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10 | EYEWORLD | SUMMER 2025 ASCRS EYEWORLD EDITORIAL BOARD Sumit "Sam" Garg, MD, Chief Medical Editor REFRACTIVE Karolinne Rocha, MD, PhD, Refractive Editor John Berdahl, MD María José Cosentino, MD Lance Kugler, MD Boris Malyugin, MD Edward Manche, MD Vance Thompson, MD William Trattler, MD William Wiley, MD Blake Williamson, MD Roger Zaldivar, MD CORNEA Julie Schallhorn, MD, Cornea Editor Winston Chamberlain, MD Clara Chan, MD Vincent de Luise, MD Marjan Farid, MD Preeya Gupta, MD John Hovanesian, MD Bennie Jeng, MD Chris Ketcherside, MD W. Barry Lee, MD Gerami Seitzman, MD Nandini Venkateswaran, MD GLAUCOMA Manjool Shah, MD, Glaucoma Editor Mark Gallardo, MD Davinder Grover, MD Leon Herndon, MD Robert Noecker, MD Constance Okeke, MD Lorraine Provencher, MD Mary Qiu, MD Nathan Radcliffe, MD Valerie Trubnik, MD CATARACT Mitchell Weikert, MD, Cataract Editor Rosa Braga-Mele, MD Daniel Chang, MD Kendall Donaldson, MD Nicole Fram, MD Rom Kandavel, MD D. Brian Kim, MD Jennifer Loh, MD Kevin Miller, MD Rudy Nuijts, MD, PhD Claudia Perez-Straziota, MD Jeff Pettey, MD Tal Raviv, MD Jonathan Rubenstein, MD Roberto Zaldivar, MD Dagny Zhu, MD Membership Committee Chair John Berdahl, MD Young Eye Surgeons Clinical Committee Chair Zaina Al-Mohtaseb, MD Cornea Clinical Committee Chair Marjan Farid, MD Glaucoma Clinical Committee Chair Nathan Radcliffe, MD Digital Clinical Committee Chair John Hovanesian, MD Refractive Surgery Clinical Committee Chair Daniel Chang, MD Cataract Clinical Committee Chair Richard Tipperman, MD Retina Clinical Committee Chair Christina Weng, MD ASCRS LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE Publisher Steve Speares sspeares@ascrs.org Managing Director Stacy Jablonski stacy@eyeworld.org EDITORIAL Editorial Co-Director Ellen Stodola ellen@eyeworld.org Editorial Co-Director Liz Hillman liz@eyeworld.org PRODUCTION Graphic Designer Susan Steury susan@eyeworld.org Graphic Designer Katherine Beutner katherine@eyeworld.org Production Manager Cathy Stern cathy@eyeworld.org SALES, SPONSORSHIPS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS Jessica Donohoe jessica@eyeworld.org Joe Dooley joe@eyeworld.org Cathy Stern cathy@eyeworld.org ASCRS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President Francis Mah, MD Vice President/President Elect Kevin M. Miller, MD Treasurer Cathleen McCabe, MD Secretary Nicole Fram, MD Immediate Past President Vance Thompson, MD Nominating Committee Chair Douglas Rhee, MD Member at Large Nick Mamalis, MD Annual Meeting Program Chair Thomas Samuelson, MD Government Relations Committee Chair Susanne Hewitt, MD EyeWorld Chief Medical Editor Sumit "Sam" Garg, MD ASCRS Foundation Chair Susan MacDonald, MD Executive Director Steve Speares Cover image: iStock.com/ismagilov EyeWorld (ISSN 1089-0084) is published in print 4 times a year by the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 275 Gay Road, Warrenton, VA 20186 (by appointment only); 703-591-2220. Printed in the U.S. Editorial offices: 12587 Fair Lakes Circle, Suite 348, Fairfax, VA 22033; 703-591-2220; eyeworld@eyeworld.org. Advertising Offices: 12587 Fair Lakes Circle, Suite 348, Fairfax, VA 22033; 703-591-2220; eyeworld@eyeworld.org. Copyright 2025, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 12587 Fair Lakes Circle, Suite 348, Fairfax, VA 22033. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission from the publisher. Letters to the editor and other unsolicited material are assumed intended for publication and are subject to editorial review and acceptance. Subscriptions: Requests should be addressed to the Production Manager. Annual subscription prices: Individual: 1 year, $120; 2 years, $220; 3 years, $320. Institutional: 1 year, $250; 2 years, $330; 3 years, $425. Foreign: 1 year, $240, 2 years $470, 3 years, $700. Requests to reprint, use, or republish: Requests to reprint or use material published herein should be made to Cathy Stern, 12587 Fair Lakes Circle, Suite 348, Fairfax, VA 22033; 703-591-2220; cathy@eyeworld.org. Change of address: Notice should be sent 6 weeks in advance of effective date. Include old and new addresses and label from recent issue. EyeWorld staff cannot accept responsibility for undelivered copies. Postmaster: Send change of address to EyeWorld, 275 Gay Road, Warrenton, VA 20186. Periodical postage paid at Warrenton, VA and at additional mailing offices. The ideas and opinions expressed in EyeWorld do not necessarily reflect those of the leadership and staff of EyeWorld and ASCRS or the advertisers.

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