The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), a professional society for surgeons specializing in eye surgery, based in Fairfax, VA, was founded in 1974.[1][2] It is distinct from its sister organization, the American Society of Ophthalmic Administrators (ASOA), which concerns itself with the business management, including insurance reimbursement and marketing, of ophthalmic practices in the United States. Both associations hold annual meetings or conventions as well as publishing proceedings.
ASCRS publishes a monthly Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery (JCRS), as a joint production with the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS).[3]
Awards edit
Since 1975, the ASCRS annually awards the Binkhorst medal to doctors who have made significant contributions to the science and practice of ophthalmology, which includes a stipend to give the Binkhorst lecture.[4][5]
Ophthalmology Hall of Fame edit
Since 1999, the ASCRS has hosted the Ophthalmology Hall of Fame to which it periodically elects pioneers of ophthalmology as well as those who have significantly inspired, supported and led the development of ophthalmology.[6][7]
1999 edit
- José I. Barraquer (1916–1998)
- Ramón Castroviejo (1904–1987)
- Stewart Duke-Elder (1899–1978)
- J. Donald M. Gass (1928–2005)
- Charles D. Kelman (1930–2004)
- A. Edward Maumenee (1913–1998)
- Marshall M. Parks (1918–2005)
- Harold Ridley (1907–2001)
- Charles L. Schepens (1912–2006)
- Lorenz E. Zimmerman (1920–2013)
2000 edit
- Ernst Fuchs (1851–1930)
- Hans Goldmann (1899–1991)
- Albrecht von Graefe (1828–1870)
- Robert Machemer (1933–2009)
- Frank B. Walsh (1895–1978)
2001 edit
- Cornelius D. Binkhorst (1912–1995)
- David G. Cogan (1908–1993)
- Svyatoslav N. Fyodorov (1927–2000)
- Hermann von Helmholtz (1821–1894)
- Gerd Meyer-Schwickerath (1920–1992)
2002 edit
- Bernard Becker (1920–2013)
- Jules Gonin (1870–1935)
- Edward W. D. Norton (1922–1994)[8]
- Arnall Patz (1920–2010)[9]
2003 edit
- Danièle S. Aron-Rosa (born 1934)
- Joaquin Barraquer (1927–2016)
- Paul A. Chandler (1897–1987)
- William F. Hoyt (born 1926)
- Norman S. Jaffe (born 1924)
- Jules C. Stein (1896–1981)
2004 edit
- Claes H. Dohlman (born 1922)
- Jonas S. Friedenwald, (1897–1955)
- Govindappa Venkataswamy (1918–2006)
2005 edit
- Jules François (1907–1984)
- Gholam A. Peyman
- Robert M. Sinskey
2006 edit
- Algernon B. Reese (1896–1981)
2007 edit
- Ida Caroline Mann (1893–1983)
2009 edit
2010 edit
2017 edit
See also edit
Notes and references edit
- ^ "About ASCRS".
- ^ Swartout, Kristy A., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Associations: National organizations of the U.S. Gale (Cengage Learning). p. 1900.
- ^ Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.
- ^ Sebrell, Cindy (December 2012). "2013 recipient of the prestigious ASCRS Binkhorst Medal announced". Eye World.
- ^ Kerr, Colin (1 April 2017). "Boris Malyugin to Deliver Binkhorst Medal Lecture". Euro Times.
- ^ "ASCRS Ophthalmology Hall of Fame".
- ^ Goes, Frank Joseph (2013). The Eye in History. New Delhi: JP Medical Ltd (Jaypee Brothers). p. 8. ISBN 978-93-5090-274-5.
- ^ "Four Enter Ophthalmology Hall of Fame: New Honorees Include "Father of Retinal Surgery."". Ophthalmology Management. 1 August 2002. Archived from the original on 14 May 2017.
- ^ Albert, Daniel M.; Atzen, Sarah L. (2014). The Sesquicentennial of the American Ophthalmological Society (PDF). San Francisco, California: American Ophthalmological Society. p. 182. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 May 2017.
- ^ "Gullapalli Nageswara Rao - Eyeing the Fame". Sulabh Swachh Bharat. January 2017. Archived from the original on 14 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
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