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Our mission is to provide ophthalmologists with the most comprehensive and practical surgical training in Egypt, enabling them to perform phacoemulsification independently and confidently.

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Course Structure:

• Opening Session: begins with a theoretical lecture covering:
  • Patient selection and preoperative evaluation
  • Surgical steps and techniques (basic & advanced)
  • Management of complications
  • Postoperative care and follow-up
  • Hands on Training right after the lecture, candidates start performing cases under direct 1-to-1 supervision.

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Training Progression Roadmap:

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           I. Basic level 

• Clear corneal incisions

• Continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis

• Hydrodissection & hydrodelineation

• Nucleus management with divide & conquer technique

• Cortical cleanup and IOL implantation

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II. Intermediate level:

• Improving surgical speed and fluidics control 

• Advanced wound construction techniques

• Refinement of divide & conquer technique

• Introduction to stop & chop

• Managing early intraoperative complications

• Exposure to moderate cataracts and slightly complex cases

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III. Advanced level:

• Mastering stop & chop and direct chop techniques

• Handling hard cataracts & small pupils 

• Capsulorhexis in white/brunescent cataracts.

• Management of posterior capsule rupture & vitreous loss

• IOL implantation in subluxated lenses and complex scanario

 

Important Note: Some of advanced cases arise only when complications occur naturally during surgery, so the number of such cases cannot be guaranteed. Candidates will always receive:

• Hands-on training whenever advanced cases are available.

• Detailed teaching on complication management  

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Learning Outcome:

By the end of the course, candidates will:

• ​Perform phaco surgery confidently and independently.

• Master essential and advanced phaco techniques (Divide & Conquer, Stop & Chop, Direct Chop)

• Enhance surgical safety, speed and decision-making

• Gain experience with both routine and complex cataract cases under expert supervision

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Number of cases:

Flexible - candidates can request the number of cases they wish to perform (some of advanced cases are limited)

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