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Scientific program

Monday, 8th September 2008
08:30 17:00	Patient Interest Group
18:00	Welcome Reception in the Konzil Building
Tuesday, 9th September 2008
08:15 09:15	1st Scientific Session Symposium: Infectious Uveitis Chairmen: Khalid Tabbara (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)   Rubens Belfort Jr. (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
01	Justus G. Garweg (Bern, Switzerland) Toxoplasmic Uveitis
02	Khalid Tabbara (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) Ocular Infections following solid Organ Transplantation
03	Sivakumar R. Rathinam (Madurai, India) Problems with Uveitis in developing Countries
04	Denis Wakefield (Sydney, Australia) Infection and Autoimmunity
	Round Table
09:15 09:30	Coffee Break
09:30 10:45	2nd Scientific Session Symposium of the Society for Ocular Immunoinfectiology in Europe (SOIE) - Diagnosis and Assessment of Uveitis: Update and Problems Chairmen: Carl P. Herbort (Lausanne, Switzerland)   Manabu Mochizuki (Tokyo, Japan)
05	Manabu Mochizuki (Tokyo, Japan) Progress in the Nomenclature of ocular Sarcoidosis
06	Carl P. Herbort (Lausanne, Switzerland) Diagnosis and Assessment of choroidal Inflammation using appropriate investigational Technology
07	Ilknur Tugal-Tutkun (Istanbul, Turkey) Non invasive Assessment and follow-up of inflammatory Activity in Behçet's Uveitis using Laser flare Photometry
08	Friederike Mackensen1, F. David1, V. Schwenger1, R. Levinson3,R. Rajalingam3, M.D. Becker1, T.M. Martin2, J.T. Rosenbaum2 (1Heidelberg, Germany, 2Portland, USA, 3Los Angeles, USA) Developments in diagnosing the tubulointerstitial Nephritis and Uveitis (TINU) Syndrome
09	Moncef Khairallah (Monastir, Tunesia) Diagnosis of infectious Uveitis caused by emerging Agents
09	Discussion
10:45 10:50	Coffee Break
10:50 12:20	Opening Ceremony
	Welcome and Opening Address Manfred Zierhut (Tuebingen, Germany)
	Opening Addresses of the Presidents of the participating ocular Inflammation Societies: Philip I. Murray (Birmingham, UK) IUSG Janet L. Davis (Miami, USA) AUS Carl P. Herbort (Lausanne, Switzerland) SOIE Phuc LeHoang (Paris, France) IOIS
	Opening Address of the Uveitis Patient Interest Group Phil Hibbert (Vidlin, UK)
	IUSG: 30th Anniversary Shigeaki Ohno (Sapporo, Japan)
	IUSG Eye Fund Gold Medal: Introduction Khalid Tabbara (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
10	Global Challenges in Diagnosis and Management of Tuberculous Uveitis in 21st Century Narsing A. Rao (Los Angeles, USA)
	Presentation of the Medal Jean-Paul Dernouchamps (Brussels, Belgium)
	T. F. Schlaegel, Jr.-G. R. O'Connor Medal: Introduction K. Matti Saari (Turku, Finland)
	Presentation of the Medal K. Matti Saari (Turku, Finland) Philip I. Murray (Birmingham, UK)
12:20 13:15	Lunch
13:15 14:15	Uveitis-Award Ceremony supported by
11	Friederike Mackensen (Heidelberg, Germany) Enhanced Recognition, Treatment and Prognosis of Tubulointerstitial Nephritis and Uveitis Syndrome
12	Deshka Doycheva (Tuebingen, Germany) High Incidence of Antibodies to Lens Proteins in Sera from Patients with Uveitis
13	Yvonne de Kozak (Paris, France) Protein Kinase Cz (PKCz) regulates ocular Inflammation and Apoptosis in Endotoxin-induced Uveitis (EIU): signaling Molecules involved in EIU Resolution by PKCz Inhibitor and Interleukin-13
14	Debra A. Goldstein (Chicago, USA) Intraocular Pressure in Patients with Uveitis treated with Fluocinolone Acetonide Implants
15	Teresa Lambe, John V. Forrester (Aberdeen, UK) Limited peripheral T cell Anergy predisposes to retinal Autoimmunity
16	Johannes C. Milikan (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) Identification of viral Antigens recognized by ocular infiltrating T Cells from Patients with Varicella Zoster Virus-induced Uveitis
17	Ahjuko Amadi-Obi, Cheng-Rong Yu (Bethesda, USA) TH 17 Cells contribute to Uveitis and Scleritis and are expanded by IL-2 and inhibited by IL-27/STAT1
14:30 15:45	3rd Scientific Session Symposium: OCT Chairmen: Marc D. de Smet (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)   Cristina Muccioli (Sao Paulo, Brazil) supported by
18	Miriam van Velthoven (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) OCT: Interpretative Pearls and Pitfalls
19	Richard B. Rosen1, Marc D. de Smet2,3 (1New York, USA, 2Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 3Antwerp, Belgium) What OCT can offer in the Future
