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Cornea Society News – published quarterly by the Cornea Society 5 Cornea Day 2016 set for New Orleans C hristopher Rapuano, MD, Philadelphia, president of the Cornea Society, and Terry Kim, MD, Durham, N.C., chair of the ASCRS Cornea Clinical Committee, discussed their expectations for Cornea Day 2016 in New Orleans before the AS- CRS•ASOA Symposium & Congress. "The Cornea Day program has really evolved over the years," Dr. Kim said. "We normally get about 1,500 registrants that pack the room." This year, they expect similar numbers. "As one of the Planning Committee chairs for the last several years, I can say that this year's committee has worked hard to make the program dynamic and interactive," Dr. Kim said. Presentations will be given by a number of experts in the field, includ- ing young surgeons and international faculty. The Planning Committee for Cornea Day consists of members of the ASCRS Cornea Clinical Committee and mem- bers of the Cornea Society. The day has been divided into a refractive surgery section, a challenging cornea cases sec- tion, a corneal and conjunctival surgery section, and corneal cataract issues sec- tion, Dr. Rapuano said. This is similar to what we've done in the past, he said, but we tackle different aspects of these topics every year. In the refractive surgery section, Dr. Rapuano said one of the most interesting topics will be the treatment of presby- opia. "That's becoming a bigger and bigger issue," he said. There are lenses, the first corneal inlay recently became available in the U.S., and there are other inlays in the pipeline. "People hate pres- byopia," he said. "For almost 30 years, people have been able to get rid of glass- es with LASIK and PRK. Now patients are hitting the age of 45–50 and don't want to go back to glasses." The last part of the refractive surgery section will cover challenges, such as what to do in cases of epithelial ingrowth, higher order aberra- tions, and post-LASIK ectasia. The section on challenging cornea cases will take a case-based approach to relatively common problems that cor- nea specialists see every day, Dr. Rapuano said. It will also look at corneal compli- cations of cosmetic procedures, includ- ing cosmetic iris implants, cosmetic eye whitening, and conjunctival tattooing. The third section will cover what's new in corneal surgery and progress in this field. It will focus on procedures like DALK, DSEK, and DMEK. The fourth and final section of Cornea Day will highlight cornea and cataract problems, like IOL selection after refractive surgery, managing unhappy patients, and astigmatism management. Some of the sections will be case-based with a panel and some will have the speaker discussing each case, Dr. Rapuano said. Last year's 2-day World Cornea Congress VII took the place of Cornea Day, and so Cornea Day 2016 will be a more compact meeting with a single track and fewer presentations. However, Dr. Rapuano expects Cornea Day 2016 to be a huge success. "Cornea Day works out quite well, and people are generally happy to have a succinct, jam-packed, one-day learning experience," he said. Dr. Kim thinks that many people find Cornea Day to be a great precur- sor to the ASCRS•ASOA Symposium & Congress. "I think people will find that we have the latest and greatest topics discussed in a very dynamic format that will keep them engaged," he said. CN Editors' note: Drs. Kim and Rapuano have no financial interests related to this article. Cornea: Journal news W olters Kluw- er is pleased to announce the launch of Wolters Kluwer Author Services, a co-branded website that provides Wolters Kluwer authors with access to the leading provider of English- lan- guage editing and publica- tion support services, Ed- itage. The site is intended as an author resource, not as a resource for editors or societies. The purpose of the site is to assist Wolters Kluwer authors in accurately preparing their paper so their research can be published in a journal. The Wolters Kluwer/Editage website will allow authors to purchase man- uscript services directly from Editage. Editors will benefit by having a trusted resource to send authors, particularly authors who are non-native English language writers who need translation services. Editage offers authors: • Advanced editing: improving sentence structure, grammar, and language usage • Premium editing: a more advanced assessment of the content and structure of the manuscript • Translation services • Journal-specific formatting • Artwork preparation • Pre-submission review • Manuscript revision editing • Live workshops and online webinars