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ASCRS Best Paper of Session (BPOS) Winners
Symposium on Cataract, IOL and Refractive Surgery
April 5-9, Chicago, Illinois
SATURDAY, April 5
Session: 1-BKERATOREFRACTIVE Femtosecond Flaps
Title:Comparison of Flap Adhesion with a Femtosecond Laser and Mechanical Microkeratome in Rabbit Eyes
Presenter:Michael C. Knorz, MD
Session: 1-CCORNEA Crosslinking
Title:Corneal Stroma Riboflavin Uptake to Establish Steady-State Concentrations for Ultraviolet-A Crosslinking
Presenter:Ijeoma M. Asota, MD
Session: 1-DINTRAOCULAR SURGERY Phaco Technology and Technique
Title:Volumetric Analysis of the Post-Occlusion Break Response Using a Conventional or Rigid Aspiration Line Fluid Management System
Presenter:Jaime Zacharias, MD
Session: 1-EINTRAOCULAR SURGERY Power Calculations
Title:Varying the A-Constant: Introduction to Customized IOL Calculation
Presenter:Samir I. Sayegh, MD, PhD
Session: 1-FINTRAOCULAR SURGERY Presbyopia-Correcting IOLs
Title:Patients with ReZoom and Tecnis IOLs: Comparison of Quality of Vision
Presenter:Archana Abhayambika, MBBS, MS
Session: 1-GINTRAOCULAR SURGERY Toric IOLs
Title:Double-Masked Case-Controlled Randomized Trial of SN60TT and SN60AT IOLs: Outcomes and Patient Satisfaction
Presenter:Mauricio Barros, MD
Session: 1-HKERATOREFRACTIVE Ectasia
Title:Stability of LASIK in Corneas with Topographic Suspect Keratoconus Confirmed as Nonkeratoconic by Epithelial Thickness Mapping
Presenter:Dan Z. Reinstein, MD, FRCSC
Session: 1-ICORNEA Pterygium and Medication
Title:What Is the Optimal Method to Detect Acanthamoeba Keratitis?
Presenter:Jayrag Patel, MD
Session: 1-JINTRAOCULAR SURGERY New Phaco Platforms
Title:Custom Phaco: Linkage of Preoperative Pentacam Grading with Operative Fluidics and Phaco Energy on the Signature Phacoemulsification System
Presenter:Donald R. Nixon, MD
Session: 1-KINTRAOCULAR SURGERY Cataract Challenges
Title:Self-Retaining Chandelier Retroillumination for Cataract Surgery in Patients with Severe Corneal Opacity
Presenter:Yusuke Oshima, MD, PhD
Session: 1-LINTRAOCULAR SURGERY Aspheric IOLs
Title:Aspheric IOLs and Pseudoaccommodation: Effect of Negative Spherical Aberration on Depth of Focus in Pseudoaccommodation
Presenter:Marc A. Michelson, MD
Session: 1-MINTRAOCULAR SURGERY Design and Technology of IOLs
Title:Application of the Light Adjustable Lens to Correct for Refractive Surprises in Cataract Surgery Patients with Previous LASIK
Presenter:José L. Güell, MD
SUNDAY, April 6
Session: 2-ARETINA ARMD, CME, Retinopathy, and Medications
Title:Risk Factors and Outcomes of Endophthalmitis in an Asian Population
Presenter:Hon Kiat Wong, MBBS
Session: 2-BGLAUCOMA Surgical Treatment
Title:Relationship Between Presurgical IOP and Long-Term IOP Reduction in Glaucomatous Eyes After Phacoemulsification and IOL Implantation
Presenter:Brooks J. Poley, MD
Session: 2-CKERATOREFRACTIVE Complications
Title:Stage 4 Diffuse Lamellar Keratitis and Central Toxic Keratopathy: Causes, Management, and Pathophysiology
Presenter:Brian R. Will, MD
Session: 2-DCORNEA Keratoplasty, DSEK
Title:Vacuum-Assisted Delivery of Corneal Tissue: Innovative Approach to Corneal Button Delivery in DSEK
Presenter:Ahmed R. Al-Ghoul, MD
Session: 2-EINTRAOCULAR SURGERY Lens and IOL Assessments
Title:Full Aspheric Ray Tracing for IOL Power Calculation
Presenter:Sverker Norrby, PhD
Session: 2-FINTRAOCULAR SURGERY Phakic IOLs
Title:Verisyse-Veriflex Phakic IOL Implantation: Safety Profile with Anterior Segment Visante OCT Evaluation During Accommodation
Presenter:José L. Güell, MD
Session: 2-IKERATOREFRACTIVE LASIK Presbyopia and Flaps
Title:Biomechanically Induced Aberrations in Femtosecond Laser Versus Keratome-Based Flap Creation
