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79 May 2016 EW MEETING REPORTER presentation of the award, Dr. Steinert had a conversation with Stephen Lane, MD, Stillwater, Min- nesota, with Dr. Lane asking him questions about his career, technol- ogy, and his advice. When asked to diagnostics. One thing they agreed on was that preoperative diagnostics are very important in managing premium channel IOL patients. Warren Hill, MD, Mesa, Arizo- na, said that the "elephant in the room" is always IOL power selection. There are multiple parts to consider, and if 1 part is wrong, what you get is a refractive surprise. Diagnostics are doing well currently, he said, but formulas are still an issue. Patients want to look more at multifocality, said Vance Thompson, MD, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He added that diagnostics have become increasingly important with exciting new technology. There was also a spotlight on the premium channel, which featured a market overview from Elizabeth Yeu, MD, Norfolk, Virgin- ia, and company presentations from AcuFocus (Irvine, California), Bausch + Lomb (Bridgewater, New Jersey), Abbott Medical Optics (Abbott Park, Illinois), and Alcon. The panel discussion focused on femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery, with panelists comment- ing on their experience, barriers to adopting the femtosecond laser for cataract surgery, and why they think this technology has taken off relative to other technologies. David Chang, MD, Los Altos, California, said that a major barrier in adoption of the femtosecond laser globally correlates with the freedom within a given economic system to bill the patient for the extra cost. This can make it a hard sell without clearly superior outcomes, he said. Eric Donnenfeld, MD, Rock- ville Centre, New York, said that he has embraced femtosecond tech- nology and has been using it for 6 years. All the platforms work very well, he said. This technology is not just making great surgeons better; it's helping everyone, he said. This year, the OIS Lifetime Inno- vator Award went to Roger Steinert, MD, Irvine, California. After the choose which surgical technology he would be if he could be any technol- ogy, Dr. Steinert chose the Sinskey hook. "It's the one that's in every- body's toolbox," he said. Dr. Steinert also spoke about his gratitude for being able to be at the forefront of laser development and Watch for our weekly emails every Saturday, broadcasting recorded live cornea presentations. Learn from the experts @http://VideoEd.CorneaSociety.org Copyright ©2016 Cornea Society. All rights reserved. New for 2016! Cornea Society new VideoEd portal features free cornea presentations from Cornea Society educational events throughout the year. VideoEd.CorneaSociety.org Watch, Learn & Share! Available on all mobile devices, tablets, and desktops All content is archived for future reference. Cornea Day 2016 Coming Soon! continued on page 80

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