Scientific program

Sunday, 7th September
16:00

19:00
Registration, Poster setup
16:00 Workshop See kid
18:00

19:00
Get together
 
Monday, 8th September 2008
08:00 Registration, Poster setup
09:00 Opening Ceremony of ESA 2008
09:30 ESA-Lecture What's at stake in infantile esotropia?
André Roth (Geneva, Switzerland)
10:15

11:15
Session A
Binocular vision, Motility
01 Prisms for non-strabismics: is the "vergence position of rest" stable?
Guntram Kommerell, J.M. Otto, M. Bach
(Universitäts-Augenklinik Freiburg, Germany)
02 Stereoacuity changes that exceed test-retest variability.
Jonathan M. Holmes, W.E. Adams, N.V. Odell, D.A. Leske, S.R. Hatt
(Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA)
03 The "8 diopters base-in test" for the diagnosis of microstrabismus in daily practice.
Andrea C. Piantanida, G. Falcicchio, I. Pipitone
(Centro Oculistico Lariano-Cernobbio, Como, Italy)
04 Comparison of clinical features and outcome of patients with primary and secondary microtropia.
Sibel Oto, S.A. Bayar, S. Metindogan, A.C. Yazici, S. Cantürk, Y.A. Akova
(Baskent University Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Ankara, Turkey)
05 Dissociated vertical divergence, dissociated horizontal deviation, and infantile esotropia: What is the link?
Michael C. Brodsky
(Department of Ophthalmology Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA)
06 Succinylcholine activation of human horizontal eye muscles.
Gunnar Lennerstrand, R. Bolzani, S. Tian, M. Benassi, M. Fusari, E. Campos, C. Schiavi
(Department of Ophthalmology, Karolinska Institutet, St Erik’s Eye Hospital, The Bernadotte Laboratories, Stockholm, Sweden)
11:15 Coffee Break in the Industrial Exhibition
12:00

13:30
Session B
General Aspects of Strabismus, Botulinum Toxin
07 Postoperative improvement in health related quality of life in adults with strabismus.
Sarah R. Hatt, D. A. Leske, J. M. Holmes
(Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA)
08 Sensory fusion and quality of life in adult patients before and after strabismus surgery.
Anna Dickmann, Gustavo Savino, M. T. Rebecchi, E. Di Nardo
(Clinic of Ophthalmology, Catholic University of Rome, Italy)
09 Outcome analysis of surgery for eye muscle palsy.
Laura Cabrejas, F.J. Hurtado, J. Tejedor
(Dept Ophthalmology Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain)
10 Quality of life in children with congenital cataract: Findings with the FKS, the German adaptation of the "Children’s visual function questionnaire".
Christina Pieh
(Departement of Ophthalmology, University of Freiburg, Germany)
11 Strabismus in children with congenital glaucoma - a case series.
Isabel Oberacher-Velten, H. Winkler, H. Helbig
(University Eye Hospital, Klinikum of the University of Regensburg, Germany)
12 The profile of strabismus in stroke survivors.
Fiona J. Rowe
(Division of Orthoptics, University of Liverpool recruiting centres, Liverpool UK)
13 Strabismus after pterygium surgery.
Rosario Gomez de Liaño, R. Borrego, D. Santander
(Hospital Universitario Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain)
14 Convergence spasm treated with botulinum toxin.
Beata Kaczmarek, E. Dawson, J. Lee
(Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK)
15 Consecutive exotropia after esotropia treatment with botulinum toxin A - When can you diagnose.
Rita Dinis da Gama, A. Sulzbacher, G. Varandas, M. de Lourdes Vieira, A. Castanheira Dinis
(Instituto de Oftalmologia Dr. Gama Pinto, Lisbon, Portugal)
13:30 Lunch
14:30

16:00
BOD-Symposium
Cross Section of Current Orthoptics
S01 Patching vs. Atropine: A Compliance Study.
Kyle Arnoldi
(Ross Eye Institute, Buffalo, NY, USA)
S02 Performance of the PlusOptix vision screener for the detection of amblyopia risk factors in children.
Angelika Cordey, Orthoptist, Licia Cirina, A. A. Zubcov-Iwantscheff
(Frankfurt/Main, Germany)
S03 The Brueckner Test - a tool in mass screening? A Kenyan experience.
Christiane Paschke, M. Njuguna
(Dortmund, Germany)
S04 Sixth Nerve Palsy; when to act and when not to.
Jan Roelof Polling
(Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Dep. of Ophthalmology, The Netherlands)
S05 Hemianopia and Squint: Strabotomy recommendable.
Melanie van Waveren
(Department for Ophthalmology, University Clinic Tübingen, Department for Strabismus, Periocular Surgery and Pediatric Ophthalmology, Germany)
16:00 Coffee Break in the industrial exhibition
16:30

