Friday

Industry Wet Labs

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

• 12:00 PM – 4:30 PM Wet Labs

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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 Refractive Cataract Practice as an Anterior Segment Subspecialist

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 Networking Breakfast

• Faculty board mixed at tables to facilitate networking with fellows and young surgeons.

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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 Complications Every Anterior Segment Surgeon Should Know

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

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

 

10:30 – 10:40 AM Refreshment Break

10:40 – 11:55 AM Exhibit Hall Visits with Industry

 

Building an Anterior Segment Subspecialist Practice | 11:55 AM – 12:40 PM

11:55 AM – 12:10 PM Combined Procedures: Cataract and Glaucoma Surgery as a Subspecialist

12:10 – 12:25 PM Combined Procedures: Cataract and Cornea Surgery as a Subspecialist

12:25 – 12:40 PM Q&A | All faculty panel

 

12:40 PM Lunch

 

Hot Topics in Anterior Segment Surgery | 1:40 PM – 3:25 PM

1:40 – 2:00 PM Interventional Glaucoma and the Importance of MIGS

2:00 – 2:20 PM The Future of Corneal Therapies: Cross-Linking, Regenerative Medicine, and Endothelial Cell Therapy

2:20 – 2:40 PM Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technologies in Ophthalmology

2:40 – 3:10 PM The Future in Focus: Change, Challenge, and Opportunity

3:10 – 3:25 PM Q&A | All faculty panel

 

3:25 – 4:40 PM Exhibit Hall Visits with Industry

4:40 – 4:50 PM Refreshment Break

 

MIGS Sessions | 4:50-5:50

4:50 – 5:15 PM Canaloplasty, Xen, and Hydrus

5:15 – 5:40 PM iStent, iDose, and Injectables

5:40 – 5:50 PM Q&A | All faculty panel

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Specialty Breakout Sessions | 5:50 PM – 7:00 PM

 

Glaucoma Breakout Sessions

 

5:50-6:40 PM Managing Severe Glaucoma: Tubes, Trabeculectomy, and Beyond

6:40 – 7:00 PM Q&A | All faculty panel

 

Cornea Breakout Sessions

 

5:50-6:15 PM Advanced Endothelial Keratoplasty: DSO, DMEK, DSAEK, Endothelial Cell Injections

6:15-6:40 PM Keratoconus and Anterior Corneal Disease: Cross-Linking, DMAK, CTAK, CAIRS

6:40 – 7:00 PM Q&A | All faculty panel

 

7:00 PM Adjourn

7:15 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 New Career Pearls and Contract Negotiation for the Resident, Fellow, and Young Ophthalmologist

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 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Ophthalmic Practice

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

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11:00 AM Closing Remarks