Friday

Industry Wet Labs

• 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Wet Lab Check-In & Lunch

• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Wet Lab Session 1

• 1:00 PM – 1:10 PM Break

• 1:10 PM – 2:10 PM Wet Lab Session 2

• 2:10 PM – 2:20 PM Break

• 2:20 PM – 3:20 PM Wet Lab Session 3

• 3:20 PM – 3:30 PM Break

• 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Wet Lab Session 4

• 4:30 PM Wet Labs Conclude

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Symposium Begins

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5:15 PM Cocktail Reception

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Business Discussions

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6:10 – 6:15 PM Welcome Address

6:15 – 6:40 PM Academic Practice vs. Private Practice vs. Employed Ophthalmology Models

6:40 – 7:05 PM Building an Efficient Premium Cataract and Refractive Practice

7:05 – 7:20 PM The Business of Ambulatory Surgery Centers and Office-Based Procedures

7:20 – 7:35 PM 5 Tips for Financial Success in Your First Years of Practice

 

7:35-7:50 PM Q&A | All faculty panel

7:50 PM Adjourn

 

 

Saturday

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7:30 AM Breakfast

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Symposium Begins

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Anterior Segment Diagnostics and Surgical Planning | 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM

8:30 – 8:50 AM Anterior Segment Imaging: Topography, Tomography, OCT, and Biometry

8:50 – 9:10 AM Optimizing the Ocular Surface Before Surgery

9:10 – 9:30 AM Premium IOLs and Refractive Decision-Making

9:30 – 9:50 AM Patient Selection and Counseling for Complex Anterior Segment Cases

9:50 – 10:10 AM Technology and Innovation in Anterior Segment Surgery

10:10 – 10:30 AM Q&A | All faculty panel

 

10:30 AM – 11:45 AM Exhibit Hall Visits with Industry

 

Building an Anterior Segment Practice | 11:45 AM – 12:30 PM

11:45 AM – 12:05 PM Combined Procedures: Cataract Surgery as the Gateway Procedure

12:05 PM – 12:30 PM Complications Every Anterior Segment Surgeon Should Know

 

12:30 PM Lunch

 

Hot Topics in Anterior Segment Surgery | 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

1:30 – 1:50 PM Interventional Glaucoma and the Importance of MIGS

1:50 – 2:10 PM The Future of Corneal Therapies: Cross-Linking, Regenerative Medicine, and Endothelial Cell Therapy

2:10 – 2:30 PM Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technologies in Ophthalmology

2:30 – 3:00 PM Panel Discussion: What Will the Anterior Segment Practice Look Like in 10 Years?

 

3:00 – 4:15 PM Exhibit Hall Visits with Industry

 

MIGS Sessions | 4:30-5:20

4:30 – 4:55 PM Canaloplasty, Zen, and Hydrus

4:55 – 5:20 PM Istent, Idose, and Injectables

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Specialty Breakout Sessions | 5:20 PM – 6:10 PM

 

Glaucoma Breakout Sessions

 

5:20-6:10 PM Managing Severe Glaucoma: Tubes, Trabeculectomy, and Beyond

 

Cornea Breakout Sessions

 

5:20-5:45 PM Advanced Endothelial Keratoplasty: DMEK and DSAEK

5:45-6:10 PM Keratoconus, Corneal Cross-Linking, and Complex Corneal Disease

 

6:10 PM Adjourn

6:30 PM Faculty Dinner with Premier and Foundation Level Sponsors

 

Sunday

7:30 AM Breakfast

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Attendee Case Presentations

 

8:30 - 9:30 AM Attendee Case Presentations | Attendees have chance to present case to faculty for feedback

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Business Discussions

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9:30 – 9:45 AM Time Management and Preventing Burnout

9:45 – 10:00 AM Fundamentals of Employment and Partnership Contracts

10:00 – 10:15 AM Billing, Coding, and Reimbursement Essentials

10:15 – 10:30 AM Building Referral Networks and Growing Your Practice

10:30 – 10:45 AM Incorporating New Technologies and Capital Investments

10:45 – 11:00 AM Q&A | All faculty panel 

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11:00 AM Closing Remarks