| TOA DMEK/PDEK International Surgical Course Program | ||
| Day 1 – 2 October 2025: Didactic Presentations | ||
| TOA Training Center Ankara | ||
| 07:15-08:30 | REGISTRATION | |
| 08:30–08:40 | Introduction & Overview: Dr. Özlem Evren Kemer | |
| 08:40–09:00 | Preoperative Patient Preparation: Dr. Sibel Kocabeyoğlu | |
| 09:00–09:20 | DMEK Graft Preparation: Dr. Burçin Kepez Yıldız | |
| 09:20-09:40 | Coffee Break | |
| 09:40-10:00 | DMEK Graft Unfolding Techniques: Dr. Züleyha Yalnız Akkaya | |
| 10:00-10:20 | DMEK Surgical Steps: Dr. Cüneyt Özmen | |
| 10:20-10:40 | Surgical Videos: Dr. Yusuf Koçluk / Dr. Leyla Asena / Dr. Necip Kara / Dr. Refik Oltulu | |
| 10:40–11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00-11:45 | PDEK Graft Preparation: Dr. Preethi Naveen PDEK Standard Case: Dr. Preethi Naveen PDEK in challenging cases (with iris repair and glued IOLS): Dr. Preethi Naveen |
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| 12:00-12:20 | Managing Difficult Cases: Dr. Özlem Evren Kemer | |
| 12:20-12:40 | Surgical Videos: Dr. Esra Karaca / Dr. Özlem Evren Kemer | |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:00-14:20 | Patient Follow-Up: Dr. Evin Şıngar | |
| 14:20–14:40 | Postoperative complications : Dr. Nilüfer Yeşilırmak | |
| 14:40-16:00 | Discussion | |
| TOA DMEK/PDEK International Surgical Course Program | ||
| DAY 2 - 3 October 2025: Observing Surgical Procedures | ||
| ANKARA BILKENT CITY HOSPITAL | ||
| Alphabetical Order: Dr. Osman Şevki Arslan Dr. Özlem Evren Kemer Dr. Esra Karaca Dr. Preethi Naveen (guest surgeon) Dr. Cüneyt Özmen Dr. Züleyha Yalnız Akkaya Dr. Hatice Elvin Yıldız Moderators: DMEK: Dr. Züleyha Yalnız Akkaya PDEK: Dr. Preethi Naveen |
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| 08:00-10:30 | Observation of DMEK and PDEK surgeries performed by expert faculty | |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00-13:00 | Observation of DMEK and PDEK surgeries performed by expert faculty | |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:00-16:00 | Observation of DMEK and PDEK surgeries performed by expert faculty Real-time surgical commentary and discussion |
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| TOA DMEK/PDEK International Surgical Course Program | ||
| DAY 3 - 4 October 2025: Wet-Lab | ||
| ANKARA BILKENT CITY HOSPITAL | ||
| Wet lab faculty (Alphabetical order): Dr. Osman Şevki Arslan Dr. Özlem Evren Kemer Dr. Esra Karaca Dr. Burçin Kepez Dr. Sibel Kocabeyoğlu Dr. Preethi Naveen Dr. Cüneyt Özmen Dr. Züleyha Yalnız Akkaya Dr. Hatice Elvin Yıldız |
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| 08:15-09:00 | Postoperative patient evaluation | |
| 09:00-10:30 | Wet lab with animal human donor corneas with expert faculty one-on-one faculty supervision and feedback | |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00-13:00 | Wet lab with animal human donor corneas with expert faculty one-on-one faculty supervision and feedback | |
| 13:00-14:00 | Wrap-up and certificate distribution | |
“The Scientific program may be subject to change.”
