by Ellen Stodola EyeWorld Staff Writer
'60 Minutes' session looks to the
future of anterior segment surgery
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by Ellen Stodola
EyeWorld Staff Writer
Science and Medicine Lecture
discusses the human genome
his notebooks in 1837; he then
showed an updated tree of life,
which has been made circular to
see more species.
Dr. Rutherford discussed genet-
ics, referencing Gregor Mendel and
the experiments he performed
establishing that pea plants were
inheriting traits in discreet patterns.
In the discussion of genomes,
DNA and the iconic double helix is
very important. That was a signifi-
cant finding not only because of the
biological importance but also be-
cause of its structure, Dr. Rutherford
said. The double helix is important
T
he 2014 ASCRS Lecture
on Science and Medicine
featured Adam Rutherford,
PhD, London, speaking
about "Stories from the
Genome," which he said will be the
topic of his next book.
Dr. Rutherford began by speak-
ing about King Charles II of Spain,
focusing on his family history,
specifically the inbreeding of the
family. "Inbreeding is a fascinating
subject, and it's incredibly important
for geneticists," he said.
He mentioned Charles Darwin's
first sketch of the tree of life from
F
ollowing the Science
and Medicine Lecture, the
second part of the Sunday
Summit was "60 Minutes:
Future Directions in
Anterior Segment Surgery."
The session was moderated by
Edward J. Holland, MD, Cincin-
nati, and panelists included Eric D.
Donnenfeld, MD, Rockville Centre,
N.Y., Bonnie An Henderson,
MD, Boston, and Thomas W.
Samuelson, MD, Minneapolis.
Specialists gave their comments
on the state of the art in their sub-
specialty and shared predictions for
the future. Donald T.H. Tan, FRCS,
Singapore, discussed cornea surgery;
Thomas Kohnen, MD, Germany,
addressed presbyopia correction;
Reay H. Brown, MD, Atlanta, spoke
about glaucoma surgery; Roger F.
Steinert, MD, Irvine, Calif., talked
about refractive surgery; David F.
Chang, MD, Los Altos, Calif.,
addressed cataract surgery; and Kent
Stiverson, MD, Denver, spoke about
an alternative model for eyecare.
There is a paradigm shift in the
way that corneal transplantation can
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Dr. Rutherford delivers the Lecture on Science and Medicine and spoke about
his next book.
Drs. Samuelson, Henderson, and Donnenfeld were panelists for "60 Minutes:
Future Directions in Anterior Segment Surgery."
