New Pathogenesis and Therapies
Pterygium, presumably caused by ultraviolet irradiation and
aggravated by environmental and occupational factors, is one of the oldest and
commonest eye diseases. Various surgical procedures and adjunctive therapies
have been employed, and frequently the most junior staff is assigned to operate
patients with pterygium. Nevertheless, the reported literature clearly shows
that the most ideal surgical procedure achieving esthetic results with minimal
or no complications remains lacking. Therefore, it is timing to review the
newest research findings concerning the pathogenesis and critically appraise
the pros and cons of various surgical procedures and adjunctive therapies for
primary and recurrent pterygia.
The meeting will be held at Marriott Marina (1881 SE 17th
Street, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (Phone: 800 433 2254 and 954 463 4000, Fax: 954
527 6701; ), starting from 8:00 AM of May 4 (Saturday) immediately before the
2002 ARVO meeting for one day.
Fees: The meeting is free for the registered members of IOSS. For non-members, the registration fee for the meeting is US$ 120, to be payable to International Ocular Surface Society. Online registration can be done by going to website www.ioss.org or a check in US$ 120 can also be sent to International Ocular Surface Society, 8780 SW 92 Street, Suite 203, Miami, FL 33176, USA. Tel: 305-274-1299, Fax: 305-274-1297.
Objectives:
Upon completion of this conference participants
should be able to have a good understanding of the published and new knowledge
concerning the pathogenesis of pterygium formation and its recurrence following
excision and how to perform the most commonly employed surgical or medical
therapies for primary and recurrent pterygia and for managing complications
resulting from various therapies.
Style
of Presentation:
n Brief
summary of published data and elaborate presentation of unpublished data
n Conclusion
of each presentation by raising a specific issue for group discussion
n
Emphasis of equal time spent on speaker’s
presentation and on group discussion
n
Critical review of each step of surgical
procedures using videos and panel discussion
Subjects
to Be Covered:
l New research data on pathogenesis of pterygium formation, progression
or recurrence
l Critical appraisal of surgical variables of conjunctival autograft
l Critical appraisal of surgical variables of amniotic membrane
transplantation
l Critical appraisal of intraoperative or postoperative mitomycin C
l New Therapies in treating primary pterygium or complications
Call for Video or Abstract:
We welcome members of IOSS and other non-members to submit abstracts to cover the research data of pathogenesis or a comprehensive study (see Abstract Form). The selection criteria are based on the “subjects to be covered” (see above). We also solicit video presentation (see above “Critical Appraisals”), each video clip for 1-2 min to cover a key step of the above three major procedures. Taking conjunctival autograft as an example, the key steps include anesthesia, fixation, head removal, removal of subconjunctival tissue, muscle isolation, preparation of graft, suturing technique, etc. For video presentation, the abstract may mention as many key steps as one would like for one or three procedures. Naturally, we also welcome new surgical procedures.
Also see Web site www.ioss.org
for more information about the meeting including how to become a member of
IOSS, registration and submission of abstract for this meeting.