Curriculum Dr. Cesare Forlini
Year 1974
Graduated in Surgical Medicine with a First Class Honors Degree (110/110 cum laude) from the University of Bologna
Year 1975
National Professional Certificate (license to practice) for Medical Surgeon - University of Bologna
Anno 1979
Certificate of Specialization in Ophthalmology from the University of Ferrara
TRAINING HISTORY
• From December 2011 to present Director of the Departement of Complex Surgery and Traumatology at the Ophthalmology Department of “Santa Maria delle Croci” Hospital in Ravenna (Italy)
• From May 2002 to Dec. 2011
Director of the Department of Ophthalmology at Ravenna Hospital (Italy)
• From 1999 to 2002
Director Dr. of the Ophthalmology Department of “San Salvatore” Hospital in Pesaro (Italy)
• From 1997 to 1999
Director Dr. of the Ophthalmology Department of the Hospital in Fabriano (Italy)
• From 1990 to 1997
Organizational head of VITREORETINAL SURGERY at the Ophthalmology Department
of Ravenna Hospital (Italy)
MAIN FIELDS OF INTEREST: (SUB-SPECIALITIES)
1) DIAGNOSTIC ACTIVITIES:
- Ultrasound, F.A.G., I.C.G., O.C.T., CONFOSCAN
2) SURGICAL ACTIVITIES:
- Eye trauma
- Ocular endoscopic surgery
- Corneal surgery with various techniques: PK, DSAEK, DALK, CROSSLINKING
- Cataract surgery, with glaucoma, combined pathologies using various techniques
- Excimer laser refractive surgery, with refractive IOL
- Minimally invasive Vitreal and retinal surgery including bimanual (MIVS)
- ”Pole to Pole” ocular surgery (cornea crystalline, iris, vitreoretina)
- Surgery on iris (plastic iris, cosmetic IOL implant, artificial iris)
- Glaucoma (classic non perforating filtering surgery)
- Glaucoma with use of valve implant methods (Tflux, Ex-press, Valvola Ahmed and Bervaldt various types)
OPERATIONS STATISTICS:
Over 15.000 interventions have been performed, many high or even critical risk level surgery.
CATARACTS
Operations with updated techniques and modern instruments. High percentage of complex cataract operations, hypermature cataracts, subluxated, high myopic condition, in monocular and in filtering surgery, synechiae. Combined surgical intervention for glaucoma, with vitrectomy and corneal transplant.
- VITREORETINAL PATHOLOGIES
- PVR all stages
- Trauma, foreign bodies, wounds and bulbar outbursts
- Endophthalmitis
- Tumors (with endovitreal resection)
- Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
- Vitreous hemorrhage
- Macular holes and macular puckers
- C.N.V. senile myopia
- Keratoprosthesis (Falcinelli, Pintucci)
- Macular Translocation
- Pigment Epithelium Transplantation
- athy of prematurity (ROP)
- Use of different endotamponade substances and their combinations
- Strabismus
Multiple procedures, in addition to retinal surgery, simultaneous crystalline, corneal or iris surgery (e.g. plastic pupil) in monocular patients (including “pole to pole”) surgical techniques.
CORNEAL PATHOLOGIES: (transplants)
interventions classified as corneal transplants are made using various techniques:
- • Deep Lamellar Keratoplasty (DALK)
- • Penetrating keratoplasty (PK) (PK) Transplantation of endothelium (DSAEK) that includes also:
- -Membrane Amniotic Transplant
- -Limbus Stem Cell Transplantation
A percentage of corneal transplant operations are related to complex pathologies such as post-trauma victims that requires complex manipulation and in some cases employing temporary keratoprosthesis.
GLAUCOMA:
- • Classic non perforating filtering surgery, Tflux, Ex-press, Ahmed and Bervaldt valve implants and other types.
Combination techniques to include cataract surgery with corneous and vitreal treatments.
PATHOLOGIES OF EXTRINSIC OCULAR MOTILITY: (Strabismus)
- • Various procedures including windmill surgery for macular translocation.
TRAINING RESUME:
MANAGEMENT TRAINING COURSES (META certified)
- Participation to Training course "Effective communication, how to motivate and guide Collaborators"
First Level: Rome 18-19th November 1998
Second Level - Milan 14th October 1999
STAGES
Participation in numerous stages ℅ Ophthalmologic Clinics and Centres in Italy and abroad:
France (Lyon, Paris, Nantes),
Spain (Barcellona),
Germany(Kiel, Colgne, Marburg, Munster),
Belgium (Anvers),
Holland (Rotterdam),
Austria (Vienna),
USA (Boston, Detroit, New York, Los Angeles),
England (London),
Mexico (Mexico City).
