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EW ASCRS PREVIEW 47 from the hub-bub of the meeting to do this. Find a kiosk outside of the busy areas, somewhere you can sit and watch without being inter- rupted," he said. "After Monday night's awards ceremony, all of the videos will be available on the ASCRS website. I highly recommend watching them." This year's panel includes John A. Vukich, M.D., Madison, Wis., as chief judge, Mark H. Blecher, M.D., Philadelphia, Nicole R. Fram, M.D., Los Angeles, Thomas John, M.D., Chicago, Ken Rosenthal, M.D., Great Neck, N.Y., Spencer P. Thornton, M.D., Nashville, Tenn., Liliana Werner, M.D., Ph.D., Salt Lake City, and Amar Agarwal, F.R.C.S., Chennai, India, as the inter- national guest judge. Dr. Fishkind said this year's Fes- tival includes more than 170 entries from around the world, with 35 from the U.S. This year's categories include Cataract Complications, Cataract/Implant Surgery, Glaucoma Surgery, In-house Productions, In- struments and Devices/IOLs, New Producer, New Techniques, Quality Teaching, Refractive/Cornea Surgery, and Special Interest. Som Prasad, F.R.C.S.Ed., F.R.C.O.phth., a 2010 winner for his video in the Special Interest cate- gory, Lens Surgery in Marfan Syn- drome, said winning "gave me a sense of achievement. My work on a small number of complex cases has been recognized. Most importantly, when I see patients with subluxed lenses, they have a sense of confi- dence in me managing their condi- tion. Such complex cases usually, but not always, have good results, and prospective patients are reas- sured that they are in good hands, even if the surgery is not straightfor- ward." This year, Dr. Fishkind predicted some of the "hot topics" will be the two videos submitted on femtosec- ond cataract laser surgery, one on an ultrasonic pre-chopper, and one on sulcus-fixated piggyback IOLs. Last year marked the introduc- tion of the New Producer category, which aims to "provide a place for Grand Prize Out or In: It's the Same Door Producer: Arup Bhaumik, M.S., Kolkata, India Cataract Complications Winner: Another Important Point to Prevent Secondary Cataract Producer: Hiroyuki Matsushima, M.D., Ph.D., Tochigi, Japan Runner-Up: Air: The Overlooked Viscoelastic Producer: Steven H. Dewey, M.D., Colorado Springs, Colo. Outtake: Mission Impossible III: Learning New Technology Producer: Bonnie An Henderson, M.D., Waltham, Mass. Cataract/Implant Surgery Winner: Phaco Tip Operation: Cavitation and Microfluidics Producer: Jaime Zacharias, M.D., Santiago, Chile Runner-Up: Toric IOL: Axis Marking Options and Implantation Technique Producer: Omid Kermani, M.D., Cologne, Germany Outtake: Phacoemulsification: Rock 'n' Roll Technique Producer: Detlef Uthoff, M.D., Kiel, Germany Glaucoma Surgery Winner: Safe and Effective Technique to Tackle Lens-Induced Glaucoma in Developing World Producer: Rengaraj Venkatesh, M.D., Pondicherry, India Runner-Up: The Canaloplasty Producer: Stefanie Schmickler, M.D., Ahaus, Germany Outtake: Here Come the Cysts Producer: Navin Jayakumar, M.D., Chennai, India In-House Productions Winner: Recurrent Vitreous Hemorrhage Producer: Richard S. Hoffman, M.D., Eugene, Ore. Runner-Up: Through-the-Bag Fixation of Single-Piece Aspheric IOL Exchange to Treat Spherical Aberration Producer: Larry Benjamin, M.D., Aylesbury Bucks, U.K. Outtake: Visualization and Quantification of Velocity Distribution of Irrigation Fluid in Anterior Chamber Using Particle Image Velocimetry Producer: Yuichi Kaji, M.D., Ph.D., Ibaraki, Japan Instruments & Devices/IOLs Winner: Microincisional Surgery of Subluxated Lenses with Modified Capsular Tension Ring Producer: Boris E. Malyugin, M.D., Ph.D., Russian Federation Runner-Up: A Brand New Multifocal IOL Technology: Benjamin Franklin's Idea From Past to Present Producer: Jorge Alió, M.D., Ph.D., Alicante, Spain Outtake: New