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CONGRESSES 2012 92 nd SOI NATIONAL CONGRESS 28 November/1 December - Rome CONGRESSES 2013 11 st SOI INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS 15-18 May - Milan 93 rd SOI NATIONAL CONGRESS 27-30 November - Rome

Società Oftalmologica Italiana 10 th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS Milan 23-26 May 2012 MiCo - Milano Congressi 17 th Annual Joint Meeting of SOI, OSN & AICCER Under the High Patronage of the President of the Republic and with the Patronage of

SOI Board of Directors Scientific Committee President Matteo Piovella Deputy Vice President Marco Nardi Vice President Giorgio Tassinari Secretary Treasurer Teresio Avitabile Vice Secretary Alberto Montericcio Committee Members Bernardo Billi Emilio Campos Giovanni Cennamo Stefano Miglior Antonio Mocellin Severino Santoro Vincenzo Sarnicola Giovanni Scorcia Pasquale Troiano Lucio Zeppa Permanent Auditors Rosario Giorgio Costa Gian Primo Quagliano Luca Capoano Deputy Auditor Danilo Mazzacane SOI Scientifìc Programme Consultants Fabrizio Camesasca Giuseppe de Crecchio Luigi Fontana Theodora Hadjistilianou Giorgio Marchini Antonio Marino Vincenzo Maurino Edoardo Midena Mario Nubile Alberto Pazzaglia Luciano Quaranta Ferdinando Romano Gerardo Santoni Maurizio Uva 4

Presentation Dear Colleagues, on behalf of the SOI Board, I wish to express our warmest welcome to the International Congress, an event that confirms and consolidates once again the commitment of the Società Oftalmologica Italiana (SOI) for the promotion of the visual wellness in Italy as well as the support and protection of the profession of ophthalmologists. It is a special edition, celebrating 10 years of cooperation and scientific exchange with the ophthalmologists from all over the world. A testimony of this is the 17 th SOI/OSN/AICCER Annual Meeting with a live surgery broadcast from the theatres of the Casa di Cura Igea, offered by Mr. Sandro Vergani: a two-day full immersion, from Friday 25 (8.00 am 6.00 pm) to Saturday 26 (8.00 am 1.00 pm). During Session 35, the traditional SOI Awards will be offered to: Stephen S. Lane, professor at the Minnesota University, for the Benedetto Strampelli SOI Medal Lecture entitled New Advances in Cataract and IOL Surgery Going from Good to Great by the Integration of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technologies; Josè Cunha-Vaz, Benedetto Strampelli SOI Medal Lecture entitled New Advances in Cataract and IOL Surgery Going from Good to Great by the Integration of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technologies; Josè Cunha-Vaz, professor at the Coimbra University, for the Gian Battista Bietti SOI Medal Lecture, entitled Diabetic Retinopathy. Clinical Phenotypes and Biomarkers of Progression; Bruce E. Spivey, President of the International Council of Ophthalmology for the SOI Honorary Award in Ophthalmology ; Sergio Bove, General Manger of Alcon Italia, for the SOI Award A life Spent Serving Ophthalmology. During Session 36, the Awarding Ceremony continues with the SOI Outstanding Humanitarian Service Award offered to Giorgio Paolo Coggi Berzetti for his activity of over 12 years spent taking care of needy people, together with Medici Volontari Italiani (Italian Volunteer Physicians). Last but not least, young Claudia Bruè will receive the SOI Mario Gelsomino Award, during Session 44 on Saturday morning. Comparing International experiences is the leit motiv of the Symposium carried out in cooperation with the American Academy of Ophthalmology on Guidelines (S. 19), during which the best clinical evidences will be shown, taking into account the risks and benefits of treatments and of diagnostic tests as well as the possible medical and legal implications. Ninety-six events, 36 of which are monothematic courses, 10 institutional courses and 47 sessions, together with encounters and meetings, through which the Scientific Society aims at tackling the several ophthalmological themes and expressing the issues of the whole sector. A total of 133 hours of professional updating, which provide 115,5 CME credits as well as 21 EACCME credits. Furthermore, the participants to the surgery sessions will have the opportunity to access the Distance Learning route Cataract Surgery free of charge, which enables to acquire 13 CME credits more. Over 27 Monothematic Societies have adhered to the 10 th edition of the SOI International Congress, certifying the importance of an event where the whole category of ophthalmological doctors meets. The congress route opens with the specialist session dedicated to endovitreal therapies (S. 1) in the Plenary Hall (Auditorium) from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm and it closes with the Subspecialty Day dedicated to the annex therapies (S. 45) on Saturday in Sala Rossa 1 from 8.00am to 1.15pm. Every day, in 10 congress halls working simultaneously, the training sessions offer different theme routes at a fast pace: 23 May: Retina day, surgical retina, cornea and ocular surgery, neurophthalmology, genetics in ophthalmology, glaucoma, refractive and cataract surgery, orbit 24 May: Surgery and medical retina, uveitis, cornea and ocular surface, ipovision, pediatric ophthalmology, refractive surgery. 25 May: Refractive and cataract surgery live, cornea, instrumental diagnostics, uveitis, pediatric ophthalmology. 26 May: Refractive and cataract surgery live, orbit and ophthalmoplastic, ocular tumors, pediatric ophthalmology, cornea. The SOI Congress also deals with the relationship as well as the interaction with the operators in this field, through a large exhibition area displayed at Floor 1, that I encourage you to visit. Before taking leave, I am pleased to remind you one of the most important appointments of our association experience, i.e. the Members Assembly, taking place on Thursday 24 in the Plenary Hall (Auditorium) at 12.15pm. I wish you a fruitful congress and see you in Rome (28 November 1 December) for the 92 nd SOI National Congress. Matteo Piovella Presidente SOI 5

