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26 | EYEWORLD DAILY NEWS | MAY 5, 2019 ASCRS SYMPOSIA ASCRS ASOA ANNUAL MEETING and have the chance to further advance their idea. The session will be held from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in room 6A. "Sweating Bullets" will feature teams presenting cases that caused acute distress for the operating surgeon. This competition takes places from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in room 6B. "The Complete Guide to Management of Astigmatism: Everything You Need to Know to Optimize Cornea and Lens- based Options" is sponsored by the ASCRS Refractive Surgery Clinical Committee and provides the essentials you need for better astigmatism management. It will be held from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in room 6CF. The FDA symposium "Com- municating and Evaluating Ad- verse Events Associated with an FDA-Approved Medical Device" will spotlight the FDA efforts to ensure the safety and effectiveness of medical technologies used in the U.S. The symposium is spon- sored by the ASCRS FDA Clinical Committee and will be held from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in room 6D. The day wraps up with the "Symposium of Challenging Cases," sponsored by the Brazilian Association of Cataract & Refrac- tive Surgery, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in room 6E. T he day kicks off with "Getting You Out of Trouble in Cataract Sur- gery," from 8 to 9:30 a.m. in room 6A. From soft to hard cataracts and sub- luxated lenses, presenters will cover a wide range of prob- lems and solutions. The sympo- sium is sponsored by the Alli- ance of Cataract and Refractive Specialty Societies, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), the Asia-Pa- cific Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (APACRS), the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS), and the Latin American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ALACCSA-R/LASCRS). Attendees will find up-to-the- minute information at "MIGS: Talking 'Bout a Revolution," taking place from 8 to 9:30 a.m. in room 6B. It's sponsored by the ASCRS Glaucoma Clinical Committee. Attendees will notice a Beatles theme throughout the presentation titles. The ASCRS Cornea Clinical Committee's "Cornea Essentials" will cover a range of import- ant clinical topics, including dry eye management, ocular surface disease, and bacterial keratitis. It will be held from 8 to 9:30 a.m. in room 6CF. The ASCRS Government Relations Committee session "Is This the End of Fee-for-Ser- vice?" will explore the bipartisan effort to move physicians out of Medicare fee-for-service and into advanced alternative pay- ment models (APMs). Among the speakers is Steve Forbes, head of Forbes Media, who will share his perspective on the move toward value-based payment and how the costs of healthcare affect the U.S. economy. The session will take place in room 6A from 1 to 2:30 p.m. "Mastering It All: Tips for Success From Female Leaders" will focus on clinical pearls as well as life/balance tips. It will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in room 6B. "Global Efforts in Addressing Avoidable Blindness and Models of Care/Training" will cover the wide-ranging and important area of global eyecare. The session will take place in room 6CF from 1 to 2:30 p.m. In "The Winning Pitch Chal- lenge," applicants will present their ideas for ophthalmic innovations Today's symposia hit on a variety of clinical needs D o you like the TV show "Shark Tank"? Do you like to learn about—or even invent—new oph- thalmic innovations? If you an- swered yes to these questions, you don't want to miss "The Winning Pitch Challenge: An Ophthalmology Shark Tank Without the Bite," to be held this afternoon. Moderated by Vance Thompson, MD, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Edward Holland, MD, Cincinnati, "The Winning Pitch Chal- lenge" gives preselected attend- ees the chance to present their ideas for ophthalmic innovation in a "Shark Tank"-like format. Judges will include Richard Lindstrom, MD, James Mazzo, Guy Katsov, and William Link, PhD. The judges will select the win- ners, who will receive $10,000 for first place and $5,000 for second place to defray development costs. This sort of contest is ideal within ophthalmology, Dr. Thompson said. "Ophthalmolo- gists tend to be curious and like to invent things. There are a lot of doctors with great ideas to improve our industry, but many never get the chance to develop these ideas further." This sort of session can help encourage further innovation within oph- thalmology. ASCRS received more than 50 submissions from all around the world from which the three finalists were chosen. Dr. Thompson was impressed by both the innovations and the research behind each idea. The session takes place from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in room 6A. For more information, go to winningpitchchallenge. net. "The Winning Pitch Challenge" encourages ophthalmic innovation

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