April 10-13, 2026 | Washington, DC

2026 ASCRS Annual Meeting

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About this Session

Session Moderators: Kendall E. Donaldson, MD, MS, ABO; George O. Waring IV, MD, FACS 

Like the judiciary interprets the law, surgeons must interpret clinical data, outcomes, and new technologies. This session tackles forward-thinking innovation and data-driven decision-making. 


Presentations in this Session

  • Robotics (an overview of the various companies involved in robotic cataract surgery and current status)
    Cathleen M. McCabe, MD
  • AI In Practice Management
    James C. Tsai, MD, MBA, ABO
  • The Future of Pharmacologic Treatment
    David Smadja, MD
  • Corneal and Scleral Lasers of the Future
    Ronald R. Krueger, MD, MSE
  • Refractive Indexing (cornea and lens-based applications)
    Douglas D. Koch, MD, ABO
  • Diffractive and Refractive (non-accommodative) IOLs Around the World
    H. Burkhard Dick, PhD, MD
  • Accommodative IOL Technology (past, present and future, including projections for future timeline)
    Sam Garg, MD, ABO
  • Big Data and AI
    Julie M Schallhorn, MD, ABO