International Ophthalmology

Manual sutureless cataract surgery - a practical short course for phaco surgeons

Sunday, June 21
Pier 5, 1330�1500

Objectives
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• describe the required instrumentation, set-up and component steps of successful manual small incision cataract surgery
• discuss appropriate case selection for manual small incision cataract surgery, and how to prevent and successfully manage common complications
• understand the advantages of manual small incision cataract surgery for preventing cataract blindness in the developing world and be aware of opportunities for Canadian ophthalmologists to learn, teach and promote the technique

Guest
Rengaraj Venkatesh, MBBS, DO

Moderators
Ralf Buhrmann, Martin Spencer

1330	Hope for eliminating cataract blindness � is manual sutureless cataract surgery the answer? Ralf Buhrmann
1334	Delivering sustainable high volume high quality cataract surgery � the Aravind story Rengaraj Venkatesh
1339	The fine art of manual sutureless cataract surgery Rengaraj Venkatesh
1359	Pearls and pitfalls in managing difficult cases and common complications of manual sutureless cataract surgery Rengaraj Venkatesh
1419	Teaching and transitioning to manual sutureless cataract surgery Martin Spencer
1428	Learning and integrating manual sutureless cataract surgery into practice - a phaco surgeon�s journey S Gupta
1437	Panel discussion