This instruction course shall focus on the dificult situations that a surgeon may be faced with while performing phacoemulsification, with discussion of methods to optimize surgical outcomes in the same.
Instruction Courses
IC103 – TOWARDS PERFECT ASEPSIS – A VIDEO INTERACTIVE COURSE
Dr. S Sasikumar [S06666] - ERNAKULAM
Infections are unwelcome in any healthcare set up more so in Ophthalmology where the target tissues are inaccessible to conventional routes of antibiotic administration.
IC105 – CURRENT CONCEPTS IN REFRACTIVE SURGERY
Dr. Mahipal S Sachdev [S02888] - New Delhi
The instruction course aims to cover the wide spectrum of latest trends in refractive surgery. Various modalities in refractive surgery will be discussed including femtosecond blade free LASIK and its latest improvement, the flap free LASIK available as SMILE.
IC106 – ECONOMICS, EFFICIENCY, ETHICS OF MANAGING A SUCCESSFUL OPHTHALMIC TRAINING & OPHTHALMIC PRACTICE
Dr. R B Goyal [G04911] - Jaipur
The objective of this interactive course is to discuss issues pertaining to ophthalmic training & practices that include strategic planning, economics, eciency in running day to day ophthalmic practiceethically, and ophthalmology enhancement, advertising/marketing counsel and practice cost-containment,along with optometric co-management programs, merger/acquisition drives.
IC107 – STRABISMUSIC: THE SURGE-ON SESSION
Dr. Pradeep Sharma [S02731] - New Delhi
Strabismus surgery is instantly gratifying but intensely demanding with the newer surge of 3D movies and TVs. How to get the best outcomes?
IC11 – A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO SIMPLE LIMBAL EPITHELIAL TRANSPLANTATION (SLET)
Dr. Sayan Basu [B15253] - Hyderabad
Simple Limbal Epithelial Transplantation or SLET is a revolutionary technique of
limbal stem cell therapy that has taken the world of ocular surface by storm.
IC110 – KERATCONUS – PARADIGM SHIFT IN MANAGEMENT
Dr. Shreyas Ramamurthy [R14399] - Coimbatore
Over the past decade management of Keratoconus has seen a paradigm shift with numerous treatment options to chose from.
IC111 – RETINOBLASTOMA: MISSION POSSIBLE
Dr. Bhavna Chawla [C08835] - New Delhi
India has the largest number of Retinoblastoma (RB) cases in the world. Although a potentially fatal cancer, management of RB has witnessed major advances in recent times, with an increasing trend towards globe salvage & vision preservation.
IC122 – PROBLEM BASED LEARNING IN KERATOCONUS MANAGEMENT
Dr. Rohit Shetty [S12145] - Bangalore
he modern management of keratoconus (KC) is challenging & confusing and fillled with controversies. Our aim is to propose a systematic approach in managing KC.
IC128 – UVEITIS PRACTICE: CLINICAL PEARLS FROM THE EXPERTS
Dr. Reema Bansal [B11127] - Chandigarh
Uveitis poses a significant challenge in terms of both diagnosis and management. Often these patients are subjected to a battery of laboratory tests, overlooking important clinical clues.
IC13 – GLAUCOMA IN THE YOUNG: PRACTICAL TIPS FOR MANAGEMENT
Dr. Viney Gupta [G08026] - Delhi
This instruction course deals with common but dificult to manage situations in glaucoma affecting the young.
IC133 – CONJUNCTIVAL AND CORNEAL TUMORS: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
Dr. Swathi Kaliki [K13050] - Hyderabad
Ocular surface tumors include a variety of neoplasms arising from the squamous epithelium including squamous papilloma to malignant invasive squamous cell carcinoma, melanocytic tumors including benign nevus to malignant melanoma, and conjunctival stromal tumors including lymphoma.
IC136 – MASTERING PHACOEMULSIFICATION
Dr. Ramamurthy D [R03267] - Coimbatore
This will be an intermediate level course on the important basic aspects of phacoemulsification aimed at getting optimal outcomes in every case.
IC137 – PERIMETRY FOR BEGINNERS
Dr. Pranav Ranjan [R06641] - Patna
The ability to evaluate visual function is essential for detection, management and treatment of Glaucoma.
IC14 – OPEN SESAME – DEALING WITH THE SMALL PUPIL
Dr. Suven Bhattacharjee [B05679] - Kolkata
This video based course will provide comprehensive instructions on strategies, devices and techniques to tackle pre operative and intraoperative small pupil in SICS, Phacoemulsification & Femto phaco.
