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2025 ASCRS PREVIEW PROGRAM
ASCRS SUBSPECIALTY DAY
ASCRS REFRACTIVE DAY
Back to the Future: Learning from 50 Years of
Experience in Cataract and Refractive Surgery
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." For
50 years, ASCRS has educated cataract and refractive surgeons by embracing
new approaches, new techniques, and new technology. In 2025, Refractive
Day will highlight the experiences from a half century of corneal refractive
surgery, cataract refractive surgery, and the business of refractive surgery.
We will apply these learnings to the practices and procedures of today, and
we will reflect on how this wisdom can guide us in the development of
technology and patient care for the future.
Program Chairs
Daniel Chang, MD George Waring IV, MD
Preliminary Agenda
8:00–9:40 a.m. Session I: Corneal Refractive Diagnostics and Treatments – Integrating Current
and Future Technology – "1.21 gigawatts. What the [heck] is a gigawatt?"
9:40–9:50 a.m. Break
9:50–10:20 a.m. Session II: Steinert Lecture – Remembering and Learning From 30 Years of the
Excimer Laser – "The flux capacitor … it's what makes time travel possible."
10:20 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Session III: Cataract Refractive Surgery – Past, Present, and Future – "If my calculations are
correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious [stuff]."
12:00–1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00–2:30 p.m. Session IV: Pearls from Five Decades of Cataract and Refractive Surgery – "If
you're gonna build a time machine into a car, why not do it with some style?"
2:30–2:45 p.m. Break
2:45–3:45 p.m. Session V: Wildest Refractive Complications Videos – "Great Scott!" [No modifications needed!]
Kendall Donaldson, MD
Kathryn Hatch, MD
Lance Kugler, MD
Jennifer Loh, MD
Moderators
Lisa McIntire, MD
Marcony Santhiago, MD, PhD
Roger Zaldivar, MD
