DR. VIKAS MENON (M12573)

Abstract

RETINOBLASTOMA IS THE MOST COMMON INTRAOCULAR TUMOR IN CHILDREN. IN SPITE OF THAT, AWARENESS OF THIS DISEASE REMAINS DISMAL AMONGST GENERAL OPHTHALMOLOGISTS, WHO ARE THE FIRST ONES TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THESE CASES.

WITH THIS IC, OUR AIM IS TO SIMPLIFY THE UNDERSTANDING OF A DISEASE, THAT COMES ACROSS AS VERY INTIMIDATING, TO BEGIN WITH. THIS WOULD BE ACHIEVED BY A VERY PRACTICAL, SIMPLIFIED, AND CASE-ORIENTED APPROACH BY SOME OF THE MOST EMINENT AND EXPERIENCED NAMES IN THE FIELD OF OCULAR ONCOLOGY. OUR UNDERSTANDING OF PRESENTATION AND NEWER TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR RETINOBLASTOMA HAS EVOLVED. THE FLOW OF TOPICS IN THIS IC WOULD BE SUCH THAT THE ATTENDEES WILL TAKE BACK IMPORTANT KEY POINTS THAT WILL HELP THEM GAIN CONFIDENCE IN DIAGNOSING THIS IMPORTANT CONDITION AND DEVELOP A BROAD UNDERSTANDING OF CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TREATMENT OPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PROTOCOLS. SO THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO HANDLE, GUIDE OR TREAT THESE CHILDREN ADEQUATELY DEPENDING UPON THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM.

1	CLASSIFICATION OF RETINOBLASTOMA: WHAT IS NEW? (10 mins)	Dr. FAIROOZ PUTHIYAPURAYIL MANJANDAVIDA	watch video
2	THE GREAT MASQUERADE: DIFFERENT PRESENTATIONS (10 mins)	Dr. BHADURI ANIRBAN	watch video
3	A SIMPLIFIED APPROACH TO TREATMENT (10 mins)	Dr. VIKAS MENON	watch video
4	INTRA-ARTERIAL CHEMOTHERAPY: REAL-LIFE CHALLENGES. (10 mins)	Dr. SIMA DAS	watch video
5	MANAGING THE REALLY BAD ONES: ORBITAL RETINOBLASTOMA (10 mins)	Dr. SANTOSH G. HONAVAR	watch video
6	GENETICS: HOPE FOR THE FUTURE (10 mins)	Dr. USHA R.	watch video
	Panel Discussion : (15 mins.)