Bimanual Capsulorhexis Technique Through Sub-1.0 mm Incisions Producer: Thierry Amzallag, M.D., Somain, France New Producer Winner: Magic of the Blue: Trypan Blue Vital Dye for Dry Eye Producer: Ana Laura C. Canedo, M.D., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Runner-Up: To Boldly Go Where No Cornea Has Gone Before: Pars Plana DSEKtomy Producer: Kandon K. Kamae, M.D., Salt Lake City Outtake: Congenital Lens Ectopia: Single-Piece Flexible IOL, No Sutures Producer: Oleg Fechin, M.D., Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation New Techniques Winner: Iris Fixation of Rigid IOLs Producer: Haripriya Aravind, M.D., Madurai, India Runner-Up: Nailing the Target Axis! Producer: Robert H. Osher, M.D., Cincinnati Outtake: Air: The Overlooked Viscoelastic Producer: Steven H. Dewey, M.D., Colorado Springs, Colo. Quality Teaching Winner: Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis: Enigma for Clinicians Producer: Merle Fernandes, M.D., Visakhapatnam, India Runner-Up: Grapes of Death: Uveal Dissection for Obtaining Sclerocorneal and Scleral Donor Tissue; an Anatomical Ap- proach Producer: Fernando González del Valle, M.D., Alcázar de San Juan, Spain Outtake: Cataract Surgery Character Builders from Past Year Producer: Luther L. Fry, M.D., Garden City, Kan. Refractive/Cornea Surgery Winner: Toric IOL Versus Limbal-Relaxing Incisions Producer: Eriko Fukuyama, M.D., Fukuoka, Japan Runner-Up: Formation of Fern-Like Crystalloids from Tears of Healthy and Dry-Eye Patients Producer: Leonidas Traipe, M.D., Santiago, Chile Outtake: To Boldly Go Where No Cornea Has Gone Before: Pars Plana DSEKtomy Producer: Kandon K. Kamae, M.D., Salt Lake City Special Interest Winner: Lens Surgery in Marfan Syndrome Producer: Som Prasad, M.S., F.R.C.S.Ed., Wirral, England Runner-Up: Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia: Tips and Tricks Producer: Santosh G. Honavar, M.D., Hyderabad, India Outtake: Fun With Fibrin: Trouble Fixing Producer: Jayangshu Sengupta, M.S., Kolkata, India those with less experience to com- pete and get recognition for the quality of their work," Dr. Fishkind said. "One video I'm looking for- ward to is from a young woman on phaco pearls. Generally speaking, these videos are a little less artistic than those with more experience, but the category was well received last year." A major modification in 2011 is that three films will be chosen as the "best of the best" of the Festival, Dr. Fishkind said, with one selected for the grand prize. This year's Festival will again feature "outtakes," clips that would not usually be included with the films but show something funny or interesting to the audience. "We will also continue to have awards for 'outrageous outtakes'—those crazy video segments that leave us incred- ulous or hysterically laughing," Dr. Fishkind said. "This truly made the award show funnier and more oph- thalmology-orientated last year." For Dr. Prasad, the Festival is a "great way of demonstrating and sharing surgical innovation and technique. I want to encourage oth- ers to do so. Winning an award is great, but even if you're not a win- ner, we all have some interesting surgical experiences and tips to share, an aspect that is often lost in the more formal paper sessions or symposia. The Film Festival gives us free reign to express and share our ideas." Films may be viewed on de- mand in the computer kiosks throughout the San Diego Conven- tion Center. The Film Festival awards ceremony will open with a wine and cheese reception at 4:30 p.m., followed by the awards at 5:00 p.m. in Hall E of the San Diego Con- vention Center on March 28. Only the winning videos can be viewed on Tuesday, March 29. EW Contact information Fishkind: 520-293-6740, wfishkind@earthlink.net Prasad: +44 151 6047193, sprasad@rcsed.ac.uk

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