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65 EW ASCRS•ASOA 2015 Dr. Tan will discuss lamellar surgery in corneal transplantation in the named lecture T he ASCRS Binkhorst Lecture and medal is presented each year in honor of Cornelius D. Binkhorst, MD, to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the understanding and practice of anterior segment surgery. This year's Binkhorst Lecture will be given on Saturday, April 18, at the ASCRS•ASOA Symposium & Congress' Opening General Session by Donald T.H. Tan, MD, Singa- pore. Dr. Tan will present on the topic of lamellar surgery in corneal transplantation. Dr. Tan said he was in utter disbelief when he learned that he was chosen as this year's recipient. "For a long time, I've known the Binkhorst Lecture to honor IOL pioneers following in the footsteps of the great Cornelius Binkhorst, and in recent years, [I] have realized that this lecture recognizes pioneers in other forms of anterior segment surgery, such as Ike Ahmed [MD], who gave a great lecture last year on microinvasive glaucoma surgery," Dr. Tan said in an interview with EyeWorld. "But it never occurred to me that my contributions to corneal surgery could be considered for this prestigious lecture and medal," he said. Dr. Tan is the founding presi- dent of the Asia Cornea Society and was appointed as the first interna- tional president of the Cornea Soci- ety in 2012. He is currently serving as the Arthur Lim professor of oph- thalmology at the Duke-National ogies to automate greater precision in corneal lamellar surgery. EW Editors' note: Dr. Tan has financial interests with Network Medical Products (North Yorkshire, U.K.). Contact information Tan: donald.tan.t.h@snec.com.sg University of Singapore (NUS) Grad- uate Medical School, and professor of ophthalmology at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. Dr. Tan is the senior advisor of the Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC), imme- diate past medical director of SNEC, and immediate past chairman of the Singapore Eye Research Institute. Additionally, he formed the Associ- ation of Eye Banks of Asia (AEBA) in 2009. Dr. Tan has trained a num- ber of corneal surgeons, published hundreds of articles, and has won numerous awards during his career. Dr. Tan said he sees this as a "timely recognition" for all the corneal transplant innovators in the field. He will discuss the major paradigm shift in the way corneal transplantation surgery is per- formed today, including a focus on selective lamellar keratoplasty. The ability now exists to significantly enhance graft survival and visual performance, as well as reduce major complications, such as transplant rejection, he said, by selectively re- placing different layers of the cornea instead of the traditional penetrat- ing keratoplasty (PK) procedure. "We can now effectively replace just corneal stroma, as in the deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) procedure, or just Descem- et's layer and endothelium, as in the various forms of endothelial keratoplasty (EK)," he said. "These new forms of essentially closed eye surgery have entirely changed how we perform corneal transplantation, analogous to how cataract surgery was transformed by the transition from extracapsular cataract ex- traction to phacoemulsification." For the general ophthalmolo- gist, the changing indications and outcomes for these types of surgery will be important in comanaging the plethora of corneal diseases today, which are now becoming more mainstream, he said. "In the spirit of innovation of the Binkhorst Lecture, I will review recent advances in surgical tech- nique and technologies that have transformed our ability to slice and dice the cornea with greater preci- sion," Dr. Tan said. Additionally, he will present a paradox in which some procedures still require artisanal surgery and manual precision, in comparison to the ability to develop innovative surgical technologies and utilize cat- aract and refractive surgery technol- by Ellen Stodola EyeWorld Staff Writer Donald T.H. Tan, MD, to present ASCRS Binkhorst Lecture Donald T.H. Tan, MD 2014: Ike K. Ahmed, MD 2013: Nick Mamalis, MD 2012: Randall J. Olson, MD 2011: Abhay R.Vasavada, MS, FRCS 2010: I. Howard Fine, MD 2009: David F. Chang, MD 2008: Edward J. Holland, MD 2007: Steve C. Schallhorn, MD 2006: Stephen S. Lane, MD 2005: Graham D. Barrett, MD 2004: Roger F. Steinert, MD 2003: Richard L. Lindstrom, MD 2001: Marguerite B. McDonald, MD 2000: Robert H. Osher, MD 1999: Walter J. Stark, MD 1998: Samuel Masket, MD 1997: Kenneth J. Hoffer, MD 1996: Kensaku Miyake, MD 1995: Theo Seiler, MD 1994: Howard V. Gimbel, MD 1993: Douglas D. Koch, MD 1992: Jack T. Holladay, MD 1991: Stephen L. Trokel, MD 1990: Stephen A. Obstbaum, MD 1989: Charles D. Kelman, MD 1998: David J. Apple, MD 1987: Richard P. Kratz, MD 1986: Endre A. Balazs, MD 1985: Henry M. Clayman, MD 1984: Edward Epstein, MD 1982: Robert C. Drews, MD 1981: D. Peter Choyce, MD, FRCS 1979: Henry Hirschman, MD 1978: Miles A. Galin, MD 1977: Norman S. Jaffe, MD 1976: Jan G. F. Worst, MD 1975: Cornelius D. Binkhorst, MD ASCRS Binkhorst Medalists Emeritus

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