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42 | EYEWORLD | SPRING 2025 ASCRS NEWS Contact Chang: dchang@empireeyeandlaser.com Farid: mfarid@hs.uci.edu Mah: Mah.Francis@scrippshealth.org Radcliffe: drradcliffe@gmail.com Waring: georgewaringiv@gmail.com The Glaucoma Day program will conclude with the "15th Annual Video Session: Compli- cations and a Reay of Hope," where presenters will share complicated case videos, with audi- ence members voting for the best video at the end of the session. "This year's Glaucoma Day has something for everyone and is not to be missed," Dr. Radcliffe said. "The field of glaucoma is rapidly evolving, and the program will seek to cover some of these many advancements in clinical data, laser therapy, drug delivery, medications, surgical techniques, and more." Refractive Day Daniel Chang, MD, and George Waring IV, MD, co-chairs of Refractive Day, are excited for the Back to the Future-themed program. This is a nod both to the continued celebration of the 50th anniversary of ASCRS and 50th Annual Meeting, as well as the 30th anniversary of the FDA approval of the excimer laser for photore- fractive keratectomy. "We used the Back to the Future theme to both look back at our past to try to learn from the wisdom of the last 50 and 30 years, as well as to look to the future," Dr. Chang said. The program will be comprised of five sessions. The first will cover corneal refractive diagnostics and treatments. The program will also feature the Stein- ert Lecture, this year to be given by Ronald Krueger, MD, a pioneer in refractive surgery. Dr. Krueger will present "Remembering and Learn- ing From 30 Years of the Excimer Laser." The third session will focus on the past, present, and future of cataract refractive sur- gery. Afternoon programming will take a slightly different direction, with a session highlighting pearls from five decades of cataract and refrac- tive surgery. Pioneers in the field, like Margue- rite McDonald, MD, Douglas Koch, MD, Vance Thompson, MD, will share their pearls. The program will wrap up with a session featuring the "wildest refractive complication videos." Complications are always important to highlight and understand because that's your chance to make a difference, Dr. Chang said. Dr. Waring said this year's Refractive Day will be a milestone event. "Annually, it's a very well attended and highly anticipated event," he said. management of all corneal diseases. Addition- ally, he has served the ASCRS membership as a past president and program chair of the Annual Meeting for more than a decade, only recently passing on the torch. We are honored to have Dr. Holland give the first lecture at the 2025 Cornea Day," she said. This lecture will be followed by a panel of experts discussing different approaches to the management of three cases of severe ocular sur- face disease, moderated by Dr. Farid and Clara Chan, MD. Cornea Day will also feature a deep dive into Fuchs dystrophy and the exciting new technologies in the diagnosis and therapeutics of corneal endothelial disease, Dr. Farid said. This section will be moderated by two leaders in this field, Francis Price Jr., MD, and Winston Chamberlain, MD, PhD. Office-based corneal disease management including infectious keratitis, OSSN, and kera- toconus will be featured in a session moderated by Dr. Mah and Elmer Tu, MD. "We are bringing back one of the classic favorite sections of the day, a surgical video section, that will highlight complex corneal cases and will be moderated by Brandon Ayres, MD, and Julie Schallhorn, MD," Dr. Farid said. The program will end with a "Dry Eye Corner," covering recent updates and continued expansion of diagnostics and thera- peutics in the space, moderated by Karolinne Rocha, MD, PhD, and Michelle Rhee, MD. "We have truly gathered an all-star team of moderators and speakers to bring our member- ship the best Cornea Day they have ever seen," Dr. Farid said. "We hope to see you there!" Glaucoma Day This year's Glaucoma Day will be co-chaired by Nathan Radcliffe, MD, and Manjool Shah, MD. The program will feature an exciting variety of sessions, including lectures and video case presentations. The program will kick off with the ASCRS/ AGS combined symposium, which this year will focus on landmark MIGS trials. Other morning sessions will focus on "Glaukomtecken" and "Medications, Lasers, & Lifestyle." An afternoon surgical spotlight will feature a variety of case presentations and panel discussion. This year's Stephen A. Obstbaum, MD, Honored Lecture will be given by Douglas Rhee, MD, a past president of ASCRS. continued from page 40

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