20	Cristina Muccioli (Sao Paulo, Brazil) When and where is OCT useful in Uveitis?
21	Marc D. de Smet1,2, T.H.C. Tran3, P. LeHoang4 (1Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2Antwerp, Belgium, 3Lille, France, 4Paris, France) Uveitic macular Edema: OCT Classification and Outcomes
	Round Table
15:45 16:00	Coffee Break
16:00 17:00	4th Scientific Session Symposium: Tuberculosis and Uveitis Chairmen: Narsing A. Rao (Los Angeles, USA)   Manfred Zierhut (Tuebingen, Germany)
22	Amod Gupta, R. Bansal, V. Gupta, P. Bambery, A. Sharma (Chandigarh, India) Diagnostic Criteria of intraocular Tuberculosis
23	Luca Cimino1, M. Losi2, L. Richeldi2, L. Cappuccini1 (1Reggio Emilia, Italy, 2Modena, Italy) Role of gamma-Interferon Tests for the Management of presumed tuberculous intraocular Inflammation
24	Manfred Zierhut (Tuebingen, Germany) Latent Tuberculosis and Uveitis
25	Thomas Albini, P. Karakousis, N. A. Rao (Miami, USA) Pathogenesis of intraocular Tuberculosis
17:00 17:15	Coffee Break
17:15 18:30	5th Scientific Session Free Papers 1 - Clinical and Experimental Uveitis Chairmen: Jean-Paul Dernouchamps (Brussels, Belgium)   Howard Tessler (Gurnee, USA)
26	Ilknur Tugal-Tutkun, M. Taskapili, Y. A. Akova (Istanbul, Turkey) Bilateral acute Depigmentation of the Iris (BADI): Report on 24 new Cases and long-term follow-up of 2 Patients
27	Jyotirmay Biswas, S. Sudharshan, S. Shrikrishnan, S. Kaleemunnisha, N. Kumarasamy (Chennai, India) Ocular Lesions in 1000 consecutive HIV positive Patients in India - A Study of 15 Years (1993-2008)
28	Eva Angermair, D. Doycheva, N. Stübiger, C.M.E. Deuter, E. Altpeter, S. Biester, M. Zierhut (Tuebingen, Germany) Jabs-Blau Syndrome in a Family of five Generations
29	Nobuyoshi Kitaichi, A. Miyazaki, D. Iwata, K. Namba, M. Stanford, H. Shams, S. Ohno (Sapporo, Japan) An international Survey on Behçet's Disease with ocular Lesions in Children
30	Peizeng Yang (Chongquing, China) Decreased Frequency and diminished Function of CD4+CD25 high regulatory T Cells are associated with active Uveitis in Patients with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease
31	Ahmed Abu El-Asrar1, S. Struyf2, J. Van Damme2, K. Geboes2 (1Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2Leuven, Belgium) Circulating Fibrocytes contribute to the Myofibroblast Population in proliferative Vitreoretinopathy epiretinal Membranes
32	François Willermain, E. Motulsky, S. Janssens, P. Koch, M. Lienart, A.-M. Vanbellinghen, M.-D. Martin-Martinez, L. Caspers, C. Delporte (Brussels, Belgium) Aquaporin Expression on Blood retinal Barrier Cells during experimental autoimmune Uveitis
	End of session
Wednesday, 10th September 2008
08:15 09:15	6th Scientific Session Symposium: Cystoid Macular Edema (CME) Chairmen: Aniki Rothova (Utrecht, The Netherlands)   Alan H. Friedman (New York, USA) supported by
33	Justus G. GarwegJohn Marshall (London, UK) Pathophysiology of CME
34	Khalid TabbaraAniki Rothova (Utrecht, The Netherlands) Visual Impact of CME in Uveitis
