GRAND PRIZE
Importance of Proper ICL Vaulting
Producer: Fernando C. Trindade, MD (Brazil)
CATARACT COMPLICATIONS
1st Place: Safety in Implantation of Capsular Tension Rings
Producer: Andreas Frohn, MD (Germany)
Runner-up: Iris Prolapse, Prolapse, Prolapse
Producer: David W. Langerman, MD (Orangeburg, New York)
CATARACT/IMPLANT SURGERY
1st Place: Corticocapsular Adhesions: A Snag in Phaco Surgery
Producer: Lajja R. Shastri, MD (India)
Runner-up: Halos and the Good Life
Producer: Kevin L. Waltz, MD (Indianapolis, IN)
IN-HOUSE PRODUCTIONS
1st Place: Capsule Forceps for Anterior and Posterior Capsulorhexis in Infant Cataract Surgery
Producer: Klaus Schmitz, MD (Germany)
Runner-up: Tricks and Procedures I Have Found Helpful
Producer: Luther L. Fry, MD (Garden City, KS)
INSTRUMENTS/DEVICES
1st Place: In Vivo Measurement of the Capsular Bag Diameter
Producer: Hans-Reinhard Koch, MD (Germany)
Runner-up:Manufacture and Application of Custom-Designed Diamond Knives
Producer: Christoph W. Spraul, MD (Germany)
INTRAOCULAR LENSES
1st Place: Visual Simulation of Array Multifocal IOL Using Eye Model and CCD Camera
Producer: Kazuhiko Onuma, MD (Japan)
Runner-up: Piggyback IOL Contact Zones
Producer: Oliver Findl, MD (Austria)
NEW TECHNIQUES
1st Place: Viscocanalostomy for Dummies
Producer: John R. Kearney, MD (Johnstown, NY)
Runner-up: "Red Rock Syndrome" or Interlenticular Opacity with Piggyback Implants
Producer: Ronald M. Stasiuk, MD (Australia)
QUALITY TEACHING
1st Place: Does the Keratome Performance Differ with Surgeon’s Experience?
Producer: Hiroko Bissen-Miyajima, MD (Japan)
Runner-up: On the Rocks
Producer: David Allen, MD (England)
REFRACTIVE COMPLICATIONS
1st Place: Oh No! Multidirectional Microfolds in My LASIK Flap
Producer: John F. Doane, MD (Independence, MO)
Runner-up: Infections Post LASIK
Producer: Marcelo Sterzovsky, MD (Argentina)
REFRACTIVE SURGERY
1st Place: Sleek Surface After LASIK: Supporting the Epithelium to Maximize Vision
Producer: Roger F. Steinert, MD (Boston, MA)
Runner-up: Improving the Microkeratome Cut
Producer: Angel R. Gutierrez Ortega, MD (Spain)
SPECIAL INTEREST
1st Place: Silicone Expansion Plug Implant Surgery for Presbyopia and Glaucoma
Producer: Hideharu Fukasaku, MD (Japan)
Runner-up: Comanagement: The World’s Oldest Profession? How We Failed Ethics 101
Producer: Joseph W. Hosner, MD (Kalamazoo, MI)
SURGICAL MANEUVERS
1st Place:To See or Not to See: Special Uses of ICG Producer: Michael Snyder, MD (Cincinnati, OH)
Runner-up:Argentinean Flag SignProducer: Daniel M. Perrone, MD (Argentina)