The Cleveland Clinic to Present the Latest in Retinal Surgery Techniques in a Live Internet Broadcast.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 2003 The Cleveland Clinic Cleveland Clinic (formally known as the Cleveland Clinic Foundation) is a multispecialty academic medical center located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Cleveland Clinic was established in 1921 by four physicians for the purpose of providing patient care, research, and medical Cole Eye Institute will present the latest in retinal surgery techniques in a live internet broadcast. Viewers can access the event by visiting www.slp3d2.com/clc_1074. The URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. links to the event launch page where viewers who will see the live program at 12:30 pm EDT EDT abbr. Eastern Daylight Time EDT Eastern Daylight Time EDT n abbr (US) (= Eastern Daylight Time) → hora de verano de Nueva York EDT on May 2nd, may look at a preview of the surgery before the live event, access information about the surgery, and register for CME CME See: Chicago Mercantile Exchange CME See Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). credit. During the live Internet broadcast, Dr. Hilel Lewis, Chairman of the Division of Ophthalmology and Director of The Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute, will perform an instructive retinal procedure. The Internet audience will see simultaneously the same surgery that participants will see in the "4th Retinal Summit". The live surgical presentation is one of many courses that make up the two-day Summit attended by ophthalmologists from around the world. The Summit is part of an ongoing ophthalmologic education initiative, which addresses the most important new developments in vitreoretinal diseases and retinal surgery. Dr. Peter K. Kaiser, an ophthalmologist ophthalmologist /oph·thal·mol·o·gist/ (of?thal-mol´ah-jist) a physician who specializes in ophthalmology. oph·thal·mol·o·gist n. A physician who specializes in ophthalmology. in the Vitreoretinal Department at The Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute, will present the live event to both the Internet audience and the Summit participants in the James P. Storer Teleconference Center at the Institute. Dr. Kaiser will discuss the highlights of the retinal procedure with Dr. Lewis performing the surgery in the operating room operating room n. Abbr. OR A room equipped for performing surgical operations. . CME credit will only be available for the live 12:30 pm May 2nd Internet broadcast. After the live program, viewers may return at any time to see an archived version of the procedure but without CME credit being offered. |
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