Alcon Experience Center Barcelona
Advanced Surgical Retina Course
Course Details
Audience
Surgeons with some experience in vitreoretinal surgery looking to build on their current knowledge.
Objectives
Builds on the Basic Surgical Retina course to further develop knowledge and skills for various aspects of Vitreoretinal surgery and its technologies. The course will also provide some limited hands opportunity with the technology involved.
Course Topics
- Disease management and surgical treatments
Combined phacoemulsification and vitrectomy Giant breaks Diabetic retinopathy Retinal vein occlusions Submacular hemorrhage Intraocular foreign bodies - Case presentations
Surgical equipment and instruments used in the PPV
A deeper dive into the main functions of a vitrectomy console Role of patient eye level in IOP How to take an undiluted vitreous sample with vitrectomy probe Proportional reflux Bimanual modalities Pneumatic forceps/scissors Pneumatic forceps in conjunction with vitrectomy probe LASER and extrusion Viscous fluid controller – direct perfluorocarbon liquid to silicone oil exchange
- Diagnostic tests and tools
An introduction to ultrasound An introduction to Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) An introduction to Fundus Fluorescein Angiography (FFA) - Surgery Step-by-Step
Dry lab showing
Vitrectomy console advanced and optimized parameters Vitrectomy mode Core vitrectomy Heavy membranes Nuclear fragments Iridectomy Proportional reflux and adjuncts Viscous fluid controller Silicone oil injection and extraction Direct perfluorocarbon liquid to silicone oil exchange NGENUITY® Digital 3D Visualization System Customization of digital filters DATAFUSION options
REGISTRATION DETAILS
Registration for this course is by invitation. If you are interested in this course, please contact your local Alcon representative.
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