SATURDAY 16 SEPTEMBER

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08:15-09:15    REGISTRATIONS

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09:15-09:30    WELCOME & BRIEFING

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09:30-10:45    Session 1

– SCHOOL SCREENING FOR KERATOCONUS: RELIABILITY & VALIDITY OF CLINICAL SCREENING TESTS

– WHO IS AT RISK FOR DEVELOPING KERATOCONUS?

– HOW TO DIAGNOSE KERATOCONUS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE

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10:45-11:05    MORNING TEA

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11:05-13:00    Session 2

– KERATOCONUS DIAGNOSED AND CLASSIFIED: WHAT ARE THE CLINICAL TREATMENT OPTIONS?

– APPROACH TO FITTING CORNEAL CONTACT LENSES

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13:00-14:00    LUNCH

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14:00-15:30    Session 3

– ADVANCED FITTING PEARLS: SUCCESSES WITH THE “ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE CORNEAS TO FIT”

– MANAGING OSD IN KC PATIENTS – GUEST FACILITATOR MR WILLEM PIETERSE

– WHEN AND HOW TO FIT SCLERAL LENSES

– POST FITTING AFTER CARE: ETHICAL OBLIGATIONS

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15:30-15:45    AFTERNOON TEA

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15:45-16:45    Session 4

– INSTRUMENTATION / PRODUCT UPDATE

– DEMONSTRATION ON DOING RGP CONTACT LENS ADJUSTMENTS IN YOUR PRACTICE

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SUNDAY 17 SEPTEMBER

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09:00-10:15    Session 5

– ALGORITHM FOR KC SCREENING: QUEST FOR COST EFFECTIVE TOOLS FOR LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES

– CORNEAL CROSS LINKING: UNPACKING THE ETHICAL ISSUES

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10:15-10:30    MORNING TEA

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10:30-12:30    Session 6

– WHEN SCLERAL LENSES FAIL…SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF KERATOCONUS

– DAWN OF A NEW ERA: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND KERATOCONUS

– NEW TREATMENT MODALITIES ON THE HORIZON FOR KERATOCONUS

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12:30-13:30    LUNCH

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13:30-15:30    Session 7

– PEARLS FOR CO-MANAGEMENT OF KERATOCONUS

– YOUR KERATOCONUS PRACTICE TOOLS AND PROTOCOLS

– RESEARCH UPDATES AND WHAT STILL REMAINS UNKNOWN

– CLOSING

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15:30    AFTERNOON TEA    |    DEPARTURE

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