DR. CHINTAN SINGH (MALHOTRA) (C13224)

Abstract

INCREASING DEMAND FOR REFRACTIVE SURGERY COMBINED WITH THE WIDESPREAD AVAILABILITY OF SENSITIVE SCREENING MODALITIES (E.G. CORNEAL TOMOGRAPHY ) HAS RESULTED IN LARGER NUMBER OF PATIENTS BEING DIAGNOSED WITH KERATOCONUS OR OTHER CORNEAL ECTATIC DISORDERS. OFTEN THESE PATIENTS PRESENT TO AND ARE ARE MANAGED BY COMPREHENSIVE OPHTHALMOLOGISTS . AS CXL IS NOT SURGICALLY CHALLENGING , THE THRESHOLD FOR PRESCRIBING THE TREATMENT IS LOW AND POTENTIAL FOR COMPLICATIONS / UNSATISFACTORY OUTCOMES UNDERESTIMATED. THE EMPHASIS OF THIS COURSE WILL THEREFORE BE ,NOT ON DEALING WITH THE ADVANCED PROTOCOLS WHICH ARE AVAILABLE ONLY ON HIGH END MACHINES AND AVAILABLE TO A SELECT FEW, BUT ON THE STANDARD PROTOCOLS OR THEIR MODIFICATIONS WHICH CAN BE SAFELY INCORPORATED BY MOST PRACTITIONERS. THE INCREASING ROLE OF PACK CXL IN MANAGING INFECTIVE KERATITIS WILL ALSO BE DISCUSSED. THE APPROACH WILL BE CASE BASED, SUPPORTED BY RELEVANT LITERATURE WITH AMPLE TIME FOR AUDIENCE INTERACTION.

1	WHEN… AND WHEN NOT TO CROSS LINK? (10 mins)	Dr. ASHOK SHARMA		watch video
2	CROSS LINKING THE PAEDIATRIC CORNEA- WHAT CAN I EXPECT? (10 mins)	Dr. NAMRATA SHARMA		watch video
3	CROSS LINKING THE THIN CORNEA- TIPS AND TRICKS! (10 mins)	Dr. CHINTAN SINGH (MALHOTRA)		watch video
4	ACCELERATED CROSS LINKING- IS FASTER NECESSARILY BETTER? (10 mins)	Dr. SHARON DSOUZA		watch video
5	CROSS LINKING COMPLICATIONS: FACING UP TO THE CHALLENGE (10 mins)	Dr. ARUN KUMAR JAIN		watch video
	Panel Discussion : (10 mins.)