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ASCRS announced that the 2021 Annual Meeting will be held July 23–27 in Las Vegas, Nevada, moving from the previous location of San Francisco, California. The move to Las Vegas allows ASCRS to have its first meeting in 800+ days in as safe a meeting venue as can be reasonably organized.
ASCRS relies partially on unrestricted educational grant support to bring both live and online CME programs to its membership. Here we explain the grant writing process and how important the ASCRS and industry relationship is to continuing education.
In December 2020, the FDA authorized two COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use: the first developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and the second by Moderna. Both are mRNA vaccines, and both require two doses spaced several weeks apart. As of February 22, more than 75.2 million doses had been delivered, more than 64.1 million of which had been administered.
ASCRS began its Grand Rounds in October 2020 as a monthly CME opportunity for members. The Grand Rounds are hosted in partnership with major academic institutions and feature two challenging cases with panel discussions. Watch the full programs online to hear the panel’s thoughts and how the cases were ultimately handled.
Recaps of a few recent papers from the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Cataract Editor Rosa Braga Mele, MD, shares personal thoughts on the pandemic a year later, including some positive practice adaptations that have occurred as a result.
In light of the pandemic’s push to limit exposure in various medical settings, some ophthalmologists have been considering immediately sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS) with renewed interest to help get through a backlog of cases efficiently and to ease patient anxiety about coming in for surgical procedures.
New optical qualities, new materials, preloaded inserters, and the possibility of accommodative abilities: There has been quite a bit of movement in IOL innovations, some of which are available in the U.S., while others are still on the horizon.
A paper published online ahead of print in the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery covered the topic of managing iris defects caused by cataract surgery. Gary Foster, MD, one of the paper’s authors, gave EyeWorld insights on the paper, “Management of common iatrogenic iris defects induced by cataract surgery.”
When performing cataract surgery, it’s important to be aware of other conditions and comorbidities, including issues with the retina. Several physicians discussed how to handle patients with retina abnormalities prior to cataract surgery.