EEBA 2024 - The XXXVI Annual Meeting of the European Eye Bank Association & XVII Conference of the Italian Association of Eye Banks
"the bridge"
EEBA 2024 - The XXXVI Annual Meeting of the European Eye Bank Association & XVII Conference of the Italian Association of Eye Banks
"the bridge"
European Eye Bank Association - EEBA
c/o Kaka Congressi
Organization Secretariat
Tel.: +39 06 035497114
Rome, Italy
professionals, researchers, technologists, medical experts and experienced ophthalmologists from across Europe. The Scientific Committee has prepared a programme that includes Keynote Lectures, Round Tables, Symposia, Free Papers and Posters that offer a wide range of opportunities to enrich everyone’s professional experience.
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Basisinformation
Datum16.01.2025 - 18.01.2025TagungRomSpracheEnglischVeranstalterEuropean Eye Bank Association - EEBA
OrganisatorEuropean Eye Bank Association - EEBA
c/o Kaka Congressi
Organization Secretariat
Tel.: +39 06 035497114
Rome, Italy -
VERANSTALTUNGSORT
Sala Folchi / Antico Atrio
P.za di S. Giovanni in Laterano, 3731
00184 Rom, IT -
Programm
Scientific Organizers: Augusto Pocobelli, Diego Ponzin
THURSDAY 16th JANUARY 2025
FOLCHI ROOM
12.00-13.00
Registration EEBA 2025 and SIBO 202512.00-14.00
WELCOME LUNCH13.00-13.30
Opening joint ceremony13.30-15.30
SESSION I: RISKS AND BENEFITS OF CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION
Chair: J. Hjortdal, A. Pocobelli13.30-13.50
Keynote speaker: J. Hjortdal
Risks and benefits of corneal transplantation13.50-15.30
EBEI: A new “eye bank efficiency index” - F. AielloEye donation potential at a UK tertiary general hospital - B.A. Assarian
Impact of donor criteria modification on cornea tissue availability for transplant - A. Bauknecht
Starting from scratch in the journey to Athens Eye Bank - M. Chatzea
Outcomes of corneal transplantation to treat aniridia associated keratopathy: long term outcomes from UK transplant registry - F. Figueiredo
Review of cornea banking activities at Austrian Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service for Upper Austria - U. Franz
Last will: tissue Donation. An evaluation of cornea donations of outpatients in the German Society for Tissue Transplantation (DGFG) network - K. Kleinhoff
Development of a web-based centralized cornea registry to enhance transparency and accountability of the cornea waiting list in Hong Kong - C. Wong
Eye Banking in America: an overview of the evolution, process and future of Eye Banking - K. McCoy
15.30-17.00
SESSION II: CURRENT PARADIGMAS FOR CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION
Chair: J. Alvarez De Toledo, D. Ponzin15.30-15.50
Keynote speaker: J. Alvarez De Toledo
Beyond conventional corneal transplantation15.50-17.00
Clinical use of cryopreserved ultra-thick human amniotic membrane for anophthalmic socket contracture - F. AlzahraniOrgan culture and hypothermic corneal preservation methods: the experience of the Rome Eye Bank - G. Buffon
Comparison of the semi-automated HB&L Uroquattro method with and standard microbiological testing for corneal storage media - D. Bukulin
An insight into microbiological safety: a wide range of approaches and future challenges - E. Paveggio
Herpes Simplex Virus and corneal tissues for transplantation - E. Fasolo
A single-center comparison of alchimia° versus eurobio° media for corneal grafts preservation: importance of rinsing efficiency before determining endothelial cell density, lower contamination rate - X. Lafarge
Evaluation of medium volume for human donor corneal storage in organ culture using tissue-C - U. Rodella
D’ELIA ROOM
17.15-19.00
EEBA COMMITTEE MEETING (Closed Meeting)FRIDAY 17th JANUARY 2025
FOLCHI ROOM
9.00-11.00
SESSION III: REGENERATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY
Chair: S. Ferrari, P. Rama9.00-9.20
Niels Ehlers Memorial Lecture: P. Rama
Regenerative Ophthalmology9.20-11.00
Identification of corneal characteristics influencing the success of primary human corneal endothelial cell culture - I. Aouimeur
An innovative cell therapy strategy for ex vivo corneal endothelium regeneration - M. Bertolin
Identification of senescence markers on cultured human corneal endothelial cells - T. Sagnial
Cryopreservation of corneal endothelial cells in vitro, ex vivo, and on a tissue engineered endothelial graft - T. Sagnial
Decellularized descemet’s membrane: a new scaffold on sight for full-thickness macular hole - S. D’Agostino
Optimizing human ocular primary cell culture: strategies to enhance utilization of donor tissues - Y. Yoon
9.00-11.00
OPENCOFFEE11.00-12.30
SESSION IV: CORNEAL ANATOMY REVISITED
Chair:F. Aiello, H. Dua11.00-11.20
Keynote speaker: H. Dua
Corneal anatomy revisited11.20-12.30
Flap, donor and recipient characteristics as risk factors for rebubbling incidence in graft patients DSAEK - R. Carroccia
Sterile donor tomography: an update after 1864 analysed corneas since 2018 - J. Kahlert
A comparison of endothelial cell density and rate of cell loss in phakic and pseudophakic donor corneas - J. Kezic
Donor corneas with post-cataract scars: DMEK graft preparation success rate - J. Nijenhuis
Surgeon-dissected DMEK versus eye bank technician-predissected: graft survival at 6 months - S. Ninotta
