Attractions in Washington, D.C.
While in the nation’s capital, there are monuments, historic sites, museums, and much more to take in.
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January 18, 2022
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.
Researchers ‘surprised’ by trends in gender diversity in ophthalmology
Despite the strides that females have made in increasing representation in various areas of medicine, female representation in ophthalmology is still lagging behind the proportion of women in the U.S population and in medical school, according to research published in JAMA Ophthalmology. This wasn’t what the authors of the study expected to find, Divya Srikumaran, MD, coauthor of the study, told EyeWorld.
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December 16, 2021
ASCRS Annual Meeting flashback: Scott Gottlieb, MD, shares thoughts on reducing risk in the future
Scott Gottlieb, MD, former FDA commissioner, spoke at the 2021 ASCRS Annual Meeting in July 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada, giving an overview of the state of the COVID-19 pandemic at the time, providing insight on how the nation got to where it was at that time, and sharing his thoughts on how the country could reduce its risk in the future.
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December 2, 2021
Remembering Emanuel Rosen, MD, FRCSEd, former editor of JCRS
Emanuel Rosen, MD, FRCSEd, passed away on November 20. Dr. Rosen was one of the founding editors of the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. He was co-editor from 1996 to 2014, and he received special recognition at the 2014 ASCRS Annual Meeting for his contributions to JCRS. After leaving his role as co-editor, Dr. Rosen took over as case reports editor, leading the introduction of JCRS Case Reports Online.
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December 1, 2021
ASCRS 20/Happy in 2021 recap
David Chang, MD, and Kendall Donaldson, MD, MS, chaired the in-person ASCRS 20/Happy in 2021 program in New Orleans, Louisiana, an expansion of the ASCRS Master Class in Refractive Cataract Surgery. The CME program included presentations on a variety of refractive topics.
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November 30, 2021
Nothing to sniff at: Intranasal spray for dry eye
It’s not the first time the trigeminal nerve pathway or even intranasal delivery received approval as a treatment for dry eye, but clinicians are excited nonetheless about the October 2021 FDA approval of varenicline (TYRVAYA, Oyster Point Pharma), a nasal spray for the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease.
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November 29, 2021
Light-emitting glasses to stall keratoconus progression
While the Dresden protocol of epithelium removal, riboflavin loading, and UV light treatment remains the gold standard for crosslinking to stop progression of keratoconus, over the years there has been significant research on new techniques and adjuncts to enhance the effect, make the procedure less invasive, and/or expand its indications. One of these potential therapies for keratoconus still under investigation uses violet light-emitting glasses (KeraVio, Tsubota Laboratory).
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November 8, 2021
Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD
Chief Medical Editor
Complications happen
“Despite having some of the most advanced technologies available, sometimes complications happen.” EyeWorld Chief Medical Editor Eric Donnenfeld, MD, introduces the issue, which has a running theme of complicated cases.
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October 28, 2021
Your commitment has made all the difference: A letter to our supporters
2021 has been a time of unprecedented challenge for the ASCRS Foundation. The number of needy patients applying through the Operation Sight web portal has exploded. Volunteers’ steadfast commitment in a time of great uncertainty illustrates ophthalmology’s resilience and willingness to share its incredible benefits with those less fortunate.
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October 28, 2021
Ophthalmology Quicksand Chronicles recap
Zaina Al-Mohtaseb, MD, joined Ophthalmology Quicksand Chronicles podcast hosts Nicole Fram, MD, and Elizabeth Yeu, MD, to share her “quicksand moment” with a uveitic cataract.
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October 28, 2021
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