DR. SUMA GANESH (S08263)
Abstract
CEREBRAL VISUAL IMPAIRMENT (CVI) IS VISION LOSS AS A RESULT OF DAMAGE TO THE RETROGENICULATE PATHWAY OF THE VISUAL SYSTEM IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY OCULAR PATHOLOGY. IN INDIA IT IS BECOMING ONE OF THE LEADING CAUSE OF PROFOUND VISUAL IMPAIRMENT IN CHILDREN ESPECIALLY WITH THE IMPROVEMENT OF PERINATAL CARE AND INCREASED SURVIVAL OF THE PRETERM BABIES. THERE IS A NEED FOR OPHTHALMIC COMMUNITY TO BE SENSITIVE AND OFFER OPTIMAL SERVICES TO SUCH CHILDREN. THE COURSE WILL HIGHLIGHT THE CAUSES OF CVI AND HOW DO THEY AFFECT THE VISION. THE COURSE WILL DEMONSTRATE THE VISION ASSESSMENT TOOLS, SPECIALISED REFRACTION TECHNIQUES TO ASSESS REFRACTIVE ERROR AND ACCOMMODATION ANOMALIES AND ALSO IMPORTANT TESTS FOR FUNCTIONAL AND COGNITIVE VISION ASSESSMENT. THE COURSE WILL ALSO FOCUS ON HIGHER VISUAL DEFICITS AND CO-RELATION WITH IMAGING FINDINGS … AND ALSO DISCUSS INTERVENTIONS IN TERMS OF PRESCRIPTION OF GLASSES AND STRABISMUS SURGERY FOR OPTIMAL MANAGEMENT.
| 1 | INTRODUCTION OF CVI (5 mins) | DR. SUMA GANESH | |
| 2 | ETIOLOGY AND PATHOGENESIS OF CVI (10 mins) | Dr.MEENAKSHI RAVINDRAN | watch video |
| 3 | OPHTHALMIC MANIFESTATIONS AND ASSESSMENTS IN CVI (10 mins) | DR. SUMA GANESH | watch video |
| 5 | VEP IN PROGNOSTICATION OF CVI (10 mins) | Dr. SAHITHYA BHASKARAN | watch video |
| 6 | MANAGEMENT OF STRABISMUS IN CVI CHILDREN (10 mins) | Dr. SANDRA CHANDRAMOULI | watch video |
| 7 | NEXT STEPS IN ENSURING QUALITY OF LIFE IN CHILDREN WITH CVI — CASE STORIES (10 mins) | Dr. LEILA MOHAN | watch video |
| 8 | KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY DR.NIHAL ADEL HASSAN : “SONAR IN PAEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY” – (10 MINS) | DR.NIHAL ADEL HASSAN | watch video |
| Panel Discussion : (10 mins.) |
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