DR. ARUNA RATHAKRISHNA (R13129)

Abstract

RECENT ADVANCES IN NEUROSCIENCES AND BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE BIOLOGICAL BASIS OF AMBLYOPIA HAS BROUGHT NEWER INSIGHTS INTO AMBLYOPIA THERAPY. THIS INSTRUCTION COURSE WILL EXTENSIVELY COVER ABC’S OF AMBLYOPIA – UNDERSTANDING PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF AMBLYOPIA, TREATING WITH NEWER BINOCULAR VISION THERAPIES, AND A COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION THAT INCLUDES ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIAL TESTING, WITH CASE EXAMPLES AND INTERESTING VIDEOS. PRACTICAL GUIDELINES IN AMBLYOPIA MANAGEMENT WILL ALSO BE DISCUSSED IN DETAIL. THIS SESSION WILL BE INTERESTING, INTERACTIVE AND WILL GUIDE ALL PAEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGISTS TO TREAT AMBLYOPIA EFFECTIVELY AND WITH GREATER CONFIDENCE.

1	FUN WAY TO TREAT AMBLYOPIA IN CHILDREN (15 mins)	Dr. SANDRA CHANDRAMOULI	watch video
2	BINOCULAR VISION THERAPY FOR AMBLYOPIA – A NOVEL APPROACH (15 mins)	Dr. MURALIDHAR RAJAMANI	watch video
3	AMBLYOPIA TREATMENT IN ADULTS MADE POSSIBLE (15 mins)	DR. ARUNA RATHAKRISHNA	watch video
4	OFFICE AND HOME BASED TREATMENT FOR AMBLYOPIA (15 mins)	Dr. KAUSHIK MURALI	watch video
	Panel Discussion : (15 mins.)