Skills Labs

Skills Labs

Overview

The Summer Meeting offers a variety of skills labs for young eye surgeons and in-practice physicians. These labs are offered at no additional cost.

Lab Offerings

Anterior Segment Surgery Lab: Explore various anterior segment surgery procedures including minimally invasive glaucoma surgery, Yamane technique, nuclear disassembly, pupil expansion, and CTR insertion. 

Friday, August 11

3:00 – 4:00 pm

Saturday, August 12

8:30 – 9:30 am

11:00 – 12:00 pm

1:30 – 2:30 pm 

Phaco Lab: A review of basic and advanced phaco practices and procedures including phaco settings and fluidics, incisions, capsulorhexis, phacoemulsification, cortex removal, nuclear disassembly, chopping, flipping, and anterior vitrectomy. 

Friday, August 11

3:00 – 4:00 pm

Saturday, August 12

8:30 – 9:30 am

11:00 – 12:00 pm

1:30 – 2:30 pm 

DMEK/DSAEK Lab:

DMEK: Participants will be able to practice the DMEK technique for implantation and positioning of the donor cornea tissue through the use of an artificial anterior chamber and pre-loaded corneal tissue.

DSAEK: Participants will be able to practice tissue insertion for DSAEK and positioning of the donor tissue.  

Friday, August 11 

10:30- 12:30 pm

2:00 – 4:00 pm

Saturday, August 12

1:00 – 3:00 pm