APPOINTMENTS WITH INTERNATIONAL / NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES:
- S.O.I (Società Oftalmologica Italiana) Member
- A.I.M.O (Associazione Italiana Medici Oculisti) Member
- A.S.R.S (American Society Retinal Specialist) Member
- A.A.O (American Academy Ophthalmology) Member
- A.P.A.O (Associazione Panamericana Opthalmology) Member
- E.S.C.R.S (European Society Of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons) Member
- S.I.E.T.O (Società Italiana Ergoftalmologia e Traumatologia Oculare) Board Member
- S.I.R. (Società Italiana Retina) Former President, 1999-2000
- G.I.V.R.E (Gruppo Italiano Vitreoretina) Board Member
- E.V.R.S (European Vitreoretinal Society) Nominated for Italy
- E.V.R.T.S (European Vitreoretinal Society Training School) Faculty and Teacher
- S.E.E.O.S (South East European Ophthalmology Society) Nominated Board member for Italy
- E.S.A.S.O (European School Advanced in Ophthalmology) Teacher and Tutor of Wet Lab
- Tblisi Medical University Teacher on the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia. . Lessons to resident Georgia State University students and Practising Professionals at the Georgian Ophthalmology Society
FOUNDER
- E.V.R.S (European Vitreo Retinal Society) Co-Founder, Cancun 2001
- I.A.R.V.O. (Italian Artistic Video In Ophthalmology)
- A.I.D.A. (Associazione Italiani D’America in Ophthalmology)
- Po.P.EyeE ("Pole to Pole" Eye Surgeons Club)
- High School Ocular Trauma
- Mediterretina Club o-Founder (with on El Rakawi Khaled e Nikolakopoulos Anastasios)
- Grandi Marche: GRuppo ANgiografico Digital Imaging Marche 1997 - 2001
ORIGINAL OPERATIVE SURGICAL TECHNIQUES:
- "Sandwich" technique for intraocular hypertension during penetrating keratoplasty.
- Use of vitreoretinal surgery instruments during "DALK" (Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty).
- "Spaghetti Tecnique" in Vitreoretinal Surgery.
- DAB (Double Air Bubble) in DALK: a standardizazion manual lamellar Keratoplasty.
- Double tamponade PDMS/F6H8 in macular translocation with 360° retinotomy.
- Closed eye repositioning in luxated and subluxated IOL, personal technique.
- "RE-FLOW" (Reverse Flow) Technique in Vitreoretinal Surgery: a new approach.
- "ONE VIA PARS PLANA PORT" in the treatment of selected retina deseases.
- "Triamcinolone PLUG" as RPE staining protection.
- "25 GAUGE RE-FLOW Strategy": a new balanced way to VR Surgery.
- "IOL Suturing on posterior surface of Artificial Iris".
AWARDS/SCIENTIFIC ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
FOR VIDEO PRESENTATIONS
NATIONAL
- 1997 Ravenna, 1999 Pesaro, 2001 Rimini, Rome: "Particular Cases"
- 1998 Fabriano, 1999 Pesaro, 1999 Trapani, Ravenna: "Innovative Technique"
- 1995 1995 L’Aquila, 1996 Ravenna, 1998 Fabriano: "Technical-Artistic Presentation"
- 2001 Ravenna: "I.A.R.V.O." (Italian Artistic Video in Ophthalmology)
- 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 e 2011: "S.O.I." (Società Oftalmologica Italiana)
- 2011: "A.I.M.O" (Associazione Italiana Medici Oculisti) "1° award for Posterior Segment"
INTERNATIONAL
AWARDS DI A.S.R.S. (AMERICAN SOCIETY RETINAL SPECIALISTS) RHETT BUCKLER AWARD
- • 1999 Rome, Italy:
"Closed eye repositioning of Luxated-Subluxated IOL: Personal Technique"
- • 2000 Puerto Rico:
"Macular Translocation in AMD with Circular Retinotomy and Use of Double Tamponade PDMS/F6H8"
- • 2002 San Francisco, (USA):
"Safety exit for the removal of large IOFB’s"
- • 2003 New York, (USA):
"Pole to Pole Surgery in trauma case"
- • 2005 Montreal, (Canada):
