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EW SHOW DAILY 7 ASCRS SYMPOSIUM, SAN DIEGO 2011 ASCRS•ASOA SYMPOSIUM & CONGRESS, BOSTON 2014 by Vanessa Caceres EyeWorld Contributing Writer Get the scoop on the annual meeting hot topics at 'Hot Off the Press' D on't miss the best of the 2014 ASCRS•ASOA Symposium & Congress at the "Hot Off the Press" session today. Section editors of EyeWorld magazine will take part in a free- flowing panel discussion. Section editors will highlight and debate the best papers of the meeting as selected by EyeWorld Editorial Board members. David F. Chang, MD, chief medical editor of EyeWorld, will moderate the session. "The sheer volume of new information at our annual meeting is overwhelming. Let the medical editors of EyeWorld sift through the best papers and guide you on a rapid-fire review and discussion of the meeting's 'greatest hits,'" Dr. Chang said. Panelists for the session will include Graham D. Barrett, FRANZCO, Reay H. Brown, MD, Clara C. Chan, MD, Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, and Bonnie An Henderson, MD. Presenters will include Husam Ansari, MD, John P. Berdahl, MD, Bennie H. Jeng, MD, Boris E. Malyugin, MD, and Susan MacDonald, MD. Presenters David F. Chang, MD Session: 2-G INTRAOCULAR SURGERY— Phaco Techniques and Technology Comparative Thermal Characteri- zation of Phacoemulsification Probes Operated in Elliptical, Torsional, and Longitudinal Ultrasound Modalities Jaime Zacharias, MD Session: 2-H INTRAOCULAR SURGERY—Toric IOL New Toric Devices to Mark Narrow Lid Eyes Takayuki Akahoshi, MD Session: 2-I INTRAOCULAR SURGERY— Femtosecond Laser Electron Microscopy of Laser Capsulotomy Edge: Inter-Platform Comparison Chandra Bala, PhD, MBBS(Hons) Session: 2-J CORNEA—Dry Eye Management Novel Therapy for Patients With Moderate to Severe Dry-Eye Dis- ease: Topical IL-1 Receptor Blocker Michael H. Goldstein, MD Coauthors: Jennifer L. Agahigian, Gregory Zarbis-Papastoitsis, PhD, Kathryn Golden, Joseph T. Kovalchin, PhD, Eric Furfine, PhD Session: 2-K KERATOREFRACTIVE—Presbyopia-Correcting Effect of Age and Refraction in Presbyopic Patients Implanted With Transparent Shape-Changing Corneal Inlay Beatrice Cochener, MD, PhD Session: 2-L GLAUCOMA—Surgical Single-Stab Trabeculectomy: New Technique for Glaucoma Filtering Surgery for Minimizing Scar Induction and Bleb Failure Kala Satish, MD Coauthors: Soosan Jacob, FRCS, MS, Amar Agarwal, FRCS Session: 2-M INTRAOCULAR SURGERY—Challenging Cases Retrospective Study of Visual Outcomes and Complications After Sutureless, Flapless, and Glueless Intrascleral Fixation of Posterior Chamber IOL in Cases With Inadequate Capsule Support Prabhu Vijayaraghavan, MS, FICO Coauthors: Kalpana Narendran, DNB, Saravanan Verrappan, DNB Session: 2-Q KERATOREFRACTIVE— Surgical Techniques and Technology Military Target Identification After Wavefront-Guided and Wavefront- Optimized PRK Richard Stutzman, MD Coauthors: Rose Kristine C. Sia, MD, Denise S. Ryan, MS, Tana Maurer, Edward W. Trudo, MD, Kraig S. Bower, MD Session: 2-R KERATOREFRACTIVE—Complications Role of Percentage of Tissue Altered as Risk Factor for Ectasia After LASIK in Eyes With Normal Preoperative Topography Marcony R. Santhiago, MD, PhD Coauthors: David Smadja, MD, Glauco H. Reggiani Mello, MD, J. Bradley Randleman, MD EW Session: 2-N INTRAOCULAR SURGERY—Monofocal IOLs Managing Irregular Corneal Astigmatism and Pseudophakic Presbyopia With Novel Small- Aperture Intraocular Implant Claudio C. Trindade, MD Session: 2-O INTRAOCULAR SURGERY—Medications Randomized Controlled Trial of Efficacy of Povidone-Iodine in Reducing Bacterial Load Prior to Surgery After Premedication With Gel Versus Drops Joshua C. Teichman, MD, MPH Coauthors: Michael Ying Kit Mak, BHSc, Nina Ahuja, MD, FRCSC, Dalia M. Eino, MD, Varun Chaudhary, MD, FRCSC Session: 2-P CORNEA—Rings and Crosslinking Comparative Study of 2 Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segment Models in Keratoconus Management Using Femtosecond Laser Technology Ahmed E. Kotb, MD, FRCSEd will discuss papers relevant to their specialty. The idea behind "Hot Off the Press" is similar to the meeting's previous Clinical Carryout session, Dr. Chang said. A wrap-up session like "Hot Off the Press" gives attendees an overview of the meeting's highlights and provides attendees a chance to meet EyeWorld's medical editors. This dynamic session will be held today from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom of the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. EW continued from page 6

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