Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) is the standard of care for surgical management of corneal endothelial disease. A cornea specialist must understand all the clinical and surgical aspects of DSAEK and be able to pass this specialized knowledge to ophthalmology students. As a Clinical Lecturer in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Section of Cornea and External Diseases at the University of Michigan, I am responsible for supervising DSAEK surgery performed by residents and fellows at the Veterans Administration Medical Center and managing cornea patients at the Kellogg Eye Center. In addition, my clinical and laboratory research focuses on DSAEK, specifically corneal donor tissue preparation for DSAEK and visual outcomes after DSAEK. To advance my understanding of DSAEK and to further refine my research, I hope to attend the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, on May 6-10, 2011. I plan to submit several abstracts to this meeting on research that I am performing currently in collaboration with the Midwest Eye Bank, located in Ann Arbor. Attending this meeting will allow me to present my research and participate in discussions on the latest research and clinical applications for DSAEK. And I believe that what I may learn while attending this meeting will enhance my ability to train University of Michigan's ophthalmology students in new developments in DSAEK. In addition, the meeting will advance my knowledge of novel research in endothelial keratoplasty.