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EW NEWS & OPINION 12 May 2015 Dr. Ventura cofounded and is on the board of directors for the HOPE Hospital (Pernambuco Eye Hospi- tal) in Recife, Brazil. He has served as past president of ALACCSA-R/ LASCRS and the Brazilian Cataract Society. Dr. Ventura has published several papers and book chapters. He is a graduate of the Med- ical School of the University of Marcelo Ventura, MD, PhD Dr. Ventura is co-founder and CEO of the Altino Ventura Foundation, a nonprofit organization in Recife, Brazil. The foundation has per- formed more than 220,000 eye sur- geries, provided care for more than 7 million patients, and trained more than 229 residents, 128 Brazilian fel- lows, and 28 international fellows. Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil, and completed his residency training at the Santa Casa de Misericórdia in São Paulo, Brazil. Dr. Ventura did his fellowship training in retina and cataract surgery at the University of Puerto Rico. He obtained his masters degree and doctorate from The Fed- eral University of São Paulo. See the full list of honored guests at ASCRS.org/awards/ honored-guest-award. EW Contact information Elliott: aelliott@ascrs.org usiol.com | +1.859.259.4925 USIOL Inc | 2500 Sandersville Rd | Lexington KY 40511 USA Toll Free ( USA ) 800.354.7848 | Fax 859.259.4926 | usiol@aol.com © 2015 USIOL Inc. All rights reserved. N E E D L E S I Z E S T Y P E Micro spatula 6/0, 8/0, 9/0, 10/0 Nylon Taper point 7/0 Nylon Side cutting spatula 6/0 PGA Micro spatula 7/0, 8/0, 9/0 PGA Micro spatula 8/0 Silk All sutures are double armed USIOL Sutures Trusted worldwide— FDA approved for sale in the US ■ Provides secure tissue support during closure and healing yet eliminates the need for a second invasive procedure ■ Polycaprolactone and calcium stearate coating for smooth, drag-free passage through tissue ■ Burr-free needles manufactured from high strength stainless steel for maximum bending and form stability ■ Optimum cutting edges ensure excellent penetration and smooth, drag-free passage through the toughest tissue ABSORBABLE PGA NON-ABSORBABLE NYLON & SILK 0473 Prominent ophthalmologists continued from page 11 SGR repeal and replacement signed into law F ollowing overwhelming bipartisan votes of 392 to 37 in the House and 92 to 8 in the Senate, President Obama signed the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-10) to permanently repeal and replace the flawed Sustai able Growth Rate (SGR) formula into law on April 16, 2015. The SGR is repealed and replaced with 5 years of 0.5% updates. The new law maintains a fee-for-service option and consolidates existing quality reporting programs into a new Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) starting in 2019. Through the MIPS, physicians will receive a composite score for performance based on benchmarks and will receive a bonus, penalty, or no payment adjustment. Additional bonuses are available for exceptional performance. In addition, the law prevents the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) from proceeding with its policy to transition all 10- and 90- day global codes to 0-day codes, which would have had a serious negative impact on ophthalmology. For more information, visit www.ascrs.org/legislative-and-regulatory/category/legislative. EW