Daily Audio Coverage of the 2008 ESCRS Congress in Berlin, Germany
Preview Podcast: In this podcast, Ophthalmology Times Europe Editorial Advisory Board Member Burkhard Dick, MD, provides an overview of the meeting, including the hottest topics that will be discussed.
Also, Ophthalmology Times Associate Editor Christina Phillis provides tips on traveling to and getting the most of your time Berlin.
Day One Podcast: In this podcast, Chandrashekar Balachandran, FRANZCO, MBBS, discusses performing successful Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty, and I. Howard Fine, MD, talks about three cases to illustrate the reasons he believes that all cases of small pupils should be treated as possible cases of intraoperative floppy iris syndrome.
Also, Robert H. Osher, MD, discusses the challenges of addressing dropped nuclei during surgery and the surprising results of a recent cadaver study he conducted, which he says overturned all of the tenets about dropped nuclei he previously held.
And Fernando Trindade, MD, talks about the circumstances under which surgeons might consider amputating IOL haptics.
Day Two Podcast: In this podcast, Douglas D. Koch, MD, talks about indications and options related to accommodating IOLs, and Thomas F. Neuhann, MD, discusses why he prefers the femtosecond laser to the mechanical microkeratome when making LASIK flaps.
Also, Jack T. Holladay, MD, talks about using a laser versus implanting an inlay to treat presbyopia to provide good distance vision and allow patients to read without glasses or contact lenses.
Day Three Podcast: In this podcast, Nick Mamalis, MD, talks about preoperative and postoperative endophthalmitis prevention. Also, Okihiro Nishi, MD, discusses the Ridley Medal Lecture he delivered about a new IOL refilling procedure to restore accommodation.
Additionally, Walter Sekundo, MD, talks about femtosecond lenticule extraction, and Luis Antonio Ruiz, MD, relays outcomes of a recent study regarding intrastromal correction of presbyopia.
Day Four Podcast: In this podcast, Rudy M.M.A. Nuijts, MD, PhD, compares DSEK with PK and discusses the future of therapeutic corneal surgery.
Also, James McCulley, MD, discusses the newest generation of a fully pre-loaded IOL delivery system, and Günther Grabner, MD, talks about whether the differences in femtosecond lasers have any clinical significance.
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