18:00
Session C
Strabismus Surgery
16 Minimally invasive strabismus surgery (MISS) for horizontal rectus muscle reoperations.
Daniel S. Mojon
(Dept. of Strabismology & Neuro-Ophthalmology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen and University of Bern, Switzerland)
17 Single horizontal rectus muscle recession or resection for small to moderate angle strabismus.
Daniel Neely, D. Rogers, N. Shah, D. Sprunger, D. Plager, G. Roberts
(Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA)
18 Technique and results of bilateral faden operation of the medial rectus - modification of Mühlendyck.
Marion Kaup, A. C. Mödder, K. Hartmann
(Orthoptik und Neuroophthalmologie, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany)
19 Reoperation on fadenoperation: How often & why?
Isay Ozdemir, B. Gokyigit, S. Akar, A. Ozdemir, O. F. Yilmaz
(Istanbul Beyoglu Education and Research Eye Hospital, Turkey)
20 Coming back on a fadenoperation, still a nightmare?
Dominique Thouvenin, C. Lesage, O. Norbert, S. Nogue, L. Fontes
(Clinique Saint Nicolas, Toulouse, France)
21 Y-splitting Surgery. An effective procedure in lever arm reducing surgery.
Siegfried Priglinger, A. Kampik, D. Mojon, H. Kroehn, G. Rudolph
(Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder, Linz, Austria)
22 The efficacy of augmented transposition on surgery in several indications.
Serpil Akar, G. Birsen, P. Gökhan, H. Pelin, Ö. Isilay, G. Hülya, Y.F. Ömer
(Istanbul Beyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Turkey)
23 Modified medial palpebral ligament fixation for third nerve palsy.
Ramesh Murthy
(L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India)
24 Submuscular Tenon's capsule and slipped muscles.
Gideon P. du Plessis
(Pretoria Eye Institute, Pretoria, South Africa)
 
Tuesday, 9th September 2008
08:30

09:30
Session D
Amblyopia
25 Left eye predominance in amblyopia.
Michael X. Repka, T. Kraker, K.A. Simons
(Wilmer Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA)
26 Vision screening in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, how accurate is the PlusOptix?
Noelle S. Matta, E.L. Singman, D.I. Silbert
(FAAP Family Eye Group, Lancaster, USA)
27 The development of monofixation syndrome in strabismic amblyopes using the Bangeter foil.
Michael S. Abrams, C. Duncan, R. McMurtney
(Excel Eye Center, Orem, USA)
28 Effect and its sustainability of 3-6 hour part-time occlusion treatment for anisometropic amblyopia in children aged 8 years and older.
Joo Yeon Lee, Y. R. Lee
(Subdivision of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology, Hallym Univercity College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea)
29 Refractive surgery and amblyopia.
Anna Dickmann, V. Cima, C. Radini, G. Berto, L. Mosca
(Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Dept. of Ophthalmology, Rome, Italy)
09:30 Rapid Fire, Poster Presentations
11:00 Coffee Break in the industrial exhibition
11:45

13:30
Bielschowsky Symposium
Aetiopathological Aspects of Strabismus and Motility Disorders
S06 Strabismus and genes: where are we?
Birgit Lorenz
(Dept. of Ophthalmology Universitaetsklinikum Giessen and Marburg GmbH Giessen Campus, Germany)
S07 A possible role of palisade endings in strabismus
Anja Horn-Bochtler
(Institute of Anatomy, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany)
S08 Congenital ocular elevation deficiencies: Which are congenital cranial dysinnervation disorders?
Antje Neugebauer, J. Fricke, C. Kubisch
(Center of Ophthalmology, Institute for Human Genetics, University of Cologne)
S09 Congenital fibrosis of the extraocular muscles
Günther Rudolph
(Department of Ophthalmology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany)
S10 Aetiology and Classification of paretic disorders
Hermann D. Schworm
(Munich, Germany)
S11 Aetiopathology of Graves` ophthalmopathy
Anja Eckstein, J. Esser
(Department of Ophthalmology, University of Essen, Essen, Germany)
13:30

14:30
Bielschowsky Business Meeting
 
Wednesday, 10th September 2008
08:30

09:30
Session E
Horizontal Strabismus
30 Clinical and demographic characteristics of childhood intermittent exotropia: A prospective multicentre study.
John Sloper, E. Dawson, D. Buck , C. Powell, M. Clarke, H. Davis, N. Strong, P. Tiffin, R. Drewett, P. Cumberland, J. Rahi
(Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK)
31 Medium term follow-up results in operated consecutive exotropia.
Daniela E. Cioplean
(Opththalmology Clinic OFTAPRO, Bucharest, Romania)
32 Infantile esotropia. Influence of the age of treatment in the vertical deviation.
Marta Vila-Franca, H. Nogueira, R. Dinis da Gama, G. Varandas, M.L. Vieira, A. Castanheira-Dinis
(Instituto de Oftalmologia Dr. Gama Pinto, Lisboa, Portugal)
33 Diagnosis and surgical treatment of dissociated horizontal deviation.
Susana Gamio
(Buenos Aires Children´s Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina)
34 Long-term follow-up of high accommodative convergence to accommodation (AC/A) ratio in a population-based cohort.
Brian G. Mohney, C.C. Lilley, N.N. Diehl
(Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA)
35 Surgical correction of high AC/A ratio associated with accommodative esotropia.
Ahmed L. Ali
(Tanta University Eye Hospital)
09:30

