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ASCRS Foundation to Hold 2nd Annual National Sight Week
ASCRS Foundation
The ASCRS Foundation recently announced the 2nd annual National Sight Week will be held October 15-21, 2017. read more
Strathspey Crown Receives U.S. Patent for IOL with Video Camera and Wireless Transmission Capability
Strathspey Crown LLC
Strathspey Crown has received a U.S. patent for an implantable IOL with an optic, a camera and an LED display. read more
FDA Approves Star S4 IR Excimer Laser and iDesign System to Treat Hyperopia With and Without Astigmatism
Johnson & Johnson Vision
U.S. FDA approved AMO's Star S4 IR® Excimer Laser System and iDESIGN® System for LASIK patients with hyperopia, with and without astigmatism. read more

American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting - AAO 2019
AAO 2019: Inspire! is taking place on October 12 – 15 in Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA.
Oct 12 - 15, 2019
San Francisco, California
ARVO 2020 - Sight-Saving Therapeutics
The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2020 annual meeting will be held in Baltimore, MD on May 3 - 7, 2020.
May 03 - 07, 2020
Baltimore, Maryland
37th World Ophthalmology Congress® (WOC2020)
Join us in June 2020 in South Africa for the 37th World Ophthalmology Congress® (WOC) of the International Council of Ophthalmology, with over 10,000 ...
Jun 26 - 29, 2020
Cape Town, South Africa

Letters of Recommendation
Letters of recommendation hold a special place in the ophthalmology residency ... read more
Update on A-Scan and B-Scan Ocular Ultrasound Technologies
Dr. Neil Friedman takes a look at what is state of the art in ophthalmological ... read more
Keratometry: Focusing on Astigmatism
Keratometry is the measurement of the anterior corneal curvature and is traditionally... read more

The Critical Importance of Patient and Staff Education on Dry Eye
In part two of their dry eye series, Dr. Frank Bowden and Patti Barkey of Bowden Eye ... read more
What’s New in Ophthalmic Drugs
This article discusses new ophthalmic drugs and therapies that have recently come out... read more
Buyers’ Guide: A-Scan Ultrasound Devices
Dr. Wendy Lee discusses some of the ophthalmic A-scan ultrasound devices available on... read more