ABSTRACT NUMBER - 260

CATARACT SURGERY IN LOW RESOURCE SETTINGS: A 21ST CENTURY APPROACH


Meeting:  2016 RANZCO


SESSION INFORMATION

Date: 22 Nov 2016

Session Title: Symposium

Session Time: 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Speakers and Topics:
A/Prof Nitin Verma – Welcome and update on global cataract blindness

Dr James Muecke – Choice of technique in a low resource setting: International Perspective

Dr Mark Ellis – Small incision cataract surgery: Tips and techniques for success

Dr David Hardten MD – Getting out of difficult situations 

A/Prof Nitin Verma – Results of small incision cataract surgery 

A/Prof Geoffrey Painter – Is phacoemulsification the way of the future?

Ms Kerrie Legg and Ms Helen Potsma – Operating theatre setup and equipment sourcing

Dr Hyong Kwon Kang – The role of vitreo-retinal Services  

Dr Manoj Sharma – Comparison of cataract surgery outcomes for outreach surgery vs surgery at the National Eye Centre

Dr Matt Ball – Where Does One Train? 

Dr Anthony Bennett-Hall – Report from the RANZCO International Ophthalmology Committee