PHACO WET LABS
(in English)
Topics
The courses focus on practical hands-on surgery training, where state-of-the-art devices, hand instruments and disposables are provided and accepted as the best way for young ophthalmologists to familiarise themselves with the equipment.
This training is conducted on pig eyes, as their characteristics make them very similar to human eyes, and will cover the basics of the following areas:
- The Physics of Phaco
- Wound Construction
- Capsulorhexis
- Hydrodissection
- Nuclear Disassembly Techniques and strategies
- Irrigation/Aspiration
- Lens Implantation
- Sealing the Wound
- Anterior vitrectomy
- Identifying complex cases and planning strategies
- Complications and their avoidance
Educational Objectives
By the end of this training, trainees will be able to:
- Identify commonly used instruments and equipment for phacoemulsification.
- Demonstrate basic manoeuvers typically encountered during phacoemulsification.
- Name common complications associated with each step of phacoemulsification.
Teaching faculty
Dr Petra Schollmayer
Dr Bao-Khanh Tran
Venue
The courses will be in Lucerne at the KKL cultural centre during the yearly congress organised by the Swiss Academy of Ophthalmology.
Tickets
This training is affiliated with the official programme of the 2023 SAoO Congress.
This event might be videotaped, photographed, and audio-taped. The videos, photographs, and audio recordings may appear either on the SAoO website or the sponsors’ websites, marketing materials in various print or digital formats, and social media platforms.
Pour de plus amples renseignements, veuillez contacter michele.guerra@saoo.ch
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