Vitrectomy Course
Vitreoretinal School: Surgical Progress in the Field of Retinal Disease
Vitreoretinal surgery is necessary to treat and prevent patients with complicated vitreous and retinal diseases from further vision loss or vision improvement. As new developments in surgical operations and relevant and innovative technology continue to be made, vitreoretinal surgeries are constantly progressing to give the patients a better chance of better scores, for the improved quality of one’s life, especially when affected by vitreoretinal issues.
‘Currently, over 600,000 vitreo-retinal surgeries are carried out annually all over the world.’
Core Vitreoretinal Fellowship Skills
- Objectives:
This comprehensive vitreoretinal fellowship aims to:
- Acquire several situations in the diagnosis and medical management of retinal diseases.
- Educate the participants on how to analyse several forms of retinal images including OCT, OCT-Angio, and FFA.
- Develop a solid base when it comes to vitreoretinal surgery with the help of new technologies thus as 3D NGENUITY or the Leica Proveo 8 operating microscope.
- Fellowship Protocol: This vitreoretinal fellowship offers ophthalmologists a special chance to refine their abilities in regards to the posterior segment. The program provides overwhelming opportunity for both medical and surgical experiences as well as a focused training in retinal investigation.
- Fellows will attend lectures, discussion sessions, clinics, supervised patient care, and also practical training involving preparation for surgery, and observation of operations in operation theater.
- Dry lab is initially performed to understand and practice all the surgeries related to the posterior segment.
Fellowship Schedule:
- Days:
S u s b t o T h u r s (5 days a week) Clinics & Investigations: 2 days
- Operating Room: 3 days
- Candidate Eligibility:
- Age: Maximum 45 years
- old Qualifications: Membership or fellowship or master’s degree
- Experience:
Experience in Phacoemulsification surgery with some experience in the posterior segment an advantage
