New OrleaNs - American Academy of Ophthalmology

168 Pages·2013·8.38 MB·English

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2013 ANNUAl meetINg November 16 – 19
sUbspecIAlty DAy November 15 – 16
AAoe progrAm November 16 – 19
WWW.AAo.org/2013

Table of Contents
General Information Spotlight/Symposia........................................82
Meeting Directory ............................................2 Academy Café ................................................86
Resources .........................................................4 Learning Lounge .............................................87
Meeting Information ........................................6 Technology Pavilion ........................................91
Academy Services ............................................9 Informational Posters .....................................95
Shuttle Bus Schedule .....................................12 Special Meetings & Events............................96
Registration: Hours and Fees .........................14
Papers/Posters, Videos
Annual Meeting Policies ................................17
Original Papers ...............................................97
CME & CE Credit ............................................20
Scientific Posters..........................................102
Future Meeting Dates and Locations.............23
Video Program ..............................................126
Subspecialty Day
Practice Management/
Cornea ............................................................25
AAOE Program
Glaucoma .......................................................27
Welcome ......................................................129
Neuro-Ophthalmology ....................................29
AAOE Coding Sessions ................................130
Oculofacial Plastic Surgery ............................31
AAOE Saturday Program ..............................131
Pediatric Ophthalmology ................................33
AAOE General Session.................................132
Refractive Surgery..........................................35
AAOE Programs-by-Day ...............................133
Refractive Surgery E-Posters ........................41
AAOE Networking ........................................137
Retina .............................................................45
AAOE Resource Center ................................138
Programs-by-Day
Exhibition
Programs-by-Day ............................................49
Exhibition Information ..................................141
Inside the Program Celebrating 25 Years ....................................144
Opening Session ............................................69 Exhibitor List.................................................145
Breakfast With the Experts ............................71 2013 Floor Plan.............................................152
Skills Transfer Program ..................................77
Complete meeting information is available at www.aao.org/2013. 1
General Information
Meeting Directory
Meeting Directory
All locations are in the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, unless otherwise indicated.
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AAOE Program Rooms 283 - 297
Academy Café Room 271
Academy Resource Center Hall G, Booth 3239
Bags and Programs Hall C
Bistro AAO Café Hall I1, Booth 5223
Breakfast With the Experts Hall C
Business Center/UPS Store Lobby E
Chicago 2014 Lobby E
CME Reporting/Proof-of-Attendance Lobby B2; Lobby G; Academy Resource Center, Hall G,
Booth 3239
Coat and Bag Check Lobby E; also Lobby B and Lobby H (Mon. & Tues. only)
Evaluation Help Desk Ticketed Events, Hall C
Executive Offices Room 261
Exhibition Halls D – I1
Exhibitor Locator Booth Hall G, Booth 3105
Exhibitor Lounge (Wi-Fi available) Hall E, Booth 2571
Exhibitor Registration Hall C
Exhibitor Service Center/Exhibitions Office Hall E, Booth 1071
First Aid Lobby F and Lobby H
Foundation of the American Academy of Academy Resource Center, Hall G, Booth 3239
Ophthalmology (FAAO)
Global Alliance Office Room 264
Hotel Assistance Lobby E
Informational Posters Hall I1, Booth 5113
International Center Hall I1, Booth 5313
International Society of Refractive Surgery Academy Resource Center, Hall G, Booth 3239
