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WET LAB : DRISHTI 2015 (Nov 27th - 29th)To Register Please Contact:

DR. MEENA CHAkRAbARTIChairman,ScientificCommittee

Phone:9946410541E-mail:[email protected]


FRIDAY 27-11-2015 HALL: A 09:00-09:55 AM

Instruction Course 1 : PAEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY GRAND ROUNDS

Chairman : Dr. Leila Mohan

Co-Chairman : Dr. Anitha balachandran

Moderator : Dr. Sanitha Sathyan

Course Format : PanelDiscussion

Course Synopsis : ThisICisagrandroundsmeantforthegeneralophthalmologistand paediatric ophthalmologists to highlight some pearls in the managementofsomeofthevarietypaediatriccaseswecomeacross. Some interesting aspects of the not so uncommonpresentationsarealsoincluded.Experiencedandinternationallywellknownfacultyinthepanelwillbeanasset!

Course Details :

1. WhatAfterCataractSurgeryintheNeonate? Dr.KalpanaNarendran 6min2. AcuteSpontaneousAbnormalHeadPosture! Dr.ElizabethJoseph 4min3. SwellingoftheLid-IsitIncreasing? Dr.LeilaMohan 4min4. SpuriousMyopiainaTeenager. Dr.AnithaBalachandran 4min5. ACuriousCaseofCornealHaze. Dr.SwapnaNair 4min6. IsitRetinalMigraine? Dr.SanithaSathyan 4min7. IsTacrolimusBetterinVernalCatarrh? Dr.VijayalakshmyMS 4min8. InterestingCases-VideoPresentation Dr.RameshKekunnaya 10min

Panel Discussion : 1minPanelDiscussionforeachcase

Target Audience : general Ophthalmologists and Paediatric Ophthalmologists

Course Duration : 55 min

DAY WISE SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM


FRIDAY 27-11-2015 HALL: A 10:00-10:55 AM

Instruction Course 2 : OPERATION THEATRE ASEPSIS

Chairman : Dr. Rajiv Sukumaran

Co-Chairman : Dr. Sasi kumar S

Moderator : Dr. Davis Akkara

Course Format : DidacticLecturesandVideoInteraction

Course Synopsis : Endophthalmitis is a nightmare and we have an eminentspeaker fromCoimbatore to sharehis experiencewith clusterendophthalmitisincidenceswhichoccurredinourneighbouringstate.WehavetakengreatefforttoeducateourcolleaguesontheimportanceofOTasepsisrightfromtheairquality,sterilization,cleaningandhandlingofinstrumentsusinginteractivevideos.

Course Details :1. BewareofAirQuality: Dr.AnishMadhavan 10min2. BoostYourDefence-ValidateYourProcess Dr.MohanPI 10min3. NightmareofNightmares–ClusterEndophthalmitis Dr.DChandrasekhar 10min4. InteractiveVideo Dr.Rajiv,Dr.Sasikumar 25min &Dr.DavisAkkara

Target Audience : For all Ophthalmologists and Postgraduate students


FRIDAY 27-11-2015 HALL: A 11:00-11:55 AM

Instruction Course 3 : PRACTICE MANAGEMENT: kEEPING YOUR PRACTICE OUT OF “LEGAL HOT WATER”

Chairman : Dr. Ashley Thomas Jacob

Co-Chairman : Dr. V Sahasranamam

Moderator : Dr. bastin V A

Course Format : DidacticLecture

Course Synopsis : Thiscourseistargetedatsurgeonswhoarestartingoutorhavetheir own practice, those that do surgery and those that areseeingagrowthintheirpractice.


Thematerialpresentedinthecoursewilldealwithbestpracticesthatwillavoidalegalinterventionatthefirstinstance.Wewilldetailwhatstatutorynormsandstandardsonehastoadhereto.Weplantofocusmainlyonthepreventiveaspectandwillspendonly10%ofourtimeontheactuallegalremedyonceused.

This is a power-packed course designed to bring the bestbusinesspracticesinharmonywiththebestsurgicalandhygienestandards.

Course Details :1. StayOutofTroublebyRaisingStandardofCare Dr.AshleyThomasJacob30min2. WhattodoOnceinTrouble Dr.Sahasranamam15min3. Discussion–AudienceParticipation 10min

Target Audience : YoungSurgeons,Freshers,Practice-OwnersandHighvolume Surgeons.WearetargetingallpractisingOphthalmologists


FRIDAY 27-11-2015 HALL: A 12:00-01:05 PM

Instruction Course 4 : HEADACHE: A PAIN FOR THE PATIENT AND A PAIN FOR THE DOCTOR

Chairman : Dr. V Sahasranamam

Co-Chairman : Dr. M V Francis

Moderator : Dr. Simon George

Course Format : DidacticLectures

Course Synopsis : The course will cover Asthenopia which is an importantcause of headache. The importance of Headache from theOphthalmologist’s point of view, is to assess whether thereis an Ocular cause for Headache and to see if there is anyocular finding which indicates a systemic cause of Headache.AutonomicCephalgiasandNeuroimaginginAcuteHeadaches,isalsodiscussed.

Course Details :1. AsthenopiaandHeadache Dr.V.Sahasranamam8min


2. LifeandVisionThreateningHeadachesin DailyOphthalmicPractice-SimpleDiagnosticTips Dr.MVFrancis 15min3. AutonomicCephalgias Dr.ThomasIype 12min4. NeuroImaginginAcuteHeadache Dr.BejoyThomas 15min5. HeadacheandEyePain:RedFlagorRedHerring Dr.RashminGandhi 10min

Panel Discussion : 5 min

Target Audience : GeneralOphthalmologistsandPostgraduateStudents

Course Duration : 65min

FRIDAY 27-11-2015 HALL: A 02:00-02:55 PM

Instruction Course 5 : UNkNOWN CAUSES OF VISUAL LOSS – IS IT RETINAL/ ANT VISUAL PATHWAY/ MISINTERPRETATION OF NORMAL?

Chairman : Dr. Mahesh Gopalakrishnan

Co-Chairman : Dr. Meenakshi Dhar

Moderator : Dr. Valsa Stephen

Convenor : Dr. Fazil Gaffoor

Course Format : LecturesandPanelDiscussion

Course Synopsis : Course highlights the clinical pearls in the management ofcommonly encountered unexplained visual loss and transientvisualloss.AlsoapproachtoacaseofMalingeringwillbecovered.It is basically aimed at the Comprehensive Ophthalmologists,whoattheendofthesessionwillbeabletotacklethissituationmoresystematically.

Course Details :1. CommonlyMissedMaculaConditions inaCaseofUnexplainedVisualLoss Dr.Mahesh 10min2. ClinicalCluesPointingtoNeurophthalmic ConditionsinaCaseofUnexplainedVisualLoss Dr.MeenakshiDhar 10min3. HowtoReachaDiagnosisinaCaseof Dr.ValsaStephen 10min TransientObscurationofVision4. HowtoTackleaMalingeringPatient Dr.FazilGaffoor 10min


5. ClinicalCasesandDiscussion 15min

Target Audience : general Ophthalmologist


FRIDAY 27-11-2015 HALL: A 03:00-03:55 PM

Instruction Course 6 : ANTERIOR SEGMENT IMAGING: A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR GENERAL OPHTHALMOLOGIST

Chairman : Dr. Anil Radhakrishnan

Co-Chairman : Dr. Freddie Simon

Moderator : Dr. Sujith Nayanar

Course Format : DidacticLecture

Course Synopsis : This course intends to provide a reasonably comprehensivereviewofbothestablishedandneweranteriorsegmentimagingdevices. The pros and cons of newer imaging devices will bediscussedbyexperiencedusers,withemphasisonpracticaluse.Fewclinicalexampleswillbediscussedinthecasediscussiontoexemplifywhentousewhichdevice.

Course Details :1. Introduction 5min2. Topography–Essentials Dr.Vinay.S.Pillai 7min3. Orbscan Dr.SujitNayanar 7min4. ScheimflugImaging Dr.FreddySimon 7min5. AnteriorSegmentOCT Dr.AnilRadhakrishnan 7min6. ConfocalMicroscopy Dr.AneetaJabbar 5min7. UltrasoundBiomicroscopy Dr.ThomasGeorge 7min8. CaseDiscussion 10min

Target Audience : GeneralOphthalmologists,Postgraduates and anyone who has someinterestinthesubject

Level–BasictoIntermediate



FRIDAY 27-11-2015 HALL: b 09:00-09:55 AM

Instruction Course 7 : CATARACT 1: ADDRESSING PREOPERATIVE ISSUES

Chairman : Dr. Minu Mathen, Dr. Sreeni Edakhlon

Co-Chairman : Dr. Saikumar S J, Dr. Arup Chakrabarti

Moderator : Dr. Merine Paul

Panelists : Dr. M S Ravindra, Dr. Ronald Yeoh, Dr. Minu Mathen, Dr. Sreeni Edakhlon, Dr. Sai kumar S J, Dr. Arup Chakrabarti, Dr. Merine Paul


Course Synopsis : AllCataractSurgeons followaspecificpreoperativeevaluationplan frompatient selection to thetime thepatiententers theOperatingRoom.Butallofusdonotpractice in thesamesetup which can vary from Institutes (Government and Private)large Privatepractices,group/Multispecialitypractices,smallergovernment hospitals charitable hospitals and solo practices.Therewill be variations inmanpower, infractructure, facilities&patientprofilewhichwillbringindifferencesinpreoperativeprotocols.ThisCoursewillbeapaneldiscussiononaddressingpreoperative issues inCataract Surgery. From theexperiencedseniorpanelistsworking indifferent typesofpractice setups,the attendeeswill be able to take back pearls to assist themintacklingsomeofthegreyareasinthepreoperativestageofCataractSurgery.

keynote Address : Dr. Ronald Yeoh “The Importance of Categorising Cataracts Preoperatively” 10 min

Course Details :1. EarlyCataracts-LogicinAdvisingCataractSurgery.WhenandWhy?2. RoleofCounselorsandCounselingTools(Visual)toHelpPatientChoose TheTypeofSurgery and TypeofIOLTheyWant3. Biometry:ChoosingWhichType,WhenandHowManyTimes,toPerformonthePatient4. PeriocularProblemsLikeBlepharitis,NLDblocksandOSD5. HowBestCanSystemicProblemsLikeDiabetes,Hypertension,IHDetcbeTackledAnd WhenArePatientsFitForSurgery(RoleofPhysician/Specialist)6. PreoperativeMedications(OralandTopical)When,WhatandTheirRationale


7. MaintainingRequiredConsentFormsandProperDocumentation.8. ChoosingtheTypeofAnesthesia9. Anesthetist’sRoleandAllergiestoMedications10.TacklingPhysicalDisabilitieslikekyphoscoliosis,Titubationetc11.ChoosingtheTypeofCataractSurgery:DependingonPatient,Surgeonand TypeofCataract.12.EthicalandLegalIssues.

Activeaudienceinteractionatallstagesduringthediscussionwillbeentertainedincludingaquestionandanswersessionattheend


Target Audience : TargetingallOperatingOphthalmicSurgeonsandOphthalmologists involvedintheCataractSurgeryplanninginanOphthalmologyUnit


FRIDAY 27-11-2015 HALL: b 10:00-10:55 AM

Instruction Course 8 : CATARACT 2: MASTER CLASS: FINE TUNING SURGICAL STEPS

Chairman : Dr. Saikumar & Dr. Jacob S.Mathew

Co-Chairman : Dr. Arup Chakrabarti & Dr. Minu Mathen

Moderator : Dr. Sreekant karat

Panelists : Dr. Saikumar, Dr. Jacob S.Mathew, Dr. Arup Chakrabarti, Dr. Minu Mathen, Dr. Sreekant karat, Dr. Ronald Yeoh, Dr. M S Ravindra


Course Synopsis : WiththetechnologicalinvasionthatFemtosecondlaserhasmadeandtheincreasingdemandsmadeuponthesurgeontodeliveraccurateresults intermsofpreciserefractivecorrections-thecataractsurgeonsarelookingforwardtoaneraofsurgerywherethe existing techniques and steps of Phacoemulsfication arerefinedandfinetuned-thisincludesbettertunnelconstructionand regular symmetric rhexis, steps to reducing the effectivephacotime,flawlessloadingofIOLsandtheirimplantation,andfinallyasafetissuestatusandanintacteyeattheendofsurgery.


