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It’s that time of year again. While the 2023 ASCRS Annual Meeting might still be several months away, the time to submit abstracts for instructional courses, papers, posters, films, and digital photographs is now.
EyeWorld honors the lives of ophthalmologists who have died recently with recognition in this space.
It might stand to reason that as drivers get older and start to have various forms of visual dysfunction that it could affect their driving ability. It’s a common conversation among younger family members that their older family members have their vision screened for their safety on the road. A new study, however, suggests that vision screening might not have the impact that these well-meaning younger family members might think.
More than 2 years after being blinded in a “freak fireworks accident,” European football player Omar Elabdellaoui received a vision-restoring corneal transplant performed by Edward Holland, MD.
Research published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology suggests that grapes could be used as a training model. Zhang et al. compared the use of grapes, as a model for learning basic microsurgical skills, to the use of a virtual reality modulator.
Investigators from the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah, with collaboration from Scripps Research, have revived photoreceptor cells from organ donor eyes and restored communication between them. The research, according to a press release from the Moran Eye Center, “[stands] to transform brain and vision research.”
Eric Donnenfeld, MD, discusses incorporating new techniques and technologies into practice and talks about his time as Chief Medical Editor of EyeWorld.
The ASCRS Foundation shared information on its efforts and ways to get involved. It also recognized a number of award and grant winners.
The Wilmer Eye Institute residency program reviewed this recent article from the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.
The Massachusetts Eye and Ear residency program reviewed this recent article from the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.