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TOA International ROP Course Theoretical Course Program |
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| 02.10.2025 TOA Training Center Istanbul | ||
| 07:30 - 08:00 | REGISTRATİON | |
| 08:00-09:05 | PART I Moderators: Dr. Huban Atilla, Dr. Şengül Özdek |
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| 08:00 - 08:05 | Opening | Dr. Huban Atilla Dr. Şengül Özdek |
| 08:05-08:15 | History and incidence of ROP | Dr. Zeynep Seymen |
| 08:15-08:25 | Embryonal development of the retina and Pathogenesis of ROP | Dr. Orkun Sevik |
| 08:25-08:35 | Systemic, environmental and genetic factors that predispose to the development of ROP | Dr. Merih Çetinkaya |
| 08:35-08:45 | ROP Screening Procedure: Concerns and Complications, Ideal environment for ROP examination and treatment | Dr. Subhadra Jalali |
| 08:45-08:55 | Prevention of ROP in NICU | Dr. Fahri Ovalı |
| 08:55-09:05 | DISCUSSION | |
| 09:05-09:50 | PART II Moderators: Dr. Subhadra Jalali, Dr. Zühal Özen Tunay |
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| 09:05-09:20 | Tips to use indirect ophthalmoscopy for ROP screening | Dr. Wei-Chi Wu |
| 09:20-09:30 | Wide-angle systems for ROP Screening | Dr. Baran Özdemir |
| 09:30-09:40 | Smart-phone viewing methods | Dr. Armağan Özgür |
| 09:40-09:50 | DISCUSSION | |
| 09:50-09:55 | BREAK | |
| 09:55-10:10 | PART III Moderators: Dr. Şengül Özdek, Dr. Anna Ells |
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| 10:10-10:25 | Basic ROP classification and definitions (before ICROP-3) | Dr. Bilge Batu Oto |
| 10:25-10:40 | ICROP -3 | Dr. Anna Ells |
| 10:40-10:50 | DISCUSSION | |
| 10:50-11:05 | ROP Screening: To Whom? When? How often? | Dr. Subhadra Jalali |
| 11:05-11:15 | Artificial intelligence and ROP | Dr. Wei-Chi Wu |
| 11:15-11:25 | DISCUSSION | |
| 11:25-12:25 | PART IV Moderators: Dr. Sibel Kadayıfçılar, Dr. George Caputo |
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| 11:25-11:35 | Prospective Randomized Controlled ROP Studies | Dr. Sibel Kadayıfçılar |
| 11:35-11:45 | Criteria for Treatment and Selection of treatment methods | Dr. Sibel Kadayıfçılar |
| 11:45-12:00 | Treatment of ROP outside the guidelines | Dr. George Caputo |
| 12:00-12:15 | A-ROP and Oxygen associated retinopathy | Dr. Gökhan Çelik |
| 12:15-12:25 | DISCUSSION | |
| 12:25-13:25 | PART V Moderators: Dr. Şengül Özdek, Dr. Subhadra Jalali |
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| 12:25-12:35 | Pediatric Anesthesia in Premature Infants: Challenges, Risks, and Best Practices – Lessons Learned | Dr. Swati Agarwal |
| 12:35-12:50 | “Indirect laser for ROP: Tips and Tricks for Optimal Treatment with Minimal Complications" | Dr. Swati Agarwal |
| 12:50-13:00 | Follow-up and Retreatment criteria after laser therapy | Dr. Aslı Vural |
| 13:00-13:10 | Complications and management after laser therapy | Dr. Murat Günay |
| 13:10-13:20 | DISCUSSION | |
| 13:25-14:30 | LUNCH (GATHERING FOR GROUP PICTURE) | |
| 14:30-15:35 | PART VI Moderators: Dr. Wei-Chi Wu, Dr. Gökhan Çelik |
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| 14:30-14:45 | From RCT to real world: the use of antiVEGF in the management of ROP | Dr. Domenico Lepore |
| 14:45-15:00 | SAFER injection protocol | Dr. Anna Ells |
| 15:00-15:10 | Follow-up after Anti-VEGF treatment and retreatment criteria | Dr. Nihat Sayın |
| 15:10-15:20 | Managing PAR | Dr. Anna Ells |
| 15:20-15:30 | DISCUSSION | |
| 15:35-15:55 | BREAK | |
| 15:55-16:40 | PART VII Moderators: Faruk Örge, Swati Agarwal |
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| 15:55-16:10 | AAO Virtual Reality Center- Virtual ROP examination, retinal laser and intra-vitreal injection training simulator | Dr. Faruk Örge |
| 16:10-16:20 | Role of FFA in Acute and late ROP | Dr. Domenico Lepore |
| 16:20-16:30 | Fluorescein Angiography in ROP: Techniques for Capturing the Best Images | Dr. Swati Agarwal |
| 16:30-16:40 | DISCUSSION | |
| 16:40-17:30 | PART VIII Moderators: Dr. Domenico Lepore, Dr. George Caputo |
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| 16:40-16:55 | Surgery for stage 4-5 ROP: indications, timing, technique, long term results | Dr. George Caputo |
| 16:55-17:10 | Surgery in Stage 5 and cicatricial ROP | Dr. Şengül Özdek |
