela Cioplean (Bucharest) Dr. Andreea Ciubotaru (Bucharest) 12.30 - 12.40 1. TREATMENT OPTIONS IN ALPHABETIC PATTERNS Ioana-Daniela Apătăchioae, A. Bărar, C. Apătăchioae, Ghe. Vintilă (Braşov) 12.40 - 12.50 2. DYNAMIC MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) IN EVALUATION OF STRABISMUS PATIENT Luminita Teodorescu, Daniela Cioplean, Irina Velcea, Mihaela Dragomir, V. Ionescu (Bucharest) 12.50 - 13.00 3. MODERN APROACH IN ADULT’S STRABISMUS Daniela Cioplean, Luminita Teodorescu (Bucharest) 13.00 - 13.10 4. LATE HORIZONTAL STRABISMUS REOPERATION Andreea Ciubotaru, Livia Sram, C. Ciubotaru (Bucharest) 13.10 - 13.25 5. SURGICAL STRATEGIES IN STRABISMUS REOPERATION Cristina Vlăduţiu, Anamaria Pop, Mara Ciuică (Cluj – Napoca)

13.25 - 13.30 Discussions on presentations 1 – 5 13.00 - 14.00 Informatics in ophthalmology 13.45 - 13.52 1. „COMPUTER VISION SYNDROME” A. Barar, Ioana Daniela Apatachioaie, C. Apatachioaie (Brasov) 13.52 - 13.59 2. THE MODERN DATA MANAGEMENT IN OPHTHALMOLOGY H.T. Stanca, Cristina Besleaga, C. Celea (Bucharest)

Discussions on presentations 1 - 2

15.30 - 17.00 Orbit/ Lacrymal system/ Eye lids – presentations CHAIRMEN: Dr. Ortrun Gundisch (Munchen, Germany) Assoc. prof. dr. Doina Barascu (Craiova) Dr. Speranta Schmitzer (Bucharest)

15.30 - 15.38 1. ORBITAL CELLULITIS – CLINICAL ASPECTS AND ETIOLOGIC ASPECTS Doina Bărăscu, Carmen Mocanu, Andreea Nicolcescu, Oana Tărău (Craiova) 15.38 - 15.46 2. RECKLINGHAUSEN DISEASE - CASE REPORT Corina Magdei, Eugenia Vovc, Eudochia Magdei (Chişinău, Moldova) 15.46 16.02 3 DRY EYE SYNDROME IN THE OLDER PATIENTS Rodica Mănescu, Mihaela Niculescu, Mirela Preda, Carmen Damian, Ştefania Crăiţoiu, C.Olaru, Cristi Ciucă (Craiova) 16.02 - 16.10 4TEARS IN IMUNE DISEASES Cristina Stan, Cristina Dobre, Mihaela Mera, O. Samoilă, Oana Vişan(Cluj- Napoca) 16.10 - 16.13 5GOLDENHAR SYNDROME – CLINICAL ASPECTS AND MANAGEMENT - poster Speranta Schmitzer, Florentina Chitac-Pashalidis, Mihaela Stefanescu, Ana Maria Manescu, L. Popescu (Bucharest) 16.13 - 16.21 6.RECIDIVANT EYELID SPINOCELLULAR CARCINOMA AFTER SURGERY WITHOUT PROPER ONCOLOGICAL TREATEMENT (CASE REPORT) Ioana Costescu, Arety Dinulescu, Andreea Grigore, R. Pescaru, Madalina Voicu, Marta Mania, P. Vasilopoulos (Bucharest) 16.21 - 16.29 7 FLOPPY EYELID SYNDROME – DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT DILEMMAS Speranta Schmitzer, Florentina Chitac-Pashalidis, Mihaela Stefanescu, Ana Maria Manescu, L. Popescu (Bucharest) 16.29 - 16.49 8 INFLUENCE OF PRE- AND POSTOPERATIVE MEASUREMENTS ON AQUIRED PTOSIS SURGERY CONCEPTS Ortrun Gündisch, M. J. Pfeiffer (Munchen, Germany)

17.00 - 18.00 Meeting of the „Romanian Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Association”

PROGRAM

FRIDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2006 CONFERENCE HALL OF „PALACE” HOTEL RESIDENTS CONTEST SESSION