Presenter:Ronald R. Krueger, MD
Title:Comparison of Intraoperative Subtraction Pachymetry and Postoperative Anterior Segment OCT Imaging of Femtosecond and Mechanical Keratome LASIK Flaps
Presenter:Edward E. Manche, MD
Title:Femtosecond Laser-Customized LASIK Flaps
Presenter:Kerry K. Assil, MD
Session: 2-JKERATOREFRACTIVE Surface Versus Flap
Title:Sub-Bowman Keratomileusis Versus Conventional LASIK
Presenter:Nathaniel E. Knox Cartwright, MA, MRCOphth
Session: 2-KCORNEA Keratoplasty, Femtosecond Lasers
Title:Visual Acuity and Geometric Pattern Analysis Using Visante OCT for IntraLase-Enabled Keratoplasty
Presenter:Mariana Avila, MD
Title:IntraLase-Enabled Astigmatic Keratotomy for Post-Keratoplasty Astigmatism
Presenter:Eliya Levinger, MD
Session: 2-LINTRAOCULAR SURGERY Phaco Technology and Technique
Title:Torsional Versus Traditional Ultrasound
Presenter:Brian D. Smith, MD
Session: 2-MINTRAOCULAR SURGERY Presbyopia-Correcting IOLs
Title:Early Clinical Experience with PowerVision’s FluidVision Accommodating IOL
Presenter:Paul Roux, MD
Session: 2-NINTRAOCULAR SURGERY Astigmatism: IOLs and LRIs
Title:Multivariate Parametric and Nonparametric Techniques for Astigmatism Analysis
Presenter:Ron Tongbai, MPH
Session: 2-OKERATOREFRACTIVE Presbyopia: New Technology
Title:Effect of Corneal Wavefront Aberrations on Pseudoaccommodation
Presenter:Elizabeth Yeu, MD
Session: 2-PKERATOREFRACTIVE Outcomes
Title:NASA and LASIK
Presenter:Steve C. Schallhorn, MD
Session: 2-QCORNEA Crosslinking and Segments
Title:Postablation Response to Hydration Stress: Modification with Crosslinking and Correlation to Intraoperative Hyperopic Shift
Presenter:William J. Dupps Jr, MD, PhD
Session: 2-RINTRAOCULAR SURGERY Challenging Cataract Cases and Lens Removal
Title:Clinical Experience Using the Capsular Anchor for Subluxated Lenses
Presenter:Ehud I. Assia, MD
Session: 2-SINTRAOCULAR SURGERY Presbyopia-Correcting IOLs
Title:Secondary Implantation of the Array Multifocal IOL in Patients with Previous Monofocal IOLs
Presenter:Francis A. D'Ambrosio Jr, MD
Session: 2-TINTRAOCULAR SURGERY IOLs, Asphericity, and Aberrations
Title:Improvement in Optical Image Quality and Effect of Decentration with Custom Selection of Aspherical IOL
Presenter:Li Wang, MD, PhD
MONDAY, April 7
Session: 3-APEDIATRIC Cataract, Refractive, Glaucoma
Title:Intraoperative Performance and Postoperative Outcomes of Cionni Endocapsular Ring Implantation in Pediatric Eyes
Presenter:Vaishali A. Vasavada, MS
Session: 3-BKERATOREFRACTIVE Enhancements
Title:Wavefront-Guided Corneal Refractive Surgery After Phakic IOL Implantation for High Myopia with Astigmatism
Presenter:Elizabeth Hofmeister, MD
Session: 3-CCORNEA Keratoplasty, DSEK, PKP, and Vision
Title:Comparison of Intralase FS60 Versus Moria Microkeratome-Assisted DSAEK Donor Preparation: Corneal Profile Analysis
Presenter:Majid Moshirfar, MD
Session: 3-DINTRAOCULAR SURGERY Endophthalmitis, Innovations
Title:Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome Caused by Use of Trypan Blue in Cataract Surgery
Presenter:Murad Sunalp, MD
Session: 3-EINTRAOCULAR SURGERY Presbyopia-Correcting IOLs
Title:Masked Comparison of Tecnis and ReSTOR Multifocal IOLs
Presenter:Beatrice Cochener, MD
Session: 3-FINTRAOCULAR SURGERY IOL, Chromophores, and Materials
Title:Stability of a Novel Photochromic IOL After Simulated 20 Years in the Eye Using Nd:YAG Laser Exposure Test
Presenter:Jacob W. Brubaker, MD
Session: 3-HKERATOREFRACTIVE Laser Platforms
Title:Six-Month Experience with the Schwind Amaris Total-Tech Laser: Clinical Outcomes in Multicenter Experience with LASIK Treatments
Presenter:Maria C. Arbelaez, MD
Session: 3-IKERATOREFRACTIVE Epi-LASIK
Title:Contrast Sensitivity After Conventional LASIK or LASEK
