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General ophthalmology is a well-recognised medical specialisation in all European countries, but Master’s degree programmes to provide further training and edu-cation are not yet fully developed. Consequently, ophthal-mology graduates wishing to specialise need to find an institution or hospital that can offer them facilities for research or on-the-job training. Others may want to pursue a fellowship programme, but these are usually only available to US graduates.

ESASO was founded in 2008 to address both this challenge and the specific further education needs of training and practising clinicians, drawing on the skills of colleagues worldwide and the support of various universities. It seeks to facilitate the dissemination of new and effective oph-thalmological learning and expertise through a dynamic combination of in-depth exposition of topics and direct face-to-face training, where experts show students how to deal with practical situations and problems.

The School is based within the Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), Lugano Campus, Switzerland. In 2010, ESASO opened its Campus in Asia, the continent where more than half of the world’s blind people live and one where postgraduate training is practically non-existent.

ESASO offers theoretical tuition as well as practical trai-ning, and has devised a detailed programme for the first few years featuring an expert team with recognised clinical and teaching experience. The theoretical curriculum and surgical practices can be completed at the same university and those students who finish their education will receive their degree from that university.

The School‘s activities cover all subspecialties such as surgical and medical retina, cornea and refractive, cataract, glaucoma, uveitis, oculoplasty, pediatry and strabismus.

We hope that ESASO will grow into a leading institution in the field of ophthalmological training for the benefit of all eye patients.

Prof. Borja Corcóstegui President Scientific Council

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Mission

ESASO aims to improve the clinical and surgical practice of specialists in ophthalmology in order to promote and enhance professional skills. Its objective is to provide ophthalmologists with postgraduate education and hands-on training from an internationally renowned faculty.

The School promotes scientific research, organises mee-tings and seminars, and manages publications, all with the purpose of improving scientific knowledge within the ophthalmic community and thereby benefiting eye care and cure for patients.

Dr. Giuseppe Guarnaccia Executive Director The basic training system envisaged

by the Bologna Process is currently offered by universities, but there is an almost complete lack of effective post-university training across Europe.

ESASO Campuses

ESASO LuganoESASO is headquartered at the Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), Lugano Campus, in the canton of Ticino in the south of Switzerland. The University was founded in 1996 and occupies a privileged geographic position with access to an efficient public transport network, including proximity to the international airports of Milan.

This young institution is open and receptive to enriching new initiatives. It is free to put forward strategies to meet the challenges confronting modern humanity: the new technologies, society, the environment, and the economy.

The University combines academic training with accredited qualifications, and boasts steadily rising student numbers, growing success in research and an international mix of students, research and doctoral assistants, and professors.Today, over 2,700 students from 70 countries are enrolled at the USI in Lugano.

The Campus buildings host offices for faculty and staff, classrooms, labs accessible 24/7 and a canteen. It is a place not just for studying, but also for cultural exchange.

ESASO SingaporeESASO’s successful launch led to the concept of ESASO Asia. Singapore was chosen as the venue for the new cam-pus because of its status as the “Switzerland of Asia”, with a well-developed academic system, a central location, good infrastructure and facilities, and political and social stability.

The Asian Campus is located at one of Singapore’s most prestigious private medical establishments: the Camden Medical Center, on Orchard Road in the heart of the city. It features state-of-the-art lecture facilities with internet and network connections, as well as specialised console tables that can be converted into wetlab workstations. The Board of Directors has appointed Dr. Adrian Koh as Director Asia.



ESASO-EURETINA CertificationESASO has been appointed by EURETINA to organise certification courses in several fields of ophthalmology, thereby ensuring consistency and high quality in both clinical practice and clinical trials. The certification inclu-des theoretical and practical guidance to • technicians• optometrists• residents, and • ophthalmologists

Educational Programmes

Educational ProgrammesProgramme courses at ESASO are taught by a distinguis-hed international faculty. The medically oriented subjects are lectured by renowned practitioners invited for each specific domain.

ESASO offers three programmes, each leading to a sepa-rate certificate:

1. Students who wish to attend only single modules receive a certificate of attendance.

2. Students who complete all five modules receive the Diploma of Specialist Superior in Ophthalmology (DiSSO), which is equivalent to the Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS).

3. Students who complete all the modules plus a one-year fellowship programme at one of a number of prestigious institutions receive the Master of Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology (MAS).

ModulesEach module has the same structure. ESASO conducts regular surveys after each module to guarantee quality and steadily improve the programmes.

The Module consist of: a total of eight days of personal preparation and classes/labs, assisted and coordinated by the respective faculty members.


