2 EyeWorld Asia-Pacific | December 2024 LEARNING FROM THE MASTERS PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Visit www.apacrs2025.org for regular updates. APACRS LIM LECTURE The APACRS LIM Lecture is the highest award of the society. Outstanding ophthalmologists who have made extraordinary contributions to the development of cataract and refractive surgery have been invited to deliver this prestigious lecture at its annual meetings. Join us as Prof Thomas Kohnen delivers the 2025 APACRS LIM Lecture titled Bridging Laser and Lens Extraction – The evolution of phakic IOLs on Friday, 22 August 2025. MASTERCLASSES Covering the most relevant and focused topics and conducted by some of the world’s leading surgeons on Thursday, 21 August 2025! Expect the hottest topics in ophthalmic surgery today, where you will learn to master Biometry, Corneal Endothelial Transplantation, Intrastromal Refractive Surgery Updates, IOL Fixation, MIGS for the Phaco Surgeon, Paediatric Cataract Surgery, Phaco 2025, Phaco Complications, Phakic IOLs, Toric IOLS, Vitrectomy & OCT for the Cataract Surgeon, and What They Don’t Teach You in Residency. SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIA Exciting symposia covering General Cataract, IIIC Lectures – The Perfect Save!, Managing Challenging Cases, Navigating Cataract Complications, Presbyopia... Seeing It All, Refractive Surgery Updates, Today’s Innovation Tomorrow’s Impact, What Would You Do? and What’s New In IOLs? COMBINED SYMPOSIUM OF CATARACT & REFRACTIVE SOCIETIES (CSCRS) – Masters Don’t Always Agree! This combined symposium of the three leading cataract and refractive societies (APACRS, ASCRS, and ESCRS) will look at areas of contention in our constant pursuit of precise and perfect outcomes. There are many ways to achieving optimal outcomes and this symposium will address the most topical controversies in our field covering immediate sequential cataract surgery versus delayed cataract surgery, presbyopia correction in the eye versus on the eye, correcting low astigmatism through corneal incision versus using toric IOL. Join us at this thought-provoking session on Friday, 22 August 2025! APACRS FILM FESTIVAL The APACRS Film Festival entertains and educates, creatively displaying new innovations and breakthroughs in anterior segment ophthalmic surgery. Don’t miss this exciting session on the evening of Friday, 22 August 2025. WISDOM FROM THE GURUS – Top Cataract Surgery Tips Some of the most renowned cataract surgeons each offer practical cataract surgery tips that surgeons can use immediately on their next visit to the operating theatre. Join us to learn top practical tips from experts on Saturday, 23 August 2025. The 37th APACRS Annual Meeting will be held in Ahmedabad, a prominent cultural and industrial hub in India that offers colourful landscapes, unique culinary delights and the famous garba dance. Co-hosted with Ahmedabad Ophthalmological Society (AOS) and the All Gujarat Ophthalmological Society (AGOS) and supported by Intraocular Implant & Refractive Society of India (IIRSI), the 37th APACRS annual meeting promises to deliver a great learning experience in 2025. The hunger for more knowledge and quality education in our delegates means that we always strive to present an up-to date yet relevant and practical scientific meeting.
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