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Program

Interactive Consultations in Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgery 2025

PROGRAM
Subject to change
All times listed are ET

Friday, February 21, 2025

7:50 am Welcome, Overview, and Pre-Program Test
Kendall E. Donaldson, MD, MS and Ellen Koo, MD
  Session I: The Ocular Surface
Moderator: Kendall E. Donaldson, MD, MS
8:00 Vitamin Deficiency and Corneal Pathology
Jaime D. Martinez Martinez, MD

8:10 Glaucoma for the Cataract Surgeon
Sarah R. Wellik, MD
8:20 Scleral Lenses – What We Really Need to Know!
Priscilla Sotomayor OD, FSLS
8:30 Cornea and External Disease Case Studies
Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD
8:40 Panel Discussion
Kendall E. Donaldson, MD, MS; Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD; Jaime D. Martinez Martinez, MD; Priscilla Sotomayor OD, FSLS; and Sarah R. Wellik, MD
8:50 Update on Pediatric Neutrophic Keratopathy (NK)
Angela Y. Zhu, MD

9:00 What's New and What's Awaiting FDA Approval of Dry Eye Disease
Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD

9:10 Update on Corneal Dystrophies
Angela Y. Zhu, MD

9:20 Evidenced Based Decisions in Infectious Keratitis
Guillermo Amescua, MD

9:30 Panel Discussion
Guillermo Amescua, MD; Kendall E. Donaldson, MD, MS; Eric Donnenfeld, MD; and Angela Y. Zhu, MD

9:45 Break
  Session II: Keratoconus—Conquering the Cone
Moderator: Mohamed F. Abou Shousha, MD, PhD
10:00 Artificial Intelligence in the Diagnosis of Corneal Disease
Mohamed F. Abou Shousha, MD, PhD

10:10 Keratoconus Progression in Older Patients, and Impact of Crosslinking Prior to Cataract Surgery
William B. Trattler, MD

10:20 Step by Step DALK
Angela Y. Zhu, MD

10:30 Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty - Don’t Burst my Bubble
W. Barry Lee, MD, FACS

10:40 Corneal Tissue Additional Keratoplasty (CTAK)
Rahul S. Tonk, MD, MBA

10:50 Panel Discussion
Mohamed F. Abou Shousha, MD, PhD; W. Barry Lee, MD, FACS; Rahul S. Tonk, MD, MBA; and William B. Trattler, MD

  Session III: Cornea and Cataract
Moderator: William Trattler, MD
11:05 ICL Sizing Pearls
William Trattler, MD

11:15 Corneal Considerations in Cataract Surgery
W. Barry Lee, MD, FACS

11:25 10 Take Home MIGS Pearls for the Cataract Surgeon
Carlos Buznego, MD

11:35 IOL Calculations and Considerations for the Fuchs/DMEK Patient
Peter B. Veldman, MD
11:45 Panel Discussion
Carlos Buznego, MD; W. Barry Lee, MD, FACS; William B. Trattler, MD; and Peter B. Veldman, MD

12:00 pm Lunch
  Session IV: Presentation of the Alan M. Fisch Endowed Lectureship on Corneal and External Diseases
Presenter: Eduardo C. Alfonso, MD
1:00 Alan M. Fisch Endowed Lectureship on Corneal and External Diseases Keratoconus – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
A. J. Kanellopoulos, MD

  SESSION V: Complex Anterior Segment Issues
Moderator: Rahul S. Tonk, MD, MBA
1:30 Pupilloplasty – Techniques and Challenges
Allister G. Gibbons, MD

1:40 Cataract Surgery with Corneal Opacities
Jaime D. Martinez Martinez, MD

1:50 Challenging Anterior Segment Consultations
Nicole Fram, MD

2:00 Tips and Tricks to Avoid the Need of Therapeutic Graft in Infectious Keratitis
Guillermo Amescua, MD

2:10 Panel Discussion
Guillermo Amescua, MD; Allister G. Gibbons, MD; Nicole Fram, MD; Jaime D. Martinez Martinez, MD; and Rahul S. Tonk, MD, MBA

  Session VI: Navigating Keratoplasty Challenges
Moderator: Ellen Koo, MD
2:25 DMEK in Eyes with Challenging Anatomy
Ellen Koo, MD

2:35 Manual, Femto and Full Thickness Corneal Incisions for the Treatment of Astigmatism
Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD

2:45 DSO – How and When?
Ellen Koo, MD

2:55 DMEK and the Double-Scroll Technique
Peter B. Veldman, MD
3:15 Panel Discussion
Kendall Donaldson, MD, MS; Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD; Ellen Koo, MD; and Peter B. Veldman, MD

