2 days of hands-on drylabs and wetlabs on ophtalmic microsurgery

Course objectives

• Setting up the operating microscope
• Anatomic and physiologic bases of cataract surgery
• Preop preparation and positioning of the patient for routine intraocular surgery
• Aseptic technique in ophthalmic microsurgery
• 10-0 nylon suture handling
• Suturing conjunctiva and cornea
• Basics of biometry
• IOLs – Theory and practice
• Strategy phacoemulsification surgery 
• Viscoelastics in the different steps of cataract surgery
• Phaco complications and anterior vitrectomy
• Introduction to Anesthesia including management of complications
• Phaco and I/A console settings and their effects
• Repair of lid skin lacerations
• Intravitreal injection technique

Course directors 

• Prof. Dr. G. Thumann

Course program