FINAL SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
CORNEOLOGUE: PROGRAM OUTLINE
SATURDAY 31st August 2013
12 PM to 1:30 – Registration and
Lunch
1:30 to 1:50PM – Welcome and
Introduction Of Faculty
1:50 to 6:00 PM – The Art Of
Refractive Surgery Course
SUNDAY 1st September, 2013
8 to 9 AM – Registration and Breakfast
9 AM TO 9:15 – Welcome and
Introduction Of Faculty
9:15 AM TO 10:45 AM –
Keratoconus and Cornea Update from the Masters
10:45 to 11 AM – Refreshment
11 AM to 12:45PM –The Cornea
after Cataract Surgery
12:45 to 2 PM - Lunch
2 to 5 PM – Femto FaceOff
Session
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SATURDAY 31st August 2013
The Art Of Refractive Surgery Course
Course Instructors :
Dr Pravin Krishna , Dr Rohit Shetty, Dr Rishi
Swarup, Dr Vandana Jain,
Dr Ashish Nagpal, Dr Darshin Bavishi, , Dr
Yogesh Kapoor, Dr Samaresh Srivastava
Description:
Didactic approach to basic principles in LASIK and Advanced Surface Ablations (ASA) with the help of surgical videos. Excimer technology will be analysed, as well as microkeratome and femtosecond laser function and use.
Didactic approach to basic principles in LASIK and Advanced Surface Ablations (ASA) with the help of surgical videos. Excimer technology will be analysed, as well as microkeratome and femtosecond laser function and use.
Indications, methodology and technique will
be approached in a basic didactic function including post-operative care and
management of the most common complications.
Patient selection and treatment criteria will
be discussed as well. This course will focus on the novice surgeon, but will
reiterate the basic principles for the experienced as well.
SESSION 1 :
1) LASIK / ASA patient selection
Dr Samaresh Srivastava , Dr Ashish Nagpal 15 minutes
a) Indications
b) Medical contraindications
c) Personality dangers
d) Pre-operative evaluation and refractive error
a) Indications
b) Medical contraindications
c) Personality dangers
d) Pre-operative evaluation and refractive error
Discussion
2) Aberrations , Aberrometers and their Application in
Dr Rohit Shetty 15 minutes
Discussion
3) LASIK
instrumentation-microkeratomes and femtosecond
Dr Vandana Jain – 15 minutes
a) Basic principles and brief overview of microkeratomes
b) Surgical technique and tips
c) Possible complications and their management
d) Maintenance issues
Discussion
3) LASIK
/ ASA – Pearls for low and high myopia and astigmatism
Dr Pravin Krishna – 15 minutes
a) Surgical technique adaptations for specific refractive errors, hyperopia, high myopic ablations , astigmatism
b) Adjuvant medications
c) Post-operative management
4) LASIK / ASA – Pearls for Hyperopia
Dr Yogesh Kapoor
Discussion
Refreshment Break
SESSION 2 :
3). LASIK
instrumentation-excimer lasers
Dr Rishi Swarup -15 minutes
a) Basic principles
b) Excimer OT Parameters and Sterility
c) Surgical technique – with video of OT and lasik procedure
d) Possible complications and their management
e) Maintenance issues
Discussion
5).LASIK in action –Videos
Dr Pravin Krishna + Dr Ashish Nagpal – 20 minutes
Step-by-step action on several procedures on videos, question-answer session and coverage of basic problem shooting with the panelists.
6) LASIK Complications – Video Presentations
1)
Epithelial Ingrowth - Dr Girish Jethwa
2)
Flap Striae Management
- Dr Girish Jethwa
3)
DLK - Dr Dharmesh Shah
7) PHAKIC IOL’S – ICL’s
-
Dr Darshin Bavishi
15 minutes , Dr Ashish Nagpal
a) Basic principles
b) Pre-operative evaluation parameters
c) Surgical technique
d) Possible complications and their management
b) Pre-operative evaluation parameters
c) Surgical technique
d) Possible complications and their management
Discussion
CONCLUSION
FOR DAY 1
SUNDAY 1st September, 2013
Corneal Update from the Masters
Moderators: Dr
Ashish Nagpal , Dr Sandeep Arora , Dr Hemal Kansagra
A) Keratoconus
Update - The Future is bright
1.
Keratoconus
– Understanding and management Revisited-Dr Rohit
Shetty – 15 minutes
2.
Experience
with Accelerated Crosslinking – Dr Vandana Jain – 10
minutes
3.
Surgical
Management Of Keratoconus – Dr Rishi Swarup – 10
minutes
B) Case Based
Interactive Session to cover management of Infectious Corneal Disease
Moderated by – Dr Pravin Krishna , Dr Bhavleen Kaur
Case Presentations – Dr Sarita Bhandari
Refreshment Break – 15 minutes
The Cornea and Cataract Surgery
Moderators: Dr Ashish Nagpal , Dr
Sandeep Arora , Dr Darshin Bavishi
1.
Pearls on Preoperative Evaluation of Cornea before Cataract Surgery and
Intraoperative tips for Phacoemulsification for Complicated Corneas – Dr
Vandana Jain
2.
Pearls for Phacoemulsifcation
after Keratoplasty –
Dr Purendra Bhasin
3.
Descemet’s Membrane Detachment - intraoperative and postoperative
management Dr Pravin Krishna
4.
Toric IOL’s
for Corneal Disease – Dr Rishi Swarup
5.
Role of Corneal Topography in
Modern Cataract Surgery- Dr Girish Jethwa
6.
iTracey -and Interesting Cataract
Surgery Scenarios ––
Dr Samaresh Srivstava
7.
Preventing Endophthalmitis – Prophylactic Antimicrobials in Cataract Surgery – Dr Ashish Nagpal
LUNCH
Femto FaceOff- The Future is here
Moderators: Dr Vandana Jain, Dr
Ashish Nagpal, Dr Tejas Shah, Dr
Samaresh Srivastava
A
session dedicated to Femtosecond lasers in Refractive and Corneal Surgery. The
potential and advantage of the Femto Cataract Surgery shall also be touched
upon during this session.
Dr
Purendra Bhasin - Expanding the limits of Refractive surgery by Femtosecond
laser
Dr
Darshin Bavishi –
My Experience with the Zeimer
Dr
Pravin Krishna –
Why I love the Zeiss Visumax
Dr
Rishi Swarup –
Why I chose AMO Intralase as my Femto
Dr
Dharmesh Shah - My Experience with the Alcon- FS-200
CONCLUSION
FOR DAY 2
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