35	Sivakumar R. RathinamAhmed Abu El-Asrar (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) Diagnostic Methods and their Relevance
36	Denis WakefieldElizabeth M. Graham (London, UK) CME in Children
37	Annabelle A. Okada (Tokyo, Japan) Treatment Strategies for CME
38	Tom Missotten, G.S. Baarsma, J.A.M. van Laar, P.L.A. van Daele, T. van der Loos, R.W. Kuijpers, P.M. van Hagen (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) Biologicals and Somatostatin Analogues in the Treatment of uveitic CME
39	The T. F. Schlaegel, Jr.-G. R. O'Connor Medal lecture: Rubens Belfort Jr. (Sao Paulo, Brazil) Surgical modalities for CME: From PPV to Implants
09:45 10:00	Coffee Break
10:00 11:15	7th Scientific Session Symposium: JIA associated Uveitis Chairmen: Arnd Heiligenhaus (Muenster, Germany)   Elizabeth M. Graham (London, UK) supported by
40	Traudel K. Saurenmann (Zurich, Switzerland) JIA Uveitis: Epidemiology and Screening
41	Elizabeth M. Graham (London, UK) JIA Uveitis: Complications, visual Outcome and Outcome Predictors
42	Michael Frosch (Muenster, Germany) Pathogenesis of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
43	Joke H. de Boer (Utrecht, The Netherlands) Pathophysiology of JIA associated Uveitis
44	Arnd Heiligenhaus (Muenster, Germany) Immunosuppression in JIA associated Uveitis
45	Manfred Zierhut (Tuebingen, Germany) TNF-alpha blocking Agents in JIA associated Uveitis
	Round Table
11:15 11:20	Coffee Break
11:20 12:20	8th Scientific Session Poster Session 1 - Clinical Uveitis Chairmen: Philippe Kestelyn (Gent/Belgium)   Ahmed Abu El-Asrar (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
46	Howard Tessler, D. A. Goldstein (Gurnee, USA) Etiology of chronic Iridocyclitis over 34 Years Poster no. p1
47	Petja Vassileva, T. Hergeldzhieva (Sofia, Bulgaria) Diagnostic and therapeutic Problems in herpetic Keratouveitis Poster no. p6
48	Jan Kunkel, D. Schürmann, U. Pleyer, K. Rüther, C. Kneifel, L. Krause, M. Reichert, R. Ignatius, T. Schneider (Berlin, Germany) Ocular Syphilis - an Indicator of previously unknown HIV-Infection Poster no. p8
49	Christos Kalogeropoulos1, M. Stefaniotou1, A. Mentis2 (1Ioannina, Greece, 2Athens, Greece) Bartonella and intraocular Inflammation Poster no. p7
50	Padmamalini Mahendradas, R. Shetty, K. Bhujang Shetty (Bangalore, India) Chikungunya Retinitis Poster no. p21
51	Amod Gupta, V. Gupta, P. Gupta, A. Sharma (Chandigarh, India) 'Choroidal Folds' in acute Stage of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease represent the Troughs of elevated retinal Pigment Epithelium Poster no. p29
52	Thomas Ness, N. Feltgen, H. Agostini, D. Böhringer, B. Lubrich (Freiburg, Germany) Toxic Vitritis and toxic anterior Segment Syndrome following intravitreal Bevacizumab Injection Poster no. p35
12:20 13:15	Lunch
13:15 14:30	9th Scientific Session Symposium: HLA-B27 associated Uveitis Chairmen: Denis Wakefield (Sydney, Australia)   K. Matti Saari (Turku, Finland) supported by
