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3 EW ASCRS NEWS February 2019 sentials Track. The ASCRS Essentials sessions are organized to make sure attendees understand the critical concepts they need to be current in their surgery. We have Essentials ses- sions in refractive cataract surgery, glaucoma, retina for the cataract surgeons, IOL calculations, astig- matism management, cornea, and crosslinking. We have a new session we call the ASCRS Top Gun Phaco Essentials symposium, moderated by David Chang, MD. This session will ing and what should people look for when they attend? Dr. Holland: First of all, if you are an anterior segment surgeon of any type, this is the best meeting for you. I don't think you can go to a single meeting and see what we consider the essential information that you need to know about your subspecialty surgery or get the most innovative, cutting-edge, break- through techniques that you would want to learn. The ASCRS Annual Meeting delivers it all to you. We also bring in new ideas every year. There are a couple of new things we're doing this year. We will have an expanded wet lab for young eye surgeons, which will include cataract/refractive, cornea, and glaucoma stations, with an outstanding teaching staff. Terry Kim, MD, and Sam Garg, MD, will be running these labs. In addition, we've expanded what we call our Es- EyeWorld Chief Medical Editor Eric Donnenfeld, MD, and ASCRS Program Chair Edward Holland, MD, discuss what attendees can expect in San Diego Dr. Donnenfeld: Edward Holland is an ASCRS past president and current program chair for the Annual Meet- ing, which he has run for the last several years. For me, the Annual Meeting is one of the highlights of the year. It's an extraordinary meeting, and Ed, you do an amazing job running it. How did you first get interested in chairing the program? Dr. Holland: As I was finishing up my term as president, Roger Stein- ert, MD, who did a phenomenal job as program chair for many years, was looking for a replacement. I had a long history in education, and I chaired the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting for 6 years. Roger asked if I wanted to do it and I accepted this wonderful opportunity. Dr. Donnenfeld: What are some of the highlights of the Annual Meet- Early look at upcoming ASCRS•ASOA Annual Meeting Eric Donnenfeld, MD Edward Holland, MD continued on page 8

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