"Heavy silicones in severe vitreoretinal diseases"
- • 2006 Cannes, (France): combined meeting ASRS & EVRS
"The Dancer"
- • 2007 Palm Springs, (USA):
"Treatment of Retinal Detachment in Osteo-odonto Keratoprosthesis (OOKP)"
- • 2008 Maui, Hawaii:
"Errare humanum est"
- • 2009 New York, (USA):
"Trauma treatment in mini invasive era"
- • 2011 Boston, (USA):
"Temporary keratoprosthesis in the "pole to pole" surgery in severe trauma cases" "Best of the Show"
E.V.R.S. AWARDS (EUROPEAN VITREORETINAL SOCIETY)
- • 2001 Biarritz (France):
"Spaghetti technique in vitreoretinal Surgery"
- • 2003 Sopron (Hungary). Joint meeting EVRS and ISOT:
"Pole to pole" Bulbar reconstruction in perforating eye injury" 1° award
- • 2010 Siviglia (Spain):
"SCH During Open Sky Surgery: It is everything lost?" 2° award
- • 2011 Valletta (Malta)
"Retinal Detachment Treatment in Falcinelli's Modified OKP" 2° award
EURETINA VIDEO AWARDS (EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF RETINA SPECIALISTS)
- • 2006 Lisbona (Portugal):
"Proliferative diabetic retinopathy: Triamcinolone assisted bimanual surgery and "Re-Flow" technique" 1° award
- • 2008 Vienna (Austria):
"Treatment of retina detachment in OOKP" 2° award
- • 2009 Nizza (Francia) Euretina Video Awards:
"Pintucci Keratoprosthesis""1° Premio"
- 2010 Paris (France)
"Trauma Festival with MIVS 25/23G systems"1° award
AWARDS FROM OTHER SOCIETIES
- • 2006 Thessaloniky (Greece) Pan-Hellenic Society & Alcon Video Festival:
"23-25 gauge system: Expanded indications in vitreoretinal surgery"
- • 2007 Lodz (Poland) III Vitreo Retinal Symposium Film Festival
"2° award"
- • 2007 Dubai (UAE) Meaco (International Congress of the Middle East African Council
of Ophtalmology)
1° award
- • 2010 Lodz (Poland) IV Vitreo Retinal Symposium Film Festival
1° award
- • 2010 Berlin (Germany) WOC (World Ophthalmologic Congress)
2° award
- 2010 Buenos Aires (Argentina)I.S.O.T. :" 1° award"
- • 2011 Athens (Greece) Pan-Hellenic Society:
"Acute expulsive choroidal haemorrhage during an open sky surgery"
MISSIONS / HONORARY AWARDS
MISSIONI:
- Tanzania: (con l'associazione SOSAN (Solidarietà Sanitaria Lions Club)
- Irak (Negli ospedali del Kurdistan Iracheno: Dohuk, Erbil, Soleymania)
ONORIFICENZE
- • 1989 Romania Menzione d'Onore del governo rumeno per assitenza ai feriti durante la rivoluzione di Timisoara
- Associazione Trapiantati d'Organo delle Marche (A.T.O.): Targa di ronoscenza a: "Maestro" dei Trapianti di Cornea a Pesaro" 2002
- • 2007: Premio "Melvin Jones" del Lions International, "For dedicated humanitarian service"
- • I.S.O.T. Targa di Merito" per unique and trauma videos and the super job organising the 7° ISOT meeting in Rome
- • Buenos Aires 2010 quale "Profesor Visitante" del Instituto Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud. Fundaciòn H.A. BARCELO'.
- • Borovets, Bulgaria, 2011: Membro Onorario dell’Unione degli Oftalmologi Bulgari
- • Malta 2011: "Titulum Cavaliere Ordinis" Nobiliaris S. Giovanni di Mdina
- • Sinaia, Romania: "Titul de Mebru de Onoare" Societatea Română de Oftalmologie
- • G.V.R.S 2012 Greek Vitreoretinal Society
DIDACTIC SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES
CONFERENCE AND CONGRESS ORGANIZATION
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
Organization and management of over 30 National and 20 International conferences, amongst which:
- • "Perfluorocarbon liquid in vitreoretinal surgery" (1991) Ravenna (RA) Italy
- • Tree editions of the international conference "Internal tamponade in vitreoretinal surgery" (1992, 1993, 1994) Ravenna (RA) Italy.
