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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-B KERATOREFRACTIVE Femtosecond Flaps
Title: Comparison of Flap Adhesion with a Femtosecond Laser and Mechanical Microkeratome in Rabbit Eyes
Presenter: Michael C. Knorz, MD
Session: 1-C CORNEA Crosslinking
Title: Corneal Stroma Riboflavin Uptake to Establish Steady-State Concentrations for Ultraviolet-A Crosslinking
Presenter: Ijeoma M. Asota, MD
Session: 1-D INTRAOCULAR 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-E INTRAOCULAR SURGERY Power Calculations
Title: Varying the A-Constant: Introduction to Customized IOL Calculation
Presenter: Samir I. Sayegh, MD, PhD
Session: 1-F INTRAOCULAR SURGERY Presbyopia-Correcting IOLs
Title: Patients with ReZoom and Tecnis IOLs: Comparison of Quality of Vision
Presenter: Archana Abhayambika, MBBS, MS
Session: 1-G INTRAOCULAR 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-H KERATOREFRACTIVE 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-I CORNEA Pterygium and Medication
Title: What Is the Optimal Method to Detect Acanthamoeba Keratitis?
Presenter: Jayrag Patel, MD
Session: 1-J INTRAOCULAR 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-K INTRAOCULAR SURGERY Cataract Challenges
Title: Self-Retaining Chandelier Retroillumination for Cataract Surgery in Patients with Severe Corneal Opacity
Presenter: Yusuke Oshima, MD, PhD
Session: 1-L INTRAOCULAR 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-M INTRAOCULAR 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-A RETINA ARMD, CME, Retinopathy, and Medications
Title: Risk Factors and Outcomes of Endophthalmitis in an Asian Population
Presenter: Colin S. Tan, MBBS, FRCSEd
Session: 2-B GLAUCOMA 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-C KERATOREFRACTIVE Complications
Title: Stage 4 Diffuse Lamellar Keratitis and Central Toxic Keratopathy: Causes, Management, and Pathophysiology
Presenter: Brian R. Will, MD
Session: 2-D CORNEA 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-E INTRAOCULAR SURGERY Lens and IOL Assessments
Title: Full Aspheric Ray Tracing for IOL Power Calculation
Presenter: Sverker Norrby, PhD
Session: 2-F INTRAOCULAR 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-I KERATOREFRACTIVE 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-J KERATOREFRACTIVE Surface Versus Flap
Title: Sub-Bowman Keratomileusis Versus Conventional LASIK
Presenter: Nathaniel E. Knox Cartwright, MA, MRCOphth
Session: 2-K CORNEA 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-L INTRAOCULAR SURGERY Phaco Technology and Technique
Title: Torsional Versus Traditional Ultrasound
Presenter: Brian D. Smith, MD
Session: 2-M INTRAOCULAR SURGERY Presbyopia-Correcting IOLs
Title: Early Clinical Experience with PowerVision’s FluidVision Accommodating IOL
Presenter: Paul Roux, MD
Session: 2-N INTRAOCULAR SURGERY Astigmatism: IOLs and LRIs
Title: Multivariate Parametric and Nonparametric Techniques for Astigmatism Analysis
Presenter: Ron Tongbai, MPH
Session: 2-O KERATOREFRACTIVE Presbyopia: New Technology
Title: Effect of Corneal Wavefront Aberrations on Pseudoaccommodation
Presenter: Elizabeth Yeu, MD
Session: 2-P KERATOREFRACTIVE Outcomes
Title: NASA and LASIK
Presenter: Steve C. Schallhorn, MD
Session: 2-Q CORNEA 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-R INTRAOCULAR SURGERY Challenging Cataract Cases and Lens Removal
Title: Clinical Experience Using the Capsular Anchor for Subluxated Lenses
Presenter: Ehud I. Assia, MD
Session: 2-S INTRAOCULAR 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-T INTRAOCULAR 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-A PEDIATRIC Cataract, Refractive, Glaucoma
Title: Intraoperative Performance and Postoperative Outcomes of Cionni Endocapsular Ring Implantation in Pediatric Eyes
Presenter: Vaishali A. Vasavada, MS
Session: 3-B KERATOREFRACTIVE Enhancements
Title: Wavefront-Guided Corneal Refractive Surgery After Phakic IOL Implantation for High Myopia with Astigmatism
Presenter: Elizabeth Hofmeister, MD
Session: 3-C CORNEA 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-D INTRAOCULAR SURGERY Endophthalmitis, Innovations
Title: Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome Caused by Use of Trypan Blue in Cataract Surgery
Presenter: Murad Sunalp, MD
Session: 3-E INTRAOCULAR SURGERY Presbyopia-Correcting IOLs
Title: Masked Comparison of Tecnis and ReSTOR Multifocal IOLs
Presenter: Beatrice Cochener, MD
Session: 3-F INTRAOCULAR 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-H KERATOREFRACTIVE 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-I KERATOREFRACTIVE Epi-LASIK
Title: Contrast Sensitivity After Conventional LASIK or LASEK
Presenter: Deirdre Townley, MB, Bch, BAO
Session: 3-J INTRAOCULAR 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-K INTRAOCULAR SURGERY Torsional and MICS
Title: Micro I/A Tips for Microcoaxial Surgery
Presenter: Takayuki Akahoshi, MD
Session: 3-L INTRAOCULAR SURGERY Presbyopia-Correcting IOLs
Title: Objective Accommodation Measurements in Phakic and Pseudophakic Eyes
Presenter: Angela Ehmer, MSc
Session: 3-M INTRAOCULAR 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-N PEDIATRIC 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-O GLAUCOMA 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-P KERATOREFRACTIVE 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-Q INTRAOCULAR 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-R INTRAOCULAR SURGERY Presbyopia-Correcting IOLs
Title: Argon Laser Iridoplasty to Improve Visual Function After Multifocal IOL Implantation
Presenter: Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD
Session: 3-S INTRAOCULAR 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-A KERATOREFRACTIVE 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-B KERATOREFRACTIVE Nomograms, Outcomes, Technology
Title: Persistent LASIK Interface Fluid Treated by Flap Elevation
Presenter: Richard S. Hoffman, MD
Session: 4-C CORNEA Keratoplasty: New Techniques
Title: Analysis of Dark Spots in Tear Film with Confocal Microscope
Presenter: Michael K. Smolek, PhD
Session: 4-D INTRAOCULAR SURGERY Cataract Medications
Title: Comparison of Fluoroquinolones Susceptibility to Preoperative Normal Conjunctival Bacteria
Presenter: Yuichi Hori, MD
Session: 4-E Surveys and Socioeconomics
Title: Evaluation of Sustained Reading Performance Using the Letter-Counting Task
Presenter: Manoj S. Venkiteshwar, PhD
Session: 4-G KERATOREFRACTIVE Corneal Measurements
Title: Corneal Power Measurements in Post-LASIK/PRK Eyes Using the Galilei
Presenter: Douglas D. Koch, MD
Session: 4-H KERATOREFRACTIVE LASIK and Epi-LASIK
Title: Reversible Intracorneal Implant Surgery for the Treatment of Moderate and High Myopia
Presenter: Albert Daxer, MD, PhD
Session: 4-I CORNEA 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-J INTRAOCULAR SURGERY OVDs, PCO, and Incisions
Title: Histopathologic Analysis of Ablation of Lens Epithelial Cells with a Laser Photolysis System
Presenter: Nick Mamalis, MD
