PROGRAM

XXVIII. DETACHMENT COURSE

with International Faculty

RETINAL AND VITREOUS SURGERY

TOKYO, Japan, March 30-31, 2002

Topics

- Diagnostics

- Permanent and Temporary Plombages

- Gas Operations

- Reoperation

- Panel Discussion,Case Presentations

Congress language: Englisch

Simultaneous translation: Japanese

Scientific Program:

Prof. Ingrid Kreissig (Tuebingen/New York)

University of Tuebingen, Schleichstr. 12,

Breuningerbau, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany

Fax: +49-7071-295209,

e-mail: ingrid.kreissig@uni-tuebingen.de

Local Organization:

Prof. Shuichi Yamamoto, Toho University,

Dept. of Ophthalmology,

564-1 Shimoshizu, Sakura, 2858741, Japan

Fax: +81-43-463-2381,

e-mail: shuyama@med.toho-u.ac.jp

Saturday, March 30, 2002

8 a.m.	REGISTRATION
9 a.m.	WELCOME
	Takeuchi (Japan)
	INTRODUCTION
	Kreissig (Germany)
	1. DIAGNOSTICS
	Moderator: Kreissig (Germany), Yamamoto (Japan)
	1.1. Acute vitreous hemorrhage: What to do?
	Yamamoto (Tokyo)
	1.2. The 4 Rules to find the primary break
	Kreissig (Tuebingen/New York)
	1.3. Rhegmatogenous vs. non-rhegmatogenous detachments: A differential diagnosis
	LaFranco (Chicago)
	1.4. A rhegmatogenous detachment "without" a break: What to do?
	Lincoff (New York)
11 - 11:15 a.m.	COFFEE BREAK
11:15 a.m. - 1 p.m.	2. EXTRAOCULAR SURGERY AS MINIMAL APPROACH:
	SEGMENTAL BUCKLES WITHOUT DRAINAGE
	Moderator: Lincoff (USA), Hida (Japan)
	2.1. Surgical technique
	Yamamoto (Tokyo)
	2.2. Radial vs. circumferential buckles, applications
	Boeker (Dortmund)
	2.3. Differential diagnosis of residual detachments
	Yamamoto (Tokyo)
	2.4. Long-term results
	Kreissig (Tuebingen/New York)
1 - 1:15 p.m.	GROUP PICTURE
1:15-2:30 p.m.	LUNCH
2:30 - 4 p.m.	3. EXTRAOCULAR SURGERY AS MINIMAL APPROACH:
	TEMPORARY BALLOON BUCKLE WITHOUT DRAINAGE
	Moderator: Kreissig (Germany), Boeker (Germany)
	3.1. Surgical technique
	Lincoff (New York)
	3.2. Indications and long-term results
	Kreissig (Tuebingen/New York)
	3.3. Balloon-gas procedure
	Boeker (Dortmund)
	3.4. Lattice degenerations and holes in the fellow eye: What to do?
	Yamamoto (Tokyo)
4 - 4:20 p.m.	COFFEE BREAK
4:20 - 6 p.m.	4. PRESENTATION I: VARIOUS DETACHMENTS
	Moderator: Kreissig (Germany)
	Organizer: Boeker (Germany)
	Panel: LaFranco, Lincoff, Yamamoto
	Case Presentations: Boeker (Germany), participants
6 - 6:15 p.m.	5. SUMMARY OF PERTINENT FACTS OF THE DAY
	Kreissig (Germany)
6:30 p.m.	WELCOME COCKTAIL PARTY
	(after the Teaching Course)
	Location: Sabo-Kaikan Hall

Sunday, March 31, 2002

9 - 11:25 a.m	6. INTRAOCULAR GAS OPERATIONS
	Moderator: LaFranco (USA), Lincoff (USA)
	6.1. Perfluorocarbon gases: Physical properties, biological effects
	Boeker (Dortmund)
	6.2. Giant tears and breaks in posterior pole
	LaFranco (Chicago)
	6.3. Balloon versus pneumatic retinopexy
	Kreissig (Tuebingen/New York)
	6.4. Primary vitrectomy: When to do?
	La Franco (Chicago)
	6.5. Pneumatic retinopexy versus vitrectomy for primary detachments
	Lincoff (New York)
11:25 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.	COFFEE BREAK
11:40 a.m. - 0:45 p.m.	7. EXTRAOCULAR MINIMAL SURGERY AS MINIMAL APPROACH FOR COMPLICATED DETACHMENTS
	Moderator: LaFranco (USA), Yamamoto (Japan)
	7.1. PVR detachments of moderate degree:
	Try buckling first. Long-term results
	Boeker (Dortmund)
	7.2. Reoperation:
	The 4 Rules to find the undetected break
	Kreissig (Tuebingen/New York)
0:45 - 2 p.m.	LUNCH
2 - 3:45 p.m.	8. VITRECTOMY
	Moderator: Lincoff (USA), Takeuchi (Japan)
	8.1. Vitrectomy for PVR and macular pucker: Long-term results
	Takeuchi (Tokyo)
	8.2. Macular hole: When surgery?
	Long-term visual results
	Hida (Tokyo)
	9. THE DIABETIC EYE
	9.1. Differential diagnosis of retinal "elevations" in the diabetic eye
	Lincoff (New York)
	9.2. Vitrectomy in the diabetic eye:
	Indications and long-term results
	LaFranco (Chicago)
3:45 - 4 p.m.	COFFEE BREAK
4 - 6 p.m.	10. PRESENTATION II: PROBLEM DETACHMENTS
	Moderator: Lincoff (USA)
	Organizer: Boeker (Germany)
	Panel: Hida, Kreissig, LaFranco, Takeuchi, Yamamoto
	Case Presentations: Boeker (Germany), participants
	11. SUMMARY OF PERTINENT FACTS OF THE DAY
	Lincoff (New York)
	FAREWELL TO PARTICIPANTS
	Kreissig (Tuebingen, New York)
approx. 6 p.m.	DISTRIBUTION OF DIPLOMAS
	Kreissig (Germany), Lincoff (USA), Yamamoto (Japan)

Informations:

*	Congress language: English
	Simultaneous translation: Japanese
	Location: Sabo-Kaikan Hall,
	2-7-5 Hirakawa-cho, Chiyoda, Tokyo, 102, Japan
	Phone: +81-3-3261-8386, Fax: +81-3-3261-5449
*	Registration:
	March 30, 2002, 8 - 9 a.m.
	Location: Sabo-Kaikan Hall
	2-7-5 Hirakawa-cho, Chiyoda, Tokyo, 102, Japan
	Phone: +81-3-3261-8386, Fax: +81-3-3261-5449
*	Welcome Cocktail Party
	March 30, 2002, 6:30 p.m.
	(after Teaching Course)
	Location: Sabo-Kaikan Hall
*	Registration fee:
	The fee covers in addition 2 lunches, 4 coffee breaks,
	Cocktail Reception, Syllabus
	Japanese:
	on site: 13,000 JPY
	Foreign countries:
	on site: 100 USD
*	Hotel reservation:
	Own arrangement, if needed contact:
	Prof. Yamamoto, Toho University,
	Dept. of Ophthalmology,
	564-1 Shimoshizu, Sakura, 2858741, Japan
	Phone: +81-43-462-8811, Fax: +81-43-463-2381,
	e-mail: shuyama@med.toho-u.ac.jp
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