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.
ASCRS has developed a draft alternative payment model (APM) for same-day, bilateral cataract surgery. The ASCRS Government Relations Committee session featured a review of the model, an overview of the development of APMs, and presentations on the benefits of same-day, bilateral cataract surgery and new technology as it relates to IOL power issues with same-day, bilateral cataract surgery.
Francis Price Jr., MD, delivered the Charles D. Kelman, MD, Innovator’s Lecture during the Innovators General Session at the 2022 ASCRS Annual Meeting. There were also several other presentations on innovative ideas, techniques, and technologies.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion were a topic at the ASCRS Annual Meeting as a group met to share their experiences, insights, and hear keynote speaker Artika Tyner, JD, EdD. This ASCRS Satellite CME Program was titled “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: When Identifying the Problem Is Not Enough, Leadership Must Take Action.”
Refractive Editor Vance Thompson, MD, expresses his enthusiasm about the recent ASCRS Annual Meeting and previews the articles in the section.
Laurie Guest, CSP, CPAE, gave the keynote talk at the ASOA Monday General Session of the 2022 Annual Meeting. This article recapped her presentation, “Life in the Espresso Lane: How to be Smooth, Bold, and Balanced in a Fast-paced World.”
“X-Rounds: Refractive Cataract Surgery to the Max” is a fast-paced session at the ASCRS Annual Meeting where members of the panel presented their answer to a question or thoughts on a topic in 2.5 minutes or less. The audience then voted for their favorite in each section.
➤ Roberto Zaldivar, MD, delivers the Steinert Lecture ➤ Richard Lindstrom, MD, gives Obstbaum Lecture ➤ Video cases offer a ‘Reay of Hope’ at Glaucoma Day ➤ Cornea Day covers topics in keratoconus, corneal ectasia, lamellar surgery
Attendees of the ASCRS Annual Meeting will have the opportunity to attend a new ASCRS Satellite CME Program, “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: When Identifying the Problem Is Not Enough, Leadership Must Take Action,” on Monday from 8:00–9:30 a.m. Moderators Ann Caroline Fisher, MD, and Leon Herndon Jr., MD, spoke to EyeWorld about what to expect at the program that focuses on a social justice issue.
The ASCRS Film Festival is back after happening virtually the last 2 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Not only will the 2022 ASCRS Annual Meeting see the return of an in-person event, but it will also be a celebration of the 40th year of the festival. Shachar Tauber, MD, chairman of the event, talked about year’s Film Festival and his excitement about being involved.
Eric Donnenfeld, MD, EyeWorld chief medical editor, spoke to ASCRS Program Committee Chair Edward Holland, MD, about the 2022 ASCRS Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
