Programme MONDAY, 19 MARCH 2018
8:30 Registration and welcoming
GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR RETINAL SURGERY
9:00 Introduction to the management of primary retinal detachment
9:45 Vitrectomy for primary retinal detachment
10:15 Tamponades: gases and oils; vitrectomy gauge interactions
10:30 Pneumatic retinopexy: indications and techniques
10:45 COFFEE BREAK
11:00 Practical session on detachment management: buckle elements and placement, surgical decision making (interactive session)
11:30 Macular surgery: full thickness and lamellar MH, ERM, VMT, myopic schisis, and optic disc pits
12:15 Anterior segment issues and combined approaches in vitreoretinal surgery
13:00 LUNCH
SMALL GAUGE VITRECTOMY OTHER THAN MACULAR SURGERY
14.00 Removal of IOFB
15.00 Small gauge vitrectomy for vitreous hemorrhage
15.30 COFFEE BREAK
16.00 Pearls and tricks for the approach to endophthalmitis with small gauge vitrectomy
16.45 – 17:30 Small gauge vitrectomy for dense vitreous floaters