24th Biennial Cornea Conference: Current Concepts in Corneal and Refractive Surgery and External Disease

Add to Calendar 24th Biennial Cornea Conference: Current Concepts in Corneal and Refractive Surgery and External Disease 10/20/2023 8:00:00 AM 10/21/2023 12:00:00 PM America/New_York For More Details: https://willseye.cloud-cme.com/24thBiennialCornea Description: This conference is designed to update comprehensive ophthalmologists and cornea specialists on current concepts in a wide range of topics related to cornea, external disease and refractive surgery. The conference will feature didactic lectures, point/counterpoint discussions and audience interaction designed to help participants integrate the tools and techniques discussed into practice.Featuring the 17th Wilfre... Wills Eye Auditorium false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Friday, October 20, 2023, 8:00 AM - Saturday, October 21, 2023, 12:00 PM, Wills Eye Auditorium, Philadelphia, PA

Target Audience
Specialties - Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Cornea and External Disease
Professions - Administrator, Allied Health Professional, Nurse, Physician, Social Worker, Student

Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (10.50 hours)

Overview

This conference is designed to update comprehensive ophthalmologists and cornea specialists on current concepts in a wide range of topics related to cornea, external disease and refractive surgery. The conference will feature didactic lectures, point/counterpoint discussions and audience interaction designed to help participants integrate the tools and techniques discussed into practice.

Featuring the 17th Wilfred E. Fry, MD Memorial Lecture:

Cornea Clinical Research: Innovations in Endothelial Keratoplasty
Nicole Fram, MD - Advanced Vision Care, Los Angeles, CA

Featuring Guest Faculty:

James Chodosh, MD, MPH - University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Elisabeth Cohen, MD - NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NYO Langone Health
Marjan Farid, MD - Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, UC-Irvine

 

SATURDAY NIGHT:

Join us for the Wills Eye Ball celebrating the Wills Eye Cornea Service.

Click here for more information and to make your reservation.


Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to:

  1. Apply current concepts in the management of ocular surface disease including LSCD, adenovirus and HSV keratitis and Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
  2. Assess techniques used in the diagnosis and treatment of severe ocular surface disease keratitis.
  3. Appreciate current status of new techniques for corneal surgery including Descemet's Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK), Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK), Descemet's Stripping Only (DSO) and Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty (DALK).
  4. Understand the complications of corneal crosslinking and learn about new stromal addition techniques for keratoconus.
  5. Integrate into practice proper screening of refractive cataract surgery patients and the management of a variety of pre-operative issues and post-operative complications including pseudophakic dysphotopsia and malpositioned IOLs.

Accreditation
Wills Eye Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA PRA Statement
Wills Eye Hospital designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 10.50 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.