10:30
Graves' orbitopathy, supranuclear motility disorders
36 Retrobulbar irradiation for Graves’ ophthalmopathy: A retrospective study, evaluating the efficacy of doses between 12-20Gy.
Kristian T. M. Johnson, C. Loesch, J. Esser, K. Mann, A.K. Eckstein
(Department of Ophthalmology, University of Essen, Germany)
37 Unilateral inferior rectus recession in patients with dysthyroid eye disease.
Anna P. Maino, R. Batra, M. Vishwanath, I.B. Marsh, A.M. Ansons
(Royal Eye Hospital, Manchester, UK)
38 Tendon elongation: A new surgical technique for large convergent squint after three wall orbital decompression in thyroid associated ophthalmopathy.
Anja K. Eckstein, K.T.M. Johnson, J. Esser
(Department of Ophthalmology, University of Essen, Germany)
39 Surgical treatment of INO
Jonathan M. Durnian, F. Jazayeri, V. Trimble, I.B. Marsh
(Walton Hospital, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool, UK)
40 Superior rectus recessions for downbeat nystagmus
Mandagere R. Vishwanath, A. Maino, I.B. Marsh
(Walton Day Centre, University Aintree Hospitals, Liverpool, UK)
10:30 Coffee Break in the industrial exhibition
11:00

12:00
Session G
High Myopia, Duane Retraction Syndrome
41 Surgical treatment of the heavy eye syndrome:
Long-term results with Yokoyama technique.

Costantino Schiavi, M. Fresina, E.C. Campos
(Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bologna, Italy)
42 A review of the Yokoyama procedure for eso-hypotropia associated with high myopia.
Chris S. Child, A. Jkawaja, J.J. Sloper, J.P. Lee, G.G.W. Adams
(Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK)
43 Heavy eye syndrome pulley surgery - yes or no?
Robert Hörantner, S. Abri, M. Buchberger, T. Kaltofen, B. Neudorfer, C. Priglinger, S. Priglinger
(Krankenhaus der "Barmherzigen Schwestern", Ried)
44 Surgery for esotropia in myopes : results on 44 patients.
Giovanni B. Marcon
(Head Department of Ophthalmology Public Hospital of Gorizia-Monfalcone, Bassano del Grappa, Italy)
45 Duane retraction syndrome, clinical & anatomical study.
Dalal Shawky
(Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt)
46 Problems with lateral rectus orbital wall fixation in Duane syndrome.
Seyhan B. Özkan, I. Isikligil
(Adnan Menderes University Medical School Department of Ophthalmology, Aydin Turkey)
13:30

15:15
Session H
Brown's Syndrome and other vertical Strabismus
47 Spontaneous resolution in patients with congenital Brown syndrome.
Emma L. M. Dawson, J. S. Barry, J. P. Lee
(Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK)
48 Congenital Brown’s syndrome: intraoperative findings and postoperative results.
Kathi Hartmann
(University-Eye-Clinic RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany)
49 Superior oblique posterior tenectomy in congenital Brown' s syndrome.
Andreea Ciubotaru, K.-P. Boergen, O. Ehrt
(Infosan Eye Clinic, Bucharest, Romania)
50 The reasons of second and third operations for patients with Brown syndrome.
Birsen Gokyigit, S. Akar, P. K. Hekimhan, I. Ozdemir, O. F. Yilmaz
(Beyoglu Education and Research Eye Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey)
51 Aetiology of isolated inferior rectus palsy.
Louise Garnham, J. Lee
(Moorfields Eye Hospital, City Road, London, UK)
52 Bivertical rectus muscle recession for comitant vertical strabismus.
M. Gabriela Wirth Barben, O. Bergamin K. Landau
(Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland)
53 Superior oblique tucking with vs. without inferior oblique recession for trochlear nerve palsy.
Michael Gräf, J. Esser
(Klinik und Poliklinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Giessen und Marburg GmbH, Germany)
54 Surgery for congenital superior oblique palsy in childhood.
Sebastian Schmidt, M. Gräf, B. Lorenz
(Dept. of Ophthalmology Universitaetsklinikum Giessen and Marburg GmbH, Germany)
55 Unilateral Superior Rectus Contracture related to Extorsional Syndrome: Partner or Enemy?
Vincent Paris
(Center of Strabismology, Liège University, Marche en Famenne, Belgium)
56 Adaptation to distinct torsion in monocular patients after macular translocation.
Dorothea Besch, K. Eser, S. Eisenschmid, K.U. Bartz-Schmidt, V. Herzau
(Department for strabismus, periocular surgery and pediatric ophthalmology University Eye Hospital Tuebingen, Germany)
15:15 Coffee Break in the industrial exhibition
15:45 Case Presentation
17:15 Closing Ceremony
17:30 End of ESA 2008 Meeting