Dr. Nelson Jesudasan

President, TNOA

Dr. D. Ramamurthy

Chairman, Organising Committee

Dr. Kandiah

Chairman, ARC - TNOA

Dr. J. Ravi

Organising Secretary

Registration 8:00 AM to 09:00 AM

Session 1

SICS

9.00 AM - 10.00 AM

Convenor

Dr. R. D. Ravindran

Panelists

Dr. Kandiah, Dr. Panner Selvam, Dr. Radhakrishnan, Dr. Sathya Albert, Dr. Siddarthan, Dr. Thangavelu, Dr. Venkatesh

Topics

- Where would you prefer to do a sutured ECCE?

- Benefit of Temporal manual SICS.

- Technique for lens induced glaucoma (phacolytic/phacomorphic).

- Role of can-opener capsulotomy in manual SICS

- Need for a bridle suture for manual SICS.

- Do you break the nucleus in the anterior chamber (phacofracture), if so why?

- Steps to reduce surgically induced astigmatism in manual SICS.

- If you are a Phaco surgeon where do you still prefer to do a manual SICS?

Session 2

PHACOEMULSIFICATION

10.00 AM - 11.00 AM

Convenor

Dr Prem Raj

Panelists

Dr. Hari Priya Aravind, Dr. Madhivanan, Dr. Mohan Rajan,

Dr. Nelson Jesudasan, Dr.Ramesh Dorai Rajan, Dr. R. Raveendran

Topics

- Gold Standards in preop evaluation

- Challenges in IOL power calculation

- Preference of Anesthesia

- Challenges in Rhexis

- Preference of Emulsification Technique – 4 Quadrant, stop & chop, direct chop

- Phaco in small pupil

- Phaco in Subluxated lenses

- How to improve ones own quality of surgery?

TEA: 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 3

REFRACTIVE SURGERY

11.15 A.M. - 12.15 P.M

Convenor

Dr. D. Ramamurthy

Panelists

Dr. Arul Mozhivarman, Dr. Chalini Madhivanan, Dr. Kumara Raja,

Dr. Pragya, Dr. Saju Ashokan, Dr. Surya Prakash

Topics

- Limits of Lasik.

- Indication and Procedure of Surface Ablation.

- Microkeratome and Femtosecond lasers.

- Phakic IOLs – Indication & Options.

- Refractive Lens Exchange.

- Complications of Refractive Surgery.

- Marketing and Scope for Refractive Surgery.

- Quality of Vision

Session 4

RETINA & UVEITIS

12.15 P.M. - 1.15 P.M.

Convenor

Dr Pramod Bhende

Panelists

Dr. Chandran Abraham, Dr. J. Biswas, Dr. Narendran,

Dr. V.S. Prakash, Dr. Rajiv Raman, Dr. Sriram Gopal

Topics

• Patient reporting with acute symptomatic PVD. – What is risk of retinal

breaks? How to follow these patients?

• ROP screening- Does current AAO guidelines for ROP screening are

applicable in Indian scenario?

• When to ask for FFA and OCT in eyes with diabetic retinopathy?

• Is anti-VEGF therapy substitute for Laser photocoagulation in diabetic

retinopathy?

• How to differentiate between worsening of diabetic macular oedema and cystoid macular oedema following cataracat surgery in a diabetic eye?

• Nucleus drop during cataract surgery- when to observe/intervene?

• When to suspect globe perforation following periocular injection?

• How do you diagnose and treat a case of viral retinitis?

- How do you diagnose and treat a case of toxoplasma retinochoroiditis?

LUNCH: 1:15 PM -2:00 PM

Session 5

CORNEA

2.00 P.M -3.00 P.M

Convenor

Dr. Radhika

Panelists

Dr. Balasubramanian, Dr. Kalavathy, Dr. Manju Kulkarni,

Dr. Shreesh Kumar, Dr. M. Srinivasan, Dr. Vasantha

Topics

- Role of fourth generation fluroquinolones in corneal ulcer

- Antibiotic of choice in pediatric conjunctivitis

- Diagnosis and treatment of deep corneal stromal infection and fungal keratitis / scleritis

- Immunosuppression in peripheral ulcerative keratitis

- Merits and demerits of combined pterygium and cataract surgery

- Indications and choice of scleral contact lens

- Collagen Cross Linking therapy – How to document progression / role in Post lasik ectasia / combination with INTACS / treatment in children

Session 6

GLAUCOMA

3.00. P.M. - 4.00 P.M

Convenor

Dr. Sathyan

Panelists

Dr. Chitra, Dr. Lekha Abraham, Dr. Murali Ariga,

Dr. Ramakrishnan, Dr. Ronnie George, Dr. Velayudhan

Topics

- Is Central corneal thickness important for diagnosis and management.

- Would you still like to use beta blockers.

- What is the frequency of use of prostaglandin drops in your practice.

- How frequently do you advice Visual field analysis for your patients.

- Would you advice your patients for newer imaging techniques.

- In a patient of cataract and glaucoma, when would you do triple procedure, glaucoma surgery first or cataract surgery first.

- Do you think foldable IOL has superior role in glaucoma patients.

- What is the role of antimetabolites in your practice.

- Do you think trabeculectomy is here for a long period, or that trabeculectomy must go? Which surgery appears to have the best potential?

Session 7

4:00 PM - 4:20 PM

Humour in Ophthalmology

Prof G. Lakshmipathi, MD, FRCP

Senior Physician and Orator par Excellence

Session 8

4:20 PM - 4:30 PM

Comments & Closure

High Tea: 4:30 PM