Participating Monothematic Societies A.D.M.O.I. Associazione Dirigenti Medici Oculisti Italiani (Italian Association of Executive Ophthalmologists) President: G. Tassinari Secretary: P. Troiano Clinica Oculistica Fondazione Policlinico di Milano IRCCS Via M. Fanti, 6 20122 Milano ptroiano@policlinico.mi.it A.I.C.C.E.R. Associazione Italiana di Chirurgia della Cataratta e Refrattiva (Italian Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgery) President: A. Caporossi Scientific Secretary: P. Vinciguerra Administrative Secretary: V. Orfeo Via S. Lucia, 62 80132 Napoli Segreteria c/o AIM Group AIM Congress Via G. Ripamonti, 129 20141 Milano Tel. 02 56601207 Fax 02 56609045 segreteriaaiccer@aimgroup.it A.I.E.R.V. Association International pour l Enfance et la Réhabilitation Visuelle 22, ch. Beau-Soleil CH 1206 Geneve (Suisse) President: I. Molnar Secretary: M. Fortunato Viale Medaglie d Oro, 40 00136 Roma Tel./Fax 06 39742614 info@aierv.it www.aierv.it A.I.O.L. Accademia Italiana di Oftalmologia Legale (Italian Academy of Legal Ophthalmology) President: D. Siravo Secretary: P. Troiano Clinica Oculistica Fondazione Policlinico di Milano IRCCS Via M. Fanti, 6 20122 Milano ptroiano@policlinico.mi.it A.I.S. Associazione Italiana Strabismo (Italian Strabismus Society) President: E. Campos Secretary: G.B. Marcon Via Bortolo Zonta, 14 36061 Bassano del Grappa (VI) Tel./Fax 0424 511187 As.C.G. Associazione Campana Glaucoma (Campania Glaucoma Society) President: A. Menna Scientific Secretary: C. Giuliani Via Santa Lucia, 39 80132 Napoli Tel. 081 7640501 segreteria@ascg.it www.ascg.it A.S.M.O.O.I. Associazione Sindacale Medici Oculisti ed Ortottisti Italiani (Labour Association of Italian Ophthalmologists and Orthoptists) President: C.M. Villani Secretary: M. Piovella Via dei Mille, 35 00185 Roma Tel./Fax 06 44340015 asmooi@asmooi.com F.B.O.V. Fondazione Banca degli Occhi del Veneto (Eye Bank Foundation of Veneto ) President: G. Mazzacurati Secretary D. Ponzin Via Paccagnella, 11-30174 Venezia Tel. 041 9656400 - Fax 041 9656401 diego.ponzin@fbov.it G.I.V. Gruppo Italiano Vitreo (Vitreo Italian Group) President: C. Azzolini Secretary: P. Chelazzi Clinica Oculistica Viale Borri, 57 21100 Varese info@givitalia.it G.I.V.Re. Gruppo Italiano di Chirurgia Vitreoretinica (Italian Group of Vitreoretinal Surgery) President: P. Arpa Secretary: G. Lesnoni Divisione Oculistica Ospedale Maggiore C.A. Pizzardi Largo Nigrisoli, 2 40133 Bologna Tel. 051 6478582 Fax 051 6478945 segreteria@givre.it G.O.A.L. Gruppo Oculisti Ambulatoriali Liberi (Freelance Private Practice Ophthalmologists Group) President: F. Ronconi Secretary: D. Mazzacane Via Rismondo, 60 27100 Pavia goal@oculistiliberi.it www.oculistiliberi.it Gruppo ROP Gruppo di studio per la Retinopatia del Pretermine (Study Group for Retinopathy of Prematurity) President: S. Capobianco Secretary: S. Frosini Viale Villa Santa Maria, 14-80122 Napoli Tel. 081 682787 - Fax 081 2143502 salvatore.capobianco@fastwebnet.it O.P.I. Oculisti dell Ospedalità Privata Italiana (Ophthalmologists of Italian Private Hospitalization) President: G. Lesnoni Secretary: F. D Arrigo Via Ugo Bassi Is. 157, 91 98122 Messina Tel. 090 2935549 Fax 090 2923890 segreteria@oculistiopi.it 6

Participating Monothematic Societies S.I.B.D.O. Societa Italiana Biomateriali e Dispositivi Oftalmici (Italian Society of Biomaterials and Ophthalmological Devices) President: L. Mannucci Secretary: P. Troiano Clinica Oculistica Fondazione Policlinico di Milano IRCCS Via M. Fanti, 6 20122 Milano ptroiano@policlinico.mi.it S.I.Co.M. Società Italiana di Contattologia Medica (Italian Society of Contact Lens Medicine) President: P. Troiano Secretary: E. Bonci Clinica Oculistica Fondazione Policlinico di Milano IRCCS Via M. Fanti, 6 20122 Milano info@contattologiamedica.it www.contattologiamedica.it S.I.C.S.S.O. Società Italiana Cellule Staminali e Superficie Oculare (Italian Association of Stem Cells and Ocular Surface) President: V. Sarnicola Secretary: A. Montericcio Via Mazzini, 64 58100 Grosseto Tel. 0564 414775 Fax 0564 485218 S.I.D.S.O. Società Italiana di Dacriologia e della Superficie Oculare (Italian Society of Dacriology and Ocular Surface) President: M. Rolando Secretary: S. Gambaro Via Villoresi, 28 20022 Castano Primo (MI) Tel./Fax 0331 881436 s.gambaro@tin.it S.I.O.F. Società Italiana di Ottica Fisiopatologica (Italian Society of Physiopathologic Optics) President: U. Merlin Secretary: P. Troiano Clinica Oculistica Fondazione Policlinico di Milano IRCCS Via M. Fanti, 6 20122 Milano ptroiano@policlinico.mi.it S.I.O.G. Società Italiana di Oftalmologia Geriatrica (Italian Society of Geriatric Ophthalmology) President: M. Piovella Secretary: P. Troiano Clinica Oculistica Fondazione Policlinico di Milano IRCCS Via M. Fanti, 6 20122 Milano ptroiano@policlinico.mi.it S.I.O.L. - Società Italiana di Oftalmologia Legale (Italian Society of Legal Ophthalmology) President: D. Spinelli Secretary: F. Cruciani Clinica Oculistica Viale del Policlinico, 155-00161 Roma Tel. 06 49975302 - Fax 06 49975304 demetrio.spinelli@oftalmologialegale.it S.I.O.P. - Società Italiana Oftalmologia Pediatrica (Italian Society of Pediatric Ophthalmology) President: S. D'Amelio Secretary: E. Piozzi Viale Gramsci, 108-10095 Grugliasco (TO) savino.damelio@gmail.com S.I.O.S. Società Italiana di Oftalmologia e Sport (Italian Society of Ophthalmology and Sport) President: G. Nuzzi Secretary: P. Troiano Strada Greggia, 10 43100 Marano Parma (PR) S.I.S.O. Società Italiana di Semeiotica Oftalmica (Italian Society of Ophthalmic Semeiotics) President: P. Troiano Secretary: A. Mocellin Clinica Oculistica Fondazione Policlinico di Milano IRCCS Via M. Fanti, 6-20122 Milano ptroiano@policlinico.mi.it S.I.Tra.C. - Società Italiana Trapianto di Cornea (Italian Society of Corneal Transplantation) President: M. Busin Secretary: S. Fruscella P.zza della Marina, 9 00196 Roma Tel. 06 3211910 Fax 06 3201258 info@sitrac.it www.sitrac.it S.I.U.M.I.O. Società Italiana Uveiti e Malattie Infiammatorie Oculari (Italian Society of Uveitis and Eye Inflammatory Diseases) President: P. Pivetti Pezzi Secretary: M. Accorinti Azienda Policlinico Umberto I Clinica Oculistica V.le del Policlinico, 155 00161 Roma Tel./Fax 06 49970752 S.M.O. - Società Mediterranea di Ortottica (Mediterranean Society of Orthoptics) President: E. Gallo Secretary: S. Basile Via Asilo Sant'Agata, 74 95129 Catania Fax 0961 3647133 info@ortottica.org S.O.Si. Società Oftalmologica Siciliana (Sicilian Ophthalmological Society) President: A. Rapisarda Secretary: P. Colosi Via Palermo, 636-95100 Catania Tel. 095 7595596 Fax 095 7594604 7

