Ophthalmic Partners and Main Line Surgery Center Are Honored to Host “Live Surgery” Event
Philadelphia, PA and Southern New Jersey region (PRWEB) April 25, 2014 -- Ophthalmic Partners of Pennsylvania, P.C. and Main Line Surgery Center are honored to be hosting the “Live Surgery” symposium for the 2014 American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Annual Meeting being held in Boston through April 29th. “Live Surgery” is one of the premier teaching events of the year for surgical ophthalmologists. As part of the symposium, internationally recognized cataract surgeons operate on real patients while being telecast via a live satellite feed to the meeting in Boston. Surgeons attending the meeting benefit from the learning experience as if they were actually in the operating room with the surgeons in Philadelphia. Typically, several thousand ophthalmologists attend this symposium to view the latest advances and techniques in cataract surgery.
Cataracts, which are a natural part of the aging process, affect millions of Americans. A cataract can be the reason images appear blurry, as if there is a “cloudy” film covering the eye. Unfortunately, cataracts cannot be prevented and no specific diet or nutritional supplement can eradicate or diminish the condition. The only way to treat a cataract is with surgery that removes the old, clouded lens and replaces it with a new, artificial lens to restore vision. This year, the “Live Surgery” event will feature cataract surgeries performed using the LenSx femtosecond laser and Toric and ReSTOR® intraocular lenses that address a patient’s astigmatism or improves a patient’s near and distance vision in addition to removing the clouded cataract. These advanced technology surgical options allow patients to reduce their dependence on glasses after cataract surgery.
Dr. Richard Tipperman from Ophthalmic Partners and Main Line Surgery Center will be serving as host surgeon for “Live Surgery” in addition to performing surgery himself. This is the 5th such time that he has had this privilege, including once performing “Live Surgery” in Rome, Italy. When asked about the event, Dr. Tipperman replied, “It is a sincere honor to be asked to participate in this event even once - to participate for a 5th time is truly humbling. I am honored to be able to help my colleagues all over the world learn techniques and approaches to benefit their patients. It’s a way to ‘pay it forward’ to the many excellent mentors I’ve had during my career and training at Wills Eye Hospital.”
Dr. Tipperman is one of 11 physicians at Ophthalmic Partners who practice at Wills Eye Hospital and other locations throughout the greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey region. Dr. Tipperman focuses his practice predominantly on cataract surgery, with an emphasis on higher risk eyes and the management of complications. He has long been at the forefront of cataract surgery in the nation and was one of 14 surgeons working on the original FDA core study for the multi-focal ReSTOR® intraocular lens. Dr. Tipperman was also the first surgeon in the Metro Philadelphia area to perform laser assisted cataract surgery using the LenSx femtosecond laser at Main Line Surgery Center, the first surgical facility to offer such technology in the region. Continuing to stay ahead of the curve, Ophthalmic Partners and Main Line Surgery Center now offer patients even higher customized treatment with the VERION Image Guided System that takes a unique digital “fingerprint” of the patient’s eye and feeds the data directly into the LenSx laser and subsequently the surgical microscope for greater precision, consistency, and outcomes. As one of the few units currently available in the U.S., the VERION System will be featured in “Live Surgery” as well.
Nina Klemm, Ophthalmic Partners, http://www.oppdoctors.com, +1 561-422-4319, [email protected]
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