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62 EW ASCRS•ASOA 2016 ASCRS•ASOA Program Preview • May 6–10, 2016 by Liz Hillman EyeWorld Staff Writer Judges, who included an oph- thalmologist as well as ophthalmic photographers, reviewed submis- sions and scrutinized everything from level of difficulty to lighting and lens use, to focus and contrast. They selected first-, second-, and third-place winners as well as an honorable mention in each of the more than 20 categories. Out of the first-place winners, judges also se- lected 1 overall Best of Show winner. Categories include: • Clinical Setting Photography • Composite • Corneal Endothelial Photography • Cross Categories • External Photography • Fluorescein Angiography • Fundus Photography, High Magnification, 20° Winners in more than 20 categories chosen from about 250 submissions W hether you're between sessions or in need of some down time, the Ophthalmic Photographers' Society (OPS) Scientific Exhibit at the ASCRS•ASOA Symposium & Congress is your opportunity to see ocular anatomy, pathology, and technique in a unique and artistic way. This year, about 50 winners from around 250 submissions will be featured at the 2016 OPS Scientific Exhibit at the meeting taking place in New Orleans on May 6–10. OPS Scientific Exhibit returns with award-winning photography April 2016 "Located IOL," first place, Ultra-Widefield Imaging Source: Jackson Kwok, OD "Vasculitis," first place, Composite Source: David T. Miller, CRA "Congenital Lamellar Cataract," first place, Slitlamp Photography Source: Nicole Mantel continued on page 64 • Fundus Photography, Normal, 30° to 40° • Fundus Photography, Wide Angle, 45°+ • Gonio Photography • Gross Specimen Photography • ICG Angiogram • Instrumentation Photography • Monochromatic Photography • Optical Coherence Tomography • Photo/Electron Micrography • Slitlamp Photography • Special Effects Photography • Surgical Effects Photography • Surgical Photography • The Eye as Art • Ultra-Widefield Imaging "If you look at the awards themselves, that's just the tip of the iceberg of the things that we do," said OPS member Jay Rostvold, director of imaging, Wolfe Eye Clinic, West Des Moines, Iowa, who has judged photographs for the ASCRS and OPS cosponsored event since the first submissions in 2003. "I think what drives people to enter the contest is they have some very interesting images that are ap- pealing to the eye—most likely not good news to the patient—[and they want to] present these images in a very clear and precise way." Mr. Rostvold, who became an ophthalmic photographer for the Mayo Clinic in 1977, said the field has been rewarding in the sense that he has appreciated "being able to "OCT-C, PDR," first place, The Eye as Art Source: Hoang Nguyen, CRA

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