PREVIOUS / UPCOMING TEACHING COURSES 1.30.

Detachment Course: Tuebingen, Germany 1991; Bruxelles, Belgium 1992; Brasov, Romania 1992;Tuebingen, Germany 1993; Plovdiv, Bulgaria 1993; Volgograd Russia 1993; Tuebingen, Germany 1994; St. Petersburg, Russia 1994; Milano. Italy 1995; Jekaterinburg, Russia 1995;Tuebingen, Germany, 1996; Tehran, Iran, 1996 Greifswald, Germany, 1997, Budapest, Hungary, 1997, Amsterdam, Holland, 1998, Odessa, Ukraine, 1998, Dubai, UAE, 1998, Tuebingen, Germany, 1999, Stockholm, Sweden, 199;, Orlando, USA, Oct. 25, 1999 Orlando, USA, Oct. 25, 1999; Bratislava, Slovakia, Apr. 6-7, 2000; Reykjavik, Iceland, Jun. 18, 2000; Berlin, Germany, Sept. 21, 2000, Poznan, Poland, Apr. 5-6, 2001; Istanbul, Turkey, June 3, 2001; Austria, Febr. 21, 2002; Tokyo, Japan, Mar. 30-31, 2002; Moscow, Russia, Apr. 11-12, 2002; Vienna, Austria, Febr. 13, 2003 31. Teaching Course, Mexico City, Mexico, Mar. 14-15, 2003 32. Teaching Course, Hamburg, Germany, May 15, 2003 33. Teaching Course, Tehran, Iran, Nov. 29-30, 2003 34. Teaching Course, Brussels, Belgium, Nov. 26, 2004 35. Teaching Course, Marburg, Germany, Jun. 3-4, 2004 36. Teaching Course, Xian, China, Nov. 13-14, 2004 37. Teaching Course, Surat, India, Dec. 9-10, 2004 38. Teaching Course, Odessa, Ukraine, May 14-15, 2005 39. Teaching Course, Prague, Czech Rep., Sep. 3-4, 2005 40. Teaching Course, Parma, Italy, Apr. 16, 2005 41. Teaching Course, Barcelona, Spain, May 19, 2005 42. Teaching Course, Izmir, Turkey, June 23-24, 2005 43. Teaching Course, Hangzhou, China, Oct 30-31, 2005 44. Teaching Course, Ekaterinburg, Russia, Apr. 24, 2006 45. Teaching Course, Tbilisi, Georgia, May 26-27, 2006 46. Teaching Course, Qingdao, China, June 24-25, 2006 47. Teaching Course, Lisbon, Portugal, May 18, 2006 48. Teaching Course, Bangkok, Thailand, Nov 21-22, 2006 49. Teaching Course, Moscow, Russia, March 22, 2007 50. Teaching Course, Monte Carlo, Monaco, May 17, 2007 51. Teaching Course, Seoul, South Korea, June, 23-24, 2007 52. Teaching Course, Chongqing, China, June 29-30, 2007 53. Teaching Course, Monterrey, Mexico, Sept. 6-7, 2007 54. Teaching Course, Ravenna, Italy, Sept. 14, 2007 55. Teaching Course, Sinaia, Romania, Oct. 2-3, 2007 56. Teaching Course, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Oct. 20, 2007 57. Teaching Course, Casablanca, Morocco, Feb. 24-25, 2007 58. Teaching Course, Alger, Algeria, Dec. 6-7, 2007 59. Teaching Course, Ahmedabad, India, March 14-15, 2008 60. Teaching Course, Vienna, Austria, May 22, 2008 61. Teaching Course, Ufa, Russia, May 30-31, 2008 62. Teaching Course, Birmingham, UK, June 5-6, 2008 63. Teaching Course, Hong Kong, China, June 28, 2008 64. Teaching Course, Spindleruv Mlyn, Czech, Sept. 24-25, 2008 65. Teaching Course, Tbilisi, Georgia, May 16-17, 2008 66. Teaching Course, St. Petersburg, Russia, Sept. 27-28, 2008 67. Teaching Course, Varna, Bulgaria, Sept. 3, 2008 68. Teaching Course, Berlin, Germany, Sept. 18, 2008 69. Teaching Course, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain, Mar. 26, 09 70. Teaching Course, Moscow, Russia, March 18, 2009 71. Teaching Course, Nice, France, May 14, 2009 72. Teaching Course, Manchester, England UK, June 18, 2009 73. Teaching Course, Qingdao, P.R. China, June 27-28, 2009 74. Teaching Course, Leipzig, Germany, Sept. 25, 2009 75. Teaching Couese, Bangkok, Thailand, Nov. 24-25, 2009 76. Teaching Course, Alger, Algeria, Dec. 9-10, 2009 77. Teaching Course, Athens, Greece, Jan. 14, 2010

78. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100.

Teaching Course, Berlin, Germany, June 9, 2010 Teaching Course, Ufa, Russia, June 25-26, 2010 Teaching Course, Reykjavik, Iceland, Aug. 2010 Teaching Course, Paris, France, September 2, 2010 Teaching Course, Beijing, China Sept. 19, 2010 Teaching Course, Chicago, USA, Oct. 19, 2010 Teaching Course, Innsbruck, Austria Febr. 25, 2011 Teaching Course, Lagos, Nigeria, March 18-19, 2011 Teaching Course, London, UK, May 26, 2011 Teaching Course, Geneva, Switzerland, June 4-7, 2011 Teaching Course, Bucharest, Romania, June 18, 2011 Teaching Course, Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan, June 24, 2011 Teaching Course, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Febr. 19, 2012 Teaching Course, Khartoum, Sudan, Febr. 23-24, 2012 Teaching Course, Tokyo, Japan, March 4, 2012 Teaching Course, Ekaterinburg, Russia, April, 25, 2012 Teaching Course, Ufa, Russia, June 7-8, 2012 Teaching Course, Milano, Italy, Sept.6, 2012 Teaching Course, Almaty, Kazachstan, Oct., 11, 2012 Teaching Course, Bangkok, Thailand, Nov. 22, 2012 Teaching Course, Bucharest, Romania, April 20, 2013 Teaching Course, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 10, 2013 Teaching Course, Bischkek, Kyrgyzstan, June 28, 2013 Teaching C ourse, Hamburg, Germany, Sept. 26, 2013 Teaching Course, Almaty, Kasachstan, Oct. 11, 2013 Teaching Course, Samara, Russia, Nov. 29, 2013

F LaFranco (USA) 2. INTRAOCULAR GAS - OP 2.1. Pneumatic retinopexy for uncomplicated detachments: Indications, complications, results N Sivkova (Bulgaria) 3. MINIMAL SCLERAL BUCKLING WITHOUT DRAINAGE 3.1. Surgical technique of segm. buckling (video), optimal tamponade of break F LaFranco (USA) 3.2. Complications, longterm anatomical and functional results I Kreissig (Germany) 11:15 - 11:35 COFFEE / TEA BREAK

Friday, April 19, 2013 18:00 REGISTRATION 20:00 during Cocktail Reception Saturday, April 20, 2013 8:00 REGISTRATION Location: Novotel Hotel, Bucharest Romania, Calea Victoriei 37B Tel: + 004021 3088500 Fax: + 004021 3088501 9:00 WELCOME 11:15 F Balta (Romania). I Kreissig (Germany) 1. DIAGNOSTICS OF RETINAL DETACHMENTS Moderators: I Kreissig (Germany) H Stanca (Romania) 1.1. Lattice degeneration and breaks in the fellow eye : What to do or not to do ? S Yamamoto (Japan) 1.2. The 4 Rules to find the primary break I Kreissig (Germany) 1.3. A rhegmatogenous detachment "without" a break: What to do ?

