2025 ASCRS ANNUAL MEETING

About this Session

Session Moderator: Manjool M Shah, MD, ABO

This Main Stage event features the Charles D. Kelman, MD, Innovator’s Lecture and features other presentations focused on innovation in ophthalmology. The Innovator’s Lecture honors the work of individuals whose creativity has benefited ophthalmologists and their patients. Charles D. Kelman, MD (1930–2004), presented the first lecture in 1985. In recognition of the ongoing contribution of Dr. Kelman to anterior segment surgery, the lecture was renamed for him in 2003. The 2025 Charles D. Kelman, MD, Innovator’s Lecture will be delivered by Damien Gatinel, MD, PhD.

Presentations in this Session

• The Philosophy of Innovation
  Reay H. Brown, MD
• Innovation Panel Discussion
• Introduction of the Charles D. Kelman, MD Lecture
  Manjool M Shah, MD, ABO
• Charles D. Kelman, MD Medal Lecture
  Damien Gatinel, MD, PhD