Vitreo Retinal Society-India Annual Conference Feb. 2002,Goa.

Contact Dr.Ajay Vaidya at:-

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Dr.S.Natarajan at:-

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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME

(VRSI  8-10th FEBRUARY 2002, Cidade De Goa, Goa)

3-3.45PM    Governing  council  meeting

Session I                                                Chairman: Prof.Amod Gupta                                       

                                                            Convenor: Dr.S.Natarajan

                                                           Co-Convenor: Dr.Gopal Verma

                                                           Moderator: Dr.Preetam Singh

                                                                    Dated: 8/2/2002

                                                                    Time:4-6 P.M.

1) All lecture of 8 minutes duration

2) Key note lectures: 12 minutes duration

Controversies in AMD:

Key note lecture: Antioxidants and AMD: Dr.P.N.Nagpal           12 minutes

1) Nutritional aspects in AMD?including AREDS study.

      -Dr.Alay Banker            8 minutes each

2) PDT - Clinical trials & Treatment guidelines for AMD.

  -Dr.R.V.Azad

3)PDT - Results of treatment in Indian Scenario - Dr.S.Nataraajan

4)TTT as an alternative in Indian context       Dr.Lalit Verma

a) Practical tips and power settings for TTT including for AMD, Myopia

   and Idiopathic CNV - Dr.Georgio Dorin

5) Feeder vessel treatment for AMD. How effective is it. Dr.Manish Nagpal

6) Current Mx for juxta foveal CNV - Dr.Mahesh Shanmugam

7) Sub Macular surgery: present status? - Dr.L.Gopal

Panel discussion: all speakers + Dr.T.P.Das,Dr.Atul Kumar &

Dr.Cyrus Shoff

                              GBM: 6-6.45PM

Session II                                                 Chairman:Dr. C.Abraham

                                                                 Convenor:Dr.R.Jehangir

                                                                Co-convenor: Dr.C.Shroff

                                                                Moderator:Dr.Lalit Verma

                                                                                  Dated:9/2/2002

                                                                                   Time:8.30-10.30AM

B) Controversies in Vascular Retinopathies

i) Controversies in diabetic retinopathy:-

Key note lecture : Dr.Rajiv Anand (USA) 12 minutes

Surgical Management for Vascular occlusion

1) Early vitrectomy for diabetic retinopathy. When & Why?-Dr.C.Shroff

2)Would I Laser treat severe NPDR? - Dr.Chandran Abraham

3)    Pharmacologic vitreolysis in DR and present status. - Dr.Vatsal Parikh

4)Vitreo retinal interface in Diabetic macular edema & therapeutic

   protocols for MX of DDME-Dr.Amod Gupta

5) BRVO : to treat or to baby sit - Dr.N.S.Muralidhar

ii) Controversies Macular diseases:-

i) ILM peel in macular- Dr. Atul Kumar

iii) Premature retina ( Controversies):-

i) Do we want to treat pre-threshold ROP? - Dr.M.R.Dogra

ii) Should we operate stage V ROP? -Dr.Karobi Lahiri

Panel discussion: all speakers

                                  Tea Break    ( 10.30AM-11.0AM)    

Session III:-                                                  Dated:9/2/2002

                                                                      Time:11.00-12.30AM

                                                         Chairman: Prof.P.N.Nagpal

                                                        Convenor:Dr.M.R.Dogra

                                                        Co-convenor:Dr.Kim

                                                        Moderator:Dr.Rajat Agarwal

Instrumentation and Imaging in Vitreous Retina:-

Key note lecture:Newer Imaging modalities in Vitreous- Retina

-Dr.Namperumalsamy

1) Micropulse Laser for retinal diseases- Dr. Geogiro Dorin

2) OCT in the diagnosis and follow up of macular disorders

    -Dr.T.P.Das

3) Scanning Laser Ophthalmology and practical clinical relevance

    -Dr.Subhadra Jalali

4) Laser assisted vitreous surgery and Fugo blade for vitreous surgery

    -Dr.Indu Singh

5) Newer micro- surgical vitreous instruments. - Dr.Preetam Singh

6) Wide angle viewing systems versus conventional viewing in V-R

   surgery. - Dr. Gopal Verma

7) Artificial retina-gene therapy- stem cells- Dr.Rajat Agarwal

                                          Panel Discussion                                               

Scientific Session IV:-                                    Chairman:Dr.B.Patnaik

                                                                       Convenor:Dr.R.V.Azad

                                                                       Co-convenor:Dr.Arvind Dubey

                                                                      Moderator:Dr.Ajit Babu

                                                                                 Dated:9/2/2002

                                                                                 Time:12.30-1.45PM

Symposium on Post. segment complications in anterior segment surgery.

-Key -note Iecture:-

Choice of Tamponade in vitreous surgery (oil vs gas):Dr.B.Patnaik

a) Cystoid Macular edema- effective diagnostic and management

    strategies. -Dr.S.N.Jha

b) Dislocated IOL:Practical tips for Mx.-Dr.Sunil Parikh

c) Dislocated lens matter in vitreous: Management- Dr.R.Kim

d) Combined cataract and vitreous surgery in diabetics.

    - Dr.Meena Chakraborti

e) Retinal considerations before/after LASIK - Dr.Shobhit Chawla

f) Post operative Endophthalmitis? Effective treatment protocols.

-  Dr.Ajit Babu

g)Vitrectomy indications in Uveitis: Dr.Sunandan Sood

                                              Panel Discussion

                                             (Lunch 2.00PM)

Scientific session V:-                             Chairman: Dr.Namperumalsamy

                                                                 Convenor:Dr.Atul Kumar

                                                                 Co-Convenor:Dr.S.Sood

                                                                Moderator:Dr.Hemanth Murthy

                                                                               Dated:10/02/2002

                                                                               Time:-8.00-10.00AM

Freepaper - 2 Hrs Session

Scientific session VI:-                                         Dated:10/02/2002

                                                                           Time:10.00-11.00 AM

Video film Assisted Session:

Chairman:Dr.T.N.Ureskar

Convenor:Dr.Taraprasad Das

Co-convenor:Dr.Manish Nagpal

(Coffee Tea in the Hall)

Closing Ceremony                                          Dated:10/02/2002         

                                                                       Time:11AM -11.15AM