38 | EYEWORLD DAILY NEWS | MAY 4, 2019
ASCRS NEWS
ASCRS ASOA ANNUAL MEETING
by Ellen Stodola
EyeWorld Senior Staff Writer/
Meetings Editor
ocular surface/dry eye patients,
cataract surgery in the setting of
corneal and ocular surface disease,
anterior segment imaging, ocular
surface infections, and what's new
in office diagnostics."
Dr. Tu said they hope to have
an interactive format with plenty
of lively debates among speakers
and audience participation. "There
will be a free paper session for
interesting new research, as well as
a special track, open to everyone,
focusing on young ophthalmolo-
gists and experiences in those first
few years of practice," he said.
The programming will include tra-
ditional symposia, but also point/
counterpoint discussions and
video case presentations, as well as
skills transfer sessions.
T
he World Cornea Con-
gress with take place
from May 13–15, 2020,
ahead of the ASCRS
ASOA Annual Meeting
in Boston. This meeting
is held approximately
every 5 years and highlights the
progress that has been made in
clinical and research endeavors of
the international corneal com-
munity. The last World Cornea
Congress took place in San Diego
in 2015.
"The World Cornea Congress
will be the must-attend cornea
event of 2020," said Elmer Tu,
MD, Chicago, president of the
Cornea Society. "More than any
other subspecialty in ophthalmol-
ogy, innovations in the diagnosis
and treatment of corneal disease
are occurring in every region of
the globe."
Dr. Tu said the goal of the
2020 World Cornea Congress is to
bring the newest and most prom-
ising treatments and techniques
from every continent to converge
in one place. He added that the
Cornea Society will be collaborat-
ing with partners in Asia, South
America, Europe, and beyond
to co-sponsor symposia at the
meeting, which will bring the latest
in practical, applicable advances
in corneal transplantation, ocular
surface disease, dry eye diagnostics
and treatment, cell therapy for
corneal endothelial and epithelial
disease, and more. "I think that
general ophthalmologists and
cornea specialists alike will be
stunned by the advances that are
just around the corner," he said.
The World Cornea Congress
will focus on diseases of the
cornea and ocular surface, which
make up the bulk of the practice
for both cornea specialists and
comprehensive ophthalmologists,
Dr. Tu said. "I can't think of any
topics that won't appeal to both
groups, but obvious areas will
include the treatment of difficult
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