Table of Contents - WOC 2012

Education Without Borders: The Future for Young Ophthalmologists
Mon 20 Feb 8:30 - 10:00 Capital Suite 4
CO-EDU-MO 371
Education Without Borders: The Future for Young Ophthalmologists
Khawaja Anthony (1) , Taryam Manal (2) , Kedhar Sanjay (3)
1. University of Cambridge
2. Emirates Medical Association Ophthalmic Society
3. American Academy of Ophthalmology
Objective: To provide an engaging platform for discussion of important
international education issues with a young ophthalmologist audience.
Target Audience / Educational level: Young Ophthalmologists.
This symposium / course has been developed jointly by the YO (young
ophthalmologist) committees of MEACO, SOE and AAO. The theme for the
session is education, the issues young ophthalmologists across the globalising
world are now facing, and how best to make the most of opportunities, and
face challenges. The session will take the form of a chat-show, hosted by a
MEACO representative, and speakers will be the guests on the chat-show.
Each topic will be addressed primarily using a question and answer session.
This will provide an entertaining and engaging format to present esoteric but
important issues to a young audience. The session topics will be:
• Setting up residency programmes in the Middle East – The Arab Board
• Opportunities and resources available for establishing residency programmes
• European Board of Ophthalmology – Europe harmonising ophthalmic
education
• Arranging a fellowship abroad – Pearls and pitfalls
• Surgical training – How do we set the standards?
• Modern social media in ophthalmology
Childhood Proptosis: Evaluation and Management
Mon 20 Feb 8:30 - 10:00 Capital Suite 6
CO-PED-MO 372
Childhood Proptosis: Evaluation and Management
Chaudhry Imtiaz (1) , Khan Arif (1) , Alsuhaibani Adel (2) , Arat Yonca (3)
1. Oculoplastic and Orbit Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital
2. Pediatric Ophthalmology, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital
3. Department of Ophthalmology, King Saud University
4. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Wisconsin
Objective: To familiarize the attendee with common benign and malignant
processes that can affect the orbit in children with an emphasis on the
systematic and practical approach for the work-up and treatment of proptosis.
Summary of Content: Proptosis describes eye prominence due to space
occupying orbital lesions. Proptosis in children is a hallmark of orbital diseases
requiring thoughtful investigation. While acquired lesions may present at the
end of first decade of life, congenital lesions usually present early in life.
Some of the common causes of proptosis in children include cystic lesions,
orbital cellulitis and pseudotumor, less common are optic nerve gliomas
and meningiomas. Rhabdomyosarcoma can present with acute proptosis.
Secondary orbital processes invade the orbit from adjacent structures. Distant
metastases include neuroblastoma and Ewing›s sarcoma. Although many
orbital processes can be diagnosed by history, examination and imaging
studies, ultimate diagnosis rests upon pathological diagnoses. The course will
cover illustrative clinical cases that may include: the most common benign,
malignant and metastatic processes faced by general as well as subspecialists
encountering such patients.
Target Audience: General Ophthalmologists and Subspecialists
Educational Level: Beginning, Intermediate
WOC2012 Abstract Book
Optimizing the Outcome with Posterior Chamber Phakic IOL (ICL)
Implantation for Refractive Errors with Thin Cornea
Mon 20 Feb 8:30 - 10:00 Capital Suite 8
CO-REF-MO 373
Optimizing the Outcome with Posterior Chamber Phakic IOL (ICL)
Implantation for Refractive Errors with Thin Cornea
Kodur Satyamyrthy (1) , D. Ramamurthy (2) , Agarwal Amar (3) , Chakrabarti Arup
(4) (5)
, Gampa Ramesh
1. M.M. Joshi Eye Institute
2. The Eye Foundation
3. Agarwal Eye Institute
4. Chakrabarti Eye Care Centre
5. Global Lasik Centre
Synopsis: In all those patients who are not suitable for Lasik or surface ablation
due to thin cornea various options such as phakic IOL implantation and
refractive lens exchange are available. Implantation of collamar lens in the
posterior chamber is an ideal and easier choice in these patients. This course
is aimed at simplifying the Implantable Contact Lens (ICL) implantation and
optimizing the outcome and it also deals with material and design of ICL,
indications, contra indications and patient selection, pre operative preparation,
surgical technique of implanting spherical and toric ICL and ICL complications.
Objective: At the conclusion of the course, the attendee will have a
comprehensive knowledge of ICL implantation which will provide the refractive
surgeon confidence to adopt the technique in practice.
Target Audience: Subspecialists
Educational Level: Advanced
Free Paper: Glaucoma
Mon 20 Feb 10:30 - 12:00 Hall 7 - Tokyo Hall
FP-GLA-MO 374 (1)
Epidemiology of Advanced Glaucoma
Hamam Omnia (1) , Lachkar Yves (1)
1. Institut du Glaucome, Hopital Saint Joseph
Purpose: To evaluate the severe forms of glaucoma and their risk factors.
Method: Prospective epidemiological screening of 224 eyes from 131 subjects
diagnosed as advanced glaucoma, with severe anatomical and functional
glaucomatous neuropathy, cup disc ration > 0.7 and glaucomatous visual field
defect MD>-6. Glaucoma screening including: general and ocular histories
and the number of visual fields done every year, central corneal thickness,
gonioscopy. Forms of glaucoma were classified according to the European
Glaucoma Society guideline, into Ocular hypertension (OH), Primary Open
Angle Glaucoma (POAG) including Normal pressure Glaucoma (NPG),
secondary open angle glaucoma (SOAG), primary angle closure (PAC)
including primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG), and secondary angle
closure glaucoma (SACG).
Results: 152 eyes (67.9%) POAG, 31 (13, 8%) SOAG, 34 (15.2%) PACG, 3
(1.3%) SACG, and 3 (1.3%) NPG. 5.4% pigment dispersion glaucoma and
5.4% pseudoexfoliation. 10.2% had glaucoma surgeries, 40% myopic. 9%
of PAC missed diagnosed as POAG. 30% had less than 3 visual fields. We
programmed 57% patients to be operated of glaucoma.
Conclusion: Early, correct diagnosis and regular follow up can save a lot of
glaucoma patients. Open angle glaucoma diagnosis made only after
gonioscopy to exclude angle closure.
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