Canadian Cornea, External Disease & Refractive Surgery Society

Refractive Surgery Symposium

The challenges of presbyopia, management of complications and modern techniques

Saturday June 15, 2013, 1045-1215
Côte St. Luc

Objectives
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

  • Describe options available for the correction of presbyopia.
  • Apply knowledge to manage LASIK complications.
  • Develop a critical approach to the management of keratoconus.


Guests
Sheraz M. Daya, MD, FACP, FACS, FRCS(Ed), FRCOphth
Samir Melki, MD, PhD

Moderator
Guillermo Rocha
Panelists
Joseph Ma
Clara Chan
Ron Baldassare

1045Welcome and introductions
Guillermo Rocha
1050Overview of presbyopia treatment options
Sheraz Daya
1100Panel discussion
1110Small aperture corneal inlay for the treatment of presbyopia with and without refractive error
Jeffery Machat
1117Panel discussion
1120LASIK complications and management
Samir Melki
1130Panel discussion
1140Surgical options for visual rehabilitation in keratoconus
Sheraz Daya
1150Panel discussion
1200Can implementation of EMR reduce refractive surgery complications?
Samir Melki
1210Panel discussion
1215Closing remarks

Sheraz Daya
Sheraz M. Daya, MD, FACP, FACS, FRCS(Ed), FRCOphth

Samir Melki
Samir Melki, MD, PhD