DR. ATHEEK SHAIK HAMEED (S13696)

Abstract

IOL POWER CALCULATION HAS EVOLVED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS,TECHNIQUES WHICH WERE CONSIDERED GOLD STANDARD ARE OBSOLETE NOW.THE COURSE WILL EXPLAIN BASICS AND ADVANCED ASPECTS OF BIOMETRY IN COMPLEX SCENARIOS,WORKING MECHANISM OF BIOMETERS, KERATOMETERS AND TOPOGRAPHERS WILL BE DISCUSSED

-K YESTERDAY AND TODAY-WILL DISCUSS ON BASIC ASPECTS OF KERTOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS,ADVANTAGES AND DRAWBACKS OF KERATOMETERS,WHEN TO USE TOPOGRAPHERS,RECENT ADVANCES IN K(TRUE AND INTEGRATED K)

-ULTRASOUND BIOMETERY-DOES IT HAVE A ROLE IN TODAYS PRACTICE

-WHY OPTICAL BIOMETERY-WILL EXPLAIN WORKING MECHANISM OF OPTICAL BIOMETERS AND HOW THEY SCORE OVER ULTRASOUND BIOMETERS IN SPECIAL SITUATIONS

-BARRETS VERSUS KANE FORMULA-WILL EXPLAIN HOW NEWER GENERATION FORMULA SCORE OVER OLDER FORMULAE,SIGNIFICANCE OF ELP

-BIOMETRY IN SPECIAL SITUATIONS-BIOMETRY IN SPECIAL SITUATIONS WHICH INCLUDE NANOPHTHALMIC EYES,POST REFRACTIVE SURGERY AND IRREGULAR/ECTATIC CORNEAS,WITH A NOTE ON ROLE OF ABERROMETERS

1	K YESTERDAY AND TODAY (8 mins)	DR. ATHEEK SHAIK HAMEED	Coming soon
2	ULTRASOUND BIOMETERY – DOES IT HAVE A ROLE IN TODAYS PRACTICE (8 mins)	DR. AADITHREYA VARMAN	Coming soon
3	WHY OPTICAL BIOMETERY (8 mins)	Dr. N.V. ARULMOZHI VARMAN	Coming soon
4	BARRETS VERSUS KANE FORMULA (8 mins)	Dr.Ramesh Dorairajan	Coming soon
5	BIOMETRY IN SPECIAL SITUATIONS (8 mins)	Dr.Jeyanthan	Coming soon
	Panel Discussion : (15 mins.)