The Moorfields International refractive symposium covers contemporary vision correction surgery to surgeons in the UK and around the world. Taking place on Thursday 24 April at the Royal College of Physicians in London (08:30 - 17:45), the symposium aims to be the most comprehensive one-day course in refractive surgery with a hands-on approach. A maxiumum of 120 in-person places are available.
Overview
The symposium has been developed with the purpose of teaching how to approach vision correction patients, learning the options available including laser and non-laser refractive surgery. Attending this symposium will give you the confidence in offering your patients the best possible modern vision correction. It will also cover key themes for surgeons in training to understand refractive surgery in preparation for the CertLRS RCOphth (UK) and FEBOS-CR ESCRS exams.
Lectures from world leading experts and interactive discussion will enable in-depth learning for all attendees. All lectures will be based on the most up-to-date medical evidence and safe practice, unbiased from marketing and commercial interests. The symposium aims to cover the different approaches to patients’ management of refractive errors detailing the different laser modalities (Femto-LASIK, surface ablations, KeratoLenticule Extraction), as well as refractive lens exchange with discussion of the most advanced IOL implants, including presbyopic correction.
The symposium will cover several hot topics such as ocular surface evaluation and management before and after vision correction surgery, modern corneal tomography and anterior segment evaluation with the CSO MS39 for laser vision correction surgery, ICL and refractive options for irregular corneas such as keratoconus.
The Moorfields International refractive symposium aims to cover the different approaches to the management of refractive patients along with how they might be implemented in best practice.
Featured topics
Topics covered will include:
Medico-legal issues
Patient selection for and counselling in refractive surgery
Corneal diagnostic imaging
Instrumentation used in refractive surgery assessment
Laser refractive surgery
Intraocular lenses
Surgery for presbyopia
Customised ablations for irregular corneas
Common and uncommon complications and their management.