Fellowships: General Principles

Students working towards the Master of Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology (MAS) participate in the fellowship scheme for eye specialists after completing the DiSSO.

The ESASO Fellowship is an advanced specialist training programme in which the recipient can acquire a thorough, in-depth understanding of the specific subject and, accor-dingly, proficiency in the exercise of the clinical-surgical profession.

Objectives of the Fellowship ProgrammeThe Fellowship consists of a grant and a research project which is supervised by Prof. Stanley Chang, New York. Students must publish their findings. The Fellowship curricula are planned in consultation with accredited de-partments of ophthalmology to ensure that the prescribed objectives are achieved.

InstitutionsFellows’ advanced training is conducted at one of the specialist teaching hospitals or university centres that have entered into a partnership agreement with ESASO and agreed on a training programme in a specialist branch of ophthalmology.

Cataract• Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain

Cornea & Refractive Surgery • Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain

Medical Retina • Allgemeines Krankenhaus – Universitätskliniken Vienna, Austria • Ocular Microsurgery Institute (IMO), Barcelona, Spain • Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy

Surgical Retina • Columbia University Medical Center, New York-Presbyterian, USA • St. Augustinus Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium • Ocular Microsurgery Institute (IMO), Barcelona, Spain

Duration and OrganisationThe one-year Fellowship programme is subdivided into three consecutive stages corresponding to skill levels that are progressively attained and certified term by term.

The Fellow achieves proficiency in the execution techniques for all diagnostic procedures covered by the Fellowship; is being involved in all clinical/treatment decisions; and has mastered a good theoretical knowledge of operating techniques. In addition, the Fellow has commenced her/his research project under a Tutor’s supervision. (Months 1 – 4)

The Fellow further fine-tunes her/his skills for the execution of all diagnostic procedures; achieves a competent auto-nomy in handling the clinical and thera-peutic aspects of a patient’s care; and begins executing surgery procedures under a Tutor’s supervision. The Fellow carries on with his research work accor-ding to the plan laid out at the start of the Fellowship. (Months 5 – 8)

The Fellow achieves a thorough know-ledge and mastery of the technical skills and of the diagnostic and clinical routi-nes; acquires a sound proficiency in surgery procedures as confirmed by the number of operations carried out; and completes her/his research programme. (Months 9 – 12)

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Admission

Admission requirements• Master of Medicine obtained at a university recognised under the regulations of the country concerned• Specialisation degree in ophthalmology obtained in accordance with the current regulations

Documents to be submittedThe application package, to be sent as PDF files, must include: application form (to be completed in full); curriculum vitae; letter of recommendation; diplomas (official transcripts or notarised copies); passport copy and electronic (passport-style) picture. Participants whose tuition fees are paid by their institution or an industry sponsor must submit a certificate of sponsorship as evidence of financial support.

Tuition fee 2012 per moduleThe fee covers tuition, course material, lunches (at the USI canteen) and accommodation and is € 2.250 per module. Advance payment (30– 45 days before the module com-mences) is required to secure participation.

Deadlines for application• 15 December 2011 Orbital, Lacrimal & Ophthalmic – Plastic Surgery, Malta (30 January – 3 February 2012)

Cornea and Corneal Refractive Surgery (6 – 11 February 2012)

• 31 March 2012 Medical Retina (4 – 8 June 2012)

Surgical Retina (11 – 15 June 2012)

• 30 June 2012 Cataract and Intraocular Refractive Surgery (3 – 8 September 2012)

Late applications may be accepted within the limits of the available places (25 participants per week).


Allen David, Prof. Dr. Consultant Ophthalmologist Sunderland Eye Infirmary Newcastle on Tyne, UK

Aslan Bekir Sitki, Prof. Dr. Head of Eye Clinic MESA Hospital Ankara, Turkey

Aylward Bill, Dr. Medical Director Moorfields Eye Hospital London, UK

Bandello Francesco, Prof. Dr. Chairman Dept. of Ophthalmology University Vita-Salute Scientific Milan, Italy Institute San Raffaele

Barton Keith, Dr. Director Glaucoma Service Moorfields Eye Hospital London, UK

Bellucci Roberto, Prof. Dr. Director of Ophthalmic Unit Hospital of Verona Verona, Italy

Benjamin Larry, Prof. Dr. Consultant Ophthalmologist, Stoke Mandeville Hospital Aylesbury Bucks, UK Ophthalmology Dept.