Benedetto Strampelli SOI Medal Lectures Benedetto Strampelli SOI Medal Lecture 2005 History of intra Ocular Implant: the role of an Italian genius Pier Enrico Gallenga Benedetto Strampelli SOI Medal Lecture 2006 Cataract Surgery in the Glaucoma Patient Richard L. Lindstrom Benedetto Strampelli SOI Medal Lecture 2007 Intraoperative Floppy Iris Syndrome David F. Chang Benedetto Strampelli SOI Medal Lecture 2008 Phacoemulsification in Difficult and Challenging Cataract Cases I. Howard Fine Benedetto Strampelli SOI Medal Lecture 2009 The Pursuit of Implants to Correct Presbyopia Roger F. Steinert Benedetto Strampelli SOI Medal Lecture 2010 The Future of Cataract Surgery Samuel Masket Benedetto Strampelli SOI Medal Lecture 2011 Negative Dysphotopsia: Mechanism and Management Jack T. Holladay 8

Benedetto Strampelli SOI Medal Lecture 2012 Benedetto Strampelli SOI Medal Lecture 2012 New Advances in Cataract and IOL Surgery - Going from Good to Great by the Integration of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technologies Stephen S. Lane Dr. Lane is past President of ASCRS. He has also been a Board Member and officer of the International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS) and a Board Member of the Minnesota Academy of Ophthalmology. Dr. Lane has served on the American Academy of Ophthalmology s Committee of Secretaries as the Secretary for e-learning and e- Education.. He previously served as co-medical editor of EyeWorld and currently serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. He is on the Executive Committee of ASCRS and is also on the Board of the ASCRS Foundation. He is recognized in Who s Who in America, Who s Who in the World and was also named as one of the Nation s leading medical specialists in Best Doctors in America. He received his medical degree from the University of Minnesota and completed his ophthalmology residency at Pennsylvania State University. Following completion of his residency training, a fellowship year was spent training in cornea and external disease, and refractive surgery at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Lane s expertise is in cornea/ external disease, anterior segment surgery and refractive surgery. In addition to his private practice, Dr. Lane is a Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Minnesota. He instructs and teaches courses, gives presentations and lectures extensively on cataract and refractive surgery both nationally and internationally. Dr. Lane is a visiting faculty member of ORBIS International. Dr. Lane is actively involved in clinical research having participated in over 50 national clinical trials investigating new products for cataract and refractive surgery. In 1993, the AAO presented Dr. Lane with the Honor Award for teaching contributions and in 2002 he received the American Academy of Ophthalmology Senior Achievement Award and Secretariat Award. In 2011 Dr. Lane was again honored by the AAO receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Lane has been invited to give more than 300 invited lectures nationally and internationally and has presented more than 15 named lectures including the Binkhorst Lecture. He has also participated as visiting professor on numerous occasions. He has published more than 50 peer-reviewed ophthalmic papers and has written chapters for or served as co-author of 20 books. 9

Gian Battista Bietti SOI Medal Lectures Gian Battista Bietti SOI Medal Lecture 2006 Congenital Glaucoma Management Roberto Sampaolesi Gian Battista Bietti SOI Medal Lecture 2007 Advances in Ultrasound Evaluation of the Eye for the Vitro-Retinal Surgeon D. Jackson Coleman Gian Battista Bietti SOI Medal Lecture 2008 Surgical Technique for Suture Fixation of an Acrylic Intraocular Lens in the Absence of Capsule Support Walter J. Stark Gian Battista Bietti SOI Medal Lecture 2009 Optic Nerve Anomalies and Retinal Detachment Stanley Chang Gian Battista Bietti SOI Medal Lecture 2010 The Expanded Clinical Spectrum of Vitelliform Maculopathy Lawrence A. Yannuzzi Gian Battista Bietti SOI Medal Lecture 2011 Advances in the Management of Retinal Detachment Donald J. D'Amico 10

Gian Battista Bietti SOI Medal Lecture 2012 Gian Battista Bietti SOI Medal Lecture 2012 Diabetic Retinopathy. Clinical Phenotypes and Biomarkers of Progression José Cunha-Vaz José Cunha-Vaz, M.D., Ph.D. is Emeritus Professor of Ophthalmology of the University of Coimbra, Portugal, and President of the Association for Innovation and Biomedical Research on Light and Image (AIBILI), a notfor- profit Clinical Research Organization. He is Chief Editor of Ophthalmologica and Coordinator of the Diabetic Retinopathy and Retinal Vascular Diseases Section of the European Vision Institute Clinical Research Network (EVICR.net). Dr. Cunha-Vaz moved in 1979 to the United States to become a fulltime Professor of Ophthalmology and Director of the Retina Service at the University of Illinois at Chicago until his final return in 1986 to Portugal. He was for many years Professor of Ophthalmology and Head of Department of Ophthalmology of the University of Coimbra (1972-2008) and President of Institute of Biomedical Research on Light and Image (IBILI) (1994-2007). Dr. Cunha-Vaz s work has included laboratory and clinical research in retina and intraocular fluids with special emphasis on blood-retinal barriers and diabetic retinopathy. He was the first to describe the Blood-Retinal Barrier and initiated clinical vitreous fluorometry and multimodal macular mapping. He was PI for research grants funded by NIH (USA), FCT (Portugal), European Union Research Programmes and others. Dr. Cunha-Vaz has authored and co-authored over 450 peerreviewed papers and books. He was elected member of Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis in 1994. He is a founding member and General Secretary of the European Academy of Ophthalmology. He has received many awards such as the Helmholtz Gold Medal of the European Society of Ophthalmology, the Paul Henkind and the Alcon Research Institute Awards. He has been elected an honorary member of Portuguese Society of Ophthalmology, Spanish Society of Ophthalmology and Instituto Barraquer in Barcelona. Dr. Cunha-Vaz has received the Orders of Merit and Henry the Navigator from Portugal. 11

