NOV 09, 2017
2017 Castroviejo Lecture
Jonathan H. Lass, MD, previews his 2017 Castroviejo Lecture: Advances With Randomized Clinical Trials in Corneal Transplantation.
“Since Castroviejo’s work in the 1940s, progress in corneal transplantation has been primarily marked by corneal surgeons/innovators conducting observational studies at their clinical sites. While remarkably few randomized clinical trials (RCTs) in this field have been performed, they have had a major impact in driving surgical practices and future innovation based on their study design, management of bias, and multicenter/surgeon involvement. Prime examples that will be described are the NEI-sponsored Collaborative Corneal Transplantation Studies (CCTS), the Cornea Donor Study (CDS), and the recent Cornea Preservation Time Study (CPTS). Now that big data is being used to answer important questions in our clinical practice, the continued value of the RCT will be addressed.”—Dr. Lass
When: Monday Nov. 13, 11:55 a.m.-12:15 p.m., during Sym29, Management of Chronic and Recurrent Anterior Segment Disorders, at AAO 2017.
Where: La Nouvelle Orleans AB.
Management of Chronic and Recurrent Anterior Segment Disorders (10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.) is cosponsored by the Cornea Society.
This preview was excerpted from EyeNet AAO 2017 News, a tabloid distributed at the Morial Convention Center.