New technologies in ophthalmology discussed in Kazan
On October 23-24, Kazan hosted a scientific and practical conference "New Technologies in Ophthalmology-2020," dedicated to the Tatar ASSR's 100th anniversary.
Due to the difficult epidemiological situation associated with the spread of coronavirus infection, it was held in an online format.
The event was attended by about 2000 participants from 59 regions of the Russian Federation, as well as from Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Estonia.
The conference was organized by the RT Ministry of Health, Republican Clinical Ophthalmological Hospital named after a professor E. V. Adamyuk, Kazan State Medical Academy, and Kazan State Medical University.
The epidemic of a new coronavirus infection did not prevent the conference delegates from focusing on the main thing and discussing the most important ophthalmology topics. The plan included the treatment of cataracts, glaucoma, vitreoretinal surgery, keratoplasty, pediatric ophthalmology, inflammatory eye diseases, and healthcare administration.
The conference discussed the results of scientific research, new approaches to the treatment and diagnosis of eye diseases, presented unique clinical cases, and leading ophthalmologists. Two days of active work included a plenary session, 84 reports in 12 sections, two satellite symposia, and WETLAB.
The comprehensive program gave participants a unique opportunity to announce new methods and technologies, share practical experience, present their perspective on controversial problems of ophthalmology, and communicate with colleagues. Listeners watched an online broadcast with live performances of professionals and asked questions in the comments.
The topic of one of the sections of the conference was glaucoma. Leading experts from Moscow, Kazan, and Cheboksary spoke about the experience of using laser technologies in the treatment of this condition.
The conference discussed the choice of treatment tactics for neovascular eye diseases, such as the wet form of age-related macular degeneration, diabetic macular edema, and neovascular glaucoma.
Special attention was paid to pathological myopia, which is also one of the causes of visual impairment in the world. In patients with pathological myopia have a higher risk of disorders of the retina, diseases of the macula, or retinal detachment.
Artificial intelligence is used in ophthalmology. One of the particular mobile application authors told how an algorithm based on artificial intelligence allows for a more accurate measure of prints obtained during the Maklakov method tonometry and to assess intraocular pressure.
Gurus of pediatric ophthalmology shared their best practices. They talked about the experience of treating retinopathy of prematurity, keratitis, optic neuritis, strabismus in children.
During the thematic sections, participants also discussed issues of vitreoretinal and cataract surgery, keratoplasty, nuances of diagnostics and medical treatment of eye diseases.
During the surgery workshop, the experience of treating subatrophy of the eye and massive subretinal hemorrhages in age-related macular degeneration was presented. Of particular interest were reports on the results of using multifocal intraocular lenses (IOL), implantation of IOL using navigation and 3D visualization systems.
For the first time, a section was held for managers of medical organizations of various forms of ownership working in the Mandatory Healthcare Insurance system. The following topics were discussed: main approaches to the formation of Clinical Standard Groups in ophthalmology; the mechanism of regional characteristics adaptation; problems of regulatory regulation of the procedure for sending citizens to receive ophthalmic medical care outside the territory of their residence and specifics of workings of the law in the context of the spread of a new coronavirus infection.
During the work of the "Modern Aspects of Nurses' Activity in Ophthalmology" section, issues of stress management of professional activities, infection prevention of medical personnel through hemocontact, implementation of the national "Sustainable Polyclinic" project, and introduction of modern technologies in ophthalmology nursing were highlighted.
Of particular interest was an educational event in the WETLAB format, where ophthalmologists learned about clinical approaches and features of Lucentis managing in patients with retinal pathology in adult and children's practice and worked out practical skills of intravitreal injections in the training laboratory.
The conference is organized within the framework of continuing medical education. All participants of this conference will receive points to confirm their right to carry out professional activities.
According to the participants, this format of the conference fully justified itself in today's conditions. The event turned out to be multifaceted and exciting.