Surgeon Training & Events
In-Person, Remotely Supported, and Virtually. We are committed to providing advanced cornea transplant surgical training in the U.S. and around the world. We performed surgeon training in United States, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Central Asia, South Africa, and South America.
ASCRS – 2025
The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
April 25-28, 2025
Join us at ASCRS exhibit #1955 for educational presentations and wet labs demonstrating our TransplantREADY® preloaded Endo-In DMEK and DSAEK options that streamline your cornea transplant procedure while promoting improved clinical outcomes. We are also excited to offer presentations and wet labs using our OptiGraft® CAIRS to treat keratoconus. Discover how LWVI’s advanced cornea processing techniques provide better quality tissue with less endothelial cell loss.
ASCRS Wet Lab Registration
ESCRS – 2025
European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
September 12-16, 2025
Over the past 50 years, Lions World Vision Institute (LWVI) has promoted ocular tissue availability by creating the largest eye bank network in the World while streamlining cornea transplant procedures and improving clinical outcomes through groundbreaking innovations – bringing the gift of sight to over 500,000 people in over 70 countries. Experience our latest innovations – TransplantREADY® PK (pre-punched), Endo-In DMEK and DSAEK and CAIRS during hands-on wet labs at our exhibit E. 011 at ESCRS.
Wet lab registration link coming soon!
LWVI Cornea Fellowship Training Program 2024
Date TBD 2024
1410 N 21st Street, Tampa, FL
Join us for an extensive training program that combines didactic presentations and skills transfer wet labs lead by experts in the field of corneal transplantation.
Cornea fellows and recent graduates receive one-on-one training with a focus on advanced surgical techniques designed to complement and reinforce cornea fellowship training with the benefit of being hosted at a leading eye bank.
- Technical understanding of eye banking and cornea preparation
- Advanced cornea transplant techniques
- Practical training: Difficult DMEK, DSAEK, and PKP cases
- Perspective of faculty members from leading academic institutions and private practices
Advanced Cornea Transplant Training Programs
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Comprehensive Transplant Courses
Comprehensive Transplant Courses on DMEK, PDEK, DALK/ALK, and KPro are led by experts in the cornea field who present best practices during a didactic session and provide one-on-one support throughout a hands-on wet lab.
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Wet Labs
Experiences include expertly prepared research corneal tissue, instrumentation, and supplies. Wet labs are offered as:
- Part of a comprehensive course
- A stand-alone event
- A private one-on-one lab on location at
your surgical facility or in Tampa at the
LWVI training sit
Along with the expansion of our tissue services, our surgeon training program continues to grow with the rapid advancements in technologies and new procedures.
Our commitment to provide training opportunities and resources to assist surgeons in mastering the latest techniques strengthens every year.
The successful combination of instruction from experts in the cornea field and our innovative tissue preparation allows for immediate skill transfer and use in practice. Training is developed and tailored to specific needs, whether it be a wet lab on location, online didactic and surgical reviews, or a multiple day course hosted at our state-of-the-art eye bank and dedicated training site.
“Without question this is the best organized and highest yield course I have ever attended.”
—Neel Pasricha, MD
