5th International Congress on Wavefront Sensing and Optimized Refractive Correction

Feb 21-23, 2004 - Whistler Canada


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Conference Outline

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Short Course Presentations

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Optics of Wavefront
Austin Roorda, PhD University of Houston, Houston, TX

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ANSI Standards for Reporting Wavefront
Charlie Campbell, PhD, Berkeley, CA
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Transferring Wavefront Measurements to Ablation Profiles
Michael Mrochen, PhD, Institute for Biomedical Engineering at University and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland
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Interpreting Wavefronts
Ronald R. Krueger, MD, MSE, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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Interaction Between Aberrations Improve or Decrease Visual Performance
Ray Applegate, OD, PhD, University of Houston, Houston, TX
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What's Better Than a Perfect Optical Correction?
Steve Burns, PhD, Schepens Eye Research Insitute, Boston, MA
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Does Chromatic Aberration Hinder or Help?
Larry N. Thibos, PhD, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN

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Aberrations and Emmetropization
Howard Howland, MD, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Scientific Poster Presentations

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Corneal Thickness and Elevation Maps Computed From Optical Rotary Scans
Sandra Franco, PhD, Universidad do Minho, Braga, Portugal

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Wavefront Sensor Using Near-Field Diffraction Effects
Larry Horowitz, PhD, Seal Beach, CA
  Dynamic Measurement of Accomodation Using the COAS Aberrometer
Dan Neal, PhD, Wavefront Sciences, Albuquerque, NM
  Biomechanical Model of the Cornea
Peter M. Pinsky, PhD, Stanford, University, Stanford, CA
  The Efficacy of Wavefront Guided Ablations on Customized Eye Models
David Priest, University of Ottawa Eye Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Corneal Asphericity and Retinal Image Quality: Clinical Data and Simulations
Seema Somani, PhD, VISX Inc., Santa Clara, CA
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Determining a Patient's Subjective Refraction Using Objective Measurement
Shui Lai, PhD, Ophthonix Inc., San Diego, CA

  Objective Estimates of Subjective Refraction from Wavefront Aberration
Charles Coe, OD, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
  Can Dry Eye Influence the Wavefront Measurements and Alter the Treatment Results
Mirko Jankov, MD, Instituto de Ofalmologia de Curitiba, Curitiba, Brazil
  Variation of Wavefront Aberration of Eye Over Days
Shui Lai, PhD, Ophthonix Inc., San Diego, CA
  Wavefront Aberrations After Hypermetropic LASIK and Lensectomy
David Atchison, PhD, School of Optometry, QUT Kelvin Grove, Australia
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Comparing the Clinical Results of 5 Aberrometers
Jos Rozema, Msc, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belguim
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Multifocality of Higher Order Aberrations after Conductive Deratoplasty
Kristin Fry, OD, MS, Cornea & Laser Eye Institute, Teaneck, NJ
  Optical Aberrations in Patients After Diffuse Lamelar Keratitis
Mauro Campos, Paulista School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  Large Ablation vs. Custom Ablation in Large Pupil Patients - 3 Case Presentations
James Salz, MD, Laser Vision Medical Associates, Los Angeles, CA

Sunday, Feb. 22, 2004

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Systemic Evaluation of Outcomes
Guy M. Kezirian, MD, SurgiVision Consultants, Paradise Valley, AZ,
Malvina B. Eydelman, MD, Food & Drug Administration, Rockville, MD
Bruce Drum, PhD, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Zernike Expansion for Representing
Wave Aberration of the Normal and Highly Aberrated Eye

Stephen Klyce, PhD, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA
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Limits of Higher Order Correction Based on Spot
Size, Aberration Depth, and Tracker Responsiveness

Michael Bueeler, MS, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
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New Frontiers and Limitations of FS-Lasers in Corneal Laser Surgery
Dr. Georg Korn, Katana Technologies GmgH, Kleinmachnow, Germany
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Wavefront Sensing and the Tear Film
Takashi Fujikado, MD, PhD Osaka University Medical School
Osaka, Japan
  Plasticity, Adaptation and Evaluation of Outcomes
Professor Pablo Artal Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, SPAIN
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Reversal of Refractive Ambylopia with Wavefront Customized
Ablation Takes One to Two Years

Theo Seiler, PhD, Institute for Refractive and Oculoplastic Surgery,
Zurich, Switzerland

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Depth of Focus, Spatial Frequencies and Quality of Life
Professor Neil Charman, University of Manchester Institute of
Science & Technology, Manchester, UK
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Do Aberration Changes with Accommodation Really Matter?
Austin Roorda, PhD, University of Houston, Houston, TX
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From Theoretical Laser Ablation Design to Real Outcomes:
Implications For Optimized Corneal Refractive Correction

