We Offer Medical Education
DMEK
DMEK - 2010 Informational Agenda
For experienced DSEK/DSAEK surgeons
Dates / Location / Hours
Dates: See DMEK Registration Form for 2010 dates
Location:
Price Vision Group
9002 N. Meridian Street, Suite 101
Indianapolis, IN 46260, USA
Hours: 8:00 AM to approximately 5:00 PM
Program
Descemet’s Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (“DMEK”) is the latest iteration of endothelial keratoplasty. It replaces only Descemet’s membrane and endothelium, and leaves the patient’s cornea closer to its original condition than any other transplant technique.
Benefits of DMEK:
- 2.8 mm or smaller corneal incision
- No increase in corneal thickness
- No refractive shift from donor graft
- Ability to pre-operatively plan astigmatism management to reduce or eliminate pre-operative cylinder
- No changes or guesses for “fudge factors” with IOL calculations
Like other forms of endothelial keratoplasty, DMEK involves a whole new learning curve. It has some similarities to DSEK, but also a number of dramatic differences in donor preparation, manipulation in the eye, and post operative care.
We are now covering DMEK in our two-day DSEK / DSAEK / DMEK Advanced Cornea Courses, but this offering is a one-day intensive course on DMEK for those already experienced in DSAEK/DSEK.
- Live surgery
- Wet Lab
- Examination of post-operative patients
- Videos: Complications / Difficult cases
- Didactic, including:
- Current status of DMEK
- Comparison to DSEK
- Complications
- Methods of donor preparation and insertion into eye
- Techniques for management of graft once inserted into eye
What Do I Bring?
Participating physicians must bring the following items:
- 0.5 forceps
- 0.12 forceps
- Small smooth tying forceps
- Small angled tying forceps
- Sinsky hook
- Cyclodialysis spatula
- One donor viewing chamber, if possible (ask eye bank to provide)
- At least 4 or 5 human corneal scleral rims at least no more than 7-10 days old
You may bring your practice tissue with you or have your eye bank ship it to us.
Please use Fed-Ex “First Overnight Delivery” so that we receive the tissue on the first day of the course. IMPORTANT: Identify the shipping container as RESEARCH tissue, so that it is not combined with surgical tissue. Address your package to:
Price Vision Group
Attention: DMEK Course – Your Name
9002 N. Meridian Street, Suite 100
Indianapolis, IN 46260 USA
There is no good equivalent for human eyes. Fresh eyes always are preferable. Physicians coming from outside of North America: we will coordinate with Vision Share (a not-for-profit consortium of eye banks) to arrange practice tissue.
Attire
Business casual. Ties and jackets are not necessary. Please refrain from wearing perfumes and colognes. Meeting rooms are cool, you may want to bring a sweater. Scrubs will be provided for the live surgery.
Hotel
Homewood Suites by Hilton. The 2010 discounted room rate for Price Vision Group guests is $99 per night for a King or Twin Master Suite at the Homewood Suites by Hilton located at 2501 E. 86th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46240, about three miles from Price Vision Group. A complimentary breakfast buffet and evening hors d’oeuvres are included in the rate. All rooms are suites with separate bedroom and living room, and a kitchen.
Reservations: Please call the hotel directly at (317) 253-1919 and ask for in-house reservations. Then ask for the DMEK Group (Price Vision Group).
Shuttle Service: Homewood Suites provides a shuttle to Price Vision Group. Please confirm your need for the shuttle when you check in. The shuttle is available to locations within five miles of Homewood Suites (not to the airport).
Taxi
Taxi rates from the Indianapolis International Airport (IND) to Price Vision Group and our preferred hotel, Homewood Suites by Hilton, generally are about $60 one-way. However, if you call in advance, you may reserve a taxi with Carmel Circle City Cab at a rate of $40 one-way (317-848-5757). A share-ride shuttle is available from Carey Limousine at a rate of $34 (317-241-6700).
Directions
Approximately 33 miles from the Indianapolis International Airport (IND). Travel time: 45 minutes, depending upon traffic.
To Price Vision Group: From the Indianapolis International Airport (IND), start out going West on I-70; merge onto I-465 N and then I-465 E to US31/Meridian Street Exit 31. Proceed a half mile south on Meridian and turn West onto 91st Street. Price Vision Group is located in the Lakeview Office Park on the SW corner of 91st and Meridian. Enter from the west parking.
To Homewood Suites: From the Indianapolis International Airport (IND), start out going West on I-70; merge onto I-465 N and then I-465 E to Exit 33 (Keystone Avenue). South on Keystone Avenue and exit onto 86th Street (Nora/Castleton). West onto 86th Street. Homewood Suites by Hilton is on the left after Haverstick Road.
AMA PRA Category 2 CME
According to the American Medical Association, physicians individually may determine the educational value of the AMA PRA Category 2 activities in which they participate. Physicians may claim one (1) AMA PRA Category 2 credit for each 60-minute hour engaged in the learning activity.
QUESTIONS? Please Contact…
Wendy Mickler
Price Vision Group
9002 North Meridian Street, Suite 100
Indianapolis, IN 46260
(Tel) 317-814-2823
(Fax) 317-844-5590
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