Focus on NOAO 2014: Session I | Cataracts
The New Orleans Academy of Ophthalmology’s 63rd Annual Symposium Eye to the Future: Explorations in Cornea, Cataract, Pediatrics, and Retina will be held March 21-23. We’re proud to share with you our schedule for each session. If you’d like a full copy of our program, click here.
8:00a – 8:45a | Keynote Lecture: Innovation: Beyond Drugs and Devices by William Rich, MD
Dr. Rich will review major gains in health over the past 100 years concentrating on the seminal advances in ophthalmology. Next, he’ll provide an analysis of the complex demands on ophthalmologists in the post Affordable Care Act era, and how to meet those demands for better outcomes, quality, and reimbursement while furthering science.
8:45a – 9:00a | Surgical time in femtosecond vs. conventional cataract surgery by Sonia Yoo, MD
9:00a – 9:15a | Managing the small pupil in conventional and femto cataract surgery by Sonia Yoo, MD
9:15a – 9:45a | Pediatric cataract surgery: What is the state of the art for 2014? by Edward Wilson, MD
9:45a – 10:00a | Q & A
Session II will focus on Cataract Surgery, and will feature videos by Doctors Yoo, Osher, and Randleman, plus a roundtable discussion.