| UNIVERSITY OF TUEBINGEN |

| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| * | 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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