Course 3

Number of Candidates: 15 candidates
Aim of Course: To encourage the participants to learn and/or master the use of scleral buckling whenever indicated and surgical techniques.
Course Directors: Ahmed Magdy Bedda, Ahmed Souka
Instructors: Khaled El Rakhawy, Mostafa El Manhaly, Mostafa Nabih

Course Details:

14:00 – 15:15 Didactic Course:

14:00 – 14:05
Introduction, Course overview & its objectives & self-assessment questions

Ahmed Souka
14:05 – 14:20
Part I: Indications: Cases selection and case scenarios

Ahmed Magdy Bedda
14:20 – 14:35
Part II: Techniques Sequence of steps panel: (Presented as surgical video)
– Indirect ophthalmoscopy
– Conjunctival incision and EOMs isolation.
– Localization of the breaks rst or later?
– Drainage of SRF – Buckle placement
– IV injection – Paracentesis

Ahmed Souka, Mostafa El Manhaly
14:35 – 14:41
Localization and marking of retinal breaks

Ahmed Souka
14:41 – 14:49
Choice of Buckle size, types, orientation & scleral sutures

Khaled El Rakhawy
14:49 – 14:57
Drainage techniques & complications

Mostafa Nabih
14:57 – 15:02
Creating chorioretinal reaction (Cryopexy and transscleral diode)

Mostafa El Manhaly
15:02 – 15:10
Self-assessment questions and discussion

15:10 – 16:00   Wet Lab:

Participants will be divided into 4 groups and will be trained how place sutures, Drainage techniques, Injection of air and insertion of different types of scleral buckles