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The new ASCRS Business of Refractive Cataract Surgery Summit took place September 27–28 in Irving, Texas, with the goal of helping practices grow their use of and improve their implementation of advanced-technology IOLs.
The Cullen Eye Institute residents reviewed “Prediction of the small aperture intraocular lens on visual acuity in patients with keratoconus” from the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.
Sumit “Sam” Garg, MD, Chief Medical Editor, expressed his excitement for the ASCRS Business of Refractive Cataract Surgery Summit and shared some of the topics covered in the Fall issue.
In this op-ed, Vance Thompson, MD, Chair of the ASCRS Business of Refractive Cataract Surgery Summit (BRiCS), discussed the opportunities that practices have with advanced-technology IOLs and how BRiCS will give practice teams the confidence they need to increase growth in these IOLs.
Vance Thompson, MD, became ASCRS President during the 2024 Annual Meeting and said he is very much looking forward to the role. “Over the years, ASCRS has played such a large part in my education and networking with fellow ophthalmologists and industry and my interest in research and development,” he said.
David F. Chang, MD, gave the Charles D. Kelman, MD, Innovator’s Lecture at the 2024 ASCRS Annual Meeting on “frugal innovation,” highlighting this as “the key to tackling our greatest challenges in cataract surgery.”
Renato Ambrósio Jr., MD, PhD, presented the Richard L. Lindstrom, MD, Lecture at the 2024 ASCRS Annual Meeting, calling it “one of the highlights of my career.” His lecture focused on refractive surgery, specifically highlighting the concept of going “beyond.”
ASCRS Government Relations Committee Chair Parag Parekh, MD, MPA, discussed the government relations activities that ASCRS undertakes and shared ways that members can get involved.
The Scheie Eye Institute residents reviewed “Visual outcome and postoperative complications of cataract surgery in patients with ocular surface disorders” from the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.
This year’s Operation Sight Volunteer of the Year is Andrew Kao, MD. Dr. Kao was recognized during the 2024 ASCRS Annual Meeting. Dr. Kao is also part of a nonprofit in Bakersfield, California, called the Advanced Center for Eyecare, whose mission is to serve the underserved and underinsured.