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EW ASCRS NEWS 8 November 2017 in educational endeavors and helps shape your and your colleagues' educational milieu," Dr. Braga-Mele said. More detailed information and specifics about the 2017 ASCRS Clin- ical Survey is available as a supple- ment online and accompanying this issue of EyeWorld. EW Contact information Braga-Mele: rbragamele@rogers.com Donaldson: KDonaldson@med.miami.edu Garg: gargs@uci.edu Henderson: bahenderson@eyeboston.com Committee. "Not only do we gather information about our constitu- ency, but we are able to discover practice patterns and potential gaps in knowledge that help us in our planning of educational programs throughout the year. With respect to young physicians, I think that the survey is important to help us un- derstand where there may be gaps in residency and fellowship education that ASCRS can help fill." While in many cases the survey helps drive the immediate and longer, strategic future of ASCRS education, there are questions that simply reflect current opinions in the field, providing opportunities for discussion, such as the topic of antibiotic prophylaxis. The survey's findings can also be used by mem- bers to benchmark where they are with their peers. The overall message from ASCRS and its leadership regarding the ASCRS Clinical Survey, the next of which will be conducted in April 2018, is to participate and have your voice and input heard, and be part of the larger ASCRS community. "Please take the survey. It is a great way to have your voice count Clinical continued from page 3 addressed with education and, if so, direct its resources accordingly. "Available treatment options and practice patterns are in a constant state of flux," said Kend- all Donaldson, MD, ASCRS Cata- ract Clinical Committee member, explaining why it's important to refresh the survey regularly. "These patterns are controlled by product availability, clinical experience, and evolving outcomes. Oftentimes, even presentations and discussions of shared experience through scien- tific meetings can change treatment paradigms." While elements of the survey might change from year to year, some questions remain the same for trend analysis. Issues such as astigmatism correction, toric IOL alignment, IOL calculations, phaco fundamentals, and using technolo- gy to its fullest advantage are areas where Dr. Braga-Mele said positive change has resulted from directed educational efforts, the need for which was first identified on the ASCRS Clinical Survey. For example, analysis of the ASCRS Clinical Surveys show the use of intraoperative aberrometry dou- bled from 11% to 24% from 2014 to 2017; over the last 2 years there has been a steady 2% increase each year in physicians implanting intracorne- al inlays, 5%, 7%, and 9% in 2015, 2016, and 2017, respectively; and survey respondents who used MIGS more than doubled from 16% to 36%, up 20 percentage points from 2014 to 2017. While adoption rates and market changes can correlate with the introduction of new tech- nologies, the increased use of some of these technologies may also be the result of increased awareness and education. The survey is vital for ASCRS educational programming for res- idents, fellows, and those in their first 5 years of practice, identifying where they might benefit from con- centrated, advanced training. The Young Eye Surgeons (YES) program- ming is built around the results of the Clinical Survey with the goal that ASCRS education complement the training they're receiving. "The ASCRS Clinical Survey is an important tool that we use to help improve our ability to serve our membership," said Sumit "Sam" Garg, MD, chair of the YES Clinical Attendees take the Clinical Survey at the 2017 ASCRS•ASOA Symposium & Congress in Los Angeles. Source: ASCRS Supplements.EyeWorld.org

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