Eachoftheabovetopicswouldbedealtwithinthisvideobasedinstructioncourse.

keynote Address : Dr. Ronald Yeoh “The Ins and Outs of Hydrodissection” 10 min

Course Details :1. AnIdealTunnelConstructionwithSteelBlades- Dr.MinuMathen7min UseofFemtosecondLaseranditsAdvantagesandFlaws2. HowBestCanOneRepeatedlyGetaPerfectRhexis- Dr.Debasish 7min SuggestionsandTechniquestoImproveYourSkills Bhattacharya3.PhacochoporOtherTechniquesofNucleusRemoval ThatCouldHelpReduceTheEffectivePhacoTime-Thus Dr.JacobS. 7min CausingLeastDamagetotheEndothelium Mathew4. LoadingofIOL,TheBestWayofHandlingTheseImplants- InjectingThemandTheDifficultiesorHitchesOneCould Dr.Arup 7min FaceWhileDoingThisstep.Newsystem-Autosert Chakrabarti5. CommonComplications-HowOneCouldManageThem BestWithoutCausingFurtherDamage(NuclearFragments Dr.SaiKumar 7min ThatGoAstray,ShallowingofAC,IatrogenicSubluxation, StonyHardEyeBall)


Target Audience : PhacosurgeonsandAspiringSurgionswholookforwardtopicking upthetechniqueofPhaco


FRIDAY 27-11-2015 HALL: b 11:00-11:55 AM

Instruction Course 9 : GLAUCOMA DIAGNOSTICS FOR PRIMARY DIAGNOSIS AND MONITORING PROGRESSION

Chairman : Dr. Meena Nair

Co-Chairman : Dr. Mallika O U

Moderator : Dr. Sonia Njavally


Course Synopsis : The goal of this instruction course is to review our currentunderstanding of the structural and functional tests availableforinitialevaluationandtoestablishthediagnosisofglaucoma.


Thisincludesalucidknowledgeongonioscopy,understandingtheroleandapplicationsofanteriorsegment imaging,tipsonassessmentofautomatedstaticsinglefieldprintouttodecideifdamageassociatedwithglaucomaispresentornotandrelevantapplicationofopticdiscandretinalnervefibrelayerimaginginglaucomadiagnosis.Finallyhowtomonitorthediseasecoursebyanalysingtheresultsofstructureandfunctionwillbeaddressed.Current concepts in evaluation of glaucoma progression andtipsonhowtointegratebothstructureandfunctioninclinicalpracticewillbeelucidatedbyexperiencedfaculty.

Course Details :1. GonioscopyandAngleImaginginGlaucomaDiagnosis :Dr.SoniaNjavally 10 min 2. PearlsonAutomatedStaticVisualFieldInterpretation(Basics) &InterestingFieldstoAidPrimaryDiagnosisofGlaucoma :Dr.MallikaO.U 10min3. ImaginginGlaucoma-ThePresent&FutureApproaches inGlaucomaDiagnosisandProgression :Dr.MeenaNair 10min4. HowtoEvaluateProgressioninGlaucoma -CurrentApproachesinVisualFieldProgressionAssessment -ClinicalScenariostoDemonstrateStructuralFunctional :Dr.Andrew Correlation&HowtoIntegrateinClinicalpractice Braganza 15min


Target Audience : This instruction course aims to assist our comprehensiveOphthalmologist colleagues, residents, post graduates to mastertheirinterpretationskillsonthediagnostictoolsandwillbenefitthepractisingGlaucomaSpecialiststoupdatethemselveswithadvancesinallaspectsofGlaucomadiagnosis.


FRIDAY 27-11-2015 HALL: b 12:00-12:55 PM

Instruction Course 10 : EVIDENCE bASED GUIDELINES IN MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF GLAUCOMA

Chairman : Dr. Radha Ramanan

Co-Chairman : Dr. Thomas Arun Varghese, Dr. Susan Philip

Moderator : Dr. kiran Gopalakrishanan, Dr. Rani Menon



Course Synopsis : Most Glaucoma patients are managed medically. Day in dayout,wecomeacross situationswhere thenext step to take isconfusing - eitherbecauseof the conditionorbecauseof thewide choice of medications. These talks would provide anevidencebasedanswertoyourdilemmas.

Course Details :1. DoWeNeedtoTreatOcularHypertension? Dr.KiranGopalakrishnan 6+1min2. HighIOPAfterStartingAntiGlaucoma Dr.ThomasArunVarghese 8+1min Medication-WhatToDo?3. HowCanWeImprovePatientAdherencein Dr.AndrewBraganza 8+1min GlaucomaTherapy?4. WhatToAddAfteraPGAnalogue? Dr.KiranGopalakrishnan 6+1min5. FixedDoseCombinationsVsUnfixed Dr.SusanPhilip 6+1min combinations6. StatusofPreservativeFreeTreatmentIn Dr.RaniMenon 6+1min glaucoma7. GuidelinesOnTreatmentofGlaucomaIn Dr.RadhaRamanan 6+1min Pregnancy/Lactation/Children

Target Audience : general Ophthalmologists


FRIDAY 27-11-2015 HALL: b 02:00-03:55 PM

Instruction Course 11 : DEFERRED LIVE SURGERY

Chairman : Dr. Charles Skariah, Dr. P S Girija Devi

Co-Chairman : Dr. Thomas George, Dr. Arup Chakrabarti

Moderator : Dr. Minu Mathen

Convenor : Dr. Gopal S. Pillai

Course Format : VideoPresentation

Course Synopsis : Thesurgerywillbeshownasavideopresentationwithnarrationof the steps of surgery and discussion by the surgeon. Eachsurgeonwill have a total of 14min (8min for surgery and 6


min fordiscussion). All the stepsof the same surgerywill beshownratherthanthebesteditedstepscompiledfromsurgeryondifferentpatients. Editingwill bedoneonly tofit in to theallowedtime.

Course Details :1. OrbitotomyforGeneralOphthalmologist Dr.GirijaDeviP.S2. Dacryocystorhinostomy Dr.MarianPauly3. MyoconjunctivalEnucleation&Implant Dr.AniSreedhar4. Phaco-MyStandardTechnique Dr.DebasishBhattacharya5. SICSinSubluxatedCataract Dr.MinuMathen6. Trabeculectomy Dr.ThomasGeorge7. PosteriorIrisClawLens-ASimplerOptionto Dr.RajiniK.C. CorrectAphakia 8. VitrectomyforCommonIndications Dr.GopalS.Pillai

Target Audience : All Ophthalmologists who would like to learn the best standardtechniqueofcommonlyperformedsurgeries

Course Duration : 1 hr 55 min

FRIDAY 27-11-2015 HALL: b 04:00-04:55 PM

Instruction Course 12 : ALLERGIC EYE DISEASES: AN ENIGMA FOR THE EYE SURGEON

Chairman : Dr. Jayaram V R

Co-Chairman : Dr. David Pudukkadan

Moderator : Dr. Sujith Nayanar, Dr. bindhu Thampi


Course Synopsis : Allergic eye disease is one of the common eye problemencountered by an ophthalmologist in his practice. A properunderstanding of various aspects from immunopathologyto newer modalities of treatment is important for propermanagement of the wide spectrum of Allergic Eye Diseases.This course through didactic lectures indents to elaborateon the basics and newer developments in the diagnosis andmanagementofthiscommoneyeailment.


Course Details :

1. OcularAllergy-AnOverview Dr.JayaramVR 2min2. EtiopathogenesisandImmunology Dr.BinduThampi 9min3. ApproachTowardsaPatientWithItchyBurningEyes Dr.DavidPudukkadan 9min4. Management-ParadigmsandNewerModalities Dr.AnilRadhakrishnan10min5. RecalcitrantChallengingCases-HowIManaged Dr.VinaySPillai 10min6. Discussion 15min

Target Audience : general Ophthalmologists and Post graduates


FRIDAY 27-11-2015 HALL: C 09:00-09:55 AM

Instruction Course 13 : NEW TRENDS IN MANAGEMENT OF THYROID EYE DISEASE

Chairman : Dr. Meenakshi Dhar

Co-Chairman : Dr. Abraham kurian

Moderator : Dr. Marian Pauly

Course Format : DidacticLectures/PanelDiscussion

Course Synopsis : The course shall cover salient features in clinical assessmentand grading of Thyroid Orbitopathywith various classificationsystems,andmanagementofThroidEyeDiseasebothmedical&surgicalbasedoncasediscussions.Weshallemphasizeonsightthreatening complications of TAO-their etiology, prevention,monitoring & management - namely glaucoma assosciated with TAO, Strabismus with TAO, Orbital Decompression &Newer Insights into the same. Classification systems, medicalmanagement, surgical management & role of Endocrinologistwillbehighlighted.

Course Details : EvaluationofThyroidEyeDisease Dr.AkshayNair 10minMedicalManagementofTAOIncludingImmunomodulation Dr.MathewJohn 10minLidSurgeriesinThyroidEyeDisease Dr.SujthraH 8minOrbitalDecompressioninTAO-Open Dr.MarianPauly 9minEndoscopicDecompressioninTAO Dr.BinaFaizal 6min


ManagementofHighIOP&StrabismusinTAO Dr.MeenakshiDhar 8min


Target Audience : GeneralOphthalmologists,Oculoplasticsurgeons,Strabismologists, GlaucomaSpecialists


FRIDAY 27-11-2015 HALL: C 10:00-10:55 AM

Instruction Course 14 : SPONTANEOUS COMbUSTION: REVISITING ENDOGENOUS INTRA OCULAR INFLAMMATION

Chairman : Dr. Susheela b Nair, Dr. Prakash V S

Co-Chairman : Dr. Mahesh Gopalakrishnan

Moderator : Dr. Sandhya N

Panelists : Dr. Sudarshan, Dr. Reesha, Dr. Natasha Radhakrishnan, Dr. Suseela b Nair, Dr. Prakash VS, Dr. Mahesh Gopalakrishnan, Dr. Sandhya, Dr. Reena R

Course Format : DidacticLectures,VideoPresentations

Course Synopsis : Inspiteofallmoderninvestigativemodalitiesitisoftendifficultto arrive at an accurate etiological diagnosis in endogenousintra ocular inflammations. The differentiation of - infectiousfromnoninfectiousetiologiescanbeintriguingattimesfortheexperiencedophthalmologistorrarelyevenforthespecialistinuvealdisorders.Oftenatargetedapproachisdifficultresultinginaprofusionofunnecessaryinvestigations.

Thediagnosticdilemmasareoftenreflectedinthemanagementof different intra ocular inflammations too. Rather thancontinuimg withmedications the surgeon should knowwhentoswitchovertonewermoreeffectivemedicaltreatment.Thiswouldalsomandateanunderstandingofthetherapeuticeffectsandsideeffectsofthedrugsused.

Thisinstructioncoursewillprovidelecturesandcasebasedpaneldiscussions. It is hoped that practicing ophthalmologists andpostgraduatestudentswillgainusefulinsightintothediagnosisandtreatmentofendogenousintraocularinflammations.


Course Details :1.TailoredApproachtoInvestigationsinUveits Dr.Sudarshan 8min2.RoleofOcularimagingintheDiagnosisofUveitis Dr.Sandhya 8min3.DecisionMakinginScleritis-DiagnosticTipsAnd Dr.ReenaA 8min Management4.NewerConceptsintheManagementofUveitis Dr.Sudarshan 10min5.CasePresentationswithPanelDiscussion 21min

Panel Discussion : 2minutepresentationsof4caseswith3minutediscussion



FRIDAY 27-11-2015 HALL: C 11:00-12:00 PM

Instruction Course 15 : ALL WHITE DOTS ARE NOT THE SAME: IMAGING IN DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF POSTERIOR UVEITIS

Chairman : Dr. Unnikrishnan Nair

Co-Chairman : Dr. Gopal S Pillai

Moderator : Dr. Reesha R, Dr. Padma Prabhu


Course Synopsis : Ambiguity is the predominant feeling most ophthalmologistshave to reckon with while dealing with white dot syndromesandposterioruveitis.Thereexistsadistinctdifficultyinattaininga diagnosis, reaching a logical etiological conclusion, planningthe nature and duration of management and communicatingall of this information to the patient. This course attempts toclarifysomeofthe“ambiguities”hoveringaroundthisgroupofdiseasesinasimpleandlucidway.Forthiswehaveanexcellentpaneltodealwiththesedifficulttopics.

Course Details :

1. ClinicalFeaturesandDifferentialsofWhite DotSyndromes Dr.PadmaPrabhu 8min2. SystemicAssociationsandInvestigationsin PosteriorUveitis Dr.GopalSPillai 10min


3. AngiographyinWhiteDotsandPosteriorUveitis Dr.NatashaR 8min4. OCTandFAFinPosteriorUveitis Dr.ReeshaR 8min5. TreatmentModalitiesandCaveatsinPosteriorUveitis Dr.SudarshanS 10min6. CaseDiscussion 15min



FRIDAY 27-11-2015 HALL: C 12:00-12:55 PM

Instruction Course 16 : RETINAL VASCULAR OCCLUSIONChairman : Dr. Rajesh PCo-Chairman : Dr. Manoj SomanModerator : Dr. Ashad SivaramanConvenor : Dr. Smitha NPanelists : Dr. Prakash V. S, Dr. Ashok Natarajan, Dr. Unni Nair, Dr.

Thomas Cherian, Dr. Mahesh GCourse Format : PanelDiscussionCourse Synopsis : Vascular occlusions range from the commonly seen retinal

venousocclusions and arterial occlusions to the less commonconditions like Ocular Ischemic Syndrome, Ophthalmic ArteryOcclusion and Purtscher’s retinopathy. The workup of thesepatientsaswellastreatmentoftheseconditionsvarydependingon the type of occlusion, the age of the patient, the clinicalfindingsandtheetiology.Thissessionwilldiscussthepracticalapproachthatonecanfollowindiagnosingandtreatingthesepatients.

