
Laser-Based Refractive Surgery
Over 30 hours of live sessions and interactive seminars covering pre-operative workup and diagnostics, essential principles, indications, contraindications, decision-making,…
About This Course
Over 30 hours of live sessions and interactive seminars covering pre-operative workup and diagnostics, essential principles, indications, contraindications, decision-making, safety calculations, and much more. Surgical techniques are discussed through educational videos. Standard and customized laser profiles are discussed in detail, including the topo-guided, wavefront-guided, phototherapeutic (PTK), presbyopic profiles, and enhancement strategies. The course is supported by case discussions and polls and concluded by guidelines. All sessions will be recorded and available in the Academy library for the attendees to watch the recorded sessions at their pace until the end of Module 2. At the end of the Module, the participants should sit for an exam to get the certificates.
Curriculum
- 01
Session 1: Introduction and Welcome - Understanding astigmatism
- 02
Session 2: Understanding laser profiles
- 03
Session 3: Calculations and Safety Considerations
- 04
Session 4: LASIK/FemtoLASIK
- 05
Session 5: Essential factors for a happy patient
- 06
Session 6: Surface Ablation
- 07
Session 7: Lenticule Extraction
- 08
Session 8: Introduction to Irregular Astigmatism, Highly Aberrated Corneas, and Customized Laser Vision Correction
- 09
Session 9: Phototherapeutic Keratectomy (PTK)
- 10
Session 10: Presbyopia Laser-based Treatment
- 11
Session 11: Wavefront-guided Laser Ablation
- 12
Session 12: Topography Guided Laser Ablation
- 13
Session 13: Enhancement Strategies
- 14
Session 14: Case Discussion
Course Faculty
Learn directly from leading clinicians and educators from around the world.
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Cohort in Progress
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8 of 14 sessions have already run. Enrolling includes their recordings alongside the remaining live sessions.