53	Denis Wakefield (Sydney, Australia) What is new in HLA-B27 associated Uveitis?
54	Juergen Braun (Herne, Germany) Pathology and Pathogenesis of ankylosing Spondylitis
55	Shigeaki Ohno (Sapporo, Japan) Genes and anterior Uveitis: Are there more Associations than HLA-B27?
56	Nikos Markomichelakis (Athens, Greece) Update on Treatment of HLA-B27 associated Uveitis
	Round Table
14:30 14:45	Coffee Break
16:00 17:00	10th Scientific Session Symposium: Viral Disorders and Uveitis Chairmen: Bahram Bodaghi (Paris, France)   Soon Phaik Chee (Singapore) supported by
57	Bahram Bodaghi (Paris, France) Keynote Lecture: Update on antiviral Therapy
58	Lenneke de Visser (Utrecht, The Netherlands) Laboratory Diagnosis of viral Uveitis
59	Howard Tessler (Gurnee, USA) Fuchs Uveitis: Rubella versus other Viruses
60	Soon Phaik Chee (Singapore) CMV induced anterior Uveitis
61	Janet L. Davis (Miami, USA) Viral Infection of the posterior Segment
	Round Table
16:00 16:15	Coffee Break
17:15 18:30	11th Scientific Session Symposium of the International Ocular Inflammation Society (IOIS) - Behçet's Disease Chairmen: Ilknur Tugal-Tutkun (Istanbul, Turkey)   Shigeaki Ohno (Sapporo,Japan) supported by
62	Phuc LeHoang (President of the IOIS) Introduction
63	Shigeaki Ohno, N. Kitaichi, H. Kitamei, K. Namba, A. Miyazaki, D. Iwata (Sapporo, Japan) Epidemiology of Behçet's Disease in the Year 2008
64	Ahmet Gul (Istanbul, Turkey) Recent Progress in Understanding the Etiopathogenesis of Behçet's Disease
65	Ilknur Tugal-Tutkun (Istanbul, Turkey) What is Behçet's Disease? Could we diagnose the Disease in the Absence of extraocular Manifestations?
66	Bahram Bodaghi (Paris, France) Management of Behçet Uveitis
	Round Table Massimo Accorinti (Rome, Italy) Ahmed Abu El-Asrar (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) Martin van Hagen (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) Moncef Khairallah (Monastir, Tunesia) Manabu Mochizuki (Tokyo, Japan) Robert B. Nussenblatt (Bethesda, USA) Khalid Tabbara (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) Manfred Zierhut (Tuebingen, Germany)
	End of session
19:00	Boat Trip on Lake Constance Boarding on the Lakeside of the Konzil
Thursday, 11th September 2008
08:15 09:15	12th Scientific Session Symposium: Surgery and Uveitis Chairmen: Carlos E. Pavesio (London, UK)   Matthias Becker (Zurich, Switzerland) supported by
67	Carlos E. Pavesio (London, UK) How to best handle uveitic Cataracts
68	Matthias Becker (Zurich, Switzerland) Role of Vitrectomy in the Therapy of Uveitis
69	Fokke Ziemssen, F. Gelisken, W. Inhoffen, M. Völcker, M. Zierhut (Tuebingen, Germany) Role of anti-VEGF Treatment of CNV in Uveitis
70	Laure Caspers (Brussels, Belgium) Laser in Uveitis
	Round Table
09:30 09:45	Coffee Break
09:45 11:15	13th Scientific Session Symposium: Secondary Glaucoma and Uveitis Chairmen: Philip I. Murray (Birmingham, UK)   Elke Luetjen-Drecoll (Erlangen, Germany) supported by