IC141 – LASIK & REFRACTIVE SURGERY FOR THE GENERAL OPHTHALMOLOGIST
Dr. Shashi Kapoor [K04744] - Mumbai
Introduction to essentials of evaluating a refractive surgery candidate- counselling,Topography, placido based, elevation topology, different Microkeratomes, post operative management.
IC142 – TRAUMATIC EYELID AND ADNEXAL DEFORMITIES
Dr. Ashok Kumar Grover [G02758] - New Delhi
Sequelae of eyelid and adnexal trauma result from inadequate or delayed primary repair and have devastating consequences. The effects may be vision threatening or aesthetic. Sequelae include eyelid notching,
IC144 – CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN WHY DID THIS HAPPEN?
Dr. Natasha Pahuja [P16722] - Bangalore
This instruction course focuses on decoding unhappy patients post surgery in a problem based learning approach. The course highlights routinely seen post operative scenarios of unhappy patients after a seemingly successful surgery.
IC146 – IOL IMPLANTATION IN THE ABSENCE OF CAPSULAR SUPPORT
Dr. Mohan Rajan [M02916] - Chennai
Posterior Capsule Rupture is not an uncommon complication especially with inexperienced surgeons. The common dilemma among surgeons is what to do when there is a Posterior Capsule Rupture.
IC147 – POST SURGICAL SECONDARY GLAUCOMAS – GRIPPING THE GRUESOME
Dr. Chandrima Paul [C05236] - Kolkata
Secondary glaucoma and raised Intraocular pressure following surgical intervention in Corneal disorders and Vitreoretinal diseases pose an ongoing challenge to Ophthalmologists.
IC152 – X-FILES – ONE CASE ONE PEARL
Dr. Mahesh Shanmugam P [S06582] - Bangalore
A collection of clinical cases with diagnostic or therapeutic challenges. In this course we will be discussing the varied presentation of patients and the logistic way to approach these situations arriving at the diagnosis and their treatment.
IC159 – PRACTICAL/PROTOCOL BASED MANAGEMENT OF PDR AND DME WITH SIMPLIFIED ALGORITHMS: BASICS TO 2017
Dr. Ajay Aurora [A03243] - Noida
To understand 1. The gravity of current epidemic of Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) in India 2. Pathophysiology of DR and DME and why some worsen.
IC168 – STEP BY STEP APPROACH TO ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY
Dr. Arun Kumar Panigrahi [P12650] - Madurai
With the availability of Pre-cut buttons, Endothelial keratoplasty has been made available for all cornea surgeons. This video based discussion will provide step by step approach for case selection.
IC169 – WHAT AFTER RESIDENCY? FELLOWSHIPS, FRCS, FICO, TRAINING ABROAD AND CAREER OPTIONS – HOW & WHY?
Dr. Meenakshi Gopalakrishnan [M05414] - Chennai
Often times, ophthalmologists fresh out of residency are in a confused state of mind with many options available: private practice, institutional practice, fellowships, additional qualifying exams, or further training abroad.
IC172 – PRACTICALS PEARLS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF UVEITIS – CASE PRESENTATION FORMAT
Dr. Jyotirmay Biswas [B02635] - Chennai
Uveitis is often challenging due to protean manifestations, systemic associations and ocular complications.
IC174 – RETINAL LASERS – A PARADIGM SHIFT
Dr. Chaitra Jayadev [J10204] - Bangalore
Lasers for retinal pathologies has been an important tool since time immemorial. Yet, newer technological evolutions, including modern delivery systems continue to challenge even the specialist.
IC175 – MASTERING THE BASICS AND AVOIDING THE PITFALLS IN ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS OF GLAUCOMA
Dr. Ankur Sinha [S09288] - Jaipur
The course targets residents & young practitioners who wish to understand & avoid pitfalls in glaucoma workup.
IC177 – MY PATIENT HAS GLAUCOMA AND I AM GOING TO OPERATE
Dr. Nangia Vinay Kumar B [N03110] - Nagpur
The exact timing for surgery in glaucoma remains controversial. Glaucoma Surgery needs significant skills and post operative management.
IC181 – OCULAR TRAUMA: NOT A LOST BATTLE
Dr. Randhir Kumar [K11403] - Samastipur
Ocular trauma is an unfortunate, yet relatively common condition encountered by us in our day to day practice.
IC182 – PROCEDURE STATION. HOW TO DO? HOW TO DEPICT/ INTERPRET?
Dr. Kirti Singh [K04958] - New Delhi
The basic investigations in ophthalmology are the key stones in managing common ophthalmological problems.nDue to differing levels of training imparted to our postgraduate students in this diverse country, the skillsm in interpreting and performing these investigations are not standardized.