Course 1
| Sponsored by: | Alcon, DORC, B&L, TMICO, Leica, OCULUS |
| Number of Candidates: | 15 candidates |
| Aim of Course: | Understanding machines and fluidics of vitreous surgery, Important steps of vitreous surgery, with hands on training on artificial eyes and animal eyes. |
| Course Directors: | Ahmed Habib, Sherif Embabi |
| Instructors: | Ahmed Mansour, Ahmed Souka, Hesham Ashraf, Maged M Gergess |
Course Details:
09:00 – 10:00 Basics of Vitreous Surgery:
| 09:00 – 09:05 |
Course overview and its objectives and self-assessment questionsCourse directors |
| 09:05 – 09:13 |
Venturi and peristaltic pump machines, Duty cycle, Cut rate and vacuum and control of IOPAhmed Souka |
| 09:13 – 09:21 |
Visualization: Microscope, Lenses and chandeliersAhmed Mansour |
| 09:21 – 09:29 |
Trocars and cannulas insertion and removal and instrumentation: Forceps/ scissors / Diamond dusted scraper/ Endo-diathermy /Laser probe: Straight and curved, Directional and illuminatedHesham Ashraf |
| 09:29 – 09:37 |
Membrane peeling techniques and dyesSherif Embabi |
| 09:37 – 09:45 |
Vitreous Substitutes: Injection techniques air, gas, PFCL, silicone oilMaged M Gergess |
| 09:45 – 09:53 |
Summary and overviewAhmed Habib |
| 09:53 – 10:00 |
Self-assessment questions and discussion |
10:00 – 11:00 Wet/Dry Lab:
3 stations 20 minutes at each station
| VX1 Alcon Constellation/ Ngenuity |
6 candidates |
| VX2 DORC Eva |
6 candidates |
| VX3 B&L Stellaris |
6 candidates |
– Artificial eyes/sheep eyes.
– 3 Vitrectomy stations (Alcon, B&L, DORC).
– Each candidate will spend 25 minutes at each of 3 stations
– 3 vitrectomy stations
– At vitrectomy station: each single candidate will be trained at all vitrectomy machines under supervision of an instructor to explain the fluidics of each machine and how to insert and remove cannulas, insertion of infusion cannula, light pipe and vitreous cutter, visualization of the retina and membrane peeling with a forceps.
