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EW SHOW DAILY 8 Sunday, April 19, 2015 ASCRS News Today "We've got some well-known speakers, and we've got some very bright YES Committee members who are going to debate and chal- lenge them, and what I think will be a very exciting 60 Minutes session," he said. EW by Lauren Lipuma EyeWorld Staff Writer president, will deliver the fourth and final talk on cataract surgery in glaucoma patients. "It's certainly a common prob- lem facing all cataract surgeons," Dr. Holland said. 60 Minutes will challenge and engage attendees by packaging these topics into a refreshing and lively format, Dr. Holland said. Menlo Park, Calif.), an FDA-ap- proved device for the minimally invasive harvest of bone marrow. Dr. Kraft has founded several information technology and bio- technology companies and is also an avid pilot, serving as an officer and flight surgeon in the California Air National Guard. In addition to conducting research on aerospace medicine for NASA, he was a finalist for astronaut selection. A distinguished TED and TED- MED speaker, Dr. Kraft's talks have been viewed worldwide more than 1 million times. He has captivated audiences with his views on technol- ogy, regenerative medicine, and the future of health and wellness. 60 Minutes Following the Science and Medicine Lecture, Dr. Holland will moderate the second annual 60 Minutes ses- sion. This year's topic, "Controver- sies in Anterior Segment Surgery," will feature presentations on contro- versial topics that will be debated by the ASCRS Young Eye Surgeons (YES) Committee. Experienced anterior segment surgeons will present talks on 4 con- troversial topics, which will then be debated by YES Committee panelists Elizabeth Yeu, MD, Norfolk, Va., John Berdahl, MD, Sioux Falls, S.D., and Preeya Gupta, MD, Durham, N.C. Eric Donnenfeld, MD, Rock- ville Centre, N.Y., will present the first topic, "Dropless Drug Delivery," discussing whether anterior segment surgeons should be transitioning to this method of delivering medica- tions to the eye. Douglas Koch, MD, Houston, will present the second topic, "IOL Design: Is This the Best We Can Do?" "Doug will challenge us to think about where we need to be with new technology and IOL design," Dr. Holland said. Rosa Braga-Mele, MD, Toronto, will discuss the topic of immediately sequential bilateral cataract surgery, a subject that has been debated for several years and gained momen- tum, Dr. Holland said. Richard A. Lewis, MD, Sac- ramento, Calif., ASCRS outgoing Renowned TED speaker will deliver this year's ASCRS Science and Medicine Lecture T his morning's general ses- sion, the Sunday Summit, will give attendees a chance to hear a perspective on the future of health and medi- cine from someone outside of oph- thalmology, as well as a lively debate on several major controversies in cataract and refractive surgery. The Sunday Summit will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The Summit begins with the ASCRS Science and Medicine Lecture from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. followed by the second annual 60 Minutes session from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ASCRS Science and Medicine Lecture Daniel Kraft, MD, medicine and neuroscience chair at Singularity University, Stanford, Calif., will pres- ent this year's Science and Medicine Lecture, "The Future of Health and Medicine: Where Can Technology Take Us?" Dr. Kraft is a renowned phy- sician/scientist with more than 20 years of experience in clinical practice, biomedical research, and healthcare innovation. He is board certified in internal medicine and pediatrics with clinical expertise in hematology, oncology, and bone marrow transplantation, as well as research expertise in stem cell biolo- gy and regenerative medicine. "Dr. Kraft is a well-known sci- entist, inventor, entrepreneur, and innovator," said Edward J. Holland, MD, Cincinnati, chair of the ASCRS Program Committee. "He's known for his out-of-the-box thinking and his thoughts on the future of health- care, wellness, prevention, and his innovative thinking on technology. I think attendees will not be disap- pointed by his talk." Dr. Kraft's ideas have helped to revolutionize the field of medicine. He holds numerous medical device, immunology, and stem cell-related patents and is the inventor of the MarrowMiner (StemCor Systems, Sunday Summit to highlight the future of medicine and controversies in anterior segment surgery Past ASCRS Science and Medicine lecturers T he ASCRS Lecture on Science and Medicine was established as a forum for expanding and enriching the appreciation of the fields of science and medicine outside of ophthalmology. The annual lecture aims to encourage attendees to think about larger issues in the practice of medicine and honors those whose curiosity and constant striving for innovation have led them to investigate aspects of medicine and science that broaden, enliven, and inspire. Previous thought leaders who have presented this lecture include: • 2014: Adam Rutherford, PhD, "Creation: The History and Future of Life, DNA and Genes" • 2013: Jerome Groopman, MD, and Pamela Hartzband, MD, "When Experts Disagree: A New Approach to Medical Decision Making" • 2012: Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH, "Living Terrors: What America Needs to Know to Survive the Coming Bioterrorist Catastrophe" • 2011: Siddhartha Mukherjee, MD, PhD, "The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer" • 2010: John D. Banja, PhD, "Managing Medical Errors: How to Talk with Your Patient and Live with Yourself" • 2009: Elkhonon Goldberg, PhD, ABPP/ABCN, "The Wisdom Paradox: How Your Mind Can Grow Stronger As Your Brain Grows Older" • 2008: Michael M. Merzenich, PhD, "Cortical Plasticity in Infant, Child and Adult Brains EW Join the conversation: #ASCRSASOA2015

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