2025 ASCRS SUBSPECIALTY DAY

About this Session

Session Moderators: Daniel H. Chang, MD, ABO; Lance Kugler, MD; Lisa McIntire, MD, ABO

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” For 50 years, ASCRS has educated cataract and refractive surgeons by embracing new approaches, new techniques, and new technology. This year, Refractive Day will highlight the experiences from a half century of corneal refractive surgery, cataract refractive surgery, and the business of refractive surgery. We will apply these learnings to the practices and procedures of today, and we will reflect on how this wisdom can guide us in the development of technology and patient care for the future.

Presentations in this Session

Corneal Refractive

• My Worst Ever Refractive Surgery Complication and How I Fixed It
  Marguerite B. McDonald, MD, FACS
• My Surgical Technique in Nanophthalmos
  Roberto Zaldívar Sr., MD
• Corneal Procedures to Address Ametropia and Presbyopia Require Years of Follow-up to Assure Safety
  Douglas D. Koch, MD, ABO

Lenticular Refractive

• Astigmatic Keratotomy: Now More Than Ever
  Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, FACS
• Artificial Intelligence Use in Cataract Refractive Surgery
  Bonnie An Henderson, MD, ABO
• The Optimization and Neural Adaptation Journey That Leads to High Patient Satisfaction with Multifocal and Edof Implant Technology
  Vance M. Thompson, MD

Refractive Surgery and Beyond

• The Magic of Mentoring
  Cathleen M. McCabe, MD
• 50 Years of Refractive Surgery. Great for Our Patients and Our Practices, Is Now Time to Give Back?
  Daniel S. Durrie, MD
• Why Do We Keep Getting Paid Less and Less for Cataract Surgery?
  Parag D. Parekh, MD