DR. N.V. ARULMOZHI VARMAN (A03549)
Abstract
THIS INSTRUCTION COURSE AIMS TO ELABORATE ON THE FINER NUANCES OF SMALL INCISION LENTICULE EXTRACTION NEEDED TO CONSISTENTLY ACHIEVE EXCELLENT OUTCOMES.THE COURSE BEGINS WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO SMILE AND WHY REFRACTIVE SURGEONS NEED TO CONSIDER MAKING THE SWITCH FROM EXCIMER LASER BASED TREATMENT TO FEMTOSECOND LENTICULE BASED REFRACTIVE SURGERY.PATIENT EVALUATION AND SELECTION WILL BE TOUCHED UPON. THE COURSE WILL THEN MOVE ON TO EXPLAINING THE OPTIMAL WAY TO PERFORM THE STEPS OF THE PROCEDURE – ENERGY SETTING OPTIMISATION, DOCKING,LENTICULE DISSECTION AND RETRIEVAL. PEARLS AND PITFALLS FOR NAVIGATING THE INITIAL LEARNING CURVE OF THE PROCEDURE WILL BE EMPHASISED UPON WITH A SEPARATE SECTION ON COMPLICATIONS AND MANAGEMENT.WE WILL THEN MOVE ON TO THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN SMILE WITH THE USE OF LOW ENERGY SETTINGS, THE NEW SMILE PRO AND HYPEROPIA CORRECTION.
AT THE END OF THE COURSE THE AUDIENCE WILL BE WILL ARMED ABOUT ALL THE FACETS OF SMILE.
| 1 | INTRODUCTION TO SMILE (10 mins) | Dr. N.V. ARULMOZHI VARMAN | watch video |
| 2 | PATIENT EVALUATION AND SELECTION (10 mins) | DR. ATHEEK SHAIK HAMEED | watch video |
| 3 | PROCEDURE EXECUTION-DOCKING AND IDEAL LENTICULE DISSECTION TECHNIQUE (10 mins) | DR. RAMYA SAMPATH | watch video |
| 4 | SMILE COMPLICATIONS AND MANAGEMENT (10 mins) | Dr. RUPAL SAMIR SHAH | watch video |
| 5 | INTRODUCTION TO SMILE PRO (10 mins) | Dr.AADITHREYA VARMAN | watch video |
| 6 | HYPEROPIA CORRECTION IN SMILE (10 mins) | DR. SHEETAL BRAR | |
| 7 | KEYNOTE ADDRESS: AIOS – SHIV PRASAD HARDIA AWARD [FP1553] : EFFECT OF CAP DEPTH IN SMILE ON CLINICAL, BIOMECHANICAL AND MOLECULAR OUTCOMES : DR. SHARON DSOUZA (D13923) – 10 MINS |
DR. SHARON DSOUZA | watch video |
| Panel Discussion : (15 mins.) |


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