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March 2013 April 19-23, 2013 Cornea continued from page 45 A Portable USB A-Scan Visit Us at ASCRS Boot h #1214 Actual size: 5.75" X 3.5" U Contact and Water Immersion Modes U Multiple IOL Formulas, including Post-Refractive U Customizable, Professional Reports U EMR/EHR Compatible Serving Eye Care Professionals since 1982 Discover the dvantages of USB Ultrasound (800) 722-3883 www.dghkoi.com fact that there is information for both the cornea specialist and the general ophthalmologist helps to draw a healthy attendance. One of the ways to be pertinent to general ophthalmologists and attractive to cornea specialists has been to distinguish certain presentations in the schedule with an asterisk, indicating the topic is on a more advanced track and may be better suited for those specifically in the cornea specialty. Dr. Kim said the program has evolved to become more dynamic as well, featuring not only lectures but debates, panel discussions, and case analysis. This year's Cornea Day will be divided into four different sections on refractive surgery, corneal transplant, cataract surgery, and the ocular surface. Dr. Kim said he is particularly looking forward to the session in the cataract surgery section titled "Lens Selection Challenges We All Face: Consultation with the Experts," that addresses cataract surgery and specifically managing IOL selection in patients with high astigmatism, residual hyperopia/myopia, residual astigmatism, and post-refractive surgery. Sumit Garg, M.D., Warren E. Hill, M.D., and John Berdahl, M.D., will speak at this session. During the session, each of the doctors will discuss a case and walk attendees through a different IOL calculation, potentially involving toric calculators, post-refractive surgery IOL formulas, or other IOL calculations. For example, Dr. Kim said Dr. Garg will explain the use of the ASCRS IOL Calculator to determine which lens to choose for a specific post-refractive cataract patient, while Dr. Hill will discuss how he selects the model and power in a piggyback IOL case. "It's going to be real-time in showing people how to perform the IOL calculations for these various cases, from the experts," Dr. Kim said. Dr. Kim said he is also interested in hearing about the "Management of Refractive Errors after Cataract Surgery," which will draw from presentations by Louis E. Probst, M.D., Karl G. Stonecipher, M.D., Eric D. Donnenfeld, M.D., and Uday Devgan, M.D. "In today's day and age, cataract surgery is refractive surgery, and patient expectations are very high," Dr. Kim said. "But even in the best hands, sometimes you don't end up with the exact desired result." He said each of the presenters will discuss how to help get a patient to his or her desired result with LASIK, PRK/LASEK, AK/LRI, or IOL exchange. Finally, there will be an interesting assessment of corneal transplantation and disease with a session looking at this topic around the world. The session titled "Around the World and Back Again: A Global Perspective on Corneal Transplantation and Recurrent Corneal Disease" will provide an international perspective on transplantation in general. "What we've done in this session this year is look at endothelial keratoplasty, keratoprosthesis surgery, and deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty not just from the United States' viewpoint but from a worldwide standpoint, because these are procedures that we do around the world, and there are so many lessons to be learned from this international experience," Dr. Kim said. This session should be especially interesting because now more than ever there are attendees at the meeting from all around the world. "I do think that this is going to be a totally different and fresh perspective on this international overview of transplantation," Dr. Kim said. Last year's Cornea Day received a lot of positive feedback because of the efforts to switch up the program to facilitate a livelier discussion with a variety of presentations containing "practical information for the attendee." "We've got another jam-packed Cornea Day that I think is going to be very dynamic in format," Dr. Kim said. "We always try to keep it pertinent to the audience. So hopefully it will be another Cornea Day that everyone will learn something from, take a pearl or two home, and enjoy." Dr. Tan said he agrees with Dr. Kim on what can be expected at this year's Cornea Day. He will give a lecture about "Corneal Transplantation Around the World: Trends and Techniques." EW Editors' note: Dr. Kim has no financial interests related to the article. Contact information Dr. Kim: terry.kim@duke.edu