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2014 ASCRS•ASOA Boston Daily News Sunday

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ASCRS•ASOA SYMPOSIUM & CONGRESS, BOSTON 2014 ASCRS News Today GET TO THE ROOT OF AN UNSTABLE TEAR FILM Identify, diagnose, and treat the leading cause of tear lm instability and ocular discomfort: Meibomian Gland Dysfunction. BOOTH #463 4/27 IN-BOOTH PRESENTATIONS Visit www.tearscience.com for complete product and safety information. 9:30AM John D. Sheppard, MD, MMSc 11:30AM Kerry B. Hagen, MD 12:00PM Marguerite McDonald, MD 1:30PM Mark R. Milner, MD 2:30PM John A. Hovanesian, MD Copyright © 2014—TearScience ® —The Evaporative Dry Eye Experts. All rights reserved. surroundings of Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection of renowned artworks. Attendees had private access to the art, which featured priceless paintings by artists throughout history, including Johannes Vermeer, Sandro Botticelli, and John Singer Sargent. Attendees mingled and networked in the building, which was designed to evoke a 15th-century Venetian palace. More than 160 people attended the event, with approxi- mately $52,000 raised. "You have to support organized ophthalmology, and eyePAC is one of the important things to support," said Frank Burns, MD, Louisville, Ky., who attended the event. Dr. Burns is the legislative chair of the Kentucky Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons. He said that Dr. Paul speaking earlier in the evening and the reception at the museum were both beneficial for physicians to see and experience. "I'm willing to support eyePAC anyway I can," he said. "This is a fantastic way to take part—it's a no-brainer for me." "So much of healthcare is driven by the government," said Parag Parekh, MD, Brookville, Pa., who also attended the event. Dr. Parekh is a member of the Government Relations Committee. "[This] committee is one of the most important parts of the organiza- tion," and a true way of contribut- ing to receiving adequate funding from the government, he said. "It's a way to defend our ability to deliver these services. We can't deliver these services to patients for free or at a loss," he said. While the event raises awareness and funds for government-related issues, the eyePAC venue is also al- ways wonderful, and the attendees are great to talk to as well, he said. "It's so well put-together and the people who attend the event are always so interesting," he said. EW Based on what you have seen today, after implanting a multifocal IOL, how much post- operative cylinder error is acceptable before it starts to affect visual quality and acuity? 5% 0.25 D 67% 0.50 D 28% 0.75 D 0% 1.00 D 0% More than 1.00 D After this symposium, 100% of attendees believed that after implanting a multifocal, residual cylinder above 0.75 D will affect visual quality and acuity. 72% of physicians believed anything above 0.5 D of residual cylinder will affect visual quality and acuity for these patients. This poll was taken at the "New Levels of Performance and Visual Outcomes with the Latest AMO IOL Technologies" symposium.

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