Susana Marcos, PhD, Instituto de Optica, CSIC, Spain
  Wavefront Outcomes of IntraLase vs. Hansatome LASIK
Daniel Durrie, MD, Hunkeler Eye Institute, Overland Park, KS
  Non-Surgical and Surgical Approaches 
Session Moderator Larry Thibos, PhD
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Non-accommodative Expansion of Dynamic Range: What Have We Learned?
Ian Cox, PhD, Bausch & Lomb Inc., Rochester, NY
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Clinical Outcomes of Presbyopic Corrections
Bruce Jackson, MD, University of Ottawa Eye Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Smoothing Highly Aberrated Eyes Into a Clinically Measurable
and Treatable Range

Professor Paolo Vinciguerra, University of Varese Italy, Milan Italy
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Does Size Matter? The impact of Ablation Zone and Pupil Size
Arthur Bradley, PhD, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
  VISX Inc.
Robert Maloney, MD, Maloney Vision Institute, Los Angeles, CA
  Alcon Laboratories
Maria Regina Chalita, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
  Wavelight Laser Technologie AG
Matthias Maus, MD
  Bausch & Lomb Inc.
Scott MacRae, MD, University of Rochester, Center for Visual Science, Rochester, N
  Carl Zeiss Meditec
Dan Z. Reinstein, MD St. Thomas Hospital, Kings College, London, UK
  Nidek
Howard Gimbel, MD, Gimbel Eye Centre, Calgary, Canada

Sunday, Feb. 23, 2004

 

Adaptive Optics in Imaging
Austin Roorda, PhD University of Houston, Houston, TX

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On the Possibility of Intraocular Adaptive Optics
Dr. Gleb Vdovin, Electronic Instrumentation, Delft, Netherlands
  Phase Plates for Correcting Aberrations
Guenyoung Yoon, PhD, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
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Complex Wavefront Retreatments after Conventional LASIK
Brian Boxer Wachler, M.D, Boxer Wachler Vision Institute, Beverly Hills, CA
  Low Cost High Resolution Wavefront Corrector for Aberration in Human Eyes
Xinghua Wang, PhD, Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University, Kent, OH
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Refractive Representation of Primary Wavefront Aberrations
Nicolas Chateau, PhD, Imagine Eyes, Orsay, France
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Improvements in Calculation and Visualization of Wavefront-Driven Point Spread Functions
Erik Gross, BS, VISX Inc., Santa Clara, CA
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Topography-guided customized ablation treatments (T-CAT) with WaveLight ALLEGRETTO WAVE
Mirko Jankov, MD, Instituto de Ofalmologia de Curitiba, Curitiba, Brazil
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The Clinical Utility of High Resolution Images from an Adaptive Optics Retinal Imager
Peter Soliz, PhD, Kestrel Corporations, Albuquerque, NM
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Results of Wavefront-guided Ablation for Myopia and Astigmatism Correction in Primary Eyes 
Regina Maria Chalita, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland, OH
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Flap-Induced and Laser-Induced Ocular Aberrations In a Two-Step LASIK Procedure
Ann Laurenzi, OD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland, OH
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Using Shack-Hartmann Images to Evaluate Nuclear Cataract II
William J. Donnelly III, M.S., Visual Optics Institute, Univ. of Houston College of Optometry, Houston, TX
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The Effect of Higher Order Wavefront Aberrations on Binocular Summation
Han-Bor Fam, MBBS, M.Med, The Eye Institute, Singapore
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Measuring Visual Acuity - High or Low Lumniance, and High or Low Contrast?
Konrad Pesudovs, PhD, Visual Optics Institute, University of Houston College of Optometry, Houston, TX
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Wavefront Guided RE LASEK with Wavelight Concept 500
Dr. Christoph Winkler von Mohrenfels, University Eye Clinic Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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Results of U.S. Clinical Trial Comparing Wavefront-Guided PRK and Wavefront-Guided LASIK
Steven Schallhorn, MD, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, CA
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Initial Evaluation of a Randomized Clinical Trial of Custom vs. Conventional Excimer Laser Treatment of Refractive Errors
Mauro Campos, MD, Paulista School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Determining Sphero-Cylindrical Corrections From Waver Aberrations
Larry Thibos, PhD, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
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Correlation of Aberrations to Vision and the Phase Transfer Function
Edwin J. Sarver, PhD, Sarver & Associates, Celebration, FL
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Improving Visual Function Diagnostic Metrics
Charlie Campbell, PhD, Berkeley, CA