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UPDATE ON TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES IN CATARACT SURGERY – AN In-Person CME program

July 26, 8 am – 5 pm
​Location: Baldwin Auditorium, Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center, 303 East Superior Street, Chicago
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​Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this symposium, attendees will:

• Compare and contrast premium IOLs, including light adjustable, EDOF, diffractive, and toric, and expand on the dos and don’ts related to refractive cataract surgery.
• Appraise various technologies available for imaging, biometry, capsulorhexis and cataract removal, and identify which patients benefit most from its use.
• Discuss options for secondary IOL and surgical challenges associated with complex cataracts, and the surgical nuances to manage them.

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​Keynote Speakers
Douglas D. Koch, MD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Amy Lin, MD, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Yuri McKee, MD, East Valley Ophthalmology, Mesa, Arizona

Guest Faculty
Roshni Vasaiwala, MD, Loyola University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois

Northwestern Medicine Faculty
​Surendra Basti, MD
Mary-Ann Mathias, MD
Jeanine Baqai, MD
David Palmer, MD
Robert Feder, MD
​Ramez Haddadin, MD

Mary K Russell, MD
J. Minjy Kang, MD
Angelo P. Tanna, MD
Anjum Koreishi, MD
Avrey Thau, MD

Program Planning Committee
Surendra Basti, MD, Course Director
Avrey Thau, MD
Robert Feder, MD
Anjum F. Koreishi, MD
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Agenda
Session I: Premium IOLs – Moderator: Jeanine Baqai, MD
Session II: Recent Technological Advances – Moderator: Surendra Basti, MD
Session III: Complex Cataract Situations – Moderator: Ramez Haddadin, MD

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