Lens Based Astigmatism: Increasing Patient Adoption & Surgical Outcomes in Toric IOL Patients
Supported by educational grants from Bausch + Lomb, Carl Zeiss Meditec, and Johnson & Johnson Vision. Additional grants pending.
Monday, April 16, 2018
City/State/Country:
Washington, DC USA
Venue: Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Room Location: Ballroom C (3rd Floor)
Registration and breakfast:
6:00 AM - 6:30 AM
Program:
6:30 AM - 7:30 AM
Moderators
Richard L. Lindstrom, MD
Rosa Braga-Mele, MD
Faculty
Kendall E. Donaldson, MD
Douglas D. Koch, MD
George O. Waring IV, MD
Preliminary Program
6:30 AM Welcome & Review of Pre-Registrant Survey Data, Opening ARS – Richard L. Lindstrom, MD
6:35 AM 3 Keys to Preparing for Toric IOL Success – Kendall E. Donaldson, MD
– Determining the most accurate diagnostic information for Toric IOL Calculations
– Ocular surface disease diagnosis and treatment
– Alignment of preop and intraoperative axis
6:45 AM Determining the impact of residual error in Toric IOL patients and developing a game plan – George O. Waring IV, MD
– How residual rotational error, spherical error and cylinder error impacts the Toric IOL patient
– How specific levels of error effect visual quality at variable levels in different patients
– Making residual cylinder and spherical error management decisions
6:55 AM Panel Discussion – Rosa Braga-Mele, MD
7:00 AM Upping your game: Astigmatism correction with multifocal IOLs – Douglas D. Koch, MD
– Key astigmatism strategies that differ when managing presbyopia IOL patients versus monofocal IOL patients
7:15 AM Case Discussion and Panel Review – Rosa Braga-Mele, MD and Richard Lindstrom, MD
7:25 AM Final ARS Questions and Concluding Remarks
7:30 AM Conclude