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Cornea Society News – published quarterly by the Cornea Society 10 Introducing the Cornea and Eye Banking Forum, coming in November T he event formerly known as the Fall Educational Symposium is getting a re-boot. The new Cornea and Eye Banking Forum, which will still be jointly sponsored by the Cornea Society and the Eye Bank Association of America, will fea- ture a number of program enhance- ments, such as: • An additional hour of content to pro- vide time for new programming while keeping the same number of scientific free papers. • Two 30-minute symposia for top- ic-specific invited talks. » Keratoconus: The Forum will be held on November 10, which is World Keratoconus Day. We're partner- ing with the National Keratoconus Foundation to invite speakers who will discuss topics related to this disease. » Corneal Preservation Time Study (CPTS): Speakers will provide an overview of the CPTS, including updates and recent findings. This session will highlight this multi-cen- ter prospective study's findings regarding the impact of preservation time as well as operative factors on D uring the ASCRS•ASOA Sympo- sium & Congress, the Cornea Society will once again sponsor a symposium, which will focus on cornea-related topics. This year's session will take place on Sunday, May 7, from 8:00–9:30 a.m. and will explore "Deci- sion Making in Corneal Transplantation: Case Based Presentations." The sym- posium will be held in the Los Angeles Convention Center in Room 152-153 and will be moderated by Anthony Aldave, MD, Los Angeles, and Marian Macsai, MD, Glenview, Illinois. The session will be broken down into three sections: the management of corneal edema, the management of corneal ectasia, and the management of corneal opacification and graft failure. The symposium will also feature a vari- ety of speakers from the United States and around the world, giving attend- ees perspective on how some of these topics are addressed both domestically and internationally. Following each of the three sections, discussion time is scheduled. Though corneal procedures, like keratectomy and keratoplasties are discussed quite frequently, this sympo- sium specifically aims to give attendees information on important factors to consider in selecting the most appropri- ate technique for patients with different indications and anatomic factors. The presentations will be case-based, and following the presentations, a panel will also offer thoughts on other factors to consider and recommendations for the different cases. In the corneal edema management section, Francis Price Jr., MD, Indi- anapolis, and Audrey Talley Rostov, MD, Seattle, will both highlight cases of Fuchs' corneal dystrophy. Meanwhile, Carolina Aravena, MD, Santiago, Chile, and Anjali Tannan, MD, Chicago, will present cases of pseudophakic corneal edema in different patient types. In the discussion of the manage- ment of corneal ectasia, Rajesh Fogla, MD, Hyderabad, India, will highlight a case of corneal ectasia in an atopic young patient with prior hydrops, while Donald Tan, MD, Singapore, shares in- formation on progressive corneal ectasia following penetrating keratoplasty for keratoconus. Rounding out that section, Pravin Vaddavalli, MD, Hyderabad, India, will present on peripheral corneal thinning, and Roger Steinert, MD, Ir- vine, California, will present an instance of an older phakic patient with post-RK ectasia. The final section of the session, on management of corneal opacification and graft failure, will feature presenta- tions from Vincenzo Sarnicola, MD, Grosseto, Italy, on corneal scarring; Christopher Rapuano, MD, Philadel- phia, on visually significant recurrent corneal stromal dystrophy; George Rosenwasser, MD, Hershey, Pennsylva- nia, on DSEK failure; and Valeria Sán- chez-Huerta, MD, Mexico City, Mexico, on PK failure. CN Cornea Society Symposium to explore corneal transplantation graft success and cell loss following DSEK. We're also changing some of the meeting logistics to better serve our presenters and attendees: • The submission site opened in March to better align with the AAO abstract submission process and timeline. • Submitted scientific free papers will be reviewed, and presenters will be select- ed by mid-August to allow for greater flexibility in travel planning. • Invited speakers will be identified and invited this spring in order to publicize elements of the program in advance. Please mark your calendars and plan to join us for the inaugural Cornea and Eye Banking Forum, Friday, November 10 in New Orleans. CN CORNEA and EYE BANKING NEW ORLEANS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10 FORUM 2017 CORNEA and EYE BANKING NEW ORLEANS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10 FORUM 2017

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