Browse articles from EyeWorld.org related to ASCRS. 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.
EyeWorld Chief Medical Editor Sumit “Sam” Garg, MD, discussed recent innovations that he’s excited about and shared some of the topics that this issue delves into.
David F. Chang, MD, chair of the EyeSustain Advisory Board, discussed the new position paper advocating for multiuse phacoemulsification cassettes. The position paper calls on industry to prioritize development of multiuse supply options for every phacoemulsification machine and for regulatory agencies to facilitate review and approval of these products.
Several years ago, the ASCRS Cornea Clinical Committee created the ASCRS Preoperative OSD Algorithm because of the lack of awareness and consensus regarding recommendations on ocular surface disease. The Committee is currently working on updates to the algorithm as new therapies have been introduced.
EyeWorld reports on the BRiCS Summit, which took place October 3–5 in Chicago, Illinois. What the course really boils down to is increasing confidence in the premium IOL practice through education, resources, and networking connections, according to Vance Thompson, MD, chair, and William Wiley, MD, co-director.
ASCRS Executive Director Steve Speares pays tribute to ASCRS Immediate Past President Vance Thompson, MD.
Francis Mah, MD, took on the role of ASCRS President at the 2025 Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, California. He spoke to EyeWorld about what he’s looking forward to and his involvement with the Society.
ASCRS Government Relations Committee Chair Susanne Hewitt, MD, gives an overview of the Government Relations activities at the ASCRS Annual Meeting and encourages members to attend the Alliance of Specialty Medicine Legislative Fly-In.
The second Business of Refractive Cataract Surgery (BRiCS) Summit will take place October 3–5 in Chicago, Illinois, giving a new set of surgeon-implementor teams the opportunity to gain insights and resources to enhance their advanced-technology IOL practice.
The ASCRS Foundation Board proudly announced its selection of Elena Barraquer, MD, for the 2025 Chang-Crandall Humanitarian Award. For many years, Dr. Barraquer has led the Elena Barraquer Foundation, a nonprofit organization that fights avoidable blindness due to cataract in developing countries.
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.
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