SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME 11th VRS-I CHANDIGARH FEBRUARY(14,15,16) - 2003

 

15 February 2003 Venue-Chandigarh, Govt. Medical College

7.00-8.00 AM Registration

 

Scientific Session I 8.00AM-10.00AM

 

I) ARMD UPDATE 2003- Chairman- Dr.P.N.Nagpal

   Co-Chairman-Dr.T.P.Das

   Convenor-Dr.Lalit Verma

   Moderator-Dr.Ajay Dudani

 

1) Update on Micronutrients in AMD: Dr.Gopal L Verma

2) Retinal Digital Angiography including HRA in AMD-Dr.Manish Nagpal

3) Newer Laser treatment modalities for AMD (PDT & TTT)

   a) TTT & PDT: Indication & contraindications -Dr.Indu Singh

    b) TTT Parameters: Power, Spot size, distribution of spots & results  -

        Dr.Lalit Verma

   c) Retreatments with TTT- recommendation & outcomes-Dr.Mahesh Shanmugam

   d) Angiographic& visual outcomes- Prof.R.V.Azad

   e) Expanding role of PDT - Dr.S.Natranjan

   f) OCT IN amd - Dr.Taraprasad Das

 

PANEL DISCUSSION-30 MINS.

All speakers plus

Dr.Mahesh Shanmugam, Dr.Cyrus Shroff.Dr.Nazimul Hussain,Dr.Atul Kumar

 

11.00AM-11.25AM S.Natraja Oration Prof.Suresh Chandra,

Clinical,Professor in Opthalmology,University of Wisnconsin at Madison,USA

11.25AM-11.30 PRENSENTATION OF PLAQUE AND CITATION

to Prof.Suresh Chandra by President VRS-I Dr Amod Gupta

11.30-11.55 AM Outgoing President VRSI address/Lecture by Prof. Amod Gupta

Scientific Session II

 

B)SYMPOSIUM ON: DIABETIC RETINOPATHY(12.00-1.15PM)

Chairman:Prof.H.K.Tewari

Co-Chairman:Dr.Chandran Abraham

Convenor:Dr.Cyrus Shroff

Moderator:Dr.Preetam Singh

(10 minutes each talk)

 

a)Pharmacotheraphy for Diabetic Retinopathy including intravitreal steroids

 Dr Alay Banker

b) OCT in macular disorders including DME. Prof.Amod Gupta

c) Current laser strategies including sub-threshold laser for diabetic

retinopathy  Dr.Chandran Abraham

d) Current concepts in vitrectomy for diabetic traction RD.

Dr.Cyrus Shroff

Panel Discussion: 30 minutes

All Speakers+Dr.R.V.Azad,Dr.Shobhit Chawla,Dr.Y.R.Sharma,Dr.T.P.Das,

Dr.Meena Chakraborty

 

2.00-3.30 PM. (10 minutes each talk)

 

C) UNDERSTANDING NEWER ENTITIES IN VASCULAR

DISEASES:- Chairman:Dr.B.Patnaik

Co-Chairman:Dr.Rumi Jehangir

Convenor:Dr.M.R.Dogra

Moderator:Dr.Hemanth Murthy

  1. Idiopathic Polypodial choroidal vasculopathy (IPCV) Dr.S.Jalali
  2. A-V sheatomy for BRVO& Optic neurotomy for CRVO  Dr.Atul Kumar
  3. Newer modalities for ROP screening and management strategies Dr M R Dogra

  iv. Should we operate stage VROP Dr.Karobi Lahiri

   v.  Atypical CSR-Clinical picture & management approaches   Dr.B.Patnaik

  1. Retinal vasculities- tailored investigations and management approach

        Dr.Vaishali Gupta

  vii. Vitrectomy indications in Uveities Dr.S.Sood

       Panel Discussion: 30 minutes

All speaker plus: Dr.Manish Nagpal, Dr.Rajvardhan Azad, Prof.Amod Gupta, Dr.S.P.Garg

4.00PM-4.20PM Guest lecture of 20 minutes duration Dr.Fareed Ali---

Pathophysiology and clinical update on TTT

 

4.45 PM-6.45 PM: 1st Free Paper session (Competitive) each paper of 8

minutes duration + 2 minutes discussion (JM Pahwa award for best

free paper)

Chairman:Prof.T.N.Uresekar

Co-chairman:C.Abraham

Convenor:Dr.Arvind Dubey

Moderator:Dr.S.N.Jha

I)FREE PAPERS & PRESENTATION  on 15/2/2003, 4.45PM-6.45PM

 

1)  SHOULD WE REVISE CLASSIFICATION OF IDIOPATHIC MACULAR HOLES.

PRESENTER:           Arvind Kumar Dubey

 

2)  NEW SUTURELESS CHANDELIAR ILLUMINATION DEVICE FOR VITREO RETINAL SURGERY

Presenting Author: Manish Nagpal

 

3)  SIMULTANEOUS ESTIMATION OF INTRAVITREAL CONCENTRATIONS OF VANCOMYCIN AND CIPROFLOXACIN IN HUMAN VITREOUS BY HPLC.

Presenting Author: Raju Biju, Taraprasad Das

 

4) EFFICACY OF TTT IN THE TREATMENT OF SUBFOVEAL NON ARMD CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULAR MEMBRANES (CNVM’S)

PRESENTING AUTHOR: Manoj S

5) TITLE:- LASER TREATMENT THROUGH THE WALL OF INCUBATOR

                    FOR THRESHOLD RETINOPATHY OF  PREMATURITY.

