CORNEA RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
ADVANCED CORNEA COURSE
DSEK/DSAEK
and Introduction to DMEK/DMAEK
2016 Informational Agenda
(Indianapolis is on Eastern Time)
DATES / LOCATION / HOURS
Date:
September 27 & 28, 2016 (Tuesday and Wednesday)
Location:
Price Vision Group, 9002 N. Meridian Street, Suite 101
Indianapolis, IN 46260, USA.
PROGRAM
What do we know about Descemet’s Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK)?
Why should you be doing it? Essentially refractive neutral; rapid visual recovery;
tectonically stronger eye intra-operatively and post-operatively; even with a loss of a line
of Snellen vision, many patients prefer DSEK eye; accepted as the standard of care for
Fuchs’ Dystrophy and Pseudophakic Bullous Keratopathy; eye banks now provide precut tissue.
Descemet’s Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK) is intended to be refractive
neutral. May address the most common reason for repeat DSEK: wrinkles/folds in visual
area of graft. DMEK makes the eye look perfect. May not replace DSEK for some
cases; need to know when DMEK and when DSEK.
Tuesday
Wednesday
8:00 AM – Course Begins
7:00 AM
Morning
Didactic / Wet Labs
7:30 AM
Begin tissue prep for surgery
DSEK/DMEK live surgery
Morning and Afternoon: Additional wet
lab*
Working Lunch Provided
Afternoon
Post-op Examinations
Surgical videos
Difficult and Challenging Cases
“What would you do?” Q&A
Working lunch Provided
3:30 PM
Conclusion (time approximate)
*Additional wet lab is available concurrent
with live surgeries, allowing participants to
view surgeries for part of the morning and
have additional wet lab if they desire.
Adjourn
4:30 PM
Most participants plan to leave our office for
the airport two hours before their flight
departs.
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WHAT DO I BRING?
Participating physicians bring the following items (please label your instruments with your
name).
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0.5 forceps
0.12 forceps
Small smooth tying forceps
Small angled tying forceps
At least 4 or 5 human corneal scleral rims at least 15 mm in diameter, no more than
7-10 days old
At least two whole globes
You may bring your practice tissue with you or have your eye bank ship it to us.
Please use Fed-Ex “First Overnight Delivery” so that we receive the tissue on the
first day of the course.
IMPORTANT: Identify the shipping container as
RESEARCH tissue, so that it is not combined with surgical tissue. Address your
package to:
Price Vision Group
Attention: DSEK Course – Your Name
9002 N. Meridian Street, Suite 100
Indianapolis, IN 46260 USA
There is no good equivalent for human eyes. Fresh eyes always are preferable. If you
don’t plan on preparing your own tissue, it’s advised to order a couple of pre-cut DSEK
tissues for wet lab. Physicians coming from outside of North America: we will coordinate
with Vision Share (a not-for-profit consortium of eye banks) to arrange practice tissue.
ATTIRE
Business casual. Ties and jackets are not necessary. Please refrain from wearing
perfumes and colognes. Meeting rooms are cool, you may want to bring a sweater.
Scrubs will be provided for the live surgery.
HOTEL
Homewood Suites by Hilton. The 2016 discounted room rate for Price Vision Group
guests is $99 per night for a King or Twin Master Suite at the Homewood Suites by
Hilton located at 2501 E. 86th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46240, about three miles from
Price Vision Group. A complimentary breakfast buffet and evening hors d’oeuvres are
included in the rate. All rooms are suites with separate bedroom and living room, and a
kitchen.
Shuttle Service: Homewood Suites provides a shuttle to Price Vision Group. Please
confirm your need for the shuttle when you check in. The shuttle is available to locations
within five miles of Homewood Suites (not to the airport).
Reservations: Please call the hotel directly at (317) 202-3451 and ask for Danny
Coffin or email at dcoffin@genhotels.com. Then ask for the DSEK Group (Price
Vision Group) rate.
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TAXI
Taxi rates from the Indianapolis International Airport (IND) to Price Vision Group and our
preferred hotel, Homewood Suites by Hilton, generally are about $65 one-way. For a
better taxi fare, you may reserve a taxi with Carmel Circle City Cab at a rate of $40
one-way (317-848-5757).
DIRECTIONS
Approximately 35 miles from the Indianapolis International Airport (IND). Travel time: 45
minutes, depending upon traffic.
To Price Vision Group: From the Indianapolis International Airport (IND), start out
going West on I-70; merge onto I-465 N and then I-465 E to US31/Meridian Street Exit
31. Proceed a half mile south on Meridian and turn West onto 91st Street. Price Vision
Group is located in the Lakeview Office Park on the SW corner of 91st and Meridian.
Enter from the west parking.
To Homewood Suites: From the Indianapolis International Airport (IND), start out going
West on I-70; merge onto I-465 N and then I-465 E to Exit 33 (Keystone Avenue). South
on Keystone Avenue and exit onto 86th Street (Nora/Castleton). West onto 86th Street.
Homewood Suites by Hilton is on the left after Haverstick Road.
AMA PRA CATEGORY 2 CME
According to the American Medical Association, physicians individually may determine
the educational value of the AMA PRA Category 2 activities in which they participate.
Physicians may claim one (1) AMA PRA Category 2 credit for each 60-minute hour
engaged in the learning activity.
QUESTIONS? PLEASE CONTACT…
Ann Delehanty
Price Vision Group  9002 North Meridian Street  Suite 100
Indianapolis, IN 46260
(Tel) 317-814-2823  (Fax) 317-844-5590
anndelehanty@pricevisiongroup.net
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with Essential Areas and Policies of the Indiana State
Medical Association (ISMA) through the joint sponsorship of St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center Inc. and Cornea
Research Foundation of America. St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center Inc. is accredited by ISMA to provide
continuing medical education for physicians.
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