Duke Advanced Vitreous Surgery Courses
11th Annual Duke Fellows Advanced Vitreous Surgery (fAVS) Course
May 15, 2025
The Duke fAVS meeting is an annual meeting geared toward first-year vitreoretinal fellows, medical retina fellows, and uveitis fellows training in North America. Space is also available for a limited number of international fellows. Extensive educational content includes medical and surgical panel discussions, surgical video tricks and tips, and an unparalleled wet lab experience with access to some of the latest technology and cutting-edge procedures with one-on-one faculty/fellow interaction.
The course also provides an opportunity for fellows to interact with world-renowned faculty, industry representatives, and senior colleagues in the field of retina. All fellows will have a unique opportunity to directly compare sustained release technology, implants, 3D visualization systems, microscopes, intraoperative OCT machines, vitrectomy machines, forceps, laser probes, subretinal delivery devices, and a range of other tools across manufacturers. Our goal is to make Duke fAVS a useful and practical course for retina fellows.
23rd Annual Duke Advanced Vitreous Surgery (AVS) Course
May 16-17, 2025
The two-day 22nd Duke Advanced Vitreous Surgery (AVS) Course, founded by Dr. Robert Machemer, is a biennial meeting open to all retina specialists around the world.
The AVS course will showcase the latest in cutting-edge vitreoretinal surgical techniques, use of novel instrumentation and intraoperative visualization technology, as well as strategies to approach the most challenging surgical cases. The main course comprises of a series of lectures and interactive panel discussions lead by distinguished invited speakers from across the world and Duke faculty members. Panel discussions will highlight different approaches in retinal detachment, macular surgery, and diabetic vitreoretinal surgery.
