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ESCRS 2015,33 rd Congress of the European of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
The report of ESCRS 2015,33 rd Congress of the European of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons by Dr. Seyed-Farzad Mohammadi
 
Application Code :
306-0215-0112
 
Created Date : Saturday, October 3, 2015 10:52:07Update Date : Tuesday, October 6, 2015 18:35:19
IP Address : 194.225.214.2Submit Date : Tuesday, October 6, 2015 18:35:38Email : sfmohamm@razi.tums.ac.ir
Personal Information
Name : Seyed Farzad
Surname : Mohammadi
School/Research center : School of Medicine
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Position : Associate professor
Tel : +21-554-20356
Information of Congress
Title of the Congress : ESCRS 2015,33 rd Congress of the European of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons.
Title of your Abstract : Corneal Sub-basal Nerve Plexus Density and Post-PRK Pain
Country : Spain
From : Saturday, September 5, 2015
To : Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Abstract(Please copy/paste the abstract send to the congress) : Purpose: There is a high variability in the perceived pain by subjects who undergo PRK. In this study, we want to evaluate if sub-basal nerve plexus density would be predictive of the reported pain level.
Setting: Refractive Surgery Ward of Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran
Methods: 50 left eyes of 50 myopic PRK candidates who consecutively consented to scanning slit confocal microscopy (HRT3, Heidelberg Eye Explorer, version 1.7.0.0) assessments were included. ImageJ(1.48v) was used to measure the captured sub-basal nerve length. Pain was assessed by Visual Analogue Scale next day of surgery (score range: 0 to 10).
Results: Mean age of the patients was 27.55 (19-40) years. Mean corrected spherical equivalent was -3.05 (-0.75-5.5) Diopters. The median reported pain level was 5. About 32.7% of subjects reported a pain score of 6 or higher. Mean nerve length was 19.54 (14.34-24.73) microns. The nerve length was not correlated with the reported pain. But pain was significantly correlated with the external eye inflammatorysigns (P = 0.001). No other refractive, operative and subject-related factor was associated with pain level. 
Conclusions: Crude density of corneal nerves may not be a good predictor of post-PRK pain - while eyes are wearing bandage contact lenses; as the predominant pain mechanism seems to be of inflammatory nature (vs. nociceptive and neuropathic).
Financial Disclosure: Nil to disclose.
Keywords of your Abstract : Corneal-Sub-basal Nerve- Plexus Density- Post-PRK Pain
Acceptance Letter : http://gsia.tums.ac.ir/images/UserFiles/7720/Forms/306/acceptans letter._1.pdf
The presentation : Oral
The Cover of Abstract book : http://gsia.tums.ac.ir/images/UserFiles/7720/Forms/306/Cover._1.pdf
Published abstract in the abstract book with the related code : http://gsia.tums.ac.ir/images/UserFiles/7720/Forms/306/Abstract._1.pdf
Where has your abstract been indexed? : none
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The Congress Reporting Form
How many volunteers were present at the Congress? : 4000+
Delegates from which countries presented in the congress? : EU and middle-east mostly and from around the globe.
Were the delegates of any other organizations present in the congress? : Yes
If yes, please write the names of the organizations in the box : e.g. Shiraz U Med Sci
What were the responses to your talking points? Were specific questions or concerns raised? : I also presented a lecture on the last day and it was discussed. Three other papers from Iran presented too. The panel member asked about our routine for post-PRK pain control.
If you met staff members, please list their full names & positions. : Dr Shahram Bamdad, Engr Zamani
Please inform us if there are any follow up actions we need to talk with the members of the congress : Registration is very costly and should be customized by national GDPs. In fact there is a discounted rate for the ESCRS members but that one too is costly. A national company of our side did made contacts with the Secretariat and sought and secured a discount of ~200 Euors!
As before, extensive interaction (in the plenary, workshops, free papers, poster village and exhibition) happened, so rich and vibrant.
I was updated w/ respect to dry eye and blepharitis therapeutic modalities. I was impressed by a new custom-made brush for the eyelid hygiene.
New multifocal IOLs which also treat astigmatism were becoming more popular.
Your experiences about the travel processes(Providing ticket, accommodation,...) : It was done by an agency and I paid on site the registration fee.
Please give a briefing of your own observations and outcomes of the congress: : As before, extensive interaction (in the plenary, workshops, free papers, poster village and exhibition) happened, so rich and vibrant.
I was updated w/ respect to dry eye and blepharitis therapeutic modalities. I was impressed by a new custom-made brush for the eyelid hygiene.
New multifocal IOLs which also treat astigmatism were becoming more popular.
Eye bank were so active in the exhibition and I did extensive exchange with them as we are in the process of establishing an Eye Bank in Farabi here.
"Poster village" was an extremely nice experience. I attended several informal meetings where authors were presenting their research. There was no scientific panel, the audience were sat close to the screen and the podium and naturally a more intimate interaction between presenter and the passersby would happen. I participated in the discussion and made a lot of challenges.