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SPRING 2024 | EYEWORLD | 39 Contact Ambrósio: dr.renatoambrosio@gmail.com About the physician Renato Ambrósio Jr., MD, PhD Adjunct Professor of Ophthal- mology of the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO) Affiliated Professor ,of the Post-Graduation Stricto Sensu of the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) President of the International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS): 2020–2024 President of the Refractive Sur- gery Alliance (RSA): 2022–2024 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Lindstrom Lecture preview ment, and anterior segment tomography using Scheimpflug and OCT. He helped develop the Belin/Ambrósio Enhanced Ectasia Display (BAD), combin- ing elevation maps and pachymetric data in a comprehensive analysis available on the Pentacam (Oculus). Also, he contributed to the Ambrósio-Roberts-Vinciguerra (ARV) display that integrates Scheimpflug-based tomography and biomechanical assessment with the Corvis ST (Oculus) with the application of optimized artificial intelligence for augmented ectasia diagnosis. Dr. Ambrósio also collaborated on build- ing the BrAIN (Brazilian Artificial Intelligence Networking in Medicine) software that applies AI to quantify the impact of laser vision cor- rection in a relational thickness-altered (RTA) approach, combined with the characterization of ectasia susceptibility. P rof. Renato Ambrósio Jr., MD, PhD, will present the 2024 Richard L. Lindstrom, MD, Medal Lecture at the ASCRS Annual Meeting. Dr. Ambrósio has a well-established internation- al legacy of refractive surgery innovation as a world-class refractive surgeon-scientist. He has authored over 500 scientific publications with more than 15,000 citations. His clinical prac- tice and surgical expertise involve elective and therapeutic refractive surgery, including custom laser vision correction, corneal rings, crosslink- ing, phakic IOLs, refractive cataract surgery, and corneal transplantation. Dr. Ambrósio's lecture will highlight the positive influence of refractive surgery on the developments related to diagnostics and management of corneal ectatic diseases. He has delved into evolving paradigm shifts in diagnos- ing and treating keratoconus and other ectatic corneal diseases. His work has explored the evolution of keratoconus diagnostics, including detecting mild cases and characterizing ectasia susceptibility for enhanced preoperative risk assessment in refractive surgery. Advanced diagnostics are also relevant for classifying and staging the disease severity and providing prog- nosis and follow-up. Such approaches enable individualized treatments, which is essential for successful patient management, along with patient education. Ectasia diagnosis is also relevant for refrac- tive cataract surgery, as it can impact IOL power calculations, quality of vision after premium IOLs, and planning of laser vision correction enhancements. Dr. Ambrósio has continued learning and researching multimodal refractive diagnostics throughout his career, exploring ocular wave- front, corneal topography, biomechanical assess- Marlene Moster, MD (center), receives the award for the Lindstrom Lecture from Richard Lindstrom, MD (left), and Nathan Radcliffe, MD (right), during the 2023 ASCRS Annual Meeting. Source: ASCRS

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