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promotes cataract care accessibility, and actively
engages in local philanthropic initiatives.
Save the date for National Sight Week,
October 8–14. Join the Foundation in celebrat-
ing the collective power of the ophthalmology
community to make cataract care accessible to
those most in need. There are patients in every
community vetted and approved by the ASCRS
Foundation awaiting care. To learn more, visit
www.ascrsfoundation.org or contact Rachel
Goode, program manager, at rgoode@ascrs.org.
Party for a Purpose
The second annual Party for a Purpose kicked
off the 2023 ASCRS ASOA Annual Meeting.
With the generous support and match from
Alcon, more than $100,000 was raised for Op-
eration Sight. The party also included "celebrity
spin master" teams competing in a head-to-head
competition. The winning team, Sight Sistas,
included Susan MacDonald, MD, Cathleen
McCabe, MD, Elizabeth Yeu, MD, and Nicole
Fram, MD.
For more information or assistance making
a charitable contribution, visit www.ascrs.org/
foundation/ways-to-give.
2023 Resident Excellence Award
ASCRS was founded by young, enterprising
ophthalmologists, and the ASCRS Foundation's
Resident Excellence Award honors and carries
on that tradition. The ASCRS Foundation gives
10 awards each year to enable ophthalmology
residents exhibiting exemplary performance to
attend the ASCRS Annual Meeting. The Founda-
tion congratulates the 2023 awardees:
• Aaron Kaufman, MD
• Dominique Geoffrion, MD, PhD
• James Tian, MD
• Jennifer Tran, MD
• Lisa Koenig, MD
• Raul Ruiz Lozano, MD
• Sri Meghana Konda, MD
• Tania Padilla Conde, MD
• Tu Tran, MD, MSc
• Weijie Violet Lin, MD
For more information, visit www.ascrs.org/
foundation/grants-and-awards.
Treating preventable cataract
blindness across international
borders
During the 2023 ASCRS Annual Meeting, the
Foundation brought its international partners
together to discuss next steps in the collabo-
rative international effort to treat preventable
cataract blindness and enhance in-country
physician training. To learn more about the
ASCRS Foundation's work in developing coun-
tries and strategic partnerships, visit ascrs.org/
foundation/international or contact Barbara
Erny, MD, medical liaison, at berny@ascrs.org.
Operation Sight
Operation Sight, the ASCRS Foundation's
charitable cataract surgery program, is fueled
by the nationwide network of more than 750
volunteers who are dedicated to helping those
in need in their own communities. The Founda-
tion is proud to congratulate Regina Sun, MD,
as the 2023 ASCRS Foundation Operation Sight
Volunteer of the Year. This award recognizes one
volunteer surgeon who has demonstrated out-
standing dedication to Operation Sight patients,
The 2023 Party for a Purpose in San Diego, California
Source: ASCRS
