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EW AAO 2016 52 AAO program preview • October 15–18, 2016 by Ellen Stodola EyeWorld Senior Staff Writer In addition to the sections on keratoplasty and ocular tumors, the other four will focus on corneal infections, the role of imaging and in-office diagnostics, managing ocu- lar surface disease, and inflammato- ry conditions of the ocular surface. Because of the nature of a sub- specialty day, a lot of comprehensive ophthalmologists attend, Dr. Jeng said. They need to learn and be able to diagnose these conditions in a timely manner. He added that he hopes attendees take away a more extensive understanding of the etiol- ogy, the diagnosis, and the manage- ment of a lot of common and some less common ocular surface diseases. "That is applicable to any compre- hensive ophthalmologist and any cornea specialist," he said. EW Editors' note: Dr. Jeng has no financial interests related to his comments. Contact information Jeng: BJeng@som.umaryland.edu Topics applicable to both cornea specialists and comprehensive ophthalmologists C ornea Subspecialty Day will be held on Saturday, October 15 before the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) annual meeting again this year, with an exciting day of programming. This year's chair of the program is Shahzad Mian, MD, Ann Arbor, Michigan, with co-chairs Bennie Jeng, MD, Baltimore, and Carol Karp, MD, Miami. Dr. Jeng spoke about what can be expected from this year's program and why physi- cians should be sure to attend. The overall theme this year is ocular surface disease, he said, with five of the six major sections of the program focusing on this. It continues to be a hot topic because there is still a need for education on the condition, and it's challenging because there are different etiologies, he said. The different symptoms make it hard to diagnose and man- age, and physicians are recognizing just how much of an impact ocular surface disease can have on the pa- tient and on outcomes after cataract surgery. Only one of the six Cornea Subspecialty Day sections, "The Evolving Role of Keratoplasty," focuses on surgery, Dr. Jeng said. Of all the sections, he thinks this is the most focused on the cornea special- ist. There are few comprehensive ophthalmologists who are doing anything beyond standard penetrat- ing keratoplasty, he said, but it will still be an interesting section for all to attend. One unique offering this year is a whole section on ocular surface tumors. A group of cornea specialists and non-cornea specialists will dis- cuss this topic, Dr. Jeng added. Top- ics such as pigmented lesions, ocular surface squamous neoplasia, eyelid lesions, iris lesions, and pterygium will be covered. Another unique element in this year's program is the incorporation of case presentations into the differ- ent sections. Cornea Subspecialty Day back for another year at AAO October 2016 Chicago Fun Fact Four states are visible from the Skydeck Chicago: Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Source: www.cityofchicago.org Source: Choose Chicago

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