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Cornea Society reaches out globally and to younger members
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SAN DIEGO — The Cornea Society will continue to strive for a worldwide presence in its subspecialty and will remain actively involved in recruiting and educating not only new and younger members, but also fellows in the field, Christopher J. Rapuano, MD, society president and program chair of World Cornea Congress told colleagues at the kickoff of the congress.
The Cornea Society is the point group for when professional associations, such as the American Academy of Ophthalmology or the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, as well as government groups, such as Medicare, or industry want the opinion of the cornea subspecialty, Rapuano said.
Christopher J. Rapuano
“While we are quite proud of the growth of the society and our programs over the past 5 to 10 years, where do we go as a society from here?” Rapuano asked.
One new venture has been taking on the Cornea Fellows Educational Summit, Rapuano said of the weekend meeting for about 5,500 cornea fellows - approximately half of the cornea fellows in the U.S. - including lectures and wet labs on femtosecond lasers, LASIK flaps and a variety of endothelial keratoplasty insertion techniques.
Greater recruitment of younger members is one of the society’s goals. Accordingly, the Cornea Society is now the sponsor of the annual meeting of VISTA at ARVO, a forum where younger cornea specialists can present their research.
New directions will also include continuation and global expansion of educational programs, as well as an increased international presence, he said.
The next World Cornea Congress will be in Singapore in 2020, he announced. — by Patricia Nale
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