WETLABS


Corneal topography is an indispensable tool for refractive surgery. Reading a corneal topography map and making a sense out of it is of utmost importance in refractive surgery practise. We'll help you in interpreting the various maps of corneal topography. We'll also give you a gist of the various topographers available in the Indian market now and what each one would add to your practise. This will enable you to interpret the basic information provided by topography maps and integrate this information into daily clinical practice.

Corneal aberrometry can aid in detecting and managing many corneal conditions as well as in evaluating patients for refractive and cataract surgery. Let us take you through a short journey in understanding the basics of corneal and internal aberrations profile of the human eye. Let us also discuss the various diagnostic modalities which will help you measure these in your practise and its implication in your decision making.

The participating ophthalmologists will get a brief review of anatomical and physiological properties of the ocular surface and tear film. The various diagnostic modalities for imaging the ocular surface and quantifying its structure and function will be discussed and presented. Particular attention will be given to the role of these diagnostic modalities in ocular surface diseases treatment.

Are you terrified of handling a microkeratome? Learn the technical aspects of microkeratome breaking down to its various parts and functioning. Also, you'll be able to know gist of dealing with on-table dreaded situations you may face while flap creation.

This is a unique opportunity for you to learn the surgical pearls of Femtosecond LASIK. The participants will learn the nuances by experts right from planning, parameters selection, flap creation and lift. The pre-operative considerations of patient selection and counselling will also be discussed.

Let us help you to know the intricacies of Small Incision Lenticule Extraction. We'll give you hands-on training in planning, docking, laser delivery, dissection of lenticule in SMILE. Discussion would include the tips and tricks for easy lenticule dissection and management of suction loss. This is a starter kit for those interested to start ReLEx SMILE in their practise.

 

IntraCorneal Ring Segment (ICRS) implants are an effective modality for the correction of corneal ectasia. Let us help you to know the mechanism of action of the different ICRS types and their combinations, how to apply them to the different corneal topographic configurations, details of the surgical technique and how to avoid complications, and eventually how to combine them with other techniques in order to to improve the results in the correction of keratoconus and other corneal ectasia.

Want to start Phakic IOL implantation in your practise? This course is for you. The participants will be learning the indications, patient selection, various types, pre-operative evaluation, complications and post-operative follow-up for Phakic IOL patients. The use of various diagnostic modalities for better management of these patients will also be discussed. How to deal with various complications related to sizing issues, glaucoma and cataract will be touched upon. Also, where exactly does Phakic IOL fit in your refractive surgery armamentarium right now will be highlighted along with nuances in patient counselling and expectations. By presenting the different types of phakic IOLs in an unbiased way, we hope to enable you to begin with phakic IOLs in your practise, having the complete knowledge of advantages as well of adverse events of this type of refractive surgery.