DR. MANISHA AGARWAL (A07736)

Abstract

OCULAR SAMPLES ARE VITAL FOR DIAGNOSIS. THEY MAYBE USED FOR MICROBIOLOGY, HISTOPATHOLOGY AND CYTOLOGICAL EXAMINATION. THIS COURSE WILL HELP EVERY OPHTHALMOLOGIST TO LEARN THE INDICATIONS FOR COLLECTION OF SAMPLES IN CASES SUCH AS LID TUMORS, INFECTIVE KERATITIS, MELANOMA, INTRAOCULAR LYMPHOMA, ENDOPHTHALMITIS, OCULAR TUBERCULOSIS, MASQUERADE SYNDROMES ETC. THE SPECIFICS OF EACH SAMPLE WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED.

THE SPEAKERS SHALL TEACH THE TECHNIQUE OF COLLECTING VARIOUS SAMPLES FROM THE EYE WHICH MAYBE MOST IMPORTANT FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF THE PATIENT. THE STORAGE AND HOW TO TRANSPORT THE COLLECTED SAMPLES TILL THEY REACH THE LAB ALONG WITH THE TECHNIQUE OF PROCESSING AND INOCULATING THE SAMPLES ON VARIOUS CULTURE MEDIAS WILL BE TAUGHT BY AN OCULAR PATHOLOGIST.

1	ORBITAL & EYELID BIOPSIES – ALL WE SHOULD KNOW (10 mins)	Dr. LAKSHMI MAHESH	Coming soon
2	SAMPLING IN A CASE OF INFECTIVE KERATITIS (10 mins)	DR. MURTHY SOMASHEILA I.	Coming soon
3	DIAGNOSTIC VITRECTOMY IN UVEITIS (10 mins)	Dr. MANISHA AGARWAL	Coming soon
4	THINGS TO REMEMBER IN A CHORIORETINAL BIOPSY- INDICATIONS AND TECHNIQUE ! (10 mins)	Dr. VISHALI GUPTA	Coming soon
5	OCULAR SAMPLING IN A CASE OF ENDOPHTHALMITIS (10 mins)	Dr. SANGEET MITTAL	Coming soon
6	NEEDLING THE TUMORS FOR A DIAGNOSIS (10 mins)	Dr. MAHESH P. SHANMUGAM	Coming soon
7	HANDLING & PROCESSING THE VITAL SAMPLE (10 mins)	DR. JYOTIRMAY BISWAS	Coming soon
	Panel Discussion : (5 mins.)