April 10-13, 2026 | Washington, DC

2026 ASCRS Annual Meeting

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About this Session

Session Moderator: David F. Chang, MD, ABO 

This 90-minute ASCRS program will feature four international teams of cataract surgeons (representing North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia Pacific) competing in a video symposium highlighting practical pearls for routine and complicated cataract surgery and advanced technology IOLs. An international panel of 4 judges (one representing each region) will comment after each presentation and the audience will vote will for the winning talks. 


Presentations in this Session

  • Cataract Surgical Tips: Presentations 1 & 2
    Inder P. Singh, MD; Uday Devgan, MD, FACS
  • Cataract Surgical Tips: Presentations 3 & 4
    Pannet Pangputhipong, MD, PhD; Robert Edward T. Ang, MD
  • Cataract Surgical Tips: Presentations 5 & 6
    Ruth Lapid-Gortzak, MD, PhD; Ahmed M. Ghoneim, MD
  • Cataract Surgical Tips: Presentations 7 & 8
    Maria A. Sunico, MD; Laura P. Cunha, MD
  • Refractive IOL Tips: Presentation 1 & 2
    Pavel Stodulka, MD, PhD; Joaquin Fernandez Perez, MD, PhD
  • Refractive IOL Tips: Presentatiosn 3 & 4
    Vanessa Ishikane Flores, MD, CMP; Newton Andrade Jr., MD
  • Refractive IOL Tips: Presentations 5 & 6
    Dagny Zhu, MD, ABO; Lisa M. Nijm, MD, JD, ABO
  • Refractive IOL Tips: Presentations 7 & 8
    Namrata Sharma, MD, FRCSEd, FRCOphth; Hisaharu Suzuki, MD, PhD
  • Complications/Complex Cases: Presentations 1 & 2
    Jorge A. Jaramillo, MD; Gustavo M. Hüning, MD, MBA
  • Complications/Complex Cases: Presentations 3 & 4
    Soosan Jacob, MS, DNB, FRCS; Soon-Phaik Chee, FRCSEd, FRCOphth
  • Complications/Complex Cases: Presentations 5 & 6
    Mitchell P. Weikert, MD, MS, ABO; Joshua C. Teichman, MD, MPH
  • Complications/Complex Cases: Presentations 7 & 8
    Omnia A Hamam, MD; Hatem G. Ammar, MD
  • Audience Vote & Closing