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Editorial Board: Hunter Yuen (Editor-in-Chief); Robert Lam; Srinivas Rao; Ursula Wong
Advisory Panel: Rubens Belfort Jr.; William Felch; Simon Ko; Dennis Lam; Stephen Ryan; Bruce Spivey; Yasuo Tano; Jialiang Zhao
In this issue:
I. Scientific Program Highlights: Oculoplasty, Lacrimal System and Orbit; Refractive Surgery; Scleritis
II. Call for Abstracts
III. Hong Kong Delights: Theme Parks in Hong Kong and Macau
I. Scientific Program Highlights
Oculoplasty, Lacrimal System and Orbit
International Coordinators:
Local Coordinator:
Richard Collin, MD
Guillermo Salcedo, MD
Raymond Tse, FRCS
(in alphabetical order)
  
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 More than 45 internationally renowned experts and leaders from all around the world as speakers. Audiences will be provided with the latest information and cutting edge techniques in the aspect of Oculoplasty, Lacrimal System and Orbit. (List of Chairs of Scientific Sessions)
- Four symposia covering a wide variety of topics. Co-sponsoring societies include the Asian-Pacific Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (APSOPRS - Lids), the European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ESOPRS - Lacrimal System), the Pan-American Oculoplastic Society (Plastic Surgery) as well as the Oculoplastic Association of India (OPAI - Socket Surgery and Conjunctiva).
- One panel discussion on 'Ocular Adnexal Tumours' including discussions on basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma and malignant melanoma.
- One instruction course in 'Orbit', covering topics like multiplanar orbital surgery, thyroid decompression surgery, orbital neurofibromatosis, aesthetic rehabilitation of Grave’s ophthalmopathy, porous polyethylene-titanium implants in orbital fractures, lymphomas of the orbit and surgical reconstruction in anophthalmic sockets.

Refractive Surgery

International Coordinators:
Local Coordinator:
Jorge Alio, MD
Peter McDonnell, MD
Arthur Cheng, MRCS
(in alphabetical order)
  
-
 More than 200 internationally renowned experts and leaders in Refractive Surgery
(List of Chairs of Scientific Sessions)
- 14 symposia covering a variety of topics. Audiences will be provided with the latest information on the technology, diagnosis and management of refractive surgical cases and insights into new treatment options. Five of these will be co-sponsored by the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS), International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS/AAO), Asia Pacific Academy of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (APACRS), Keratomileusis Study Group (KMSG) and Asociación Latina de Catarata Refractiva y Segmento Anterior (ALCRS)
- Six instruction courses covering the areas of post Refractive Surgery IOL power calculation, management of refractive surgery complications, surface ablation, preventing and treating post-LASIK ectasia, correcting irregular cornea with excimer laser.
Scleritis
International Coordinators:
Local Coordinator:
Shigeaki Ohno, MD
Peter Watson, FRCS
Stanley Chung-Chai Chi, FRCS
(in alphabetical order)
  
 

There will be three sessions in Scleral disease (List of Chairs of Scientific Sessions).

- A symposium which will cover the aetiology, diagnosis and management of the various forms of scleral inflammation.

- An instruction course covering the observations and investigations needed to make the correct diagnosis and to give the most appropriate therapy.

- A panel session in which there will be the opportunity to discuss with the experts on how to manage the severe forms of necrotizing and posterior scleritis which can so easily blind the patient.

List of Chairs of Scientific Sessions
(Oculoplasty, Lacrimal System and Orbit)

 
(in alphabetical order)
#
 Type Topic Co-Sponsoring Society
Chairs

1

Symposium

Lids

APSOPRS

Xianqun Fan
Y D Kim
Tim Sullivan

2

Symposium

Lacrimal System

ESOPRS

J P Adenis
Karl Hans Emmerich
Hunter Yuen

3

Symposium

Plastic Surgery

Pan-American Oculoplastic Society

Pedro Bravo
Edwin Chan
Guillermo Salcedo

4

Symposium

 Socket Surgery and Conjunctiva

OPAI

Ashok K Grover
Ida Io
R Javate

5

Panel

Ocular Adnexal Tumours

 

Michelle Beaconsfield
Richard Collin
Raymond Tse

6

Course

 Orbit

 

Dylan Chan
Jose V Perez-Moreiras
Guillermo Salcedo

List of Chairs of Scientific Sessions
(Refractive Surgery)

 
(in alphabetical order)
#
 Type Topic Co-Sponsoring Society
Chairs
1
 Symposium Presbyopia Surgery Today ISRS/AAO

Jorge L Alio
Qu Jia
Steve Schallhorn
2
 Symposium Refractive Surgery for the Cataract Surgeon ALCRS

Carlos Argento
Cesar Carriazo
Lu Fan
3
 Symposium Refractive Surgery in the Asia Pacific Region APACRS

Graham Barret
Wing-Kong Chan
Ekktet Chansue

4

 Symposium LASIK Today

 

Jack Holladay
Julian Stevens
Wang Zheng

5

 Symposium Refractive and Cornea Surgery with Femtolasers

 

Perry Binder
Gordon Chow
Ron Krueger

6

 Symposium The Refractive Cornea: Science Progress for the Corneal Refractive Surgeon (Scientific Driven Session)  

Renato Ambrosio
Michael Lawless
Steve Wilson

7

 Symposium Corneal Modelling with Collagen Cross Linking (UV and Other Types of Light and Activators)

MEACO

Aldo Caporossi
Alaa El Danasoury
Chris Rogers

8

 Symposium New Diagnostic Techniques in Refractive Surgery

 

