Browse articles from the EyeWorld June 2022 issue. EyeWorld is the award-winning member publication of ASCRS. The magazine provides news and updates from the Society as well as clinical features in the areas of cataract, refractive, cornea, glaucoma, and practice management. It publishes quarterly with editorial direction from its medical editorial board and staff.
Eric Donnenfeld, MD, discusses incorporating new techniques and technologies into practice and talks about his time as Chief Medical Editor of EyeWorld.
The ASCRS Foundation shared information on its efforts and ways to get involved. It also recognized a number of award and grant winners.
The Wilmer Eye Institute residency program reviewed this recent article from the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.
The Massachusetts Eye and Ear residency program reviewed this recent article from the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.
ASCRS President Douglas Rhee, MD, spoke to EyeWorld about his thoughts on the current and future state of the society and shared insights on ophthalmology as a whole.
A new website to promote more sustainable ophthalmic care was launched and introduced at the 2022 ASCRS Annual Meeting. EyeSustain is a global coalition of ophthalmologists and societies seeking to collaborate on making ophthalmic care and surgery more economically and environmentally sustainable.
The Ophthalmic Instrument Cleaning & Sterilization Task Force is comprised of representatives from the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Glaucoma Society, and the Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society, and previously developed ophthalmology-specific guidelines for surgical instrument processing and sterilization. Now, it’s addressing reducing topical drug waste in ophthalmic surgery.
There has been an increase in global ophthalmology fellowship programs in recent years, and a strong need for sustained international outreach continues. EyeWorld spoke with doctors who have extensive experience in this area.
This year, the Richard L. Lindstrom, MD, Lecture was given at the Annual Meeting by Warren Hill, MD, on the topic of “Accuracy for IOL power selection … Are we there yet?” Other presentations in the session focused on refractive, cornea, glaucoma, and industry relations topics.
ASCRS has developed a draft alternative payment model (APM) for same-day, bilateral cataract surgery. The ASCRS Government Relations Committee session featured a review of the model, an overview of the development of APMs, and presentations on the benefits of same-day, bilateral cataract surgery and new technology as it relates to IOL power issues with same-day, bilateral cataract surgery.