Revolutionary technology, more CME at Hawaiian Eye 2011

Roger F. Steinert

Hawaiian Eye 2011 features three parallel educational programs for comprehensive ophthalmologists, nurses and allied health professionals, and administrators, covering the latest developments and newest research available in each field today.

The meeting will take place at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa from January 16 to 21, running concurrently with Retina 2011 taking place at the Westin Maui Resort & Spa in Ka’anapali, Maui.

Continuing medical education activities offered during the meeting are jointly sponsored by Ocular Surgery News and Vindico Medical Education.

“Each of the sessions is carefully assembled to bring the latest information on new techniques and technology,” Roger F. Steinert, MD, a member of the comprehensive ophthalmology program planning committee, told Ocular Surgery News. “Every attendee will hear about new ideas and technology that can be applied as soon as you return home. Hawaiian Eye is famous for delivering what practicing surgeons want: helpful, practical and focused presentations in a setting that allows easy interaction with a renowned faculty.”

Hawaiian Eye 2011 will offer up to 30.5 CME credits and 20 CNE credits.

Programs and courses

The comprehensive ophthalmology program opens Sunday with a CME-accredited practice management session moderated by John B. Pinto.

The Philip M. Corboy, MD, Memorial Award for Distinguished Service in Ophthalmology, sponsored by Bausch + Lomb, will be presented to Herbert E. Kaufman, MD, for the development and introduction of several treatments and procedures still used today.

The Hawaiian Eye Foundation’s International Award for Excellence, sponsored by EagleVision, will be presented to Patrick I. Condon, MD, FRCS, for pioneering the development of LASIK in Ireland and the United Kingdom and for the development of small-incision phacoemulsification in Ireland.

The first annual Hawaiian Eye Sunday Spotlight Symposium will discuss advances in cosmetic and plastic surgery for the eye care professional and will include presentations from Joely Kaufman, MD, and Wendy W. Lee, MD, from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

On Monday, presentations will focus on cataract surgery and IOLs and advances in the techniques and technologies in this area.

David F. Chang

“Besides a potpourri of pearls and new insights about refractive IOLs, there is a strong emphasis on IOL complications and complicated cases: [intraoperative floppy iris syndrome], combined glaucoma, Fuchs’ dystrophy, prior LASIK,” David F. Chang, MD, a member of the cataract program planning committee, told Ocular Surgery News.

Program highlights for the comprehensive ophthalmologist on Tuesday include an innovative video symposium featuring challenging cataract surgery cases using faculty interaction and audience response polling.

“The morning will begin with a 90-minute program on clinical decision making, during which I will present a series of seven video cases illustrating different intraoperative complications,” Dr. Chang said. “The attendees will be continually asked to make management decisions using audience response pads, and then a panel of experts will make their own recommendations before we all watch what happens next.”

Immediately afterward will be a new 1-hour mini-symposium on vitreoretinal issues for cataract surgeons moderated by Drs. Chang and Steinert and featuring six vitreoretinal experts who will discuss preoperative macular assessment, anterior vitrectomy, pseudophakic retinal detachment, cystoid macular edema, and considerations for patients with age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy.

“After, the morning will conclude with a special new technology session focused on the hottest new topic in our field: femtosecond laser cataract surgery,” Dr. Chang said.

The focus on Wednesday will be glaucoma and will include a glaucoma video surgical symposium.

Thursday opens with a new specialty symposium moderated by Carmen A. Puliafito, MD, MBA, covering updates in medical retina, with presentations on performing intravitreal injection, treating dry and wet AMD, as well as treatment protocols for diabetic macular edema and retinal vein occlusion.

Friday features a morning-long session on refractive surgery moderated by Richard L. Lindstrom, MD, OSN Chief Medical Editor, covering various aspects of preoperative and postoperative care. Discussions will focus on the use of new technologies and new developments in laser vision correction. – by Stephanie Vasta

• David F. Chang, MD, can be reached at 762 Altos Oaks Dr., Suite 1, Los Altos, CA 94024; e-mail: dceye@earthlink.net.
• Roger F. Steinert, MD, can be reached at The Gavin Herbert Eye Institute at University of California, Irvine, 118 Med Surge I, Irvine, CA 92697-4375; 949-824-8089; fax: 949-824-4015; e-mail: steinert@uci.edu.