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1 VENUE: The 1st EurOK Meeting - MadridOK will take place at UEM - Universidad Europea de Madrid C/ Tajo, s/n. Villaviciosa de Odón Madrid. DATE: 9 June 2012 h June 2012 h OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: The official language of the meeting is english. Possibility to have simultaneous translation in Spanish and Italian. TOPIC: Ortho-K practice Worldwide Tips and tricks in Clinical practice Where we are at Clinical level? Expanding the Scope of Ortho-k Ortho-k in Myopia Control Ortho-k at Cellular and Molecular Level Adverse Reactions in Ortho-k Reducing the Risks in Ortho-k What s next in Ortho-k SPEAKERS: Shelly Bansal - Ron Beerten - Basil Bloom - Peter Bruckmann - Luis Cadarso - Antonio Calossi - Patrick Caroline - Gonzalo Carracedo - Fabio Casalboni - Jennifer Choo - Trusit Dave - Sami El Hage - Marino Formenti - Alessandro Fossetti - Mauro Frisani - José M. González-Méijome - Javier Gonzalez-Perez - Cary Herzberg - Nikola Jagodic - Andrey Kovalev - Michael Lipson - Carlo Lovisolo - Dmitry Mirsayafov - John Mountford - Amelia Nieto-Bona - Jaume Paune - Antonio Queiros - Jacinto Santodomingo - Marco van Beusekom - Cesar Villa RECOMMENDED HOTEL: Hotel Tryp Madrid Ambassador Cuesta de Santo Domingo, , Madrid Tel: (34) Fax: (34) tryp.ambassador@melia.com Room Rate: 109,00 Single Room - 124,00 Double Room You can book directly to the hotel specifyng EurOk Congress From the Hotel, we provide bus service to reach the congress venue. Alternatively you can reach the Principe Pio station and take Line 518 direct to UEM APPLICATION: You can subscribe by filling the following Application Form. You are pleased to return it by at info@orthokeratology.eu or by fax at You can also register trought our website info@orthokeratology.eu

2 APPLICATION FORM- MadridOK Name: Surname: Title: Address: INVOICING/BILLING ADDRESS Company/Organization*: VAT*: Address: Zip Code: City: Country/Nationality: (*Only if available) PARTECIPATION FEE Please, choose one of following options (flag your choice) Meeting fee Member Non-Member Member Non-Member Before 8 May 2012 After 8 May 2012 Individuals- Practitioners Organisation members Students Special offer for new members practitioners* Special offer for new members students* 90 * Special offer valid until 8 May 2012 only. This package is available for new members, and includes conference attendance and 2012 membership of the Academy. Gala dinner - 50 per person ADDICTIONAL SERVICES Bus transportation Hotel Tryp Madrid Ambassador Yes Yes 100 No 120 N of Participants No Simultaneous translation Spanish Italian None PAYMENT Please, choose one of following payment options (flag your choice) BANK TRANSFER (please annex proof of payment to complete your application) Bank transfer to: EurOK - European Academy of Orthokeratology Bank: BANCA SELLA NORDEST Via San Marco, 11/C PADOVA (PD) - ITALY IBAN: IT 61 T Swift Code: BCALIT22 CREDIT CARD Please charge my card: Name on the Credit Card: Type of card (flag with X): Visa: Amex: MasterCard: Card number: Security code: Issue date: Expiration: PAYPAL PayPal account: info@orthokeratology.eu For acceptance: Date Signature Information provided in this form will remain confidential to European Academy of Orthokeratology. Your data will be processed and treated by EurOk and used to send communication, information about our activities/services and for marketing initiatives. info@orthokeratology.eu

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4 9-10 June 2012 TOPIC: W here are we at clinical level? T ips and tricks in clinical practice W hat next in Ortho-k E xpanding the Scope of Ortho-k O rtho-k in Myopia Control O rtho-k Practice World-wide? A dverse Reactions in Ortho-k R educing the Risks in Ortho-k O rtho-k at the Cellular and Molecular Level SPEAKERS: Shelly Bansal - Ron Beerten - Basil Bloom - Peter Bruckmann - Luis Cadarso - Antonio Calossi - Patrick Caroline - Gonzalo Carracedo - Jennifer Choo - Trusit Dave - Sami El Hage - Marino Formenti - Alessandro Fossetti - Mauro Frisani - José M. González-Méijome - Javier Gonzalez-Perez - Cary Herzberg - Nikola Jagodic - Andrey Kovalev - Carlo Lovisolo - Dmitry Mirsayafov - John Mountford - Amelia Nieto-Bona - Jaume Paune - Antonio Queiros - Jacinto Santodomingo - Arthur Tung - Marco van Beusekom - Cesar Villa - info@orthokeratology.eu MadridOK - 9, 10 June 2012

5 AGENDA Saturday 9th June 2012 Sunday 10th June Welcome Message Industry Session Where are we at clinical level? ,45 Ortho-K Practice Worldwide Ortho-K History:from PMMA to modern overnight Ortho-K (John Mountford) The Ortho-K Lens: how and why it works (Pat Caroline) Efficacy and safety of current Orho-K (José M. González-Méijome) Tips and Tricks in clinical practice Avoiding dropouts through right patient selection (Andrey Kovalev) Corneal topography in Ortho-k (Trusit Dave) Dealing with under-corrections (John Mountford) The quality of vision after Ortho-k (César Villa-Collar) Coffee Break What next in Ortho-k Customized Ortho-k: what can we expect (Pat Caroline) Hyperopia and presbyopia: efficacy and limitations (António Calossi) Toric Ortho-k: efficacy and limitations (Jaume Pauné) 12, Expanding the scope of Ortho-k Keratoconus and Ortho-k (Luis Cadarso) Ortho-k after refractive surgery (Fabio Casalboni) Biomechanical response in Ortho-k. Can we make it irreversible (Sami El Hage) Lunch Ortho-k in Myopia Control Quality-of-life of kids after Ortho-k (Michael Lipson) Benefits of Ortho-k for children and teens: perspective of a refractive surgeon (Carlo Lovisolo) Chances of myopia control with Ortho-k (Peter Bruckmann) Myopia control with Ortho-k. Research and clinical experiences (Jacinto Santodomingo) Peripheral refraction in Ortho-k (António Queiros) Peripheral myopic defocus may not be the answer (Alessandro Fossetti) Ortho-k around the World (Cary Herzberg) Ortho-k in Europe (Marino Formenti) Why so much Ortho-k in my country? (Ron Beerten) Coffe Break Free Papers Adverse in Ortho-k The incidence of Ortho-k -related complications (Dmitry Mirsayafov) Microbial Keratitis. Risk factors, incidence and management (Nikola Jagodic) Ortho-k and microbial keratitis: an animal infection model (Jennifer Choo) Lunch Reducing the Risks in Ortho-k Good clinical practice in Ortho-k (Shelly Bansal) Promoting care and compliance in Ortho-k (Marco van Beusekom) Ortho-k: Cellular and Molecular Level Corneal histological changes in Ortho-k (Jennifer Choo) VHF Digital ultrasound epithelial and stromal thickness profiles (Basil Bloom) OCT analysis of the cornea after Ortho-k (Mauro Frisani) Confocal microscopy findings in Ortho-k (Amelia Nieto-Bona) Biochemistry of the tear film in Ortho-k (Javier González-Pérez) Dinucleotides in tears: Ortho-k vs alignment-fit RGP (Gonzalo Carracedo) Coffee Break Case Report Competition EurOK Assembly

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