EyeWorld is the official news magazine of the American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.
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monday, April 20 Crossing the Finish Line: Launching Your Premium Technology Practice Sponsored by the ASCRS Young Eye Surgeons Clinical Committee. Supported by educational grants from Alcon Laboratories Inc. and Bausch and Lomb Additional grants pending. 6:00 – 6:30 Am Registration (and breakfast) 6:30 – 7:30 Am Program Program Chairs: Bonnie An Henderson, mD Elizabeth Yeu, mD Educational Objectives • Establish protocols for exposing young ophthalmologists to LACS, and identify the clinical benefits and practice implications of the growing use of femtosecond laser assistance in cataract surgery; • Recognize the visual quality performance of premium IOLs, particularly with advanced presbyopia-correcting and toric IOLs, in clinical outcomes and practice performance and the importance of incorporating these technologies for new and established refractive- cataract practices; and • Describe the latest evolutions in refractive surgery as a new paradigm for ophthalmologists, and the benefits and implications this technology has for both patient care and establishing a modern cataract and refractive practice. This live educational activity is approved for 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM . Tipping Points in Refractive Cataract Surgery: Status Report on Presbyopia Correction Without Compromise Supported by educational grants from Alcon Laboratories Inc. and Abbott Medical Optics Inc. Additional grants pending. 11:30 Am – 12:00 Pm Registration (and lunch) 12:00 – 1:00 Pm Program Program Chair: Bonnie An Henderson, mD Educational Objectives • Compare and contrast current treatment modalities for the surgical correction of presbyopia and identify appro- priate treatment protocols to meet individual patient needs; • Recognize the clinical impact of visual quality at various ranges of vision, chromatic aberration and depth of focus, to improve proper lens selection and maximize the visual quality in presbyopic patients; and • Accurately identify and define treatment parameters for residual refractive errors and implement treatment algo- rithms to address residual refractive errors after the surgical correction of presbyopia. This live educational activity is approved for 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM . Register online now! www.EyeWorld.org