Educational meeting for optometrists from all over Poland held on 22 November 2019 in Łódź, Poland. Co-hosted by Vision Express and the OKULISTYKA 21 Foundation for Supporting the Development of Ophthalmology.
PROGRAMME
9.00 – 10.30 Orthokeratology principle and practice - Dr Helen Duan
10.30 – 11.45 How mulifocal contact lenses work - Wojciech Kida - Cooper Vision
11.45 – 13.00 Patients' adaptation to the change of optical correction - practical aspects - Andrzej Piotrowski, M.Sc.
SESSION I - Ophthalmologists for optometrists
Presidium of the session: - Prof. Dr. med. Roman Goś
- Prof. Dr. med. Marta Misiuk-Hojło
- Michał Szymon Nowak, MD, PhD
13.10 – 13.35 Diagnostic methods for retinal diseases and practical cases - Prof. Dr. med. Marta Misiuk-Hojło
13.35 – 14.00 Glaucoma diagnosis and treatment - Michał Szymon Nowak, MD, PhD
14.00 - 14.10 Discussion
14.10 - 14.40 Lunch
14.10 - 14.40 Lunch
SESSION II - Dry eye
Presidium of the session: - Prof. zw. dr hab. med. Andrzej Grzybowski
- dr n. med. Anna Ambroziak
- Wojciech Warchoł, MD, PhD
14.40 – 15.05 Diagnosis and treatment of dry eye syndrome according to international standards in 2019. - Prof. zw. dr hab. med. Andrzej Grzybowski
15.05 – 15.25 Diagnosis and treatment of Meibomian gland insufficiency - dr n. med. Anna Ambroziak
15.25 - 15.35 Discussion
SESSION III - Optometry in practice (session co-organised with the Polish Society of Optometry and Optics)
Presidium of the session: - Prof. Dr. Bartłomiej Kałużny, M.D.
- Magdalena Widlicka-Asejczyk, Ph.
- Dr Wojciech Lis
15.35 – 16.05 Diagnosis and correction of astigmatism - Prof. Dr. med. Bartłomiej Kałużny
16.05 – 16.25 Accommodative disorders in young people - Dr. Monika Borwinska
16.25 – 16.50 Accommodative testing methods - Jacek Zabel MA (Member of the PTOO)
16.50 - 17.00 Discussion
17.00 - 17.30 Coffee break
SESSION IV - Contactology (session co-organised with the Polish Lens Association)
Session Bureau: - Dr Marek Skorupski
- dr n. biol. Robert Grabowski
- MA Bartosz Tomczak
17.30 – 18.00 Non-presbyopic use of multifocal contact lenses - MA Bartosz Tomczak
18.00 - 18.30 How to achieve success in multifocal lens application - Alcon sponsor Tomasz Sulinski
18.30 – 18.40 Vision Express in Poland - dr n. biol. Robert Grabowski
18.40 - 18.50 Discussion