SOI Award "A Life Spent Serving Ophthalmology" SOI Award A life spent serving ophthalmology 2006 Bruno Monfrini SOI Award A life spent serving ophthalmology 2007 Victor Manuel Dias Ferreira SOI Award A life spent serving ophthalmology 2008 James V. Mazzo SOI Award A life spent serving ophthalmology 2009 Giuseppe Benanti SOI Award A life spent serving ophthalmology 2010 Fabio David SOI Award A life spent serving ophthalmology 2011 Henri Chibret 12

SOI Award "A Life Spent Serving Ophthalmology" 2012 SOI Award A Life Spent Serving Ophthalmology 2012 Sergio Bove Born in Salerno in 1960, married to Gemma with two daughters, Alessandra and Beatrice. After secondary school at the age of 19, moved to the United States where in 1983 he obtained his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from New York University. Based on his business studies, started his career in an American Multinational Company (American National Can) in Salerno dealing in metallic packaging, occupying positions of ever-increasing responsibility in Finance until 1986. After that, moved to Milan where he obtained a Masters Degree in Business Management at the Bocconi University. Married in 1987 and, in 1989, moved definitively to Milan, where he now lives with his family. Joined Alcon in 1990, where he started his career as Finance Director with responsibility for Finance, IT, Logistics, Personnel and Customer Service. At that time Alcon had a turnover of 6 million Euro and employed about 30 people. Over the five years he held this position the company doubled its turnover and number of employees. During this period he contributed to the creation of the back office organisation needed to sustain this fast development. Alcon Surgical Division was created in 1991; in June 1995 he was appointed to be its Director. Over the following four years in the position, he made a fundamental contribution to the growth of the sales and marketing organisation though ongoing development of the sales network, close relations with key opinion leaders and the development of specialized marketing. The launch of the Legacy Phaco Emulsifier, the Accurus Vitrectomy System, the Custom Pak as well as the Acrysof lens give a great contribution to the acceptance of Phaco and small incision as the preferred surgical techniques. Appointed General Manager of Alcon Italia in 1999, a position he still holds. With regard to the pharmaceutical market, the anti-glaucoma products Travatan, Duotrav and Azarga were launched and a second line of representatives was created for the promotion of non-glaucoma products such as Systane, Vigamox and Nevanac. In 2003 Alcon became the leading ophthalmic pharmaceutical company (in units) and in 2010 became market leader in glaucoma (in units). Confirmed in his position in June 2011, following the entry into the Novartis Group and the Alcon/Ciba Vision merger in June. Today Alcon Italia has a turnover of around 280 million Euro and employs 320 people. Characterized by strong sense of family and ethics - loves his work and dedicates most of his free time to his family, this year he will have his 25th wedding anniversary. Loves reading and watching good films and shares his family s passion for travel, taking every new opportunity to get to know new places and cultures. 13

Mario Gelsomino SOI Award Mario Gelsomino SOI Award 2006 Luca Michelone Mario Gelsomino SOI Award 2007 Luigi Colangelo Mario Gelsomino SOI Award 2008 Michele Illiano Mario Gelsomino SOI Award 2009 Sonia De Francesco Mario Gelsomino SOI Award 2010 Liberatina De Martino Mario Gelsomino SOI Award 2011 Chiara Morini 14

Mario Gelsomino SOI Award 2012 Mario Gelsomino SOI Award 2012 Claudia Bruè Claudia Bruè, was born in Sant Elpidio a Mare the November 16, 1979. She graduated from a scientic high school. In July 2004, she got a graduation summa cum laude and right of publication from G. D Annunzio Chieti-Pescara University where she received an MD degree. She did a residency in ophthalmology at University Polytechnic of Marche, Ancona in November 2008. From August 2008 and Dicember 2010 she performed a medical retina fellowship with Professor Lawrence Yannuzzi at Vitreous-Retina-Macula Consultants Office, New York, USA, and a surgical fellowship with Professor L. Chang at Columbia University, New York and an other one with Professor F.R. Spaide at Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, New York. She attended as a co-investigator several international multicenter trials. She published more than 40 scientific publications in international journals and others are in print. She was a speaker in numerous national and international meetings. She worked for DARC (Digital angiography reading center) as a reader of color images of the fundus of the eye. She was a supporting contributor in the creation of the Opthalmicedge.org web-site. She was a recipient of prestigious awards: Best Poster in AMD (ASRS, August 28 September 1 2010, Vancouver, Canada), Best Scientific Work 91 SOI National Congress (November 23 2011, Milan, Italy). Up to date, she is registered at the third year of PHD at Neuroscience Department, Ophthalmic Unit, of University Polytechnic of Marche, Ancona, as retinal specialist following the teaching of Professor Alfonso Giovannini and Cesare Mariotti. Her clinical practice and scientific activity are principally focused on medical retina, surgical retina, electrophisiology and retinal imaging. She is a member of the following scientific societies: SOI, American Academy of Ophthalmology, GIVRE. 15

SOI Honorary Award in Ophthalmology SOI Honorary Award in Ophthalmology 2008 H. Dunbar Hoskins, Jr. SOI Honorary Award in Ophthalmology 2009 Mary D Ardis SOI Honorary Award in Ophthalmology 2010 David A. Karcher SOI Honorary Award in Ophthalmology 2011 Richard L. Lindstrom 16

