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Visit Us at the ASCRS 19 it t U at the e AS Booth 419 Refractive session stays on the cornea by Jena Passut EyeWorld Staff Writer management of ectasia; why, when, and how to use mitomycin-C (MMC); presbyLASIK; and enhance- ments of presbyopia-correcting IOLs. "I think pretty much everything the speakers are talking about will be hot topics," Dr. Davis said. "Corneal inlays have been in the background for quite some time, but there's still nothing available out there for us to use. People want an update on the status of what's available. The same is true for topo-guided LASIK since we've been hearing about it for awhile, and it's still not available in the U.S." Speakers include Dr. Davis, Elizabeth A. Davis, M.D. T his year for the ASCRS•ASOA Sympo- sium & Congress, the ASCRS Refractive Clinical Committee rose to a challenge—try to present a session that doesn't overlap too much with the cataract symposium. The result was "Corneal Refrac- tive Surgery in 2012: Pitfalls and Challenges," which will be pre- sented 3-4:30 p.m., Sunday, April 22, at Chicago's McCormick Place. "Today cataract surgery is refrac- tive as well with presbyopic IOLs, so that's why we wanted to keep it corneal," moderator Elizabeth A. Davis, M.D., adjunct assistant pro- fessor of ophthalmology, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Min- neapolis, explained. "We are focus- ing on corneal power and curvature. I think that refractive surgery is be- coming less of a specialty and more in the realm of all ophthalmologists. It's still a specialty, but there is so much overlap between cataract sur- gery and corneal surgery, and the two complement each other." Speakers will give 7-9 minute presentations on the following topics: corneal inlays; collagen crosslinking; topography-guided LASIK; enhancements; LASIK com- plications; diamond knife and fem- tosecond corneal relaxing incisions for astigmatism; prevention and Arthur Benjamin, M.D., Joseph Colin, M.D., John F. Doane, M.D., Richard L. Lindstrom, M.D., Parag A. Majmudar, M.D., Michael O'Keefe, M.B., B.A.O., Karl G. Stonecipher, M.D., Doyle Stulting, M.D., andWilliam B. Trattler, M.D. "It's definitely a full hour-and-a- half," Dr. Davis said. "It's going to hit the highlights of the latest inno- vations and technology in corneal refractive surgery, and it's going to be a nice overview of what's coming [down] the pipeline, as well as what is being currently used." For his talk, Dr. Majmudar will discuss MMC. "We've learned a lot about mitomycin-C over the years— how it should be applied [and] when it should be applied. People have looked at studies on duration of ap- plication," Dr. Davis said. "Dr. Majmudar is going to cover the why, when, and how aspects." With surgeons shifting more toward IntraLase (Abbott Medical Optics, Santa Ana, Calif.) rather than using the microkeratome, Dr. Davis said the talk on complications should be an interesting one. "We have a lower incidence of complications and a slight increase or difference in other complica- tions," she said. Another procedure not yet ap- proved in the U.S., corneal collagen crosslinking, will be covered by Dr. Trattler. continued on page 38 T. 800.46 61.1200 800.461.1200 | www..ininno no vativexcim xcimer .com E pithe i a l remo vall in Cor Xli king, PR Su f ce A at on Xlinkn ing , PRK & A Surfr aceAbllatiion. Remove the Addvan edancced ov Epithe ium Pr omottes Con istentonssiste n Re ults + Mini Esse n mize total pr + Essentential in r Ressults! e total pr oced ntt edu e time dure tim ial in re-treatmeent + U for Unniifo m epithelium rem + No need f e ments emo amovall No n need f or subsequent scraping pitheliuml in 5 to 7 secondseconds . pitheliall al in Corneal Su p rior Results upere iorResult s