V INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS Valencia, June 30 th July 2 nd 2016 Principe Felipe Research Center City of the Arts and Sciences, Valencia For more tourist information on the city and surrounding areas, transportation, and cultural activities visit the website of the City Council of Valencia. www.valencia.es ABSTRACT FORMS available at www.sircova.es. DEADLINE: April 30 th (22.00h) ABSTRACT ACCEPTANCE NOTIFICATION: May 15 th CONGRESS REGISTRATION FEES: EARLY REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT until June 1 st REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT until June 25 th REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT DURING THE CONGRESS SIRCOVA MEMBERS 40 80 140 IN TRAINING 40 60 80 SIRCOVA MEMBERS NO MEMBERS 150 180 250 IN TRAINING NO MEMBERS 100 120 150 ACCOMMODATIONS: Delegates can reserve accommodation with special advantages at one of the official congress options (Hotel RENASA, Hotel ASTORIA, Hotel REINA VICTORIA), when completing the registration form, or contacting with Mr. Eduardo Alfonso vlc@vlcviajes.com. The availability can only be guaranteed for early bookings. Please get in touch and confirm your room as soon as possible At early registration and payment of the congress fees (until June 1 th ) ophthalmologists in training and predoctoral researchers can get one night free accommodation and breakfast. AUDIOVISUAL SECRETARIAT: Participants (guest speakers and 3 min oral communications) must submit their Power Point presentations within three days after the onset of the Congress. Contact with Oscar Alvarez: 96 1622497. Lecturers will give their PPP in the area adjacent to both rooms, previously to their participation, where they can check their functionality and compatibility.
2 Organizing Committee V International SIRCOVA Congress 2016: Maria D. Pinazo-Durán, Nicolás Cuenca, Amparo Navea, Manuel Vidal, Roberto Gallego-Pinazo, José M. Salgado-Borges and Carlo Nucci Programme Coordinators: Roberto Gallego-Pinazo, Elena Bendala Tufanisco, Juan J. Salazar and Vicente Zanón-Moreno Ophthalmic Research Publication: Nicolás Cuenca, Maria Paz Villegas, Maria D. Pinazo Durán, and Oscar Alvarez Barrachina Sircova 2016 Awards: Jose M. Ramírez Sebastián, Luis Alonso Muñoz, Juan Donate, Jose J. García-Medina V SIRCOVA MEETING 2016 PROGRAMME Thursday 30 th 15.00- Registration 15.30-15.50 OPENING CEREMONY 16.00-16.40 SESSION I: DOCTORAL THESIS AND RESEARCH PROJECTS 2016 Chairpersons: Jose M. Ramírez, Luis Alonso, Eduardo Silva 16.50-18.40 SESSION II: TRAINING IN OPHTHALMIC RESEARCH 2016 16.50-17.20 Research Project Design Manuel Vidal and Nicolás Cuenca 17.20-17.50 Clinical Trials Design Isabel Pinilla and Maribel López-Gálvez 17.50-18.20 Scientific Article Design Vicente Zanón-Moreno and Jose J. García-Medina 18.20-18.50 Scientific Communications Efficient Design Roberto Gallego-Pinazo and Maria D. Pinazo-Durán 18.50-20.00 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - I Chairpersons: Marta Agudo, Juan J. Salazar, Violeta Gómez Vicente