SOI Honorary Award in Ophthalmology 2012 SOI Honorary Award in Ophthalmology 2012 Bruce E. Spivey Dr. Spivey is currently the President of the International Council of Ophthalmology. He resides in San Francisco. Dr Spivey served as the first EVP and CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (1976-1992). He also served as CEO of: California Pacific Medical Center 1976-1992 (where he was also Chief of Ophthalmology 1971-1987); and, the California Healthcare System 1986-1992, all in San Francisco. Dr. Spivey then served as CEO of Northwestern Healthcare Network, a multi-hospital system in Chicago from 1992-1997, and from 1997-2001 he was CEO of Columbia-Cornell Care in New York. Dr. Spivey has been President of the American Board of Medical Specialties and the Council of Medical Specialty Societies as well as the American Ophthalmological Society and the Society of Medical Administrators. He is a founder of the Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Company and is a trustee/director 11 organizations including the International Council of Ophthalmology Foundation; the Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology; and, Helen Keller International. He is the author of over 125 scientific publications. 17

SOI Outstanding Humanitarian Service Award SOI Outstanding Humanitarian Service Award 2008 Alessandro Pezzola SOI Outstanding Humanitarian Service Award 2009 Il Consiglio Direttivo SOI ha deliberato di devolvere il premio per un supporto oftalmico a sostegno del sisma in Abruzzo. SOI Outstanding Humanitarian Service Award 2012 Giorgio Paolo Coggi Berzetti Medici Volontari Italiani Dr. Giorgio Paolo Coggi Berzetti collaborates with MVI since 2005. Medici Volontari Italiani it s an international association which purpose is to give medical assistance to people in difficulty. His first expeditions in Africa begin when, during the reconstruction of Bukumbi Hospital in Tanzania, an ophthalmologic service with out-patients activities has been created. This service continues till 2007, when the hospital becomes district hospital. In that period, 5 missions are done; other 5 ophtalmologists take part of it to do 2000 visits and 350 operations. In 2006 starts the second project at Ambatondrazaka in Madagascar, where the religious order from Turin of Piccole Serve del Sacro Cuore has a dispensary. In that place a structure with a theatre, a sterilization room, an hospitalization room and out-patient has been built and the needed instruments have been provided. Moreover, an optics laboratory for construction and distribution of glasses has been added. The project has been realized in 2 years and it s still evolving with a progressive growth of the number and quality of services. The first two organizational missions had been followed by two missions per year. The mission s total amount is nine, 17 is the number of people that took part of them, 11 of them are ophtalmologists. 2138 visits and 348 operations have been done till now. In the next summer and winter two missions more have been organized. Dr Giorgio Paolo Coggi Berzetti di Buronzo has participated in 1 mission in Madagascar, as well he will participate in the mission in the autumn of this year. 18

Awards 2012 Friday, May 25 AUDITORIUM Session 35 11.12 a.m. Benedetto Strampelli SOI Medal Lecture Stephen S. Lane, M.D. Medical Director, Associated Eye Care Adjunct Clinical Professor, University of Minnesota "New Advances in Cataract and IOL surgery Going from Good to Great by the Integration of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technologies" 11.30 a.m. SOI Honorary Award in Ophthalmology Bruce E. Spivey, M.D. ICO President 12.18 a.m. Gian Battista Bietti SOI Medal Lecture José Cunha-Vaz, M.D., Ph.D. Emeritus Professor of Ophthalmology University of Coimbra, Portugal "Diabetic Retinopathy. Clinical Phenotypes and Biomarkers of Progression" 12.35 a.m. SOI "A Life Spent Serving Ophthalmology" Sergio Bove General Manager Alcon Italia Spa Session 36 4.25 p.m. SOI Outstanding Humanitarian Service Award Giorgio Paolo Coggi Berzetti, M.D. Medici Volontari Italiani Saturday, May 26 AUDITORIUM Session 44 10.54 a.m. Mario Gelsomino SOI Award Claudia Bruè, M.D. 19

List of Exhibitors EXHIBITOR STAND ABBOTT MEDICAL OPTICS 10 AGENZIA INTERNAZIONALE PREVENZIONE CECITA' ALCON ITALIA S.p.A. 25 ALFA INSTRUMENTS S.r.l. 23 ALFA INTES INDUSTRIA TERAPEUTICA SPLENDORE S.r.l. 24 ALLERGAN OPHTHALMOLOGY 9 ASMOOI 20 ASSICURAZIONI SOI 41 BAUSCH & LOMB IOM S.p.A. 65 BRUSCHETTINI S.r.l. 64 C.B. MEDICAL S.r.l. 21 C.S.O. S.r.l. 31 CARL ZEISS S.p.A. 27 COMPAGNIA ITALIANA OFTALMOLOGICA SCARL 48-49 DIPO S.r.l. 7 EYELAB S.r.l. 40 F.A.S.S. S.r.l. 37-38-39 FABIANO GRUPPO EDITORIALE 3 FRASTEMA OPHTHALMICS S.r.l. 6 I.M. MEDICAL s.a.s. 36 INNOVED S.r.l. 61 LIGI TECNOLOGIE MEDICALI S.r.l. 2 M.S.D. S.r.l. 60 MD TECH S.r.l. 22 MEDICAL BOOKS MSD ITALIA S.r.l. 14 NEW TECH S.p.A. 15 NIDEK 29 NOVARTIS FARMA S.p.A. 25 O.V.I. OPTICAL VENTURE ITALY S.r.l. 62 OCULAR SURGERY NEWS EUROPE 63 OFTAGEN S.r.l. 8 OFTALDERM-BIODUEOFTALMICA 5 OFTALMEDICA S.r.l. 13 OOGROUP 11 OPTIKON 2000 S.p.A. 28 POLYOFTALMICA.NEW S.r.l. 47 RECORDATI S.p.A. 57 S.I.D.O. S.c.r.l. 43-44-45-46 SALMOIRAGHI & VIGANO' S.p.A. 50 SCHWIND eye-tech-solutions GmbH & Co. KG 12 SIFI MEDTECH S.r.l. 26 SOLEKO S.p.A. 17 SYNERGETICS ITALIA S.r.l. 30 THEA FARMA S.p.A. 19 TOPCON ITALIA 4 VISION GROUP S.p.A. 16 20

