The program is implemented in accordance with the The Virtual Cataract Surgery Course Manual for Ophthalmology Residents and the Surgical Skills Simulation Curriculum of Royal College of Ophthalmology.

In this course the different stages of cataract surgery will be trained separately; following abstract instrument handling tasks, trainees will practice first steps in capsulorhexis, lens segmentation and lens removal in a simulated surgical environment.

TARGET

Residents from 2nd year.

TRAINING OBJECTIVES

• Effective forceps techniques for optimal tissue manipulation during the rhexis
• Deeper understanding of appropriate vector forces for the rhexis
• Effective bimanual movements for phaco chopping
• Optimizing the fluidics of the phaco probe during each step of cataract surgery
• Eficcient sculpting for divide and conquer technique
• Dynamic bimanual movements needed for nucleus cracking Safe aspiration of cortex during irrigation and aspiration coaxial and bimanual
• Correct  IOL implant

PROGRAM

Lectures

• Phaco Fluidics for Dummies
• Pearls for Capsulorhexis and Hydromaneuvers
• Pearls for Craking & Chopping
• Recognize Alert Signals
• My Tips and Tricks for cataract surgery

Surgical Simulator

• Steps:
• Navigation and instruments
• Capsulorhexis
• Hydromanouvers
• Stop and Chop
• Iol Implant

Wet-lab with Artificial eyes

• Corneal incisions
• Capsulorhexis
• Phacoemulsification
• Iol implant

Phaco Fluidics

• Principles
• Balance, collapse and power test

 Indirect Ophthalmoscope Simulator

• Principles
• Clinical cases

CANCELLATION CONDITIONS

• Cancellations received up to 1 week before the date of the event - 100% refund of the registration fee. After this period there will be no refund.