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EW ASCRS•ASOA 2015 52 There will be 2 sessions going on at the same time, Dr. Rapuano said. Often there will be an invited speaker session in one room and a free paper session on a different topic in another room. There are 9 invited speaker sessions, each with a keynote speaker and then talks by nationally and internationally renowned lecturers. One of the most unusual topics on this year's program, Dr. Rapuano said, is world health and eye banking. The key- note talk in that session will focus on emerging pandemics. The meeting "[World Cornea Congress] is a place where cornea specialists can meet their colleagues not only from the U.S. but from around the world," Dr. Rapuano said. This year's meeting will have si- multaneous translation into Spanish during all the sessions, which is a new feature this year. "I think this World Cornea Congress is going to be huge because cornea is changing so fast so there's a lot going on," said Francis Price, MD, Indianapolis. From the way that transplants are being done, to the cornea being reshaped for re- fractive surgery, to new technology, there are a lot of exciting innova- tions in the field. "The World Cornea Congress is always packed full of cornea con- tent," said Terry Kim, MD, Durham, N.C. "The program itself is going to be very informative." Dr. Kim said that the meeting should draw a big crowd because it is only held once every 5 years and is the source for the "latest and greatest" in the cornea subspecialty. It will cover clinical issues as well as basic science issues, Dr. Kim said. "Attendees can learn about the latest advances on both the medical and surgical level," he said. EW Contact information Kim: terry.kim@duke.edu Price: francisprice@pricevisiongroup.net Rapuano: cjrapuano@willseye.org The cornea subspecialty will be featured prior to the ASCRS•ASOA Symposium & Congress T he cornea subspecialty will have the spotlight prior to the ASCRS•ASOA Sympo- sium & Congress this year, with the World Cornea Congress VII taking place from April 15–17. The meeting, held every 5 years, highlights the progress in cornea research and clinical work around the world. It was a meeting that had been occurring every 10 years, said Christopher Rapuano, MD, Phil- adelphia; however, with advance- ments in the subspecialty occurring so rapidly, a decision was made to hold the meeting every 5 years. Dr. Rapuano said attendance this year is expected to be simi- lar to the previous World Cornea Congress, around 2,000 people. Attendees will come from around the world. "It's truly an international meeting," he said. "In the past somewhere around 50% of the attendance was international." With World Cornea Congress longer than the usual Cornea Day at the ASCRS•ASOA Symposium & Congress, there is time to cover more content. "We'll be able to cover twice as much information as we will run 2 parallel sessions both days," Dr. Rapuano said. Sessions at the meeting Sessions at the World Cornea Congress will highlight endothelial keratoplasty, keratoprosthesis and penetrating keratoplasty, infections and inflammation, ocular surface disease, keratoconus and ectasias, world health and eye banking, refractive surgery, and corneal tissue. Corneal experts from around the world will come together to discuss these issues. Dr. Rapuano expects this year's meeting to be balanced in terms of topics. by Ellen Stodola EyeWorld Staff Writer ASCRS•ASOA Preview • April 17–21, 2015 World Cornea Congress to precede annual meeting March 2015 April 7-9, 2010 Boston, MA • USA Register now ... www.CorneaCongress.org Plan to attend the new WCCVII Corporate Luncheonette Program It will take place during the lunch break on Thursday, April 16 and Friday, April 17 during the World Cornea Congress VII.

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