STC: Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (MSICS) for Global Ophthalmology - Resident Session
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Learning Objectives
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Describe the principles of manual small incision cataract surgery (MSICS).
2. Apply a variety of wound construction techniques including conjunctival peritomies and scleral tunnels.
3. Demonstrate anterior capsulorhexis techniques such as continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis or can opener, hydrodissection, as well as different techniques for nucleus extraction, such as glide & hydroexpression, the Irrigating Vectis technique, the Simcoe Cannula technique, and the Plain Vectis technique.
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Target Audience: Intermediate and senior residents, with surgical experience who will be participating in MSICS procedures within one year would benefit most from this course.
Subspeciality: Cataract
STCs are accredited for Royal College MOC Section 3 credits.
Please note: STCs are an additional cost and advanced registration is required.