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Special Edition Vo l . 9 , N o . 2 News A Cornea Society publication Spring 2013 APACRS 2013 in Singapore: All you need to know! and those planning to attend with information on meeting content, housing, travel, and much more about the T he Asia Cornea Society and the Cornea Society is currently putting the final touches on the first joint comprehensive Cornea Day on July 11, which kicks off the APACRS meeting in Singapore, scheduled for July 11-14, 2013. The meeting will bring together for the first time the Asia Cornea Society, APACRS, ASCRS, and the Cornea Society. "What we've done this year is a bit different," said Donald Tan, FRCS, director, Singapore National Eye Centre, and president of the Cornea Society and the Asia Cornea Society. "We're making it essentially a global anterior segment meeting. Cataract and refractive is clearly anterior segment, and we're adding cornea into it in a big way. "The Cornea Society is an international society, so the ability of the Cornea Society to reach out and interact with the Asia Cornea Society and the other corneal societies around Asia will be [an] invaluable process toward getting everyone to work together," Prof. Tan said. This special edition of Cornea Society News provides meeting attendees host city of Singapore. We look forward to seeing you in Singapore in July for this inaugural event. CN