2026 ASCRS Annual Meeting

About this Session

Session Moderators: William F. Wiley, MD, ABO; Nandini Venkateswaran, MD, ABO 

This session will take on a Presidential debate theme. Presenting the decisiveness of executive action, focused on impactful technologies like corneal laser surgery and phakic IOLs. Topics will cover patient selection, technical execution, and managing outcomes. Each segment channels the rhetorical flavor, stakes, or personalities of a classic U.S. presidential debate. 

Presentations in this Session

Debate 1: The Low Myope – What is the “RIGHT” Option?

• Nixon = LASIK/PRK
  Robert K. Maloney, MD, MA, ABO
• Kennedy = Klex
  Audrey R. Rostov, MD, ABO

Debate 2: The “MODERATE” Myope – What’s Ideal Now?

• Bush Sr. = LASIK
  Stephen G. Slade, MD, FACS
• Clinton = Klex
  Kathryn M. Hatch, MD, ABO
• Perot = Phakic IOL
  James S. Bailey, MD, ABO

Debate 3: The High Myope – What’s “LEFT” for these patients?

• Reagan = Refractive Lens Exchange
  Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, FACS
• Mondale = Phakic IOL
  Eva C. Kim, MD

Debate 4: Irregular Cornea – How to Treat?

• Gore = Sequential CXL/PRK
  William B. Trattler, MD, ABO
• Bush = Simultaneous CXL/PRK
  A. John Kanellopoulos, MD, ABO

Debate 5: Phakic IOL Sizing – What's best for accurate vault?

• Dole = Manual Sizing
  Vance M. Thompson, MD
• Clinton = Ubm
  Roger Zaldivar, MD, MBA, MSc

Debate 6: Best Ablation Patform

• Lincoln = Wavefront-Guided
  Edward E. Manche, MD, ABO
• Douglas = Ray Tracing (and Topography)
  Mark C. Lobanoff, MD, ABO
• Jefferson = Wavefront Optimized
  Karl G. Stonecipher, MD, ABO