Register for the Annual Meeting
Skills Transfer Lab Seats Going Fast
There’s still time to register for the 2025 ASCRS Annual Meeting, April 25–28 in Los Angeles, California. When doing so, be sure to add on a hands-on Skills Transfer Lab.
A full day of Skills Transfer Labs and a pre-lab mentoring breakfast hosted by YoungMD Connect will take place on Friday, April 25. (Register separately for the YoungMD Connect breakfast here). Lab areas cover phaco, MIGS, DALK, DMEK/DSAEK, Yamane, and (new) refractive. In addition to YES-specific labs, ASCRS also offers dedicated programming on Saturday, April 26 for young eye surgeons. Throughout the main Annual Meeting program, look for the “YES” tag, which indicates sessions of interest for young eye surgeons, selected by the YES Clinical Committee.
Registration for the meeting is complimentary for residents and U.S. fellows and is discounted for surgeons in their first 5 years of practice.
The graphic below gives an overview of key YES events at the Annual Meeting!
If you’re available for breakfast Friday, April 25, prior to the YES Skills Transfer Labs, consider registering for the YMDC Breakfast Mentoring Event at ASCRS from 7:00–8:00 a.m.
Save the Date for the ASCRS ASOA Party for a Purpose
Kick off the 2025 Annual Meeting at the ASCRS ASOA Party for a Purpose April 25, 8:00–11:00 p.m., in Los Angeles.
This year’s theme draws upon Hollywood glamour, so prepare to be starstruck!
Cheer on teams showcasing iconic movie moments while socializing with your friends and raising money to cure preventable blindness as part of the work of the ASCRS Foundation. Come as you are or dress like Old Hollywood or a modern-day celebrity ready to walk the red carpet.
Location: The NOVO at L.A. Live. All proceeds benefit the ASCRS Foundation.
ASCRS Live! Coming to a City Near You
ASCRS Live!, an educational dinner and networking program for ophthalmologists, is back on the road. Look for information about the next event in Chicago in June.
This evening CME program is targeted for a smaller audience, with discussion focusing on refractive cataract surgery. In addition to complimentary dinner and CME education, there will be ample time for open discussion and networking.
Find the full 2025 city lineup here.
According to recent surveys, 100% of attendees who responded said they learned something new in the program and would recommend attending ASCRS Live! to their colleagues.
Take Advantage of These Educational Opportunities with ASCRS
- YES Connect Webinars: In the latest YES Connect Webinar—How to Get Involved in Ophthalmology Research and Development—Malik Kahook, MD, Barbara Wirostko, MD, Robert Chang (CEO of Myra Vision Inc.), and Austin Nakatsuka, MD, discuss how to navigate the research and development landscape.
- Ophthalmology Quicksand Chronicles—Eureka Moments! Podcast: Hosts Nicole Fram, MD, and Elizabeth Yeu, MD, welcomed guest Mitch Shultz, MD, in this episode of their popular ASCRS podcast. Watch the episode.
- ASCRS Grand Rounds: The latest episode of Grand Rounds covers cataract surgery in a patient with keratoconus and a case involving cosmetic iris implants.
- Cornea Clinical Committee Webinar: “Antibody Drug Conjugates—An Emerging Class of Cancer Therapeutics Which Pose Risks to Corneal and Anterior Segment Health” is a new webinar moderated by Naveen Rao, MD, and Winston Chamberlain, MD, featuring speakers Kamran Riaz, MD, Stella Kim, MD, and Farooq Asim, MD. Access this webinar here.
- EyeWorld: Have you read this? The latest issue of EyeWorld (a bonus!) focuses exclusively on the topic of interventional glaucoma. Flip through the issue.
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Official YES Hashtag: #ASCRSYES