Course 4
| 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 El-Sawy, Mostafa Nabih |
| Instructors: | Mohamed Tawfik, Mohsen Abou Shousha |
Course Details:
16:00 – 17:00 Basics of Vitreous Surgery:
| 16:00 – 16:05 |
Course overview and its objectives and self-assessment questionsCourse directors |
| 16:05 – 16:15 |
Venturi and peristaltic pump machines, Duty cycle, Cut rate & vacuum & Control of IOPMostafa Nabih |
| 16:15 – 16:25 |
Visualization: microscope, Lenses and chandeliersMohsen Abou Shousha |
| 16:25 – 16:35 |
Trocars and cannulas insertion and removal and instrumentation:
|
| 16:35 – 16:45 |
Membrane peeling techniques and dyesAhmed El-Sawy |
| 16:45 – 17:00 |
Self-assessment questions and discussion |
17:00 – 18:00 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 |
– Artifcial 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 fuidics 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.