Internet Access and Email Lobby G; Rest Stops Hall D & Hall I1
Learning Lounge Hall G, Booth 3647
Lost and Found Meetings Office, Room 265
Meditation/Prayer Room Room J121
Meeting Information Lobby B & Lobby G
Meetings Office Room 265
Mobile Device Charging Stations Rest Stops Hall D & Hall I1
2 Complete meeting information is available at www.aao.org/2013.
Mobile Meeting Guide Assistance Tech Bar - Rest Stop Hall I1
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Museum of Vision® Hall G, Booth 3147 or
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Newsroom Room 276 e
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Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Company (OMIC) Hall G, Booth 3139 Di
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Ophthalmology Job Center Room 280 n
OPHTHPAC/Surgical Scope Lobby B eeti
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Proof-of-Attendance/CME Reporting Lobby G; Lobby B2; Academy Resource Center, Hall G,
Booth 3239
Publishers’ Row Hall H
Registration Hall C
Rest Stop Hall D Booth 153
Rest Stop Hall I1 Booth 5444
Restaurant Reservations Lobby E
Ribbons Bags & Programs, Hall C
Scientific Posters Hall C
Scientific Poster Tours Meeting Point, Hall C
Scientific Posters Online/Videos on Demand Hall C, Booth 100
Seated Massage Stations Rest Stop Hall I1
Senior Ophthalmologist (SO) Lounge Room 242
Shuttle Bus Pick-up and Drop-off Routes 1-4: Hall A/B; Routes 5-7: Hall D/E;
Routes 8-10: Hall I
Speaker Ready Room #1 Rivergate Ballroom
Speaker Ready Room #2 Room 267
Subspecialty Day
Cornea La Nouvelle Orleans C
Glaucoma New Orleans Theatre AB
Neuro Ophthalmology New Orleans Theatre C
Oculofacial Plastic Surgery Room 243
Pediatric Ophthalmology Hall B Session Room
Refractive Surgery La Nouvelle Orleans AB
Refractive Surgery E-Posters La Nouvelle Orleans Lobby
Refractive Surgery Free Papers (Friday only) La Nouvelle Orleans C
Retina The Great Hall
Tech Bar Rest Stop Hall I1
Technology Pavilion Hall I1, Booth 5145
The Electronic Office (IHE) Hall G, Booth 3851
Ticketed Events Hall C
Tour Program Departures Lobby D/E
Videos on Demand/ Scientific Posters Online Hall C, Booth 100
Wi-Fi Access Rest Stops Hall D & Hall I1
Young Ophthalmologist (YO) Lounge Room 278
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Resources
Get Connected, Get Organized
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4 Comfortable walking shoes - the convention center is nearly a mile long
Planning Resources
Make the most of your Annual Meeting experience with a variety of meeting resources.
Access them all online at www.aao.org/meeting-resources.
Mobile Meeting Guide
Go to www.aao.org/mobile to browse the program, view abstracts, add sessions
and events to your online calendar, access handouts, complete course evaluations
and much, much more. For download assistance onsite, visit the new Tech Bar at the
Rest Stop Hall I1, Booth 5444.
Supported by Carl Zeiss Meditec
Printed and Virtual Programs
NWeherwe Al l oOf oprhthlAlmeologay mNeetss Use the Meeting Guide for a quick glance of the meeting. The
Meeting Guide can also be viewed online, www.aao.org/meeting-resources.
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NWeherwe Al l oOf oprhthlAlmeologay mNeetss Find more details in the Final Program, a comprehensive reference guide to the
meeting. To receive your copy, turn in your Final Program voucher at Bags & Programs,
Hall C or view it online at www.aao.org/meeting-resources.
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Subspecialty Day Subspecialty Day meeting registrants exchange a voucher for a copy of the
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Virtual Exhibition
Use the Virtual Exhibition, www.aao.org/virtualexhibition, to search exhibitors by company name,
booth number, product categories, medical specialties, common equipment terms and basic ophthalmic
conditions. Create a My Expo account, tag the exhibitors you plan to visit and print a personalized list.
Use the Virtual Exhibition onsite - visit the Exhibitor Locator booth in Hall G, Booth 3105.
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Program Resources s
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Use the Mobile Meeting Guide to search for a course then download the handout. Reference these R
materials online after the meeting or peruse handouts to courses you missed.
Course Evaluations
After each course, take time to complete the online evaluation and help the Academy plan AAO 2014.
Use the Mobile Meeting Guide to search for the course then select the evaluation button.
Posters Online
Explore posters presented at the Annual Meeting and Refractive Surgery Subspecialty Day. For additional
insight, listen to commentary recorded by the authors.
Videos on Demand
Watch surgical videos from the meeting conveniently on your computer or tablet.
Wi-Fi and Mobile Charging Access Onsite
• Wi-Fi access is available in courses rooms, at the Rest Stops Hall D and Hall I1, as well as the Break-
fast With the Experts area in Hall C.
• Mobile Charging Stations are located in the Rest Stops Hall D and Hall I1.
Social Media Connections
Follow @aao_ophth and use hashtag #aao13 and join the conversation.
Like the American Academy of Ophthalmology page and get highlights from the Academy,
http://on.fb.me/11K8m0B.
Catch-up on videos posted to AAOTV, www.youtube.com/AAOtv.
Share your meeting insights and see what your peers have shared through the AAO Community,
www.aao.org/community.