Bernasconi Ottavio, Dr. Head Ophthalmology Dept. Ospedale Regionale Bellinzona e Valli Bellinzona, Switzerland

Binder Susanne, Prof. Dr. Chair Ophthalmology Dept. Rudolf Foundation Clinic Vienna, Austria

Burgoyne Claude F., Dr. Senior Scientist and Research, Devers Eye Institute Portland, USA Director Legacy Health System

Capone Antonio, Dr. Clinical Prof. of Biomedical Sciences William Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak, USA

Chang Stanley, Prof. Dr. Chairman of Ophthalmology Columbia University New York, USA

Claes Carl Dr. Head of VR Department St. Augustinus Hospital Antwerp, Belgium

Corcóstegui Borja, Prof. Dr. Director Ocular Microsurgery Institute (IMO) Barcelona, Spain

Cruess Alan, Prof. Dr. Head Dept. of Ophthalmology Dalhousie University Halifax, Canada and Visual Sciences

Cunha-Vaz José, Prof. Dr. Chairman AIBILI Coimbra, Portugal

Cvenkel Barbara, Dr. Head of Glaucoma Unit Eye Hospital, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Slovenia

D‘Amico Donald J., Dr. Chairman Ophthalmology Dept. Weill Cornell College New York, USA

Dua Harminder, Prof. Dr. Chair Division of Ophthalmology University of Nottingham Nottingham, UK

Elies Daniel, Dr. Cornea, Cataract & Refractive Ocular Microsurgery Institute (IMO) Barcelona, Spain Surgery Specialist

Evans Nicholas, Prof. Dr. Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon Royal Eye Infirmary Plymouth, Devon, UK

Falcomatà Bruno, Dr. Head Retina Service Hospital B.M.M. Reggio Calabria, Italy

Findl Oliver, Prof. Dr. Chair Ophthalmology Dept. Hanusch Hospital Vienna, Austria

Flammer Josef, Prof. Dr. Head Ophthalmology Dept. University of Basel Basel, Switzerland

García-Arumi José, Prof. Dr. Director Ophthalmology Dept. Universitat de Barcelona Barcelona, Spain

Gatinel Damien, Prof. Dr. Head Anterior & Refractive Rothschild Foundation Paris, France Surgery, Ophthalmology Dept.

Gaudric Alain, Prof. Dr. Director Ophthalmology Service Hôpital Lariboisière Paris, France

Gonzalez Duarte Roser, Prof. Dr. Professor in Genetics Universitat de Barcelona Barcelona, Spain

Grehn Franz, Prof. Dr. Chairman Ophthalmology Dept. University Eye Hospital Würzburg, Germany

Güell José L., Prof. Dr. Associated Professor Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona Barcelona, Spain

Hamza Ismail, Prof. Dr. Professor of Ophthalmology Ain Shams University Cairo, Egypt

Faculty


Hannush Sadeer B., Dr. Attending Surgeon, Cornea Service Wills Eye Institute Langhorne, USA

Holz Frank G., Prof. Dr. Chairman Ophthalmology Dept. University of Bonn Bonn, Germany

Kampik Anselm, Prof. Dr. Chairman Ophthalmology Dept. Augenklinik der Universität München Munich, Germany

Khaw Peng, Prof. Dr. Professor Moorfields Eye Hospital and London,UK UCL Institute of Ophthalmology

Koh Adrian, Dr. Founding Partner & Sen. Consultant Eye & Retina Surgeons Singapore

Kroll Peter, Prof. Dr. Former Director University Eye Clinic Münster, Germany

Lanzetta Paolo, Prof. Dr. Associated Professor and University of Udine Udine, Italy Chairman Ophthalmology Dept.

Lemij Hans, Prof. Dr. Glaucoma Specialist Rotterdam Eye Hospital Rotterdam, Netherlands

Li Xiaoxin, Prof. Dr. Chair People Eye Center of Peking Univ. Bejing, China

Loewenstein Anat, Prof. Dr. Director Dept. of Ophthalmology Tel Aviv Medical Center Tel Aviv, Israel

Malecaze François, Prof. Dr. Professor of Ophthalmology Service d‘ophtalmologie Hôp. Purpan Toulouse, France

Mateo Carlos, Dr. Consultant Ocular Microsurgery Institute (IMO) Barcelona, Spain

Mermoud André, Prof. Dr. Surgeon Glaucoma Center Clinique Montchoisi Lausanne, Switzerland

Munier Francis, Prof. Dr. Head of Retinoblastoma and Jules Gonin Eye Hospital Lausanne, Switzerland Oculogenetic Units

Navarro Alemany Rafael, Dr. Retina Specialist Ocular Microsurgery Institute (IMO) Barcelona, Spain