- • Three editions of "Vitreolive": Live vitreoretinal surgery, meeting with Borja Corcostegui and Klaus Eckardt. Ravenna (RA) Italy (1995, 1996, 1997)
- • "Non solo Cornea" Fabriano (AN) Italy (1998)
- • Meeting with Andreas Mohr Live Vitreoretinal Surgery. Fabriano (AN) Italy (1998)
- • Five editions of Italiani d’America : International Conference with american ophthalmologists of italian origin (2000 e 2001 Pesaro (PU). 2002, 2004, 2007 Ravenna (RA) Italy
- • Two editions of "Around the globe in three days" (2002, 2003) Ravenna (RA) Italy
- • Two editions of "International course on Bulbar Traumatology" (2001, 2003) (RA) Italy
- • VII international symposium of the I.S.O.T. (International Society of Ocular Trauma) (2006) Rome - Organizer for Italy
- •Two editions of "Vitreo Together – Mininvasive Surgery 23-25G and combined techniques: Classical and Expanded Indications in Ophthalmology"
- • R.I.C.O. (Ravenna International Courses of Ophtalmology) (2007) Ravenna (RA) Italy
- • Ocular Trauma Course and Retinal Detachment Course – Kreissig Retinal Course (2007, 2011) Ravenna (RA)
- • I "Live surgery Day" Mediterretina Club - (High School Ocular Trauma) – (2005) Ravenna (RA)
- • II "Live surgery Day" Mediterretina Club- High School Ocular Trauma – (2009) Ravenna (RA)
- • III "Live surgery Day" Mediterretina Club- High School Ocular Trauma – (2011) Ravenna (RA)
- • III Mediterretina Club, (2009) Cortina (BL) Italy
- • IV Mediterretina Club, Nile Cruise (2010) Egypt. Co-organizer with Dr. El Rakawi
- • Night & Day: Conference in the evening and live surgery the following morning.
2 editions in 2009; 2 editions nel 2010; 3 editions nel 2011. Ravenna (RA)
- • V Mediterretina Club Meeting Amman Jordan, Co-organizer with Dr. Fayad Feisal
CONFERENCE ACTIVITY
- • Participation in more than 150 courses and conferences as listener/learner.
- • Participation in more than 400 courses and conferences as speaker - moderator
TEACHING SURGERY: (See training)
Part of live surgery session as the TEACHER SURGEON during the national and international conferences congressi nazionali ed internazionali.
- • At the National congress of S.O.I. (Italian Society of Ophthalmologists) held in Rome in 2001 and 2003
- • Civil hospital of Grosseto (GR) Italy
- • Civil hospital of Grosseto (MO) Italy
- • Live surgery during the A.S.R.S and E.V.R.S in Cannes 2006. Surgery transmitted by satellite from the Operating room of the Civil Hospital of Ravenna.
- • Teacher surgeon during the live intervention during the “Corso Internazionale di Traumatologia Oculare” held in Lublino, Poland, 2011
- • Live surgery during the congressional meeting: Civil hospital Tricase 2011, Ocular clinic Foggia 2011 Italy
- • Mexico City Live Surgery durante "Congresso dei 3 continenti" (2007, 2009)
- • Moscow Meeting Conference on New Technologies (2009 - 2011)
- • Naples Congress G.I.V.R.S, 2011 Foro Maculare con tecnica MIVS "One Port VPP"
- • Other sites: Monza, Rome, Catania, L'Aquila, Naples
- • Fabriano (AN) during the Congress "Non Solo Cornea" (1998)
- • Ravenna during the congress with live surgery at the Civil hospital of Santa Maria delle Croci of Ravenna (RA) (see intervention live surgery Ravenna) live surgery Ravenna)
Participation in live surgery procedures as TEACHER SURGEON in Operating Theaters in various hospitals and clinics for small groups.
- • Ophthalmic clinic of Modena
- • Live surgery teaching courses at:
Civil hospital Brotzi, Cagliari (CA), Italy, Civil hospital San Giovanni Rotondo FG, San Benedetto del Tronto (AP), Italy, Civil hospital San Dona Piave (VE), Italy, Mumbai, India
Participation as TEACHER SURGEON in teaching courses: (see training)
- "Vitreo Insieme" at:
- Fabriano, Pesaro (PU), Ravenna (RA) Italy
- Ravenna: teaching young specializing or specialized Dr’s during their training stage ℅ the Civil hospital Santa Maria Delle Croci of Ravenna. Students sent from their respective hospital, university clinic through the European Ophthalmic Society (S.O.E.) and the International Council of Ophthalmology (I.C.O.)
- • Since 2002 teaching surgeon at the European VitreoRetinal Training School. Bremen, Germany
- • 2010 visiting teaching surgeon at the Instituto Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud. Fundaciòn H.A. BARCELO' in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- • Teacher and tutor of Wet Lab at the Advanced European School of Ophthalmology is Lugano Switzerland
- • Teaching specialized and specializing doctors at the Tblisi Medical University
of Georgia
- • High School Ocular Trauma: National and International courses
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
Participation to 155 scientific publications and chapters in specialized books, articles in specialized magazines such as O.S.N., Retina Today, Monografie S.O.I.
BOOKS AND MONOGRAPHS
- S.O.I. monograph
- S.I.E.T.O monograph
- Book Chapter S.O.I.
- Book chapter G.I.V.R.E
