WetLab Glaucoma ANVO

Data Inizio 07/11/2025

Data Fine 09/11/2025

Città Unisvet Venue - MILAN

Termine iscrizioni 24/10/2025

Event valued with 15 SPC CREDITS* (only for italian doctors)

LIMITED NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: MAX. 20

All lectures will be held in English without simultaneous translation

The management of glaucoma is a challenge in veterinary ophthalmology. This course describes glaucomatous disease, reviewing its pathophysiology and clinical features. The complementary examinations available to the practitioner are then detailed, and practical examples are presented in the form of clinical reports and videos. The various medical and surgical treatment options are presented, as well as the clinical follow-up of the patient.
The final day is devoted to a practical workshop on the use of Ahmed valves in glaucoma surgery.

OBJECTIVES OF THIS COURSE:

Provide an overview of glaucomatous disease in order to better understand it
Present the various complementary examinations currently available to improve the detection of patients and refine the prognosis of their care.
Learn about the various treatment options available for glaucoma, and their limitations.
Know how to place an Ahmed valve

Dr. Thierry Azoulay – DVM, DESV-Opht, DIU de chirurgie rétino-vitréenne, DIU d’OCT

Dr. Frank Famose – DVM, DESV-Opht, DIU Vitreo-retinal surgery, DIU Ocular surface

Dr. Virginie Fouque – DVM, DE-OPHT, DIU Ocular Surface

Le iscrizioni al corso apriranno a breve! Aggiungilo alle tue preferenze per essere avvisato non appena sarà possibile effettuare l’iscrizione.

*In Conformità con il Regolamento FNOVI riguardante gli SPC (Sviluppo Professionale Continuo) Unisvet, essendo provider ECM e inserita dal Ministero della Salute pubblica nell’Elenco delle Società Scientifiche e associazioni tecnico-scientifiche delle professioni sanitarie, valorizzerà il corso con 1 credito SPC per ogni 60 minuti di lezione

Thierry Azoulay
DVM, DESV-Opht, DIU de chirurgie rétino-vitréenne, DIU d’OCT Relatore

Dr Thierry Azoulay is heading the ophthalmology department of Agoravet, a private veterinary referral center in Strasbourg France. He is past president (2015-2021) and past vice-president (2021-2024) of the GEMO (Ophthalmology group of the French veterinary continuing education association) and member of the board of the French Eye Panelist Association. He is teaching surgery of the lens at the Surgery School of Nancy, giving lectures at the Ophthalmology Course (CES) of the Veterinary School of Toulouse and at the Ophthalmology Course (DE) of the Veterinary School of Maisons Alfort. As a clinician-scientist, he is particularly interested in lens, glaucoma and retinal surgery. Dr. Azoulay is a diplomate of the French college of veterinary ophthalmologists (DESV-Opht) and a Fellow of the REOVVA (European Network of Ophthalmology and animal vision). He is also certified in vitreo-retinal surgery (DIU de chirurgie rétino-vitréenne), in ocular surface (DIU surface oculaire) and in OCT (DIU d’OCT).

Frank Famose
DVM, DESV-Opht, DIU Vitreo-retinal surgery, DIU Ocular surface Relatore

01/1989 - Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine - Ecole Nationale vétérinaire de Toulouse (France) 01/1991 - Ophthalmology Certificate - Ecole Nationale vétérinaire de Toulouse (France) 01/2010 - Corneal surgery degree - Centre National d’Ophtalmologie des XV-XX (Paris, France) 01/2014 - Vitreoretinal surgery degree - Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu (Paris, France) 01/2015 - Bibliographic research degree - Faculté de Médecine de Bordeaux-2 (Bordeaux, France) 01/2015 - Veterinary specialist degree - Ecole Nationale vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort (Paris, France) 03/2020 - Ocular surface degree - Centre National d’Ophtalmologie des XV-XX (Paris, France) Since 2013, I have been committed in the development and promotion of the corneal surgery and particularly of the corneal-cross linking technique in veterinary ophthalmology via local and international publications. I have an extensive experience in treating patients with corneal ulcers and CXL procedure (more than 300 cases in the last years) and I have taken responsibility of leading the group of veterinary ophthalmologists committed in the cross-linking applications in animals.

Virginie Fouque
DVM, DE-OPHT, DIU Ocular Surface Relatore

Graduated from the National Veterinary School in Alfort (ENVA) in 2009, she spent several years working in small animal and equine general practice before deciding to focus on ophthalmology. She completed her training in ophthalmology in National Veterinary School in Alfort gaining her certificate (DE d’ophtalmologie), then she became French pannelist for hereditary eye diseases, and graduated in ocular surface (DIU de surface oculaire). Today she has a dedicated ophthalmology practice near Orleans. Since 2021, she is a member of Groupe d’Etude sur les Maladies Oculaires and participates in ophthalmology training for general practitioners.