Offered only a few times a year!

The Comprehensive Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty Course with Prof. Donald Tan / Dr. Francis Price, Jr.
Dr. Geoffrey Tabin Limited openings for
April 25-26, 2008 (Friday/Saturday)

The pearls on the big bubble technique are invaluable.
I highly recommend this course for any surgeon who is currently
performing lamellar keratoplasty or contemplating LK.”
Richard Kootman, M.D., Paradise Valley, AZ

“Rekindles my enthusiasm for ophthalmic practice.
Dr. Price and Dr. Tan are some of the finest educators in the field.”
Dasa V. Gangadhar, M.D., Wichita, KS

ALK Informational Agenda

 ALK Registration Form

• Live Surgery
• Wet Labs (Big Bubble / Microkeratome-assisted / Hand-dissections)
• Examination of Post-operative Patients
• Videos (Complications / Difficult Cases)
• Panel Discussion / Q& A
• Why do ALK?
• DALK in the Developing World
• ALTK for Superficial and Refractive Disorders
• Deep Lamellar Grafts in Keratoconus and Related Ectasias
• Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty with the Big Bubble
• Therapeutics

Prof. Donald Tan, M.D. (Singapore)  will teach his refinement of the “Big Bubble” DALK technique.  This technique removes the entire recipient stroma down to Descemet’s membrane for superb visual outcomes.  Dr. Tan also will teach microkeratome-assisted ALK.  The microkeratome facilitates lamellar dissection of donor and recipient corneas and helps produce a smooth graft interface for improved visual outcomes.

Dr. Geoffrey Tabin (SLC, UT) Co-founder of the Himalayan Cataract Project.  Dr. Tabin will speak about DALK in the developing world.

Francis W. Price, Jr., M.D. (USA)—Course Director.  Dr. Price has over 20 years’ experience with anterior lamellar grafting surgeries.

This course will be held Friday and Saturday, April 25-26, 2008, just before ARVO, at Price Vision Group, 9002 N. Meridian Street, Suite 101, Indianapolis, IN  46260, USA.

Day 1:     April 25, 2008  -  Friday         8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.      6:00 p.m. – Dinner
Day 2:     April 26, 2008  -  Saturday     8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Registration fee is U.S. $3,000.  Payment required in advance to guarantee placement.  Fax or email registration form early.  Provide credit card information or make checks payable to Price Vision Group.  If paying by check, please fax or email registration form in advance to tentatively hold your place.

 ALK Informational Agenda

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. 

Contact Wendy Mickler, Price Vision Group Education Coordinator:
(Tel) 1.317.814.2823
 wendymickler@pricevisiongroup.net

Sponsored by Cornea Research Foundation of America and Price Vision Group.