“ALL ABOUT KERATOCONUS” seminar | 16-17 September 2023
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PROGRAMME
Facilitators: Prof VR Moodley, Dr P Phatudi, Dr L Coetzee, Prof KP Mashige, Ms Z Rashid
SATURDAY 16 SEPTEMBER
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08:15-09:15 REGISTRATIONS
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09:15-09:30 WELCOME & BRIEFING
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09:30-10:45 Session 1
– SCHOOL SCREENING FOR KERATOCONUS: RELIABILITY & VALIDITY OF CLINICAL SCREENING TESTS
– WHO IS AT RISK FOR DEVELOPING KERATOCONUS?
– HOW TO DIAGNOSE KERATOCONUS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
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10:45-11:05 MORNING TEA
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11:05-13:00 Session 2
– KERATOCONUS DIAGNOSED AND CLASSIFIED: WHAT ARE THE CLINICAL TREATMENT OPTIONS?
– APPROACH TO FITTING CORNEAL CONTACT LENSES
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13:00-14:00 LUNCH
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14:00-15:30 Session 3
– ADVANCED FITTING PEARLS: SUCCESSES WITH THE “ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE CORNEAS TO FIT”
– MANAGING OSD IN KC PATIENTS – GUEST FACILITATOR MR WILLEM PIETERSE
– WHEN AND HOW TO FIT SCLERAL LENSES
– POST FITTING AFTER CARE: ETHICAL OBLIGATIONS
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15:30-15:45 AFTERNOON TEA
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15:45-16:45 Session 4
– INSTRUMENTATION / PRODUCT UPDATE
– DEMONSTRATION ON DOING RGP CONTACT LENS ADJUSTMENTS IN YOUR PRACTICE
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SUNDAY 17 SEPTEMBER
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09:00-10:15 Session 5
– ALGORITHM FOR KC SCREENING: QUEST FOR COST EFFECTIVE TOOLS FOR LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
– CORNEAL CROSS LINKING: UNPACKING THE ETHICAL ISSUES
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10:15-10:30 MORNING TEA
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10:30-12:30 Session 6
– WHEN SCLERAL LENSES FAIL…SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF KERATOCONUS
– DAWN OF A NEW ERA: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND KERATOCONUS
– NEW TREATMENT MODALITIES ON THE HORIZON FOR KERATOCONUS
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12:30-13:30 LUNCH
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13:30-15:30 Session 7
– PEARLS FOR CO-MANAGEMENT OF KERATOCONUS
– YOUR KERATOCONUS PRACTICE TOOLS AND PROTOCOLS
– RESEARCH UPDATES AND WHAT STILL REMAINS UNKNOWN
– CLOSING
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15:30 AFTERNOON TEA | DEPARTURE
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