PRESENTING AUTHOR:- Anand S Vinekar

 

6) INTRAVITREAL TRIAMCINOLONE AS A TREATMENT ADJUNCT FOR CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT MACULAR EDEMA

PRESENTING AUTHOR : Vishali Gupta

 

7)  LIPID LOWERING DRUG THERAPY AS AN ADJUNCT IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA.

PRESENTING AUTHOR: Vishali Gupta

 

8)  ENDOGENOUS FUNGAL ENDOPHTHALMITIS CLINICAL PROFILE, RISK FACTORS AND MANAGEMENT.

PRESENTING AUTHOR: Ajeet Wagle

9)  CLINICAL MARKERS OF TUBERCULOSIS IN PERIPHLEBITIS RETINAE: A CORRELATION OF FUNDUS PICTURE, THERAPEUTIC TRIAL OF ATT & POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION.

PRESENTING AUTHOR:- Ajay  Aurora

 

10)  VISUAL PROGNOSIS FOLLOWING VITRECTOMY FOR DROPPED LENS MATTER OR IOL FOLLOWING CATARACT SURGERY.

PRESENTING AUTHOR:- V.Narendran

 

11)  SURGICAL OUTCOMES OF VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE (VH) IN IDIOPATHIC POLYPOIDAL CHOROIDAL VASCULOPATHY (IPCV)

PRESENTING AUTHOR: Subhadra Jalali

 

12)  SURGICALLY INDUCED NECROTISING SCLERITIS FOLLOWING VITREO RETINAL SURGERY-A CLINICAL ANALYSIS.

PRESENTING AUTHOR: N.Sribhargava

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16th February 2003 8.00AM-10.00AM

 II nd Free Paper Session (Competitive) each 8 minutes duration

Followed by discussion for 2 minutes after each paper.

(JM Pahwa award for best free paper)

Chairman: Dr.P.N.Nagpal

Co-chairman: Dr.S.Natarajan

Convenor: Dr.Atul Kumar

VRSI FREE PAPER SESSION - II

II) FREE PAPERS & PRESENTERS (VRSI MEET) ON 16/02/03, 8-10 AM

 

1) ARTERIOVENOUS CROSSING SHEATHOTOMY WITH INTERNAL LIMITING MEMBRANE PEELING FOR TREATMENT OF MACULAR EDEMA ASSOCIATED WITH BRANCH RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION.

PRESENTING AUTHOR: Gunjan Prakash, M.D

 

2)  MANAGEMENT OF POSTERIOR DISLOCATED NUCLEUS: AN INEXPENSIVE  YET SAFE TECHNIQUE

PRESENTING AUTHOR:- Vinay Kumar Garodia

 

3) COMPARISON OF GIANT RETINAL TEAR MANAGEMENT WITH OR WITHOUT POSTOPERATIVE SHORT TERM LIQUID PERFLUOROCARBON TAMPONADE.

PRESENTING AUTHOR:- Manish Nagpal

 

4)  FAMILIAL EXUDATIVE VITREORETINOPATHY (FEVR): CLINICAL PROFILE AND MANAGEMENT

PRESENTING AUTHOR:- Dhananjay Shukla

 

5) LATE ONSET POSTOPERATIVE ENDOPTHALMITIS:MANAGEMENT AND OUTCOME.

PRESENTING AUTHOR:- Padmaja Kumari

 

6)  ILM PEELING IN A CASE OF MACULAR HOLE WITH RETINAL DETACHMENT.

PRESENTING AUTHOR:- Neeraj Sanduja

 

7) RESULTS OF PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY FOR IPCV

 

PRESENTING AUTHOR:- Nazimul Hussain

 

8) HUMAN BONE MARROW-DERIVED STROMAL CELLS DIFFERENTIATE INTO NEURAL RETINAL CELLS INVITRO.

PRESENTING AUTHOR:- Taraprasad Das

 

9)  ILM PEELING AS AN ADJUVANT IN MACULAR HOLE SURGERY-A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY.

PRESENTING AUTHOR:- Kumar Chhuga

10)  MEMBRANE PEELING DISSECTION TECHNIQUES FOR REPROLIFERATION IN SILICONE OIL FILLED EYES.

PRESENTING AUTHOR:- J.S.Guha

 

11)  RISK FACTORS IN RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY-OUR EXPERIENCE.

PRESENTING AUTHOR: Rajeev Jain 

12) TITLE:- CLINICAL PROFILE OF BEHCET’S DISEASE IN A REFERAL UVEITIS CLINIC

PRESENTING AUTHOR: Sumita Sharma

 

10.30AM-10.50AM Guest lecture ( 20 minutes duration)

Dr.S.S.Hayreh, University of IOWA,USA

 

D)OCULAR TRAUMA SESSION:-( 11.00AM-12.20PM)

Chairman: Dr. Namperumalsamy

Co-chairman:Prof.R.V.Azad

Convenor:Dr.Y.R.Sharma

Moderator: Dr.Nitin Shetty

i)Classfication of ocular trauma & clinical relevance

  Dr.Preetam Singh

ii)Timing of surgical intervention in ocular trauma (including Primary &

   Secondary intervention). Dr.Y.R.Sharma

iii)Visualisation techniques in ocular trauma including use of Temp-Kerato

   prosthesis Dr.Nitin Shetty

iv)Effective Prophylaxis & Management of post-traumatic endophthalmitis

    Dr.R.Kim

v)Management of traumatic sub-macular hemorrhage.Why,how & When?

   Dr.Hemanth Murthy

Panel Discussion: 30 minutes

All speakers plus Dr.T.P.Das, Dr.S.Natranjan,Dr.Alay Banker,

Dr.Mahesh Shanmugam,Dr.Arvind Dubey

 

12.30 PM-12.45 PM

Closing Ceremony & Vote of thanks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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