10 th INTERNATIONAL SOI CONGRESS MILAN, Plan 23-26 of the MAY Exhibition 2012 Floor MiCo - Milano Congressi Gate 14 - Via Gattamelata 5 First floor INFORMATION LEAFLETS PHOTO STATION STORAGE ROOM CME ELECTRONIC CHECK POINT CME ELECTRONIC CHECK POINT RED ROOM 1 380 pax OFFICES STORAGE ROOM YELLOW ROOM 1 170 pax OFFICE RED ROOM 2 380 pax BLUE ROOM 1 250 pax YELLOW ROOM 2 143 pax YELLOW ROOM 3 170 pax BLUE ROOM 2 250 pax CLOAKROOM escalators from ground floor registration area u.s. ENTRANCE registration area u.s. VIP Room registration area down up 9 SPEAKERS READY ROOM FREIGHT LIFT 14 15 16 17 22 21 20 19 SOI lounge 11 12 12 13 10 23 30 29 31 28 to the ROOMS 24 exhibitors, press desk OFFICE 36 39 SPEAKERS ROOM WI-FI Area 65 FIRST AID 3 Cataract and Refractive Surgery Survey Post 37 2 8 7 6 5 4 00 38 POSTER SESSION 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 56 55 54 59 58 57 64 63 62 61 60 27 26 wi-fi area CME Congress bags 25 40 41 ROOMS ON THE SECOND FLOOR LEGEND A U D I T O R I U M 1200 pax WHITE ROOM 1 150 pax WHITE ROOM 2 150 pax BUFFET LUNCH 3x3 6x4 4x2 4x3 5x2 5x3 5x4 6x2 6x3 7x3 7x5 8x4 8x6,5 10x8,5 20x2 16 m 2 21

General Information Congress Venue MiCo Milano Congressi Via Gattamelata 5-20100 Milano Scientific Secretariat Board of Directors Via dei Mille 35-00185 Roma tel. +39 064464514 - +39 0644702826 - fax +39 064468403 internazionalesoi@sedesoi.com Provider and Organizing Secretariat Congressi Medici Oculisti s.r.l. Via dei Mille 35 00185 Roma tel. +39 064464514 - fax +39 064466599 segreteria@cmocongressi.it Communication & Marketing Management Alessandra Esposito SOI - Via dei Mille 35-00185 Roma tel. +39 064464514 - +39 0644702826 - fax +39 064468403 alessandra.esposito@sedesoi.com Hotel Booking Studio Schiavo C&S Via Vincenzo Ferrarelli, 142-03100 Frosinone tel./fax +39 0775210511 renata.schiavo@tin.it Press Office Monica Assanta ufficiostampa@soiweb.com HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONGRESS To participate in the International Congress, the exhibition and all the congress events, it is necessary to be registered, to hand in the application form to the organizing secretariat and to be up to date with the entry fees (as in the following table). The Congress is reserved to: ophthalmologists, postgraduate students in ophthalmology, non-ophthalmologist medical specialists, biologists, orthoptists, nurses, students in medicine and orthoptics. Registered participants will be provided with a personal nominal badge with a photograph. Access to the exhibition and congress areas will not be allowed if there is no photo on the badge. The National Congresses of the Monothematic Societies might require a participation fee at the total discretion of the societies themselves; such fees will be collected by the relevant secretariats. The annual membership fees for the Monothematic Societies can be paid at the Congress venue at the desks located next to the relevant congress rooms. 22

General Information REGISTRATION FEE All the events will be completely free of charge for this edition of SOI International Congress. Therefore, it is possible to participate in the Congress by paying only the registration fee at the Congress, as indicated in the following table. SOI members (up to date with the 2012 membership fee) E 0,00 Non-ophthalmologist specialist doctors (upon presentation of specialization certificate) E 250,00 Non-SOI-member Ophthalmologists (upon presentation of specialization certificate) E 800,00 Students in medicine and orthoptics (upon presentation of documentation certifying student status) E 0,00 Biologists, Orthoptists (upon presentation of specialization certificate) E 250,00 ASMOOI-members Orthoptists Renewals E 50,00 Nurses (upon presentation of documentation certifying their qualifications) E 100,00 Non-SOI-member Foreign Ophthalmologists E 300,00 Congress agencies E 1.000,00 Buffet Lunch Package E 85,00 PAYMENT The above fees should be paid to Congressi Medici Oculisti S.r.l. in the following ways: Personal cheque made out to Congressi Medici Oculisti S.r.l. Cash Credit Card REGISTRATION The Congress Registration Desk will have the following opening hours: Tuesday 22 May from 6.00 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. Wednesday 23 May from 7.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. Thursday 24 May from 7.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. Friday 25 May from 7.30 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. Saturday 26 May from 7.30 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. BOOKING OF COURSES AND SESSIONS Participation is personal and non-transferrable, in order to avoid any misunderstanding in the allocation of available seats. Please be aware that, in case of bookings in sessions and/or courses taking place at the same time and/or overlapping, the Secretariat has the right to allocate bookings according to available seats. Registered participants will have priority on entrance by going to the conference room 10 minutes before the beginning of works, showing the coupon they will have been given together with their badge. Should this not be the case, the booking will no longer be valid After such a deadline, the access to the congress rooms will be free, up to the maximum capacity authorized by safety rules. EACCME Credits All foreign participants in the 10th SOI International Congress can obtain 21 credits established by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME), following the sessions that will take place in the Plenary Hall (Auditorium) from Wednesday May 23 rd to Saturday 26 th except session 18. Presentations Papers will be discussed in the dedicated sessions. Speakers will be entitled to 5 minutes. 23