3 Friday 1 st 09.00-9.45 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - II Chairpersons: Rosa de Hoz, Jose J. García-Medina, Laura Campello 09.45-10.10 HOT TOPIC: Open Debate between Histology and OCT Opponents: Nicolás Cuenca and Roberto Gallego-Pinazo 10.10-11.45 SESSION III. UPDATE in OPHTHALMIC RESEARCH Chairpersons: Jose C. Pastor Jimeno, Pedro de la Villa, Enrique de la Rosa 10.10-10.30 Opening Conference: OFTARED. What is this? Jose C. Pastor Jimeno FRONTIERS IN GENE AND CELL THERAPY 10.33-10.45 Jose M. Millán Salvador 10.48-11.00 Julio Escribano 11.03-11.15 Margarita Calonge 11.18-11.30 Elena Milla 11.33-11.45 Eduardo Silva 11.45-12.10 COFFEE BREAK
4 12.10-13.10 SESSION IV. UPDATE in MEDICAL-SURGICAL RETINAL TREATMENT and RESEARCH Chairpersons: Amparo Navea, Isabel Pinilla, Esther Francés SIRCOVA HONOUR TO DOCTOR JUAN FRANCES MATARREDONA Speaker: Dr. Andres Riquelme Buendía (Valencia). 12-25-12.35 Jose López Garrido 12.37-12.47 Lilianne Duarte 12.49-12.59 Carmen Desco 13.00-13.10 Ricardo Casaroli 13.25-14.00 SESSION V. UPDATE in MEDICAL-SURGICAL GLAUCOMA THERAPY and RESEARCH Chairpersons: Konrad Schargel, Carlo Nucci, Maria Paz Villegas 13.25-13.35 Jose M. Martínez de la Casa 13.37-13.47 Rafael Giménez 13.50-14.00 Isabel López-Cardoso
5 15.00-16.00 SESSION VI. UPDATE in GLAUCOMA IMAGING TECHNIQUES Chairpersons: Javier Moreno, Neville Osborne, Pablo Alcocer 15.00-15.20 The SIRCOVA 2016 Glaucoma Research Conference Neville Osborne (Univ. Oxford, UK) 15.22-15.32 Jorge Vila 15.34-15.44 Javier Moreno Montañés 15.46-15.56 Carlo Nucci 16.00-16.10 Jose G. Monteiro 16.10-16.45 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - III Chairpersons: Marcelino Avilés, Aloma Mayordomo, Ana I Ramírez 16.50-17.15 COFFEE BREAK 17.15-18.30 SESSION VII. RETINAL IMAGING TECHNIQUES Chairpersons: Maribel López-Gálvez, Amparo Navea, Rodrigo Abreu 17.15-17.25 Jorge Mataix 17.27-17.37 Rodrigo Abreu 17.47-17.57 Juan Donate y Lorenzo López Guajardo 18.00-18.10 José López Garrido 18.30-18.50 PLENARY LECTURE. Francisco Ambrosio. (Univ. Coimbra, P) 19.00-19.45 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - IV Chairpersons: Blanca Rojas, Antonio Lleó Pérez, Carmen Galbis-Estrada
6 Saturday 2 nd 09.00-10.30 LEARNING THROUGH CLINICAL CASES. Coordinators: Jesús Montero and Javier Moreno * Part I: GLAUCOMA CLINICAL CASES Chairpersons: Aitor Lanzagorta, Mercedes Hurtado, * Part II: OCULAR SURFACE CLINICAL CASES Chairpersons: Tatiana Careaga, Cristina Peris 10.30-11.10 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS -V Chairpersons: Antonio Duch, Jose Ramón Hueso, Catalina Herrero 11.10-11.30 COFFEE BREAK 11.30-13.30 LEARNING THROUGH CLINICAL CASES * Part III: CLUB ESPAÑOL DE MÁCULA Chairpersons: Roberto Gallego-Pinazo and Juan Donate
7 13.30-13.45 SIRCOVA 2016 AWARDS 11.30-11.35 DOCTORAL THESIS AWARDS. President of the jury: Jose M. Ramírez Sebastián Best DT in Ophthalmology and Ophthalmic Research (Those defended between Jan 1 st 2014 Dec 31 st 2015): 2000 Three honor mentions 13.35-13.40 CLINICAL ORAL COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS. President of the jury: Amparo Navea Tejerina Best 3 min OC: 500 Three honor mentions 13.40-13.45 BASIC RESEARCH ORAL COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS. President of the jury: Manuel Vidal Sanz Best 3 min OC: 500 Three honor mentions 13.50 CLOSSING REMARKS