Course Details :

1. WhentoSuspectOcularIschemicSyndrome?

2. ManagemntofOcularIschemicSyndrome

3. WhentoSuspectOphthalmicArteryOcclusion?

4. HowDoYouDiagnosePurtscher’sRetinopathy?

5. WorkUpandManagementofaPatientWithArterialOcclusion

6. VascularOcclusioninYoung.WhatShouldBeTheApproach?


7. OCTandFFAinVascularOcclusions

8. RoleofIntravitrealInjectionsandLasersinBranchRetinalVeinOcclusion.

9. RoleofIntravitrealInjectionsandLasersinCentralRetinalVeinOcclusion

Panel Discussion : 55 minTarget Audience : Postgraduates and all those who are interested in the Management ofRetinalDiseasesCourse Duration : 55 min

FRIDAY 27-11-2015 HALL: C 02:00-02:55 PM

Instruction Course 17 : PAEDIATRIC REFRACTION - PRACTICAL TIPS

Chairman : Dr. Anitha balachandran

Co-Chairman : Dr. Mini Jayachandran

Moderator : Dr. Neena R


Course Synopsis : This course is designed for the young ophthalmologist andthecomprehensivepractionerstogetan insight intothebasicaspectsandthechallengesinprescribingglassesforchildren

Course Details :

1. NormalVisualDevelopment Dr.MiniJayachandran 8min

2. VisualAssessmentinChildren Dr.NeenaR 10min

3. PaediatricRefractionBasicConcepts Dr.ResmiBhasker 10min

4. PrescribingSpectacles-HowandWhen Dr.AnithaBalachandran 12min

5. DifficultiesandChallengesinPaediatricRefraction Dr.SwapnaNair 10min


Target Audience : general Ophthalmologists and Postgraduate students



FRIDAY 27-11-2015 HALL: C 03:00-03:55 PM

Instruction Course 18 : STRAbISMUS MANAGEMENT : A GUIDE FOR THE GENERAL OPHTHALMOLOGIST

Chairman : Dr. Elizabeth Joseph

Co-Chairman : Dr. Leila Mohan

Moderator : Dr. Pappa

Course Format : DidacticLecturesPlusDiscussionAndAudienceInteraction

Course Synopsis : An up to date information and changing concepts about thediagnosisandmanagementofvariousstrabismusentitieswillbepresentedbynationalandhomefaculty.

Course Details :1. KeyNoteAddressonNystagmus Dr.RameshKekunya 15min2. ManagementofDuanesRetraction Dr.KalpanaNarendran 10min SyndromeAnOverview3. RapidFireSession–Whentouse Dr.ElizabethJoseph 6min BotuliniumToxininSquint4. HowtoManageAccommodativeEsotropia Dr.MeenaCK 4min5. DiagnosisofSuperiorObliquePalsy Dr.LeilaMohan 4min6. WhentoGivePrismsinStrabismus Dr.NeenaR 4min7. TimingofSurgeryinStrabismus Dr.SanithaSathyan 4min8. AcquiredCommittantEsotropia Dr.Pappa 4min




FRIDAY 27-11-2015 HALL: C 04:00-04:55 PM

Instruction Course 19 : CONTACT LENS UPDATE

Chairman : Dr. Sheeba C S

Co-Chairman : Dr. Simon George, Dr. Naina Jabeen Hyder

Moderator : Dr. bindu Thampi, Dr. Radhika



Course Synopsis : Thiscoursewillcoverindetailallpracticalaspectsofsettingupandmanagingacontactlenspractice.SoftCL,RgP lenses and useofbandagecontactlensesaredealtwithindetail.

Course Details :1. IntroductiontoContactLens Dr.SheebaCS 10min2. PreliminaryExaminationforContactLensFitting andPracticalTipsforSoftCLFitting Dr.NainaJ.Hyder 10min3. FittingofRGPContactLens Dr.Radhika.S 10min4. BandageContactLenses Dr.MiniMathew 10min5. TalkbyAlconRepresentative 5min


Target Audience : PracticingGeneralOphthalmologistsandPostgraduatestudents


FRIDAY 27-11-2015 HALL: D 09:00-10:55 AM

PROF. k S SUbRAMONIAM PG FREE PAPER AWARD SESSION SEMIFINAL 1

Judge 1 : Dr. C V Radha Devi

Judge 2 : Dr. George Thomas

Judge 3 : Dr. Sobhana Mohandas

1. DS 15-3AProspectiveCrossSectionalStudyonAssociationofRenalParameterswiththeSeverityofDiabeticRetinopathy

Chief Author: Dr. Rosmy Varghese (kSOS Membership Number: 1104) Dr.IttyerahTP,Dr.KMathewJames,Dr.RoseVPulikkal

2. DS 15-7 Limbal Nodules as one of the Ocular Manifestations of Wegenersgranulomatosis

Chief Author: Dr. Lekshmi Thankachan (kSOS Membership Number: 1423) Dr.MathewKJames,Dr.TPIttyerah,Dr.RoseVPullikal,Dr.VSPrakash

3. DS 15-19EvolutionOfSclero-CornealTunnelHealinginManualSmallIncisionCataractSurgery–AnAnteriorSegmentOpticalCoherenceTomographyBasedStudy


Chief Author : Dr. Nayana Sebastian (kSOS Membership Number : 1394) Dr.LathikaVK,Dr.ThresikaUvaraj

4. DS 15-23ComparisonofVerticalCup-DiscRatioandDiscDamageLikelihoodScaleWithRespecttoVisualFieldGlobalIndicesinPrimaryOpenAngleGlaucomaPatients-ACrossSectionalStudy

Chief Author: Dr. Reshmi Sreekumari (kSOS Membership Number: 1422) Dr.SmitaNarayan,Dr.K.C.Rajini

5. DS 15-26 RiskFactorsofPrimaryOpenAngleGlaucomawithEmphasisonLifestyleFactors

Chief Author: Dr. Aslam Farook Z.A (kSOS Membership Number: 1318) Dr.K.V.Raju,Dr.JyothiP.T

6. DS 15-34 Posterior SegmentManifestations and Visual Outcome in Closed GlobeInjury-AProspectiveCohortStudy

Chief Author: Dr. Sitara Ravindranath (kSOS Membership Number: 1417) Dr.RammiaRaveendran,Dr.Deleepkumar,Dr.Rajini.K.C

7. DS 15-36AClinicalStudyonConcomitantEsotropiainChildren Chief Author: Dr. Raiza Paul (kSOS Membership Number: 1296) Dr.SumaUnnikrishnan,Dr.K.V.Raju

8. DS 15-38CentralCornealThicknessAmongGlaucomaandNonGlaucomaPatientsinaHospitalBasedPopulation

Chief Author: Dr. Navajeevan Navalayam N A (kSOS Membership Number: 1471) Dr.SimiSPillai,Dr.Sheldon,Dr.AliceBony

9. DS 15-39RetinopathyofPrematurity-IncidenceandRiskFactors Chief Author: Dr. Nimmy Merin Mathew (kSOS Membership Number: 1416) Dr.FerzanaMohammed,Dr.RajiniKC,Dr.PappaP

10. DS 15-46ComparisonOfVisualFieldReliabiityIndicesinNeurologicalandGlaucomaPatients

Chief Author: Dr. Nedhina E k (kSOS Membership Number: 1388) Dr.MathewJames,Dr.IttyerahT.P,Dr.PrakashV.S,Dr.RoseVPullikal

11. DS 15-56ClinicalCharacteristicsandLaboratoryDiagnosisofViralConjunctivitis Chief Author: Dr. Nivedita Nair (kSOS Membership Number: 1275) Dr.PSGirijaDevi,Dr.JasminLB

12. DS 15-60SpecularMicroscopyinPostPenetratingKeratoplasty


Chief Author: Dr. Shalet Paul (kSOS Membership Number: 1246) Dr.RemyaK,Dr.LilanBhat,Dr.DavidPuthukad

13. DS 15-64ClinicalProfileofPolypoidalChoroidalVasculopathyinaTertiaryCareCentrein kerala

Chief Author: Dr. Teena Elizabeth Geroge (kSOS Membership Number: 1343) Dr.AshokNataraj,Dr.AmeemaSalim

FRIDAY 27-11-2015 HALL: D 11:00-12:55 PM

DR. k C SANkARA MENON FREE PAPER AWARD SESSION

Judge 1 : Dr. A Giridhar

Judge 2 : Dr. Varghese Joseph

Judge 3 : Dr. Susheela Prabhakaran

Judge 4 : Dr. Mahadevan

1. DS 15-11ANovelThreeDimensionalPreOperativeMacularHole IndexMeasuredUsingStructuralEngineeringSoftwaretoPredictPost-OperativeAnatomicalOutcome

Chief Author: Dr. Rameez N Hussain (kSOS Membership Number: 1183) Dr.AGiridhar,Dr.MaheshGopalakrishnan,Dr.BinduRajesh,Dr.SantoshSinghPatel

2. DS 15-17 Concerns Regarding Eye Donation Among Health Seekers Attending aReputedEyeCareInstitutioninNorthKerala

Chief Author: Dr. Padma b. Prabhu (kSOS Membership Number: 768) MissSelvaKV,MissSruthiCS,Dr.RajuKV

3. DS 15-44SpectroscopicAnalysisofLightTransmittedThroughtheHumanCataractousLens

Chief Author: Dr. Simon George (kSOS Membership Number: 870)

4. DS 15-47EffectivenessofPrismsinRelievingDiplopiainSuperiorObliquePalsies Chief Author: Dr. Neena R (kSOS Membership Number: 1351) Dr.AGiridhar

5. DS 15-57 Phako Emulsification in Eyes with Irido- Chorio Retinal Coloboma-RetrospectiveAnalysison50Eyes

Chief Author: Dr. Chandrakanth keshav k S (kSOS Membership Number: 499) Dr.SheejaVishwanathan,Dr.Ramakrishnan,Dr.NirupamaBalaji,Dr.Haridas


6. DS 15-74UniqueSpectralDomainOpticalCoherenceTomographyFeaturesinCentralSerousChorioretinopathywithFibrin

Chief Author: Dr. bindu Rajesh (kSOS Membership Number: 896) Dr.MaheshGopalakrishnan,Dr.AnantharamanGiridhar,Dr.AmardeepKaur

7. DS 15-75OcularManifestationsofSLE Chief Author: Dr. Veena Viswam (kSOS Membership Number: 716) Dr.Jayaprasad

8. DS 15-94 Diagnostic Value of Optic Nerve Head OCT by Spectral Domain OCT inComparisonwithStandardAutomatedPerimetry

Chief Author: Dr. Sumi Lukose (kSOS Membership Number: 1121) Dr.LittaGeorge,Dr.GirijaK

9. DS 15-135ModifyingPhacoMachineParametersandChoppingTechniqueinDifferentGradesofCataract

Chief Author: Dr. Davis Akkara J (kSOS Membership Number: 309) Dr.EathammaJacob

10. DS 15-138RoleofOCTinNeuroophthalmology Chief Author: Dr. Meenakshi Dhar MD (kSOS Membership Number: 511) Dr.HemaMNair

11. DS 15-142 To Study the Tomographic Features of Idiopathic Polypoidal ChoroidalVasculopathy(IPCV)UsingSpectralDomainOCT

Chief Author: Dr. Rajashree Nambiar (kSOS Membership Number: 790) Dr.UnnikrishnanNair,Dr.ManojS,Dr.SanikaJain

12. DS 15-151 Clinical Presentation And Visual Outcome in Patients with CongenitalCataract

Chief Author: Dr. Litta George (kSOS Membership Number: 1256) Dr.VidhuAnnaChacko,Dr.RajeevanP

13. DS 15-156 Incidence, Treatment Outcomes and Risk Factors of Retinopathy ofPrematurity-9YearDatafromaTertiaryHospital

Chief Author: Dr. Natasha R (kSOS Membership Number: 845) Dr.Lekshmypriya,Dr.GopalSPillai


FRIDAY 27-11-2015 HALL: D 02:00-02:55 PM

PADMASHRI DR. TONY FERNANDEZ VIDEO AWARD SESSIONJudge 1 : Dr. George ThomasJudge 2 : Dr. Padmaja krishnanJudge 3 : Dr. C V Radha Devi

1. DS 15-2Needle“TheGreatSaviour” Chief Author: Dr. Anish Madhavan R (kSOS Membership Number: 1033)

2. DS 15-4IntraocularForeignBodies-Mistakes,MishapsandMisfortunes Chief Author: Dr. biju John C (kSOS Membership Number: 586)

3. DS15-73“WhiteIsBeautiful”......ButNotWhileILMPeeling! Chief Author : Dr. bindu Rajesh (kSOS Membership Number: 896) Dr.MaheshGopalakrishnan,Dr.AnantharamanGiridhar

4. DS 15-128TemporaryKPRO–WindowtothePosteriorSegment Chief Author: Dr. Vinay Sukumara Pillai (kSOS Membership Number: 722) Dr.A.Giridhar,Dr.MaheshG

5. DS 15-132VermiformAppendixintheEye Chief Author: Dr. Anubhav Goyal (kSOS Membership Number: 1496) Dr.AGiridhar,Dr.MaheshGopalakrishnan

6. DS 15-159TheEyeandTheNeedle-AllYouEverWantedtoknowabout IntravitrealInjections Chief Author: Dr. Natasha R (kSOS Membership Number: 845) Dr.Lekshmypriya,Dr.GopalSPillai