Development of a novel human reconstructed corneal epithelium model for assessing ocular irritation of medical devices in vitro - U. Rodella
Role of cryopreservation with cornea grafts. Our experience in the last 10 years - J. Sanchez
12.30-14.00
LUNCHBREAK12.45-13.45
LUNCH SYMPOSIUM:
From the Eye Bank to Clinical PracticeWelcome - A. Pocobelli, D. Ponzin
Company Introduction - A. Vinti
Comparison Between Cold and Organ-Culture Corneal Storage - F. Scarinci
Innovations in Corneal Cold Storage: Xtra4 Study - M.S. Ellison
Advances in Corneal Graft Preparations - M. Busin
New Applications of Eye Bank Tissues in Macular Hole Surgery - M. Pileri
14.00-15.30
SESSION V: BEYOND CONVENTIONAL CORNEAL SURGERY
Chair: C. Cursiefen, A. Pocobelli14.00-14.20
Keynote speaker: C. Cursiefen
Current paradigms for corneal transplantation14.20-15.30Preparation of a pre-descemetic scaffold for a new hybrid intra-ocular prosthesis - A. Ruzza
INTRA-KER keratoprosthesis: preliminary results of first-in human implantation of an intracorneal prosthesis - M. Busin
The use of Moria pre-calibrated trephine to optimize pneumatic dissection during DALK - M. Busin
Safety assessment of line-field confocal-OCT imaging for ophtalmic applications: an in vivo study on NZW Rabbits - E. Crouzet
Implementation of OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography) analyser as part of NHSBT pre-cutting DSAEK service - D. Usherwood
Inverted light microscopy of guttae in post-mortem DMEK eyes operated on for Fuchs endothelial dystrophy - A. Sajet
10 years experience with the pre-preparation of cornea lamellae in the tissue bank confirms the concept - N. Hofmann
15.30-17.00
POSTERS SESSION
Chair: S. Ferrari, A. PocobelliAlterations of the ocular surface in Fabry disease - L. D’Andrea, R. Piscopo
Accelerated aging study of a novel medium for corneal storage at 2-8°C - L. Giurgola
Assessment of Tissue-C thawing conditions before use - L. GiurgolaNew deep learning-based algorithm to assess quality of primary corneal endothelial cell cultures - C. Maurin
Preparation of pre-cut DMEK Grafts in the International Eye Bank of Prague - M. Netuková
Comparison of two commercial medias for corneal organ culture and deswelling: CorneaMax/CorneaJet versus Tissue-C/Carry-C - S. Ninotta
Thirty years of the Warsaw Eye Bank - our standards and development - I. Grabska-Liberek
Reduction in post-mortem blood sampling time by collaboration with the intensive care unit - T. Poulsen Ebbe
Non-standard use of eye tissues in ophtalmic surgery - B. Rymgayllo-Jankowska
Human donor corneas during extended organ culture - first data on morphological changes and endothelial cell counts - N. Türkeri
Universal cannula design for both Endo-in and Endo-out DMEK preparations - M. Tsurkan
Investigating the Role of Molecular Coating in Human Corneal Endothelial Cell Primary Culture - Z. He
From lab configuration to functional prototype: active storage machine for corneal storage - E. Crouzet
19.00
SOCIAL PROGRAMME AND SOCIAL DINNERSATURDAY 18TH JANUARY 2025
FOLCHI ROOM
8.30-9.30
EEBA BUSINESS MEETING (OPEN MEETING)9.30-11.30
SESSION VI: CHALLENGING THE DOGMA: NEW PARADIGMS IN EYE BANKING
Chair: D. Ponzin, G. Thuret9.30-9.50
Keynote speaker: G. Thuret
Challenging the dogma: new paradigms in eye banking9.50-11.30
Validation of a deep learning-assisted evaluation of total corneal endothelial cells viability - M. AiraldiSeeing beyond the SMILE: a biobank for SMILE-derived stromal lenticules for therapeutic use - R. Christodoulou
Playing the long game: potential for extending corneal cold storage time - M. Ellison
Innovations in organ culture: performance of a novel animal - derivativies - free medium at 31° - L. Giurgola
A Two-Center study on DSAEK grafts preservation in a novel hypothermic storage medium - A. Ruzza
Update: flying human corneal tissues for transplantation - first data on corneal endothelial morphology and endothelial cell counts - J.F. Klett
A novel hybrid software-assisted method to evaluate quantitatively corneal endothelium from light microscopy images - M. Piaia
11.30- 12.30
EEBA 2025 CLOSING CEREMONY AND FAREWELLSATURDAY 18TH JANUARY 2025
FOLCHI ROOM
13.30-14.00 SIBO BUSINESS MEETING
14.00-15.30 SIBO SESSION I
Chair: S. Ferrari, D. Ponzin14.00-14.20
National Transplantation Center14.20-14.40
Keynote lecture: Corneal reconstruction
M. Busin14.40-15.30
Reorganization of the Rome Eye Bank: LEAN Project - C. Mion
Perforating mushroom keratoplasty: the bank responds - F. Pateri
SoHO news: how the new European regulation changes the rules of the game - D. Camposampiero
DMEG: conquering the posterior pole - P. Bonci, I. Marrazzo
Predictive factors for obtaining an ultra-thin endothelial flap: dream or reality? - R. Colabelli Gisoldi15.30-17.00
SIBO SESSION II: OPEN ARENA
Moderators: F. Aiello, D. Camposampiero, P. Pagani, P. Santoro
Provocateurs: R. Colabelli Gisoldi, A. Pocobelli, D. Ponzin17.00-17.15
FAREWELL: PASSING OF THE SIBO FLAG TO THE 2026 ORGANIZER -
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Buchung / Anmeldung
The registration deadline is 10 January 2025 and it is not possible to register on site.
For further information please contact the organiser.
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