Dr. Ann VAN DE MOERE

• August 1999-July 2001 : ‘Geneesheer specialist in opleiding oftalmologie’ at University Leuven , Belgium
• August 2001-July 2002 : Senior House Officer Ophthalmology, Torbay Hospital, Torquay, UK
• August 2002-July 2003 : ‘Geneesheer specialist in opleiding oftalmologie’ at University Leuven, Belgium
• August 2003- January 2004 : Fellowship cataractsurgery at Torbay Hospital, Torquay, UK
• February 2004-March 2004 : Refractive surgery fellow, at Brussels, Belgium
• April 2004- February 2005 : Fellowship Medical Retina, at RVI Hospital , Newcastle, UK

• July 1999 : Diploma of ‘Arts’ ( MD)   , with ‘Magnum cum Laude’ at KUL, University of Leuven, Belgium
• April 2000 : International Council of Ophthalmology ; Basic Science
• March 2002 : International Council of Ophthalmology ; Clinical Science
• July 2003 : Qualified as specialist in Ophthalmology,   at KUL, University Leuven, Belgium

• Major papers published  
• Ann Van De Moere MD, Peter Stalmans PhD. Anatomical and visual outcome of macular hole surgery with infracyanine green-assisted ILM peeling, endodrainage and silicone oil tamponade. Am J Ophthalmol 2003 ;136 :879-887
• Papers accepted for publication
• Ann Van De Moere MD, Sukhpal S Sandhu MRCOphth, Rajeev Kak FRCOphth, Keith W Mithchell PhD, S James Talks FRCOphth. The Effect of Posterior Juxtascleral Triamcinolone Acetonide on Choroidal Neovascular Growth after Photodynamic Therapy with Verteporfin for Age-related Macular Degeneration. Ophthalmology, accepted for publication, June 2005.

• Ann Van De Moere MD, S James Talks FRCOphth.
• Retinal Angiomatous Proliferation: diagnosis and treatment. Eye News Editorial, accepted for publication, June 2005.

• ARVO, May 2005 Fort Lauderdale US
• Ann Van De Moere MD, Sukhpal S Sandhu MRCOphth, S James Talks FRCOphth. Anatomical and Visual Outcome of Retinal Angiomatous Proliferation (RAP) lesions treated with PDT and Intravitreal Triamcinolone Acetonide.
• Presentations at national meetings  :
• ‘A comparison between kinetic and static perimetry  in 30 patients’   (Ophthalmologica Belgica ;    December 1999)
• ‘The use of the SA30 IOL in 100 patients’             (Ophthalmologica Belgica ; November 2000)     
• ‘Anatomical and visual outcome of macular hole surgery with infracyanine green-assisted ILM peeling, endodrainage and silicone oil tamponade’   (Ophthalmologica Belgica ; November 2002)