7. DS 15-164IntraoperativeHardEye Chief author : Dr. Arup Chakrabarti (kSOS membership Number : 465) Dr.MeenaChakrabarti,Dr.PreethiSosamBenjamin

FRIDAY 27-11-2015 HALL: D 03:00-04:55 PM

PROF. k S SUbRAMONIAM PG FREE PAPER AWARD SESSION SEMIFINAL 2Judge 1 : Dr. George ThomasJudge 2 : Dr. Charles SkariahJudge 3 : Dr. Anthrayose C VJudge 4 : Dr. C V Radha Devi


1. DS 15-100 AssessmentofCorrelationBetweenMacularChangesinOpticalCoherenceTomography(OCT)andVisualAcuityinHighMyopia

Chief Author: Dr. Vandana Pradeep (kSOS Membership Number: 1405) Dr.VidhuAnnaChacko,Dr.MeenaCK

2. DS 15-103StudyoftheRiskFactorsofExudativeAgeRelatedMacularDegenerationinaTertiaryEyeCareCentre

Chief Author: Dr. Sini Daniel (kSOS Membership Number: 1489) Dr.AparnaRavi,Dr.SimonGeorge

3. DS 15-105IsMaculatheOnlyCulpritforDecreasedVisioninPatientswithDiabeticMacularOedema?

Chief Author: Dr. Vidhu Anna Chacko (kSOS Membership Number: 1302) Dr.ThomasCherian,Dr.AshokNataraj,Dr.ReeshaKR,Dr.AmeenaKalam

4. DS 15-106 AssessmentofVisualOutcomeinProliferativeDiabeticRetinopathyafterPanretinalPhotocoagulation

Chief Author: Dr. Nujuba beegum M (kSOS Membership Number: 1418) Dr.SudhaV,Dr.RajiniKC,Dr.PappaP

5. DS 15-108RiskFactorsandClinicalCharacteristicsofBacterialandFungalKeratitisataTertiaryCareHospital

Chief Author: Dr. Jezeela k (kSOS Membership Number: 1447) Dr.NijiValsan,Dr.RajiniKC,Dr.Pappa.P,Dr.RekhaPS

6. DS 15-111 OcularManifestationsofIntracranialTumours Chief Author: Dr. Vidya Girish P (kSOS Membership Number: 1487) Dr.PSGirijaDevi,Dr.AneeshMF,Dr.Awungshi

7. DS 15-117 Functional and Anatomical Outcome in Patients UndergoingMinimallyInvasiveVitrectomySurgeryforRhegmatogenousRetinalDetachment

Chief Author: Dr. Soumya V (kSOS Membership Number: 1488) Dr.Meenu.M.S,Dr.BijuJohn,Dr.Indu.J.Nair,Dr.Yasar

8. DS 15-120EfficacyofIntraVitrealBevacizumabforSubmacularHemorrhagewithorwithoutPneumaticDisplacement–AComparativeStudy

Chief Author: Dr. Rohit R (kSOS Membership Number: 1385) Dr.MaheshG,Dr.A.Gridhar,Dr.BinduRajesh

9. DS 15-121EvaluationofSubconjunctivalBlebMorphologyafterTrabeculectomywithSlitLampBiomicroscopyandAnteriorSegmentOpticalCoherenceTomography

Chief Author: Dr. Gulati Srishti kamalmani (kSOS Membership Number: 1377) Dr.MeenakshiDhar

10. DS 15-122 Correlation of Central Corneal Thickness to Goldman ApplanationTonometryandtoStageofGlaucomaAssessedbyCDr.inPatientswithPOAG


Chief Author: Dr. Nishitha P (kSOS Membership Number: 1486) Dr.SusanPhilip,Dr.JishaSKhan,Dr.SajiNair

11. DS 15-123 Refractory Fungal Keratitis: Review of Epidemiological Features,MicrobiologicalDiagnosisandTreatmentOutcomes

Chief Author: Dr. karthika Ajith A (kSOS Membership Number: 1404) Dr.VandanaPradeep,Dr.DavidPudukkadan,Dr.LilanBhat

12. DS 15-130Analysisof theOphthalmologicalManifestationsofDiagnosedCasesofIdiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

Chief Author: Dr. Deepa Elsa George (kSOS Membership Number: 1269) Dr.MeenakshiDhar

13. DS 15-136ToEvaluateOcularManifestationsinPatientswithHeadInjury Chief Author: Dr. Sushma J J (kSOS Membership Number: 1498) Dr.MathewJames,Dr.IttyerahT.P,Dr.PrakashV.S,Dr.RoseVPullikal

14. DS 15-139ClinicalCourseandVisualOutcomeinPatientslessthan55YearsofAgewithRetinalVenousOcclusions

Chief Author: Dr. Swetha M H (kSOS Membership Number: 1295) Dr.AparnaNayakN,Dr.ArunkumarA,Dr.RajuKV

15. DS 15-143 AClinicalProfileofMicrobialKeratitisinaTertiaryEyeCareCentre Chief Author : Dr. Aiswaria Sanal P (kSOS Membership Number: 1495) Dr.IodineReghunandan,Dr.YasminAli,Dr.AbrahamKurian

16. DS 15-146SurgicalOutcomesofVitrectomyInBreakthroughBleedinginARMDandPCVinaTertiaryEyeCareHospital

Chief Author: Dr. Thilak Prathiba (kSOS Membership Number: 1389) Dr.UnnikrishnanNair,Dr.SheeraArun

With Best Compliments From

Dr. Rani Menon’s Eye Clinic and Lasik CentreKanjaniRoad,Thrichur-3Phone:0487-2380202


SATURDAY 28-11-2015 HALL: A 09:00-09:55 AM

Instruction Course 20 : MANAGING HIGH – RISk ROP: THERMO – DESTRUCTIVE VS PHARMACOLOGICAL THERAPY

Chairman : Dr. Ashok NatarajCo-Chairman : Dr. Natasha RModerator : Dr. Sarath RaviCourse Format : DidacticlectureCourse Synopsis : Advances in Neonatology practices in preterm infant nursery

haveimprovedthesurvivalrateofthesmallestprematureinfantswhoareathighestriskofdevelopingROP.TherangeofpossibleoutcomesininfantswithROPrangefromminimalsequelaewithnoeffectonvisiontobilateral, irreversibleandtotalblindnessinmoreadvanced cases. Sinceeverypremature child is bornwithoutROPwithanormal visualpotential it is essential thatthereispropercoordinationbetweentheNeonatologistandtheOphthalmologisttopreventirreversibleblindnessduetoROP.

The introduction of antiangiogenic therapy with IntravitrealBevacizumabinROPhaschangedthemanagementofhighriskROPoraggressiveposteriorROP(APROP)eitherasanadjunctoralternativetoconventionalthermodestructiveprocedures.

Course Details :

1. Who,WhatandHowtoScreenforROP? Dr.Meena.C.K 7min

2. LasersVersusInjection......WhatDoesTheEvidenceSay? Dr.Sarath 7min

3. LaserTreatmentforROP,WhentoTreatandHow? Dr.Prakash.V.S 7min

4. IntravitrealInjectionforROP,GuidelinesandResults? Dr.Natasha Radhakrishnan 7min

5.SurgeryforROP,TechniquesandResults? Dr.ParagShah 7min

6.SequelaeandFollowupofROP? Dr.BinduRajesh 7min

Panel Discussion : 10 minTarget Audience : GeneralOphthalmologistsandRetinaPhysiciansCourse Duration : 55min



Instruction Course 21 : RETINA CURbSIDE CONSULTATIONChairman : Dr. Shane MathewCo-Chairman : Dr. Sunil NeelakantanModerator : Dr. Sunil M SConvenor : Dr. Lathika k VCourse Format : PanelDiscussionCourse Synopsis : Maculardiseasesareoneamongthecommonretinalproblems

faced by practicing Ophthalmologists. Diagnosis may becomeevenmoredifficultespeciallyinthepresenceofmediaopacitiesespecially cataract. Cataract surgery in these patientswithoutaccurate diagnosis and counselling will result in suboptimaloutcomesandunhappypatient.

Thiscourseisaimedatprovidingimportantpearlsondiagnosticfeatures,whentoreferandhowtocounselpatientswiththesediseases.Discussiononeachtopicwouldstartwithaprojectedvisual.Activeinteractionsatallstagesduringdiscussionwillbeentertained.

Course Details :


Target Audience : Ophthalmologists



Instruction Course 22 : PANEL DISCUSSION ON DIAbETIC RETINOPATHYChairman : Dr. Gopal S PillaiCo-Chairman : Dr. Natasha RModerator : Dr. Fazil GaffoorPanelists : Dr. Rodney Morris, Dr. Mahesh G, Dr. Ashok Nataraj,

Dr. Prakash VS, Dr. Pappa, Dr. Natasha R, Dr. Simi Manojkumar, Dr. Fazil Gaffoor, Dr. biju John, Dr. Rajeev Reddy, Dr. Thomas Cheriyan, Dr. Rajesh P., Dr. Shane Mathew


Course Format : CasesituationbasedPanelDiscussionCourse Synopsis : AllthatyouwantedtoknowaboutDiabeticRetinopathy

Course Details :

HowtoDiagnoseDiabeticRetinopathyandGradeit?

WhentoScreenandFollowup?

ImportanceofMetabolicControl

WhenandWhytodoFFAandOCT?

WhenandWhytodoLaser?

HowtodoFocalMacularLaserandPRPWell?

WhenNottodoLaser?

WhatarethePrognosticMarkers?

WhentoStartInjections?

WhichInjectionwillIdo?

WhentoRetreatWithIntravitrealInjections?

HowOftentoTreatwithInjections?

WhentodoVitrectomy?

HowtoGivePrognosis?

HowtoTalktoaDiabeticPatient?

Panel Discussion : Activeaudienceinteractionatallstagesduringthediscussionwillbeentertainedincludingaquestionandanswersessionattheend.Target Audience : GeneralOphthalmologists,Postgraduates,RetinaSpecialistsCourse Duration : 55 min

SATURDAY 28-11-2015 HALL: A 12:00-01:05 PM

Instruction Course 23 : REFRACTIVE SURGERY 2015

Chairman : Dr. Saju Joseph

Co-Chairman : Dr. Vinay S Pillai

Moderator : Dr. Swapna Nair

Panelists : Dr. Saju Joseph, Dr. Vinay S Pillai, Dr. Anil Radhakrishnan, Dr. Freddy Simon, Dr. Sujit N, Dr. Soundaramoorthy



Course Synopsis : This course aims to familiarise delegates (using clinicalsituations and videos) with the different types of refractivesurgery, assessment of eligibility to undergo the procedure, alucid explanationof surgery, peri andpostoperative factors toconsider,managementofeventualitiesassociatedwithsurgeryandadvancementsinthisarena.Thepanelistsshalldiscusstheirareas of expertise threadbare and comprehensively answerqueriesrelatedtothesetopics,sothatattheconclusionofthiscoursetheaudiencewouldtakebackasoundknowledgeofthescienceandpracticeofmoderndayrefractivesurgery.

key Note Address : Dr. Soundaramoorthy “Laser Corneal Refractive Surgery Present and Future” 10 min

Course Details:

1. RefractiveSurgeryCandidate2. TopographicScreeningPoints3. TypeofSurgery4. LasikKeratomeandFemto5. SurfaceAblation6. AdjuvantTherapywithCrosslinking7. PhakicIOLRelevance8. ComplicationsProceduralandPostProcedural9. ManagementofDiceySituations

Target Audience : OphthalmicGeneralPractitionersandNoviceRefractiveSurgeons



DR. C E OOMMEN ORATION AWARDAwardee : Dr. C V AnthrayoseChairpersons : Dr. k. Mahadevan, Dr. S. RadhakrishnanOration Topic : REFRACTION - State of the Art @ 21st CENTURY



Instruction Course 24 : JUST A MINUTE (JAM) SESSIONChairman : Dr. Arup ChakrabartiCo-Chairman : Dr. Meena NairModerator : Dr. biju JohnCourse Format : VideobasedcourseCourse Synopsis : Inthissessionparticipantswillpresenteitheraoneminutevideo

presentationorapowerpointpresentationofaninterestingcasewithamotivetofocusoneitherauniqueorrareorinterestingfeatureinit.Thenextoneminuteisfortheparticipanttodiscussthesamefromtheirperspectiveagaineitherinslideformatorasverbaldiscussionafterwhichthecase isopentodiscussionwiththepanelistsorasthechairmandecidesasaninteractivediscussionwiththedelegatesattendingthesession.

Theattendeeswilltakebackwiththemmanagementpearlsonuniquepresentation.

