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58 EW ASCRS•ASOA 2016 ASCRS•ASOA Program Preview • May 6–10, 2016 by Liz Hillman EyeWorld Staff Writer for low complication rates in DMEK taught by Michael Straiko, MD, will take place from 1:00–2:30 p.m. Courses taking place at 3:00– 4:30 p.m. include 1 on the use of surgical adhesives and amniotic membranes and an interactive video course on surgical procedures that can take place in a minor treatment room. Paper session topics for the day include "Dry Eye—Diagnosis and Treatment" from 8:00–9:30 a.m., "Keratoconus—CXL" from 1:00–2:30 p.m., and "Corneal Repair and Kera- toprosthesis" from 3:00–4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 10 The last day of programming starts off with a paper session from 8:00– 9:30 a.m. on infectious keratitis, fea- turing topics like confocal scanning microscopy, amniotic membrane transplantation, using an argon laser as a therapy for infected ulcers, and the Chikungunya virus. "Conjunctival Disease and Corneal Imaging," a paper session from 10:00–11:30 a.m., will include presentations on the comorbidity of dry eye and ocular allergies, testing for adenovirus conjunctivitis, and optical coherence tomography to map corneal epithelial thickness. Courses on Tuesday will include imaging techniques for keratoconus diagnosis and progression tracking and the situations that might merit endothelial keratoplasty, both taking place from 8:00–9:30 a.m. These will be followed by a course in Russian on new surgical technologies and devices from 9:30–11:00 a.m. Dr. Kim will lead a 10:00–11:00 a.m. course on the use of adhesive and sealant products in anterior segment surgery. Two 1:00–2:30 p.m. courses will wrap up cornea offerings for the meeting. One, a hands-on and vid- eo-based course, will cover pre-De- scemet's endothelial keratoplasty and pre-Descemet's endothelial ker- atoplasty (PDEK) graft preparation techniques. The other, a clinical case and video-based course, will show how DALK, DMEK, and keratolimbal allograft (KLAL) can be performed with tissue from a single donor. EW DALK, and penetrating keratoplas- ty (PK), including outcomes of the safety-basket suture technique, inci- dence of graft rejection after steroid discontinuation, a new water-pillow technique for harvesting donor De- scemet's membrane and endotheli- um, and outcomes after limbal stem cell transplants. A DMEK-specific paper session from 3:00–4:30 p.m. will highlight hemi-DMEK, outcomes of DMEK in previous glaucoma surgery patients, corneal astigmatism with DMEK, and the procedure's learning curve. Sunday, May 8 Instruction starts off at 8:00 a.m. with a course led by Edwin Chen, MD, for the beginner to interme- diate DSEK/Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) surgeon wishing to learn more about prevention and man- agement of postoperative complica- tions. At the same time, a course on the use of the Raindrop Near Vision Inlay (ReVision Optics, Lake Forest, California), including Food and Drug Administration clinical trial results, will be led by Stephen Lane, MD. The aesthetically minded oph- thalmologist might be interested in attending a 10:00–11:30 a.m. course on neurotoxins and dermal fillers and collagen stimulators. Physicians hoping to learn about techniques that could shorten the learning curve and help avoid complica- tions in DMEK might consider the course at 1:00–2:30 p.m., followed by a DMEK step-by-step course from 3:00–4:30 p.m. A paper session starting at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday—"Keratoconus: Intra Corneal Rings (ICR)"—will include topics like the use of an in- tracorneal circular ring compared to a 340-degree ICR as well as femtosec- ond laser-assisted ICR implantation for irregular astigmatism and the characteristics of microbial keratitis after ICR implantation. Monday, May 9 Kick off Monday with either a course on keratoconus treatments or a video-based course on endothelial keratoplasty, both from 8:00–9:30 a.m. A course describing techniques and conjunctival repair and replace- ment techniques and technologies, followed by cataract controversies, which will include how to manage an unhappy cataract patient and how to manage astigmatism during the procedure. Saturday, May 7 On Saturday, the ASCRS Cornea Clinical Committee is sponsoring the symposium "Pardon the Oph- thalmology: Hot Topics in Cornea and External Disease" moderated by Edward Holland, MD, and Terry Kim, MD, from 3:00–4:30 p.m. This symposium will include interactive discussion between the panel and the audience regarding common to complex corneal cases. Instructional course topics will include basic to advanced deep an- terior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK), led by Vincenzo Sarnicola, MD, as well as new frontiers in this proce- dure, led by Enrica Sarnicola, MD, from 1:00–2:30 p.m. and 3:00–4:30 p.m., respectively. Also from 3:00– 4:30 p.m., Roy Rubinfeld, MD, will instruct in transepithelial and epi-off corneal collagen crosslinking for keratoconus and post-LASIK ectasia. A paper session from 1:00–2:35 p.m. on Saturday will cover Descem- et's membrane endothelial kerato- plasty (DMEK), Descemet's stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK), Crosslinking, keratoplasty, surgical techniques, new technologies, best practices, and more will be featured F rom the newest techniques for keratoconus to treat- ment of ectasia to kerato- plasty procedures, the 2016 ASCRS•ASOA Symposium & Congress will offer symposia, instructional courses, and paper ses- sions for general ophthalmologists and corneal specialists. Here are just a few of the day- by-day highlights you won't want to miss. Friday, May 6 Friday is Cornea Day, a full day of programming sponsored by the Cornea Society and ASCRS, ahead of the annual meeting. The first session will tackle chal- lenging cases, such as corneal colla- gen crosslinking, and complications resulting from cosmetic procedures, such as cosmetic eye whitening. The next session will delve into refrac- tive surgeries, including intracorneal inlays to treat presbyopia, small in- cision lenticule extraction, and chal- lenges such as ectasia post-LASIK. The third session will cover corneal Highlights of cornea sessions you won't want to miss April 2016 Dr. Holland and Dr. Kim moderate the "Pardon the Ophthalmology: Hot Topics in Cornea and External Disease" session at the 2015 ASCRS•ASOA Symposium & Congress. This year, the session will be held on Saturday, May 7. Source: ASCRS

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