Meeting Archives
The 2013 Annual Meeting continues online. Visit www.aao.org/aao-archives after Dec. 1 to access:
• Handouts
• Scientific Posters Online
• Videos On Demand
• Online Program Search
• Final Program
• Subspecialty Day Syllabi
• AAO Meetings on Demand order information
Complete meeting information is available at www.aao.org/2013. 5
Meeting Information
Meeting Information
All locations are in the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, unless otherwise indicated.
n AAO Meetings on Demand Bistro AAO Café
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m Lobby (Fri.-Mon.) Reserve a table at Bistro AAO Café for a conve-
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g I the Annual Meeting, is available for sale onsite at daily menu and reserve tickets in advance at
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Attendance Terminals
Academy Plus Course Pass Lobby B2; Lobby G; Academy Resource Center,
Purchase onsite: Registration or Ticketed Hall G, Booth 3239
Events, Hall C See page 20 for more CME information.
Academy Plus offers maximum convenience and
Coat & Bag Check
flexibility, with unlimited access to more than 350
Academy and AAOE instruction courses. Individual Lobby E: Friday - Tuesday
tickets are not sold for these courses. Lobby B and Lobby H: Monday & Tuesday only
Academy Plus does not cover the following: $2 per coat and $3 per bag.
• AAOE Coding sessions Exhibition NEW HOURS!
• AAOE Saturday Programs Halls D – I1
• Breakfast With the Experts Saturday – Monday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• Skills Transfer labs Tuesday 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
• Subspecialty Day meetings
Course Evaluation
• Ticketed special events
New! Get your badge scanned at each course you
You may purchase individual tickets to attend
attend and receive an email at the end of the day
these events.
with a link to that course’s evaluation. Scanning is
NOTE: To comply with fire marshal regulations,
voluntary. If you missed getting scanned, go to the
seating capacities are limited. Popular courses may
Evaluation Help Desk at Ticketed Events in Hall C.
fill up quickly. Seating is available on a first-come
basis so please plan accordingly. You can also fill out evaluations online using the
Mobile Meeting Guide, www.aao.org/mobile.
ADA/Special Assistance
Search for the course then select the `Evaluation’
Email [email protected] if you require special button.
assistance.
NOTE: You do not need to be scanned at a tick-
eted event. Scanning your badge does not auto-
Badges
matically grant CME. You will still need to record
Registration, Hall C
your own educational activities at a designated
Pick up badges at Registration. Badges are not
CME Reporting station or online after the meeting
transferable. Security will confiscate altered
- you should claim only the credit commensurate
badges and escort individuals from the premises.
with the extent of your participation in the activity.
Bags & Programs
Hall C
Collect your 2013 Annual Meeting bag, Final Pro-
gram, lanyard and other Annual Meeting materials
by turning in your Final Program Exchange Voucher.
Bags are supported by NexTech Systems, Inc.
6 Complete meeting information is available at www.aao.org/2013.
Exhibitor Locator Booth Related Groups
Hall G, Booth 3105 List available: Bags & Programs, Hall C ,
Use the Virtual Exhibition to search exhibitors by www.aao.org/mobile and www.aao.org/2013
company name, booth number, product categories, Registration for alumni and related group meet- n
medical specialties, common equipment terms ings is separate from Annual Meeting registration. oi
and basic ophthalmic conditions. Staff are avail- EXCEPTION: The American Society of Ophthalmic ati
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able for assistance. Registered Nurses (ASORN) and Joint Commis- r
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Hotel Assistance sion on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmol- nf
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Lobby E n
Get answers to your questions regarding your ho- AAcnandueaml My emeeteintgin.g pass may also attend the eeti
tel reservations made through Expovision. For all M
pre- and post-meeting housing inquiries, changes Speaker Ready Rooms
and cancellations you can contact Expovision by Speaker Ready Room #1: Rivergate
phone: [phone] (toll free within U.S.), Speaker Ready Room #2: Room 267
+1 703.770.3908 (outside U.S.), by fax: Thursday 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
+1 703.205.0235 or by email: Friday and Saturday 6:30 AM – 6:00 PM
[email protected]. Sunday – Tuesday 7:30 AM – 6:00 PM
Newsroom Scientific Session Presenters
• Beginning Oct. 15, submit your presentations
Room 276
online to the Speaker Ready Room. Submitting
The Newsroom provides a work place for media
presentations in advance gives the A/V staff
representatives. Newsroom staff will arrange for
opportunity to review presentations for compat-
interviews pertaining to the 2013 Annual Meet-
ibility with session room equipment.
ing. Direct your questions about interviews and
• Onsite, submit presentations as early as 24
the operation of the Newsroom to the Academy’s
hours, but no later than 4 hours, in advance of
Media Relations staff at [email protected] or
your scheduled presentation time.
