Tbilisi International Ophthalmology Conference

December 25, 2021., Tbilisi, Georgia

S  C  I  E  N  T  I  F  I  C     P  R  O  G  R  A  M

11:00 – 11:30 Opening Ceremony. Zaza Khotenashvili, Merab Dvali, Iva Beradze, Inna Malinouskaya, Artashes Zilfyan

Simposium: Covid 19 and the eye. Moderators: George Kamkamidze, Iva Beradze, Davit Shengelia, Inna Malinouskaya, Zaza Khotenashvili

11:30 – 11:45 Update on SARS-CoV-2 variants and infection-induced and vaccine-induced immune responses. Professor George Kamkamidze, MD, PhD, University of Georgia; Clinic NeoLab.

11:45 – 11:55 Ocular Manifestations of COVID-19 - Prof. Merab Dvali; Lia Jorjikashvili, M.D., Akhali Mzera clinic, Tbilisi, Georgia.

11:55 – 12:05 Ophthalmological care for glaucoma patients in COVID 19 pandemics. Tatsiana Imshenetskaya, Galina Vashkevich., BelMAPE, Minsk, Belarus.

Simposium: Cornea, cataract and refractive surgery. Moderators: Merab Dvali, Mikheil Tevdoradze, Alexander Chichua, Zaza Khotenashvili

12:10 – 12:20 DMEK with the Alloplant (Case Report) - Prof. Merab Dvali; Monika Zalinian, M.D.; Giorgi Mekvabishvili, M.D. Akhali Mzera clinic, Tbilisi, Georgia

12:20 – 12:30 Crosslinking - the standard of Keratoconus treatment and the chance it gives for laser vision correction. Ketevan Tsiklauri. Chichua Medical Center Mzera. Tbilisi, Georgia.

12:30 – 12:40Laser vision correction for complicated corneas. Nino Kobakhidze. Chichua Medical Center Mzera.

12:40 – 12:50 An overview of Supracor method in refractive surgery. Prof. Zilfyan A.A., MD. Baghdasaryan M.A. MC Shengavit., Yerevan, Armenia.

12:50 – 13:00 Clinical analysis of mashroom shape penetrating keratoplasty in fourth stage keratoconus patients, using "FS200" femtolaser. Mikheil Omiadze, Revaz Omiadze, Nikoloz Antelava.

13:00 – 13:10 Corneal transplantation and its types. Grigol Kamushadze, New Hospitals, Tbilisi, Georgia.

13:10 – 13:20 Postoperative IOL dislocation, solution and methods. Giorgi Petriashvili, Nana Nikolaishvili, Mzia Goisashvili,   Bachana Omiadze, Keti Baghashvili, Ani Akhalaia, Ani Karsimashvili. Aversi Clinic, Tbilisi, Georgia 

13:20 – 13:30 Multifocal - EDOF Hybrid IOL - Prof. Merab Dvali; Giorgi Mekvabishvili, M.D. Akhali Mzera clinic, Tbilisi, Georgia

13:30 – 13:40 Surgical Challenges of Paediatric Cataract. Lana Datuashvili. Clinic LJ, Kutaisi, Georgia.

13:40 – 14:40 Lunch. (During lunch presentations from sponsors (in Georgian))

Symposium – Intraocular pressure and Glaucoma Moderators: Kakha Sharashidze, Nana Digmelashvili, Malkhaz Chikovani, Tinatin Jikurashvili

14:40 – 14:50 Direct Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (DSLT) – The New Approach in Glaucoma Treatment. - Prof. Merab Dvali; Monika Zalinian, M.D.; Anna Kaladze. Akhali Mzera clinic, Tbilisi, Georgia.

14:50 – 15:00 «Ocular surface infuence on glaucoma surgery». Galina Vashkevich, BelMAPE, Minsk, Belarus.

