Read featured EyeWorld 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.
The McGee Eye Institute ophthalmology residents reviewed “Use of intracameral antibiotics prophylaxis in patients with posterior capsular rupture during cataract surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis” from the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.
“As we turn our sights toward Washington, D.C., for the 2026 ASCRS Annual Meeting, this quarter’s Glaucoma section highlights a significant maturing of the ‘interventional’ philosophy that has come to define our subspecialty,” said Glaucoma Editor Manjool Shah, MD. Read more in his introduction to the section.
Francis Mah, MD, has volunteered in various ASCRS positions in the last two decades, culminating this past year with the highest honor—serving as ASCRS President. In a Q&A with EyeWorld, he reflected on his time as ASCRS President and his experience with the Society overall.
Biologics may dominate in the retina subspecialty, but cornea is beginning to see interest with these products as well, especially for immune-mediated or severe ocular surface diseases and even corneal dystrophies. Three physicians spoke to EyeWorld about the topic.
In his introduction to the Cataract section, Mitchell Weikert, MD, expressed his excitement for the upcoming Annual Meeting and gave readers a preview of the hot topics in cataract surgery addressed in this issue.
In refractive surgery, achieving 20/20 vision has long been treated as the finish line. But experienced surgeons know that a perfect Snellen score doesn’t always translate into a satisfied patient. One surgeon thinks the true measure of success is something less quantifiable, but far more meaningful: a 20/happy outcome.
