The meeting will have two parts: The first part will consist of two 30 minute lectures by Dr. James McCulley, Professor and Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX, entitled “Pearls for Successful Outcomes with Multi-Focal IOLs” (7:00 PM) and by Dr. Rudolf F. Guthoff, Professor and Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology, Universitat Rostock in Rostock, Germany entitled: "So-called accommodative intraocular lenses - facts and fantasy" (7:30 PM)
The second part of the meeting will be open to free papers. Any ophthalmology related presentation (10 minutes) will be considered for the program. Please submit your abstracts with the attached abstract form to Dr. Zeynel A. Karcioglu <zkarciog@utmem.edu> or <zkarcio@tulane.edu>Abstract deadline is September 15, 2006. The meeting is free; we are looking forward to seeing all of our friends in Las Vegas.
  

TAOS 16th Annual Meeting Program 

Las Vegas, Venetian Hotel on Sunday, November 12, 2006 from 6:30 to 9:30 PM.

KEY NOTE LECTURES

Pearls for Successful Outcomes with Multi-Focal IOLs

Dr James McCulley, Professor and Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology,

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX (7:00 PM)

So-called accommodative intraocular lenses - facts and fantasy

Prof. Dr. med. Rudolf  Friedrich Guthoff ,Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology,

Universität Rostock in Rostock, Germany (7:30 PM)

FREE PAPERS    ( 10 minutes each )

Minimally Invasive Pterygium Surgery (MIPE): a Novel Approach to Prevent Recurrence

Naci Bozkır MD, Safiye Yilmaz, MD, Ahmet Maden, MD of Gallipolis, OH. USA and Izmir, Turkey

The effect of  Paclitaxel on conjunctival wound healing: a pilot study

Özlem Gürbüz Koz, M.D.Serife Özhuy, MD,Gaye Güler Tezel, M.D, PhD Nazmiye Karaman,M.D., Nursen Ünlü, PhD. , Alper Yarangümeli, M.D,Gülcan Kural, M.D of Ankara, Turkey

Corneal changes after Ferrara/Keraring intrastromal corneal segments’ implantation in keratoconus cases

ML Dvali MD, NA Tsintsadze MD, BV Sirbiladze MD, KA Gibradze MD of Tbilisi, Georgia 

Regression of Choroidal Neovascularization Secondary to Pathological Myopia after Intravitreal Injection of Bevacizumab

Andrew J. Barkmeier, MD, Levent Akduman, MD of St Louis, MO, USA

Smoking and Ocular Surface: Damage on  lipid layer

Dilek Dursun MD, Sezin Akça MD, Yonca A. Akova MD,  Banu Bilezikçi MD , Eiki Goto MD ,

Murat Doğru MD , Kazuo Tsubota MD  of  Ankara, Turkey and  Tokyo, Japan

Traumatic Wound Dehiscence after Penetrating Keratoplasty
F.Orucov MD, J.Vicuna-Kojchen, MD, J.Frucht-Pery, MD, D.Landau, MD, A.Solomon, MD of Jerusalem, Israel.

CENTRAL CORNEAL THICKNESS IN CHILDREN

Erol Turaçlı MD, Oya Tekeli MD, P Gesoğlu,MD, S. Çelik MD of Ankara,Turkey

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