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ASCRS ANNUAL MEETING DAILY NEWS
Dr. McCabe said it's important to
talk about image quality—how you
measure it, how does it influence your
plan for refractive surgery, and the
different ways for trying to improve it
based on patients' desires and ocular
health.
"This program is an opportunity
for refractive surgeons to take their
practice to the next level beyond the
conventional thinking of Snellen visual
acuity to maximizing visual quality
across a variety of refractive modali-
ties," Dr. McCabe said.
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his year's Refractive Day has the
overarching theme of boosting
refractive image quality and the
importance of this.
Vance Thompson, MD, said that he
expects the program to be "one of the
most exciting." This theme highlights
one of the main goals surgeons have
to satisfy patients by optimizing their
image quality.
"Being a refractive cataract
surgeon who approaches it from a
refractive surgeon's perspective and
values image quality, I'm excited,"
Dr. Thompson said. The program will
cover measuring and quantifying image
quality, as well as factors like the tear
film and epithelium.
"The program will feature a won-
derful group of speakers and topics
and a lot of didactic and case-based
learning, as well as expert panel dis-
cussions," Dr. Thompson said, adding
that he is looking forward to the focus
on image quality because "it's not just
about hitting 20/20."
Cathleen McCabe, MD, also spoke
about the importance of image qual-
ity and how to look beyond Snellen
visual acuity. The quality of vision can
vary, even if the visual acuity measures
20/20, she said.
This year, the Steinert Lecture will
be given by Roberto Zaldivar, MD. He
will talk about phakic IOL advance-
ments and his involvement with the
ICL, Dr. McCabe said, adding that this
will be a great opportunity for the
audience to learn about that journey
and to apply these lessons to their own
practice.
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