This is a supplement to EyeWorld Magazine.
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2025 ASCRS PREVIEW PROGRAM | 21 ASCRS Cornea Day target audience Practicing ophthalmologists who care for patients with corneal-related conditions. educational objectives Recognize updates in diagnostics for the management of Fuchs dystrophy. Compare and contrast best practices and techniques in the treatment of Fuchs. Summarize treatments for endothelial disease and discuss injectable endothelial cell technology. Examine office-based corneal disease management, to include the management of keratoconus, corneal collagen crosslinking, herpes eye disease, and infectious keratitis. Employ strategies for managing complex cornea cases in treating complex DALK, DMEK, and PKP challenges. Examine current research related to the etiology and treatment of severe ocular surface diseases. Discover treatment options for management of corneal infections and chronic corneal inflammatory disorders. Develop strategies to identify and efficiently manage patients with dry eye disease. ASCRS Glaucoma Day target audience Practicing ophthalmologists who care for patients with glaucoma-related conditions. educational objectives Effectively evaluate current and new diagnostic testing modalities to assist in the early diagnosis of the glaucoma patient and glaucoma suspect as well as disease progression. Make treatment decisions using evidence-based recommendations regarding the use of pharmacologic and laser therapies for the treatment of glaucoma. Evaluate best phacoemulsification treatment options and considerations for patients with complex, pre-existing, and advanced glaucoma. Discuss recent and emerging microinvasive glaucoma surgical (MIGS) options. Integrate pearls to improve glaucoma surgical outcomes. Implement strategies to manage glaucoma surgical outcomes. Give examples of how to include AI and/or virtual reality in glaucoma treatments. ASCRS Refractive Day target audience This educational activity has been designed for anterior segment surgeons and comprehensive ophthalmologists. educational objectives Determine how to obtain proper preop diagnostics for corneal refractive surgery and phakic IOL surgery. Distinguish between treatment options and select the appropriate treatment plan for corneal refractive and phakic IOL surgery for different patients. Recognize the historical development of the excimer laser and apply lessons learned to present and future corneal refractive technology. Utilize the history of cataract surgery and IOL development to build a fuller understanding of present patient evaluation and management needs. Discuss the personal and professional lessons learned by expert surgeons with decades of refractive surgery experience. Demonstrate real-time problem solving and case management skills in complex and complicated cases. Notice About Off-Label Use Presentations The ASCRS ASOA Annual Meeting and ASCRS Subspecialty Day may include presentations on drugs or devices, or uses of drugs or devices that may not have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or have been approved by the FDA for specific uses only. The FDA has stated that it is the responsibility of the physician to determine the FDA clearance status of each drug or device he or she wished to use in clinical practice. ASCRS is committed to the free exchange of medical education. Inclusion of any presentation in this program, including presentations of off-label uses, does not imply an endorsement by ASCRS of the uses, products, or techniques presented.