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14 | 2025 ASCRS PREVIEW PROGRAM ASCRS PROGRAM SYMPOSIA: FRIDAY, APRIL 25— MONDAY, APRIL 28 FRIDAY, APRIL 25 12:00–1:00 p.m. Practical AI Tools that Can Enhance Your Practice Today Sponsored by: ASCRS Digital Clinical Committee Artificial intelligence (AI) is a ubiquitous term that is often overused, but today we have tools that use real AI to help us take care of more employees through automated screening of diabetic retinopathy, reduce the need for ancillary employees with virtual scribes, and perform more accurate cataract surgery through AI-based lens calculations. This session will feature faculty who have used these tools to highlight their practical realities and to demystify terms relating to AI. Additionally, corporate sponsors will give brief presentations to highlight rapidly evolving features and functionality. Moderator: John Hovanesian, MD SATURDAY, APRIL 26 8:00–9:30 a.m. YES Good to Great Surgeon: Working Through Complications Video Symposium Sponsored by: ASCRS Young Eye Surgeons Clinical Committee Join the YES Clinical Committee for this interactive video symposium where presenters, including current residents, will show difficult cases and complications in the OR. A panel of surgeons will be asked to provide guidance for these complicated cases. Each case will be followed by YES Clinical Committee members' complicated case videos, showing how they worked through similar complications. Moderator: Zaina Al-Mohtaseb, MD 8:00–9:30 a.m. Retina in 2025 and Beyond Sponsored by: ASCRS Retina Clinical Committee This fast-paced and interactive session will cover some of the latest posterior segment topics as they pertain to anterior segment surgeons. Join us to learn about the latest breakthroughs in retina from leading retina specialists! Moderator: Christina Y. Weng, MD, MBA 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. YES Luncheon/Toolkit for Job Success Sponsored by: ASCRS Young Eye Surgeons Clinical Committee Brief panel discussions, Q&A, and mentorship session for YES members covering a wide range of topics, including fellowship, finding your first job, and international work. Come talk with ASCRS leaders about their experiences and advice. Moderator: Kourtney Houser, MD 1:30–3:00 p.m. 2025 ASCRS Foundation Symposium: Ophthalmic Care Strategies During Humanitarian Crises and in Conflict Zones: Addressing Challenges and Ensuring Patient and Physician Safety The symposium will provide a comprehensive approach to ophthalmic care in conflict zones and areas of humanitarian crises, focusing on the unique challenges faced by practitioners in these environments. Topics will include trauma management, surgical interventions, telemedicine applications, team safety, strategies for maintaining care continuity under extreme conditions, and developing a framework for sustainable care. Moderators: Susan MacDonald, MD, and Cathleen McCabe, MD 1:30–3:00 p.m. Challenging and Complicated Cases in Cataract Surgery Video Symposium Sponsored by: ASCRS Cataract Clinical Committee The ASCRS Cataract Clinical Committee returns this year with their highly anticipated video symposium. They will select six case videos out of numerous submissions to feature during this year's video competition. The audience will choose which case wins the "Golden Apple" award for best teaching case. Moderator: Richard Tipperman, MD continued on page 16

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