December 11, 2015 - for physicians Conference
Cataract Surgery and the Cornea: Refractive and Surgical Considerations
Professional Practice Gaps:
Using feedback from NEOS members and discussion by the Program Committee, refractive and surgical considerations for cataract surgery and the cornea were identified as a significant professional practice gap in our membership.
Program Objectives:
The content and format of this educational activity has been specifically designed to fill the identified practice gaps in our membership's current and potential scope of professional activities in a way that focuses on education, while managing commercial support and maintaining independence from promotional activities and commercial proprietary interests. This program seeks to:
List the corneal conditions that must be evaluated prior to cataract surgery;
Understand the surgical skills required to address and prevent poor outcomes from corneal disease during cataract surgery/
Provide patients with the opportunity to reduce astigmatism at the time of cataract surgery.
Ula Jurkunas
Morning program
Christopher J. Newton
Morning program
Erin Fogel
Morning program
Mary K. Daly
Morning program
Roger F. Steinert
Morning program
Terry Kim
Morning program
Terry Kim
Morning program
Michael H. Goldstein
Morning program
Ocular Oncology
Using feedback from NEOS members and discussion by the Program Committee, knowledge regarding ocular oncology was identified as a significant professional practice gap in our membership.
Program Objectives:
The content and format of this educational activity has been specifically designed to fill the identified practice gaps in our membership's current and potential scope of professional activities in a way that focuses on education, while managing commercial support and maintaining independence from promotional activities and commercial proprietary interests. This program seeks to:
1) Increase the competence of the audience in the areas of intraocular tumors, malignant lid and conjunctival lesions.
2) Improve the performance of the audience in the clinical practice of recognizing and diagnosing malignant tumors in the eye and orbital areas.
Helen Shih
Afternoon program
Miguel Materin
Afternoon program
Jay Duker
Afternoon program
Joan O'Brien
Afternoon program
Joan O'Brien
Afternoon program
Michael Yoon
Afternoon program
David A. Weinberg
Afternoon program
Kathryn A. Colby
Afternoon program
F. Stephen Hodi
Afternoon program