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EW SHOW DAILY 19 T he Contact Lens Associa- tion of Ophthalmologists (CLAO) will hold its inter- national symposium and congress next year on June 12-15, 2014 in Toronto. The organization, which is dedi- cated to advancing the quality of medical eyecare by providing oph- thalmologists and eyecare profes- sionals with education and training specifically related to contact lens information and science, moved under the management umbrella of the American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) in 2012. Founded in 1963, CLAO currently has about 300 members. Deborah Jacobs, MD, medical director, Boston Foundation for Sight; assistant clinical professor, Harvard Medical School; and a member of the faculty of the cornea service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, is the scientific programs chair for CLAO. Dr. Jacobs said some of CLAO's main priorities are quality education, professional support, and support for contact lens science. She said the help from ASCRS will be beneficial to CLAO's mission. "ASCRS is an international leader in helping ophthalmologists stay up to date on advances in ante- rior segment surgery. With adminis- trative support from ASCRS for meetings and other education initia- tives, CLAO will keep ophthalmolo- gists at the forefront of the contact lens field, too." The meeting will feature a welcome reception on the first day, followed by programs on June 13-15 to educate attendees on a number of different topics. Dr. Jacobs said that the meeting will focus on areas of innovation in the field of contact lenses. She expects presenters from the fields of ophthalmology, optom- etry, and the basic sciences. "Per- spectives from academia, industry, and private practice will be repre- sented," Dr. Jacobs said. With CLAO's focus on contact lenses, many of the discussions will center on this. Though still in the early planning stages, preliminary topics for the meeting include new options and new directions for con- tact lens discomfort and the busi- ness aspects of contact lenses in a practice. Contact lenses as a thera- peutic platform will be addressed, with attention to drug delivery and myopia control. Specific lenses, aspherics, wavefront-optimized contact lenses, and wavefront- guided contact lenses will also be highlighted. In addition, CLAO expects to include discussions on what is new for keratoconus, including an up- date on corneal collagen crosslink- ing, specialty soft lenses and hybrid lenses and scleral rigid gas perme- able (RGP) lenses. Other broader topics include risk management and ethics and factors regarding imag- ing, optics, visual acuity and visual function in choosing an IOL. EW ASCRS SYMPOSIUM, SAN DIEGO 2011 CLAO gears up for 2014 meeting in Toronto Prominent specialist awarded Cornea Society's high honor Tan, FRCS. "His clinical and scien- tific contributions, which span more than two decades, have helped transform our understanding and management of these challenging fields, and have distinguished him as a world leader in cornea and anterior segment surgery." Dr. Holland earned his medical degree from the Loyola-Stritch School of Medicine in Chicago and trained in ophthalmology at the University of Minnesota. He com- pleted a fellowship in cornea and external disease at the University of Iowa, and then completed a second fellowship in ocular immunology at the National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. He later returned to serve as director of the cornea and refractive surgery service at the University of Minnesota, where he was promoted to the position of professor and was granted the Elias Potter Lyon Chair in Ophthalmology. He also served as president of the Minnesota Academy of Ophthalmology. In 2011, Dr. Holland served as president of the American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery and now serves as the program chair. He has also served on the Board of Trustees for the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and been a past president and chair of the Medical Advisory Board of the Eye Bank Association of America. He is a past president of the Cornea Society and previously served on its Board of Directors. As a well-respected physician in the field of cornea and anterior segment surgery, Dr. Holland has been honored by many professional organizations. In 2008, he was awarded the prestigious Binkhorst Medal by the American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. He has also received both the Senior Achievement Award and the Honor Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology and was awarded the Life Achievement Honor Award at the AAO annual meeting in 2012. Dr. Holland was a recipient of the 2002 Paton Society Award given by the Eye Bank Association of Amer- ica, and he has been recognized as one of the "Best Doctors in Amer- ica." Dr. Holland is the author of more than 200 articles in peer- review journals and has edited Cornea, the most widely read text- book on corneal disease and surgery. EW T he Cornea Society has awarded its highest honor, the Castroviejo Medal, to Edward Holland, MD. Dr. Holland, director, cornea services, Cincinnati Eye Institute, and professor of ophthalmology, University of Cincinnati, will pres- ent the prestigious Castroviejo Lecture during the Society's scien- tific symposium at the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting in November 2013. The medal, named in honor of Ramon Castroviejo, the father of modern corneal transplant surgery and the inspiration for the founding of the Cornea Society, is awarded annually to an individual who has made significant contributions to the field of cornea and anterior segment surgery. "Dr. Holland has contributed significantly to the fields of cornea, ocular surface disease, and ocular surface transplantation," said Cornea Society president Donald by Cindy Sebrell ASCRS•ASOA Director of Public Affairs Edward Holland, MD by Ellen Stodola EyeWorld Staff Writer

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