28^th International Conference on Insights in Ophthalmology April 18 - 19, 2019
Venue: Holiday Inn Rome Aurelia

Dr. Greiner, holder of three doctoral degrees, is an ophthalmologist, physician and surgeon, optometrist, teacher and medical research scientist, who has authored over 150 publications in the scientific and medical literature, and holds six U.S. patents and corresponding foreign patents in the areas of treatment of dry eyes and the integument (skin). With extensive training as both a basic and clinical scientist, many of these publications integrate both basic sciences and clinical medicine. In his 30 years of biomedical research, Dr. Greiner has presented more than 175 scientific papers at over 110 domestic and foreign meetings. Dr. Greiner is devoted to both scientific and clinical medical research as well as to clinical medicine in the fields of ophthalmology and surgery.

The development of diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for the care of patients with diseases of the ocular surface.

Dr Carl Sheridan is an internationally renowned cell biologist with research experience in ocular cell biology since 1991. His areas of focus have centered on ocular wound healing and cell transplantation research with published papers concerning the ocular surface, cornea, outflow pathway as well as retinal pathologies such as proliferative vitroretinopathy (PVR) and AMD. He has published and reviewed for almost all Ophthalmology scientific journals as well as chaired at international Ophthalmology conferences. He has a keen interest in both tissue engineering and regenerative medicine approaches to prevent and restore sight loss and is passionate that cross discipline research is key to achieving this goal.

Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Professor of the Chair of Ophthalmology, Faultad de Cs. Medical National University Rosario. Chief Ophthalmology Service of the Centennial Provincial Hospital. Director of the Specialist Medical Career in Ophthalmology at the UNR. Distinguished Doctor from the city of Rosario (Deliberative Council of Rosario, 2005). Advisor to the Argentine Council of Ophthalmology. Former President Soc. Of Ophthalmology of Rosario. Evaluation partner of CONEAU, on behalf of the UNR. Professor of the Chair of Ophthalmology of the UAI.

Ophthalmology

Dr.Johann Fernandez is an well-known LASIK and Cataract Surgeon. Interested in the realization of the Self and the approach to the Supreme Being. My team and I strive to offer the best advice, care and services for your Visual Health. We love that your visit is an experience to improve your health and to fill your life with energy, happiness and inner peace. Our field of work includes full eye exams, glasses prescription and contact lenses. Eye surgery for cataract, pterygium, laser visual correction (eye surgery to reduce eyewear dependence), corneal transplants, intraocular lens implant and anterior segment eye surgery.

Ophthalmology

Mohamed A. Eldesouky has completed his PhD at the age of 36 years from Tanta University and Postdoctoral Studies from School of Medicine, University of Tennessee, Memphis. He is the Director of oculoplasty, and ocular pathology service in Tanta University Eye Hospital. He has published more than 25 papers in reputed journals.

Neuro-Ophthalmology

Tatiana Shilova is the head of the "Dr. Shilova Clinics" and the founder of the Russian branch of an international chain "SMILE EYES", the clinical expert of the company "Carl Zeiss" in cataract surgery. Surgical activity of Professor Shilova is on average up to 200 cataracts, up to 30 vitreoretinal operations and about 100 laser operations per month, including all complex cases, cases of combined pathology and severe eye injuries. For 20 years, Dr. Shilova Tatiana combines clinical work with teaching activities – she works as a clinical Professor and training surgeon in cataract, vitreoretinal and refractive surgery. Member of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) and the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). Russia's leading expert on laser vision correction ReLEx SMILE.

Cataract, Vitreoretinal and Refractive Surgery

Olga Svetlova, Med.Sc.D., professor of Department Ophthalmology of North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov. Author of 217 scientific works, 2 monographs (2016). Hirsch index – 10. More than 25 years, conducts research on Biomechanics and physiology of the eye at the intersection of academic disciplines. The author generalized classification of executive mechanisms of accommodation and proposals for development of the theory of accommodation of lens by Helmholtz. Co-author and developer of the theory of functions of fibrous sheath eyes, the theory of open angle glaucoma and metabolic theory of adaptation myopia. As well as the co-author of new dynamic diagnostic methods to determine the in vivo new physiological and biomechanical characteristics of the eye.

