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The ASCRS Foundation’s mission is to provide humanitarian cataract surgery and support physician education in the U.S. and in developing countries. It is made possible through the support of the Foundation community. This articles recaps some of the events and award winners at the 2023 ASCRS Annual Meeting.
This issue’s EyeSustain Update highlights a team approach recommended by Cathleen McCabe, MD, the immediate past president of the Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society (OOSS). Her suggestions weave OOSS’ principles of top quality patient care and safety in ophthalmic ambulatory surgery centers with partnership among the OR staff and the EyeSustain Surgical Pledge.
This article recaps the 2023 Richard L. Lindstrom, MD, Lecture, titled “Glaucoma Surgery: Taking it to the Next Level,” given by Marlene Moster, MD, as well as the other presentations in the session, given by Cathleen McCabe, MD, Francis Mah, MD, and Daniel Chang, MD.
Monday on the Main Stage at the ASCRS Annual Meeting featured the Charles D. Kelman, MD, Innovator’s Lecture, by William Link, PhD, and several other presentations on innovations from Sergio Canabrava, MD, Mark Lobanoff, MD, Richard Lewis, MD, Forrest Ellis, MD, and Elizabeth Yeu, MD.
EyeWorld spoke to Elizabeth Yeu, MD, who stepped into her role as ASCRS president at the 2023 Annual Meeting, about her involvement with ASCRS and what she’s looking forward to in leading the Society for the next year.
The ASCRS Summer Meeting is back in Nashville, Tennessee, from August 11–13. Experienced surgeons and those new to practice can all benefit from the program and skills transfer lab offerings. Program chairs for the meeting are Daniel Chang, MD, Sumitra Khandelwal, MD, Douglas Koch, MD, and Zaina Al-Mohtaseb, MD.
The ASOA Monday General Session featured keynote speaker Leslie Riley discussing goal setting.
The annual Government Relations symposium at the 2023 ASCRS Annual Meeting featured political analyst and journalist Mark McKinnon, who shared his thoughts about how to be effective in the current world of public policy and politics.
The purpose of “TOPGUN: Phaco Mavericks,” said David Chang, MD, is to have the world’s top phaco instructors provide their best pearls in cataract surgery. The symposium, which took place at the 2023 ASCRS Annual Meeting, included two teams—ASCRS members and an international team with members from ESCRS, APACRS, and LASCRS.
EyeWorld had a conversation with Eric Rosenberg, DO, and John Kitchens, MD, about the Digital Ophthalmic Society (DOS), which they co-founded and launched in April 2022. The discussion covered what DOS is and digital innovation in ophthalmology.