+1 415.561.8534.
• Presenters with early morning sessions should
Ophthalmology Journal submit their materials by 4:00 PM the preced-
Hall H, Booth 4422 ing day.
The Academy’s journal, Ophthalmology, maintains Course Instructors
the right of first refusal for all manuscripts based • Do not submit your presentations in advance.
on 2013 Annual Meeting presentations (both po-
• Use the Speaker Ready Room to preview your
dium and poster). Anyone who wishes to publish
presentation and test embedded videos to
a paper based upon his or her presentation must
ensure they are working properly.
first submit the manuscript to Ophthalmology.
• Each course room is equipped with a desktop
Email exception requests to [email protected].
PC.
Authors may submit meeting papers to the journal
online: http://ees.elsevier.com/ophtha.
Commercial Free Zone
To comply with ACCME guidelines and create an
environment free of perceived commercial bias
and financial interest, representatives from com-
mercial companies are not allowed in the Speaker
Ready Room.
Complete meeting information is available at www.aao.org/2013. 7
Tax Free Shopping for International Taxi Service
Visitors Rates are $3.50, plus $2.00 per mile or $0.25 for
Information and directory of participating every 40 seconds of waiting time when the taxi
n merchants: www.louisianataxfree.com is not moving. From the airport to New Orleans’
o Central Business District, a taxi ride costs approxi-
ati Louisiana offers international visitors a refund of mately $33.00 for one or two persons. A charge of
m state and local taxes on goods purchased from a
r $14.00 (per passenger) is added for three or more
o retailer who is a member of the Louisiana Tax Free
nf Shopping (LTFS) program. passengers. There may be an additional charge
g I for extra baggage.
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M The RTA (Regional Transit Authority) system
Purchase available tour tickets onsite beginning includes 3 streetcar lines and 32 bus routes.
Thursday, Nov. 14. Tours are open to all registered Standard one-way fare is $1.25 per passenger,
2013 Annual Meeting attendees, their spouses with an additional $0.25 for a transfer. Multi-ride
and guests. See page 17 for Spouse/Guest fare cards are available. The RTA does not provide
Registration information. direct service to and from the airport. To find
maps, schedules and the online trip planner visit
Tour Departures
http://www.norta.com.
Lobby D/E
Pedicabs
Transportation
Operators of these small, open-air vehicles are
ready to pedal you across town. Call +1 504-274-
Louis Armstrong International Airport
1300 to schedule a pick up.
Book a flight through Association Travel
Concepts, www.atcmeetings.com/aao, or call
Car Rental
1.800.458.9383 (toll free from within the U.S. and
Car rental discounts are available with Avis
Canada) or +1 858.362.2719.
and Budget Rent-a-Car. Make your reservations
through Association Travel Concepts online or by
Airport Shared-Ride Shuttles
phone: [phone] (toll free from within the
Pick up and drop off at the curb between
U.S. or Canada) or +1.858.362.2719. Or contact
Lobby D and E
the rental companies directly:
Airport Shuttle operates door-to-door shared-ride
Avis - Avis Worldwide Discount (AWD) code is
shuttles between the airport and hotels/Morial
J100502. Toll free tel. (from within the US and
Convention Center. Make reservations at least
Canada): 1.800.331.1600
24 hours prior to your flight arrival time using
the online reservation portal, www.aao.org/ Budget Rent a Car - Budget Customer Discount
airport_shuttle, to receive a discounted price of (BCD) code is U064319. Toll free tel. (from within
$35 per person, round trip. One way is $20 per the US and Canada): 1.800.842.5628.
person. To change an existing reservation, call
Parking
1.866.596.2699.
Parking is available for a daily fee at several
Shuttle Bus Service public lots located on Convention Center Blvd., in
Routes 1-4: curbside outside Hall A/B close proximity to Morial Convention Center.
Routes 5-7: curbside outside Hall D/E
Routes 8-10: curbside outside Hall I
See page 12 for additional information and
schedule.
8 Complete meeting information is available at www.aao.org/2013.