News from the ASCRS Foundation
Read about the recent campaigns, awards, and more from the ASCRS Foundation.
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September 30, 2024
Browse articles from EyeWorld.org related to the ASCRS Foundation. 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 Foundation celebrates Operation Sight Volunteer of the Year
This year’s Operation Sight Volunteer of the Year is Andrew Kao, MD. Dr. Kao was recognized during the 2024 ASCRS Annual Meeting. Dr. Kao is also part of a nonprofit in Bakersfield, California, called the Advanced Center for Eyecare, whose mission is to serve the underserved and underinsured.
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June 17, 2024
ASCRS Foundation to host Annual Meeting symposium
The ASCRS Foundation will host “Be the Change You Wish to See,” at the 2024 ASCRS Annual Meeting. The discussion will include lessons learned, current needs, and future opportunities for addressing blindness domestically and worldwide. The symposium will feature four sections, all moderated by ASCRS Foundation Board members.
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March 18, 2024
Martin Spencer, MD, selected as recipient of ASCRS Foundation Chang-Crandall Humanitarian Award
For many years, Martin Spencer, MD, has worked closely with Seva Foundation and Seva Canada in Nepal and many other countries around the world. As a board member of both organizations, he prioritizes service quality, volume, and program sustainability.
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March 18, 2024
Your support changes lives: a letter to our community from the ASCRS Foundation
The ASCRS Foundation thanked its partners and supporters for the accomplishments from the past year.
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December 11, 2023
ASCRS Foundation celebrates 8th National Sight Week
The ASCRS Foundation has provided nearly 10,000 surgeries to underserved individuals in the U.S. through Operation Sight. There are 750 volunteers dedicated to making cataract care accessible. Since 2015, Operation Sight has celebrated National Sight Week as a call to all members of the ophthalmic community to join in restoring sight.
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September 11, 2023
ASCRS Foundation community harnesses the philanthropic spirit of ophthalmology
The ASCRS Foundation’s mission is to provide humanitarian cataract surgery and support physician education in the U.S. and in developing countries. It is made possible through the support of the Foundation community. This articles recaps some of the events and award winners at the 2023 ASCRS Annual Meeting.
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July 24, 2023
Dr. MacDonald performs a slit lamp exam on a preop patient in Songea, Tanzania.
Source: Susan MacDonald, MD
Welcoming a new ASCRS Foundation chair
David Chang, MD, has served as chair or co-chair of the ASCRS Foundation Board of Directors for nearly a decade, and this spring he will pass the torch to Susan MacDonald, MD.
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April 10, 2023
Helena Ndume, MD, selected for 2023 Chang-Crandall Humanitarian Award
The ASCRS Foundation announced that Helena Ndume, MD, is the recipient of the 2023 ASCRS Foundation Chang-Crandall Humanitarian Award. The Chang-Crandall Humanitarian Award is endowed by a generous gift from David and Victoria Chang to celebrate and honor outstanding humanitarian work with an emphasis on cataract blindness and disability.
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April 10, 2023
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ASCRS Foundation: ways to get involved at the ASCRS Annual Meeting
The ASCRS Foundation is excited to reunite with its supporters at the ASCRS Annual Meeting. Every donor, volunteer, and champion is vital to the domestic and international work in treating preventable cataract blindness and changing lives.
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April 3, 2023