Herbert Kaufmann
TS Leung
Dan Reinstein

9

 Symposium Corneal Modeling with Intracorneal Segments in Debilitating Corneal Diseases (Keratoconus and Corneal Ectasia) 

 

Mauro Campos
Joseph Colin
Gerard Sutton

10

 Panel IOL Based Refractive Surgery ESCRS

Ioannis Pallikaris
Maria Jose Tassignon
Patrick Versace

11

 Panels Discussion and Challenges in Difficult Cases: Question and Answer Session KMSG

Jairo Hoyos
Enrique Suarez
Ying Li

12

 Panels Corneoplastics and New Corneal Grafts  

Michael Belin
Sheraz Daya
Donald Tan

13

 Panels Refractive Surgery On The Edge  

Jorge L Alio
Wing-Kong Chan
J Chang

14

 Panels Wavefront vs Optimised Aspheric vs topo, Which to Choose?  

Noel Alpins
Scott McRae
KK Wong

15

 Panels Best Excimer Laser  

Amar Agarwal
Hung-Ming Lee
John Vukich

16

 Course Cataract Surgery complications of Refractive surgery including IOL power calculation after corneal refractive surgery  

Fam Bor
Jack Holladay
Richard Packard

17

 Course Management of Refractive Surgery Complications  

Dimitri Azar
Peter McDonnell
Emily Yeung

18

 Course Surface Ablation: When and How  

Ren-Yuan Chu
John Marshall
Marguerite McDonald

19

 Course Understanding, Preventing and Treating Post-Lasik Corneal Ectasia  

Collin Chan
Doyle Stulting
Kazuo Tsubota

20

 Course Correcting the Irregular Cornea with Excimer Laser  

Arthur Cheng
Michael Knorz
Hamilton Moreira

21

 Course How to Treat Refractive Surgery Challenging Cases With New Technology   

Eric Donnenfeld
Gunther Grabner
Hungwon Tchah

List of Chairs of Scientific Sessions
(Scleritis)

 
(in alphabetical order)
#
 Type Topic Co-Sponsoring Society
Chairs

1

Symposium

Scleritis

 

Shigeaki Ohno
Narsing A Rao
Peter Watson

2

Panel

Challenges in the Management of Necrotizing Scleritis

 

Peter McClyskey
Carlos Pavesio
Narsing A Rao

3

Course

Tailored Laboratory Investigations in the Diagnosis and Management of Episcleritis and Scleritis

 

P M Van Hagen
Narsing A Rao
Peter Watson

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II. Call for Abstracts

Online abstract submission is now opened! We invite abstract submissions for the following categories:

Free Paper (Oral) Presentation:
Presenters will be given 7 minutes to present their research findings and 2 minutes for discussion.

Poster Presentation:
Presenters are also encouraged to submit their work as Poster, which enables direct exchange of ideas between the presenter and delegates.

Scientific Video Presentation:
Medical illustrations with audio-visual elements can be submitted for Scientific Video Presentation of no more than 10 minutes in duration.

Online Submission Dates and Deadlines
Abstracts must be submitted online via the WOC 2008 website. Abstracts submitted by other means such as letter, email or fax will not be considered.

Important Dates – Mark Your Calendar!
Online submission of free paper / poster / video abstracts available at WOC website.
Dec 15, 2007: Deadline for online submission of free paper / poster / video abstracts
Dec 20, 2007: Deadline for postmark of CD-ROM of video submission
Feb 6, 2008: Acceptance letters will be sent by electronic mail to the first author
Jun 28-July 2, 2008: World Ophthalmology Congress, Hong Kong

Click here to check out the submission guideline and template


*All presenters are required to register for the Congress and pay for the registration fee.

*All information regarding Scientific Program is subjected to further updates.

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III. Hong Kong Delights


Theme Parks in Hong Kong and Macau

Ocean Park
Ocean Park is a uniquely Hong Kong theme park with a mix of wildlife and fun rides offering a hands-on educational experience. Listed by Forbes as one of the most popular amusement parks in the world, Ocean Park tops the itinerary of many visitors to Hong Kong - especially those with children. You'll need a whole day to see everything. There are funfair rides and dolphin shows, scenic cable cars and sea lions, magnificent shopping, great dining and so much more. Please visit www.oceanpark.com.hk for details.


Hong Kong Disneyland
Immerse yourself in a world of childhood fantasy at Hong Kong Disneyland. Meet all the well-loved characters and enjoy the thrill of adventure on the rides and attractions. It consists of Main Street of USA, Adventureland, Fantasyland and Tomorrowland. Hong Kong Disneyland resort also has two hotels, Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel and Disney's Hollywood Hotel, with many shopping and dining options. Please visit http://www.disney.com.hk for details.

Macau Fisherman's Wharf
The first ever themed entertainment attraction in the tourism industry of Macau, Macau Fisherman's Wharf is centrally located at Macau’s outer harbor, 5-minute walk from the Macau Ferry Terminal and Heliport. The project combines entertainment, retail, food, hotel, marina, convention and exhibition facilities in one place. Please visit http://www.fishermanswharf.com.mo for details.

 

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Errata for Sept issue :

"Charles McChee" instead of "Mcghee Cn" as one of the chairs of Topic: Corneal Imaging under External Eye Disease, Cornea & Eye Bank
"Samuel C. Yiu" should be added as one of the chairs for Topic: Limbal Grafts under External Eye Disease, Cornea & Eye Bank

Please accept our apology for any inconveniences caused.
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