Dr. Obstbaum (le) and
Dr. Binkhorst (right)
Source: ASCRS
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Early meetings by the numbers
First meeting: 1975
• 7 papers
• 1st Cornelius D. Binkhorst, MD, Lecture delivered
by Dr. Binkhorst
First independent meeting: 1978
• 10 papers
• 3 symposia
• 44 exhibitors
• Introduction of the Technicians & Nurses Program
1974–1980s
A panel at an early AIOIS meeting. Source: Kenneth J. Hoffer, MD
Binkhorst Medal Lecture
e Cornelius D. Binkhorst, MD, Lecture and
Medal was established in 1975 in honor of in-
traocular lens pioneer Cornelius D. Binkhorst,
MD (1912–1995). Each year, ASCRS awards
the medal to an individual who has followed
in Dr. Binkhorst's footsteps with outstanding
contributions to the understanding and prac-
tice of anterior segment surgery. Honorees,
who present the Binkhorst Lecture during the
ASCRS Annual Meeting, include some of the
world's most prominent pioneering surgeons.
Dr. Binkhorst delivered the first lecture
in 1975.
e Binkhorst medal
was designed with the
image of Dr. Binkhorst
placed within the Bink-
horst 4-loop lens. Source:
Kenneth J. Hoffer, MD
Spencer ornton, MD
Source: ASCRS
Dr. Shepard and Charles Kelman, MD
Source: ASCRS
