136th Retinal Detachment Course 

136th Retinal Detachment Course: Minimal Extraocular Surgery, Options for Repair; Surgical Video-Session, Case Presentations with Quiz

Time & Date: 5 October, 13:15 – 17:15 CEST
Room: E103/104
Chairperson: Ingrid Kreissig GERMANY

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Rules to find the primary break & break in reoperation.

Retinal Detachment Syllabus.

Course Syllabus

1: Diagnostics: Rhegmatogenous Primary Retinal Detachment

1.1: S. Mennel AUSTRIA

Lattice degeneration and breaks in fellow eye: What to do or not to do?

1.2: Vincenzo Ferrara ITALY

Misdiagnosis of retinoschisis

1.3: Daniele Tognetto ITALY

Ambulatory double patching

1.4: Ingrid Kreissig GERMANY

The 4 Lincoff Rules to find the primary break

All Faculty

Discussion

2: E.O. Minimal Scleral Buckling as Tamponade for Break(s)

2.1: Frank LaFranco USA

Rational, indications, optimal tamponade of breaks, video of surgery:
Complications, long-term anatomical and functional results

2.2: Darius Shroff INDIA

Differential diagnosis of postop. residual fluid after nondrainage

3: Maximal Scleral Buckling with Drainage as Tamponade for Break(s)

3.1: Stefan Mennel AUSTRIA

A look at cerclage after 50 years: Indications, complications, long-term
results

All Faculty

Discussion

Break & Group Photo 15:00

4: I.O. Gas Injection as Tamponade for Break(s)

4.1: Abhishek Kothari INDIA

Expanding-gas operation, now called pneumatic retinopexy: As office
procedure for uncomplicated detachments: Indications, complications, long-term results

5: I.O. Surgery for Tamponading Break(s)

5.1: Thorsten Boeker GERMANY

Primary Vitrectomy: Rationale, indications, complications, long-term results

6:  Minimal Scleral Buckling Without Drainage for Complicated Detachments

6.1: Ingrid Kreissig GERMANY

Reoperation: The 4 Lincoff – Kreissig Rules to find the undetected break

6.2: Abhishek Kothari INDIA

How to minimize risk of PVR

6.3: Joerg Schmidt TURKEY

PVR-C1/C2 detachments: Try minimal segm. buckling without drainage first: Long-term anatomical and functional results

7: Comparison of Present Techniques for Repair of Primary Retinal Detachment

7.1: Thorsten Boeker GERMANY

Temporary balloon buckle without drainage vs. pneumatic retinopexy
vs. min. segmental buckling without drainage vs. primary vitrectomy

All Faculty

Discussion

8: Video-Session: Various Surgeons Presenting Minimal Segmental Buckling Without Drainage

Thorsten Boeker GERMANY
Vincenzo Ferrara ITALY
Abhishek Kothari INDIA

Frank LaFranco USA
Stefan Mennel AUSTRIA
Joerg Schmidt GERMANY
Daniele Tognetto ITALY

9: Quiz of Various Retinal Detachments and their Treatment Options

Presenters:
Thorsten Boeker GERMANY
Ingrid Kreissig GERMANY
Frank LaFranco USA

Panel:
Vincenzo Ferrara ITALY
Abhishek Kothari INDIA

Ingrid Kreissig GERMANY
Stefan Mennel AUSTRIA
Joerg Schmidt GERMANY
Darius Shroff INDIA
Aditya Sudhalkar INDIA
Daniele Tognetto ITALY
Wilson Wong MALAYSIA

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