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.
The ASCRS Foundation is honoring Foundation Board member Michael Colvard, MD, by posthumously naming him co-recipient of the 2023 Chang-Crandall Humanitarian Award, along with Helena Ndume, MD, his long-time partner with SEE International in Namibia. Dr. Colvard, a beloved ophthalmologist, humanitarian, and educator, passed away in September 2024.
Manjool Shah, MD, gave an overview of the articles in the Glaucoma section, noting, “The insights shared by our contributors serve as a reminder of the importance of continuous learning and adaptation, and there is no place better to feel the energy of lifelong learning like the ASCRS Annual Meeting.”
ASCRS Annual Meeting Program Chair Thomas Samuelson, MD, spoke to EyeWorld about the upcoming Annual Meeting and what he’s looking forward to in Los Angeles, California.
Richard Lindstrom, MD, has been a member of ASCRS for decades, almost since the Society’s inception, serving in various leadership roles for 40 years. This year, Dr. Lindstrom is stepping down from leadership and will be inducted into the ASCRS Ophthalmology Hall of Fame.
Vance Thompson, MD, shared some of the accomplishments of the Society during his presidency and what he is looking forward to at the ASCRS Annual Meeting.
In his introduction to the Cataract section, Mitchell Weikert, MD, highlighted some of the valuable offerings at the ASCRS Annual Meeting and previewed the hot topics in cataract surgery covered in the issue.
Karolinne Rocha, MD, PhD, shared what readers can expect in this issue’s Refractive section and encouraged all to attend Refractive Day at the ASCRS Annual Meeting in Los Angeles.
Attendees will not want to miss these events before and during the 2025 ASCRS Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, California.
Chief Medical Editor Sumit “Sam” Garg, MD, expressed his excitement about the 2025 ASCRS Annual Meeting being in his city—Los Angeles, California—and highlighted a few key
ASCRS and ASOA announced two new programs, SightLine at ASCRS and the Business of Interventional Glaucoma, taking place Thursday, April 24. Both of these programs are geared toward the business side of ophthalmology.
