Eyeworld Daily News

EW SHOW DAILY 50 Meeting Reporter Saturday, April 18, 2015 by Erin Schallhorn EyeWorld Contributor cataract surgeries. Additionally, with the increased adoption of laser-as- sisted cataract surgery, there will be a dedicated section on how to adjust phaco settings specifically for femto phaco patients. The symposium is designed to maximize key takeaways for the intended audience: young ophthal- mologists and those physicians who are interested in optimizing their phaco settings and evolving their technique for both routine and com- plex case management. The overall goal is to increase physician con- fidence through understanding of the science behind phaco dynamics and the alteration and adjustment of phaco settings. Throughout the program, all of the primary phaco machines will be discussed: the Alcon (Fort Worth, Texas), Bausch + Lomb (Bridgewater, N.J.), and Abbott Medical Optics (Abbott Park, Ill.) platforms. The first section will include a slide overview of the principles of phaco dynamics, with the faculty providing an overview of principles that are universally important to understand. Topics will include peri- staltic and venturi pumps and flows, vacuums, and power modulation throughout surgery. Drs. Henderson, Cohen, and Park will provide setting recommendations, based on each of the phaco platforms. Following a discussion of phaco dynamics, the faculty will present videos of standard cataract cases demonstrating these settings and discuss recommendations for how to alter the parameters of each platform to take advantage of its features for routine cases. The next portion of the symposium will be dedicated to common complex case management, with video case presentation and discussion to help illustrate phaco adjustments. The goal of this section will be to demonstrate how modifying settings can improve success with common complicated cases, such as soft lens- es, dense nuclei, and weak zonules. Lastly, Drs. Yeu and Walter will share how to adjust phaco settings for venturi and peristaltic pumps for femto phaco cases. In addition to outstanding live content and discussion, a special handout has been developed for all attendees. This will include phaco setting recommendations from the faculty, as well as a comprehensive chapter from Dr. Chang's Phaco Chop textbook on phaco dynamics. Another unique component of this symposium is the Q&A that will take place live as well as after the program. Every question submitted is guaranteed to be answered by the expert faculty either from the podium or via email shortly after the symposium. This EyeWorld CME sympo- sium will take place in the EyeWorld Theater Hall A on Sunday morning, with a 8:15 a.m. registration and a 8:30 a.m. start time for the one-hour symposium. This program is sup- ported by unrestricted grants from Alcon, Bausch + Lomb, and Abbott Medical Optics. Onsite registration is available. EW Phaco fundamentals: How well do you know your machine? Optimizing settings for routine, complex, and femto phaco cases Dynamic content and specialized handout targets residents, fellows, and physicians interested in evolving phaco techniques O n Sunday morning, David Chang, MD, and Elizabeth Yeu, MD, will lead a symposium with phaco education experts on optimizing phaco machine settings for standard, complex, and femto phaco cataract cases. The fac- ulty includes Berdine Burger, MD, Bonnie Henderson, MD, Kenneth Cohen, MD, Lisa Park, MD, and Keith Walter, MD. Like the other members of the ASCRS Phaco Funda- mentals Classroom editorial board, these physicians are recognized as top resident phaco educators in the country. Optimizing machine settings is an important factor in success- ful cataract surgery, but it is often overlooked or underemphasized in phaco education. This program will highlight key principles for opti- mizing fluidics and power modula- tion for different stages of nuclear removal. The faculty came together to develop a series of presentations and video case discussions designed to overview phaco settings and techniques for routine to complex This program will highlight key principles for optimizing fluidics and power modulation for different stages of nuclear removal as well as femto phaco cases. Street Talk What has been your favorite World Cornea Congress session? Sandra Fiorentini, MD, PhD Dublin, Ireland "The paper sessions, especially the one on infections." Saira Quraishy, CEBT Atlanta "The session on the challenges that international countries are facing trying to set up eye banks." Vandi Rimer, OD Centennial, Colo. "The ocular surface disease session and the refractive surgery and new technologies session."

• Cover