Grand Rounds/VPP - Anterior Segment Surgery Plus: Pars Plana approach. Middle Ground or Out of Bounds?

DOVS Grand Rounds/VPP

Topic:          Anterior Segment Surgery Plus:  Pars Plana approach.  Middle Ground or Out of Bounds?
Speaker:     Dr. Steven Safran

Zoom Link:   Register in advance for this webinar:  https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_F275XxkTTAqb_JL9rHfzRg

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OBJECTIVES:

1.  Discuss the role of pars plana vitrectomy in the management of anterior segment surgical problems
2.  Demonstrate situations which could ONLY be managed with a combined anterior posterior approach and demonstrate techniques that integrate these approaches. 
3.  Discuss various types of optic capture of IOLs and demonstrate techniques where pars plana vitrectomy can assist in achieving these positions.
4.  Discuss the role of the vitreous in potential degrading the quality of vision with various types of intraocular lenses to provide a better understand of when a vitrectomy might be helpful in dealing with patient dissatisfaction after cataract surgery.
5.  Discuss the protective role of the vitreous to prevent damage to the eye from superoxide radicals and how to weigh that against doing pars plana vitrectomy in complex cases.