EyeWorld Asia-Pacific June 2016 Issue

June 2016 8 EWAP NEWS & OPINION Meeting highlights - from page 7 preoperative diagnostics and imaging, and phakic IOLs, the society is offering five new sessions on femtorefractive procedures, vitrectomy for anterior segment surgeons, chopping and pre- chopping, glaucoma implants, and pediatric cataracts. The MasterClasses will take place on Days 1 and 4 of the meeting, 27 and 30 July 2016, 13:30 – 17:00 hrs. Calming Troubled Waters – Phaco Misadventures This video-based symposium will take attendees on a journey through phaco complications. Under the guidance of a panel of international experts, attendees will learn how to minimize negative consequences and ensure safer outcomes. The journey begins on 28 July 2016, 16:00 – 17:30 hrs in Hall 4. Achieving Nirvana – Perfect Prediction in Cataract Surgery With the preoperative work-up of any cataract now as important as the surgery itself, many technologies vie for surgeons’ attention, including preoperative and intraoperative aberrometry, keratometry, axial length measurements, and biometric formulas. This session will enlighten attendees as to what is relevant on 29 July 2016, 11:00 – 12:30 hrs in Hall 4. Pre-recorded Surgery See the latest, most advanced equipment, including the latest cataract and refractive surgery suites, IOLs, and IOL delivery systems in action at an industry- sponsored symposium on 29 July 2016, 08:00 – 11:00 hrs in Hall 4. Technologies that will change your practice New diagnostic equipment— including phaco machines and innovative IOLs—come at an additional expense that can be a significant burden on some practices. At this symposium, industry will present technology that they believe will change practices and elevate patient outcomes. This symposium is set to change your practice on 30 July 2016, 08:30 – 10:00 hrs in Hall 1. APACRS Film Festival Awards Ceremony The Film Festival is one of the highlights of the APACRS meeting, featuring the best films from around the world competing for the top APACRS Film Festival Awards. Films are available for viewing at the Exhibition Hall from 28 to 30 July 2016, 08:30 – 18:00 hrs. The Film Festival Awards Ceremony—integral to the success of the Film Festival—will take place on 29 July 2016, 18:15 hrs in Hall 4. Producers are encouraged to attend the Awards Ceremony; the results will only be announced then. APACRS Congress Reception The APACRS will welcome attendees with a condensed experience of Balinese culture at its Congress Reception on 29 July 2016, 19:00 hrs, at Taman Jepun, BNDCC. Top Gun—Cataract Surgery Tips Cataract surgeons are challenged to emulate Top Gun surgeons who make surgery look so simple. At this symposium, international surgeons present their subtle surgical tips and maneuvers that attendees can bring home and use the next time they step inside their operating rooms. The Top Tip as chosen by attendees will be awarded a prize. The Top Gun symposium will be on 30 July 2016, 10:30 – 12:00 hrs in Hall 1. The 29th APACRS annual meeting will be held from 27 to 30 July 2016 at the Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center (BNDCC1).