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Glaucoma Society and participated in the inaugural meeting of the American Glaucoma Society (AGS) in 1984. I started the first Subspe- cialty Day for the American Acad- emy of Ophthalmology (AAO) in 1995. This was a tremendous educa- tional and financial success for AAO, and other Subspecialty Day meetings soon followed. I became president of the AGS in 2000. The value of bringing colleagues together for education to advance our field has always been very important to me. The AGS at the time was an organi- zation with 350 members. With ASCRS, an organization of 9,000 members, our educational initiatives can have greater impact especially with the incredible technology now at our disposal. My predecessors Ed Holland, MD, David Chang, MD, Eric Donnenfeld, MD, and the ear- lier pioneers of ASCRS have put in place remarkable opportunities to keep our membership well educated and up to date. This is a vibrant and healthy organization. I am very fortunate to have been given the opportunity to serve as president. Dr. Chang: What areas will you focus on during your term as president? Dr. Lewis: The mission of ASCRS for education is as important as ever. In past years, the focus was limited to clinical/surgical education. This is still very important and perhaps what defines and separates us from other specialty organizations. Transfer of information through ASCRS•ASOA education initiatives must remain current and innovative. Yet the current medical milieu also necessitates additional skills. Effi- ciency in patient care will be crucial. How do we manage new technology, how do we best create and utilize the "Eye Team," and how do we become more efficient? ASCRS must respond to these needs using all the tools and resources available. The demographic of the new ophthal- mologist is changing. Many graduat- ing residents now join HMOs, such as Kaiser Permanente. It may come as a surprise to some of our members that Kaiser has had remarkable suc- cess in some national measures of quality and efficiency. The ASCRS membership needs to explore ways to make our practices more produc- tive. This information needs to be shared among ASCRS members as we travel down the road of the ACA. Despite the many challenges ahead, the goals of ASCRS to promote the delivery and advancement of high quality eyecare will continue and flourish. EW Contact information Lewis: rlewiseyemd@yahoo.com Nichamin* Femto Chopper 3360 Scherer Drive, Suite B, St. Petersburg, FL 33716 s 4EL s &AX %MAIL )NFO 2HEIN-EDICALCOM s 7EBSITE WWW2HEIN-EDICALCOM $EVELOPED )N #OORDINATIO 7ITH ,OUIS $ .ICHAMIN -$ ,IBIAN 3IBYL -ICHEANGELO AHBC 1346 Rev.A 08-14569: Nichamin* Femto Chopper, Right Hand Dominant Surgeon 08-14569-L Nichamin* Femto Chopper, Left Hand Dominant Surgeon s 5NIQUE $ISTAL 4IP 3PECIFICALLY $ESIGNED 4O &IT )NTO &EMTO ,ASER #REATED #LEAVAGE 0LANES s 4IP !NGULATION "END 0ROMOTE 3IMPLE %FFORTLESS 3EPARATION /F ,ASER &RAGMENTED 3ECTIONS s 3PECIAL %RGONOMIC $ESIGN &ACILITATES )NTRA/CULAR -ANIPULATION !ND (ELPS 4O 0REVENT )NSTABILITY &ROM 3IDEPORT ,EAKAGE %NHANCING !NTERIOR #HAMBER 3TABILITY #ALL &OR -ORE )NFORMATION / FF S ET " E V E L IN G / FF S ET " E V E L IN G

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