09.00 - 11.00 Presentations 1. TEARS PRODUCTION FLUCTUATIONS DEPENDENT OF THE LACRIMAL SYSTEM PATHOLOGY Oana Visan – resident, Department of Ophthalmology, UMF Cluj Napoca 2. INFLUENCE OF OPEN EYE SURGERY ON TEARS SECRETION Ovidiu Samoila – resident, Department of Ophthalmology, UMF Cluj Napoca 3. ORBITAL TUMOR – DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT; CLINICAL CASE Robertina Radocea – resident, Department of Ophthalmology, „Carol Davila” Central Military Emmergency Hospital Bucharest 4. MATRIXMETALOPROTEINASES AND GLAUCOMA Cristina Malcea – resident, Department of Ophthalmology, „Carol Davila” Central Military Emmergency Hospital Bucharest 5. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE MEASUREMENT BY GOLDMANN TONOMETRY COMPARED TO NONCONTACT TONOMETRY Diana Melinte – resident, Department of Ophthalmology, „Carol Davila” Central Military Emmergency Hospital Bucharest 6. MACULAR PERIMETRY IN EARLY GLAUCOMA Eliza Tebeanu – resident, Department of Ophthalmology, „Carol Davila” Central Military Emmergency Hospital Bucharest 7 PHACOEMULSIFICATION AND THE INFECTIONS RISKS Anna Sapundgieva – resident, Department of Ophthalmology, „Carol Davila” Central Military Emmergency Hospital Bucharest 8 COMPARISON OF ENDOTHELIAL CELL COUNT USING INTRAOCULAR IRRIGATING SOLUTIONS Irina Tatiana Ene – resident, Department of Ophthalmology, „Carol Davila” Central Military Emmergency Hospital Bucharest

11.00 - 11.30 Coffee break

9 THE ADVANTAGES OF FOLDABLE ARTIFICIAL LENS IMPLANTATION WITH THE INJECTOR Genoveva Olaru – resident, Department of Ophthalmology, „Carol Davila” Central Military Emmergency Hospital Bucharest 10INDICATIONS FOR DYER USAGE IN OPHTALMOLOGY Andreea Craiu – resident, Department of Ophthalmology, „Carol Davila” Central Military Emmergency Hospital Bucharest 11 THE ADVANTAGES OF USING INDIRECT OPHTHALMOSCOPY AS EXAMINATION METHOD OF THE FUNDUS Livia Sram– resident, Ophthalmological Emmergency Hospital Bucharest 12 THE HRT IN OPTIC NERVE DISEASES Valeria Gheorghieva– resident, Department of Ophthalmology, „Carol Davila” Central Military Emmergency Hospital Bucharest 13 SILICON BAND CERCLAGE Ramona Serban – resident, Ophthalmological Emmergency Hospital Bucharest 14 ASSOCIATION BETWEEN CAPSULAR PSEUDOEXFOLIATION AND EPIRETINIAN MEMBRANE, CLINICAL CASE Laura Macovei - resident, Department of Ophthalmology, „Carol Davila” Central Military Emmergency Hospital Bucharest

15 IN VIVO STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF SOME ALKYLPHENILPIRIDINIUM COMPOUNDS EXPOSED TO OPTICAL RADIATION Ruxandra Angela Pascu - resident, Department of Ophthalmology, „Carol Davila” Central Military Emmergency Hospital Bucharest

FRIDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2006 CONFERENCE HALL OF „PALACE” HOTEL NURSES CONTEST SESSION 14.00 – 15.30 Presentations 1. PATIENTS PREPARING FOR AFG EXAMINATION Maria Negoita, Iuliana Giurgiu - Department of Ophthalmology, „Carol Davila” Central Military Emmergency Hospital Bucharest 2. PATIENTS PREPARING FOR REFRACTIVE SURGERY; NURSE ROLE Mariana Zamfir, ing. Eugen Rotaru, Anca Tomescu - Amaoptimex Clinic, Bucharest 3. MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH ENDOPHTHALMITIS Nela Luta - Department of Ophthalmology, „Carol Davila” Central Military Emmergency Hospital Bucharest 4. NURSE’S ROLE IN THE ENDOPHTHALMITIS PREVENTION Monica Nastase - Ophthalomogy Clinic, Universitary Hospital „Sfantul Spiridon” Iassy