11:35 12:45

6. MAXIMAL SCLERAL BUCKLING WITH DRAINAGE + I.O. INJECTION Moderators: F Balta (Romania) F LaFranco (USA) 6.1. Circular buckle +/- segm. buckle+drainage + i.o. injection: Evolution, complications, long term results I Kreissig (Germany) 7. PRIMARY VITRECTOMY 7.1. Indications, complications, results F LaFranco (USA) 8.VITRECTOMY FOR VITREORETINAL PROBLEMS 8.1. 20-, 23-, 25-gauge vitrectomy: Indications, complications, results S Yamamoto (Japan)

12:45 12:55 12:55 13:55

GROUP PHOTO LUNCH

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9. MINIMAL SCLERAL BUCKLING FOR COMPLICATED DETACHMENTS Moderators: I Kreissig (Germany)

S Yamamoto (Japan) 9.1. How to minimize risk of PVR N Sivkova (Bulgaria) 9.2. PVR detachments of moderate degree. Try buckling first: Long term anatomical and visual results F LaFranco (USA) 9.3. Reoperation: The 4 Rules to find the undetected break I Kreissig (Germany) 10. COMPARISON OF PRESENT TECHNIQUES FOR DETACHM. 1.1 Pneumatic retinopexy versus minimal scleral buckling without drainage vs.extensive scleral buckling with drainage, versus primary vitrectomy: morbidity, economic implications. F LaFranco(USA)

DISCUSSION Moderator: I Kreissig (Germany) Organizer: S Yamamoto (Japan) Panel: F Balta (Romania), LaFranco (USA), Sivkova (Bulgaria), H Stanca (Romania), 14. QUIZ: PRESENTATION OF RETINAL DETACHMENTS FOR DISCUSSION Moderator: I Kreissig (Germany). Organizer: F LaFranco (USA) Panel: F Balta (Romania), Sivkova (Bulgaria), H Stanca (Romania), S Yamamoto (Japan) DISTRIBUTION OF DIPLOMAS I Kreissig (Germany F Balta (Romania) H Stanca (Romania)

It includes also: Cocktail Reception, 1 lunch, 2 coffee breaks, Syllabus with Cases Prior to March 1, 2013 After March 1, 2013 On site EURO: 60; EURO: 70; EURO: 80;

Hotel Reservation and Registration: For Novotel Hotel, 010061 Bucharest Romania, Calea Victoriei 37B Tel: + 021 34 11 899 Fax: + 021 34 11 889 E-mail: SRR@rojobusiness.ro

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12. THE DIABETIC EYE Moderators: N Sivkova (Bulgaria) La Franco (USA)

12.1. Classification of diabetic retinopathy N Sivkova (Bulgaria)

General Informations
Congress Language: English Simultaneous Translation: Romanian Registration: April 19, 2013 during Cocktail Reception 18:00 - 20:00 April 20, 2013, starting 8:00 Location: Novotel Hotel , Bucharest, Romania, Calea Victoriei 37B Location of Course: Novotel Hotel, Bucharest, Romania Calea Victoriei 37B Tel: + 004021 3088500 Fax: + 004021 3088501 Registration Fee:

DEPARTMENTS OF OPHTHALMOLOGY: UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM - HEIDELBERG AND NEW YORK WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL

PROGRAM

12.2. Laser coagulation: How and when to do? H. Stanca (Romania) 12.3.Intravitreal pharmacotherapy: How and when to do? F LaFranco (USA) 12.4. Differential diagnosis of retinal elevations in the diabetic eye N Sivkova (Bulgaria) 12.5. Virtreoretinal surgery:How and when to do? F. Balta (Romania)

TEACHING COURSE
with International Faculty

RETINAL AND VITREOUS SURGERY

Bucharest, Romania, April, 20, 2013

13. QUIZ: PRESENTATION OF

DIABETIC CASES FOR

Topics with Quiz

Retinal Detachment: Diagnostics; The Fellow Eye Scleral Buckling: Cerclage, Min. Segm. Buckling Pneumatic Retinopexy, Primary Vitrectomy Comparison of Present Surgical Techniques The Diabetic Eye: Diagnostics, Treatment Panel Discussion: Presentations of Retinal Detachments and Diabetic Cases

Scientific Organization: Prof. Ingrid Kreissig, MD, Dept. of Ophthalmology Univ. Mannheim - Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany; http://kreissig.uni-hd.de/ e-mail: Ingrid.kreissig@medma.uni-heidelberg.de Local Organization: The Romanian Retina Society, Bd Lascar Catargiu 7, sector 1, Bucharest, Romania; retina@rdsmail.ro Dr. Florian Balta, President; fbalta@xnet.ro Dr. Horian Stanca, General Secretary; hstanca@yahoo.com