Instructional Courses - FRIDAY 15 MAY

Cost per course: €25

08.00 – 09.30
Course 1 - Macular Dystrophies

Venue: Hermes

Course Organiser: E. Souied FRANCE

08.00	E. Souied FRANCE Stagardt and FFM
08.12	G. Querques FRANCE Best and AOFVD
08.24	S. Mohand Said FRANCE Cone dystrophy
08.36	E. Souied FRANCE Pattern dystrophy
08.48	S. Mohand Said FRANCE X-linked retinoschisis
09.00	E. Souied FRANCE Inherited white dots on the retina
09.12	Discussion
09.30	End of course

08.00 - 09.30
Course 2 - Basic OCT

Venue: Erato

Course Organiser: C. De Laey BELGIUM

08.00	N. Leveziel FRANCE Spectral domain OCT in normal subjects
08.20	C. De Laey BELGIUM How to interpret an OCT scan
08.40	C. De Laey, A. Leys BELGIUM The importance of macular maps illustrated by a few cases
08.50	A. Gaudric FRANCE OCT in Age-related Macular Degeneration
09.20	Discussion
09.30	End of course

08.00 - 09.30
Course 20 - European Board of Ophthalmology Course on Retinal Diseases:
What would you do in these cases?

Venue: Gallieni 6

Course Organiser: C. Creuzot-Garcher FRANCE

08.00	P. Massin FRANCE Clinical cases of tractional retinal detachment in diabetic patients
08.15	J.P. Berrod FRANCE Clinical cases of retinal detachment in phakic or pseudophakic patients
08.30	R. Tadayoni FRANCE Clinical cases of retinal detachment in myopic patients
08.45	M. de Smet BELGIUM Complicated cases of uveitic patients
09.00	C. Creuzot-Garcher FRANCE Clinical cases of macular diseases
09.15	Discussion
09.30	End of course

The aim of this course dedicated to students preparing for the European Board of Ophthalmology
(EBO) exam is to emphasise the interest of semiology to choose from various therapeutic options.
Speakers will focus on clinical presentation of patients suffering from retinal diseases. Different
cases of retinal detachment will be presented, with the various therapeutic options, and a discussion
based on preoperative video presentation. Cases of patients suffering from macular diseases with
the indication of surgery will be discussed.

11.00 - 12.30
Course 3 - Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy

Venue: Hermes

Course Organiser: C. Egan UK

11.00	C. Egan UK Introduction and welcome
11.05	S. Aldington UK Grading diabetic retinopathy: Which is the best severity scale to use and why?
11.25	R. Johnston UK Electronic record keeping in the management of diabetic retinopathy: Moving towards best practice
11.45	P. Massin FRANCE The practice and challenges of diabetic retinopathy screening in France
12.05	C. Egan UK Challenging cases presenting to a screening programme
12.25	Panel closing comments
12.30	End of course

11.00 - 12.30
Course 4 - Simple approach to PVR management

Venue: Erato

Course Organiser: B. Corcóstegui SPAIN

11.00	B. Corcóstegui SPAIN Risk factors
11.12	C. Mateo SPAIN Membrane peeling
11.24	J. Garcia-Arumi SPAIN Subretinal PVR
11.36	T. Wolfensberger SWITZERLAND Relaxing retinopathy
11.48	B. Aylward UK Fluid-gas or fluid silicon oil exchange
12.00	B. Corcóstegui SPAIN Lensectomy and pseudophakic management
12.12	A. Adan SPAIN Discussion
12.30	End of course

14.30 - 16.00
Course 5 - What, When and How: Surgical Discussions

Venue: Hermes

Course Organiser: C. Mateo SPAIN

14.30	Introduction
14.40	C. Mateo SPAIN Dealing with 23 gauge incisions
14.50	B. Corcóstegui SPAIN Keratoplasty and pars plana vitrectomy: Long-term results
15.00	B. Aylward UK Achieving success with vitrectomy for retinal detachment
15.10	A. Gaudric FRANCE Macular retinoschisis: Evolution and treatment
15.20	D. Wong UK Why do I have to consider heavy silicone oil and which?
15.30	C. Eckardt GERMANY What do I do in massive submacular hemorrhage in the antiangiogenic drugs era?
15.40	Discussion
16.00	End of course

14.30 - 16.00
Course 6 - Electrophysiology

Venue: Erato

Course Organiser: G. Holder UK

14.30	G. Holder UK An introduction to electrophysiological testing
14.50	B. Leroy BELGIUM ERGs and pattern ERGs in inherited and acquired disease
15.20	G. Holder UK Visual evoked potentials, multi-focal ERGs and ERGs beyond the ISCEV: Standard in inherited and acquired disease
15.50	Discussion
16.00	End of course

The first lecture will address the nature of the tests, how they are performed and what they can show.
The two subsequent lectures will be case-based and address how the tests are used clinically in diagnosis and management.

16.30 - 18.00
Course 7 - Vitrectomy in Diabetic Retinopathy

Venue: Erato

Course Organiser: A. Laidlaw UK

16.30	A. Laidlaw UK Introduction
16.32	E. Stefánsson ICELAND Pathology and pathophysiology of proliferative retinopathy
16.42	M. Mohamed UK Proliferative retinopathy
17.01	S.L. Oberstein THE NETHERLANDS Vitreous haemorrhage
17.14	T. Williamson UK Tractional retinal detachment
17.25	A. Laidlaw UK Vitrectomy in florid proliferation, use of anti-VEGF agents prior to diabetic vitrectomy
17.36	T. Williamson UK Complications of diabetic vitrectomy
17.47	A. Laidlaw UK Vitrectomy for diabetic macular edema
18.00	End of course

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