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Cornea Society News – published quarterly by the Cornea Society 2 President's message Dear Cornea Society members, I am humbled to assume the leadership of the Cornea Society in 2018 and am thankful for the support of such an active membership, Board of Direc- tors and Executive Committee to advance a variety of focused missions of the Cornea Society. Special recognition goes to Christopher Rapuano, MD, who finished his term as immediate past president, as well as Choon-Ji Kim, MD, and Francis Price, MD, who both finished very active roles as members of the Board of Directors. I also want to recognize the wonderful leadership of Marian Macsai, MD, who will continue on the Executive Committee as immediate past president along with Kathryn Colby, MD, as president-elect/secretary/treasurer, Barry Lee, MD, as VP for industry relations, and Bennie Jeng, MD, as VP for international affairs. Our core mission, the advancement of the treatment of corneal and ocular surface disease, has been served through education, collaboration, research, and advocacy. Just in the past year, the Cornea Society has organized educational activities on almost every continent, has facilitated the collaboration of the world's leading corneal specialists in defining corneal diseases, and helped to establish taxonomy codes to firmly establish cornea as a rec- ognized subspecialty in the United States. We continue to establish and maintain guidelines for fellowship training and cultivate an energized, involved next generation of cornea subspecialists through educational programs and Cornea Society University, conceived and developed by Jessica Ciralsky, MD. Cornea Day at the ASCRS•ASOA Annual Meeting is an ideal example of a collaborative effort between the Cornea Society and the Cornea Clinical Committee of ASCRS to bring together speakers and topics that will inform, teach, and stimulate. Just as winter gives way to spring, the Cornea Society continues to evolve to meet the needs of its members and their patients. The next 2 years will see significant challenges, but also great opportunities. We will seek structural changes to the Society to improve member access and investment in its current missions. We will seek new initia- tives from our membership to improve the care and treatment of patients with corneal disease here and across the globe. Your talents and hard work will be critical to their success. In a conversation recently with fellow members of an editorial board, we realized how lucky we are to be ophthalmologists, a unique specialty whose practitioners cherish the opportunity to teach their peers and to give back. Nowhere is this better reflected than in the Cornea Society, and I am excited about what we can accomplish together. Join us! Elmer Tu, MD President Cornea Society Elmer Tu, MD

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