15.30 -16.00 Coffee break

16.00 – 17.30 Presentations 5. NURSSING ON PATIENTS WITH OCULAR TRAUMA Doina Diaconeasa, Silica Popescu - Ophthalomogy Clinic, UMF Craiova 6. PEDIATRIC OCULAR SURGERY Augustina Ciornea - Ophthalomogy Clinic, Universitary Hospital „Sfantul Spiridon” Iassy 7. NURSE’S ROLE IN STRABISMUS AND ITS COMPLICATIONS TREATMENT Sarlotta Georgescu - Department of Ophthalmology, „Carol Davila” Central Military Emmergency Hospital Bucharest PROGRAM

SATURDAY, 7 OCTOBER 2006 BIG CONFERENCE HALL „NEW MONTANA” HOTEL

08.30 - 09.00 Prof. Rolf Grewe conference (Muenster, Germany), -theme: „Institutions of the EUROPEAN UNION. The influence to the national public health service”

09.00 - 09.15 Assoc. prof. dr. Cristian Curca conference ( Bucharest), -theme: „Malpractice”

09.15 - 09.30 „2006 SOE lecture” dr. Carmen Toma ( Bucharest), -theme: „When vegf is too high or too low” 09.30 - 11.30 Retina / Vitreous – presentations CHAIRMEN: Prof. dr. Gabor B. Scharioth (Recklinghausen, Germany) Dr. Anca Tomi (Bucharest) Dr. Florentina Livia Davidescu (Craiova)

09.30 - 09.33 1. RETINAL CHANGES IN FANCONI ANAEMIA OF A CHILD – poster Carmen Damian, Anca Irimia, Mirela Preda, Stefania Craitoiu, Livia Davidescu, Florentina Marinescu (Craiova) 09.33 - 09.36 2. OPHTHALMIC MANIFESTATIONS IN ICTER - HEMORRHAGES LEPTOSPIROSIS – poster Mirela Preda, Rodica Manescu, Carmen Damian, Livia Davidescu, Anca Irimia, Felicia Iliusi (Craiova) 09.36 - 09.42 3. THE USE OF RETCAM II IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY AND OTHER EYE DISEASES IN CHILDREN – THE FIRST EXPERIENCE IN ROMANIA Constanţa Nascutzy, Ileana Vătavu, Tatiana Ciomârtan, Diana Stoenescu, Maria Rujan (Bucharest) 09.42 - 09.48 4. VISUAL EVOKED POTENTIALS A WAY TO ASSESE ANATOMICAL RESULTS AFTER LASER PHOTOCOAGULATION FOR POSTERIOR AGGRESSIVE RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY A. Burloiu, I.M.Dimbeanu, Monica Pop, Luxita Petrescu (Bucharest) 09.48 - 09.54 5. RHEGMATOGENOUS RETINAL DETACHMENT AFTER RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY F. Balta, Avidis Nicoleta, Livia Sram, Oana Musat Banu Panait, Ramona Serban, Cristina Alexandrescu, Simona Lica (Bucharest) 09.54 - 10.09 6. RETINAL ANGIOPHLUOROGRAPHY (Nantes, France) 10.09 - 10.15 7. CLINICAL AND ANGIOPHLUOROGRAPHICAL ASPECTS IN RETINAL VON HIPPEL ANGIOMATOSIS O. Samoila, D. Calugaru, M. Calugaru (Cluj Napoca) 10.15 - 10.22 8. A SINGLE EYE PATIENT WITH VON HIPPEL LINDAU SYNDROM F. Balta, Simona Lica, Oana Musat Banu Panait, Nicoleta. Avidis, Livia Sram, Ramona Serban, Cristina Alexandrescu (Bucharest) 10.22 - 10.28 9. ANGIOID STREAKS – 2 CASES PRESENTATIONS Anca Tomi, Crista Preda, Madalina Cojocaru (Bucharest) 10.28- 10.34 10. CHOROIDAL NEOVESSELS - COMPLICATION OF LASER TREATMENT IN CENTRAL SEROUS RETINOPATHY Anca Tomi, Viorica Madalina Cojocaru, Crista Preda, F. Zamfiroiu (Bucharest) 10.34 - 10.40 11. AMD – CLINICAL AND ANGIOFLUOROGRAPHICAL CLASSIFICATION Anca Tomi, Crista Preda, Madalina Cojocaru (Bucharest) 10.40 - 10.43 12. AGE-RELATED MACULAR DISEASE IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS-DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC DIFFICULIES - poster Florica Ignat, Livia Davidescu, Mirela Preda, Carmen Damian, Doina Barascu, Rodica Manescu, Florentina Marinescu, Anca Irimia (Craiova) 10.43 - 10.53 13. DIABETIC RETINOPATHY IN IMAGES Florentina Livia Davidescu (Craiova) 10.53 - 10.59 14. SOME ASPECTS OF THE COMPLETE TREATMENT OF CHILDREN’S DIABETIC OFTALMOPATHY Corina Magdei, Valeriu Cuşnir, Eudochia Magdei, Vitalii Cuşnir (Chişinău, Moldova) 10.59 - 11.30 15. IS AVASTIN THE FUTURE ?! G. B. Scharioth (Recklinghausen, Germany)

