Browse articles on EyeWorld.org. 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.
Restasis (cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion) was developed by Allergan and approved by the U.S. FDA in 2003. Now, after nearly 2 decades since its approval as a brand name drug indicated for symptoms of dry eye, a generic version of Restasis has been approved. It was a “long time coming,” according to Henry Perry, MD.
Attendees of the ASCRS Annual Meeting will have the opportunity to attend a new ASCRS Satellite CME Program, “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: When Identifying the Problem Is Not Enough, Leadership Must Take Action,” on Monday from 8:00–9:30 a.m. Moderators Ann Caroline Fisher, MD, and Leon Herndon Jr., MD, spoke to EyeWorld about what to expect at the program that focuses on a social justice issue.
The ASCRS Film Festival is back after happening virtually the last 2 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Not only will the 2022 ASCRS Annual Meeting see the return of an in-person event, but it will also be a celebration of the 40th year of the festival. Shachar Tauber, MD, chairman of the event, talked about year’s Film Festival and his excitement about being involved.
Eric Donnenfeld, MD, EyeWorld chief medical editor, spoke to ASCRS Program Committee Chair Edward Holland, MD, about the 2022 ASCRS Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Dead bag syndrome, first described by Samuel Masket, MD, is the subject of a recent paper published in the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery (JCRS). The study’s corresponding author, Liliana Werner, MD, PhD, described the paper as the first formal peer-reviewed study on dead bag syndrome. It examined the clinical and histopathological findings of 10 suspected cases.
“In this issue of EyeWorld, the official member publication of ASCRS, we highlight multiple areas of interest, including a number of sessions to be presented at the Annual Meeting that should not be missed,” said Eric Donnenfeld, MD, EyeWorld chief medical editor.
Learn about the many opportunities to connect with and support the ASCRS Foundation at the upcoming ASCRS Annual Meeting.
Residents from the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary review this article from the October issue of the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.
Residents from the Dean McGee Eye Institute review this article from the December issue of the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.
Working with industry is mutually beneficial for ophthalmic surgeons and industry partners, said ASCRS YES Clinical Committee Chair Zaina Al-Mohtaseb, MD. Listening to the opinions of ophthalmology consultants can help industry in improving a product or drug prior to it coming out on the market.
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