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Cornea Society News – published quarterly by the Cornea Society 3 continued from page 1 Cornea Society symposium to highlight pediatric cornea topics T his year, a Cornea Society spon- sored symposium will take place at the ASCRS•ASOA Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., focusing on the topic of "Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges and Solutions in Pediatric Cornea." Anthony Aldave, MD, Los Angeles, one of the symposium's chairs, com- mented on the topics for this year's sym- posium and what attendees can expect. "As the majority of presentations and publications on the diagnosis and treatment of anterior segment disorders are based on series involving adult pa- tients, less is known regarding the clini- cal features and the treatment outcomes in the pediatric population," he said, commenting on why this year's session will focus on topics in pediatric cornea. "Comprehensive ophthalmologists and corneal specialists will encounter conditions that are either unique to this younger population or that have distinct clinical characteristics or responses to intervention compared to the adult population." He added that the symposium will feature invited faculty presenting some of the most common and most challenging disorders encountered in the pediatric population and providing evidence-based guidelines regarding the diagnosis and treatment of these disorders. Dr. Aldave said that he is looking forward to hearing about the many topics that will be discussed in the session, including when and how to treat challenging disorders in pediatric cornea. Some of these include the treat- ment indications and outcomes associ- ated with corneal collagen crosslinking for keratoconus, and knowing when to watch and when to treat conjunctival lesions in the pediatric population. Other presentations will highlight tips and techniques for performing pe- diatric keratoplasty, and diagnosing and treating blepharokeratoconjunctivitis, congenital corneal opacification, severe allergic conjunctivitis, and chronic ante- rior uveitis in the pediatric population. The symposium will take place on April 14 from 1:00–2:30 p.m. in room 150AB. CN said. The discussants were chosen to offer a range of opinions and approaches that should convey nuances of disease management that can't be provided in a lecture format, Dr. Tu said. "In our section 'Smoke or Fire,' for example, we will be presenting an array of newer, more effective, and often safer therapies for the treatment of inflam- mation," he said. "This will be followed by a series of cases to illustrate their potential role in the practitioner's arma- mentarium." In addition, the committee has assembled a lineup of ocular infec- tious disease experts to help navigate a number of diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in corneal infections. CN Register Today!