DR. POOJA KHAMAR (K17849)

Abstract

POST REFRACTIVE SURGERY COMPLICATIONS LIKE SMALL ZONE/ DECENTRED ABLATION FOLLOWING THE REFRACTIVE PROCEDURES ARE A MAJOR CHALLENGE FOR A REFRACTIVE SURGEON, CONSIDERING THE POSTOP UNHAPPY PATIENT. THERE IS A LOT OF MYTHS AND APPREHENSION WHEN IT COMES TO PLANNING LASERS BASED PROCEDURE FOR KERATOCONUS MANAGEMENT. THE USE OF TOPOGRAPHY-GUIDED CUSTOMIZED ABLATION HAS REVOLUTIONIZED THE MANAGEMENT OF IRREGULAR CORNEAS POST-REFRACTIVE SURGERY. THIS COURSE HIGHLIGHTS VARIOUS HURDLES ENCOUNTERED WHILE MANAGING CASES OF DECENTERED ABLATION, SMALL ABLATION ZONES AND PLANNING LASER BASED CROSSLINKING FOR KERATOCONUS PATIENTS. WE WILL BE SHOWCASING LIVE PLANNING DEMONSTRATION ON VARIOUS MODERN-DAY REFRACTIVE PLATFORMS AVAILABLE, SUCH AS THE WAVELIGHT®EX-500 (ALCON LABORATORIES, INC., FORT WORTH, TX, USA), SCHWIND AMARIS 1050 (PERAMIS; SCHWIND EYE-TECH-SOLUTIONS, KLEINOSTHEIM, GERMANY) AND TECHNOLAS TENEO 317 EXCIMER LASER (BAUSCH & LOMB, ROCHESTER, NY, USA).

1	ALGORITHMIC APPROACH IN MANAGING IRREGULAR CORNEA POST REFRACTIVE SURGERY (10 mins)	Dr. POOJA KHAMAR	Coming soon
2	TIPS AND TRICKS IN SMALL ZONE MANAGEMENT (10 mins)	DR. RITIKA MULLICK	Coming soon
3	KEEPING THINGS IN LINE – HOW TO TREAT A DECENTRED ABLATION (10 mins)	Dr. ROHIT SHETTY	Coming soon
5	SKIMMING THE SURFACE: CORNEAL WAVEFRONT TREATMENT IN KERATOCONUS (10 mins)	Dr. Sneha Brijkishor Gupta	Coming soon
6	LIVE WIRE DEMONSTRATION (10 mins)	Dr. ROHIT SHETTY	Coming soon
	Panel Discussion : (5 mins.)