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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.
Immediately sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS) has been gaining steam, both in discussion and in practice, but as the authors of a recent Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery paper point out, it “remains a subject of controversy in ophthalmology.”
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.
Marlene Moster, MD, will deliver the Richard L. Lindstrom, MD, Lecture at the ASCRS Annual Meeting. In her lecture, titled “Glaucoma Surgery: The Next Level,” Dr. Moster plans to discuss problems with current glaucoma surgical options. She will also highlight future devices and techniques that may help make glaucoma surgery more efficacious.
The New York University Langone Health ophthalmology residents review this article from the November 2022 issue of the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.
The Casey Eye Institute ophthalmology residents review this article from the December 2022 issue of the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.
Amniotic membrane, in its various forms, has several ophthalmic applications, but it is also, at times, being marketed for indications that don’t have a lot of evidence in the scientific literature and/or that have other proven alternatives. Two ophthalmologists shared their experiences in this area.
MIGS procedures have become a mainstay in the treatment of mild to moderate glaucoma, but what pressures can physicians realistically expect with these? Three surgeons spoke about this, as well as how MIGS can fit into the overall glaucoma management process and what to do if MIGS procedures don’t achieve the desired IOP.
There is a significant focus on stopping progression of optic nerve damage and subsequent vision loss in glaucoma, but what about patients who have already reached a point of vision loss? What modern visual rehabilitation technologies and services are available to them? EyeWorld spoke with three experts on this topic.
