Live Surgery and Cutting-Edge Technology: Innovative Ophthalmology Evening in Annecy
On 12 December 2024, the Ophthalmology Department of the Centre Médical des Aravis organised a continuing education evening for general practitioners, emergency physicians and opticians in the Annecy region.
This event, which brought together around forty healthcare professionals, enabled sharing of the latest advances in ophthalmology and deepening knowledge on the management of eye conditions.
A rich and varied programme:
The evening was structured around dynamic and interactive presentations led by the ophthalmologists at the Aravis Medical Center:
- Scleral contact lenses: indications and clinical cases
- Dr. Baudin presented the warning signs of keratocone, a progressive deformation of the cornea, as well as the various therapeutic and refractive options for correcting this condition.
- Scleral contact lenses: indications and clinical cases
- Dr. Baudin discussed the indications for scleral contact lenses, a technique of adapting specific contact lenses for irregular corneas and/or complex anterior segment pathologies, illustrated by a dozen clinical cases.
- Eyelid surgery: functional and aesthetic aspects
- Dr. Gave addressed eyelid surgery, detailing the clinical examination, surgical indications, and post-operative results of functional or aesthetic interventions.
- Retinal diseases: medical and surgical management
- Dr Béchet presented the management of major retinal diseases, such as diabetes, venous occlusion, macular hole and age-related macular degeneration (AMD), with an emphasis on medical and surgical treatments.
Symposium and Live Surgery:
- Johnson & Johnson and Bausch + Lomb, partners of the event, hosted a symposium on refractive surgery techniques:
- Corneal cutting with femtosecond laser (technique used for LASIK).
- Presbyopia surgery with the latest generation Teneo 2 excimer laser.
- Live LASIK surgery: A live LASIK surgery performed by Dr Gave and broadcast from Annecy Laser Vision enabled participants to observe the various stages of the procedure and ask questions in real time.
Continuing education: a priority for the Centre Médical des Aravis
The success of this training evening confirms the Aravis Medical Center’s commitment to continuing education for healthcare professionals. The positive feedback from participants highlights the relevance of the topics covered and the quality of the presentations.
We would like to thank the teams from Bausch & Lomb, Johnson & Johnson, and FMC Productions for making this event possible.
Keywords: ophthalmology, Annecy, continuing education, keratoconus, scleral contact lenses, eyelid surgery, retinal pathologies, diabetes, vein occlusion, macular hole, AMD, LASIK, femtosecond, presbyopia surgery, Johnson & Johnson, Bausch + Lomb, Annecy Laser Vision.
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