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6th EURETINA Congress Lisbon 2006
 
 
 
 

Teaching Course WITH INTERNATIONAL FACULTY
PRIMARY RETINAL DETACHMENT: DIGNOSTICS AND PRESENT OPTIONS FOR REPAIR

Thursday 18th May

08.30     Welcome
               I.Kreissig GERMANY
1. DIAGNOSTICS: RHEGMATOGENOUS PRIMARY RETINAL DETACHMENT; FELLOW EYE
Moderators:
I. Kreissig GERMANY
H. Lincoff USA
1.1.
The 4 Rules to find the primary break
I. Kreissig GERMANY
1.2.
A detachment without a break or acute
vitreous haemorrhage: What to try first ?
H. Lincoff USA
1.3.
Lattice degeneration & breaks in fellow eye of
retinal detachment: What to do or not to do ?
B. Aylward UK
2. CERCLAGE WITH DRAINAGE
2.1.
Rationale, indications, long-term results
I. Kreissig GERMANY
3. MINIMAL SEGMENTAL BUCKLING WITH SPONGE(S) WITHOUT DRAINAGE
3.1.
Rationale, indications, optimal tamponade
of break(s), long-term results
J. Schmidt GERMANY
3.2.
Differential diagnosis of residual fluid
T. Boeker GERMANY
4. MINIMAL SEGMENTAL BUCKLING WITH BALLOON WITHOUT DRAINAGE
4.1.
Technique, indications, long-term results
I. Kreissig GERMANY
10.20      Coffee Break
10.35      Programme Re-commences
 
5. PERFLUOROCARBON GASES
Moderators:
T. Boeker GERMANY
S. Chang USA
5.1.
Perfluorocarbon gases: Properties for pneumatic
displacement of subretinal haemorrhage
H. Lincoff USA
5.2.
Perfluorocarbon gases for giant tears
and posterior breaks; when vitrectomy?
J. Schmidt GERMANY
6. PNEUMATIC RETINOPEXY FOR UNCOMPLICATED DETACHMENTS
6.1.
Rationale, indications, long-term results
B. Aylward UK
7. PRIMARY VITRECTOMY
7.1.
Rationale, indications, long-term results
S. Chang USA
8. MINIMAL SEGMENTAL BUCKLING FOR COMPLICATED DETACHMENTS
Moderators:
T. Boeker GERMANY
I. Kreissig GERMANY
8.1.
PVR-C1/C2 detachments:
Try buckling first: Long-term results
T. Boeker GERMANY
8.2.
Reoperation:
The 4 rules to find the undetected break
I. Kreissig GERMANY
12.00     Group Photo
12.15     Lunch for participants
13.15     Programme Re-commences
9. VITRECTOMY
Moderators:
B. Aylward UK
J. Schmidt GERMANY
9.1.
Vitrectomy for PVR
S. Chang USA
9.2.
25-gauge vitrectomy for epiretinal
membranes and macular hole
J. Schmidt GERMANY
10. THE DIABETIC EYE
10.1.
Differential diagnosis of retinal “elevations” in
the diabetic eye
T. Boeker GERMANY
10.2.
Vitrectomy in the diabetic eye:
Rationale, indications, long-term results
B. Aylward UK
11. COMPARISON OF PRESENT TECHNIQUES FOR REPAIR OF PRIMARY RETINAL DETACHMENT
Moderators:
T. Boeker GERMANY
H. Lincoff USA
11.1.
Pneumatic retinopexy versus primary vitrectomy
T. Boeker GERMANY
11.2.
Primary vitrectomy versus segmental buckling
I. Kreissig GERMANY
11.3.
How to minimize risk of PVR
T. Boeker GERMANY
12. CASE PRESENTATIONS
Moderator:
I. Kreissig GERMANY
Organizer:
T. Boeker GERMANY
Cases:
Participants: U. Vossmerbaeumer
13. DISTRIBUTION OF DIPLOMAS
15.00     End of Course