Presenter:Deirdre Townley, MB, Bch, BAO
Session: 3-JINTRAOCULAR SURGERY Complicated Cataract Cases
Title:Comparative Quantification of Ingress of Trypan Blue into Anterior Chamber After Microcoaxial, Bimanual, and Coaxial Phacoemulsification
Presenter:Abhay R. Vasavada, MS, FRCS
Session: 3-KINTRAOCULAR SURGERY Torsional and MICS
Title:Micro I/A Tips for Microcoaxial Surgery
Presenter:Takayuki Akahoshi, MD
Session: 3-LINTRAOCULAR SURGERY Presbyopia-Correcting IOLs
Title:Objective Accommodation Measurements in Phakic and Pseudophakic Eyes
Presenter:Angela Ehmer, MSc
Session: 3-MINTRAOCULAR SURGERY Phakic IOLs
Title:Correction of Compound Myopic Astigmatism After Deep Lamellar Keratoplasty Using Toric Posterior Chamber Phakic Lenses: One-Year Results
Presenter:Alaa El-Danasoury, MD
Session: 3-NPEDIATRIC Cataract
Title:Axial-Length Measurements by Immersion A-Scan Technique and Applanation Technique in Children
Presenter:Rupal H. Trivedi, MD, MSCR
Supported by a grant from the ASCRS Foundation
Session: 3-OGLAUCOMA Imaging, Medications, Lasers, and New Technology
Title:Initial Results from a Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Argon Laser and Titanium: Sapphire Laser Trabeculoplasty in Open-Angle Glaucoma
Presenter:Paul Harasymowycz, MD, MSc
Session: 3-PKERATOREFRACTIVE Wavefront Issues
Title:Improving Near Vision in Presbyopic Eyes by Selective Treatment of Higher-Order Aberrations with ORK-CAM Technology
Presenter:Mounir A. Khalifa, MD, PhD
Session: 3-QINTRAOCULAR SURGERY OVDs, PCO, and Incisions
Title:Pathological Assessment of Capsular Bag Opacification in Pseudophakic Human Eyes Obtained Post-Mortem with Known Implantation Dates
Presenter:Liliana Werner, MD, PhD
Session: 3-RINTRAOCULAR SURGERY Presbyopia-Correcting IOLs
Title:Argon Laser Iridoplasty to Improve Visual Function After Multifocal IOL Implantation
Presenter:Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD
Session: 3-SINTRAOCULAR SURGERY IOL Technology: Optics and
Aberrations
Title:Visual Benefit of IOLs for Combined Correction of Chromatic and Spherical Aberrations
Presenter:Patricia A. Piers, PhD
TUESDAY, April 8
Session: 4-AKERATOREFRACTIVE Astigmatism and Aberrations
Title:Variability in Preoperative Measurement of Astigmatism in Refractive Patients: A Case of Instrument Variability or Patient Positioning?
Presenter:Peter Lee, MD
Session: 4-BKERATOREFRACTIVE Nomograms, Outcomes, Technology
Title:Persistent LASIK Interface Fluid Treated by Flap Elevation
Presenter:Richard S. Hoffman, MD
Session: 4-CCORNEA Keratoplasty: New Techniques
Title:Analysis of Dark Spots in Tear Film with Confocal Microscope
Presenter:Michael K. Smolek, PhD
Session: 4-DINTRAOCULAR SURGERY Cataract Medications
Title:Comparison of Fluoroquinolones Susceptibility to Preoperative Normal Conjunctival Bacteria
Presenter:Yuichi Hori, MD
Session: 4-ESurveys and Socioeconomics
Title:Evaluation of Sustained Reading Performance Using the Letter-Counting Task
Presenter:Manoj S. Venkiteshwar, PhD
Session: 4-GKERATOREFRACTIVE Corneal Measurements
Title:Corneal Power Measurements in Post-LASIK/PRK Eyes Using the Galilei
Presenter:Douglas D. Koch, MD
Session: 4-HKERATOREFRACTIVE LASIK and Epi-LASIK
Title:Reversible Intracorneal Implant Surgery for the Treatment of Moderate and High Myopia
Presenter:Albert Daxer, MD, PhD
Session: 4-ICORNEA Biomechanics, ORA
Title:Comparison of Depth-Dependent Cohesive Tensile Strength in Human Donor and Keratoconic Corneas
Presenter:J. Bradley Randleman, MD
Supported by a grant from the ASCRS Foundation
Session: 4-JINTRAOCULAR SURGERY OVDs, PCO, and Incisions
Title:Histopathologic Analysis of Ablation of Lens Epithelial Cells with a Laser Photolysis System
Presenter:Nick Mamalis, MD