Course Details :

1. DRSwithUpshootandDownshoot Dr.LeilaMohan 1+2min

2. NeedlePhacoemulsification Dr.AnishMadhavan 1+2min

3. “ScleralFixationorAnteriorChamberIOL“ Dr.SwapnaNair 1+2min

4. ManagingaMassiveSubmacularHaemorrhage Dr.GopalPillai 1+2min

5. “NotallMyopesNeedGlasses”(ACaseofDrug Dr.SandhyaN 1+2min InducedMyopiaDuetoMetronidazole)

6. The“MacularPlug” Dr.MeenaChakrabarti 1+2min

7. GoreTexforScleralFixationofDisplacedIOL Dr.PreethiSosamBenjamin 1+2min

8. IntralenticularAvastinComplicatingFLACS- Dr.MathewKurian 1+2min SignsandManagementStrategies

9. AcquiredPostGanglionicCholinergicDysautonomiaDr.AnjuS.Raju 1+2min

10.ACaseofUvealEffusionSyndrome Dr.BijuJohn 1+2min

11.RecurrentAcuteAngleClosureAttack (DespiteaPatentPI) Dr.MeenaNair 1+2min

12.A Bomb in the Eye Dr. Mini Mathew 1+2 min



Target Audience : GeneralOphthalmologists,PostGraduates



Instruction Course 25 : POSTERIOR SEGMENT COMPLICATIONS OF CATARACT SURGERY

Chairman : Dr. biju JohnCo-Chairman : Dr. Manoj SomanModerator : Dr. Ashok NatarajanConvenor : Dr. Sonia Rani JohnPanelists : Dr. Rodney John Morris, Dr. Thomas Cheriyan, Dr. biju John,

Dr. Ashok Natarajan, Dr. Sonia Rani JohnCourse Format : DidacticLectures&PanelDiscussionCourse Synopsis : Thiscourseintendstoprovideanoverviewofthecomplications

ofCataractSurgery thatcanaffect thePosteriorSegment .Themost important ones like Endophthalmitis, Nucleus drop andCystoid Macular Edema will be covered as Didactic LecturesfocusingonManagementofdifferentscenariosandtherestofthecomplicationswillbecoveredinaPanelDiscussion.

key Note Address : Dr. Ajith babu Majji (10 min)

Course Details :

1 (a)Introduction Dr.BijuJohn 10min

(b)DislocationofNucleusorNucleusFragment IntoVitreous

2 PostCataractSurgeryEndophthalmitis-ShouldWe FollowTheEvsCriteria Dr.AshokNatarajan 8min

3 CystoidMacularEdemaFollowingCataract Surgery-StepWiseManagement Dr.SoniaRaniJohn 8min

4 Other Clinical Scenarios-Panel Discussion RetinalBreaksResultingFromPeribulbarBlock, Dr.ManojSoman 20min SuprachoroidalHemorrhage,PostDislocated


IOL;RRDasComplicationofCataractSurgery, DR.andCataract;

Panel Discussion : Discussion&AudienceInteraction8min

Target Audience : GeneralOphthalmologists,CataractSurgeons, PosteriorSegmentSurgeons&Fellows


SATURDAY 28-11-2015 HALL: b 09:00-09:55 AM

Instruction Course 26 : CATARACT 3: VAST: COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY TO MANAGE PCR

Chairman : Dr. Arup Chakrabarti, Dr. Chandrakanth k SCo-Chairman : Dr. Minu Mathen, Dr. Sai kumarModerator : Dr. Rajiv Sukumaran, Dr. Devin PrabhakarPanelists : Dr. Arup Chakrabarti, Dr. Chandrakanth k S, Dr. Minu Mathen,

Dr. Sai kumar, Dr. Rajiv Sukumaran, Dr. Devin Prabhakar, Dr. Ronald Yeoh, Dr. Debasish bhattacharya

Course Format : VideoBasedCourseCourse Synopsis : Theoutcomeofuncomplicatedcataractsurgeryinthepresent

scenarioisexcellent.Animproperlymanagedposteriorcapsularrent,withorwithoutvitreousdisturbancecanmarthisexcellentoutcome.However, the control rendered through closed-chambersurgicaltechniquesmayallowforafinaloutcomethatisindistinguishablefromanuncomplicatedcase.

ThisVIDEOBASEDCOURSEwilladdressthefollowing issues-1)Cluesfordetectinghigh-riskcases,2)StrategiesforpreventionofPCrent,3)Earlyrecognitionanddamagecontrol,4)Anteriorand pars plana approaches to achieve optimal outcome insurgery complicated by vitreous presentation, 5) IntraocularLensOptions

Objective : Attheconclusionofthisvideobasedcoursethecataractsurgeonwillhaveadefinitestrategyinmindtoachieveoptimaloutcomesduringcataractsurgeryshouldavitreouscomplicationarise.

keynote Address : Dr. Ronald Yeoh: “PC Rent in the Setting of Premium IOLs” (10 min)


Course Details :

1. Introduction

2. CluesforDetectingHighRiskCasesandPreventionofPosteriorCapsularRent

3. BasicPrinciples,PracticalTipsandTypesofAdequateAnteriorVitrectomy (TriamcinoloneAcetonideAssistedAnteriorVitrectomy)

4. ManagementofPCRent–VideoClippingofVariousCaseScenarios

5. IOLOptionsinPatientswithVaryingExtentofPCRent

Panel Discussion :

Target Audience : all


SATURDAY 28-11-2015 HALL: b 10:00-10:55 AM

Instruction Course 27 : CATARACT 4: VAST: CUSTOMISING CATARACT SURGERY TO SUIT THE EYE

Chairman : Dr. Arup Chakrabarti, Dr. Rajiv SukumaranCo-Chairman : Dr. Minu Mathen, Dr. Saikumar S JModerator : Dr. Aneesh MadhavanPanelists : Dr. Arup Chakrabarti, Dr. Rajiv Sukumaran, Dr. Minu Mathen,

Dr. Saikumar S J, Dr. Aneesh Madhavan, Dr. M S RavindraCourse Format : VideobasedCourseCourse Synopsis : Videobasedcoursewillteachsurgicalpearlsandofferguidelines

toperformphacoindiseasedeyesincludingcornealpathology,glaucoma,uveitis,posteriorsegmentdiseaseanddiabetesandextremesofrefractiveerrors.

Educational Objective : Attendeeswillbeabletooptimizeoutcomesinphacoemulsifica-tionforeyeswithcommonocularco-morbidities

keynote Address : Dr. M S Ravindra : “Cataract Surgery in Fuchs’ Corneal Dystrophy/Co-existing Pterygium” 10 min

Course Details :

1. CataractSurgeryinOSD Dr.MSRavindra 10min2. ProblemsinHighMyopiaandOvercomingThem Dr.DebasishBhattacharya 6min


3. ProblemsinHighHyperopiaandOvercomingThem Dr.MinuMathen 6min4. DilatingtheSmallPupil Dr.AnishMadhavan 6min5. CapsulorhexisinWhiteCataracts Dr.RajivSukumaran 5min6. CataractSurgeryinDiabeticRetinopathy Dr.Saikumar 6min7. TheNeitherHereNorThereNucleus Dr.RonaldYeoh 6min

Target Audience : AllAnteriorSegmentSurgeons


SATURDAY 28-11-2015 HALL: b 11:00-12:55 PM

DEbATEChairman : Dr. A Giridhar, Dr. Charles SkariahCo-Chairman : Dr. Jayaprasad bhaskaranModerator : Dr. Thomas GeorgeConvener : Dr. SasikumarCourse Format : Each speaker is allotted exactly 3 minutes to express his/her

opinion.Followingthisoneminutewillbeallottedtothesecondspeakerineachofthetopictoairanyresponse.Subsequentlytherewillbea3minuteopenhousediscussionforeachtopic.

Course Synopsis :Course Details :

1. PatchingVsNoPatchingAfterCataractSurgery. IamforPatching : Dr.SSasikumar PatchingisOutdated : Dr.ThomasMathew

2. FemtoAssistedCataractSurgery–IsItTheWayForward?YES/NO YES : Dr.MinuMathen NO : Dr.RaniMenon

3. IntracameralAntibioticsAfterCataractSurgery–IsItIndicated?YES/NO YES : Dr.JayaprasadBhaskaran NO : Dr.SaikumarS.J.

4. NVG–PrimaryShuntVsAugmentedTrabeculectomy PrimaryShunt–IsItTheWayForward? : Dr.ThomasGeorge AugmentedTrabeculectomyIsMyFirstChoice :Dr.AbhilashNair


5. CornealCollagenCrossLinkingforKeratoconus-EpitheliumOFFVsEpitheliumON. EpitheliumOFF : Dr.VinaySPillai EpitheliumON : Dr.LilanBhat

6. ViralKerato-Conjunctivitis TopicalAntiviralOnly : Dr.AlexBaby TopicalSteroidOnly. : Dr.CharlesSkariah

7. CentralSerousChorioretinopathy MyChoiceofTreatmentisPDT : Dr.MaheshG MyChoiceofTreatmentisThermalLaser. : Dr.AnupChirayath

8. DiabeticCSME:IntravitrealPharmacotherapy: MyChoiceisAvastin : Dr.Lathika.V.K. MyChoiceisLucentis. : Dr.BinduRajesh

9. BilateralSimultaneousCataractVsSequentialCataractSurgeryinInfants. BilateralSimultaneousCataractSurgery :Dr.AnithaBalachandran SequentialCataractSurgeryinInfants :Dr.BinuBalan

10.BilateralLateralRectusRecessionVsUnilateralRecess/ResectProcedurefor IntermittentExotropia. BilateralLateralRectusRecession : Dr.C.K.Meena UnilateralRecess/ResectProcedureforIntermittentExotropia: Dr.NeenaR

11.Sub-SpecialtyFellowshipFollowingPostGraduationinOphthalmology– IsItReallyNecessary? Yes,IFeelSo : Dr.MarianPauly No–WeNeedComprehensiveOphthalmologists: Dr.ManojVenugopal

Panel Discussion :

Target Audience : all

Course Duration : 1 hr 55 min

SATURDAY 28-11-2015 HALL: b 03:00-04:55 PM

Instruction Course 28 : HANDS ON IN OPD PROCEDURESChairman : Dr. Manoj.SCo-Chairman : Dr. Rajesh Radhakrishnan, Dr. Manoj VenugopalModerator : Dr. Anil Radhakrishnan


Convener : Dr. Shane MathewCourse Format : DidacticLectures/HandsonTrainingCourse Synopsis : Thecoursewill covercommonOPDdiagnosticprocedures like

Slit LampBiomicroscopy, IndirectOpthalmoscopy,Gonioscopy,Ultrasonography,OCT,FundusAngiography,CornealTopographyand other newer imaging modalities. The initial part of thecoursewillbelecturesonthesetopicswhichwillcoverpracticalaspectsofperformingand interpretationof theseprocedures.Thesecondpartof thecoursewill focusonhandson trainingin someof theprocedures includingSlit LampBiomicroscopy/Gonioscopy,IndirectOpthalmoscopyandOCT.Attheendofthecourse thedelegates canexpect to gain a basic knowledgeoftheseproceduresandobtainabasictraininginhandlingatleastsomeoftheprocedures.

Course Details :

ThePracticeofIndirectOphthalmoscopy; Dr.LathaIyoob 6min

Gonioscopy;BasicsandInterpretation; Dr.KiranBalagopal 6min

SlitLampBiomicroscopy(IncludingFundusImaging); Dr.Dhanya 6min

FundusFluoresceinAngiographyfortheBeginner; Dr.AshokNatarajan 6min

CornealTopography;AnOverview; Dr.AnilRadhakrishnan 6min

UltrasonographyoftheEye;BasicsandInterpretation Dr.Rajesh 6min

OpticalCoherenceTomographyMadeEasy; Dr.ShaneMathew 6min

NewerImagingModalitiesinRetinalPractice; Dr.Manoj.S 6min

HandsonProcedures;Dr.Manoj.S,Dr.ShaneMathew,Dr.LathaIyoob,Dr.KiranBalagopal,Dr.Dhanya,Dr.FazilGafoor

3 stations 20 min each; Optical Coherence Tomography, Indirect Ophthalmoscopy,Gonioscopy/SlitLampBiomicroscopy

Panel Discussion :

Target Audience : GeneralOphthalmologists,PostgraduateStudents

Course Duration : 1 hr 55 sec


bREAkFAST SESSION 07:45-08:45 AM

1 RoleofPDTintheEraofAnti–VEGFs. Dr.UnnikrishnanNair 10+5Min

2 DMEManagementUpdates Dr.GopalPillai 10+5Min

3 BiographyofaDrug:DoesManufacturing ProcessImpactOurChoices. Dr.AshishSharma 10+5Min

SATURDAY 28-11-2015 HALL: C 09:00-09:55 AM

Instruction Course 29 : ANGLE CLOSURE AND ANGLE CLOSURE GLAUCOMAChairman : Dr. Rajini. k.CCo-Chairman : Dr. kiran GopalakrishnanModerator : Dr. Mallika.O.UCourse Format : DidacticLectures&PanelDiscussionCourse Synopsis : We aremainly aiming at PG students and general Ophthalm-

ologistsworkingintheperiphery.TheincidenceofAngleclosureis almostequal toormore than thatof thePOAG in contraryto the earlier belief. At the end of this instruction course theaudiencewillbemoreawareofthevariedpresentationsofangleclosure and its appropriate management

Course Details :

1) ClassificationSystemsinAngleClosure Disease:WhichShouldYouChoose? Dr.KiranGopalakrishnan 9min

2) AngleClosureDisease–Pearlsin Gonioscopy Dr.SmitaNarayan 9min

3)RoleofImagingtoAssessTheAnterior ChamberAngleinAngleClosureDisease Dr.ThomasGeorge 9min

4) ApproachtoaCaseofSecondary AngleClosureDisease Dr.ThomasArunVarghese 9min

5) ManagementProtocolofPrimary AngleClosureDisease Dr.SatyanParthasarathi 15min


Panel Discussion :




Instruction Course 30 : CURRENT TECHNIqUES IN ANTERIOR SEGMENT RECONSTRUCTION

Chairman : Dr. Vinay S PillaiCo-Chairman : Dr. Aneeta JabbarModerator : Dr. JayaramCourse Format : DidacticlecturesCourse Synopsis : ReconstructionoftheAnteriorSegmentinacompromisedeye

inoneofthemostchallengingsituationsinOphthalmicpractice.A proper understanding of the principles and techniques toreconstructtheAnteriorSegmenthelpsanOphthalmologisttoachievethebestpossibleresult.InthiscoursethroughdidacticlecturesandvideosthebasicprinciplesandvarioustechniquesofAnteriorSegmentreconstructionwillbediscussed.

