Master in Vitreous / Retina

Teachers

• Dra. Anniken Burés
• Dr. José García-Arumí
• Dra. Claudia García Arumí
• Dr. Carlos Mateo
• Dr. Rafael Navarro
• Dra. Cecilia Salinas
• Dra. Cristina Bohórquez

Evaluation

The evaluation of the student will be done on a continuous basis, by means of a rotation established with each of the specialists in the department. Attendance and participation in the drafting, review and/or monitoring of clinical guidelines are compulsory.

Registration

The registration fee is € 10,525. It must be paid by bank transfer.

Program

General principles:

• Patient examination in consultation rooms.
• Performance of supplementary tests.
• Assistance in surgeries.
• Emergency care
• Participation in research work.
• Presence and participation in teaching activities.
• Participation in all training sessions offered by Grupo Miranza for its specialists.
• Participation in the preparation and monitoring of clinical guidelines. 

Retinal detachment in its various forms

• Reghmatogenous and secondary.
• Clinical study, differential diagnosis and treatment.
• Assessment of the patient in the consultation room and surgical treatment.
• Complementary tests for a better understanding of retinal detachment: biomicroscopy, uni and two-dimensional b-mode ultrasound examination, panoramic photography of the back of the eye and optical coherence tomography.

Introduction to the methodology of

Research

• Introduction to the methodology of research
• Drafting of research protocols
• Institutions and documentation for the Presentation of projects research to ethics committees and regulators
• Analysis of results and dissemination

Retinal vascular disorders

• Diabetic retinopathy will be covered in detail both in its diagnosis with angiography and tomography as well as the intraretinal and proliferative forms.
• Surgical indications and their treatment with photocoagulation or vitrectomy.
• Ongoing trials for the treatment of this disease.
• Study and collection of documentation and participation in clinical trials.
• Other retinal vasculopathies will be studied such as central and branch vein obstruction and new treatments.

Macular disorders

• Degeneration of the macula, assessment of its different forms by fluorescein angiography, indocyanine green angiography and other methods.
• Treatments using thermal photocoagulation, transpupillary thermotherapy, photodynamic therapy, and macular translocation.
• Treatments using intravitreal anti-VEGF.
• Macular hole.
• Accurate re-assessment of its diagnosis with OCT and other methods.
• Macular hole surgery.
• Macular epiretinal membrane and internal limiting membrane dissection, indications, and technique.

Intraocular tumours

• Particular attention is paid to melanoma, its diagnostic and therapeutic aspects.
• Different treatments will be demonstrated in practice using new photocoagulation techniques, plaque radiotherapy and tumour resections.
• Participation in multi-centre studies and pilot studies on different types of tumours.

Intraocular inflammations

• Posterior uveitis, its classification, medical and surgical treatment.
• Study of patients with chronic inflammation and new trials in progress with intraocular devices to control inflammation.
• Indications for surgery in inflammatory processes.

Retinal dystrophies

• Diagnosis and differential diagnosis.
• The role of ocular electrophysiology in fundus pathology today.
• Current genetic studies.