| 17:10-17:20 | Systemic six sigma checklist for ROP management Deaths and near-death events during ROP management | Dr. Subhadra Jalali |
| 17:10-17:20 | DISCUSSION | |
| 17:30-18:15 | PART IX Moderators: Dr. Tuba Atalay, Huban Atilla |
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| 17:30-17:45 | Premature baby with Cataract: Management | Dr. Faruk Örge |
| 17:45-18:00 | Strabismus in ROP survivors | Dr. Faruk Örge |
| 18:00-18:10 | DISCUSSION | |
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2.nd DAY (03.10.2025) TOA Training Center Istanbul |
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| 08:00-10:10 | PART X Moderators: Dr. Wei-Chi Wu, Dr. İmren Akkoyun |
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| 08:00-08:15 | Unique ocular features of ROP | Dr. Wei-Chi Wu |
| 08:15-08:30 | Differential diagnosis of ROP: (FEVR, Norrie, Incontinentia Pigmenti, PFV, Coats) | Dr. Şengül Özdek |
| 08:30-08:45 | Non-ROP neonatal retinal diseases seen during ROP care and unusual forms of ROP | Dr. Subhadra Jalali |
| 08:45-08:55 | DISCUSSION | |
| 08:55-09:10 | Challenges in ROP screening and treatment (Premature infants with corneal opacity, non-dilated pupils, active adenoviral conjunctivitis..) | Dr. Tülin Öğreden |
| 09:10-09:20 | Role of OCT in ROP | Dr. Kazım Erol |
| 09:20-09:30 | OCT biomarkers to predict ROP response to anti-VEGF | Dr. Subhadra Jalali |
| 09:30-09:40 | DISCUSSION | |
| 09:40-09:50 | Persistent Vascular Anomalies in ROP survivors: Ultra-Widefield FA Findings until School Age | Dr. Wei-Chi Wu |
| 09:50-10:00 | Clinical Features and Visual Outcomes of Patients Developing RD, Vitreous Hemorrhage and Retinal Break in Adult ROP: An International Multicenter Study | Dr. Wei-Chi Wu |
| 10:00-10:10 | DISCUSSION | |
| 10:10-10:30 | BREAK | |
| 10:30-12:05 | PART XI Moderators: George Caputo, Zuhal Ozen Tunay |
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| 10:30-10:45 | Follow-up of premature population | Dr. Domenico Lepore |
| 10:45-10:55 | Challenges in refractive examination in ROP and Management of amblyopia | Dr. Nihan Aksu Ceylan |
| 10:55-11:05 | ROP and secondary glaucoma: causes, precautions and management | Dr. Şengül Özdek |
| 11:05-11:15 | DISCUSSION | |
| 11:15-11:30 | Ophthalmological impairment at 5 y old in preterm infants | Dr. George Caputo |
| 11:30-11:40 | Evaluation of vision in visually-impaired infants and children | Dr. Zühal Özen Tunay |
| 11:40-11:55 | Visual habilitation in premature infants | Dr. Zühal Özen Tunay |
| 11:55-12:05 | DISCUSSION | |
| 12:05-12:45 | PART XI Moderators: Şengül Özdek, Gökhan Çelik |
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| 12:05-12:20 | ROP areas of Research | Dr. Subhadra Jalali |
| 12:20-12:35 | How to set up an ROP training program | Dr. Subhadra Jalali |
| 12:35-12:45 | DISCUSSION | |
| 12:45-14:00 | LUNCH | |
| 14:00-14:50 | PART XII Moderators: Dr. Şengül Özdek |
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| Panel: Case Discussions and Medicolegal Issues (Interactive Panel with sample cases) |
Dr. Şengül Özdek Dr. Anna Ells Dr. Domenico Lepore Dr Georges Caputo Dr. Subhadra Jalali Dr. Swati Agarwal Dr. Wei-Chi Wu |
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| 14:50-15:00 | BREAK | |
| 15:00-15:40 | THEORETICAL EXAM | |
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3.rd DAY (4.10.2025) TOA Training Center Istanbul SKILL TRANSFER DRY LABS |
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The trainees will simultaneously receive training for 120 minutes in four rooms in four small groups. After each course, there will be a 10-minute break and the trainees will move to the next room. |
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THEORETICAL COURSE ON NEONATAL RECUSSITATION 8:00-08:20 (all groups) |
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BREAK (10 Min.) |
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| 1. COURSE | 08:30-10:30 |
| BREAK | 10:30-10:40 |
| 2. COURSE | 10:40-12:40 |
| LUNCH | 12:40-13:40 |
| 3. COURSE | 13:40-15:40 |
| BREAK | 15:40-15:50 |
| 4. COURSE | 15:50-17:50 |
SKILL TRANSFER COURSES (STC) IN 4-DIVIDED SMALL GROUPS (WHOLE DAY)
“The Scientific program may be subject to change.”
