DR. AMIT GUPTA (G07896)

Abstract

DIAGNOSTIC MODALITIES OF THE CORNEA HAVE EXPANDED EXPONENTIALLY IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. IN ADDITION TO THE WELL-ESTABLISHED ROLE OF CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY/TOMOGRAPHY, ANTERIOR SEGMENT OCT AND SPECULAR MICROSCOPY, NEWER MODALITIES INCLUDE SWEPT SOURCE ASOCT, CORNEAL EPITHELIAL THICKNESS MAPPING, ADVANCED IMAGING AND QUANTIFICATION OF THE TEAR FILM, CORNEAL BIOMECHANICS MEASUREMENTS AND RAY TRACING ABERROMETRY. WITH AN EVER INCREASING NUMBER OF CORNEAL AND LENS BASED SURGERIES BEING PERFORMED WORLDWIDE, COMPONENT KERATOPLASTY REPLACING FULL THICKNESS TRANSPLANTS, AND ADVANCES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF KERATOCONUS/OTHER ECSTATIC DISEASES, EACH OF THESE DIAGNOSTIC MODALITIES CAN PLAY A SPECIFIC ROLE IN ENHANCING PATIENT OUTCOMES. THIS COURSE WILL AIM TO DEMONSTRATE THE CLINICAL APPLICATIONS OF THESE DIAGNOSTIC MODALITIES IN THE ‘REAL WORLD’ SCENARIO THROUGH A CASE BASED APPROACH WITH AMPLE TIME BEING PROVIDED FOR AUDIENCE INTERACTION.

1	INTRODUCTION: WHY ALL OPHTHALMOLOGISTS NEED TO SENSITISE THEMSELVES TO THE NEWER TECHNOLOGY (5 mins)	DR. AMIT GUPTA	watch video
2	ELEVATION BASED TOMOGRAPHY WITH THE PENTACAM AXL: EXPANDING INDICATIONS (12 mins)	Dr. ARUN KUMAR JAIN	watch video
3	RAY TRACING ABERROMETRY (ITRACE) FOR CORNEAL AND LENS-BASED REFRACTIVE SURGERIES. (12 mins)	DR. AMIT GUPTA	watch video
4	SWEPT SOURCE ASOCT: APPLICATIONS FOR THE ANTERIOR SEGMENT SURGEON (12 mins)	Dr. CHINTAN SINGH (MALHOTRA)	watch video
5	CORNEAL BIOMECHANICS-NEED OF THE HOUR (12 mins)	DR. RISHI MOHAN	watch video
6	TEAR FILM DIAGNOSTICS: LIPIVIEW AND LIPIFLOW! (12 mins)	Dr. SAMAR KUMAR BASAK	watch video
	Panel Discussion : (10 mins.)