ADVANCED LEARNING

The ESASO training modules offer exciting opportunities to learn from world-leading faculty, to expand your collegial network and to reach a new level in your professional skills. ESASO’s modules for young ophthalmologists have become an internationally recognised success in recent years.

“In 2015, we organised 10 modules in different countries, which 320 participants attended altogether. We awarded the prestigious one-year ESASO fellowship to two aspiring ophthalmologists, out of 55 applicants,” said Borja Corcóstegui, President of the ESASO Foundation and Scientific Council.

Feedback from students as well as from faculty has been enthusiastic overall. One of many similar student statements summarised the ESASO experience: “It has been an awesome experience, with participants from all over the world. It was a pleasure and a privilege to learn from colleagues from all corners of the world. A dense timetable in a relaxed but full of enthusiasm atmosphere.”

2016 educational programme

As in recent years, the entire field of ophthalmology is covered by ESASO'S advanced five-day modules. These cutting-edge courses offer unique opportunities to learn in close contact with primary experts, as well as to team up with aspiring colleagues from various countries. The state-of-the-art facilities include wetlabs and the most innovative technology. And soon there will be a state-of-the-art laboratory, “The ESASO LAB of the Future”. An example of a typical ESASO Module was the fully booked course in January 2015, dedicated to oculoplastic surgery in Valletta, Malta. The programme directors Ramón Medel and Luz María Vásquez, from Spain, together with faculty from Belgium, Germany and UK provided insights into orbital, lacrimal and ophthalmic plastic surgery. Theoretical and practical training covered a broad spectrum of anatomical and physiological, diagnostic and therapeutic subjects: from facial nerve palsy to eyelid and orbital tumours, from upper and lower eyelid blepharoplasty to trauma and fractures management.

An ESASO Course Series book on that topic can be ordered online at the ESASO website. The module and its faculty received excellent feedback. Generally, both experienced and starter surgeons in oculoplastic surgery could find pearls for themselves in this module.

The one-year ESASO Fellowship offers doctors the opportunity to acquire hands-on surgical expertise at a prestigious affiliated institution and to learn from
globally-renowned ophthalmologists. To apply go to:
www.esaso.org/fellowships

The ESASO educational programme is open to all young ophthalmologists who have completed residency training and work in ophthalmic hospital departments or clinics. Become a part of the ever-growing ESASO family. Visit our website at www.esaso.org to find out more and take your ophthalmological expertise to the next level!