American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
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Registration Is Now Open for the 2018 YES Advanced Cataract Training
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!
Registration Is Now Open for the 2018 Combined Ophthalmic Symposium
Registration is now open for the 2018 Combined Ophthalmic Symposium – August 24-26 in Austin, Texas at the JW Marriott. Don't wait – register today!
Claim Credit for 2018 ASCRS•ASOA Annual Meeting (available April 13-May 25, 2018)
Click here to evaluate sessions and claim credits for the 2018 ASCRS•ASOA Annual Meeting. You will need your Badge ID in order to enter the evaluation site. If you do not have your Badge ID, please use the Badge ID Lookup.
ASCRS-Led Coalition Releases Joint Guidelines for the Cleaning and Sterilization of Intraocular Surgical Instruments
Joint ASCRS, AAO, and OOSS Specialty-Specific Guidelines for Ophthalmic Instrument Cleaning and Sterilization
Medical Community Advocacy Prompts Anthem to Fully Rescind Payment Cuts for E&M Codes Billed with Modifier 25
Following reports that Anthem notified physicians in many states that it will begin reducing payments by 50% for evaluation and management (E&M) codes reported with a Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) modifier 25, the medical community intervened to prevent the cuts. In response, Anthem has announced that it will not move forward with its planned payment cuts. Last month, Anthem had originally responded to the medical community’s advocacy by lowering the proposed reduction to 25%.
In Major Legislative Win, Congress Passes Legislation that Includes a CR, Two-Year Budget Deal, IPAB Repeal, and ASCRS-Requested Technical Changes to MACRA Law
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.
Stephen H. Speares Named as ASCRS Executive Director
Clinical Alert: Intraocular Use of Epinephrine to Maintain Mydriasis during Cataract Surgery
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.
Kerry D. Solomon, MD, Named 2016 ASCRS President
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.