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ASCRS This Week May 28 2025

Evaluate & Claim Credit Deadline: May 30

 

The evaluate and credit claim period for the 2025 ASCRS Annual Meeting will be closing soon. The deadline for attendees to complete this online form is May 30 at 8:00 a.m. ET.

If you attended the ASCRS Annual Meeting in April, please leave an evaluation of your ASCRS 2025 experience and claim your CME credits.

Attendees of ASCRS 2025 have access to recorded content from the ASCRS Annual Meeting through April 2026. Visit ASCRS On Demand.

 

 

Catch the Latest Episode of ASCRS Grand Rounds

The latest installment of ASCRS Grand Rounds is available to watch now

This episode covers cases involving a challenging intraoperative cataract surgery complication and a referral for a corneal mass presented by Daniella Schochet, MD, and Philip Zhou, MD, respectively. Panelists included Kamran Riaz, MD, Aakriti Garg Shukla, MD, Asim Farooq, MD, Samir Jabbour, MD, and Ahmed Omar, MD.

Watch the episode, which is eligible for CME, here.

 

 

Omar Shakir, MD, Honored as the ASCRS Foundation Volunteer of the Year

The ASCRS Foundation is proud to announce Omar Shakir, MD, as the 2025 ASCRS Foundation Operation Sight Volunteer of the Year.

Dr. Shakir’s dedication, compassion, and commitment to restoring sight has made a lasting impact on so many lives. His work embodies the spirit of Operation Sight.

Congratulations and thank you, Dr. Shakir!

Learn more about becoming an Operation Sight volunteer.

Thank you to Sight Sciences for sponsoring this year’s Volunteer of the Year award and for supporting Operation Sight’s mission to restore vision and transform lives.

 

 

Upcoming ASCRS Foundation 20/20 Wine Club events

If you’re a member of the ASCRS Foundation 20/20 Wine Club, a partnership between the Foundation, Jessup Cellars, and Handwritten Wines, you’re invited to exclusive upcoming events this summer and fall.

Not a member yet? Click here to join today! The ASCRS Foundation 20/20 Wine Club consists of a customizable selection of wine (6–12 bottles of your choosing from Jessup Cellars and Handwritten Wines) to arrive at your doorstep every spring and fall. With ASCRS Foundation 20/20 Wine Club membership, a portion of the proceeds goes to support the ASCRS Foundation.

 

Their Success Is Your Success

Give your administrator the resources they need to make your practice thrive with membership to the American Society of Ophthalmic Administrators (ASOA). An investment in your administrator with the benefits of ASOA membership is an investment in your practice.

Members gain access to exceptional education, exclusive resources, webinars, discussion forums, discounts on the ASOA Annual Meeting and Career Hub, invaluable networking, and more.

“Having my administrator, Patti Barkey, COE, a part of ASOA, is simply one of the greatest returns on investments when it comes to leading a best-in-class ophthalmic business. I highly recommend ASOA membership to all physicians for their leadership teams.” —Frank K. Bowden, III, MD

 

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