Physician Programs

Annual OD Seminar
The Focus on Education event is held annually and is sponsored by the Foundation and the Price Vision Group. The all day seminar allows optometrists in the State of Indiana to earn continuing... education credits while learning about the most recent treatments and surgeries available for the anterior segment of the eye and cornea.

The next Focus on Education will be held on Saturday November 15, 2008 and features a lineup of speakers and topics designed to be of interest to participants. Seminar presentations will provide appropriate OLDPAC credits.

Reserve your space now! Contact Clorissa Quillin at 317- 814- 2996 to register. Overnight accommodations are available at the Homewood Suites, (317- 253-1919), at special rates; please identify yourself as with Price Vision Group to receive the discount.

An experiential program to familiarize ophthalmic surgeons with advances in the latest advances in corneal transplant techniques. For the last few years, the CRFA and the Price Vision Group have hosted two-day training courses featuring a new surgical technique for corneal transplantation. Doctors from some of the most prominent eye centers in the United States have come to Indianapolis to take part in this advanced training course which includes live surgery and wetlab.

This new surgical technique offers more rapid visual recovery and eliminates sutures for corneal transplants. It especially benefits those with Fuchs' Corneal Dystrophy and cloudy corneas after cataract surgery. Early versions of the surgery were called a variety of names including Posterior Lamellar Grafts (PLK) or Deep Lamellar Endothelial Keratoplasty (DLEK). Dr. Price has done more
of these procedures than any other surgeon in the country and recently has begun using a modified technique,  Descemet's Stripping with Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK), that even produces a dramatic visual recovery. He feels this technique will become the preferred surgical technique for approximately one half of all corneal transplants in the near future.

Here's what a few of the recent Advanced Cornea Course participants have said about their experiences:

"It is rare to find a surgeon as forthright and knowledgeable as Dr. Price. His depth of experience and his willingness to share both technique "pearls" and complicated cases was extremely helpful. Any surgeon contemplating DSEK should attend."
Dr. Henry L. Milne, The Eye Center of Pennsylvania

"The course materials facilitated my understanding, and Dr. Price was knowledgeable, well prepared and articulate. His staff was helpful and courteous and the course was well organized."
Dr. Roy Chuck, John Hopkins University, Wilmer Eye Institute

" Very informative, practical and to the point."
Dr. Richard Yee, Herman Eye Center