Course Details :

1. CapsuleSupportDevices Dr.AbhilashNair 08min2. IOLFixationInCompromisedAnteriorSegment Dr.SaikumarSJ 10min3. IrisRepair Dr.MinuMathen 08min4. AnteriorVitrectomy–HowToDoItSafely? Dr.BinduRajesh 07min5. RepairOfTheTornCornea Dr.JayaramVR 08min6. TectonicInstability–PatchGraftsToTheRescue Dr.AnilRadhakrishnan 08min

Panel Discussion : 06min

Target Audience : GeneralOphthalmologists,Residents




Instruction Course 31 : CATARACT 5: SICS: TIPS TO MANAGE INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS

Chairman : Dr. Sai kumar S J, Dr. b Radha RamananCo-Chairman : Dr. Arup Chakrabarti, Dr. Minu MathenModerator : Dr. bastin V APanelists : Dr. Sai kumar S J, Dr. b Radha Ramanan, Dr. Arup Chakrabarti,

Dr. Minu Mathen, Dr. bastin V A, Dr. Debasish bhattacharya, Dr. M S Ravindra

Course Format : VideoAssistedLecturesCourse Synopsis : In spite of increase in the number of Phaco surgeries being

performed,Small IncisionCataractSurgerystill remainsaveryimportant technique.PGStudents,beginnersanda significantnumberofseniorsurgeonsperformSICSregularly.EvenagoodPhaco surgeon should have a sound knowledge of SICS to beusedinspecific intra-operativesituations.Thiscoursewilldealwith thecommon intra-operativedifficulties facedduringSICSandhowtheycanbeeffectivelymanaged

keynote Address : Dr. Debasish bhattacharya : “SICS as a bailout in difficult Phaco Situations” 10 min

Course Details :1. PatientSelectionforSICSbyBeginners–TheMostImportantStepto PreventComplications Dr.RadhaRamanan 5min2. TheBadlyConstructedSICSWound–Reasons,PreventionandManagement Dr.BastinV.A. 8min3. RhexisRelatedIssuesinSICS Dr.Sandhya.N 8min4. StrugglingToDelivertheNucleus?PreventionandBail-OutOptions Dr.Sasikumar.S 8min5. DescemetsMembraneDetachment–RiskFactors,PreventionandManagement Dr.AlexBaby 8min


Target Audience : PGStudents,YoungOphthalmologistsandPhacoSurgeonswhoare keentorefreshtheirknowledgeofSICS



SATURDAY 28-11-2015 HALL: C 12:00-12:55 PM

Instruction Course 32 : CATARACT 6: LENSES AND DEVICES : INCORPORATING TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES INTO YOUR PRACTICE

Chairman : Dr. Minu Mathen, Dr. Anup ChirayathCo-Chairman : Dr. Arup Chakrabarti, Dr. Sai kumar SJModerator : Dr. Jacob S MathewCourse Format : DidacticLecturesCourse Synopsis : In the present cataract surgery scenario, there are verymany

deviceswhichhelpto improvethetechniqueandefficiencyofthesurgeonforbetteroutcomes.

Premium lenses also help surgeons to delivermore completesolutions according to the requirements of each patient. Thisvideo based course will deal with updates on devices usedintraoperatively including newer IOLs and technology whichassistsurgeonstoachieveexcellentresults

keynote Address : Dr. Ronald Yeoh “Where are we with FLACS today”

Course Details:

1. NewerOVDs,Trypanblue&Triamcinolone Dr.AnupChirayath 8min Acetonide-TheirIndicationsandUsesinDifferent StagesofCataractSurgery

2. CapsularBagStabilisingDevices:Howand WhentoUseThem. Dr.SaikumarSJ 8min

3.ToricIOLs:PracticalTipsonPatientSelection,Preopand IntraopMarking,IOLImplantationTechniques& ManagingPostopSurprises Dr.MinuMathen 8min

4. HowtoSelectaPatientforMultifocalIOL:Prosand ConsofDifferentTypesofPresbyopiaCorrectingIOLs andDealingWithPostopUnhappyPatients Dr.JacobMathew 8min

5. AdvancementinFluidicsandEnergyDeliveryof Dr.Debasish 8min PhacoMachines:PracticallyHowdoTheyHelp Bhattacharya SurgeonsinDifferentSituations(ToexplainWhyOne WouldBuyaNewSystemorUpgradeOne’sPresentMachine)

6. NewPresbyopiaIOLs.(SymfonyandPanoptic) Dr.RonaldYeoh 10min


Target Audience : Ophthalmicsurgeonsperformingcataractsurgerywhowantto upgradetheexistingtechnologytheyusesothatthebestand latestoptionscanbemadeavailabletothepatients



Instruction Course 33 : TRAbS, TUbES, SHUNTS………….. & OTHERSChairman : Dr. Thomas George TCo-Chairman : Dr. Rajeesh RadhakrishnanModerator : Dr. Rani MenonCourse Format : DidacticLectures(withdiscussion)Course Synopsis : ThisisaimedasasurgicalGlaucomasession.Primaryfocuswill

be on Trabeculectomy, which is themost common Glaucomasurgeryperformednow.Thefocuswillbeontheprocedureitselffocusingonthepitfallsandsalvagingfailures.Tubeshuntswouldbediscussedalsoasitisthesecondoption.

Course Details :TrabeculectomyProcedure Dr.AndrewBraganza 12minDealingwithHypotonyafterGlaucomaSurgery Dr.RaniMenon 12minDealingwithHypertonyafterGlaucomaSurgery Dr.AndrewBraganza 12minTubeShunts Dr.ThomasGeorge 12minAudienceInteraction 7min

Target Audience : AnyoneinterestedinGlaucomasurgery.PracticingGlaucoma specialists and Post graduates primarily




Instruction Course 34 : LID SURGERIES: A PRIMER FOR THE GENERAL OPHTHALMOLOGIST

Chairman : Dr. Ani SridharCo-Chairman : Dr. Marian Pauly, Dr. Reena RasheedModerator : Dr. Suchitra JCourse Format : DidacticLecturesCourse Synopsis : Thiscoursedealswith thesurgeries for InvolutionalEntropion

and InvolutionalEctropion.Managementof lashabnormalitiesandcosmeticlidsurgeriesarediscussed.

Course Details :

InvolutionalEntropion-Lowerlid Dr.Sujithra 9min

InvolutionalEctropion–LowerLid Dr.ReenaAbdulRasheed 9min

ManagementofLashAbnormalities Dr.MarianPauly 9min

MinorLidSurgeries-APotpourri Dr.AnnJK 9min

CosmeticLidSurgeries Dr.Ushakim 18min



SATURDAY 28-11-2015 HALL: D 09:00-10:55 AM

PROF k S SUbRAMONIAM POST GRATUATE FREE PAPER AWARD SESSION : SEMIFINAL 3

Judge 1 : Dr. Suguna bai

Judge 2 : Dr. Thresika Yuvaraj

Judge 3 : Dr. Sobhana Mohan Das

Judge 4 : Dr. C V Radha Devi

1. DS 15-77ARetrospectiveStudytofindouttheDemographicProfileofUveitis inaTertiaryEyeCareHospitalinKerala

Chief Author: Dr. karthika Mohandas (kSOS Membership Number: 1340) Dr.AnabiShahiA,Dr.FreddyTSimon


2. DS 15-79UnilateralKeratoconus:IsItTrulyUnilateral? Chief Author: Dr. Remya Praveen k (kSOS Membership Number: 1344) Dr.LilanBhat,Dr.DavidPudukkadan,Dr.VandanaPradeep

3. DS 15-83TheAssociationofMeibomianGlandDysfunctionwithDyslipedemia-ACaseControlStudy Chief Author: Dr. Simi Shivkumar Pillai (kSOS Membership Number: 1369) Dr.Navajeevan,Dr.AliceMathew

4. DS 15-88CornealEndothelialCellDensityinPOAG Chief Author: Dr. Soumya P P (kSOS Membership Number: 1402) Dr.SwathiSubramanian,Dr.SheelaBhaskar

5. DS 15-89ComparisonofTopicalversusPeribulbarAnaesthesiaforManualSmallIncisionCataractSurgerywithIntraOcularLensImplantation Chief Author: Dr. biby Joseph (kSOS Membership Number: 1464) Dr.BinduThampi,Dr.JAntony,Dr.AshaPhilip

6. DS 15-97 Ultrasound Biomicroscopic Evaluation Of Anterior Segment BiometricChangesFollowingParsplanavitrectomy

Chief Author : Dr. Digin Mariam Joseph, C/o. Dr. Abraham Mathew (kSOS Membership Number: 1264)

Dr.RameezHussain,Dr.MaheshG,Dr.YasminMohamed

7. DS 15-99EffectOfAntiVEGFTherapyOnChoroidalThicknessInEyesWithAgeRelatedMacularDegeneration

Chief Author: Dr. Sheera k R (kSOS Membership Number: 1390) Dr.PratibhaThilak,Dr.UniKrishnanNair

8. DS 15-147DeterminingthePredictiveValueofOcularTraumaScore(OTS)inAdultsandChildren:AComparativeStudy

Chief Author : Dr. Yasmin Mohamed (kSOS Membership Number: 1426) Dr.MarianPauly,Dr.A.Giridhar,Dr.DiginJoseph

9. DS 15-152PrevalenceofOCTDetectedMacularEdemainDiabeticPatientswithoutClinicallySignificantMacularEdema

Chief Author: Dr. Priyanka Shyam (kSOS Membership Number: 1484) Dr.SunilM.S,Dr.ChitraRaghavan,Dr.P.S.GirijaDevi

10. DS 15-153 Epidemiological, Clinical, Biochemical Characteristics and Risk FactorIdentification in theLossofVisionofTreatmentNaïveDiabeticMacularEdemaonPresentationtoaTertiaryCareEyePractice.

Chief Author: Dr. Lakshmi R Nair (kSOS Membership Number: 1480) Dr.GopalSPillai,Dr.NatashaRadhakrishnan,Dr.LekshmiPriya


11. DS 15-155PatternofPosteriorUveitisinaTertiaryEyeCareCentre Chief Author : Dr. Naveen Siraj S (kSOS Membership Number: 1485) Dr.Sahasranamam,Dr.NeetaSidhan,Dr.AnjuSN

12. DS 15-158OpticNeuritis–AClinicalProfileanditsImpactonHealthRelatedQualityofLife

Chief Author: Dr. kavita Jinan (kSOS Membership Number: 1491) Dr.VSahasranamam,Dr.RushadShroff,Dr.NeethuSP

13. DS 15-161UncorrectedRefractiveErrorasaCauseofHeadache:MythorReality? Chief Author : Dr. Amita Nair (kSOS Membership Number: 1386) Dr.PrakashV.S.,Dr.AnjanaDeviR,Dr.RosePulikkal,Dr.AnitaKumari

SATURDAY 28-11-2015 HALL: D 11:00-12:55 PM

PADMAbUSHAN DR. SIVA REDDY FREE PAPER AWARD SESSIONJudge 1 : Dr. P S Girija DeviJudge 2 : Dr. SahasranamamJudge 3 : Dr. k V RajuJudge 4 : Dr. Mahadevan

1. DS 15-10PreemptiveSubtenonBupivacaineInjectionforAcutePostOperativePainReliefinScleraBucklingSurgeryunderLocalAnesthesia

Chief Author: Dr. Rameez N Hussain (kSOS Membership Number: 1183) Dr.AGiridhar,Dr.BinduRajesh,Dr.MaheshGopalakrishnan,Dr.PushpaSusan

2. DS 15-16TheSecrettoaPositiveMRI-LessonsFromMRIScansRequestedfromaNeuroophthalmologyClinic.

Chief Author : Dr. Thomas Arun Vargese (kSOS Membership Number: 406) Dr.DBBarr

3. DS 15-24UtilityofAmnioticMembraneGraftinginOcularSurfaceDisorders Chief Author: Dr. Thilak Priyanka Saseendranath (kSOS Membership Number:

1460) Dr.NileshVParekh,Dr.NeepaRGohil,Dr.YogeshPParmar,Dr.HetalPatel

4. DS 15-45AreourPatientsawareabouthowtoadministertopicaloculardrugs? Chief Author : Dr. Simon George (kSOS Membership Number : 870)

5. DS 15-58LasikLaserforHighAstigmatism-Analysisof50Eyes Chief Author: Dr. Chandrakanth keshav k.S. (kSOS Membership Number: 499) Dr.NirupamaBalaji,Dr.SheejaVishwanathan,Dr.VenuGopal,Dr.Venkitachalam


