Winter academy
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COURSE INFORMATION
Start: April 18th, 2027
End: April 23th, 2027
Courses: Phaco Basic und Advanced & Vitrectomy
Price: N/A (incl. 20% tax)
Location: Schruns – Vorarlberg , Austria
Course Venue: Alpenhotel Montafon, Silvrettastrasse 175, 6780 Schruns, Österreich
How to get to Schruns
Schruns is conveniently accessible by both public transport and car. Below you will find detailed travel options from major airports and neighboring countries.
By Public Transport
From Munich Airport
- Take the S-Bahn (S1 or S8) to Munich Central Station
- Train towards Bludenz, usually via Lindau or Innsbruck
- Change at Bludenz to the regional train or bus to Schruns
- Arrival at Schruns station / town center, from where the hotel is a short walk
Travel time: approx. 5–6 hours
Connections: trains run every 1–2 hours; regional buses from Bludenz approx. hourly
From Innsbruck Airport
- Bus or taxi to Innsbruck Central Station (approx. 15 minutes)
- Train towards Bludenz
- Change at Bludenz to the regional train or bus to Schruns
- Arrival at Schruns station / town center, then a short walk to the hotel
Travel time: approx. 3–4 hours
Connections: trains hourly; regional buses from Bludenz hourly
From Zurich Airport
- Train from Zurich Airport to Sargans
- Change at Sargans to a regional train to Bludenz
- From Bludenz, take a train or bus to Schruns
- Short walk to Alpenhotel Montafon
Travel time: approx. 3–3.5 hours
Connections: trains hourly; buses from Bludenz hourly
From Germany
Route via Lindau / A14 (motorway, faster):
- A96 / A14 via Lindau towards Austria
- Continue on A14 towards Bludenz
- Exit Bludenz / Montafon
- Follow signs via Bartholomäberg / Schruns to the hotel
Alternative route via Fernpass (scenic / toll-free):
- A7 towards Füssen
- Continue via Fernpassstraße (B179) over the Fernpass
- Pass through Imst and join the A12 towards Bludenz
- Exit Bludenz / Montafon and continue through the Montafon valley to Schruns
From Switzerland
- A13 / A14 via Chur – Sargans – Feldkirch
- Continue on A14 towards Bludenz
- Exit Bludenz / Montafon
- Continue through the Montafon valley to Schruns
From Italy
- A22 (Brenner motorway) → A13 (Austria) → A14 towards Bludenz
- Exit Bludenz / Montafon
- Continue through the Montafon valley to Schruns
From Eastern Austria (Vienna)
- A1 (West Autobahn) → A12 (Inntal Autobahn) → A14 towards Bludenz
- Exit Bludenz / Montafon
- Follow the Montafon valley to Schruns
Note
Alpenhotel Montafon is centrally located in Schruns. Parking is available at the hotel, and the village is well signposted.
34th Ophthalmic Winter Academy 2027
€4.140,00
Description
Course language: english
During this six-day intensive training course you will be taught the basics of Phacoemulsification and p.p. Vitrectomy in Schruns (Austria).
In our 29 years of experience we constantly improved the program and we have a dedicated team to share their knowledge, helping the delegates to learn and master the surgical skills necessary to perform their surgery safely on patients.
The course puts focus on a practical hands-on surgery training in the wetlabs, where state of the art machines, hand instruments and disposables are provided and accepted as the best way for surgeons to familiarize themselves with the equipment.
Please follow THIS LINK for finding an accommodation.
Email for SPECIAL DISCOUNT with subject “Winteracademy”: urlaub@alpenhotel-montafon.at
Main topics covered
Phaco Basic
- Lecture on Wound Construction
- Capsulorhexis
- Hydrodissection
- Nuclear Disassembly Techniques and strategies
- Irrigation/Aspiration
- Lens Implantation
- Sealing the Wound
- Anterior vitrectomy
- Identifying complex cases and planning strategies
- Complications and their avoidance
- Surgical anatomy of the eye
- Intraocular pharmacology
- The Psychology of learning surgery
- The Microscope
- The Physics of Phaco
Phaco Advanced
- Basic steps – pearls and pitfalls
- The physics of phaco/different pumps
- Nuclear disassembly techniques and strategies
- Understanding subtypes – key to removing cataracts
- Identifying complex cases and planning strategies
- Complications
- Anterior vitrectomy
- IOL exchange
- Considerations in long and short eyes
- Subluxated crystalline and intraocular lenses
- Postoperative cataract surgery complications
Vitrectomy
- How the wetlab works
- Machine technology
- Vitrectomy – indications
- Vitrectomy – basic principles
- Micro Incision Vitrectomy Surgery (MIVS)
- Vitrectomy – special challenges
- Vitrectomy surface diseases
- Retinal detachment
- Vitrectomy in children
- Management of complications
- Indications and techniques for combined surgery
- Vitreoretinal surgery in traumatized eyes
- Vitrectomy – controversial & discussion
Faculty
PHACO
- Beatrix Neumaier-Ammerer
- Davide Porcu
- Florian Sutter
- Martin Stattin
- Miguel Angel Torres Pacheco
- Nicola Vandemeulebroecke
- Paulina Camacho Choza
- Petra Schollmayer
- Phil Harvey
- Suhas Haldipurkar
VITRECTOMY
- Katharina Krepler
- Martina Kralinger
- Menelaos Papadimitriou
- Ulrike Stolba