Dr Somdutt Prasad Was Invited as a Faculty at the Cool Talks in Summer CME Event

Top Quote Cool Talks in Summer CME Event was organized by the Indian Railway Ophthalmic Physician Association from May 2-3, 2015. End Quote
  • (1888PressRelease) May 28, 2015 - Noted ophthalmologist and retinal specialist Dr Somdutt Prasad was invited as a faculty in the two-day "Cool Talks in Summer CME" event (May 2-3) organized by the Indian Railway Ophthalmic Physician Association (IROPA). Dr. Prasad was the faculty on the inaugural day of the event that was held at the auditorium of Dr. B. C. Roy Institute of Eastern Railway, Kaiser Street, Sealdah, near Sealdah Athletic Club.

    "Intravits Re-mastered" was the main topic of discussion on the first day of the event where the following subjects were discussed.
    • Vitrectomy ... alternative or assistance to Intra-vit Injections: Dr. Subhendu Boral
    • Intra-vitreal injections in Sub-retinal neovascularisation and others: Dr. Sudipta Das
    • Intra-vitreal injections in Diabetic Macular Edema: Dr. Abhijit Chattopadhyay
    • Intra-vitreal injections in Retinal Vein Occlusions: Dr. Pranab Das
    • Intra-vitreal injections in endophthalmitis: Dr. Devdulal Chakraborty
    • Chronology of awarding USFDA approval to all Intra-vitreal injections: Dr. J. Bhunia
    • Ideal procedure vitreal injections: Col. (Dr.) Sandeep Shankar

    A video on intra-vitreal injection of implant and hands on skill developing programme of using intra-vitrealozurdex implant followed the discussions.

    The main topic of discussion on the second day was "Keratitis re-visited." Dr. Samar K. Basak delivered the keynote address and the following topics were discussed.
    • Role of Amniotic membrane in Ocular Surface Disorder: Dr. Tuhin Choudhury
    • Fungal Keratitis: Dr. Jayanshu Sengupta
    • Managing challenging cases of infectious keratitis: Lt. Col. (Dr.) Alok Sati
    • Adenoviral SPKs: Dr. Bhaskar Roy Choudhury
    • Slit Lamp Examination: Dr. Ravi Daulat Barbhaya

    About Dr Somdutt Prasad
    Dr Somdutt Prasad - MS, FRCSEd, FRCOphth, FACS and MFMLM - is currently a consultant ophthalmologist and retina specialist at B.B. Eye Foundation, AMRI and i4vision. He was previously a consultant ophthalmologist at the Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Wirral, UK, and a clinical lecturer at the University Of Sheffield & Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK. Dr Prasad is active in the leading national and international ophthalmology societies and a regular faculty at the UK, European and American Societies of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. He has authored over 75 peer-reviewed publications and eight book chapters.

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    Indian Railway Ophthalmic Physician Association
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