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Dan B. Tran, MD, compared refractive accuracy, cylinder correction, and postoperative adjustment rates between femtosecond laser–assisted and manual capsulotomy in Light Adjustable Lens cases.

Several presentations at ASCRS 2026 spotlight faster dry eye relief and smarter pre-operative care, showing lifitegrast and new drugs can ease symptoms quickly and improve cataract biometry.

Mt. Sinai to introduce the miDOC system at the ASCRS annual meeting

George O. Waring IV, MD, FACS, discussed how “tolerance” may expand the QRS functional vision model, with new data on IOL performance in residual astigmatism and defocus.

ASCRS 2026 data show smarter EDOF and toric choices after LASIK/PRK, plus reverse optic capture to relieve negative dysphotopsia.

A trio of ASCRS presentations collectively offer insight to surgeons, suggesting that glaucoma drops harm meibomian glands, while combining cataract surgery with MIGS can boost long-term IOP control.

Oluwatosin U. Smith, MD, provides an overview of angle-based techniques, cyclodialysis cleft repair, and minimally invasive approaches to glaucoma surgical complications.

Expanded guidance incorporates advanced diagnostics and reinforces treatment of conditions such as Demodex blepharitis and neuropathic pain, explains Christopher E. Starr, MD, FACS.

Chang described how the ASCRS Functional Vision Working Group is proposing a structured framework centered on visual quality, visual range, and visual symptoms to guide lens classification.

Take a look at some, but certainly not all, that you may have missed from this year’s EnVision Summit.

Real-world nAMD/DME care highlights durable anti-VEGF options and emerging TKIs and gene therapy to cut injection burden, improve vision, and reduce fluid.

Steffen Schmitz-Valckenberg, MD, discusses how optical coherence tomography-based models may enable rapid, noninvasive assessment of functional loss in GA at Angiogenesis 2026.

Experts debate real-world retina cases—mystery vitreous hemorrhage, floater vitrectomy, buckle comeback, PDR laser vs anti-VEGF, GA timing.

Inder Paul Singh, MD, spoke alongside Mary Qiu, MD, and Danica J. Marrelli, OD, FAAO, AAODip, in a CE Spotlight Symposium at the conference.

Dry eye care shifts to spectrum-based screening and targeted therapies, from TRPM8 agonists to evaporation shields, with upcoming anti-inflammatories promising faster relief.

Inder Paul Singh, MD, discusses his practice's approach to office-based surgery.

McCabe, MD, presented alongside P. Dee Stephenson, MD, FACS, for the product theater titled "Know Your Dry Eye: Navigating the Challenges of Real-World Dry Eye Cases."

Rahul Tonk, MD, MBA, gives an overview of the cases he discussed during his portion of a segment on refractive surgery.

Risk stratification, patch graft selection, tube repositioning, and multidisciplinary care all play a role in minimizing erosion and protecting long-term outcomes.

Nicole Bajic, MD, outlines key takeaways from her case study involving Descemet membrane detachment occurring in the setting of focal canaloplasty using the Streamline Surgical System.

Pathik P. Amin, OD, FAAO, details his segment of an educational track session on glaucoma at this year's conference.

Across sessions, speakers emphasized that AI is not a replacement for physician judgment.

Shameema Sikder, MD, details a session she presented with Roomasa Channa, MD, at EnVision Summit 2026.

Improved guidance on preservatives and allergens needed to ensure safety.

Real-world data shows systemic immunomodulators beat local steroids for chronic uveitis, cutting glaucoma, cataract, CME, and ERM risks.