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ASCRS This Week October 1 2025

Help Educate by Sharing Your Case Videos

There are still opportunities to get involved with the 2026 ASCRS Annual Meeting. Several sessions have a special call for submissions for specific case videos. Submitting your videos can help educate your colleagues in various topics.

There are opportunities within:

  • Get H.I.P. (High Impact Pearls in 90 seconds or less): This session will focus on “High Impact Pearls.” ASCRS is asking members to submit brief, short-form videos (≤90 seconds) for inclusion in these sessions. Videos will be selected for presentation on stage and will be followed by panel discussion.
  • Challenging and Complicated Cases in Cataract Surgery: This symposium, sponsored by the Cataract Clinical Committee, is searching for case videos that involve any aspect of phaco, femtosecond cataract surgery, and/or IOLs.
  • Retina for the Anterior Segment Surgeon: The Retina Clinical Committee is looking for case videos that involve retina or vitreous and that are relevant to the anterior segment surgeon.
  • Glaucoma Day—Reay of Hope: The Glaucoma Clinical Committee is in search of case videos that involve complicated cases, with an interesting teaching point, in the glaucoma space.
  • Surgical Resilience—Bouncing Back from the Unexpected (YES Symposium): This symposium, sponsored by the YES Clinical Committee, is an opportunity for young eye surgeons to share unusual or challenging video cases from their practice.

Submissions are due January 16. Submit your case here.

 

Stop by and See ASCRS in Orlando

Are you attending the AAO Annual Meeting in Orlando? ASCRS will be onsite, and we’d love to connect with you! Join us for special events where you can gather with fellow ophthalmologists, experience the ASCRS community, and explore the benefits of membership firsthand. Here’s where you can find us:

  • Thursday, Oct. 16—ASCRS Live! Dinner 
    Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse | 6:30–9:00 p.m.
    Faculty: Kendall Donaldson, MD, Francis Mah, MD, Cathleen McCabe, MD
    This intimate dinner is designed to target a smaller audience to foster meaningful discussion and networking. Membership not required to attend. 
    Free to attend—Save Your Seat

  • Saturday, Oct. 18—YES Dinner (Young Eye Surgeons)
    The Oceanaire Seafood Room | 6:30–9:00 p.m.
    Sponsored by: AbbVie
    Residents and fellows are invited to connect with ASCRS leadership and industry partners and explore unique educational topics.
    Reserve Your Spot

  • All Weekend, Oct. 18–20—Visit Us in the Exhibit Hall (Booth #3560)
    Stop by to confirm or update your membership status, register for the Annual Meeting at early-bird rates, and get answers about upcoming programs—all in oneplace. Don’t miss your chance to win free housing for ASCRS 2026! Scan your badge at the booth to enter!

 

Fall Issue of EyeWorld Now Available Online

The latest issue of EyeWorld is fully posted online! The Fall issue has the cover theme “Beyond the routine,” whether it be conditions that are uncommon or procedures and ideas to take your practice to the next level. Flip through the issue to see what EyeWorld Editorial Board members and sources within articles shared.

Find the full issue as a flipbook online here, and look for new articles from the issue here.

 

Two Events Left for ASCRS Live! in 2025

Join ASCRS Live! for a lively discussion on refractive cataract surgery with ASCRS member faculty.

The next stop for the program is Orlando on October 16. Register now!

This program is targeted to a smaller audience to foster meaningful discussion and connections. Open to both members and nonmembers, this is a great opportunity to bring a friend or colleague to engage on current topics and learn about ASCRS.

Click here to view the full 2025 schedule. There are still two more opportunities to join us this year for networking and pearls! If you’re attending the AAO meeting, be sure to join us in Orlando! Or make plans to attend in Dallas in November.

Learn more about ASCRS Live!

 

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