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2022 ASCRS Annual Meeting Preview Program | 5 ASCRS PROGRAM PROGRAM INFORMATION Instructional Courses ASCRS will offer Instructional Courses Saturday through Tuesday. Courses are 90-minute instructional sessions that include time for interactive discussion among the instructors and audience. Each of the planned 80 courses is based on one of more than 35 clinical categories/topics. Registration for the 2022 ASCRS Annual Meeting is required to attend Instructional Courses. Scientific Paper Sessions ASCRS Scientific Paper Sessions will be held Saturday through Tuesday. Each session is based on one of more than 35 clinical categories/topics and will include up to 15 paper presentations based on accepted abstracts submitted by attendees for the 2022 ASCRS Annual Meeting. Each session is 90 minutes in length. At the end of each session, the moderator and panelists will confer to select the Best Paper of Session (BPOS) winner. Meeting registration is required to attend Scientific Paper Sessions at the 2022 ASCRS Annual Meeting. Scientific Films ASCRS Scientific Films will be available for viewing in the Education Hub during the ASCRS Annual Meeting and on the ASCRS website year-round. The 40th ASCRS Film Festival will be held during the 2022 ASCRS Annual Meeting. Winning films are showcased at the ASCRS Annual Meeting during the Film Festival Ceremony. Submitted films are judged, and awards are given to the top films in each category with an overall grand prize winner. Award-winning films are also celebrated for their innovation and educational value throughout the year in ASCRS publications, the ASCRS Center for Learning, and at other ophthalmology meetings around the world. Recognition of the winning films and producers from the 2020 and 2021 Virtual Film Festivals will also be included in this year's ceremony. Roundtable Discussions The ASCRS Roundtable Discussions will be held Saturday through Monday. Attendees can engage with a faculty member and other attendees in a small group setting to discuss various anterior segment surgery topics. Electronic Posters ASCRS Electronic Posters will be available for viewing in the Education Hub during the ASCRS Annual Meeting and on the ASCRS website year-round. The authors of Electronic Posters selected for an award will be given the opportunity to present their poster live at the meeting in a session moderated by the poster judges. Meeting registration is required for all lead/presenting poster authors. Ophthalmic Photographers' Society (OPS) ASCRS and the Ophthalmic Photographers' Society (OPS) will co-sponsor an exhibit of high-quality ophthalmic images demonstrating superior imaging techniques at the 2022 ASCRS Annual Meeting. OPS represents members who perform imaging of all structures of the eye using highly specialized equipment in order to increase the level of patient care and help to advance the science and practice of ophthalmology. The photo selection process is judged by ophthalmologists and OPS member photographers. Meeting registration is required to attend the 2022 ASCRS Annual Meeting if you've submitted a photograph to the OPS call for submissions.