12.00 - 14.00 Retina / Vitreous - presentations CHAIRMEN: Prof. dr. Benone Carstocea (Bucharest) Dr. Daniel Baron (Nantes, France) Dr. Norbert Czumbel (Budapest, Hungary)

12.00 - 12.07 16. THE DIFFICULTIES OF THE BEGINNING IN VITREO-RETINAL SURGERY H.T. Stanca, Cristina Besleaga, C. Celea (Bucharest) 12.07-12.17 17. COMPARISON BETWEEN 25G AND 23G SUTURELESS VITRECTOMY TECHNIQUES A.Bereczki, N. Pesztenlehrer, Nagy Éva (Győr, Hungary) 12.17 - 12.25 18. INTRAOCULAR OLD FOREIGN BODY REMOVED ON OPHTHALMOSCOPIC INDIRECT EXAMINATION, WITHOUT VITRECTOMY F. Balta, Simona Lica , Ramona Serban (Bucharest) 12.25 - 12.33 19. RADIAL OPTIC NEUROTOMY WITH 25 GAUGE SYSTEM IN CENTRAL RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION M. Borgioli, G. Iacono, P. Melani (Milano, Italy) 12.33 - 12.41 20.CHOROIDAL MELANOMA TREATED BY STEREOTAXICAL IRRADIATION AT BAGDASAR – ARSENI HOSPITAL (BUCHAREST) AND ENDORESECTED IN ANVERS, BELGIUM F. Balta, Gabriela Murgoi, F. Stoica, Andreea Ciubotaru, Livia Sram (Bucharest) 12.41 - 12.49 21. TRANSPUPILLARY THERMOTHERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF INTRAOCULAR TUMORS F. Balta, Nicoleta Avidis, Livia Sram, Oana Banu, Ramona Serban, Cristina Alexandrescu, Simona Lica (Bucharest) 12.49 - 12.57 22. MACULAR HOLE – STATISTICAL STUDY OF THE CASES TREATED AT THE CENTRAL MILITAR HOSPITAL BETWEEN 2001-2005 B. Carstocea, Otilia Gafencu, Maria Paiu, Simona Buliga, Laura Macovei, V. Beraru, Andreea Craiu (Bucharest) 12.57 - 13.07 23. MACULAR TANSLOCATION SURGERY G. B. Scharioth (Recklinghausen, Germany) 13.07 - 13.17 24. RESULTS OF SILICONE OIL REMOVAL AFTER VITRECTOMIES FOR RETINAL DETACHMENT N. Czumbel, Franciska Mészáros (Budapest, Hungary) 13.17 - 13.47 25. RETINAL DETACHMENT – CLINICAL CASES DISCUSED BY EXPERTS (interactive presentation) D. Baron (Nantes, France), B. Carstocea (Bucharest)

13.47 - 14.00 Discussions on presentations 16 - 25 14.00 - 15.00 Closing Ceremony Awards Conclusions

SATURDAY, 7 OCTOBER 2006 SMALL CONFERENCE HALL „NEW MONTANA” HOTEL „SIFI SCHOLARSHIPS” CONTEST FOR THE RESIDENTS

10.00 - 12.00 Ten case presentationss