Florida Lions Eye Attended FacoExtrema
in Buenos Aires, Argentina
On August 19 & 20, 2022, Florida Lions Eye Bank attended FacoExtrema in Buenos Aires, Argentina. FacoExtrema, an annual ophthalmology conference focused on sharing the latest surgical techniques and treatments, attracts ophthalmologists across South America. Drs. Gustavo Cremona and Carlos Gordillo, responsible for FacoExtrema’s cornea-related programming, invited Florida Lions Eye Bank to host wet labs, and we happily accepted.
These wet labs, or live training sessions for physicians, allowed surgeons to practice corneal graft preparation and ocular surgery techniques. Florida Lions Eye Bank provided all instrumentation and supplies for the wet labs at no cost to FacoExtrema attendees. 80 human corneas, recovered by Florida Lions Eye bank and other US eye banks, were shipped to Buenos Aires in advance of the conference for physician training. Each donated cornea represented the donor’s selfless choice to advance research and medical education. Dr. Guillermo Amescua, Medical Director of the Ocular Surface Program at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and a featured speaker at FacoExtrema, assisted Florida Lions Eye Bank staff in coordinating and facilitating the wet labs.
Florida Lions Eye Bank was honored to be a FacoExtrema sponsor and supporter and to provide hands-on training experiences for Latin American doctors. Follow us on Instagram @florida_lions_eye_bank to see more pictures from the conference!
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