September 18, 2018 -- The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) announced today that it has convened a task force to review data from the COMPASS-XT study and associated research, and to develop a physician guidance document associated with the voluntary withdrawal of Alcon’s CyPass Micro-Stent.
Get involved and help shape the Annual Meeting program by submitting your instructional courses, scientific films, papers, posters and photos for the 2019 ASCRS•ASOA Annual Meeting, May 3-7 in San Diego, California. The deadline to submit courses, films, papers and posters is Wednesday, October 17. The deadline for photo submissions is Friday, January 11, 2019.
Late yesterday afternoon, CMS released the CY 2019 MPFS Proposed Rule, which will be published in the Federal Register on July 27, 2018, with a 60-day comment period. ASCRS will be submitting comments. CMS also released a fact sheetpress release.
Registration is now open for the 2018 Young Eye Surgeons (YES) Advanced Cataract Training – September 15-16 in San Francisco, California at the Parc 55 San Francisco. Don't wait – register today!
Joint ASCRS, AAO, and OOSS Specialty-Specific Guidelines for Ophthalmic Instrument Cleaning and Sterilization
Early this morning, years of advocacy by ASCRS, the Alliance of Specialty Medicine, and the medical community have paid off in the form of IPAB repeal and much-needed technical changes to MACRA.
Issued on December 13, 2017, by the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
A recent alteration in the formulation of epinephrine from one of the more common sources of preservative-free epinephrine has contributed to a shortage or impending shortage of this product for ophthalmologists. In January 2017, PAR Pharmaceutical updated and began shipping the new formulation of epinephrine which in addition to containing 0.457 mg of sodium metabisulfite, will also contain 2.25 mg of tartaric acid per ml.
FAIRFAX, Va. – Jan. 5, 2016 – Kerry D. Solomon, MD, an internationally recognized leader in cataract surgery, LASIK vision correction and dry eye therapy, will assume his role as the 31st president of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) in May 2016. He currently serves as ASCRS vice president and will replace the outgoing president, Robert J. Cionni, MD. Dr. Solomon will deliver the president’s address Saturday, May 7, 2016, during the Opening General Session of the 42nd annual ASCRS•ASOA Symposium & Congress in New Orleans.