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.
In Dr. Provencher’s cyclopexy technique, a long-curved CTC needle with 10-0 Prolene is passed directly through sclera to reappose the ciliary body in the area of the cleft (demarcated by violet marking pen).
Source: Lorraine Provencher, MD
In a fast-paced session at the 2026 ASCRS Annual Meeting, presenters shared videos and pearls on a variety of glaucoma topics, competing for audience votes in this Survivor-themed symposium. Audience members voted off one speaker per round until there was one remaining survivor on “Temporal Island.” Read the recap here.
The article recaps a symposium at the ASCRS Annual Meeting hosted by the combined societies of ASCRS, ESCRS, APACRS focusing on topics in AI, robotics, and surgical simulation, with representatives from all three societies presenting.
This column looked back at the events and sessions hosted by the ASCRS Foundation at the 2026 ASCRS Annual Meeting and highlighted the work of Operation Sight Volunteer of the Year Judith Kirby, MD.
ASCRS Government Relations Committee Chair Susanne Hewitt, MD, shared a recap of the FDA and Government Relations symposia at the 2026 ASCRS Annual Meeting and touched on two ways to help with ASCRS advocacy efforts.
A symposium at the 2026 ASCRS Annual Meeting—“Robotic Surgery: How Soon and How Good Will It Be?”—gave an overview of robotic cataract surgery and its future with perspectives from physicians who were directly involved with these rapidly advancing technologies.
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.
