Cornea Curriculum Course - 1-2 July 2021
Surgical skills, two-day-course on Corneal transplantation (penetrating keratoplasty, DALK, DSEK, PDEK and DMEK), and Common Corneal procedures (Suturing, gluing, Amniotic membrane and others). Suitable for mid-career trainees and early career consultants. Overseas doctors welcome.
Didactic and interactive lectures with one-to-one wetlabs on appropriate material.
Prices
Member/Non-member - £780
Course Faculty: Harminder S Dua and Dr DG Said (Day One).
Harminder Dua, Dr DG Said and Rakesh Jayaswal (Day Two)
Day One
Lectures (morning session): 09.30-12.45
- Amniotic membrane (History, indications and uses, surgical techniques, fate of membrane, complications) [Wet lab with human amniotic membrane: identification of side, trephination and tailoring, suturing and gluing).
- Corneal gluing: Cyanoacrylate glue and fibrin glue. Indications and techniques [Wet lab with each type of glue]
- Alcohol delamination of the corneal epithelium: technique, diagnostic and therapeutic uses [Wet lab technique]
- Corneal Biopsy: Indications and techniques [Wet Lab. Biopsy using skin biopsy trephines]
- Fine needle diathermy occlusion of corneal vessels (didactic, wet lab provisional) indications and techniques
- Suturing corneal lacerations: (didactic, Wet lab suturing practise) Leaking vs self-sealing lacerations. Linear, triangular, stellate lacerations. Wounds with tissue loss.
LUNCH 12.45-13.30 to be served in Reception Area
Wet lab (afternoon session): 13.30-17.00
Day Two
Lectures (morning session): 09.30-12.45
- Penetrating keratoplasty
- Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty
- Endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK, PDEK, DMEK)
- (Indications, pre-operative assessment, surgical tips and techniques, post-operative management including post keratoplasty astigmatism).
LUNCH 12.45-13.30 to be served in Reception Area
Wet Lab (afternoon session): 13.30-17.00
- Penetrating keratoplasty (use of Vacumn Trephine, manual trephination, Suturing techniques). Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (Big bubble technique and manual lamellar technique).
Registration not available.