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FEB 2012

EyeWorld is the official news magazine of the American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.

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Saturday, April 21 ASCRS Opening General Session 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Includes presidential speeches, the Binkhorst Lecture, Where Are We On the Road to Optical Perfection?, by Randall J. Olson, MD. Honored guests John J. Darin, MD, and Bo T. Philipson, MD, PhD, will make brief remarks. ASCRS Ophthalmology Hall of Fame inductees Jack T. Holladay, MD, MSEE, and Louis Braille (deceased) will be honored. PROBE (Practice Revenue Optimization and Business Efficiency) April 21-24, 2012 PROBE is a core selection of CME-designated courses that provide a comprehensive analysis of your practice to maximize revenue. This track was designed to identify business courses of particular inter- est to ophthalmologists. Maximize your time at the program by learning how to improve your financial and investment strategies, productivity management, profit diversification, and business model analysis. www.ascrs.org/probe Sunday, April 22 ASCRS Lecture on Science and Medicine 10:00 – 11:00 AM Featuring Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH, an international leader on issues regarding our preparedness for an influenza pandemic. He is an expert on the effects of the use of biological agents as catastrophic weapons targeting civilian populations. Government Relations General Session 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Update from Washington: Fighting to Maintain American Leader- ship in Medical Innovation, Congressman Erik Paulsen (R-MN-3), Co-Chair of the Congressional Medical Technology Caucus Monday, April 23 ASCRS Innovators Session 10:00 – 11:30 AM Charles D. Kelman Innovator's Lecture: Douglas D. Koch, MD Corneal Optics for IOL Selection: Cracking the Code. A better under- standing of the optics of the cornea is required to optimize several aspects of intraocular lens (IOL) surgery, including the accuracy of IOL calculations, visual quality, depth of focus (pseudoaccommodation), and IOL toricity. Tuesday, April 24 Hot Off the Press: Highlights of the 2012 ASCRS Best Papers Selected by EyeWorld Editorial Board Members 3:00 – 4:30 PM This session will be a free-flowing panel discussion by the specialty section editors of EyeWorld, who will highlight and debate the Best Papers of ASCRS 2012, as selected by EyeWorld editorial board members, as well as discuss articles in the upcoming issue of EyeWorld. Moderated by David F. Chang, MD.

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