XXX Congress of the ESCRS
Five ophthalmologists of “OkoMed” eye clinic visited two ophthalmological congresses at once in Milan, Italy to participate in the XXX Congress of the European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) and in the 12th European Society of Retina Specialists (EURETINA) Congress which have taken place from 6 to 12 of September 2012. The General Director of the clinic, full member of ESCRS, MD Nadezhda Korshunova and Scientific supervisor and the main consultant of the clinic - full member of ESCRS, MD, professor Albina Ivashina presented their reports at the ESCRS congress as well as the chief doctor and the leading surgeon of the clinic – full member of ESCRS Dr.Gulyaev Mikhail.
Dr. Vladimir Neyasov and Dr. Aleksandr Yugay full members of EURETINA participated in the12th EURETINA Congress. European Congress of Cataract and Refractive Surgery is annually accompanied by an exhibition of the most advanced ophthalmic medical equipment from leading world manufacturers. The Joint Exhibition has taken place from Friday 7 – Tuesday 11 September 2012.
Founded in 1991 in Dublin, ESCRS - is the leading European organization of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons. Currently the society has about 4,000 members from 90 different countries of the world. An annual Congress is held, under the auspices of this organization, which is designed to help ophthalmologists from all over the world to share experiences, to learn all new and advanced, as well as to choose the way for further development.
According to the rules established by the organization, the city where each next Congress could be held should never be repeated. The following cities have been honored this honor in recent years: 2006 - London (United Kingdom), 2007 - Stockholm (Sweden), 2008 - Berlin (Germany), 2009 - Barcelona (Spain), 2010 - Paris (France), 2011 - Vienna (Austria) and now Milan (Italy).
The European Congress of Cataract and Refractive Surgery traditionally included a large number of seminars, workshops and presentations on a variety of issues of modern ophthalmology. The world-renowned in their fields of ophthalmology specialists are invited to participate in these events.
The main topics have been presented at the ESCRS in 2012:
- Corneal Neovascularization;
- Diagnosis and treatment of cataracts and macular degeneration;
- Cataract and refractive surgery in children;
- Femtosecond technology in cataract surgery;
- Innovations in calculating the optical power of the intraocular lens.
All the latest achievements in the field of ophthalmology which our doctors have been acquainted with at the international Congress will be applied into the practice of our clinic in the nearest future, for the benefit of our patients.
