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Cornea Society News – published quarterly by the Cornea Society 3 Symposium at AAO will focus on "Case-Based Corneal Conundrums" T his year at the American Acad- emy of Ophthalmology (AAO) annual meeting, the symposium co-sponsored by the Cornea So- ciety will focus on "Case-Based Corneal Conundrums." Anthony Aldave, MD, Los Angeles, one of the chairs of the session, discussed this year's symposium and what attendees can look forward to. The topic was chosen by the pre- vious Cornea Society scientific chair, Barry Lee, MD, Atlanta. Dr. Aldave thinks that the reason for choosing this topic was to highlight some of the more common clinical scenarios encountered by cornea specialists and some compre- hensive ophthalmologists in which they have to choose between an ever-expand- ing number of treatment strategies. "Through the presentation of eight distinct clinical scenarios, attendees will learn the factors that should be consid- ered in each to identify the most appro- priate management strategy," he said. Five of the presentations will focus on preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative decision-making in keratoplasty surgery: how to manage high post-keratoplasty astigmatism; intraoperative complications during penetrating and lamellar keratoplas- ty; when to choose repeat PK versus a keratoprosthesis; PTK versus DALK; and DSEK versus DMEK. While the majority of lectures regarding the evolving field of keratoplasty focus on techniques and outcomes of the various surgical proce- dures, this session will focus on how to make evidence-based decisions regarding which technique to choose in a variety of clinical scenarios, Dr. Aldave said. "The presentation of topics in the form of commonly encountered clinical scenarios provides real-world relevance to each of the topics and allows the attendees to more easily acquire and em- ploy the information presented in their own practices," he said. The symposium will be jointly presented by the Cornea Society and Sektion Kornea of the German Ophthal- mological Society. During the session, the annual Castroviejo Lecture will also be given. This year's lecture will be presented by Dimitri Azar, MD, Chicago. CN Symposium details Anterior segment clinicians and surgeons are frequently faced with diagnos- tic and therapeutic dilemmas in the clinic and operating room. Arriving at an accurate diagnosis in the case of a diagnostic dilemma requires familiarity with a broad range of conditions that may present with similar clinical features and appropriate testing. Similarly, appropriate management of therapeutic dilemmas requires knowledge of and the ability to perform a variety of interventions. In this symposium, the invited faculty will present the audience with a variety of di- agnostic and therapeutic dilemmas commonly encountered by anterior segment specialists. They will also share their approaches to making accurate diagnoses as well as choosing and implementing appropriate management strategies. The symposium will conclude with the Castroviejo Lecture. Chairs: Anthony Aldave, MD, and Marian Sue Macsai-Kaplan, MD Date and Time: Sunday, October 16, 2016, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Location: McCormick Place Room: Grand Ballroom S100AB Schedule: 10:30 a.m. Introduction Anthony Aldave, MD 10:32 a.m. Cut, Stitch, or Replace: Surgical Management David Rootman, MD of High Post-Keratoplasty Astigmatism 10:42 a.m. Corneal Crosslinking: When Is It Indicated? Thomas Reinhard, MD 10:52 a.m. Corneal Edema: How to Decide Between Claus Cursiefen, MD Descemet-Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty and Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty 11:02 a.m. Closing Time: Effective Treatments for Teruo Nishida, MD Nonhealing Corneal Epithelial Defects 11:12 a.m. Case Discussion 11:20 a.m. Failed Penetrating Keratoplasty: How to Decide Stefan Schrader, MD Between Repeat PK and Keratoprosthesis 11:30 a.m. Anterior Stromal Dystrophies: How to Berthold Seitz, MD Decide Between Superficial Keratectomy, Phototherapeutic Keratectomy, and Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty 11:40 a.m. Intraoperative Decision Making During Somasheila Murthy, MD Penetrating and Lamellar Keratoplasty 11:50 a.m. The Unusual Suspects: Differentiating Dystrophic Tatyana Milman, MD From Paraproteinemic Corneal Deposits 12:00 p.m. Case Discussion 12:08 p.m. Introduction to the Castroviejo Lecturer Marian Sue Macsai-Kaplan, MD 12:10 p.m. Castroviejo Lecture Dimitri Azar, MD 12:30 p.m. Conclusion Anthony Aldave, MD

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