ASCRS This Week May 4 2023

ASCRS Annual Meeting Begins

The 2023 ASCRS Annual Meeting is ready to begin. This week includes the Society’s premier educational and networking opportunities.

Here’s a high-level overview of the events beginning this week:

May 4: Eyecelerator
May 5: ASCRS Subspecialty Day
May 5: ASCRS ASOA Party for a Purpose
April May 5–8: ASCRS Annual Meeting (the main program)

Find more information about daily highlights here and even more programming within the 2023 Annual Meeting & Subspecialty Day Real-Time Program. Be sure to download the ASCRS ASOA Meetings app (now available in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store) for the best onsite digital program experience.

Donate and Be Entered to Win Grand Prizes

The ASCRS ASOA Party for a Purpose is the social kickoff of the Annual Meeting with funds raised benefitting the ASCRS Foundation, which supports patients in the U.S. and abroad who could not otherwise afford life-changing cataract surgery. The Party for a Purpose will take place in person Friday, May 5 at NOVA SD in San Diego. Admission is free for conference attendees and their guests.

Each $25 donation now through May 8 will enter you into a drawing for three grand prizes. Plus, every donation up to $35,000 will be doubled, thanks to a match by Alcon.

Prizes include a Puerto Vallarta vacation, a 2024 Annual Meeting bundle, and a $500 Visa gift card. Learn more about the prizes, the teams that are competing to raise the most, and other event details on the ASCRS ASOA Party for a Purpose webpage. Winners will be contacted via email and do not need to be present to win.

EyeSustain Online and Onsite

EyeSustain, a global coalition of eye societies, including ASCRS, and ophthalmologists collaborating to make ophthalmic care and surgery more sustainable, has some exciting recent developments.

EyeSustain’s website has a new look! Check it out and review the new, regularly posted content that updates eyecare professionals about sustainability in their field.
David Chang, MD, Chair of the EyeSustain Board of Directors, published an editorial in JCRS, “Tackling the challenge of needless surgical waste in ophthalmology.”
EyeSustain will be onsite at the ASCRS Annual Meeting. Visit the EyeSustain booth in the San Diego Convention Center Sails Pavilion.

Be Social with the ASCRS Annual Meeting

Attending the ASCRS Annual Meeting? Follow @ascrsofficial on Instagram. Write a post about your #ASCRS2023 experience. Get entered into drawing for $100 Amazon gift cards.

Not attending the ASCRS Annual Meeting? Be sure to follow ASCRS on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram to keep up with what’s going on at the meeting. The official meeting hashtag to follow is #ASCRS2023.