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.
Cataract Editor Mitchell Weikert, MD, shared highlights of the ASCRS Annual Meeting for him and gave a sneak peek into the articles in the section.
While there a lot of different technologies that can give patients excellent refractive results after cataract surgery, this area keeps expanding and improving. As more options become available, it increases the complexity of talking to patients. This is what the symposium Having “The Talk” focused on at the 2024 ASCRS Annual Meeting.
Highlighting the importance of advocacy and political involvement for ASCRS members, longtime political observer and campaign expert Charlie Cook was this year’s guest speaker at the ASCRS Government Relations symposium during the 2024 ASCRS Annual Meeting. He discussed politics and the upcoming election and took questions from the audience.
In “Navigating Real-World Obstacles to Digital Transformation in Your Practice,” a session sponsored by the Digital Clinical Committee during the 2024 ASCRS Annual Meeting, one presentation focused on an up-and-coming training tool—Alchemy Vision—that seeks to achieve several goals.
The 42nd ASCRS Film Festival was held on Sunday, April 7 at the ASCRS Annual Meeting. Here are the winners, including the Grand Prize winner.
Vance Thompson, MD, said he is very much looking forward to his new role as ASCRS President. “Over the years, ASCRS has played such a large part in my education and networking with fellow ophthalmologists and industry and my interest in research and development,” he said.
Elizabeth Yeu, MD, having served as ASCRS president for the past year, reflected on her tenure and the future of the Society.
Program co-chairs gave an overview of what will be covered at Glaucoma Day, Cornea Day, and Refractive Day at the ASCRS Annual Meeting.
The ASOA executive director and ASOA meeting program manager shared what’s new and exciting on the program for the ASOA Annual Meeting.
Eyecelerator is back to kick off the ASCRS Annual Meeting. Eyecelerator@ASCRS will take place all day on April 4 at the Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport. This year’s program is led by co-chairs John Berdahl, MD, and Julie Schallhorn, MD, and program director Gil Kliman, MD.