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71st Retinal Detachment Course:
Diagnosis and Present Options for Repair

Thursday 14 May
08.30 – 16.00

Venue: Hermes
Cost: €120

08.30

WELCOME
I. Kreissig
GERMANY

1.

DIAGNOSTICS: RHEGMATOGENOUS PRIMARY RETINAL DETACHMENT
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: What to try first?
S. Mennel
GERMANY

2.

CERCLAGE WITH DRAINAGE

2.1

A look at cerclage after 50 years
H. Lincoff
USA

3.

MINIMAL SEGMENTAL BUCKLING WITH SPONGE(S) WITHOUT DRAINAGE

3.1

Indications, optimal tamponade of break(s), long-term results
T. Boeker
GERMANY

3.2

Differential diagnosis of residual fluid
B. Stoffelns
GERMANY

4.

MINIMAL SEGMENTAL BUCKLING WITH TEMP. BUCKLE WITHOUT DRAINAGE
Moderators: W. Mieler USA, J. Schmidt GERMANY

4.1

Application, indications, long-term results
I. Kreissig
GERMANY

5.

GAS OPERATIONS

5.1

Perfluorocarbon gases: Physical properties; Application for difficult retinal tears
U. Mester
GERMANY

5.2

Pneumatic retinopexy for uncomplicated detachments
W. Mieler
USA

10.55

Break

11.15

6.

PRIMARY VITRECTOMY
Moderators: B. Aylward UK, U. Mester GERMANY

6.1

Rationale, indications, long-term results
P. Stanga
UK

7.

MINIMAL SEGMENTAL BUCKLING FOR COMPLICATED DETACHMENTS

7.1

Reoperation: The 4 Rules to find the undetected break
I. Kreissig
GERMANY

7.2

How to minimise the risk of PVR
V. Ferrara
ITALY

7.3

PVR-C1/C2 detachments. Try buckling first: Long-term visual results
P. Stanga
UK

8.

FELLOW EYE OF RETINAL DETACHMENT
Moderators: B. Corcóstegui SPAIN, H. Heimann UK

8.1

Lattice degeneration and breaks in fellow eye: What to do or not do?
B. Aylward
UK

9.

VITRECTOMY FOR VITREORETINAL PROBLEMS

9.1

Vitrectomy for severe PVR
H. Heimann
UK

9.2

20-, 23-, 25-gauge vitrectomy: Indications, complications, results
J. Schmidt
GERMANY

13.00

Group Photo

13.15

Lunch

14.15

 

10.

THE DIABETIC EYE
Moderators: T. Boeker GERMANY, P. Stanga UK

10.1

Diabetic macular edema: What to do and when?
B. Aylward
UK

10.2

Differential diagnosis of retinal “elevations” in the diabetic eye
O. Zeitz
GERMANY

10.3

Vitrectomy in the diabetic eye: Rationale, indications, long-term results
B. Corcóstegui
SPAIN

11.

COMPARISON OF PRESENT TECHNIQUES FOR REPAIR OF PRIMARY
RETINAL DETACHMENT

11.1

Temporary balloon buckle vs pneumatic retinopexy vs segmental buckling vs primary vitrectomy
T. Boeker
GERMANY

12.

AMBULATORY BINOCULAR OCCLUSION: WHEN TO DO?
H. Lincoff
USA

13.

CASE PRESENTATIONS

Moderator: I. Kreissig GERMANY
Organiser: T. Boeker GERMANY

Panel:

B. Aylward
UK
B. Corcóstegui SPAIN
V. Ferrara ITALY
H. Heimann GERMANY
H. Lincoff USA
S. Mennel GERMANY
U. Mester GERMANY
W. Mieler USA
J. Schmidt GERMANY
P. Stanga UK

Cases:
M. Engelbert
GERMANY
V. Ferrara ITALY
S. Mennel GERMANY
B. Stoffelns GERMANY
O. Zeitz GERMANY

14.

DISTRIBUTION OF DIPLOMAS

B. Aylward
UK
I. Kreissig GERMANY
H. Lincoff USA

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