Instructional Courses

Instructional Courses

All Instructional Courses at the Vienna Congress will be Free of Charge.
It is not necessary to register for these courses.

• Saturday
• Sunday
• Monday
• Tuesday

• 24 September 2018
  14:30-16:30

• IC 92
• 
  Phaco techniques and complications Pre Requisite Course

  Leader: J. Bolger | Course Level: Advanced

• Faculty:    S. Haldipurkar   D. Pusnik           

  This is a pre-requisite course for the wetlab(s):

  COURSE DESCRIPTION: : This course covers a spectrum of safe and effective current surgical techniques as well as challenges and complications. The presentations are supported by high quality video throughout. Topics include some important basics such as chopping techniques and cracking rocks as well as microincision phaco. The management of challenging cases and complications includes the small pupil, rhexis tear-out rescue, zonular dehiscence and CTR's. The preparation and uses of triamcinolone are covered in detail together with advice on the techniques for successful anterior vitrectomy. Lastly the theory is put to practice with panel and audience discussion of case videos demonstrating some challenging cases and difficult complications.
  
  COURSE OBJECTIVES: : To familiarise the audience with some useful advanced phaco techniques as well as demonstrating methods for avoiding the most common complications, together with techniques for dealing with them.
  
  COURSE SCHEDULE:
  
  John Bolger: Introduction of Topics and Faculty. 2-3 min ; A Structured Approach to Complication Management. 20 min and 10 min discussion Suhas Haldipurker: Anterior and posterior capsular tears. or Late dislocation of IOLs. 20 min and 10 min discussion Dusan Pusnik: Management of the Floppy Iris 20 mim and 10 min discussion John Bolger. Human Factors in Surgery. Management of Posterior capsule rupture with the cataract still in situ. 20 min and 10 min discussion SINGLE PRODUCT COURSE: No
  
  FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE: None