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ASCRS This Week May 20 2026

Close the Gap Between Clinical Challenges and Practical Solutions

Your peers told us where the clinical gaps are. This series helps close them.

The ASCRS “Closing the Gap” webinar series turns insights from the ASCRS Clinical Survey into practical education designed to help surgeons address real-world challenges in each area of anterior segment care.

Several webinars are now available, with CME credit available.

Edge Cases – Managing Irregular Astigmatism
Learn to identify irregular astigmatism through preoperative evaluation of the cataract and understand surgical strategies to manage the patient with irregular astigmatism.
Earn 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Finishing the Job – Enhancements Following Lenticular Refractive Surgery
Faculty cover the correction of residual refractive error, addressing the unhappy postoperative patient, and various surgical options.
Earn 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits

Excimer in the Finishing Role: Therapeutic Regularization and Refractive Refinement
This non-CME webinar explores the role of excimer laser treatment in therapeutic regularization and refractive refinement.

Getting Started with Refractive Cataract Surgery and How to Talk to Your Patients
Build confidence in patient selection and premium IOL technology, and hear several refractive cataract surgery patient cases.
Earn 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits

Review of Members’ 2025 Clinical Survey and Best Retina Related Practices
This retina-focused webinar reviews the results of the ASCRS Clinical Survey and is tailored to the respondents’ clinical practices regarding involvement of vitreoretinal colleagues.
Earn 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits

Modern Glaucoma Intervention: Laser, Drug Delivery, MIGS, and Incisional Surgery
Glaucoma experts address four key pillars of modern glaucoma care: laser treatments, drug delivery, MIGS, and incisional surgery.
Earn 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits

Explore the series and catch up on the topics most relevant to your practice.

 

Get Involved with ASCRS Government Relations

Interested in helping with our ASCRS advocacy efforts? There are two great ways tojoin us:

ASCRS participates in the Alliance of Specialty Medicine Washington, D.C., Legislative Fly-In every July. The Fly-In gives our members the chance to meet with congressional offices and advocate for our priorities. Your presence strengthens our credibility on Capitol Hill and ensures lawmakers hear directly from practicing surgeons. The 2026 Fly-In is Monday, July 20–Wednesday, July 22, at the Royal Sonesta Hotel (Capitol Hill). Space is limited. Please reach out to ASCRS Director of Government Relations Mark Cribben ([email protected]) if you are interested. ASCRS will cover registration and accommodation expenses, as well as up to $1,000 in travel expenses.

You can help us support candidates for federal office who support our issues by donating to the ASCRS political action committee, eyePAC. Your contribution to eyePAC directly fuels our fight to protect cataract surgery and preserve your ability to deliver high-quality care. While your ASCRS membership dues fund elements of ASCRS Government Relations advocacy efforts, only your personal donation made directly to eyePAC can be used to help candidates to the U.S. Congress who support the issues important to our profession. Have a direct impact on protecting your profession today by donating to eyePAC. Even if you’ve never given to eyePAC before, every contribution makes a difference! 

 

Access the 2026 ASCRS Annual Meeting On Demand

2026 ASCRS Annual Meeting attendees can now access ASCRS On Demand, a post-meeting resource that captures hundreds of sessions from the Main Stage, Symposia, Instructional Courses, Papers, Films, Posters, and more. Take advantage of this valuable resource and catch up on sessions you missed onsite or rewatch your favorite presentations.

You can also start planning for the 2027 ASCRS Annual Meeting. Join us in San Diego, California, from April 2–5, 2027.Book your hotel now!

 

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