On October 28-30, 2021, the Department of Ophthalmology of the Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine together with the GO "Association of Pediatric Ophthalmologists and Optometrists of Ukraine" held a scientific-practical conference with international participation «Refractive Plein Air` 21”, which was held at the International Congress Center, Ukrainian House, Kyiv, Khreschatyk 2.
The event was attended by more than 350 offline doctors and more than 3,500 ophthalmologists, pediatric ophthalmologists and optometrists of Ukraine online, including ophthalmologists from Switzerland, Poland, Austria, Germany, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Belarus. The purpose of the conference is to spread the latest knowledge and skills in ophthalmology and optometry.
The conference program included eleven plenary sessions of thematic lectures in two halls; five satellites and thirteen trainings in various fields of ophthalmology, which were conducted continuously and in parallel in three simulated classrooms and changed every two hours for three days and had a video recording and live broadcast on YouTube.
In addition, within the framework of the conference it was registered in Shupyk National University of Health of Ukraine and conducted a self-supporting master class «Modern possibilities of ophthalmoplastic surgery» for 20 ophthalmologists (8 hours).
Thanks to the introduction of advanced technologies, during the conference students from all regions of Ukraine had the opportunity not only to attend lectures and workshops by leading foreign experts from Bulgaria (Prof. Christina Grupcheva), Germany (Prof. Gerd U. Auffarth), Switzerland (Prof. Schweizer Helmer), Ireland (Prof. Jonathon Bench BSc.), Latvia (Slabtsova Olena, Valdis Walters) and Poland (Prof. Andrzej Gzybowski) live broadcast of all meetings, lectures and trainings took place online at the exhibition center, as well as on the Internet on YouTube .
Special attention was paid to the training of young Ukrainian ophthalmologists, interns and optometrists. A separate XI section and an interactive modern platform were allocated for them. Young specialists from all over Ukraine had the opportunity to report their research. In addition, to master the skills of contact lens selection, work on modern ophthalmic and laser equipment in specially designated thematic workshops, during which lively discussions were held, clinical examples and complex cases were considered and discussed, and numerous questions were answered. The first in Ukraine section «Young ophthalmologist» with the participation of thematic patients and at the same time 50 doctors offline and 150 doctors online took place on the third day of the event in the Exhibition Hall of the International Congress Center.
On the first day of the scientific-practical conference «Refractive Plein Air` 21» was held the grand opening of a specialized exhibition of diagnostic equipment, apparatus, laser optical, optoelectronic equipment, pharmacological ophthalmic products, glasses and lenses, which was attended by more than 22 leading foreign and domestic companies , as well as the award ceremony: awards and medals to participants and partners of the event.
Within the framework of the scientific-practical conference «Refractive Plein Air` 21» a number of demonstration lectures were given: an act lecture «The Art of Cataract Treatment» (Head of the Department of Ophthalmology, Chairman of the Association of Pediatric Ophthalmologists and Optometrists of Ukraine, Professor Sergiy Rykov); «The horizon of events in ophthalmology - the point of no return in cataracts and glaucoma» (Professor of Ophthalmology Irina Shargorodska); «The role of nitric oxide in the development of primary open-angle glaucoma and modern approaches to treatment» (Professor of Ophthalmology Oksana Petrenko); «Surgery of paralytic strabismus - a case in point» (Associate Professor of Ophthalmology Yuri Barinov), «Management of surgical treatment of submacular hemorrhages of various etiologies» (Associate Professor of Ophthalmology Dmitry Zhmurik), «Combined surgical treatment of diabetic and diabetic diabetes mellitus Cons» (Professor of the Department of Ophthalmology Serhiy Mogilevsky and Associate Professor of the Department of Ophthalmology Yulia Panchenko), «Possibilities of modern navigation and pattern laser systems in the treatment of giant ruptures of the retinal periphery and local rhegmatogenous retinal detachments” (Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Oleg Parchomenko).
Four interdisciplinary section meetings with neuroophthalmologists, endocrinologists – «Neuro-ophthalmological aspects of ophthalmoplasty», «Aesthetics of the organ of vision - at the junction of specialties», «Endocrine orbitopathy: multi-disciplinary approach» in oncology and dermatologist. Issues considered: «Integrated approach to the diagnosis and treatment of endocrine orbitopathy», «Ophthalmic aspects of endocrine orbitopathy» «Urgent and planned decompression of the orbits», «Rare intraocular tumors of childhood», «Non-melanoma low and high risk skin cancer», «Personalized approach to the treatment of high-risk basal cell carcinoma in the periorbital area», «Eyelid plastic surgery», etc.
Scientific-practical conference with international participation «Refractive Plein Air` 21» was another proof of the urgency of refractive errors, cataracts and glaucoma and, most importantly, the awareness of Ukrainian doctors of the role of ophthalmologists and optometrists in the treatment and prevention of blindness from ophthalmic diseases.
Within the framework of the scientific-practical conference a meeting of the basic department of ophthalmology and representatives of related departments on the improvement of training programs for ophthalmologists, pediatric ophthalmologists and optometrists was held. A meeting of the EPC NAMS and the Ministry of Health of Ukraine «Ophthalmology and tissue therapy» was held.
The participants of the meeting discussed and adopted a draft resolution of the conference, discussed the development of unified clinical protocols and guidelines - "Cataract", "Glaucoma", "Strabismus", "Dry eye disease", "Optometry"; It is planned to hold the sixth scientific-practical conference with international participation «Refractive Plein Air` 22» in the next 2022 (October 6-8).
Most of the delegates and guests of the scientific-practical conference noted the high professional and organizational level of its holding.
The act video lecture «The Art of Cataract Treatment» (Head of the Department of Ophthalmology, Chairman of the Board of the Association of Pediatric Ophthalmologists and Optometrists of Ukraine, Professor Sergiy Rykov) is available at the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVtCXCSVZvY
The address of the head of the Department of Ophthalmology of the Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine, Chairman of the Board of the Association of Pediatric Ophthalmologists and Optometrists of Ukraine, Professor Sergiy Rykov to the conference participants on the eve of its opening is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo7VHDUiRfU
October 28, 2021
Plenary hall (opening) at the link: https://youtu.be/MVtCXCSVZvY
Panoramic hall: https://youtu.be/A0kD3Uz2Efs
Exhibition hall: https://youtu.be/PT9ynltWBsw3
October 29, 2021
Plenary hall: https://youtu.be/y3Kj0h8UmoI
Panoramic hall: https://youtu.be/79xHL0FEPck
Exhibition hall: https://youtu.be/VIbrvPYcpPE
October 30, 2021
Exhibition hall: https://youtu.be/Bkg7gR-9j2k
The program of the scientific-practical conference «Refractive Plein Air '21» at the link: https://plener.kiev.ua/pro-konferenciju/programa-konferencii/
Master classes in the TRAINING CENTER will be on record from November 3 on the website www.plener.kiev.ua