Table of Contents - WOC 2012

WOC2012 Abstract Book
Clinical Pathological Correlations in Ocular Inflammatory Diseases
Sat 18 Feb 8:30 - 10:00 Conference Room A2
IS-PAT-SA 163 (1)
VKH Disease
Burnier Miguel (1)
1. McGill University
Abstract not available
IS-PAT-SA 163 (2)
Ocular Sarcoidosis
Castiglione Enzo (1)
1. Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
The presentation will describe and classify ocular manifestations of sarcoidosis,
including both intraocular and adnexal disease. Histological confirmation of
the disease in ocular tissues will be discussed. Microscopic findings will be
illustrated. Pearls and pitfalls for obtaining the adequate biopsy specimen will
be presented, paying special attention to surgical approach and timing.
IS-PAT-SA 163 (3)
Ocular Tuberculosis
Proenca Rui (1)
1. University Hospital of Coimbra
Tuberculosis, primarily a pulmonary disease, remains an important cause of
morbidity and mortality worldwide and is resurging in western countries. Ocular
tuberculosis, in the absence of clinically apparent disease, is challenging by
difficulties in isolating the organisms from biopsies, tests that are neither
entirely sensitive nor specific, and the variability in clinical presentation. More
reliable diagnostics are discussed, with considerable attention paid to PCR
analysis used to detect bacterial genomic DNA and to interferon gamma
release assay (IGRA).
IS-PAT-SA 163 (4)
Ocular Toxoplasmosis
Burnier Miguel (1)
1. McGill University
Abstract not available
E-Learning and Patient Care Consultation
Sat 18 Feb 8:30 - 10:00 Conference Room B2
IS-TEL-SA 164 (1)
Developing an E-Curriculum
Molinari Andrea (1)
1. Hospital Metropolitano
There is no doubt that the gold standard for teaching in ophthalmology is the
availability of formal Residency and Fellowship programs. However, in many
countries these programs are not available for a variety of reasons. Books,
journals and the possibility to attend professional meetings are often out of
reach for physicians, especially those in the developing world. To deal with these
problems, internet has become a very important tool for spreading information
around the world in any discipline and this includes ophthalmology. Training
courses using the Internet, also called E-curriculums, can be presented to
students in a variety of ways. The ORBIS telemedicine “Learning Management
System” constitutes one of these training efforts. It differs from many others, in
that ORBIS E-Learning attempts to present an organized curriculum much as
would be presented to residents anywhere. In addition, these training courses
confer category I continuing medical education credit and students are able
to submit cases for discussion with E-consultation if they choose. During this
presentation emphasis will be placed on how this system was developed, it´s
philosophy, the work involved and the student response to this program.
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IS-TEL-SA 164 (2)
Mentoring Using E-consultation
Neely Dan (1)
1. Indiana University
The ORBIS Cyber-Sight program provides a combination of online
ophthalmology education and patient care consultation opportunities for
ophthalmologists around the world. This session will review available teaching
content as well as the mechanics of the consultation process as applied to both
the partner and mentor ophthalmologists. Sample patient care cases will be
presented to highlight the potential benefits of online patient care consultation.
IS-TEL-SA 164 (3)
From Partner to Colleague to Mentor with E-Consultation
Cioplean Daniela (1)
1. OFTAPRO-Ophthalmology Clinic
Telemedicine is one of the most effective ways of learning and improving your
skills without being a financial burden. This presentation is a retrospective
evaluation of my personal experience gained in 10 years› time of involvement
in the cyber-sight programme. This project was initiated and coordinated by
Prof. Eugene M. Helveston. Active involvement in e-learning program led to the
assimilation of basic knowledge in the field of strabismology. The e-consulting
program helped deepen the surgical and clinical knowledge and experience
much faster than standard fellowship training where cases are less diverse and
you don›t have to take on full responsibility for a challenging case. Professional
evolution in which the rewards of the program were multiplied by hard work led
to the creation of a new strabismology school in Romania and the forming of
new strabismologists by turning the student into teacher for the youth willing to
train in this field of work.
IS-TEL-SA 164 (4)
Making Telemedicine Work: Managing Partners, Mentors, Software
and More
Helveston Eugene (1)
1. ORBIS International
Students and young ophthalmologists in the developing world join the amazing
advancements in information technology with the unique online ophthalmology
program, Cyber-Sight. This program offers students free access to educational
material, a structured course in ophthalmology beginning with pediatric
ophthalmology and strabismus, plus the opportunity to present and discuss
challenging cases with an international faculty. This presentation is a must
for students and teachers alike who want to learn more about the expanding
educational opportunities of the internet.
IS-TEL-SA 164 (5)
Multilingual e-Atlas of Ophthalmology
Michelson Georg (1,2)
1. IInterdisciplinary Center of Ophthalmic Preventive Medicine and Imaging
(IZPI)
2. Department of Ophthalmology
Background and Purpose: Ophthalmologic education is based largely on the
visual evaluation of medical images. We intended to establish a multilingual
online atlas free of charge, which covers the whole field of ophthalmology.
Methods: The submission process is open to ophthalmologists worldwide and
proceeds completely online. After peer-review, the pictures including comments
are subsequently published or rejected. The images are presented in JPEG
format with 3 different resolutions with diagnosis, author(s), ICD code, and key
words. Ninety-six authors of 9 countries have submitted pictures of common as
well as very rare ophthalmologic diseases.
Results: The picture database with about 6000 pictures is published by “Online
Journals of Ophthalmology”, available on http://www.atlasophthalmology.com.
The atlas is provided in English, German, Spanish, Russian, and Arabic with
Japanese, Chinese and Portuguese in preparation. In April 2011 the atlas
was frequented by about 37.000 visitors (more than 1000 visitors daily) of
166 countries coming predominantly from the USA, Germany, and Spanishspeaking
countries. The Atlas of Ophthalmology is recommended by the
International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO).
Conclusions: The Atlas of Ophthalmology is free of charge and offers nearly
6000 pictures accompanied by multilingual comments, representing one of the
best commented collections of ophthalmic diseases.