DR BHARAT GURNANI (G19198)
Abstract
THE LAST DECADE HAS SEEN A MASSIVE UPSURGE IN PYTHIUM KERATITIS CASES ACROSS THE GLOBE. DUE TO ITS CLOSE CLINICAL, MICROBIOLOGICAL, AND MORPHOLOGICAL RESEMBLANCE TO FUNGAL KERATITIS, IT REMAINS A CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT CHALLENGE FOR THE MAJORITY OF CLINICIANS AND CORNEA EXPERTS AND IS COMMONLY MISDIAGNOSED. THIS IC FOCUSES ON SIMPLIFYING THE CLINICAL APPROACH AND PROVIDING INTRICATE ANALYSIS OF DIAGNOSTIC AND MANAGEMENT PROTOCOLS OF THIS EMERGING RARE WORLD KERATITIS. WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM AN EXPERT PANEL FROM REPUTED INSTITUTIONS, THIS IC WOULD BE AN EYE OPENER FOR ALL CLINICIANS AND BENEFICIAL FOR ALL CORNEA EXPERTS. THIS IC IS AN AMALGAMATION OF VARIOUS CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT TOOLS AND THE UPCOMING MANAGEMENT TRENDS IN PK. AT THE END OF THE SESSION, THE PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT FROM HOW TO APPROACH A NON-RESOLVING CASE OF FK AND THE NOVEL INVESTIGATIONAL TOOLS TO DIAGNOSE AND MANAGE THIS ENTITY.
| 1 | INTRODUCTION, EPIDEMIOLOGY, AND HOW PYTHIUM KERATITIS CLOSELY MIMICS FUNGAL KERATITIS. (8 mins) | DR BHARAT GURNANI | |
| 3 | INVESTIGATIONS FOR PYTHIUM KERATITIS- WHY PYTHIUM IS STILL A DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGE FOR CLINICIANS. (8 mins) | Dr. MEENA LAKSHMIPATHY | |
| 4 | PEARLS AND PITFALLS IN MANAGEMENT OF PYTHIUM KERATITIS-DEEPER INSIGHTS INTO THE MANAGEMENT PROTOCOLS (8 mins) | Dr. ANITHA VENUGOPAL | |
| 5 | A SPECIAL NOTE ON THE RARE AND EMERGING ENTITY OF PEDIATRIC PYTHIUM KERATITIS (8 mins) | DR. KIRANDEEP KAUR | |
| 6 | FUTURE OF PYTHIUM KERATITIS AND THE NEED FOR METANALYSIS AND LARGER CLINICAL TRIALS.
(8 mins) |
Dr.SHWETA AGARWAL | |
| Panel Discussion : (15 mins.) |
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