Abstract
This course aims to enhance participant’s knowledge in decision making in keratoconus (KCN), updating the audience on various management strategies that have evolved recently with a case based approach. The course will include concerns in KCN & will highlight practical approaches to clinical queries in management of allergy, collagen crosslinking (CxL), latest advances in CxL, best practices in hydrops management, DALK, Intracorneal ring segments, intrastromal keratoplasty and research trends in KCN. Interactive panel discussion and question and answers session will be useful for audience attending the session.
Topics of discussion will include:
1. Concerns in Management of Keratoconus
2. Collagen Crosslinking: evidence based learning
3. Pediatric collagen crosslinking: Practical questions answered
4. Corneal Hydrops – what helps as better strategy for early outcome
5. Keratoplasty interventions in Keratoconus
6. Newer surgical approaches
7. Research trends in Keratoconus
| 1 | Collagen Crosslinking: evidence based learning | Dr.Ritu Arora (R04113) | |
| 2 | Corneal Hydrops – what helps as better strategy for early outcome – case video based | Dr. Sunita Chaurasia (C13848) | |
| 3 | Keratoplasty interventions in Keratoconus | Dr.Radhika Tandon (R03880) | |
| 4 | Newer surgical approaches – are they helping? | Prof.M. Vanathi (V07265) | |
| 5 | How to decide on refractive options in keratoconus – lessons learnt- case based | Dr.Sharon Dsouza (D13923) | |
| 6 | CROSS LINKING TECHNIQUE |