Physiology and biomechanics of the eye, glaucoma theory, myopia, accommodation mechanisms

She started her career as a researcher at the Institute of Neurophysiology of the CNR in Pisa directed by Prof L. Maffei, studying adult visual function. She was at University of Pennsylvania (Prof J. Sprague) and at Max-Plank Institute fur psychiatrie, Munich (prof H. Hollender). Later she became interested in the mechanism of the pre and post-natal development of the visual system. She studied the role of neurotransmitters release in collaboration with Prof L. Chalupa and environmental stress (Dr D. Protti). The main interest during the last decade is concentrated on the mechanisms involved in retinal degeneration and protection. She is enrolled in a research program in collaboration with colleagues from Università Cattolica in Rome (prof Falsini) and University of Sydney (prof J.Stone) focused on the relationship between: 1) genetic background, environmental factors and disease progression; and 2) efficacy of antioxidant/neuroprotective treatments. The most recent work is increasingly therapy-oriented. A successful clinical trial on the therapeutic effects of saffron on Age Related Macular Degeneration patients was carried out in collaboration with Prof B. Falsini at Policlinico Gemelli (università Cattolica di Roma). She was partner PI in the Telethon Project Development and application of opto-neural prosthetic devices as a therapeutic approach for Retinitis pigmentosa” coordinator prof. Lanzani- Politecnico di Milano other Partner Prof Benfenati IIT and University of Genova. She is full professor of physiology and External Collaborator NetS Laboratory Neuroscience and Brain Technologies (NBT) Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) Genova (Italy)

Mechanisms involved in retinal degeneration and protection

Anatoly S. Obrubov. MD, PhD, Ophthalmologist of City Clinical Hospital named after S.P. Botkin, Branch â„–1, Ophthalmological hospital (Moscow, Russia), associate professor of the Department of ophthalmology of Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Educations (Moscow, Russia). Author of 75 articles, 3 parts of monograph, 2 books about history of ophthalmology. Scientific activities: Cornea and corneal diseases, dry eye syndrome, inflammatory eye diseases, uveitis, retinal vasculitis, emergency ophthalmology, ocular trauma, oculoplastic surgery, history of ophthalmology.

Cornea and corneal diseases, dry eye syndrome, uveitis, retinal vasculitis, emergency ophthalmology, ocular trauma, oculoplastic surgery, history of ophthalmology.

Valery A. Kaptsov. In 1987 defended the doctoral dissertation, and in 1988 was appointed deputy director of the Russian Academy of medical sciences (RAMS) institute of occupational health. From 1993 to 2005 worked as the director of the All-Russian Research Institute of Railway Hygiene. In 2004 was elected associated member of RAMS, in 2014 - associated member of Russian Academy of sciences.  From 2005 to 2013 Deputy Director of the Institute.  From 2013 - Head of the Department of Occupational Health the same Institute. He has published more than 500 papers in journals and has been serving as an editorial board member.

Video security, video ecology, exposure to light on the eyes and the effect of light on humans

Ivan N. Koshits is mechanical engineer, biomechanics, a member of the St. Petersburg Sechenov Society of physiologists, biochemists, pharmacologists. Author of 70 scientific works in biomechanics, normal and pathological physiology of the eye and its elements, 2 monographs (2016). Organizer and co-head of the first scientific conferences in Russia on the Biomechanics of the eye in 1998 -2009. Author dispersion theory aiming eye on sharpness and formation mechanisms of binocular vision due to optical rings-sights in the macula. Co-author and developer of the theory of functions of fibrous sheath eyes, the theory of open angle glaucoma and metabolic theory of adaptation myopia. As well as the co-author of dynamic diagnostic methods to determine the in vivo new physiological and biomechanical characteristics of the eye. General Director of the company of «Petercom- Network / Management System Consulting Grope Cl. Corp.»

Physiology and biomechanics of the eye, the interaction of intraocular systems, the theory of accommodation, myopia, glaucoma, eye optics