Don’t Miss Out on YES Programming at the
2026 ASCRS Annual Meeting
We’re excited to welcome you to ASCRS 2026 in Washington, D.C., April 10–13! Now is the time to start planning your immersive experience.
Additionally, ASCRS YES members enjoy discounted registration rates and access to exclusive programming, including:
- Skills Transfer Labs
- Networking luncheon
- YES dinners
- Two YES symposia
- Mentor meetups
- … and more!
🎥 Want to Take the Stage?
Kick off the new year by getting involved at the 2026 ASCRS Annual Meeting! Video submissions are still open for several symposia led by our Clinical Committees.
Submit your case video now through January 16 for a variety of sessions, including the Surgical Resilience—Bouncing Back from the Unexpected (YES Symposium).
This is a unique opportunity to present your personal experience to peers and leaders in anterior segment surgery and be a part of the wide array of programming featured during the meeting, just by sharing a short video case.
🏨 Reserve Your Hotel Early
Hotel reservations are now available through onPeak, the official housing provider for ASCRS 2026. Book now to secure your preferred accommodations near the Convention Center.
We can’t wait to see you in Washington, D.C., for another unforgettable Annual Meeting!
Submit Your Application to Join the YES Clinical Committee
Are you interested in joining the ASCRS Young Eye Surgeons (YES) Clinical Committee? Applications are now open!
The ASCRS Young Eye Surgeons (YES) Clinical Committee was established to serve as a source of timely information and education to residents, fellows, and surgeons in their first 5 years in practice. The YES Clinical Committee’s role is to generate special programming at the ASCRS Annual Meeting, ASCRS small meetings, virtual programming, and to contribute to membership engagement.
As a YES Clinical Committee member, you would be expected to participate in a variety of activities, such as webinars, roundtables, wet lab faculty, selecting best papers and posters, YES Connect EyeWorld quarterly articles, and as faculty at the Annual Meeting and smaller meetings. If chosen, the term appointment is 3 years.
For questions about the YES Clinical Committee or application process, please contact Nicole Hanson-Emerson at [email protected].
ASCRS Live! is Back on Tour in 2026
Back by popular demand, ASCRS Live! will make its first stop in 2026 on January 29 in Los Angeles, California. Register now!
🎸 Headliner: Rock the Vision – High-Impact Clinical Pearls
From preop planning to IOL selection to achieving postop satisfaction, this program delivers actionable pearls from leading experts—including faculty from your own region.
Price of Admission: FREE
- Earn CME credit
- Access bonus webinars on MIGS, refractive surgery, and more
- Complimentary gourmet dinner
- Connect with peers and ASCRS faculty
Whether you’re an ASCRS member or exploring what our community offers, this is your chance to learn, connect, and tune up your cataract surgery skills.
This year’s tour stops will bring this experience to 11 different cities:
- Los Angeles, California
- Tucson, Arizona
- Baltimore, Maryland
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Chicago, Illinois
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Detroit, Michigan
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Birmingham, Alabama
- New York, New York
Take Advantage of These Educational Opportunities with ASCRS
- ASCRS Live! Roundtables: In addition to in-person events, ASCRS Live! also offers a virtual roundtable series. All three roundtables are now available, covering MIGS, cataract surgery in the setting of retinal disease, and a refractive surgery update.
- ‘Closing the Gap’ webinar series: The first and second webinars in the “Closing the Gap” series, developed based on data from the ASCRS Clinical Survey, are now available. The first focuses on “Edge Cases – Managing Irregular Astigmatism,” and the second focuses on “Finishing the Job - Enhancements Following Lenticular Refractive Surgery.” Future webinars in this series will cover other clinical areas.
- ASCRS Grand Rounds: Click here to see the most recent episode of ASCRS Grand Rounds, presented by Emory Eye Center. This episode covered treatment of keratoconus with CAIRS, presented by Brian Bowden, MD. A second case discussed MIGS, specifically canaloplasty and trabeculotomy, in the management of steroid-induced glaucoma and was presented by Tochukwu Ndukwe, MD. Kamran Riaz, MD, and Aakriti Garg Shukla, MD, chaired the session, with moderators Elizabeth Urias, MD, and Rebecca Neustein, MD, and panelists Sefy Paulose, MD, and Ahmed Z. Soliman, MD. Watch the episode, which is eligible for CME, here.
- BPOS webinars: This non-CME webinar series highlights Best Paper of Session (BPOS) winners from the 2025 ASCRS Annual Meeting. You can watch the Refractive webinar, the Glaucoma webinar, and the Cataract webinar now. The Cornea webinar is coming soon!
- Other ASCRS CME activities: Three satellite CME activities from the 2025 ASCRS Annual Meeting are available on the ASCRS CME Education Catalog. Learn more about “Refractive Options for Patients with Irregular Corneas,” “Phaco Fundamentals: Phacodynamics for Challenging Cataracts,” and “Refractive Surgery in the Glaucoma Patient.”
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