With a great reception, on 25 November 2021, the course of: Treatment of Astigmatism in the Cataract surgery, in charge of the Dr. Salvador Nebro Cobos and with the participation of Dr. Carlos Rocha de Lossada and Dr. Javier García Montesinos.
The event was made possible thanks to the companies Oculus y Ophtecleading developers of solutions for the eyecare professional around the world.
The following topics have been addressed in the course programme:
Introduction and exploration ( Dr. Javier García Montesinos )
- Concept
- Epidemiology
- Types of astigmatism
- Representation of astigmatism
- Astigmatism measurements ( keratometers, topographers )
- Vector representation of astigmatism
Methods of surgical correction of astigmatism. Planning ( Dr. Salvador Nebro Cobos )
- Toric lens calculation (back of the cornea)
- SIA
- Target axis marking in astigmatism surgery
Incisional surgery ( Dr. José Luis Ramos Navarro )
- Correction of astigmatism with incisional surgery
- Coupling effect
- Astigmatic effect of the incision
- Opposing corneal and clear incisions
- Limbal and corneal relaxing incisions
- Advantages of limbal incisions over toric IOLs
Toric intraocular lenses ( Dr. Carlos Rocha de Lossada )
- Types of lenses
- Toric multifocal lenses. Special considerations
- Factors influencing the outcome of the toric lens (early and late rotations).
- Indications and protocols
- Surgical technique
Excimer and femtosecond lasers in astigmatism and cataract surgery (Dr. Javier García Montesinos).
Conclusions ( Dr. Salvador Nebro Cobos )