4:00 Wet Labs *
    • Endothelial Keratoplasty Techniques – DMEK
    • Lamellar Keratoplasty Techniques – DALK
    • Secondary IOL Techniques
    • Iris Suturing
*This session is not accredited for CME
6:00 pm Adjourn/Cocktail Reception

Saturday, February 22, 2025

8:00 am Welcome and Overview
Ellen Koo, MD
  Session I: Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Moderator: Sonia Yoo, MD
8:10 Micor – A New Device for Cataract Surgery
Sonia H. Yoo, MD

8:20 IOL Power Calculations in Irregular Corneas
Rahul S. Tonk, MD, MBA
8:30 Endophthalmitis Risk: A Bayesian Approach
Allister G. Gibbons, MD
8:40 Music During MAC Eye Surgery: Benefits for Patients, Staff and Surgeons
William W. Culbertson, IV, MD
8:50 Panel Discussion
William W. Culbertson, IV, MD; Allister G. Gibbons, MD; Rahul S. Tonk, MD, MBA; and Sonia H. Yoo, MD

9:00 Retained Lens Material After Cataract Surgery – When Should We Operate?
Harry W. Flynn, Jr., MD

9:10 Zonulopathy Management Strategies
Nicole Fram, MD

9:20 Outcomes of Light Adjustable Lens Use after LASIK and RK
W. Barry Lee, MD, FACS

9:30 Panel Discussion
Harry W. Flynn, Jr., MD; Nicole Fram, MD; W. Barry Lee, MD, FACS; and Sonia H. Yoo, MD

10:00 Break
  Session II: Cornea and Anterior Segment Conundrums
Moderator: Angela Y. Zhu, MD
10:15 Fungal Keratitis – Pearls for Management
Eduardo C. Alfonso, MD

10:25 Update on Management of Corneal/Limbal Dermoids
Jaime D. Martinez Martinez, MD

10:35 Amniotic Membrane Grafting for the Treatment of Chemical and Thermal Ocular Surface Injuries
Peter B. Veldman, MD

10:45 Anterior Segment Predictors of Death
W. Barry Lee, MD, FACS

10:55 Panel Discussion
Eduardo C. Alfonso, MD; W. Barry Lee, MD, FACS; Jaime D. Martinez Martinez, MD; and Angela Y. Zhu, MD

11:05 Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery
Zubair Ansari, MD

11:15 Scary Conjunctival Lesions
Carol L. Karp, MD

11:25 Broken Bag! IOL Placement Decisions
Guillermo Amescua, MD

11:35 Update on Extended Depth of Focus IOLs
Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD

11:45 Panel Discussion
Guillermo Amescua MD; Zubair Ansari, MD; Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD; Carol L. Karp, MD; and Angela Y. Zhu, MD

12:00 pm Lunch
  Session III: The Cutting Edge—Updates in Corneal Imaging, Novel Therapeutics and Technology
Moderator: Jaime D. Martinez Martinez, MD
1:00 The Super-Powers of HR OCT
Carol L. Karp, MD

1:10 Updates in Cell Injection and Adjunct Therapy in Endothelial Dysfunction
Ellen Koo, MD

1:20 Telemedicine and Remote Care in Ophthalmology
Mohamed F. Abou Shousha, MD, PhD

1:30 Panel Discussion
Mohamed F. Abou Shousha, MD, PhD; Jaime D. Martinez Martinez, MD; Carol L. Karp, MD; and Ellen Koo, MD

1:50 Presbyopia Correcting IOLs – New Horizons
Nicole Fram, MD

2:00 Predicting Success with Premium Lens Technology
Kendall E. Donaldson, MD, MS

2:10 Dysphotopsias in Cataract Surgery – Avoidance and Treatment Options
Nicole Fram, MD

2:20 Panel Discussion
Kendall E. Donaldson, MD, MS; Nicole Fram, MD; and Jaime D. Martinez Martinez, MD

2:30 Break
  Session IV: Cornea/Cataract/Glaucoma/Refractive Surgery –Controversies, Updates and Final Pearls
Moderators: Kendall E. Donaldson, MD, MS and Ellen Koo, MD
3:00 Oculoplastics for the Anterior Segment Surgeon – What you Need to Know!
Wendy W. Lee, MD, MS

3:10 The Uveitic Patient—Updates and Pearls for the Cataract and Anterior Segment Surgeon
Stephanie M. Llop Quintana, MD

3:20 Prescribing Monovision – A Change in Paradigm
Kendall E. Donaldson, MD, MS

3:30 Update on Global Ophthalmology
Zubair Ansari, MD

3:40 Panel Discussion and Post-Program Test
Zubair Ansari, MD; Kendall E. Donaldson, MD, MS; Nicole Fram, MD; Ellen Koo, MD; Wendy W. Lee, MD, MS; and Stephanie M. Llop Quintana, MD

4:00 pm Adjourn