Dr. Michael Lawless trained in cornea and external diseases with Prof. Doug Coster in Adelaide and in cornea and refractive surgery with Prof. Richard Troutman in New York. Back in Sydney, he was the first surgeon to perform LASIK in 1995 and cataract surgery with the femtosecond laser in 2011. He has published over 120 peer-reviewed scientific papers and textbook chapters on innovations in eye surgery and delivered a keynote lecture on the future of laser cataract surgery at the American Academy of Ophthalmology in 2012. He was the president of the International Society of Refractive Surgery in 2001, chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology, Royal North Shore Hospital from 2000 to 2006, and convenor of the cataract scientific program at the Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology meeting in 2013.

Summary of Presentation(s)

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All timings are according to Singapore Time (UTC+8)
Friday, 09 June 2023
Hall B, Level 4, Suntec
14:20 - 14:27hrs
(S9) THE NEW BLACK IN PRESBYOPIA CORRECTION (14:00 – 15:30hrs)
Real-world Data on the Performance of an Extended Focus IOL from a Multicenter Trial
Saturday, 10 June 2023
Hall B, Level 4, Suntec
08:05 – 08:12hrs
(S11) IIIC LECTURES - The Perfect Save! (07:15 – 08:15hrs)
What to Do When a Toric IOL Gets You into Trouble
Hall B, Level 4, Suntec
11:15 – 12:45hrs
(S14) FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF LIGHT - Changing Patterns in Refractive Surgery (11:15 – 12:45hrs)
- Chair: CHAN Wing Kwong, Hungwon TCHAH, Michael LAWLESS
Hall A, Level 4, Suntec
13:00 – 13:55hrs
(IS7) ALCON Lunch Symposium (13:00 – 13:55hrs)
- Moderator: Ronald YEOH, Michael LAWLESS
Right Presbyopia-Correcting IOL for the Right Patient
Panel Discussion