Ocular Regenerative Medicine – Translational Medicine: From bench to bedside

My Session Status

When:

10:45, Sunday 16 Jun 2019 (1 hour 30 minutes)

Breaks:

Lunch in the Exhibit Hall 12:15 PM to 01:30 PM (1 hour 15 minutes)

Where:

Québec City Convention Centre - Room 205 BC | Salle 205 BC

Theme:

Ocular Regenerative Medicine

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

Describe the procedure for autologenous cultivated limbal stem cell transplanation and assess the advantages
Describe how SLET may be used to treat complex pterygiums
Assess the implications of corneal angiogenesis and the benefits of using topical nerve growth factor for non-healing corneal ulcers
Compare techniques used for ex vivo limbal stem cell expansion and transplantation between Europe and Canada

CANMEDS ROLES: Scholar, Health Advocate

Paolo Rama MD

Participant

Dr. Allan Slomovic, MSc, MD, FRCSC

Moderator

Dr. Isabelle Brunette, MD, FRCSC

Moderator

Sub Sessions

Autologous cultivated limbal stem cells transplantation

10:45 - 11:00 | 15 minutes

Ocular Regenerative Medicine

Paolo Rama MD

Participant

Q & A

11:00 - 11:05 | 5 minutes

Simple limbal epithelial transplantation for recurrent pterygium

11:05 - 11:15 | 10 minutes

Ocular Regenerative Medicine

Authors: Tanya Trinh, Zale Mednick, Tanguy Boutin, Adi Einan, Nir Sorkin, Gisella Santaella, Allan Slomovic Author Disclosure Block: T. Trinh: None. Z. Mednick: None. T. Boutin: None. A. Einan: None. N. Sorkin: None. G. Santaella: None. A. Slomovic: None. Abstract Body: Pu...