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ASCRS This Week February 5 2025

SightLine at ASCRS—A Brand New Business Forum

 

To sustain and grow ophthalmology amid the rapidly evolving business of healthcare will require the best minds working together to strategize and execute a vision that takes ophthalmology forward into the next decade.
 
Enter SightLine at ASCRS, a forum for the commercial stakeholders in ophthalmology to collaborate on technologies and care delivery ideas that will forge a more sustainable financial future.
 
The first SightLine at ASCRS meeting will take place Thursday, April 24 in Los Angeles, California, ahead of the 2025 ASCRS Annual Meeting, April 25–28. Click here to find agenda specifics.
 
Gain a clear line of sight into the challenges affecting commercial ophthalmology and participate in the discussion that will ultimately lead to better financial performance in this space.
 
Register for SightLine at ASCRS!

 

Register for ASCRS 2025 Before the Tier 1 Deadline Next Week

The cost of registration to attend the ASCRS Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, California, April 25–28, goes up next week, with tier 1 pricing ending after February 14.

Register now for the best value of the premier meeting in the U.S. devoted to anterior segment surgery!

 

ASCRS Film Festival ‘Shorts’ Submissions Due February 18

The ASCRS Film Festival has created a new category for 2025: ASCRS Shorts!

These films, which should be 2 minutes or less, can showcase any clinical category listed on page 21 of the ASCRS Annual Meeting Submission Guide. Read through pages 20–23 of the Submission Guide to find more details about film submissions. The only difference for ASCRS Shorts submissions is their length (again, 2 minutes or less!).

ASCRS Shorts submissions should be completed and sent via this webpage, following the instructions under Scientific Films, by February 18. 

 

Inaugural Business of Interventional Glaucoma Program Ahead of ASCRS 2025

Take your practice from good to great—join us for the inaugural Business of Interventional Glaucoma program in Los Angeles, California, on Thursday, April 24, ahead of the ASCRS Annual Meeting. Learn the strategies that will help you enhance patient care and grow your practice. 

Interventional glaucoma isn’t just good for your patients, it’s a game-changer for your practice. The Business of Interventional Glaucoma program will help you discover how early intervention can boost both patient compliance and your practice’s bottom line.

Don’t miss out—register today! 

 

 

Catch Up on These Special Member Messages

In honor of the 50th anniversary of ASCRS, member ophthalmologists from the 50 states are sending in their perspectives on the Society, sharing its impact on their career, and talking about its influence on the specialty as a whole.

Stay tuned each week through April 2025 for a new perspective. 

This week’s perspectives come from Brock Bakewell, MD, of Arizona. Watch his video here.

 

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