71	Philip I. Murray (Birmingham, UK) Pathophysiology of Glaucoma in Uveitis
72	Elke Luetjen-Drecoll (Erlangen, Germany) Keynote Lecture: Steroid induced Glaucoma
73	Tom Missotten, P. McCluskey, J.H. Chang, P. Ferrante, B. Jalaludin, S. Lightman (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) Use of ocular hypotensive Prostaglandin Analogues in Patients with Uveitis
74	Peter Shah (Birmingham, UK) Trabeculectomy in Uveitis
75	Philippe Kestelyn (Ghent, Belgium) Non perforating deep Sclerectomy (NPDS) in Uveitis Patients
	Round Table
11:15 11:20	Coffee Break
11:20 12:20	14th Scientific Session Poster Session 2 - Diagnostic and Experimental Uveitis Chairmen: Douglas A. Jabs (New York, USA)   Peizeng Yang (Chongquing, China)
76	Hatice Nida Sen, A. Sangave, D. Goldstein, E. Suhler, S. Vitale, R.B. Nussenblatt (Bethesda, USA) Scleritis grading System (SGS): Standardization of scleral inflammatory Activity Poster no. p37
77	Deshka Doycheva, C.M.E. Deuter, C. Pfannenberg, V. Kempf, E. Schuelen, J. Hetzel, M. Zierhut (Tuebingen, Germany) PET-CT as a new diagnostic Method in Uveitis Poster no. p47
78	Anita Chan, S.P. Chee (Singapore) Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Retinitis in immunocompetent Eyes: Detection of a novel CMV DNA Polymerase (UL54) Gene Mutation Poster no. p50
79	Friederike Mackensen, U. Wiehler, R. Max, A. Dalpke, S. Zimmermann, M.D. Becker (Heidelberg, Germany) QuantiFERON TB-Gold - A new Test strengthening long suspected tuberculous Involvement in serpiginous-like Chorioiditis Poster no. p42
80	Jamie Yuxin Ng, S.L. Ho, L.W. Heng (Singapore) The Use of Tetraplex Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Analysis in Uveitis in Singapore Poster no. p51
81	Lia Judice M. Relvas, C. Bouffioux, B. Marcet, D. Communi, M. Makhoul, M. Horckmans, D. Blero, C. Bruyns, L. Caspers, J.M. Boeynaems, F. Willermain (Brussels, Belgium) Extracellular Nucleotides stimulate Interleukin-8 Production by ARPE Cells: potential Role of Danger Signals in Blood retinal Barrier Activation Poster no. p87
12:20 13:15	Lunch
13:15 14:30	15th Scientific Session Symposium: Controversies in Uveitis "Local versus systemic Treatment" Chairmen: Friederike Mackensen (Heidelberg, Germany)   Russell Read (Birmingham, USA) supported by
82	Scleritis: Thomas Albini (Miami, USA) Subconjunctival Triamcinolone
	versus
83	Douglas A. Jabs (New York, USA) Systemic Immunosuppression
84	Intraocular Lymphoma: Marc D. de Smet1,2 (1Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2Antwerp, Belgium) Intravitreal MTX
	versus
85	Narsing A. Rao (Los Angeles, USA) Intravenous MTX
86	Chronic uveitic macular Edema: Cristina Muccioli (Sao Paulo, Brazil) Intravitreal Bevacizumab
	versus
87	Christoph M. E. Deuter (Tuebingen, Germany) Systemic IFN alpha 2a
	Round Table
14:30 14:45	Coffee Break
14:45 16:00	16th Scientific Session Symposium: Immunopathogenesis of Uveitis Chairmen: Rachel Caspi (Bethesda, USA)   Jyotirmay Biswas (Chennai, India) supported by
