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Program

Interactive Consultations in Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgery 2024

PROGRAM
Subject to change
All times listed are ET

Friday, February 23, 2024

7:50 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 Ocular Surface Pain: A Shift in the Dry Eye Paradigm
Anat Galor, MD, MSPH

8:10 Drug Associated Oculus Surface Disorders
Winston Chamberlain, MD
8:20 Ocular Surface Reconstruction for Severe OSD
Marjan Farid, MD
8:30 Surgical Management of Neurotrophic Keratopathy
Clara Chan, MD
8:40 Panel Discussion
Winston Chamberlain, MD; Clara Chan, MD; Kendall E. Donaldson, MD, MS; Marjan Farid, MD; and Anat Galor, MD, MSPH
8:50 Cataract Surgery in Patients with Advanced Ocular Surface Disease
Guillermo Amescua, MD

9:00 Stepwise Approach to Managing Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency
Clara Chan, MD

9:10 Overlooked Causes of Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency
Marjan Farid, MD

9:20 Management of Post Pterygium Surgery Complications
Guillermo Amescua, MD

9:30 Panel Discussion
Guillermo Amescua, MD; Clara Chan, MD; Kendall E. Donaldson, MD, MS; and Marjan Farid, 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 Clear Lens Extraction vs. PRK for Patients Following CXL
William Trattler, MD

10:20 Topography Guided PRK vs. Intacs with Corneal Crosslinking
Clara Chan, MD

10:30 Step by Step DALK
Angela Y. Zhu, MD

10:40 Surgical Pearls for DALK
Winston Chamberlain, MD

10:50 Panel Discussion
Mohamed F. Abou Shousha, MD, PhD, Winston Chamberlain, MD; Clara Chan, MD, William Trattler, MD; and Angela Y. Zhu, MD

  Session III: Cornea and Cataract
Moderator: William Trattler, MD
11:05 Light Adjustable IOL for Patients with Irregular Astigmatism or Early Keratoconus
William Trattler, MD

11:15 In-Office Corneal Procedures to Prep for Cataract Surgery
Marjan Farid, MD

11:25 Should all Medical Glaucoma Patients get MIGS?
Carlos Buznego, MD

11:35 How to Manage a Refractive Miss in Cataract Surgery
Marjan Farid, MD

11:45 Panel Discussion
Carlos Buznego, MD; Marjan Farid, MD; and William Trattler, MD

12:00 pm Lunch
  Session IV: Complex Cataract and Anterior Segment Surgery
Moderator: Sonia H. Yoo, MD
1:00 In-the-Bag Late Dislocations: Avoiding IOL Exchange
Cathy McCabe, MD

1:10 Pearls for Managing the Pediatric Cataract
Angela Y. Zhu, MD

1:20 Management of Traumatic Cataracts
Florence Cabot, MD

1:30 Polypropylene Solutions for Complex Cataract Surgery
Cathy McCabe, MD

1:40 Panel Discussion
Florence Cabot, MD; Cathleen McCabe, MD; Sonia H. Yoo, MD; and Angela Y. Zhu, MD

  Session V: Navigating Keratoplasty Challenges
Moderator: Ellen Koo, MD
1:55 Extreme DMEK
Ellen Koo, MD

2:05 Pearls for Complex DSEK Surgery
Clara Chan, MD

2:15 Complications of Endothelial Keratoplasty
Winston Chamberlain, MD

2:25 Enoxaparin for DMEK Surgery
Rahul Tonk, MD, MBA

2:35 Management of Challenging Cases with Cornea Transplantation
Jaime D. Martinez Martinez, MD

2:45 What We Learned From the DETECT Study
Winston Chamberlain, MD

2:55 Cornea vs. Nerve – Reaching the Balance
Kendall Donaldson, MD, MS and Sarah R. Wellik, MD
3:10 Panel Discussion
Winston Chamberlain, MD; Clara Chan, MD; Kendall Donaldson, MD, MS; Ellen Koo, MD; Jaime D. Martinez Martinez, MD; Rahul Tonk, MD; and Sarah R. Wellik, MD