15:00 – 15:10 The comparison of glaucoma treatment results with selective laser trabeculoplasty and 1 type of eye drop.  Zilfyan A. A., Abovyan A. A. M.A. MC Shengavit., Yerevan, Armenia.

15:10 – 15:20 Ten Years with SLT - Prof. Merab Dvali; Nana Gaprindashvili, M.D. Tbilisi, Georgia

15:20 – 15:30 Advantages of repeated micropulse transscleral cyclophotocoagulation treatment. Prof. Igor E. Ioshin, MD, PhD., Anna I. Tolchinskaya, MD, PhD., Ivan V. Maksimov, MD., Anna V. Racova, MD. Federal State Budgetary Insitution Clinical Hospital, Moscow, Russia.

15:30 – 15:40 Acute closed-angle glaucoma - management methods and modern approaches. George Petriashvili; Nana Nikolaishvili; Mzia Goisashvili; Anna Akhalaia; Bachana Omiadze; Ketevan Baghashvili; Ana Karsimashvili. Aversi Clinic, Tbilisi, Georgia.

Symposium – Retina. Moderators: Inna Malinovskaya, Ramaz Tsintsadze, Shalva Skhirtladze, Mikhailo Gavura

15:40 – 15:50 Management of retinal hemangioblastoma patients. I.I. Malinovskaya1, T.A. Imshenetskaya1, Koen van Overdam2, I.G.  Zaborovsky3, O.A. Yarmak1, M. Varshanidze1. (1) 10th City Clinical Hospital (Minsk, Belarus), (2) The Rotterdam Eye Hospital (Rotterdam, Netherlands), (3) Belarusian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education (Minsk, Belarus).

15:50 – 16:00 Post traumatic endophthalmitis in children. Gavura Mikailo., New Hospitals, Tbilisi, Georgia

16:00 – 16:10 Endoilluminator-assisted scleral buckling vs. scleral buckling using undirect ophthalmoscopy. V. Markevich, T. Imshanetskaya, V. Yarmak. Belarusian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education (Minsk, Belarus). 

16:10 – 16:20 R.R. Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment treatment in a patient with COVID-19: a case report. Ermolkevich,  T.A. Imshenetskaya,  V.A. Yarmak, V.V. Bandarina,  Y.A. Sulima., 10th City Clinical Hospital (Minsk, Belarus), Belarusian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education (Minsk, Belarus), 35th City Clinical Polyclinic (Minsk, Belarus)

16:20 – 16:30 Central retinal vein occlusion after mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccination: Reality or coincidence? A case report - Shalva Skhirtladze MD; Bella Sirbiladze MD, PhD, Giorgi Mekvabishvili MD

16:30 – 17:00 Coffee Break. (During coffee break presentations from sponsors (in Georgian))

Miscellaneous. Moderators: Tamar Kardava, Tamar Kvitashvili, Tamar Chitadze, David Enukidze

17:00 – 17:10 Management of eyelid skin basal cell carcinoma (10 years observation). Kardava T. MD., PhD; Bregvadze E. New Hospitals, Tbilisi, Georgia.

17:10 – 17:20 Pituitary Adenoma And its effects on Visual Pathways (case report). Tornike Otiashvili MD, Tinatin Jiqurashvili MD, PhD. Chichua medical center "Mzera", Tbilisi, Georgia

17:20 – 17:30 New in DED! - Tamar Chitadze, M.D., Akhali Mzera clinic, Tbilisi, Georgia.

17:30 – 17:40 "Vertical strabismus". Natalia Maghlakelidze. PhD. "European University". "Aversi Clinic". Georgia. Tbilisi.

17:40 – 17:50 The influence of breathing exercises on the indices of hydro and hemodynamics in freedivers. Pauliuchenka Aksana, Department of Ophthalmology BelMAPO, Minsk; Malinovsky Grigory Fedorovich, professor of the Department of Ophthalmology BelMAPO, Minsk.

17:50 - Closing ceremony