DR. DEEPAK MEGUR (M08810)

Abstract

TORIC IOLS ARE CURRENTLY THE GOLD STANDARD FOR CORRECTING PRE-EXISTING ASTIGMATISM. INSPITE OF MORE THAN 30% OF OUR CATARACT PATIENTS HAVING SIGNIFICANT ASTIGMATISM A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF EYE SURGEONS IN OUR COUNTRY ARE RELUCTANT TO USE THEM.THIS VIDEO COURSE AIMS AT TEACHING THE DELEGATES EVERY ASPECT OF TORIC IOL’S – FROM CASE SELECTION TO PRE OP MEASUREMENTS, THE MINIMUM INSTRUMENTS REQUIRED , PRE OP AND INTRA OP MARKING TECHNIQUES , INTRA-OPERATIVE POSITIONING OF THE LENS, MANAGING POSTOPERATIVE RESIDUAL ASTIGMATISM , TO THE USE OF TORIC IOLS IN COMPLEX CASE SCENARIOS WILL BE DEMONSTRATED.. EXPERIENCED SURGEONS WILL SHARE PRACTICAL TIPS & TRICKS WHICH WILL HELP IN AVOIDING ERRORS. THE USE OF IMAGE GUIDANCE FOR TORIC IOLS WILL ALSO BE DEMONSTRATED. BY THE END OF THE COURSE MOST OF THE MYTHS ABOUT TORIC IOLS WILL BE SORTED OUT THE DELEGATES WILL BE CONFIDENT OF VENTURING INTO TORIC IOLS.

1	CASE SELECTION, SIA PRE-OP WORK UP, TORIC CALCULATION FORMULAE (10 mins)	Dr. BHARATHI MEGUR	watch video
2	MARKING OF THE EYE , INTRA OP ALIGNMENT , & POST OP MONITORING OF IOL ALIGNMENT (10 mins)	Dr. DEEPAK MEGUR	watch video
3	PRACTICAL TIPS AND IMAGE GUIDANCE IN TORIC IOLS (10 mins)	Dr. ANURAG MISHRA	watch video
4	TIPS TO INCREASE ACCURACY AND DIFFICULT SITUATIONS WITH TORIC IOLS (10 mins)	Dr. SOURABH PATWARDHAN	watch video
5	POST OPERATIVE RESIDUAL ASTIGMATISM, CAUSES AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES (10 mins)	Dr.Satyamurthy K V	watch video
6	TORIC IOLS- DIFFERENT CASE SCENARIOS (10 mins)	Dr. RISHI SWARUP	watch video
	Panel Discussion : (15 mins.)