EuropeanSchool of Scleral Lenses
Provisional Program– Subject to changes
BasicCourse
Day1
MorningSession - Lecture (3 hours)
- Definition & peculiarity of scleral lenses
- Anatomy of a scleral lens
- Indications
- Contraindications
- Building a scleral lens practice
- Ocular shape
11:00– 11:30 COFFEE BREAK
- Scleral lens fitting steps
- Use of dyes
- Follow-up schedule
- Patient education and accessories for lens application and removal
13:00 – 14:00 LUNCH
Afternoon Session - Hands-on (3 hours)
Participants will be divided into different groups
- Corneal topography: Peculiarity in scleral lens practice
- Eye surface profiler (ESP) EagletEye – Acquisition, interpretation, and prediction of lens parameters and behavior on the eye
- Pentacam: Peculiarity in scleral lens practice
15:30 –16:00 COFFEE BREAK
- Scleral lens application and evaluation:
- Lens selection from the diagnostic set
- Slit-lamp assessment
- OCT
Day 2
MorningSession - Lecture (3 hours)
- Care regimen, hygiene & compliance
- Scleral lenses vs other modalities
- Scleral lenses vs keratoplasty
- Post-keratoplasty: When to fit scleral lenses and when not to avoid?
- Correlation between corneal and scleral profiles
- Predictors of scleral lens parameters
11:00– 11:30 COFFEE BREAK
- Scleral lens complications
- Digital photography and videography: why and how
- Telemedicine
- Dry eye and ocular surface diseases challenges
- Selection of lens materials
13:00 –14:00 LUNCH
Afternoon Session - Hands-on (3 hours)
Participants will be divided into different groups
- Corneal topography: Peculiarity in scleral lens practice
- Eye surface profiler (ESP) EagletEye – Acquisition, interpretation, and prediction of lens parameters and behavior on the eye
- Pentacam: Peculiarity in scleral lens practice
15:30 –16:00 COFFEE BREAK
- Empirical scleral lens design:
- ESP topography to labs
- Pentacam CSP
- Wave software
- Corneoscleral topography to labs
Location:
Abba Madrid Hotel
Avenida de América, 32, 28028 Madrid
The hotel reserved for EUROSCOLE a 10% off for the rooms. CSOL is the code we have to use for the promotion in this web www.abbamadridhotel.com.