Cornea 2008: Emerging Trends: Evolution or Revolution?
In conjunction with the Cornea Society
 | Date and Time
Saturday, Nov. 8, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Location
Georgia World Congress Center,
Thomas B Murphy Ballroom 3/4 |
Registration Fees
Subspecialty Day Registration Fees
Program Directors
Michael W. Belin, MD; David B. Glasser, MD; and Mark J. Mannis, MD
Program Planning Group
Michael W. Belin, MD; Denise de Freitas, MD; David B. Glasser, MD; Jose L. Guell, MD, PhD; Marian Sue Macsai-Kaplan, MD; Mark J. Mannis, MD; Yaron S. Rabinowitz, MD; and Donald Tan, MD, MBBS
Target Audience
The intended audience for this program is cornea surgeons, comprehensive ophthalmologists with an interest in anterior segment and allied health personnel who are performing or assisting with cornea surgery.
Education Level
Intermediate, Advanced
Goal
To provide the latest information in the field of cornea and external disease with special emphasis on external disease, tumors and infections. The course will be a comprehensive update of corneal surgery, ocular surface disease, infectious disease and inflammatory disease.
Program Objectives
This meeting will enable attendees to:
- Identify the risk factors, diagnosis and treatment for pigmented lesions of the cornea, conjunctiva and iris;
- Understand the clinical uses and differences in the different corneal imaging modalities;
- Identify issues important to appropriate patient selection for corneal transplantation and describe the advantages and limitations of full thickness transplantation vs. selective lamellar surgery;
- Identify the relative merits and complications associated with the different techniques for corneal replacement (e.g., PK, DLEK, DSEK, LK, etc.);
- Describe how to prevent, recognize, and manage corneal inflammatory disease and anterior segment infectious disease.
View the 2008 Cornea Subspecialty Day Schedule (PDF 69K); or search the 2008 Subspecialty Day Online Program.
CME Accreditation
The American Academy of Ophthalmology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Academy designates this educational activity for a maximum of 7 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.
Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Attendees registered as exhibitors, spouses and guests are not eligible for CME credits.
Access to the Joint Meeting Exhibit Hall
Your Subspecialty Day badge allows you to visit the Joint Meeting Exhibit Hall on Saturday, Nov. 8.
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