STC: Cornea & External Disease Techniques for the Minor Procedure Room
This course will introduce participants to common cornea and external disease procedures, many of which could be deployed in a minor procedure room by comprehensive ophthalmologists and cornea and external disease subspecialists. The course will describe the indications for each respective procedure as well as the necessary instrumentation, materials and equipment. Participants will be introduced to a surgical video detailing each technique, as well as pearls from an expert practitioner for the technique’s deployment. Common postoperative care and medication regimens will be discussed, as well as common potential complications and their respective management. Questions from attendees with respect to each procedure will be fielded after each presented technique, along with an expert panel discussion.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify conditions which may benefit from surgical intervention with techniques appropriate for a minor procedure room.
- Demonstrate improved knowledge of surgical skills and techniques which may be deployed for common cornea and external disease conditions.
- Prescribe common postoperative medication and care regimens, as well as demonstrate knowledge in the management of common potential complications for the various techniques discussed.
CanMEDS Roles: Medical Expert, Manager
Registration
Advance registration is required.
Registration is open to: Comprehensive ophthalmologists with interest in cornea and external disease
Max. 100 participants
Fee: $50
Sub Sessions
- Welcome and introduction
- Halifax Convention Centre - C4
- Moderator Adam Muzychuk, MD, FRCSC | Moderator Dr. Clara C. Chan, MD, FRCSC, FACS
- 3 minutes | 1:30 PM - 1:33 PM Part of: STC: Cornea & External Disease Techniques for the Minor Procedure Room
- STC | CTC
- Superficial keratectomy for the management of epithelial basement membrane dystrophy, recurrent erosions and Salzmann nodular degeneration.
- Halifax Convention Centre - C4
- Speaker Adam Muzychuk, MD, FRCSC
- 5 minutes | 1:33 PM - 1:38 PM Part of: STC: Cornea & External Disease Techniques for the Minor Procedure Room
- STC | CTC
- Pterygium excision with conjunctival autograft using sutures, fibrin glue and/or mitomycin C
- Halifax Convention Centre - C4
- Speaker Dr. Davin Johnson (Queen's University)
- 11 minutes | 1:38 PM - 1:49 PM Part of: STC: Cornea & External Disease Techniques for the Minor Procedure Room
- STC | CTC
- The use of various glues in ocular surface disease.
- Halifax Convention Centre - C4
- Speaker Dr. Mona Harissi-Dagher
- 6 minutes | 1:49 PM - 1:55 PM Part of: STC: Cornea & External Disease Techniques for the Minor Procedure Room
- STC | CTC
- Questions and panel discussion.
- Halifax Convention Centre - C4
- 5 minutes | 1:55 PM - 2:00 PM Part of: STC: Cornea & External Disease Techniques for the Minor Procedure Room
- STC | CTC
- EDTA chelation for band keratopathy.
- Halifax Convention Centre - C4
- Speaker Dr. Alfred Basilious
- 7 minutes | 2:00 PM - 2:07 PM Part of: STC: Cornea & External Disease Techniques for the Minor Procedure Room
- STC | CTC
- Corneal tattooing.
- Halifax Convention Centre - C4
- Speaker Dr. Clara C. Chan, MD, FRCSC, FACS
- 5 minutes | 2:07 PM - 2:12 PM Part of: STC: Cornea & External Disease Techniques for the Minor Procedure Room
- STC | CTC
- Amniotic membrane grafts.
- Halifax Convention Centre - C4
- Speaker Dr. Marie-Claude Robert, MD, MSc
- 5 minutes | 2:12 PM - 2:17 PM Part of: STC: Cornea & External Disease Techniques for the Minor Procedure Room
- STC | CTC
- Questions and panel discussion.
- Halifax Convention Centre - C4
- Moderator Adam Muzychuk, MD, FRCSC | Moderator Dr. Clara C. Chan, MD, FRCSC, FACS
- 6 minutes | 2:19 PM - 2:25 PM Part of: STC: Cornea & External Disease Techniques for the Minor Procedure Room
- Discussion
- Corneal cultures and biopsy
- Halifax Convention Centre - C4
- Speaker Dr. Louis Racine MD | Speaker Dr. Maya Tong
- 6 minutes | 2:25 PM - 2:31 PM Part of: STC: Cornea & External Disease Techniques for the Minor Procedure Room
- STC | CTC
- Conjunctival flaps.
- Halifax Convention Centre - C4
- Speaker Peter Huang
- 6 minutes | 2:31 PM - 2:37 PM Part of: STC: Cornea & External Disease Techniques for the Minor Procedure Room
- STC | CTC
- Temporary tarsorrhaphy: sutures and Botox.
- Halifax Convention Centre - C4
- Speaker Dr. Michael Ashenhurst
- 9 minutes | 2:37 PM - 2:46 PM Part of: STC: Cornea & External Disease Techniques for the Minor Procedure Room
- STC | CTC
- Surgical management of conjunctival chalasis.
- Halifax Convention Centre - C4
- Speaker Samir Jabbour
- 6 minutes | 2:46 PM - 2:52 PM Part of: STC: Cornea & External Disease Techniques for the Minor Procedure Room
- STC | CTC
- Questions and panel discussion.
- Halifax Convention Centre - C4
- Moderator Adam Muzychuk, MD, FRCSC | Moderator Dr. Clara C. Chan, MD, FRCSC, FACS
- 6 minutes | 2:52 PM - 2:58 PM Part of: STC: Cornea & External Disease Techniques for the Minor Procedure Room
- Discussion
- Closing remarks.
- 2 minutes | 2:58 PM - 3:00 PM Part of: STC: Cornea & External Disease Techniques for the Minor Procedure Room
- Talk | Exposé