AAO | ASCME Summit 2016

September 13 – 14, 2016 at Kolkata, India

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“AAO | ASCME Summit 2016”

Date and Venue:

September 13th – 14th, 2016 at Kolkata, India.

Total No. Of Delegates:

At Kolkata: 431

“AAO | ASCME Summit” was conducted by Asian Society of Continuing

Medical Education in collaboration with American Academy of Ophthalmology.

The sole objective of the summit was to update the Ophthalmologists about

new techniques and guidelines in management of the subtherapies like

Glaucoma, Retina and Cataract under the auspices of the American Academy

of Ophthalmology and serve as a platform for clinicians from India and abroad,

to share and exchange their learning, ideas and knowledge in the arena of

ophthalmology.

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The CME was of two days divided under different headings at Kolkata such as

Day 1 -

Femto Benefits, when you don’t have the Laser

Incorporating Phakic IOLs in your practice

Overview of Refractive Surgery

Multimodality Approach to Treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema

Approach to Post - Operative Endophthalmitis

Update: Tips and Tricks for Small Pupil

In the Pipeline: Future Therapies for Age-related Macular Degeneration

Glaucoma care in India: problems and the road ahead

Management of PCR

Day 2 -

Slit Lamp Procedures in Glaucoma Patients.

Indian Perspective on the recent developments in Glaucoma

Management.

Component Surgery of Cornea

Future of Glaucoma: What to Expect?

Subluxated Cataract: The Agony and the Ectasy.

Recent Advances in Oculoplasty and Ocular Onocology.

When is it OK to take the lens out in Glaucoma Patients?

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Faculties at Kolkata, India Moderator:

Dr. Partha Biswas, Director of BB Eye Foundation, Kolkata

International Speakers:

Dr. Jeff Pettey, Assistant Professor at University of Utah.

Director of Residency Program at John A. Moran Eye

Center.

Chief of Ophthalmology at Veteran's Administration.

Dr. Ramesh Ayyala , Director of Glaucoma Services and Director of Residency Program at Tulane University. Chairman of Anand Eye Institute, a tertiary care eye institute in Hyderabad.

Dr. Scott W. Cousin , Vice Chair for Research and Director of Duke Center for Macular Diseases. Associate Examiner for American Board of Ophthalmology.

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National Speaker:

Dr. D. Ramamurthy,

Chairman, The Eye Foundation, a chain of state of

the art eye hospitals, situated in South India.

President, Scientific committee of All India

Ophthalmological Society (AIOS).

Dr. Mahipal Sachdev,

Chairman & Medical Director of Centre for Sight.

Dr. Lalit Verma,

Chairman of Scientific Committee of AIOS.

Director of Vitreo-Retina and Senior Consultant Eye

Specialist & Vitreo Retinal Surgeon at Apollo

Hospitals.

Dr. S. S. Pandav,

Professor of Ophthalmology at the Advanced Eye

Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education

& Research, Chandigarh, India.

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Dr. Barun Kumar Nayak,

HOD, Opthalmology at P. D. Hinduja Hospital & MRC,

Mumbai.

Hon. General Secretary of All India

Ophthalmological Society.

Dr. Namrata Sharma,

Professor of Ophthalmology, Cornea, Cataract &

Refractive Surgery Services at Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, New Delhi.

Dr. Santosh Honavar,

Director, Medical Services at Centre for Sight,

Hyderabad.

Is on the advisory board of the International Council

of Ophthalmology.

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Summary of AAO | ASCME Summit conducted at Kolkata:

The summit was conducted at Kolkata. It was aimed to bring together

the well-known Ophthalmologist across India in order to discuss various

clinical aspects on Glaucoma, Retina and Cataract.

In this summit, Treatment guidelines were established by

ophthalmologist’s experts. Also, Diabetes macular edema, lasik

complication and management were discussed in this event.

Different cases were explained to the audience and the whole case was

open for discussion. Audience actively participated in the discussion

regarding the differential diagnosis, investigations and management of

Glaucoma, Retina, Cataract, Diabetes macular edema and Lasik.It was a

very interactive session and the delegates thoroughly enjoyed it.

Participants were keen to share their experience and knowledge and

they also provided their critiques and recommendations on the event.

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Feedback from Delegates:

Had an opportunity to learn some important aspects of clinical

ophthalmology which is required for our day is day practice.

Excellent Sessions, Very Very Knowledgeable & Informative.

It is wonderful events and highly informative.

Over all it’s a nice informative programme , Hope to see more such

programme

Good Conference

Glaucoma & Lasik Teaching Forum by Dr. Prajana and Dr. G.C. Were

Wonderful. And Dr. Ayyala Was Awesome.

Invite clinical cases from ophthalmologists of India, give them to present

and then discussion by International faculties.

Chairman Excellent Clinical Judgement Better Then Technology.

Need More Session.

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PHOTOGRAPHS

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Registration Desk

Panel Discussion

Few Photographs of Faculty and Delegates Discussion

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