General Information Posters Computer Poster Session A station dedicated to the consultation of posters, equipped with two computers at congressmen s disposal, has been set up. Such a station can be found opposite to the main Congress entrance. Discussion Posters will be discussed during a dedicated session. Time allocated for the authors will will be 3 minutes. Surgery Survey Post The electronic post Cataract and Refractive Surgery Survey can be found next to the main Congress entrance. It is promoted by SOI and carried out thanks to Théa s contribution. The survey has the aim of creating an Italian data bank on surgical techniques, on the type of material used and pre/post operational management protocols. Ophthalmologists can participate in the survey by filling in the questionnaire on line, using only 5 minutes of their own time. Badge Upon registration at the Congress venue, all participants up to date with dues, will receive a badge with a personal photograph* which, if transferred to another person, will be declared void. Such a badge must be worn in a visible way. Access to the exhibition and conference areas is allowed exclusively through an electronic bar code check of the badge. Access to the Congress area is not allowed without a badge with photo. Any act referred to duplication of the badge will lead to automatic cancellation of the previous one and will be charged 50 Euros. Badges will be as follows Participants Staff E Exhibitors Board of Directors * Photo Station: should a Soi member receive a badge with no photo, he/she must go to the Photo Station. In order to regulate the requests of the professional congress organizers, an entrance fee of 1,000 Euros is set. The accredited person can enter the congress and exhibition areas, but cannot have any set permanent location, nor distribute promotional and/or advertising material. Such material can be distributed only after perusal and approval by the SOI Steering Board. The above-mentioned operators must present a written request for accreditation to the Secretariat at the Registration Desk in order to enter the Congress area. Accredited people will receive a non-transferable personal badge. Moreover, they will have to comply with all the safety regulations demanded to participants and exhibitors. Certificates of Attendance The certificates, only valid for fiscal purposes, are issued solely upon request of the interested person and only for those days in which the participant was actually present.. To request such a certificate, it is necessary to apply to the registration desk. Congress Kit At the Registration desk the foreign partecipants will be given: a badge, indispensible to enter the Congress area a Congress bag a Certificate of Attendance EAACME documentation Moreover, for the SOI members registered at the Congress, the Quaderni di Oftalmologia (Monography) of the Society are available at the BORSE E VOLUMI stall. Simultaneous Translation There will be a simultaneous translation into English and into Italian during the sessions in the Plenary Hall (Auditorium) from Thursday 24 to saturday 26 th May 2012. There will be also a simultaneous translation on Thursday 24 th May in "Sala Rossa 1" during session 22 (11.15am - 12.15pm) and in "Sala Blu 1" during session 28 (4.00pm - 5.30pm) 24

General Information INFORMATION FOR THE SPEAKERS An integrated software system for the automatic management of the Speakers Ready Room guarantees the simultaneous vision of the congress rooms on the screens placed in the whole congress area, including the Exhibition Area. Moreover, it is possible to visualize the speaker by handing in to the Speakers Ready Room a photograph in jpg format.. Speakers are requested to go to the Speakers Ready Room three hours before their presentation, otherwise their presentation is not included in the system All Congress rooms will be equipped with PC projection (1024x768 XGA resolution) as well as of a video projector only for DVDs. Slides or VHS projectors are not available. It is necessary to hand over to the technicians a copy of their work on CD, DVD or on USB memory stick. Their work can also be downloaded from their own PC The use of the speaker s own PC is allowed only for Courses in the following Rooms: RED 1 RED 2 BLU 1 BLU 2. Speakers are advised to make a copy on CD, DVD or on a USB memory stick of their presentation and to make sure with the technicians of the Speakers Ready Room that their own PC is compatible with the equipment of the Congress. Speakers are also requested to be in the Congress room 30 minutes before their presentation. All papers must be prepared with MS Power Point 2007 (Office 2007) program and *.pdf (Adobe Acrobat) files, suitable to be seen with a 1024x768 (XGA) resolution. All the Congress equipment stations (Speakers Ready Room and Congress room PCs) will be endowed with the updated version of OFFICE 2007 and the most widespread video codec: MPEG-2, DivX, Intel INDEO and Cinepak. The speakers using a video with a codec different from the one specified in this card are requested to bring, together with their presentation, the installation files of the codec used, to enable technicians to install them. This is the only procedure that can guarantee the vision of the videos in Power Point. For MAC users: if you wish to use a presentation made on MAC computers you have to present it to the Slide Centre for conversion. In case of videos or other conversion impediments your MAC can be connected to the projector in the conference room; you shall make sure you have the necessary VGA video adapter. It is not possible to project a film and a PC presentation at the same time, in as much as every Congress room will be equipped with only one projector alternatively used to project a film or a PC presentation. In Rooms equipped with double podium, speakers shall get ready on the second one a few minutes before the end of the ongoing speech; it is not allowed to start a presentation before the end of the previous one. Speakers Ready Room The service will be available at the following hours: Tue 22 May from 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm Wed 23 May from 800 am to 6.30 pm Thu 24 May from 7.30 am to 7.00 pm Fri 25 May from 7.30 am to 6.30 pm Sat 26 May from 7.30 am to 1.30 pm REGISTRATION TO THE ITALIAN OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SOCIETY SOI REGISTRATION FEES Ordinary Member (by January 31 st of the current year)* E 500,00 Meritorious Supporting Member E 700,00 Attending Postgraduate Students and Doctors E 200,00 Foreign Ophthalmologists (residing and working abroad) E 200,00 * After January 31st of the current year, it is possible to renew the SOI membership, taking advantage of the Meritorious Supporting Member fee of 700 Euros. According to the Rules and Regulations of the Society, the members who request to renew their membership to SOI, after an interruption of less than two years, may register by paying the Meritorious Supporting Member fee of 700 Euros. 25

General Information The Meritorious Supporting Member fee includes the following benefits: an accident insurance policy (limited to the participation to the two annual Congresses) the policy which offers a contribution for the updating courses needed to retrieve the driving license penalty points specific legal protection in case of traffic accidents. In all the SOI Congresses, the Meritorious Supporting Members can collect their badge and congress bag at a dedicated desk. How to register at SOI The registration to the Association can be carried out on line by downloading the form from the web site www.soiweb.com or by requesting it at the SOI Secretariat by calling the telephone number +39 06.4464514. Documents that need to be attached to the application form to register with the Italian Ophthalmological Society 1. Duly filled in registration form 2. Postgraduate Certificate or Registration with the Postgraduate School of Ophthalmology. Declaration of correspondence of the degree and professional qualification in Italy for foreign ophthalmologists. The Scholar of Ophthalmology must attach a personal curriculum. 3. Payment receipt of registration tax. Payment of the membership fee can be made as follows: Credit card Cash Personal cheque made out to SOI SERVICE AREA Exhibition Within the Congress area, a technical and scientific exhibition will be set up. All registered members with a badge with photo can visit such area. It will not be possible to circulate in the congress area wearing a badge without photograph Exhibitors can apply to their dedicated desk to collect their personal badges. SOI Lounge The SOI Lounge, carried out thanks to the OOGroup contribution, it is equipped with an Internet Point for free web surfing for the benefit of all participants. Catering All the participants to the congress who have taken advantage of the promotion of the buffet lunch package will be given the coupons when they collect their badge. In the registration area it is possible to buy coupons while stock lasts. The cost of the coupon is as follows: N. 1 daily coupon (1 day) E 30,00 N. 2 coupons for 2 congress days E 58,00 N. 3 coupons for 3 congress days E 85,00. Cloak Room A cloak room service will be available at the entrance of the area dedicated to the congress, at the cost of 2 Euros per each item and 3 Euros per each luggage. Hotel Booking Studio Schiavo, in charge of managing accommodation for the participants, is available in the registration area. Shuttle Service The hotels booked through the Secretariat (see booking form) will be connected to the venue, in the morning, on time for the beginning of the sessions and, in the evening, in connection with the end of the scheduled meetings. Tourism Point It is possible to purchase tourist services and products relating to the city of Milan at an information point located in the registration area. 26