6. DS 15-82LowMolecularWeightHeparin(LMWH)intheTreatmentofRetinalArterialOcclusions–ACaseSeries

Chief Author: Dr. Vivek Oommen Varghese (kSOS Membership Number: 1373) Dr.LathaN.V,Dr.AshaA.V.,Dr.TwinkleAnnGeorge,Dr.ShaminJacob

7. DS 15-87ResultsofSurgicalCorrectionofBlepharoptosisinPatientswithMyogenicPtosis

Chief Author: Dr. Marian Pauly (kSOS Membership Number: 719) Dr.MekhlaNaik,Dr.SaikumarS.J,Dr.MaheshGopalakrishnan,Dr.A.Giridhar

8. DS 15-118AComparativeStudyontheMeasurementofCentralCornealThicknessUsingAnteriorSegmentOpticalCoherenceTomography,UltrasoundPachymetryandSpecularMicroscopyinNormal&KeratoconusPatients

Chief Author: Dr. kaustav Datta (kSOS Membership Number: Non Member) Dr.AnilRadhakrishnan,Dr.Suguna.E.V

9. DS 15-127CorrelationBetweentheHealthof theConeOuterSegmentTips (Cost)LineandEllipsoidZone(EZ)withVisionafterMacularHoleSurgery

Chief Author : Dr. Sanika Jain Mrs (kSOS Membership Number: Non Member) Dr.UnnikrishnanNair,Dr.S.Manoj,Dr.RajashreeNambiar

10. DS 15-133AlcoholDelaminationofCornealEpithelium–ASimplebutEffectiveModalityforRecurrentCornealErosionSyndrome(RCES)

Chief Author: Dr. Vinay Sukumara Pillai (kSOS Membership Number: 722) Dr.AGiridhar

11. DS 15-145CorrelatingClinicalStagingwithSpectralDomainOCTFeaturesinMactel Chief Author : Dr. Nithin keshav S (kSOS Membership Number: 1420) Dr.BinduR,Dr.MaheshG,Dr.AGiridhar


Instruction Course 35 : kERATOCONUS 2015Chairman : Dr. Freddie SimonCo-Chairman : Dr. Aneeta Jabbar Moderator : Dr. Jayaram V RCourse Format : DidacticLecturesCourse Synopsis : The course is intended to update the audience on the recent

diagnosisandmanagementofKeratoconus. It includescurrenttreatment modalities and newer options available to the


ophthalmologist.ThecourseintendstohighlightwherewestandnowandhowweshouldgoabouttreatingacaseofKeratoconus.

Course Details :

1. DiagnosingTheCone Dr.JayaramV.R 9min2. CLEKStudy-WhatHaveWeLearned? Dr.FreddyT.Simon 7min3. NewerDevelopmentsinCrosslinking Dr.AneetaJabbar 8min4. AlgorithmsforManagingKeratoconus Dr.J.K.Reddy 9min5. SurgicalOptionsinKeratoconus Dr.SujithNayanar 9min6. TopoGuidedTreatment:HowandWhen? Dr.AnilRadhakrishnan 8min

Panel Discussion : 5 minTarget Audience : GeneralOphthalmologistandPostGraduateStudentsCourse Duration : 55 min


PROF k S SUbRAMONIAM POST GRADUATE FREE PAPER AWARD SESSION : FINALSJudge 1 : Dr. Charles SkariahJudge 2 : Dr. k V RajuJudge 3 : Dr. Mahadevan

With Best Compliments From

Chakrabarti Eye Care CentreNo.102,OnNH47,Kochulloor

Trivandrum-695011 Phone:0471-2555530,2449599


SUNDAY 29-11-2015 HALL: A 09:00-09:55 AM

Instruction Course 36 : OCULAR ONCOLOGYChairman : Dr. Ani SreedharCo-Chairman : Dr. Abraham kurien Moderator : Dr. Reena RasheedCourse Format : DidacticLectureCourse Synopsis : This course deals with various Orbital diseases and its

management. Newer concepts in the management of OrbitalOncologyarediscussed.

Course Details :

1. Orbit-APracticalApproach Dr.AkshayNair 14min

2. SpectrumofLidTumours Dr.ReenaAbdulRasheed 9min

3. ManagingOSSN Dr.AniSreedhar 9min

4. ChangingTrendsinOrbitalOncology Dr.SwathiKalki 23min

Target Audience : GeneralOphthalmologists,Postgraduatestudents


SUNDAY 29-11-2015 HALL: A 10:00-10:55 AM

Instruction Course 37 : AMbLYOPIAChairman : Dr. Anthryose kakkanatCo-Chairman : Dr. Anitha balachandranModerator : Dr. binu balanCourse Format : DidacticLecturesCourse Synopsis : Amblyopia is the leading cause of decreased vision among

children. In most cases, it goes unnoticed and may not getcorrected. This course deals with Amblyopia in detail and itstreatment.

Course Details :

1. Amblyopia–Introduction Prof.C.V.Anthrayose 8min2. Anisometropic(Refractiveerror)Amblyopia Prof.C.V.Anthrayose 8min


3. StrabismicAmblyopia Dr.LeilaMohan 8min4. StimulusDeprivationAmblyopia Dr.ElizebethJosephK 8min5. AmblyopiaTreatment:AnEvidencedBasedApproach Dr.AnithaBalachandran8min6. Amblyopia–Present&Future Dr.BinuBalan 8min


Target Audience : GeneralOphthalmologists,PostGraduateStudents


SUNDAY 29-11-2015 HALL: A 11:00-12:55 PM

TACO qUIZquiz Masters : Dr. Akshay Nair

Dr. Rashmin Gandhi(The Preliminary Selection quiz Will be Held in HALL D on SUNDAY 29.11.2015 7.30 AM to 8.30 AM)

SUNDAY 29-11-2015 HALL: b 09:00-09:55 AM

Instruction Course 38 : COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY FOR MANGEMENT OF CORNEAL ULCERS

Chairman : Dr. k V RajuCo-Chairman : Dr. Jyothi P TModerator : Dr. Prasannakumary.CCourse Format : DidacticLecturesCourse Synopsis : Cornealpathologycontributes2to4%oftotalblindnessinIndia.

Cornealulceristhecommonreasonforcornealopacityandlossof vision. Timely diagnosis and intervention for corneal ulceris very important. If the cornealulcer isnonhealingand longstanding special typeof treatment has to be considered. WearegoingtodiscusstheManagementofvarioustypesofcornealulcer and hope it will be useful for general practitioners andpostgraduates.


Course Details :

1. IntroductionofTopic Dr.K.V.Raju 3min2. IndolentCornealUlcersHowtoProceed? Dr.Prasannakumary.C 8min3. NeuroparalyticKeratitis Dr.CharmaineB.Solomon 8min4. Viralkeratitis Dr.Jyothi.PT 8min5.PeripheralUlcerativeKeratitis Dr.Padma.B.Prabhu 8min6. SurgicalinterventioninIndolentulcers: WhenandHow? Dr.Vinay.S.Pillai 15min


Target Audience : GeneralPractitionersandPostGraduates


SUNDAY 29-11-2015 HALL: b 10:00-10:55 AM

Instruction Course 39 : OCULAR SURFACE DISEASEChairman : Dr. Aneeta JabbarCo-Chairman : Dr. Chitra Raghavan Moderator : Dr. Lilan bhatCourse Format : DidacticLecturesCourseSynopsis : The health of ocular surface depends on a stable pre-corneal

tear filmwhen the eye is open and controls our clear vision,visual comfort and guards against infection.A stable tear filmismaintainedby a soundocular surface defence governedbyneuro anatomic integration. Unfortunately cases often gounderdiagnosedduetolackofunderstandingofsymptomsandinaccurateevaluation.Effectivediagnosis,careandmanagementofocularsurfacedisordersdemandhighlyspecializedexpertiseandthiscoursegivesabetterunderstanding.

Course Details :

1. OcularSurfaceDisordersArisingfromLid MarginDisorder Dr.LilanBhat 06min

2. OcularSurfaceStatesRelatedtoNeuroDystrophicEyesDr.ChitraRaghavan 10min

3. LinkingInflammationandDryEye–ACaseBased Dr.AneetaJabbar 10min approach


4. OcularSurfaceDiseaseinGlaucomaPatients Dr.RadhaRamanan 06min

5. ChemicalandThermalInjuriestotheOcularSurface- AcuteManagement Dr.AnilRadhakrishnan10min

6. ManagementofSevereOcularSurfaceDiseases Dr.VinaySPillai 8min




SUNDAY 29-11-2015 HALL: b 11:00-11:55 AM

Instruction Course 40 : CORNEAL SURGERIES: A GUIDE FOR THE GENERAL OPHTHALMOLOGIST

Chairman : Dr. Anil Radha krishnanCo-Chairman : Dr. Vinay.S.PillaiModerator : Dr. David PudukkadanCourse Format : DidacticLecturesCourse Synopsis : With a better understanding of cornea, better imaging

modalities and better tools at surgeon’s disposal, a paradigmshift has occurred in the way corneal diseases are treated inthepasttwodecades.Thiscourseaimstobringmoreclaritytotheunderstandingandlimitationsofcornealsurgeryatpresent,avoiding technical lingoasmuchaspossible. Twotalks in thesession,No.3& 6would be in a question-answer format, thequestions framed by one presenter based on feedback frompractitioners,whichareansweredbythesecondpresenter.

Course Details :

1. Introduction&Concepts Dr.AnilRadhakrishnan 7min2. PterygiumSurgery–DoesItMatterWhatYouDo? Dr.AbrahamKurian 7min3. FAQsonLASIKandC3R Dr.DavidPudukkadan& 10min Dr.FreddySimon4. When/WhenNottodoKeratoplasty? Dr.VinaySPillai 5min5. Keratoplasty–AnOverview Dr.AneetaJabbar 10min6. FAQsonPostTransplantFollow-up Dr.Saritha&10min Dr.GargiSatish



Target Audience : General Ophthalmologists, Post Graduates and anyone who has someinterestinscientificcornealpractice

Level–basictointermediate


SUNDAY 29-11-2015 HALL: b 12:00-12:55 PM

Instruction Course 41 : PTERYGIUM

Chairman : Dr. Chitra Raghavan

Co-Chairman : Dr. Lilan bhat

Moderator : Dr. Jayaram


Course Synopsis : Pterygia are common lesions that can be a source of patientcomplaintsandocularandvisualmorbidity.Ourunderstandingof their aetiology and pathogenesis has improved in the lastfewdecades.Anarrayofoptionsexistsforthemanagementofpterygia.Despite this, the ideal andperfectmethod,one thatiseasytoperform,results inagoodcosmeticoutcome,andisriskfreeandrecurrencefree,hasyettobeestablished.Asourunderstandingoftheaetiologyandpathophysiologyofpterygiaandtheirrecurrenceprocessadvances,refinementstopresenttechniques and novel techniques will emerge to further ourabilitytomanagetheselesionssuccessfullyadthiscoursegivesabetterunderstandingofthesame.

Course Details :

1. Pterygium-AetioPathogenesis,Clinical Dr.Jayaram 10 min PresentationandDifferentialDiagnosis

2. CurrentSurgicalTechniques Dr.LilanBhatt 12min

3. ComplicationofPterygiumSurgery Dr.AneetaJabbar 13min

4. PostPterygiumScar-Management Dr.AnilRadhakrishnan 10min

5. QuestionandAnswer 10min


Panel Discussion :



SUNDAY 29-11-2015 HALL: C 09:00-09:55 AM

Instruction Course 42 : WHAT HAVE I DONE DIFFERENTLY IN 2015?Chairman : Dr. Jayaprasad bhaskaranCo-Chairman : Dr. Thomas Cherian Moderator : Dr. C k SudhaCourse Format : DidacticLecturesCourse Synopsis : ChangesarehappeninginthefieldofOphthalmologyatarapid

pace. Concepts, investigations and management in differentsubspecialties are discussed. Many of them are innovative,somecontroversial.Wewishtogenerateadiscussionwithactiveparticipationoftheaudience.

