Schedule

• Sunday, May 20, 2018 - afternoon | housing
• Monday, May 21, 2018 - 08.45 am | Registration & Welcome
• Monday - Friday, May 21-25, 2018 - 09.00am - 06.00pm | Classes, Live Surgery & Discussion Groups
• Weekend, May 26-27, 2018 | FREE
• Monday - Thursday, May 28-31, 2018 - 09.00 am - 06.00 pm | Classes, Live Surgery & Discussion Groups
• Thursday, May 31, 2018 | Exam, Gala Dinner
• Friday, June 1, 2018 - 09.00am - 11.00am | Diplomas & Farewell

The course will cover:

• History of vitreoretinal surgery
• General patient management
• Diagnostic techniques
• Instrumentation: optical systems, machines, instruments, endoscopy, lasers

Classical detachment surgery

• pathogenesis, indications, when buckle & when vitrectomy

General vitrectomy technique

• e.g. sclerotomies, PVD, deep indentation, heavy liquids, gas, silicone oil, buckling vs 1° vitrectomy, additional buckling – yes or no

Indications & special surgical techniques in:

• macular holes
• age related macular degeneration
• diabetic retinopathy
• pucker and cellophane maculopathy
• uveitis
• PVR
• trauma
• giant tears
• rare entities

Course directors:

Klaus Lucke

Silvia Bopp

External faculty (current planning):

Jean Paul Berrod (Nancy)
Norbert Bornfeld (Essen)
Giampaolo Gini (Horsham/UK)
Hans Hoerauf (Göttingen)
Frank Koch (Frankfurt)
Louis Kruger (Johannesburg)
Ferenc Kuhn (US/Serbia/Poland)
Lyubomyr Lytvynchuk (Gießen)
Carlos Mateo (Barcelona)
Colin McCannel (Los Angeles)
Hassan Mortada (Cairo)
Şengül Özdek (Ankara)
Giacomo Panozzo (Verona)
Barbara Parolini (Brescia)
Andreas Schüler (Bremen)
Paul Tornambe (San Diego)
Bernard Wolff (Johannesburg)

Registration required. Please contact the organizer for further information.