DR.S.NATARAJAN (N02460)

Abstract

OCULAR TRAUMA IS ONE OF THE MAJOR CAUSES OF PREVENTABLE BLINDNESS IN THE COUNTRY. THE URGENCY TO TREAT THEM, AND THE WORLD OF DIFFERENCE IT MAKES WHEN ONE ACTS ON TIME IS THE MAKE OR BREAK MOMENT. THIS INSTRUCTION COURSE WILL FOCUS ON OCULAR TRAUMA OF VARIOUS PARTS OF THE EYE FROM ANTERIOR TO POSTERIOR SEGMENT, ALONG WITH DEALING WITH THE BASIC OUTLINE OF THE CLASSIFICATION OF TRAUMA. THE ATTENDEES WILL ALSO LEARN THE BASIC STEPS OF FIRST DEGREE MANAGEMENT OF OCULAR TRAUMA – HOW TO JUST ENOUGH AT THE RIGHT TIME BEFORE REFERRING PATIENT TO HIGHER CENTRE, AND GET TO VIEW INTERESTING VIDEOS OF OCULAR TRAUMA CASES THAT MAY HAVE SEEMED “HOPELESS” BUT ACTUALLY ENDED UP BEING SALVAGABLE. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS COURSE THE ATTENDEES SHOULD BE ABLE UNDERSTAND THE BASICS OF OCULAR TRAUMA, HOW TO CLASSIFY IT, HOW TO DO FIRST DEGREE MANAGEMENT AND WHEN TO REFER THE PATIENT TO THE SPECIALIST.

1	CLASSIFICATION OF OCULAR TRAUMA : WHAT’S NEW? (12 mins)	DR. KAROBI RANI LAHIRI	watch video
2	EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ADNEXAL TRAUMA (12 mins)	Dr. AKSHAY NAIR	watch video
3	ANTERIOR SEGMENT TRAUMA : MOST IMPORTANT EMERGENCY TIPS (12 mins)	Dr.KAVITA RAO	watch video
4	TRAUMATIC ENDOPHTHALMITIS – A DOUBLE WHAMMY EMERGENCY (12 mins)	Dr.S.NATARAJAN	watch video
5	SYMPATHETIC OPHTHALMITIS : THE DANGEROUS LURKER (12 mins)	DR. AISHWARYA IYER	watch video
6	KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY DR.NARESH MOTWANI : OCULAR TRAUMA INTERACTIVE: COMPREHENSIVELY MANAGING OCULAR TRAUMA IN THE ERA OF OPHTHALMIC SUB-SPECIALISATION – (10 MINS)	DR.NARESH K. MOTWANI	watch video
	Panel Discussion : (10 mins.)