DR. M. VANATHI (V07265)

Abstract

KERATOCONUS (KC) IS THE MOST COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED CORNEAL ECTASIA IN ANTERIOR SEGMENT DISEASES IN PRACTICE. SEVERAL CONCERNS REMAIN REGARDING THE APPROACH TO DIAGNOSIS, DECISION MAKING & MANAGEMENT OF KC. THIS IC IS PLANNED TO FOCUS ON COMMON CONCERNS SUCH AS PEARLS IN REFRACTING KC EYES, (DOUBTS IN INTERPRETATION OF CORNEAL TOMOGRAPHY, DECISION MAKING IN KC, PRACTICE GUIDE TO COLLAGEN CROSSLINKING (CXL), VKC & HYDROPS MANAGEMENT, INTACS, REFRACTIVE ABLATION IN KC, DALK & PK CONCERNS, PHAKIC IOLS IN KC EYES

THE COURSE ATTENDEES WILL BE MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE ON THE FOLLOWING MANAGEMENT ASPECTS IN KC EYES:

DECISION MAKING IN KC: CLASSIFICATION, PENTACAM INTERPRETATION & DECISION MAKING IN KC EYES, REFRACTION DIFFICULTIES & CL FITTING PEARLS

CONCERNS IN CXL IN KC: VARIOUS PRACTICE PATTERNS IN CXL TREATMENT

(III) HYDROPS & VKC MANAGEMENT IN KC

(IV) KERATOPLASTY CONCERNS: PEARLS TO PERFECT DALK & PK IN KC

(V) REFRACTIVE PROCEDURES IN: INTACS, PHAKIC IOL, INTRASTROMAL & FEMTODALK WHEN & HOW?

1	CLASSIFICATION, PENTACAM INTERPRETATION, REFRACTION & CL FITTING PEARLS, DECISION MAKING IN KC (8 mins)	Dr. (Mrs.) RADHIKA TANDON	watch video
2	CONCERNS IN COLLAGEN CROSSLINKING IN KERATOCONUS – VARIOUS PRACTICE PATTERNS IN CXL TREATMENT FOR KC (8 mins)	Dr. BHASKAR SRINIVASAN	watch video
3	HYDROPS MANAGEMENT IN KC (8 mins)	Dr. SAMAR KUMAR BASAK	watch video
4	PEARLS FOR VKC MANAGEMENT (8 mins)	DR. REVATHI RAJARAMAN	watch video
5	KERATOPLASTY CONCERNS IN KC (8 mins)	Dr. RITU ARORA	watch video
6	REFRACTIVE PROCEDURES IN KC – INTACS, PHAKIC IOLS & FEMTODALK WHEN AND HOW? (8 mins)	Dr.Rajesh Fogla	watch video
7	KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY DR.SONAL TULI : ALTERNATIVES TO KERATOPLASTY	DR.SONAL TULI	watch video
	Panel Discussion : (19 mins.)