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Free-access illustrated courses for ophthalmologists, residents and colleagues. Annotated clinical imaging, updated regularly.

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Corneal refractive surgery In-depth course

Expert course: surface ablation (PRK), LASIK, lenticule extraction (SMILE, SILK), indications & ablation limits (Munnerlyn, PTA), complications (DLK, PISK, CTK), iatrogenic ectasia.

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Corneal dystrophies In-depth course

Expert course (Pr E. Gabison & Dr Y. Abdelmassih): IC3D classification (3rd ed., 2024), anterior dystrophies (Meesmann, Cogan/map-dot-fingerprint, Reis-Bücklers, Thiel-Behnke), stromal (lattice, granular, macular, Schnyder, Fleck) & endothelial (Fuchs, PPCD, CHED), with differential-diagnosis tables and comparative summary tables (gene, inheritance, layer, deposits, staining, recurrence on graft).

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Chronic corneal ulceration In-depth course

Expert course (Pr E. Gabison & M. Catanese): chronic ulcer & persistent epithelial defect, neurotrophic keratitis, pathophysiology (MMPs, corneal nerves, tear film), aetiologies & Mackie staging, medical treatment (autologous serum, cenegermin/NGF, RGTA, insulin) & surgery (amniotic membrane, scleral lenses, neurotization, CLET/SLET).

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Corneal healing In-depth course

Expert course (Pr E. Gabison, M. Cavaillé & C. Tolosa Leal): physiology of epithelial repair (migration, basement membrane) & stromal repair (keratocytes, myofibroblasts, TGF-β), pathological healing (persistent epithelial defect, fibrosis/haze, ulceration & CD147/MMP epithelial–stromal interactions), angiogenic privilege & corneal neovascularisation, neurotrophic keratitis (innervation, trigeminal ganglion, Mackie classification, RGTA, recombinant NGF), corneal macrophages (timeline, M1/M2 polarization, NLRP3, MIF, TGF-β).

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Infectious keratitis (corneal abscess) In-depth course

Expert course: epidemiology & risk factors, semiology of the abscess & Wessely ring, severity criteria (1-2-3 rule), bacterial, fungal (Fusarium, Candida) & amoebic (Acanthamoeba) keratitis, microbiological diagnosis & sampling, fortified eye drops, PACK-CXL & surgery.

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Corneal transplantation in 2026 In-depth course

Complete course: penetrating keratoplasty, lamellar grafts (DALK), endothelial grafts (DMEK, DSAEK, PDEK), immunology & rejection, keratoprostheses, ocular surface reconstruction and limbal grafting.

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Keratoconus & corneal ectasia In-depth course

Expert course: diagnosis, genetics, pathophysiology, topography & epithelial mapping, ABCD staging, cross-linking (CXL), intracorneal ring segments & CAIRS, double-docking DALK, hydrops.

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Fuchs dystrophy & cornea guttata In-depth course

Expert course: corneal endothelium, oxidative-stress pathophysiology, TCF4/CTG18.1 genetics, diagnosis (specular microscopy, OCT), DSO/DWEK & ROCK inhibitors, DMEK/DSAEK, cell therapy & bioprinting.

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Illustrated guides

Clinical examination of the ocular surface

Illustrated review — Pr E. Gabison & Dr G. Azar: history taking, lids & tear film, conjunctiva, cornea and sclera.

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Semiology of corneal disease

Illustrated course: slit-lamp examination, epithelial changes (SPK, filaments), infiltrates & stromal inflammation, endothelial changes.

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Editorial

Corneal graft rejection: when will 21st-century therapies arrive? Editorial

From non-specific immunosuppression to immunoregulation: 2% ciclosporin (CICLOGRAFT), high-risk keratoplasty, aganirsen, PD-L1 & HLA-G, regulatory T cells and extracellular vesicles.

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Self-assessment

MCQ bank — Cornea & ocular surface 599 questions

Advanced-level self-assessment: 599 corrected questions covering the whole of corneal and ocular surface disease — keratitis, dystrophies, ectasia, grafts, tumours, trauma.

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