The Saudi Ophthalmology Society and King Khalid Eye Specialist Hospital, in cooperation with the Department of Ophthalmology at King Saud University, will organize the Saudi Ophthalmology Meeting 2015, which will be held from 11-14 Jumada I 1436 AH, corresponding to 2-5 March 2015 AD, at the King Fahd Cultural Center in Riyadh And during this conference there will be an advanced workshop in the field of glaucoma (blue water).
Dr. Faisal Al-Mubarak, assistant professor and consultant ophthalmologist, head of the glaucoma and white water unit and supervisor of the King Saud University fellowship for subspecialty in glaucoma and white water, said that the workshop will be intensive and will last for three days, and will address several in-depth themes on the latest diagnostic and therapeutic methods and the latest techniques of glaucoma surgery , Adding that the workshop will review advanced and complex glaucoma cases and methods of treatment, and intensive lectures on the latest surgical techniques of glaucoma.
Dr. Al-Mubarak added that this activity is unprecedented and serves those interested in glaucoma specialization, which is the largest in the history of Saudi ophthalmology, in which visiting professors from the United States, Belgium and Germany will participate, in addition to a group of the most prominent glaucoma surgeons in the Kingdom, including Dr. Saleh Al-Obaidan, Dr. Ibrahim Al-Jadaan and Dr. Faisal Al-Mubarak And Dr. Sami Al-Shahwan, Dr. Saad Al-Shamrani, Dr. Tariq Al-Asbali, Dr. Eman Al-Hussain and Dr. Essam Othman, who will discuss modern surgical methods of glaucoma while training doctors to perform it.
Dr. Sami Al-Shahwan, Senior Academic Consultant Ophthalmologist at King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, indicated that the workshop will include training doctors on three of the most recent methods of glaucoma surgery, which is the technique of canal angioplasty (Canaloplasty), the technique of eradication of the trabectome and valve technology Express Shunt, in addition to honing doctors ’skills in ciliary body phototherapy technology using Endoscopic Cyclophotocoagulation technology,
He explained that the target group is glaucoma surgeons, fellowship doctors and the Saudi Board, in addition to consultants and ophthalmologists. Dr. Al-Shahwan added that the aim of the workshop does not only include training in surgical methods, but also controls the conduct of such techniques and their suitability for the type of glaucoma and the priority of performing surgical technology without The other and the method of ing the appropriate surgery, in order to achieve the greatest possible benefit for the benefit of glaucoma patients. It should be noted that registration for participation in the workshop has started and continues for a limited period, with the need to register early because the number of available seats is limited due to the nature of the training process, and registration can be done through a website Association www.sos.org.sa or link http://sos.org.sa/coimages/Glaucoma2015.pdf
