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.
Mitchell Weikert, MD, Cataract Editor, promoted the ASCRS Live! meetings and gave an overview of the articles in the section in his introduction.
It is with sadness that ASCRS has learned of the passing of ASCRS Past President I. Howard Fine, MD. Dr. Fine died Thursday, August 29, 2024.
In this op-ed, Vance Thompson, MD, Chair of the ASCRS Business of Refractive Cataract Surgery Summit (BRiCS), discussed the opportunities that practices have with advanced-technology IOLs and how BRiCS will give practice teams the confidence they need to increase growth in these IOLs.
Vance Thompson, MD, became ASCRS President during the 2024 Annual Meeting and said he is very much looking forward to the role. “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.
David F. Chang, MD, gave the Charles D. Kelman, MD, Innovator’s Lecture at the 2024 ASCRS Annual Meeting on “frugal innovation,” highlighting this as “the key to tackling our greatest challenges in cataract surgery.”
Renato Ambrósio Jr., MD, PhD, presented the Richard L. Lindstrom, MD, Lecture at the 2024 ASCRS Annual Meeting, calling it “one of the highlights of my career.” His lecture focused on refractive surgery, specifically highlighting the concept of going “beyond.”
“Wishful thinking spurs innovation, changes in clinical and surgical practice, and charitable initiatives, among other things,” said Sumit “Sam” Garg, MD, in his introduction to the issue. He previewed some of the articles and shared thoughts on the recent ASCRS Annual Meeting.
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.