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EW ASCRS•ASOA 2017 46 ASCRS•ASOA Program Preview • May 5–9, 2017 well-attended program because of its exceptional content and outstand- ing faculty. On behalf of our Cornea Society chair, Marian Macsai, MD, and our Planning Committee, we in- vite you to attend this event to gain the latest information on cornea topics that are highly relevant to the comprehensive ophthalmologist's as well as the corneal specialist's prac- tice," said Dr. Kim. EW Editors' note: Dr. Kim has no relevant financial interests related to his com- ments. Contact information Kim: terry.kim@duke.edu ocular surface will also be discussed, including which limbal stem cell transplant procedure should be con- sidered for various conditions. The corneal surgery section is always one of the highlights, he said. This will primarily be in a video-based format, Dr. Kim said, and will feature practical infor- mation and pearls on a variety of cutting-edge corneal surgery topics, including Descemet's membrane en- dothelial keratoplasty, deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty, and Bowman's layer transplantation. "Cornea Day is a great way to start the ASCRS annual meeting, and it continues to be a very popular and by Ellen Stodola EyeWorld Senior Staff Writer based presentations on complica- tions in this area, like toxic anterior segment syndrome, persistent corne- al edema, and other complications. Dilemmas in corneal ectatic dis- ease and ocular surface disorders also will be addressed in a section. Dr. Kim noted that one particular hot topic in this area is collagen cross- linking. With the recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval, many are starting to use the proce- dure in practice and want pearls for how best to handle these cases, he said. There are also issues to discuss surrounding epi-on and epi-off pro- cedures, as well as combining cross- linking with other technologies and modalities. Dr. Kim said advances in Cornea Day will cover a number of hot topics in the field of cornea T his year's Cornea Day is back again ahead of the ASCRS•ASOA Symposium & Congress and promises an exciting program. It will take place on Friday, May 5, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the Los Angeles Convention Center. "As usual, Cornea Day will continue to deliver a very dynamic and edu- cational format," said Terry Kim, MD, program chair, ASCRS Cornea Clinical Committee, professor of ophthalmology, and division chief of Cornea, Duke University Eye Center, Durham, North Carolina. We always make an effort to invite a variety of faculty on the program, including international faculty as well as young, up-and-coming facul- ty, he added. The program will deliver corneal content for the comprehensive oph- thalmologist as well as the corneal specialist. Dr. Kim said the organiz- ers always make an effort to ensure there is a variety of content, includ- ing video case presentations, panel discussions, and point/counterpoint presentations to ensure that there is a lively dialogue occurring on stage. The program is divided into four sections. The first, Dr. Kim said, is a joint session with the Asia Cornea Society looking at global hot topics, such as different trends in infectious keratitis that are seen globally, oc- ular surface reconstruction interna- tionally, and international initiatives to address corneal blindness through various transplant procedures. Another section will focus on corneal complications and con- troversies in both cataract and refractive surgery. Other topics will include corneal endothelial safe- ty in femtosecond versus manual phacoemulsification; Fuchs' dystro- phy in cataracts; IOL selection in pa- tients with ocular surface issues; and complications that occur in various cataract and refractive procedures like herpes infections, ocular surface disease, and epithelial ingrowth. New techniques like small incision lenticule extraction (ReLEx SMILE, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Jena, Germany) also will be addressed, and there will also be a special section on case- April 2017 Cornea Day returns ahead of ASCRS Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/CorneaSocietyUniversity Find us on social media CORNEA SOCIETY UNIVERSITY (CSU), the newest online eduational initiative geared toward cornea fellows and young physicians.

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