Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital held the third annual conference of ophthalmology under the auspices of Dr. Mazen Fakih, consultant endocrinologist and general director of the hospital, on Wednesday and Thursday 25 and 26 of this month. The conference opened with a welcoming speech from Dr. Mazen Fakih, in which he welcomed the attendees and the participants in the conference.
He stressed the importance of the conference in exchanging experiences between doctors in the field of ophthalmology, and praised the ophthalmology department in the hospital for the development, success and coping with modern treatment methods. Then, the consultant head of the ophthalmology department, head of the conference, Dr. Serene Joharji, spoke about the conference discussing their issues, ophthalmic patients, dealing with the most common diseases, and discussing modern medicine methods for treating cataract and refractive defects.
And 15 visiting and resident professors from Europe, the Arab countries and the rest of the Kingdom participated in the conference.
The conference discussed the latest surgical techniques and developments used in the treatment of cataract (cataract) in the eye and how to treat the most difficult cases by peaceful means. The conference featured video presentations of surgical procedures to contribute to the improvement of the surgical performance of medical personnel.
Refractive surgery was one of the most important topics discussed in the conference, as it is one of the most successful operations in eye surgery, but it must be ensured that there is no inherent risk in the future.
The conference gave utmost importance to glaucoma patients (glaucoma) and focused on keratoconus patients and discussed modern methods used in treating this disease that a large proportion of patients suffer from in Arab countries and explained the types of rings used to stop this disease to spare the patient corneal transplantation.
The conference discussed the use of ultraviolet rays for keratoconus patients and the development of a treatment strategy according to the curvature of the cornea.
