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Course Description
Course will review the anatomy of the pars plana, describe the proper pre-operative studies (biometry, exam, lens choice, etc), and examine multiple clinical scenarios for a pars plana anterior vitreous approach to lens-based problems ("middle segment surgery"). Course will also describe future research goals in this budding field comprised of both anterior segment and posterior segment surgeons.
Educational Objective
I want the learner to understand what is necessary for a single surgeon to successfully address lens-based problems through a pars plana approach. This will be done through a consensus between anterior segment and posterior segment surgeons on the topics of proper pre-operative studies (biometry, exam, lens choice, etc) and intraoperative surgical techniques. Hence the name, Middle Segment Surgery.
This 1.5 hour Instructional Course was recorded at the 2024 ASCRS Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, April 5-8, 2024.