THURSDAY, JULY 13

1:00 pm | Lunch Reception (Astor Ballroom, Pre-function Area)
2:00 pm | Opening Remarks

Opening Session: Hot Topics!
Moderators: Steven Dell, MD and Stephen Slade, MD
▪ AECOS Update
▪ Industry Keynote
▪ Report from Washington
▪ Industry Panel
▪ Practice Management: Concepts & Controversies

3:00 pm | Role Play: Panelists present real life difficult situations with cataract and refractive patients
Case 1: My femto went down at 8am and I have 25 people scheduled. Now what?
Case 2: Patient wrote a lousy online review but has an excellent surgical result. How do I handle?
Case 3: I am seeing a sharp increase in surgical complications from a respected local colleague in her late
70s. She practices in a group. What are my obligations here?
Case 4: A patient preparing for surgery has alienated several staff members, but is always nice to me. My
surgery scheduler is advising we not treat the patient. She is referred by my top referral source.

4:30 | Session 2: Case Presentations (20 min case presentations/discussions)
Moderators: William Trattler, MD and William Wiley, MD
Pharma Case 1:
Compounded medication injection problem
Pharma Case 2:
Steroid responder would like PRK
Pharma Case 3:
Severe DES patient with history of medicamentosa needs better IOP control on 2 meds
Cataract Case 1:
Hyperopic patient with cataract and high angle kappa wants no glasses after surgery
Cataract Case 2:
White cataract with poor zonular support
Cataract Case 3:
ICL patient now has a cataract

6:30 pm | Adjourn

6:30 - 9:00 pm | AECOS Exhibitors Reception (Astor Terrace)

FRIDAY, JULY 14

06:00 am | Breakfast with the Experts (Astor Terrace)
07:00 am | Session 3: MIGs Case Presentations (20 min case presentations/discussions)
Moderators: Steven Vold, MD and George Waring IV, MD
Case 1:
MIGS patient waves the Argentinian Flag
Case 2:
Hydrus case
Case 3:
Patient with severe glaucoma after failed Trab

08:00 am | Session 4: That Orange Thing in the Back of the Eye, an hour with Dr. Charles (20 min case presentations/discussions)
Moderator: Steve Charles, MD
Case 1:
Routine cataract, you just broke the capsule early in phaco, now what?
Case 2:
Patient has severe floaters and reads online they can be lasered
Case 3: TBD

09:00 am | Session 5: Challenging Cases: IOL Selections
Moderators: Steven Dell, MD and George Waring IV, MD
Case 1:
Patient with mild Fuchs wants no glasses after cataract surgery
Case 2:
Iris defect trauma case wants no glasses after cataract surgery
Case 3:
Severe keratoconus patient who refuses to wear glasses post cataract surgery

10:00 am | Break

10:30 am | Session 6: Complex Cataract Cases (100% video, no slides, 10 min ea including discussion)
Moderators: Robert Weinstock, MD and William Wiley, MD

12:00 pm | Adjourn

SATURDAY, JULY 15

06:00 am | Breakfast with the Experts (Astor Terrace)
07:00 am | Session 7: Practice Impossible! (20 min case presentations/discussions)
Moderator: Steven Dell, MD and Matt Jensen, MBA
Case 1: Contaminated injectables crisis management
Case 2: Dry Eye Monetized
Case 3: Starting over

08:00 am |  Presentation of AECOS Visionary Award Steven Dell, MD
AECOS Visionary Award Lecture David Chang, MD

08:20 am | Session 8: Managing the Practice Experience (20 min case presentations/discussions)
Moderators: Stephen Slade, MD and Robert Weinstock, MD
Case 1:
Case 2:
Case 3:

09:30 am |  Break

10:00 am | Session 9: My Best Pearls (8 min videos, no slides)
Moderators: William Trattler, MD and George Waring IV, MD

11:52 am | Discussion

12:00 pm | Adjourn
5:00 pm | AECOS 3D “Afternoon at the Movies” (Astor Ballroom & Pre-function Area)
Moderators: Robert Weinstock, MD and William Wiley, MD

6:30 pm | AECOS Annual Cookout (Mountain Terrace)

SUNDAY, JULY 16

06:00 am | Breakfast with the Experts
07:00 am | Session 10: Innovators Session (6 min each + 2 min discussion)
Moderator: William Link, PhD

08:04 am | Session 11: Corneal Refractive Surgery for Pros (20 min case presentations/discussions)
Moderators: John Doane, MD and Stephen Slade, MD

10:05 am | Break
10:30 am | Session 12: Cross-Linking Cases (20 min case presentations/discussions
Moderator: William Trattler, MD

12:00 pm | AECOS 2017 Summer Symposium Concludes