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Fellows Educational Summit

We are excited to announce that the 2026 Cornea Society Fellows Educational Summit will once again take place in Nashville, Tennessee, on September 25–26. We look forward to welcoming the new class of fellows to this dynamic and engaging program.

The Cornea Society is pleased to partner once again with Sierra Donor Services Eye Bank, Lions World Vision Institute, and Eversight to deliver this outstanding educational experience.

The Cornea Fellows Educational Summit is designed to provide cornea fellows in training with a comprehensive and standardized educational experience, supplementing their existing curriculum. Recognizing the diversity in educational and surgical training across fellowship programs nationwide, this summit offers an in-depth exploration of corneal conditions and their management. Participants gain hands-on exposure to various techniques for performing essential corneal and anterior segment surgical procedures, guided by a distinguished group of corneal experts.

Learning Objectives

Fellows who participate in the Summit will:

  • Gain experience with a variety of techniques for performing DSAEK and DMEK surgery

  • Practice advanced suturing techniques for intraocular lenses, iris defects, and corneal trauma

  • Improve diagnostic and management skills for ocular infections and inflammatory conditions

  • Learn about neurotrophic keratopathy and dry eye diagnosis and management

  • Evaluate approaches to astigmatism management in corneal and lens surgery

  • Understand current issues in eye banking and compliance

Skills and Labs

The Summit combines didactic lectures, case-based discussions, and hands-on labs, giving fellows the opportunity to strengthen their skills in a dynamic and interactive environment.

Program Topics

  • DSAEK Insertion & Complication Management

  • DMEK Techniques & Complication Management

  • Management of Post-Keratoplasty Infections

  • Fixing Fuchs Without a Graft: DSO and Cell Therapy

  • Severe Ocular Surface Disease & Dry Eye

  • Neurotrophic Keratopathy

  • Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency (LSCD) Management

  • Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty (DALK)

  • Iris Suturing

  • Corneal Considerations in Cataract Surgery

  • ATIOLs and Astigmatism Management

  • IOL Exchange

👉 To view the 2025 program, please click here.

Thank You to Our Supporters

Thank you to the organizations whose generous support made the 2025 Cornea Fellows Educational Summit possible. Your commitment provides fellows with essential training that advances the future of corneal surgery and patient care.

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