The 8th LIME international meeting

– Facilitator

Osama Ibrahim (Department of Ophthalmology,Tokyo Dental College, Japan)

Opening remarks

Reiko Arita (Representative LIME Board Meeting)

Sponsor Company Greetings

Sean Clark (Alcon Japan Ltd.)

1.Presentations from LIME international members

Moderator:
Dr. Louis MG. Tong (Singapore National Eye Center, Singapore)

Topic	Speaker
Meibography	Dr. Tor Paaske Utheim (Univesrity of Oslo, Norway)

Moderator:
Dr. Eduardo Villani(University of Milan, Italy)

Topic	Speaker
MGD and Dry eye are similar, but different; based on a population-based study in Japan (Hirado-Takushima Study)	Dr. Reiko Arita (Itoh clinic, Japan)

Moderator:
Dr. Shizuka Koh(Osaka University, Japan)

Topic	Speaker
Mechanical and eyeliner effect on meibomian glands	Dr. Jerry Paugh (Ketchum University, U.S.)

2.Key Note Lectures

Moderator:
Dr. Jennifer Craig(The University of Auckland, New Zealand)
Dr. Kyoung Yul Seo(Yonsei University, South Korea)

Topic	Speaker
Pharmacological effects on meibocyte differentiation	Dr. Friedrich Paulsen (Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany)
Ménage à trois: Sex, sex steroids and meibomian gland dysfunction	Dr. David A. Sullivan (Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School, U.S.)

Group Photo

Total Discussion and Buffet

Closing remarks

Program