EyeWorld is the official news magazine of the American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.
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SEPTEMBER 2019 | EYEWORLD | 35 M ate incisions, and toric IOLs, evalua- tion of astigmatism, and management of suboptimal refractive outcomes. There will also be a panel discussion. Innovations in Refractive Surgery. This symposium will cover some of the latest innovations in refractive surgery like gene therapy for the cornea, allo- genic inlays for presbyopia, light ad- justable lens technology, and refractive index change. Tuesday, October 15 Toric Alignment Imaging and Astigmatism Surgery. This course will address the management of astigmatism in cataract surgery and will cover new technologies and techniques that can be used. Instructors include Elizabeth Yeu, MD, Kevin Miller, MD, and more. Delivery of Therapeutics to the Pos- terior Ocular Segment. This sympo- sium will look at technologies in various stage of development that deliver therapeutics to the posterior ocular segment. Topics include nanoparticles, sustained drug delivery systems, gene therapy, and more. Recent Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Endophthalmi- tis. This symposium will feature presen- tations on technologies and techniques for diagnosis, prevention, management, and treatment of endophthalmitis. available imaging devices and techniques like corneal topography and tomogra- phy, corneal epithelial thickness map- ping, OCT, in vivo confocal microscopy, and more. The session will also feature the Castroviejo Lecture, to be given by John Dart, MD, on "Acanthamoeba Kera- titis: Getting the Treatment Right." Ophthalmic Premier League: A Team Symposium on Managing Cat- aract Complications. This team-based symposium includes video presentations of cataract complications and their man- agement. The session will be chaired by Amar Agarwal, MD, and Richard Lind- strom, MD, and will feature four teams of surgeons sharing cases. Monday, October 14 Spotlight on Cataract: Complicat- ed Phaco Cases – My Top 5 Pearls. Experts will share their top five pearls for managing a variety of complicated cataract situations in this session, which will be chaired by David Chang, MD, and Nicole Fram, MD. The session will feature Nick Mamalis, MD, Eric Don- nenfeld, MD, Terry Kim, MD, Edward Holland, MD, Preeya Gupta, MD, Douglas Koch, MD, Thomas Samuel- son, MD, John Berdahl, MD, Nathan Radcliffe, MD, and more. ASCRS Essentials: The Complete Guide to the Management of Astig- matism at the Time of Cataract Sur- gery. This symposium is co-sponsored by ASCRS and will feature discussion on technology and techniques affecting cat- aract surgery. The session will be chaired by Edward Holland, MD, and Kevin Miller, MD. Topics include modern day lens power calculation, how to measure astigmatism, how much astigmatism to treat, indications for PCRIs, femto arcu- Annual Meeting program preview