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6 | EYEWORLD DAILY NEWS | JULY 23, 2021 ASCRS ANNUAL MEETING DAILY NEWS ASCRS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Steve Speares PUBLISHER Don Bell MANAGING DIRECTOR Stacy Jablonski EDITORIAL CO-DIRECTORS Ellen Stodola Liz Hillman GRAPHIC DESIGNERS Susan Steury Katherine Beutner PRODUCTION MANAGER Cathy Stern SALES, SPONSORSHIPS, AND CORPORATE PROGRAMS Jessica Donohoe Joe Dooley Cathy Stern surface tumors, and non-healing corneal ulcers. The second session of the day will highlight lamellar surgery. "What's happened in cornea sur- gery is the transition to lamellar keratoplasty," Dr. Holland said. "DALK is performed for stromal disease, endothelial keratoplasty for endothelial disease, and ocular surface stem cell transplant for epithelial disease." This session will cover techniques in lamellar surgery, complicated cases, cross- linking, and more. Ocular surface disease (OSD) will be the topic of one of the af- ternoon sessions, with the session divided into updates in lid margin disease management and contro- versies and management of severe ocular surface disease. "We know that ocular surface disease affects every aspect of ophthalmology," Dr. Holland said. Emerging treat- ments will be highlighted, and cases will be shared in the contro- versies section. Finishing up the program, Dr. Holland and Dr. Mah will moder- ate a session on perspectives in cornea looking at "where we were and where we're going." This ses- sion will include cornea experts who can look back at their years in the field and reflect on where it might be heading. Dr. Holland said he expects this session to be exciting, with faculty including Mark Mannis, MD, Peter Laibson, MD, Marguerite McDonald, MD, Michael Belin, MD, and oth- ers, who will cover topics from keratoplasty to eye banking to keratoconus and more. "It'll be a fun session because I think it's im- portant to know where we were to help us figure out the future," he said. Cornea Day to cover OSD, lamellar surgery, and other major topics C ornea Day will take place as part of ASCRS Sub- specialty Day today from 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Edward Holland, MD, and Francis Mah, MD, serve as chairs of the program. Dr. Holland spoke to EyeWorld about what he's looking forward to and what attendees can expect. "We're excited that Cornea Day is going to be sponsored by the ASCRS Cornea Clinical Committee," he said. "We have a program that's geared toward corneal specialists but has a lot of information for comprehensive ophthalmologists." Kicking off the program will be a video-based session on cor- nea disasters. Some of the issues scheduled to be covered include corneal perforations, infectious keratitis, fungal keratitis, ocular "We have a program that's geared toward corneal specialists but has a lot of information for comprehensive ophthalmologists." —Edward Holland, MD

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