Course Details :

1. LensInducedAngleClosureGlaucoma Dr.Vijayapai 8min2. DislocatedIOLs:ChickenFirstorEggFirst? Dr.ThomasCherian 8min3.MinimallyInvasiveTechniquesinOculoplasty. Dr.ShruthiTara 8min

4. Phacoemulsification-2015 Dr.RaniBalamurali 8min

5. RecurrentCornealErosionSyndrome-Alcohol ToTheRescue Dr.Vinay.S.Pillai 8min


Target Audience : OphthalmologistsatalllevelsincludingPostgraduates



SUNDAY 29-11-2015 HALL: C 10:00-10:55 AM

Instruction Course 43 : 2⁰ IOLS : CURRENT STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE RESULTS AND AVOID COMPLICATIONS

Chairman : Dr. Sai kumar S JCo-Chairman : Dr. Minu Mathen, Dr. Arup Chakrabarti Moderator : Dr. Meena C k, Dr. Sinumol ThulaseedharanPanelists : Dr. Sai kumar S J, Dr. Minu Mathen, Dr. Arup Chakrabarti,

Dr. Meena C k, Dr. Sinumol Thulaseedharan, Dr. M S RavindraCourse Format : VideoAssistedLecturesCourse Synopsis : InspiteofsignificantadvancesinCataractsurgerytherewillbe

occasionalsituationswhereinintraocularlenscannotbeplacedinitsphysiologicalpositionduringtheprimarysurgery.Insuchsituationssecondaryintraocularlensimplantationprovidesthebestmeansforvisualrehabilitation.CommontechniquesfromAnteriorChamberIOLtoGluedIOLarewidelypracticedinsuchscenarios.Thiscoursewilldealwiththemeritsanddemeritsofeachofthesetechniquesandprovidetheviewerswithvaluableinputstooptimizevisualresultsinsuchsituations.

key note Address : Dr. M S Ravindra “Dont loose heart ! You can still sail Through!!” 10 min

Course Details :

1. RoleofAnteriorChamberIntraOcularlensinModernCataractSurgery Dr.S.J.Saikumar 8min

2. SuturedScleralFixatedIntraOcularLens Dr.SinumolThulasidharan 8min

3. GluedIntraOcularLens Dr.MeenaC.K. 8min

4. IrisClawandIrisSuturedIntraOcularLens Dr.J.K.Reddy 10min

Panel Discussion : InthePanelDiscussioneachofthesespeakerswillanswerthe following3questions.

1. WhyisthismyTechniqueofChoice?

2. CommonlyEncounteredIntraocularComplicationsandTipstoPreventthem.

3. WhicharetheSituationsinWhichIWillNotdoThisTechnique?

Thispaneldiscussionwillalsoincludeaudienceinteraction.


Target Audience : GeneralOphthalmologists,CataractSurgeons


SUNDAY 29-11-2015 HALL: C 11:00-11:55 AM

Instruction Course 44 : CONTROVERSIES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF OPEN GLObE INJURIES INVOLVING THE POSTERIOR SEGMENT

Chairman : Dr. Thomas Cherian

Co-Chairman : Dr. Ashok Nataraj

Moderator : Dr. Rajesh P

Panelists : Dr. Rajeev Reddy P, Dr. Mahesh G, Dr. Gopal S. Pillai, Dr. biju John C, Dr. Aneeta Jabbar, Dr. Thomas Arun Varghese

Course Format : DidacticLecture(Keynoteaddress)cumPanelDiscussion

Course Synopsis : Management of Open Globe Injuries are frequently a seriouschallenge to the practicing Ophthalmologist. With eye carefacilities of all grades coming up in the last few years, everyOphthalmologistcouldcomeacrossatraumapatientanytimeduringthedayornight.Itisallthemoreimportantforteachinginstitutionstomanagetraumadiligently.

Inthissession,weplantodiscussvarioussituationsoftrauma,involving thePosterior segment. All thepanel lists have yearsofexperience inmanagingtrauma.Sincetherecouldbesomeoverlap with Anterior segment trauma, a specialist each inCorneaandGlaucomawillbepartofthepanel.TheguestfacultyisprobablythemostexperiencedinthecountryinEndoscopicVitreoussurgery.

Course Details :KeynoteAddress : Dr. Rajeev Reddy P : “Endoscopic Vitreous Surgery –Opening

NewFrontiersintheManagementofOcularTrauma”15minPanel Discussion : 40 minTarget Audience : Weexpect that this sessionwill benefit the Postgraduates, as

wellaspracticingOphthalmologistsinRefiningTraumacare.Course Duration : 55 min


SUNDAY 29-11-2015 HALL: C 12:00-12:55 PM

Instruction Course 45 : INTRAVITREAL INJECTIONS

Chairman : Dr. Sunil Neelakantan

Co-Chairman : Dr. Natasha

Moderator : Dr. Valsa Stephen

Panelists : Dr. Natasha, Dr. Valsa Stephen, Dr. Sachin Rajkumar, Dr. V S Prakash, Dr. Ganadin


Course Synopsis : Intravitreal injections have become indispensable in themanagement of various Vitreoretinal diseases. These includeantibiotics, steroids, and antiVEGFdrugs. The adventofAnti-VEGF drugs have revolutionized the management of variousconditions likeWet AMD, Retinal Venous Occlusions, DiabeticRetinopathy etc. There is a need for a systemic approach indeciding the caseswhich need intravitreal injections, timingof injections, pre and intra procedure protocols. It is alsonecessarytobeawareofthecomplicationsandmanagementofcomplications.ThiscoursewillfocusprimarilyonantiVEGFdrugsandisintendedtoaddresstheseissuesandgivetheparticipantsapracticalapproachintheuseofintravitrealdrugs.

Course Details :

1) IntravitrealInjections:VariousDrugsUsed2) IntravitrealSteroids-Role3) VariousAntiVEGFDrugs-Actions4) RoleofAntiVEGFDrugsinARMD5) VenousOcclusionsandAntiVEGFDrugs6) TimingandFrequencyofAdministration7) DiabeticRetinopathyandIntravitrealInjections8) ROP–RoleofIntravitrealInjections9) Precautions,Preparation,AdministrationofInjection10) ComplicationsandManagement

Target Audience : GeneralOphthalmologists,PostGraduatestudents



SUNDAY 29-11-2015 HALL: D 09:00-09:55 AM

Instruction Course 46 : THE AbC OF AMD FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE OPHTHALMOLOGIST

Chairman : Dr. A Giridhar Co-Chairman : Dr. biju JohnModerator : Dr. Sunil M SCourse Format : DidacticLecturesCourse Synopsis : AMD is themost common cause of visual loss in those aged

over 50. Early detection, investigations and management arediscussed.

Course Details :

1. DryAMD–KeyMessagesforaComprehensive Ophthalmologist Dr.SunilMS 8min2 WhenWillISuspectEarlyWetAMD–DiagnosticPearls Dr.MaheshG 8min3 InterpretingOCTinAMDfortheComprehensive Ophthalmologist Dr.AnubhavGoyal 10min4 ConditionsThatcanMimicAMD Dr.BijuJohn 8min5. OptimizingManagementofWetAMDWith IntravitrealAntiVEGF. Dr.AGiridhar 10min


Target Audience : GeneralOphthalmologists,PostGraduatestudents andRetinaSpecialists


SUNDAY 29-11-2015 HALL: D 10:00-10:55 AM

Instruction Course 47 : EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PERIOCULAR INJURIES

Chairman : Dr. Abraham kurianCo-Chairman : Dr. Marian PaulyModerator : Dr. Suchitra JCourse Format : DidacticLecturesandVideos


Course Synopsis : The latest information regarding the various aspects of theManagement of Periocular Injuries will be discussed in detailduringthesession.ExpertsinthefieldwillsharetheknowhowonhowtotackleallaspectsofPeriocularTrauma.

Course Details:

1. EvaluationofPeriocularInjuries Dr.AbrahamKurian 9min

2. ManagementofCanalicularandOtherLacrimal PassageInjuries Dr.Sujithra 9min

3. LidInjuries–ALogicalApproachtoManagement Dr.PrashanthRaphael 9min

4. CurrentConceptsintheManagementof Dr.MarianPauly 9 min OrbitalFractures

5. ManagingOpticNerveInjuries Dr.IodineRaghunathan 9min


Target Audience : PostGraduateStudentsandOphthalmicPractitionersinterestedin Oculoplasty


SUNDAY 29-11-2015 HALL: D 11:00-11:55 AM

DR. NOEL MONIZ ANTERIOR SEGMENT FREE PAPER AWARD Judge 1 : Dr. Anthryose kakkanad

Judge 2 : Dr. Saju Joseph

Judge 3 : Dr. Arup Chakrabarti

Judge 4 : Dr. Sai kumar S J

1. DS 15-5 A Comparative Study on Outcomes of TrabeculectomywithMitomycin-CversusTrabeculectomywithOlogentmImplantinSurgicalManagementofGlaucoma

Chief Author: Dr. kamala Subramanian S (kSOS Membership Number: 672)

2. DS 15-20 Comparison of IOP in KeratoconuswithGoldmanApplanation, DynamicContour & Tonopen Tonometers

Chief Author: Dr. Shishir Verghese (kSOS Membership Number: 1468) Dr.PushpaJacob,Dr.ArathiSimha

3. DS 15-31 Central Corneal Thickness (CCT) Measurement in each Trimester of


PregnancyasaPartofAntenatalScreeningAProspectiveStudyinNorthKerala Chief Author: Dr. Sruthi Swaminathan (kSOS Membership Number: 1381) Dr.RanjakumarTC,Dr.RehnaAshraf,Dr.LalithSundaram,Dr.HafsaIbrahim

4. DS 15-59PhakoTrab:SingleSiteVersusDualSite:AComparison Chief Author: Dr. Chandrakanth keshav k S (kSOS Membership Number: 499) Dr.NirupamaBalaji,Dr.SheejaVishwanathan

5. DS 15-69IstherearoleforOcclusionTherapyCombinedwithOpticalCorrectioninIsometropicMeridionalAmblyopia?

Chief Author: Dr. Sanitha Sathyan (kSOS Membership Number: 1111) MrsRosemaryCAntony,Dr.ElizabethJosephK,Dr.MeenaCK

6. DS 15-70ToComparetheAbilityofDifferentCombinationsofViscoelasticDevicesinPhacoemulsificationwithPCIOL

Chief Author: Dr. Veena Viswam (kSOS Membership Number: 716) Dr.Bini,Dr.Jayaprasad

7. DS 15-134 Clinical Course andVisualOutcomeof Acute CystoidMacularOedemaAfterUneventfulCataractSurgery

Chief Author: Dr. Sara Jacob (kSOS Membership Number: 643) Dr.S.J.Saikumar,Dr.A.Giridhar,Dr.Mahesh.G,Dr.Sandya.N

SUNDAY 29-11-2015 HALL: D 12:00-12:55 PM

COC RET NET POSTERIOR SEGMENT FREE PAPER AWARD

Judge 1 : Dr. A Giridhar

Judge 2 : Dr. Gopal Pillai

Judge 3 : Dr. Unnikrishnan Nair

Judge 4 : Dr. Mahadevan

1. DS 15-15RetrogradeTrans-SynapticDegenerationofRetinalGanglionCells–AStudybySpectralDomainOCT

Chief author: Dr. Thomas Arun Vargese (kSOS Membership Number: 406) Dr.AnnammaJames,Dr.CigiaPaul

2. DS15-37 Central Macular Thickness in Type2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients WithoutClinicalRetinopathyAgainstNonDiabeticsUsingOCTatTertiaryCareCentre

Chief author: Dr. Rahana Ashraf (kSOS Membership Number: 1376) Dr.RanjakumarTC,Dr.LalithSundaram,Dr.SruthiSwaminathan


3. DS15-71ClinicalPatternofCSRinYoungPatientsWithoutObviousRiskFactorsandTheir Response to Treatment

Chief author: Dr. Sapna T k (kSOS Membership Number: 859) Dr.SonyGeorge

4. DS15-78OCTEvaluationoftheAsymptomaticEyeinPatientsWithCSR Chief author: Dr. Pappa Padmavathy P (kSOS Membership Number: 769) Dr.SudhaV,Dr.RekhaPS,Dr.TinuMaria,Dr.RajiniKC

5. DS15-92FocalLaserVersusConservativeManagementinCSR Chief Author: Dr. Asha John (kSOS Membership Number: 1492) Dr.PSGirijaDevi,Dr.JasminLB

6. DS 15-113PRNDosingofAntiVEGF(Bevacizumab&Ranibizumab)intheManagementofDiabeticMacularEdema(DME):AComparativeStudy

Chief Author: Dr. Awaneesh Upadhyay (kSOS Membership Number: 1238) Dr.AshokNatraj,Dr.Litta,Dr.ThomasCherian

7. DS 15-119MyopicChoroidalNeovascularMembrane:ARetrospectiveStudy Chief Author: Dr. Sindhu S (kSOS Membership Number: 1014) Dr.BinduRajesh,Dr.MaheshG,Dr.AGiridhar

8. DS 15-126 Study of Field Defects in Advanced Optic Disc Cupping in Patients onTreatmentforGlaucoma

Chief Author: Dr. Mallika Harikrishnan (kSOS Membership Number: 479) Dr.SudhaV,Dr.RajiniKC,Dr.ShamlaTA,Dr.ReshmiS

9. DS15-131UseofFundusMicroperimetry(MAIA)toQuantifyMacularSensitivityandFixationStabilityinPatientswithHydroxyChloroquineTherapy(HCQ)

Chief Author: Dr. Gopisree G Nair (kSOS Membership Number: 1244) Dr.PadmamaliniMahendradas,Dr.AnkushKawali,Dr.AishwaryaSaxena,Dr.Rohit

Shetty

10. DS 15-140 Half-Fluence Photodynamic Therapy in Chronic Central SerousChorioretinopathy

Chief Author: Dr. Anubhav Goyal (kSOS Membership Number: 1496) Dr.AGiridhar,Dr.MaheshGopalakrishnan

11. DS 15-149Kikuchi’sDiseaseandtheEye Chief Author: Dr. Gopisree G Nair (kSOS Membership Number: 1244) Dr.PadmamaliniMahendradas,Dr.AnkushKawali,Dr.Poornachandra

BGowda,Dr.RohitShetty

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