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SPRING 2025 | EYEWORLD | 21 The ASCRS Foundation would like to thank iOR Partners for its generous match donation of $35,000. Join the ASCRS Foundation Lindstrom Legacy Gift Club today Demonstrate your dedication to the ASCRS Foundation's mission of educating, providing resources to, and empowering the eye health community to serve and deliver humanitarian ophthalmic surgery and care in the U.S. and internationally. In appreciation of major donors, a personal annual donation of $5,000+ includes special recognition and access to a Foundation Lounge at the 2025 ASCRS Annual Meeting. Gifts may be in the form of cash donations, planned gifts, bequests, a donor-advised fund, qualified charitable distribution, stock transfer, or a combination of choices. Join today and learn more about the ben- efits and levels of support for the Lindstrom Legacy Gift Club and to make a secure donation online. Make an individual donation by April 15 for guaranteed ac- cess to the Foundation Lounge at the 2025 Annual Meeting. Email Lrousseau@ascrs.org with any questions. ASCRS Foundation Resident Excellence Awards ASCRS was founded by young, enterprising ophthalmologists, and the ASCRS Foundation's Resident Excellence Awards carry on and honor that tradition. Each year, the ASCRS Founda- tion makes 10 awards to enable ophthalmology residents exhibiting exemplary performance to attend the ASCRS Annual Meeting. The catego- ries for consideration include research, patient care, leadership, and education. This year's winners are: Sejal Lahoti, MD (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center), Delaram Mirzania, MD (University of to get involved is key, he said. "Creating a path to do that, not just monetary funding but with donations of in-kind products or personnel sup- port training, these are great ways that industry leaders can get involved." Mr. Chang said Zeiss is also building aware- ness internally about opportunities in humani- tarian work because there is a lot of interest to contribute. "If Zeiss employees want to contrib- ute, they are encouraged to do so through their community or through a specific charity," he said. "Our teams are ready!" He concluded that he's also hoping to expand the connection with Operation Sight in the U.S., encouraging involvement across all 50 states, particularly in areas where there is a greater need. Join the ASCRS Foundation at Party for a Purpose The ASCRS ASOA Party for a Purpose is back again this year during the ASCRS Annual Meeting, and attendees can join the party "Hollywood style." Attendees will have the op- portunity to cheer on teams showcasing iconic movie moments while socializing with friends and raising money to cure preventable blindness as part of the work of the ASCRS Foundation. Attendees are encouraged to dress like Old Hol- lywood or a modern-day celebrity ready to walk the red carpet. Participating teams will be representing a variety of movies. Neda Shamie, MD, will lead the Grease team; Zaina Al-Mohtaseb, MD, will lead the Barbie team; Daniel Chang, MD, will lead the Back to the Future team; Erin Powers will lead the Top Gun team; Carrie Jacobs, COE, will lead the Saturday Night Fever team; and John Hovanesian, MD, will lead a team highlighting Marvel movies. Go to the official donation page to support this year's teams. The event will be held at The Novo at L.A. Live on Friday, April 25 from 8–11 p.m. ASCRS, ASOA, industry/exhibitor attend- ees and their guests are welcome (bring your Annual Meeting registration badge for entry, and attendees of Party for a Purpose must be 21 or older). Contact info@ascrsfoundation.org continued on page 22

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