In his introduction to the Spring issue, EyeWorld Chief Medical Editor Sumit “Sam” Garg, MD, discussed the 50th anniversary of the Society and highlighted some key events happening at the 2024 ASCRS Annual Meeting.
ASCRS Executive Director Steve Speares reflected on the last 50 years of the Society and of history in general.
Mitchell Weikert, MD, will deliver this year’s Cornelius D. Binkhorst, MD, Medal Lecture at the ASCRS Annual Meeting. The lecture will be titled “IOL Calculations in Atypical Eyes: Exploration and Explication.”
David F. Chang, MD, will deliver the Charles D. Kelman, MD, Innovator’s Lecture during the ASCRS Annual Meeting. Dr. Chang’s lecture will introduce the concept of “frugal innovation,” which involves coming up with ways to deliver quality care either less expensively or by using fewer resources.
Renato Ambrósio Jr., MD, PhD, will present the 2024 Richard L. Lindstrom, MD, Medal Lecture at the ASCRS Annual Meeting. Dr. Ambrósio’s lecture will highlight the positive influence of refractive surgery on the developments related to diagnostics and management of corneal ectatic diseases.
Glaucoma specialists have now had the opportunity to come into the 21st century alongside some of the physicians in other medical specialties who have long used home monitoring devices to collect information on their patients’ conditions to better inform treatment.
The Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute residents reviewed “Comparison of cataract surgery outcomes in English proficient and limited English proficiency patients” from the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.
The Emory Eye Center residents reviewed “Choice of intraocular lens calculation formula for cataract patients with prior pars plana vitrectomy” from the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.
Despite best efforts, medical documentation errors happen, both on paper charts and electronic files. The consequences of some of these errors can have ranging effects on patients and the practice, according to the sources in this article.
The rotational stability of toric IOLs and reposition rates have been well studied and reported. In most cases, any rotation that occurs postop is usually 5 degrees off axis or less. Four ophthalmologists shared their thoughts on the prevention and management of this issue.