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52 | EYEWORLD | APRIL 2022 ANNUAL MEETING PREVIEW ASCRS NEWS Sunday Sunday morning from 8:00–9:30 a.m., the In Between the Edits video symposium, sponsored by the Vanguard Ophthalmology Society, will reveal how to use the most innovative surgical techniques to improve patient outcomes and develop reflex-like responses to the sometimes unexpected surgical dilemmas in surgery. Also during this time will be the Management Pearls on Challenging Corneal Diseases symposium sponsored by ASCRS and the Cornea Society. Faculty will share their experiences and provide evidence-based guidelines in managing chal- lenging cases such as collagen crosslinking in the pediatric population and corneal and ocular surface diseases. Additionally, the Cataract Crossover Symposium will feature presenters discussing cataract surgery in patients with oculoplastic disease, retinal disease, glaucoma, neuro-ophthalmic disease, and corneal disease. Presenters will discuss risks and share pearls on how to approach cataract surgery in these eyes. On Sunday afternoon from 1:30–3:00 p.m., the ASCRS Refractive Surgery Clinical Commit- tee will sponsor Refractive Surgery Rare Cir- cumstances: What, When, and How to Handle Complications. It will explore various refractive surgery techniques and shed light on complica- tions and treatment options. Essential Strate- gies for Improving Refractive Cataract Surgery Outcomes will cover everything attendees need to know to deliver excellent refractive outcomes in cataract surgery, from explaining what refrac- tive surgery is, to advanced IOL power calcula- tion, to astigmatism management, to cataract removal and premium IOL implantation. The annual ASCRS Government Relations Sympo- sium will also take place during this time. From 3:30–5:00 p.m., X-Rounds: Refractive Cataract Surgery to the Max will feature the latest and greatest in refractive cataract surgery. Leading surgeons will discuss new advances in cataract surgery, femtosecond laser cataract surgery, refractive IOLs, and case management. Monday On Monday from 8:00–9:30 a.m., the ASCRS Cornea Clinical Committee and the ASCRS Refractive Clinical Committee will co-sponsor Symposia at the 2022 ASCRS Annual Meeting T he ASCRS Annual Meeting will feature a variety of symposia covering topics in cataract, refractive, cornea, glauco- ma, retina, and more. Saturday Kicking off the first official day of the meeting are two symposia from 8:00–9:30 a.m. The ret- ina symposium, sponsored by the ASCRS Retina Clinical Committee, will discuss posterior seg- ment topics as they pertain to anterior segment surgeons. The ASCRS Glaucoma Clinical Com- mittee will sponsor Glaucoma Essentials, which will cover the essentials of glaucoma, from types of glaucoma to clinical evaluation and testing and medical and laser management. On Saturday afternoon from 1:30–3:00 p.m., the ASCRS Cataract Clinical Commit- tee will sponsor the annual Complicated and Challenging Cases in Cataract Surgery Video Symposium. It will feature a variety of chal- lenging case videos, with the audience choosing which one wins the Golden Apple Award for best teaching case. Also during this time, the ASCRS Cornea Clinical Committee will sponsor the Cornea Essentials symposium, which will highlight pertinent cornea topics, such as the non-healing corneal epithelium, infectious ker- atitis, and inflammatory ocular surface disease. The ASCRS Young Eye Surgeons (YES) Clinical Committee will sponsor Good to Great Surgeon: Working Through Complications Video Sympo- sium. This interactive symposium will showcase difficult cases and complications that come up in the OR. A panel of surgeons will be asked to provide their guidance. Each of the cases will be followed by YES Clinical Committee members' own complicated case videos, showing how they worked through similar complications. From 3:30–5:00 p.m., a symposium on IOL Power Calculations will focus on new formulas and technologies. Topics will include long and short eyes, post-RK, post-LVC, keratoconus, and nanophthalmos. Another YES symposium will cover Tools for Survival. The YES Clinical Com- mittee will offer pearls on important practice-re- lated and non-clinical topics that are not always openly discussed.

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