Programme WEDNESDAY 23 may ROOM Auditorium Session 1 SOI SUBSPECIALTY DAY Endovitreal Therapies Part one Scientific Coordinators: E. Campos, G. Cennamo, S. Miglior, G. Tassinari, P. Troiano President: U. Merlin Moderators: F.M. Bandello, A. Pioppo 9:00-12:20 a.m. 09.00 Endovitreal Drugs: Pharmacodynamics in Vitreal Gel F. Boscia 09.10 Ways of Administration and Early/Late Complications E. Midena 09.20 Legal Implications, on/off/against Label Drugs P. Troiano 09.30 Endovitreal Injections: Guidelines, Appropriateness and Pharmaco-Economics E. Campos 09.40 Assessment of Endovitreal Injection Safety and Efficacy M. Piovella 09.50 Round Table 10.08 Diabetic Retinopathy: the Rationale of Endovitreal Injections L. Colecchia 10.18 Diabetic Macular Edema: the Rationale of Endovitreal Injections P. Carpineto 10.28 Diabetic Retinopathy-Diabetic Macular Edema: the Rationale of Combined Therapy T. Avitabile 10.38 Central Venous Occlusions: the Rationale of Endovitreal Injections and Combined Therapy M. Battaglia Parodi 10.48 Venous Branch Occlusions: the Rationale of Endovitreal Injections and Combined Therapy G. de Crecchio 10.58 Round Table 11.16 Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration: the Rationale of Endovitreal Injections and Combined Therapy A. Giovannini 11.26 Myopic CNV: the Rationale of Endovitreal Injections and Combined Therapy A. Pazzaglia 11.36 Posterior and Intermediate Uveitis: the Rationale of Endovitreal Injections and Combined Therapy P. Neri 11.46 Inflammatory CNV: the Rationale of Endovitreal Injections and Combined Therapy S. Piermarocchi 11.56 Best Paper SOI - C03 - Microperimetric Correlations of Autoflorescence and OCT in Non-Exudative Age Related Macular Degeneration R. Forte 12.02 Round Table 12.20 Session ends Room Auditorium Session 2 SOI SUBSPECIALTY DAY Endovitreal Therapies Part two Scientific Coordinators: E. Campos, G. Cennamo, S. Miglior, G. Tassinari, P. Troiano President: T. Avitabile Moderators: F.M. Bandello, A. Pioppo 1:40-5:00 p.m. 1.40 Post-Surgery Macular Edemas: the Rationale of Endovitreal Injections and Combined Therapy G. Tassinari 27

Programme WEDNESDAY 23 may 1.50 Endovitreal Injections in Vitreo-Retinal Surgery B. Billi 2.00 Endovitreal Injections and Endobulbar Tumors R. Forte 2.10 ROP: the Rationale of Endovitreal Injections and Combined Therapy A. Pioppo 2.20 Endovitreal Antibiotic Treatment: Pharmacodynamics in Vitreal Gel L. Zeppa 2.30 Round Table 2.50 Secondary Glaucoma: Endovitreal and Intra-Chamber Injections S. Miglior 3.00 Special Cases: Sub-Tenonian and Subconjunctival Injections M. Cellini 3:10 VEGF Trap-Eye: State of the Art of the Scientific Study View 1&2 E. Midena 3.20 New Experimental Drugs M. Varano 3.30 Endovitreal Injections: Future Alternative Treatments with Ultrasound Micro-Bubbles Micro G. Cennamo 3.40 Round Table Surgery in Vitreous Diseases GIV - Gruppo Italiano Vitreo President: V. De Molfetta Scientific Coordinator: P. Chelazzi 4.00 Hemorrhagic Diseases M. Sborgia 4.10 Round Table Chairman: P. Arpa Panel: R. di Lauro, C. Forlini, G. Lesnoni 4.20 Inflammatory Diseases P. Chelazzi 4.30 Round Table Chair: R. Ratiglia Panel: M. Coppola, S. Donati, S. Zenoni 4.40 Degenerative Diseases M. Azzolini 4.50 Round Table Chairman: T. Avitabile Panel: L. Cappuccini, G. Carlevaro, G. Tassinari 5.00 Session ends ROOM Auditorium Session 3 SOI-GIVRE SYMPOSIUM Management Problems in Vitreo Retinal Surgery Presidents: V. De Molfetta, T. Avitabile Moderators: P. Arpa, G. Tassinari Scientific Coordinator: G. Lesnoni 5.00-6.30 p.m. 5.00 Vitreo-Retinal Surgery DRG s in the Jungle of Regional Healthcare Systems G. Lesnoni 5.07 Compatibility between Costs of New Technologies and Reimbursement Systems P. Troiano 28

Programme WEDNESDAY 23 may 5.14 What kind of Management for Patients Undergoing Vitreo-Retinal Surgery (Out-Patient? Day Hospital? Hospitalization?) G. Tassinari 5.21 Law-Suits on Appropriateness of Type of Care Chosen: How to Avoid Them, What Defense L. Cappuccini 5.28 Managing Emergencies in Vitreo-Retinal Surgery T. Rossi 5.35 Patients with Complex and Multi-Organ Vitreo-Retinal Disease P. Arpa 5.42 Early Discharge of Patients Coming from other Regions G.G.A. Beltrame 5.49 Consultation in Vitreo-Retinal Surgery: Legal Implications D. Spinelli 5.56 Discussion Chair: T. Avitabile Panel: L. Mastropasqua; R. di Lauro, B. Billi, G. Carlevaro, L. Merlino, G. Spata 6.03 Round Table Chair: M. Piovella Balance Between Appropriate Care and Fair Remuneration: Some Proposals Panel: T. Avitabile, P. Fantaguzzi, E. Campos, S. Zenoni 6.30 Session ends 29