88	John V. Forrester (Aberdeen, UK) The Role of Antigen presenting Cells in Uveitis
89	Manabu Mochizukiv (Tokyo, Japan) Role of RPE in regional Immunity in the Eye
90	Graham Wallace (Birmingham, UK) Autoimmune genetic Masterswitches in Uveitis: Autoimmunity or Autoinflammation?
91	Rachel Caspi (Bethesda, USA) Role of Th17 Cells in Uveitis
92	Tammy M. Martin, S.R. Planck, H.L. Rosenzweig, Z. Zhang, E. Lee, D. Spencer, K. Galster, M. Jann, D. Choi, J.T. Rosenbaum (Portland, USA) Homing in Uveitis
	Discussion
16:00 16:15	Coffee Break
16:15 17:45	17th Scientific Session Symposium: Age related Maculopathy = Age related Epitheliitis? Chairmen: John V. Forrester (Aberdeen, UK)   Robert B. Nussenblatt (Bethesda, USA)
93	Heping Xu (Aberdeen, UK) Inflammatory Pathways in the aging Retina and in age-related retinal Degeneration
94	Paul Morgan (Cardiff, UK) Complement, Complement Regulators and Eye Disease
95	Joe G. Hollyfield (Cleveland, USA) The molecular Link between oxidative Damage and Inflammation in age-related macular Degeneration
96	Chi-Chao Chan, D. Shen, X. Ding, M. Zhou, J. Tuo (Bethesda, USA) Molecular Pathology of AMD: CFH, CX3CR1, and "Epitheliitis"
97	Daniel F. Martin (Atlanta, USA) The Comparison of AMD Treatments Trial (CATT): Lucentis - Avastin Trial
	Discussion
18:15	Bus leaves to the IUSG Evening in Bregenz (Austria)
Friday, 12th September 2008
08:15 09:30	18th Scientific Session Symposium: New Drugs Chairmen: Henry J. Kaplan (Louisville, USA)   Annabelle A. Okada (Tokyo, Japan) supported by
98	Henry J. Kaplan (Louisville, USA) Target for Drug Therapy in Uveitis in 2008
99	Talin Barisani-Asenbauer (Vienna, Austria) for the LUMINATE (LX211 Uveitis Multicenter Investigation of a New Approach to Treatment) Uveitis Program Investigator GroupThe new Calcineurin Inhibitors
100	Susan Lightman (London, UK) Posurdex and Uveitis - What do we know?
100 b	Kaura Kowalczuk (Paris, France) Electrotransfer for Uveitis
101	Robert B. Nussenblatt (Bethesda, USA) New Drugs for the Future
	Round Table
09:30 09:45	Coffee Break
09:45 11:00	19th Scientific Session Symposium of the American Uveitis Society (AUS) Local Delivery of Drugs Chairmen: Janet L. Davis (Miami, USA)   John H. Kempen (Philadelphia, USA)
102	John H. Kempen (Philadelphia, USA) Risks of local and systemic Therapy for Uveitis
103	Narsing A. Rao, M. Kumaradas (Los Angeles, USA) Histologic Predictors of local Response
104	Russell Read (Birmingham, USA) Pharmacologic Predictors of local Response
105	Janet L. Davis (Miami, USA) Local Therapy for uveitic Complications
106	Manfred Zierhut (Tuebingen, Germany) Innovations: Topical TNF Inhibitor
11:00 11:15	Coffee Break
11:15 12:15	20th Scientific Session Poster Session 3 - Therapy Chairmen: Christoph M. E. Deuter (Tuebingen, Germany)   Yan Guex-Crosier (Lausanne, Switzerland)
107	Carsten Heinz, B. Zurek-Imhoff, J. Koch, M. Rösel, A. Heiligenhaus (Muenster, Germany) Anterior Chamber Flare after cyclodestructive or filtering Surgery in Patients with non-infectious Uveitis and secondary Glaucoma Poster no. p81
108	Maria Sofia Tognon, A. Sattin, E. Castellani (Padua, Italy) Long term follow-up of Treatment in Tuberculosis Chorioretinitis Poster no. p58
109	Annabelle A. Okada, H. Keino, T. Watanabe, W. Taki (Tokyo, Japan) Short-term Results on the Use of Infliximab for refractory Uveitis in Behçet's Disease Poster no. p71
110	Yih-Shiou Hwang, C.-H. Hsiao, S.H.L. Chang, C.-C. Lai (Gueishan, Taiwan) Intravitreal Ganciclovir Injection Followed by Oral Maintenance Valganciclovir for Cytomegalovirus-associated Anterior Uveitis Poster no. p61
111	Bernhard Noelle (Kiel, Germany) Peripheral multifocal Chorioretinitis - long Term Results with systemic Immunosuppression Poster no. p65
