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11 EW NEWS & OPINION May 2018 faculty, visit cos.ascrs.org/cos/ optometrist-program. Nurse and Technician Program The Nurse and Technician Program features a day and a half of com- prehensive, interactive education directed toward ophthalmic nurses and allied ophthalmic personnel. The program, which is sponsored by ASORN, starts at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, August 24. Visit asorn.org to register. The 2018 COS officially kicks off Friday evening, with a welcome reception for all attendees in the exhibit hall. Throughout the week- end, attendees can visit the exhibits during breakfast, session breaks, and lunch to speak with industry representatives about ophthalmic products and services. Visit cos. ascrs.org for complete details about programs, faculty, registration, and to book housing at the JW Marriott Austin. EW Contact information Monasterio: dmonasterio@ascrs.org for surgeons focused on anterior seg- ment procedures and will provide updates on retina, glaucoma, and cornea diseases including a special section on dry eye." For more details and the com- plete Ophthalmologist Program and faculty, visit cos.ascrs.org/cos/ ophthalmologist-program. Young Eye Surgeons Program For residents, fellows, and surgeons in their first 5 years of practice, the Young Eye Surgeons (YES) Program begins Friday, August 24, at 9:30 a.m. and features a full day of skills transfer sessions, general sessions, and complex cataract surgery round- table discussions. The hands-on, interactive environment will facili- tate the assimilation of key concepts from basic to complex anterior segment surgeries. Attendees will be divided into two groups based on where they are in their training. Group A will attend the general session in the morning while Group B attends the skills transfer session. The groups will switch after lunch. The general session will be a mix of didactic lecture and video case presentations. The skills transfer session will have stations for phaco, limbal relaxing incisions, microinvasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS), and lens folding. "The YES Program at COS is a fantastic way for young physicians to enhance their overall experi- ence," said Sumit "Sam" Garg, MD, co-chair of the YES Program. "We have created a separate agen- da including didactic, case-based learning, and wet labs to comple- ment the COS agenda. It is a great way to make the most of your time in Austin." A $300 travel reimbursement is available for residents and fellows based in the United States who at- tend the entire Friday program. For more details and the complete YES Program and faculty, visit cos.ascrs. org/cos/YES-program. ASOA Practice Management Program The Practice Management Program is specifically designed for oph- thalmic administrators and prac- tice management staff. This 2-day program features courses and panel discussions on a variety of practice management topics including but not limited to: • Legislative and Regulatory Update • Coding & Billing Update • Regulatory Compliance • Benchmarking and Practice Analytics • Human Resources • Leadership COS offers an excellent oppor- tunity for practice administrators and practice management staff to engage in one-on-one dialogue with presenters and network with their colleagues. Optometrist Program The COS Optometrist Program is geared toward optometrists with an interest in anterior segment care who work in an ophthalmic prac- tice. The program chairs are Derek Cunningham, OD, Walter Whitley, OD, and Ahmad Fahmy, OD. Topics covered in the program include: • Retina Gone Wild—Pearls to Collaboration • Clinical Trials, Imaging, and Surgical Innovation • Cornea Cornucopia • Glaucoma Grand Rounds • Building a Referral Network • Ocular Surface Management: Polishing the Mirror (combined session with MDs) • Establishing Your Dry Eye Center of Excellence For more details and the com- plete Optometrist Program and 11 UPDATE EyeWorld Augmented Reality ad Page: 23 George Waring IV, MD, discusses indications for cataract surgery and their implications for clinical practice. Page: 25 John Berdahl, MD, discusses sources of dissatisfaction in multifocal IOL patients and how to address these problems. Page: 53 Annual meeting of the Asia- Pacific Association of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons ad Page: 58–59 Zaina Al-Mohtaseb, MD, presents a difficult case in which she performed the double-needle Yamane technique for IOL fixation. Page: 67 EyeWorld Augmented Reality (EWAR) index Richard Tipperman, MD, discusses a case with simple surgery and complex decision-making. Page: 68 Kevin Miller, MD, discusses reasons for patient dissatisfaction with toric IOLs. Page: 70 Edward Holland, MD, discusses ocular surface disease as it relates to cataract surgery. Page: 72 Neel Desai, MD, shares pearls for PRK. Page: 75 Robert Weinstock, MD, describes a femtosecond capsulotomy with toric orientation marks. Page: 78

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