Browse articles from EyeWorld.org related to the ASCRS Annual Meeting. 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.
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.
The ASCRS Annual Meeting has many exciting and exclusive opportunities for physicians in their first 5 years of practice. Young eye surgeons should plan to attend the many sessions, events, and networking opportunities that can be found onsite. ASCRS YES members can also enjoy exclusive discounted rates.
The ASOA Annual Meeting is gearing up for something special in Washington, D.C.—its 40th anniversary. The 2026 ASOA Annual Meeting will feature several events to celebrate the Society’s 40th, in addition to the networking and practice management sessions for which the meeting is known.
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.
Attendees will not want to miss these events before and during the 2026 ASCRS Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
SightLine at ASCRS—a business forum focused on the financial and business aspects of ophthalmology—returns ahead of the ASCRS Annual Meeting. The theme for this year’s program focuses on how government action directly affects the business future of ophthalmology.
Kerry D. Solomon, MD, will give this year’s Cornelius Binkhorst, MD, Lecture, at the ASCRS Annual Meeting, which will take place on the ASCRS Main Stage on Saturday, April 11. He plans to focus his presentation on artificial intelligence.
This year, Sean Ianchulev, MD, will give the Charles D. Kelman, MD, Innovator’s Lecture on the ASCRS Main Stage on Sunday, April 12. Dr. Ianchulev spoke to EyeWorld to preview the innovations he will discuss at the ASCRS Annual Meeting.
The 2026 Richard L. Lindstrom, MD, Lecture will be given by David F. Chang, MD. It will be held on the ASCRS Main Stage on Sunday, April 12. Dr. Chang’s lecture will discuss what measures do and do not work to prevent ophthalmic surgical infection based on current evidence.
The ASCRS Foundation Board announced its selection of Aravind Haripriya, MD, and Rengaraj Venkatesh, MD, for the 2026 Chang-Crandall Humanitarian Award. The $100,000 award is donated to the awardee’s non-profit organization of choice. Drs. Haripriya and Venkatesh have earmarked the financial prize for the Aravind Eye Care System.