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EW SHOW DAILY 32 ASCRS Symposia Sunday, May 7, 2017 laser astigmatic keratotomy, surgical pearls for toric IOLs, and more. The symposium will be held from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. in the lobby level, Con- course Hall, room 152–153. "Compliance: The Role of Physicians and Staff" is a sympo- sium sponsored by both ASCRS and ASOA, and will be held in the meet- ing room level, 411 Theatre. "TOPGUN 2017: Cataract Pearls from the Best ASCRS and APACRS Instructors" will include seasoned cataract surgeons sharing their best pearls. The session will be held from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. in the lobby level, West Hall A. A symposium of challenging cases will be held from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. in the lobby level, Petree Hall C, and is sponsored by the Brazilian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. EW S essions at today's meeting will help broaden your ophthalmic knowledge. All symposia will be held in the Convention Center. Presenters at "Cataract and Glaucoma: Individualizing Care to Optimize Outcomes" will discuss case presentations involving cataract surgery and glaucoma and tailoring glaucoma surgery. The symposium takes place from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. in the lobby level, Petree C. "Optimizing Outcomes: What Am I Doing Differently" is a com- bined symposium sponsored by the Alliance of Cataract and Refrac- tive Specialty Societies, including ASCRS, the Asia-Pacific Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (APACRS), the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS), and the Latin American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ALACCSA-R/LASCRS). Presenters will discuss the manage- ment of loose zonules, swept source OCT, glued IOLs, and other topics. The session will be held from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. in the lobby level, Con- course Hall, room 150–151. "Decision Making in Corneal Transplantation: Case-Based Presen- tations" will focus on cases related to corneal edema, corneal ectasia, and corneal opacification and graft failure. The session is sponsored by the Cornea Society and takes place from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. in the lobby level, Concourse Hall, room 152–153. The 2017 ASCRS FDA Sympo- sium "Off-Label Drugs for Anterior Segment Surgery: What Can I Use and How Can I Stay Out of Trou- ble?" will focus on off-label com- munications policy. Discussions will address the prevalence and uses of off-label drugs and devices in the practice of ophthalmology. Spon- sored by the ASCRS FDA Committee, the session will be held from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. in the lobby level, Petree Hall C. What would you do in a unique or difficult clinical case? That's the angle of the 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. symposium "Common Dilemmas in Corneal and Cataract Refractive Surgery: What Would You Do?" The session is sponsored by the ASCRS Refractive Surgery Clinical Commit- tee and will take place from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. in the lobby level, Con- course Hall, room 150–151. "Astigmatism Management at the Time of Cataract Surgery: Max- imizing Outcomes in Routine and Challenging Cases" is sponsored by the ASCRS Cataract Clinical Com- mittee and will cover manual limbal relaxing incisions and femtosecond Symposia today span a range of eyecare topics

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