GRAND PRIZE
Dr. Zernike’s View of the World
Producer: Roger F. Steinert, MD (Boston, MA)

CATARACT/IMPLANT SURGERY

1^st Place:           
New Generation of Capsular Tension Ring
Producer: Christophe Chassain, MD (France)

Runner-up:           
Biocompatibility of Poloxamer Hydrogel as a Fluid Type IOL
Producer: Ji Won Kwon, MD (South Korea)

CATARACT COMPLICATIONS

1^st Place:           
Explantation of Opaque IOLs
Producer: Miguel A. Padilha, MD (Brazil)

Runner-up:           
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Capsular Tension Ring
Producer: Isabel M. Prieto, MD (Portugal)

REFRACTIVE COMPLICATIONS

1^st Place:         
Management of Recurrent Epithelial Ingrowth After LASIK with Fibrin Glue
Producer: David R. Hardten, MD (Minneapolis, MN)

Runner-up:      
Artisan-Myopia Claw IOL Explantation and Consequent Cataract Surgery
Producer: Milan G. Izak, MD (Slovak Republic)

IN-HOUSE PRODUCTIONS

1^st Place:         
Impossible Is Possible: Artisan Implantation, a Rare Complication
Producer: Michael Blumenthal, MD (Israel)

Runner-up:      
HIPAA for Ophthalmic Dummies
Producer: Marc J. Safran, MD (Liverpool, NY)

INSTRUMENTS/DEVICES

1^st Place:         
Intelligent Tubing
Producer: Graham D. Barrett, MD (Australia)

Runner-up:      
Capsular Hemi-Ring: The Next Step in Effective Management of Profound Zonular Dialysis
Producer: Ike K. Ahmed, MD (Canada)

INTRAOCULAR LENSES

1^st Place:         
Long-Term Performance of the Sarfarazi EAIOL in a Monkey Eye
Producer: F. Mona Sarfarazi, MD (Carlsbad, CA)

Runner-up:      
Ultimate Small Incision IOL
Producer: Nick Mamalis, MD (Salt Lake City, UT)

NEW TECHNIQUES

1^st Place:         
The Lord of the (Capsular Tension) Rings
Producer: Jaime Zacharias, MD (Chile)

Runner-up:      
Radiofrequency: Expanding Applications
Producer: Fernando C. Trindade, MD (Brazil)

QUALITY TEACHING

1^st Place:         
Everything We Need to Know About Post-LASIK
Producer: Marcelo Sterzovsky, MD (Argentina)

Runner-up:      
The Wave
Producer: William J. Fishkind, MD (Tucson, AZ)

REFRACTIVE SURGERY

1^st Place:         
Eye Movement and Laser Tracking Systems: The Myth Uncovered
Producer: Kerry D. Solomon, MD (Charleston, SC)

Runner-up:      
Plume Evacuator for LASIK and PRK
Producer: Matthew Niemeyer, MD (Loma Linda, CA)

SPECIAL INTEREST

1^st Place:         
Handycam Digital Movies of the Eye
Producer: Ramesh Dorairajan, MD (India)

Runner-up:      
Visual Axis Preservation After Pediatric Cataract Surgery
Producer: Wan-Soo Kim, MD (Korea)