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

Saturday, February 24, 2024

7:50 Welcome and Overview
Ellen Koo, MD
  Session I: Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Moderator: Allister G. Gibbons, MD
8:00 New Femtosecond Laser for LASIK and Beyond
Sonia H. Yoo, MD

8:10 Topo Guided vs. Conventional Refractive Surgery
Winston Chamberlain, MD
8:20 LASIK Flap Amputation
Rahul Tonk, MD, MBA
8:30 Sulcus Lenses, When and How
Allister G. Gibbons, MD
8:40 Management of Displaced LASIK Flaps
William W. Culbertson, IV, MD

8:50 Panel Discussion
Winston Chamberlain MD; William W. Culbertson, IV, MD; Allister G. Gibbons, MD; Sonia H. Yoo, MD; and Rahul S. Tonk, MD, MBA

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

9:10 Zonulopathy Management Strategies
Cathy McCabe, MD

9:20 IOL Selection in Irregular Corneas
Marjan Farid, MD

9:30 Retinal Abnormalities: What the Cataract Surgeon Needs to Know
Raquel Goldhardt, MD, FACS

9:45 Panel Discussion
Marjan Farid, MD; Harry W. Flynn, Jr., MD; Raquel Goldhardt, MD, FACS; and Cathy McCabe, MD

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

10:25 Alternative Treatment Options for Corneal Infections
Jaime D. Martinez Martinez, MD

10:35 Is MRSA Keratitis an Increasing Concern?
Clara Chan, MD

10:45 Panel Discussion
Eduardo C. Alfonso, MD; Clara Chan, MD; Jaime Martinez Martinez, MD; and Angela Y. Zhu, MD

11:00 Do's and Don'ts in Infectious Keratitis
Guillermo Amescua, MD

11:10 Scary Conjunctival Lesions
Carol L. Karp, MD

11:20 Pearls for Managing the Pediatric Cataract
Angela Y. Zhu, MD

11:30 Iris Reconstruction with the Artificial Iris
Rahul S. Tonk, MD, MBA

11:40 Panel Discussion
Guillermo Amescua MD; Carol L. Karp, MD; Rahul S. Tonk, MD, MBA; and Angela Y. Zhu, MD

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

1:10 Telemedicine and Remote Care in Ophthalmology
Mohamed F. Abou Shousha, MD, PhD

1:20 Presbyopia Correcting Drops – Where Are We Now?
Florence Cabot, MD

1:30 What Can the Confocal Do for Me?
Anat Galor, MD, MSPH

1:40 Panel Discussion
Mohamed F. Abou Shousha, MD, PhD; Florence Cabot, MD; Anat Galor, MD, MSPH; and Carol Karp, MD

1:50 Novel Therapeutics in the Treatment of FECD and Corneal Edema
Ellen Koo, MD

2:00 Presbyopia Correcting IOLs – New Horizons
Cathy McCabe, MD

2:10 Patient Selection and Counseling for Presbyopia Correcting Technology
Kendall E. Donaldson, MD, MS

2:20 Panel Discussion
Florence Cabot, MD; Kendall E. Donaldson, MD, MS; Ellen Koo, MD; Cathy McCabe, MD

2:40 Break
  Session IV: Cornea/Cataract/Glaucoma/Refractive Surgery –Controversies, Updates and Final Pearls
Moderators: Kendall E. Donaldson, MD, MS and Ellen Koo, MD
3:05 Controversies in Pediatric Cornea
Angela Y. Zhu, MD

3:15 Endophthalmitis Prevention – What Really Works?
Allister G. Gibbons, MD

3:30 Sustainability in Ophthalmology
Cathy McCabe, MD

3:40 Double Trouble: Dry Eye and Glaucoma
Adam L. Rothman, MD

3:50 Panel Discussion and Post-Program Test
Kendall E. Donaldson, MD, MS; Allister G. Gibbons, MD; Ellen Koo, MD; Cathy McCabe, MD; Adam L. Rothman, MD; and Angela Y. Zhu, MD

4:00 Adjourn