Course 22

Number of Candidates: 30 candidates
Aim of Course: To review the causes and challenges in surgical management of various pediatric retinal detachment
Course Directors: Ahmed Abdel Hadi, Hassan Mortada
Instructors: Ehab EL Rayes, Hany Hamza, Mahmoud Soliman

Course Details:

Didactic Presentations

14:00 – 14:05
Course overview and self-assessment questions
14:05 – 14:25
Pediatric RD, an overview

Mahmoud Soliman
14:25 – 14:45
Non-syndromic pediatric RRD

Ehab El Rayes
14:45 – 15:05
Syndromic pediatric RRD

Hassan Mortada
15:05 – 15:25
RD complicating congenital X-linked retinoschisis (CXLR)

Hany Hamza
15:25- 15:45 Coats’ disease

Ahmed Abdel Hadi
15:45- 16:00
Panel discussion

All Speakers

– Management of the crystalline lens
– Adding scleral buckle.
– Antifibrotic agents (5-Flourouracil)
– Management of the fellow eye
– Postoperative glaucoma

Each presentation is followed by 5 minutes discussion