EyeWorld is the official news magazine of the American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.
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Save the Date San Francisco 2013 Make the most of your time at the ASCRS•ASOA Symposium & Congress and attend our EyeWorld programs for additional CME and an opportunity to network with your colleagues. Registration opens January 2013 Friday, April 19 – Monday, April 22, 2013 Among the topics to be covered in these AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM designated sessions are: • A discussion on recent developments in anti-infective and anti-inflammatory therapeutic treatments • Updates on diagnosing and treating the ocular surface, including dry eye disease • New developments in allergy therapeutics • New considerations and continuing discussions regarding laser-assisted cataract refractive surgery • Maximizing outcomes with refractive IOLs • Update on the prevalence and alternative treatment for meibomian gland disease • Generic vs. brand therapeutics: a discussion on the risks and benefits These non-CME, ASCRS-authorized educational programs will provide timely and important information on: • Options and considerations in the use of premium IOLs • Advances in technologies, techniques, and outcomes in laser vision correction surgery • An interactive discussion on the applications of femtosecond and excimer lasers for ophthalmic surgery www.EyeWorld.org EyeWorld Corporate Events are directly developed by industry and hosted by EyeWorld. These non-CME meetings provide valuable information on new products, procedures, and applications of existing products. Included among the topics discussed in these sessions are: • Live surgery • New developments in surgical instrumentation • Surgical options for the treatment of dry eye • Growing the overall size of the premium IOL lens market • Considerations in the selection of a premium IOL • New developments in laser vision correction • Advanced IOL technology • Discussion of technological advances and breakthroughs in cataract surgery • Update on crosslinking • Advances in diagnostic and imaging equipment December Issue begins on next page