112	Patricia Udaondo, D. Salom, M. Díaz-Llopis, S. Garcia-Delpech (Valencia, Spain) Adalimumab Therapy for refractory Uveitis Poster no. p91
113	Bianca Dobner, R. Max, M.D. Becker, F. Mackensen (Heidelberg, Germany) Heidelberg Experience with Adalimumab for the Treatment of non-infectious Uveitis Poster no. p69
12:15 13:15	Presentations by Membership Candidates for IUSG
	Lunch included
	Presidential Welcome
114	Sofia Androudi (Thessaloniki, Greece) Outcome of 25-g pars plana Vitrectomy for posterior Segment Disorders in Patients with posterior Uveitis
115	Christoph M. E. Deuter (Tuebingen, Germany) Interferon alfa-2a for the Treatment of chronic cystoid macular Edema in non-infectious Uveitis
116	Sudha K. Ganesh (Chennai, India) Cataract Surgery in Uveitis
117	Nicholas Jones (Manchester, UK) Nurse-led formal Health Review for immunosuppressed Patients with Uveitis
118	Merih B. Soylu (Adana, Turkey) Behçet's Disease in southern Turkey
13:15 14:30	21st Scientific Session Free Papers 2 - Diagnostic in Uveitis Chairmen: Petja Vassileva (Sofia, Bulgaria)   Justus G. Garweg (Bern, Switzerland)
119	Padmamalini Mahendradas, R. Shetty, K. Harsha, Bhanumathi, K. Bhujang Shetty (Bangalore, India) Corneal biomechanical Properties in normal , Uveitis, controlled uveitic Glaucoma and uncontrolled uveitic Glaucoma Eyes
120	Lenneke de Visser, A. Rothova. A.M. van Loon, J.D.F. de Groot-Mijnes (Utrecht, The Netherlands) Identification of new Pathogens involved in infectious Uveitis
121	K. Matti Saari, J.M. Saari (Turku, Finland) Structural Changes of the Iris in different Forms of Uveitis studied by infrared Transillumination Imaging
122	Sridharan Sudharshan, G. Balu, B. Mahalakshmi, S.K. Ganesh, H.N. Madhavan, J. Biswas (Chennai, India) Utility of QuantiFERON-TB Gold Test in Diagnosis and Management of suspected tubercular Uveitis in India.
123	Martin Roesel, C. Heinz, A. Henschel, G. Spital, A. Heiligenhaus (Muenster, Germany) Uveitic macular Edema: Association of macular Morphology and visual Acuity. A time and spectral Domain OCT, Fundus-related Microperimetry, and Autofluorescence Study
124	Uwe Pleyer1, J. Johnsen2, L. Shobab2, O. Liesenfeld1, S. Metzner1, M.E. Grigg2 (1Berlin, Germany, 2Bethesda, USA) Clinical Implication of Genotypes in ocular Toxoplasmosis in Germany
125	Justus G. Garweg, S. Morisset, F. Peyron, J.R. Lobry, J.E. Gomez-Marin, A. de la Torre, M.-F. Cesbron-Delauw (Bern, Switzerland) Toxoplasma Strain Serotyping in human ocular Toxoplasmosis
14:30 14:45	Coffee Break
14:45 15:45	22nd Scientific Session Free Papers 3 - Therapy Chairmen: Sivakumar R. Rathinam (Madurai, India)   Laure Caspers (Brussels, Belgium)
126	Masoud Soheilian, Z. Rabbanikhah, V. Kiavash, L. Alizadeh Ghavidel, A. Ramezani, H. Ahmadieh, M. Azarmina, M. H. Dehghan, S. Moradian (Tehran, Iran) Intravitreal Bevacizumab versus Triamcinolone Acetonide for refractory cystoid macular Edema in chronic Uveitis: A randomized clinical Trial
127	Amod Gupta, R. Bansal, V. Gupta,P. Bambery, S. Arora (Chandigarh, India) Role of anti-tuberclar Therapy in Uveitis with latent / manifest Tuberculosis
128	Keith J. Wroblewski, S. Yeh, L. Faia, P. Sran, H.N. Sen, R.B. Nussenblatt (Bethesda, USA) Long-term Daclizumab Therapy
129	Amod Gupta, P. Gupta , V. Gupta, R. Singh (Chandigarh, India) Successful Outcome of pars plana vitreous Surgery in chronic Hypotony due to Uveitis
130	Matthias Becker, R. Max, C. Springer, P. Weimer, D. W. Miller, U. Wiehler, B. Storch-Hagenlocher, F. Mackensen (Zurich, Switzerland, Heidelberg, Germany) One Year Results of a randomized controlled clinical Trial comparing Interferon beta with Methotrexate for the Treatment of primary or Multiple Sclerosis-associated intermediate Uveitis with macular Edema
15:45 16:00	Coffee Break
16:00 17:30	IUSG-Business-Meeting