Retina Congress 2009 New York

Special Sessions

A COMBINED MEETING
of the American Society of
Retina Specialists,
The Macula Society,
and The Retina Society

Sept. 30–Oct. 4, 2009
Sheraton New York
Hotel & Towers
New York City, NY

Imaging Conference

Submit a challenging and interesting retinal imaging case and get a room full of opinions. The Imaging Conference will be moderated by William F. Mieler, MD, Evangelos Gragoudas, MD, and Larry Yannuzzi, MD. Only one case per member may be submitted.

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Surgical Case Conference

The Surgical Case Conference will feature a panel of internationally distinguished surgeons. This year, the conference will reflect upon the accomplishments of Yasuo Tano, MD and Tetsuo Hida, MD and will be organized by Carl C. Awh, MD and Akito Hirakata, MD.

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Film Festival

Submissions are solicited for what promises to be another outstanding Film Festival. The festival showcases the observational skills, innovation, and creativity within our ranks in a most entertaining venue.

Each film will be judged according to originality, educational content, audiovisual quality, script writing, editing quality, and effectiveness. A panel of judges will rate and score each film. The coveted Rhett Buckler Award, an impressive eight lb., 24 carat gold-plated statuette, will be awarded to the top 10 films. The winners will be announced at the Gala Dinner on Saturday, October 3.

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Young Physicians Section Symposium (YPS)

This symposium will present topics of interest geared toward retinal specialists recently out of fellowship. The symposium will offer an informal forum to present topics on the various challenges facing young retinal specialists.

The symposium fosters substantial discussion, presented in an enjoyable, lively, and highly interactive format, and also allows more senior members the opportunity to impart "pearls of the trade." In addition to clinical management issues, topics will cover the business, political, and off-the-beaten-path side of vitreoretinal practice. Moderators will be YPS Co-Chairs Mina Chung and Geoffrey Emerson.

Each year, the YPS presents the Crystal Apple Award to an ASRS member who has gone to great lengths to advance the education and professional ­development of young vitreoretinal specialists. The 2009 Crystal Apple Award winner is Robert C. Watzke, MD who will present his lecture, "Innovation and Proof in Clinical Practice, a 50-year Perspective," at the YPS Symposium, which will take place on Thursday, October 1.

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Robert C. Watzke, MD

ASRS Crystal Apple Award

Women in Retina Symposium (WinR)

Women in Retina or "WinR" is a newly created organization whose mission is to develop a collegial forum for women in retina with the goal of offering networking and mentoring opportunities not currently provided by other organizations in ophthalmology. WinR will host a lunch with a guest speaker and we look forward to seeing all women there.

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