Highlights of the 2010 ASCRS•ASOA Annual Symposium & Congress

We’re finally here! It’s been a long, and for many of us, a hard Winter. Now for some of the highlights of this of the best symposium in anterior segment surgery.
Wednesday-Friday, April 7-

World Cornea Congress VI: In 2010, the World Cornea Congress VI (WCCVI), April 7-9, immediately precedes the ASCRS/ASOA meeting. Sponsored by the Cornea Society, this meeting will bring you up to date on the exponential increase in technology reshaping the cornea specialty. Registration required. Go to www.corneacongress.org for information.
Friday, April 9

EyeWorld Symposia: EyeWorld Magazine is hosting 15 CME, Corporate and Educational events at World Cornea Congress VI and the ASCRS/ASOA Symposium and Congress. For information and registration online go to http://www.eyeworld.org/meetings/go, or look into your tote bag for a list of all of the meetings and their locations and sign up at the door. ASCRS Glaucoma Day: This full-day glaucoma symposium will feature critical updates, robust debates, interactive case studies and more, providing the comprehensive ophthalmologist with the practical tips and tools. Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.™ Separate registration required. Go to http://ascrsglaucomaday.org for information. 8:30 am-5:00 pm.

Kick-Off your Boston Experience at the ASCRS Foundation’s Boston See Party: Join the ASCRS Foundation for an “arresting” evening of great food and drink, eye-catching entertainment and unique opportunities at Boston’s coolest venue, the Liberty Hotel (formerly the Charles Street Jail!) Leave your tuxedo at home! This party is all about fun. There’ll be performing escape artists, scotch, cigar, and Sam Adams beer tastings, high-stakes gambling; improvisational comedy, live music, amazing food and cocktails, and some unbelievable surprises. This is the one prison that nobody wants to leave. Buy your tickets at on line at www.ascrs.org/10am/seeparty/index.cfm, or at the door.  All proceeds go to benefit the ASCRS Foundation’s Robert Sinskey Eye Institute in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Liberty Hotel, 215 Charles St, 7:30 pm-Midnight.
Saturday, April 10

Tour the Exhibit Hall Exhibitors make the ASCRS/ASOA Symposium and Congress possible, and they offer you the latest in ophthalmic devices, pharmaceuticals, practice services and equipment. An education in itself. Saturday-Monday, 8:00 am-5:00 pm. Tuesday, 8:00 am-2:00 pm.
The ASCRS Opening General Session, 10:00 am, includes presidential speeches, the Binkhorst Lecture, Looking Back, Looking Ahead”, by I. Howard Fine, M.D. Dr. Fine reviews the origins of cataract surgery and how it became the miracle of 20th Century Medicine. He doesn’t stop with the here and now. Will femtosecond lasers supplant phaco? Will lenticular refractive surgery supplant laser-based corneal vision correction? And, how can ophthalmology conquer World-blindness to become the miracle of 21st Century Medicine? Inductees to the ASCRS Ophthalmology Hall of Fame will be introduced.
Symposium-Ocular Trauma
Captain David Tanzer, MC, USN will moderate a panel from the U.S. military and civilian academic institutions located in Miami, Atlanta and Philadelphia, in a joint session on ocular trauma.  They’ll discuss current techniques and thought processes related to ocular injuries from battlefield and inner city perspectives. The attendees will come away with updated tips and practical pearls on how to care for ruptured globes and corneal lacerations, adnexal injuries, chemical injuries and burns, posterior aspects of ocular trauma and techniques for delayed visual rehabilitation. 1:00-2:30 pm
Retina Disorders and the Anterior Segment Surgeon, jointly sponsored by the ASCRS Retina and Cataract Clinical Committees, this session’s discussions will include Macular Structure and Premium IOLs, Macular Edema and Diabetic Retinopathy, Cataracts and AMD, Management of the Broken Capsule, and more. 3:00-5:00 pm.

Sunday, April 11

Symposium-Presbyopia Frontiers, a Global Perspective, Sponsored by the Alliance of Cataract and Refractive Specialty Societies (American, Asia-Pacific, European and Latin American Cataract and Refractive Surgery Societies). Speakers from the world’s leading societies explore the full range of new concepts, techniques, and technology for treating presbyopia. 8:00-9:30 am.
General Session: ASCRS Lecture on Science and Medicine, Managing Medical Errors: How to Talk with Your Patient and Live with Yourself, John D. Banja, PhD is a Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and a medical ethicist at the Center for Ethics at Emory University. 10:00-11:00 am.
Government Relations Session: “What in the World is going on with Healthcare?” Join nationally syndicated columnist and NPR correspondent T.R. Reid, author of “The Healing of America,” and an international panel of ASCRS members as they discuss different organizational models for healthcare delivery around the world.  11:00 am-12:00 Noon.
Symposium-X-Rounds Refractive/Cataract Surgery to the Max: Educational and entertaining. Panel led by Eric Donnenfeld, M.D., and Kerry Solomon, M.D., will discuss management of refractive IOL surgery. Includes case presentations and audience response system. 1:00-2:30 pm.
Symposium-ASCRS Young Physicians and Residents Clinical Committee: The Young Physicians and Residents Clinical Committee, and an invited panel of experts, will discuss challenging video cases including iris issues, dislocated IOLs, repositioning and lens exchanges. 1:00-2:30 pm
Symposium-Refractive Surgery—One if by Far, Two if by Near…A Refractive Symposium You will Revere: Sponsored by the ASCRS Refractive Clinical Committee. Part 1, The Challenge of Presbyopia; Part 2,Pearls and Pitfalls of Premium IOLs.
Monday, April 12


Symposium-Complications and Challenging Cases in Cataract Surgery Video: Sponsored by the ASCRS Cataract Clinical Committee, this session will present and discuss unusual and challenging video cases involving various aspects of cataract and IOL surgery. 8:00-9:30 am.
The Innovators Session features Henry F. Edelhauser, PhD presenting the Charles D. Kelman Innovator’s Lecture, Evolution of Surgical Pharmacology: Reviewing the Past and Looking to the Future. 10:00-11:30 am.
Symposium-Visual Function and Patient-Reported Outcomes: Resolving Controversies in Cataract and Refractive Surgery: Sponsored by the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. 1:00-2:30 pm.
Symposium-Cornea Highlights: Sponsored by the ASCRS Cornea Clinical Committee, this session will discusses common corneal concerns such as Surgical Management of Corneal Ectasia, Adenovirus, Pterygia, and Corneal Epithelial Disorders … also includes a lightening round of the best presentations from the meeting. 3:00-4:30 pm.

Tuesday, April 13

The ASCRS Challenge Cup: “Over the top” says it all. This match pits two refractive in a contest that you’ll judge on scientific quality, relevance to the typical practitioner, and entertainment value. 10:00-11:00 am.
28th Annual Film Festival Awards: See the latest surgical pearls, difficult cases and technology innovations in video submissions. One Grand Prize will be awarded as well as prizes in 10 categories. 11:00 am-Noon.
Best Of World Cornea Congress VI: sponsored by the Cornea Society, panelists will discuss various papers presented during the WCCVI. 1:00-2:30 pm.
ASCRS Clinical Carryout—Questions and Controversies: What are the most important things you’ll take home from the Symposium? Leading ohthalmologists will facilitate thought-provoking discussion, audience response keypads will further dialogue. 3:00-4:30 pm.
Wednesday, April 14

Best for Last: Recorded Best Papers of Session from this meeting will be presented. All films and posters will be available on demand at kiosks. Winning photographs from the Ophthalmic Photographers Society will also be displayed, 8:00 am-2:00 pm.