DR. GERALD R. SCHULTZ (G03079)

Abstract

GENETICS IS UNDOUBTEDLY A SUBSPECIALTY OF ALL SPECIALTIES. IF YOU UNDERSTAND THE BASICS OF GENETICS, YOU WILL UNDERSTAND HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE. HAVING A STRONG BACKGROUND IN GENETICS WILL BE IMPORTANT AS GENOMIC TECHNOLOGIES CONTINUE TO EXPAND AND ARE IMPLEMENTED MORE INTO CLINICAL CARE. THE ESSENTIALS OF GENETICS ARE SEQUENCING AND GENE EXPRESSION. OPHTHALMOLOGISTS SHOULD UNDERSTAND THE BASICS OF GENETICS, ITS INVOLVEMENT IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF GLAUCOMA, AMD, DIABETIC RETINOPATHY, CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES AND OCULAR VIRAL DISEASES. GENE TESTING AND GENETIC COUNSELLING ARE IMPORTANT COMPONENTS OF PATIENT CARE. THE DELEGATES WILL ALSO HAVE AN INSIDE LOOK INTO THE SARS-COV-2 (CORONAVIRUS) GENOME, HOW IT INJECTS ITS COMPLEX STRAND OF RNA INTO HUMAN CELLS, AND ITS EFFECT ON THE EYE. UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, THE ATTENDEES SHOULD ACQUIRE IMPORTANT KNOWLEDGE RELATED TO CURRENT TRENDS IN VIRAL GENETICS, EPIGENETICS AND POSSIBLE GENE THERAPY FOR OCULAR DISORDERS.

1	REVIEW OF GENETICS, EPIGENETICS, AND SARS-COV-2 RNA STRUCTURE. TREATMENTS, INCLUDING CRISPR (15 mins)	Dr. GERALD R. SCHULTZ	Coming soon
2	GENETICS OF CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES (15 mins)	Dr. (Mrs.) RADHIKA TANDON	Coming soon
3	GENETICS OF CORNEAL ECTASIAS (15 mins)	Dr. NAMRATA SHARMA	Coming soon
4	GENETICS OF RETINAL DYSTROPHIES AND DIABETIC RETINOPATHY (15 mins)	DR. S.NATARAJAN	Coming soon
5	MOLECULAR GENETICS OF GLAUCOMA (12 mins)	Dr.P.Sundaresan	Coming soon
	Panel Discussion : (3 mins.)