Nikolakopoulos Athanasios, Dr. Chairman Ophthalmology Dept. Papanikolaou Hospital Thessaloniki, Greece

Nuijts Rudolph M.M.A., Prof. Dr. Director Cornea Clinic, Maastricht University Medical Center Maastricht, Netherlands Dept. of Opthalmology

Ohji Masahito, Prof. Dr. Chairman Ophthalmology Dept. Shiga University of Medical Science Otsu, Japan

Pallikaris Ioannis G., Prof. Dr. Rector University Hospital of Crete Voutes Crete, Greece

Pelayes David, Dr. Assoc. Professor, Ophthalmology Dept. University of Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, Argentina

Pfeiffer Norbert, Prof. Dr. Head Ophthalmology Dept. Mainz University Medical Eye Hospital Mainz, Germany

Pinelli Roberto Scientific Director Istituto Laser Microchirurgia Oculare Brescia, Italy

Pournaras C., Prof. Dr. Associated Professor Université de Genève Geneva, Switzerland

Prieto Isabel, Prof. Dr. Head Ophthalmology Dept. Hospital Prof. Dr. Fernando Fonseca Amadora, Portugal

Prünte Christian, Prof. Dr. Head Ophthalmology Dept. Kantonsspital Baselland, Liestal Binningen, Switzerland

Rejdak Robert A. , Dr. Chair Ophthalmology Dept. Medical University Lublin, Poland

Richard Gisbert, Prof. Dr. Head and Chairman Eye Clinic University Medical Center Hamburg, Germany Ophthalmology Dept. Hamburg-Eppendorf

Rizzo Stanislao, Dr. Head Ophthalmology Dept. Ospedale Santa Chiara Pisa, Italy

Rosen Emanuel, Prof. Dr. Visiting Professor, Dept. of The Bridgewater Hospital Manchester, UK Vision Sciences

Rosen Paul, Prof. Dr. Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon Oxford Eye Hospital Oxford,UK


Faculty

Schalenbourg Ann, Dr. Senior Lecturer Adult Jules Gonin Eye Hospital Lausanne, Switzerland Ocular Oncology Unit

Schmidt-Erfurth Ursula, Prof. Dr. Director Ophthalmology Dept. Medical University of Wien Vienna, Austria

Shaarawy Tarek, Dr. Head Glaucoma Sector, Université de Genève Geneva, Switzerland Dept. of Clinical Neurosciences

Simona Filippo, Dr. Cataract & Refractive Surgeon Spec. Centro Laservis Locarno, Switzerland

Stalmans Ingeborg, Prof. Dr. Adjunct Clinic Head, Ophth. Dept. University Hospitals Leuven Leuven, Belgium

Sze Guang Ong, Prof. Dr. Founding Partner & Sen. Consultant Eye & Retina Surgeons Singapore

Tassignon Marie-José, Prof. Dr. Head Dept. of Ophthalmology University Hospital Antwerp Edegem, Belgium

Thygesen John, Prof. Dr. Director Glaucoma Services Copenhagen Univ. Hospital Glostrup Glostrup, Denmark

Tornambe Paul E., Prof. Dr. Director San Diego Retina Research Found. Poway, USA

Traverso Carlo E., Prof. Dr. Director of Eye Clinic, Dept. of University of Genova Genova, Italy Neurosciences, Ophth. and Genetics

Trese Michael, Prof. Dr. Chief Vitreoretinal Surgery William Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak, USA

Trubilin Vladimir, Prof. Chairman Fed. Medical Biology Agency (FMBA) Moscow, Russia

Tuulonen Anja, Prof. Dr. Head Ophthalmology Dept. Oulu University Hospital Oys, Finland

Ursell Paul, Prof. Dr. Consultant Ophthalmologist Epsom & St Helier Univ. Hospitals Trust Epsom, UK

Viswanathan Ananth, Dr. Consultant Surgeon Moorfields Eye Hospital London, UK

Williams George, Prof. Dr. Retinal Consultant William Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak, USA

Wolf Sebastian, Prof. Dr. Director Universitätsklinik für Augenheilkunde Berne, Switzerland

Wolfensberger Thomas, Dr. Director Vitreoretinal Dept. Jules Gonin Eye Hospital Lausanne, Switzerland

Yannuzzi Lawrence, Prof. Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology School of Medicine, Columbia Univ. New York, USA

Zarbin Marco, Prof. Dr. Chair Inst. of Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Newark, USA UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School

Zografos Leonidas, Prof. Dr. Medical Director Jules Gonin Eye Hospital Lausanne, Switzerland


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