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President's Message Dear Cornea Society Members, We have had a busy winter here at the Cornea Society focusing on our upcom- ing programming. Terry Kim, MD, and I have been working with the organizing committee to put together a terrific program for Cornea Day at ASCRS this May in Los Angeles. We hope to see you there. It will include a section on global hot topics including in- formation on Zika virus, bioengineered corneas, and xenotransplantation. "Corneal Controversies and Complications in Cataract & Refractive Surgery" will cover TASS and wound burns as well as premium IOLs and refractive surgery patients with dry eye disease. After lunch, "Cornea Ectatic and Ocular Surface Dilemmas" will provide in depth knowledge of collagen crosslinking, from patient selection to management of the epithelium. "Cutting Edge Corneal Surgery" will discuss primary descemetor- rhexis and give a step by step guide to transitioning to DMEK and DALK. This will be a Cornea Day you will not want to miss! I'd like to thank our program commit- tee for their dedication in putting this year's Cornea Day together. We couldn't have done it without the leadership of the committee members: Anthony Aldave, MD, Clara Chan, MD, Sophie Deng, MD, Anat Galor, MD, Preeya Gupta, MD, Barry Lee, MD, Francis Mah, MD, and Chris Starr, MD. I hope to see you there! Register early or on- site—just be sure to attend. In addition, Barry Lee, MD, Vice President of Industry Relations, Gail Albert, and I were at the Hawaiian Eye Meeting where we had 15 meetings to try to raise money for the Society and our Fellows Programs. As you know, every year we bring fellows from around the country to Tampa, Florida, for a two-day didactic and wet lab course on what is new in cornea. This year we are expanding to 55 fellows for the Fellows Summit. We are working hard to cover our costs for this important initiative. We are also working with our young physicians to develop yearlong programming to meet their needs. Jessica Ciralsky, MD, has taken on a leadership role in Cornea Society University. Barry Lee, MD, and Bennie Jeng, MD, have taken on leadership roles in the young physician task force. We are busy planning dinners, webinars, and numerous new ways to engage and educate our membership. Our goal is to provide cutting-edge education in the field of cornea and external disease. Please let me know if you have ideas or needs that the Cornea Society can fulfill. This is your society! Sincerely, Marian Macsai, MD President, Cornea Society Cornea Society News – published quarterly by the Cornea Society 2 Marian Macsai, MD Cornea Society presents 2017 Fellows Educational Summit T he Cornea Society is pleased to present the 2017 Fellow- ship Educational Summit for current cornea fellows in Tampa, Florida. The program directors, Jessica Cialsky, MD, Deepinder Dhaliwal, MD, and Shahzad Mian, MD, have as- sembled a distinguished faculty of dynamic speakers to address advanced concepts in anterior seg- ment surgery and medical manage- ment of cornea and external diseases. Our confirmed faculty to date are Michael Belin, MD, Marjan Farid, MD, W Barry Lee, MD, Jennifer Li, MD, Marian Macsai, MD, and Greg Ogawa, MD. Fellows will be introduced to the use and interpretation of anterior segment imaging tools ranging from corneal topography to anterior segment OCT and UBM. Practical applications of these skills will be put to the test and will cover basic and advanced concepts in surface ablation and LASIK. Common and uncommon diseases of the ocular surface including advanced dry eye will be discussed, as well as a review of cor- neal considerations in cataract surgery

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