Browse articles on EyeWorld.org from the ASCRS News section. 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.
This year, the Richard L. Lindstrom, MD, Lecture will be given by Reza Dana, MD, during the Main Stage session on Sunday, April 27, at the ASCRS Annual Meeting. Dr. Dana said the lecture will focus on his research in the field of cornea.
When ASOA members and attendees of the ASOA Annual Meeting provide feedback, the leading U.S. society for ophthalmic practice administrators listens. There are many areas at the 2025 ASOA Annual Meeting that have been significantly influenced by attendee and member feedback.
ASCRS Annual Meeting Program Chair Thomas Samuelson, MD, spoke to EyeWorld about the upcoming Annual Meeting and what he’s looking forward to in Los Angeles, California.
In this issue’s column, the authors discussed the surgical work of ophthalmologists at Aravind Eye Hospital in India. They shared the results of the standardized protocols that include reusing devices for cataract surgery usually deemed single use in Western countries.
I. Howard Fine, MD, a past president of ASCRS and innovator of surgical instruments and procedures, died August 29, 2024, at 88 years old. Several physicians paid tribute to and shared their memories of Dr. Fine.
The ASCRS Foundation gave an update on the status of some of its programs and initiatives, including Operation Sight, the Lindstrom Legacy Gift Club, and the Health in Sight Mission.
ASCRS Government Relations Committee Chair Parag Parekh, MD, MPA, highlighted the importance of grassroots and advocacy efforts and why the ASCRS political action committee, eyePAC, needs support to fight for doctors and the profession.
The ASCRS Business of Refractive Cataract Surgery (BRiCS) Summit, which took place September 27–28 in Irving, Texas, brought together practice teams to emphasize the fact that for advanced-technology IOL adoption to be successful, all members of the practice need to be educated on various aspects.
Chief Medical Editor Sumit “Sam” Garg, MD, shared some of the topics covered in the issue, while also reminding readers of two important actions to take: donating to the ASCRS Foundation and registering for the ASCRS Annual Meeting.
Ophthalmology residents from Washington University in St. Louis reviewed “The effects of axis-flip of the refractive cylinder on vision and patient-reported outcome measures following toric intraocular lens implantation” from the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.
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