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EW ASCRS•ASOA 2018 66 ASCRS•ASOA program preview • April 13–17, 2018 form of sutureless IOL fixation that cauterizes the ends of the haptics to hold them in place in the sclera, pioneered by Shin Yamane, MD, Yokohama, Japan—was transforma- tive, Dr. Tauber said. After seeing Dr. Yamane's video, Dr. Tauber said he immediately took it back to his prac- tice, contacted Dr. Yamane to learn the nuances, and began practicing the technique. Unlike textbooks and published papers, which can take months to years to reach doctors, these videos provide an easy transfer of educa- tion that can be watched over and over again. Dr. Tauber called those who create and submit films to the Film Festival "the bards of our field." Their storytelling, he said, is critical to ophthalmology in that it can show the human side of it. "I have a problem, I need to know how to fix it, here is my solu- tion, and I'm going to bare myself in a video," Dr. Tauber said. This year, 130 videos from 29 countries were submitted for the judge's consideration. Eligible films, which are 8 minutes or less, are judged for applicability/educational value, originality, scientific content/ validity, clarity, cinematic quality, and artistic effects. "For the Film Festival, my passion is to make it so that people want to come to be able to exchange ideas. They want to be able to see it, to learn in a way that they are enter- tained. They want to be able to have access to these videos at home, share them with colleagues who couldn't make it to the meeting," Dr. Tauber said, adding that he looks forward to seeing, "What's the next Yamane? What's the next device that we must have that we talk to the manufac- turers, talk to the federal govern- ment, and say that this is important because it will make our patients' lives better?" As for a theme for this year's event in the nation's capital, Dr. Tauber said he's working on one that will reflect D.C. but also respect that this is an international festival. "Without question, it is special to have it in D.C. because it is the home field of ASCRS," Dr. Tauber said. EW Contact information Tauber: Shachar.Tauber@Mercy.Net by Liz Hillman EyeWorld Staff Writer choosing a winner and runner up in the categories of Cataract/Implant Surgery, Glaucoma, In-house Pro- ductions, Instruments/Devices/IOLs, New Techniques, Quality Teaching, Refractive/Cornea Surgery, Cataract Complications, and Special Interest. Two films from these categories are recognized as the "Best of the Best," and a grand prize overall winner is also selected. Dr. Tauber said the best overall winner is a film that "makes you say, I'm going to take an idea from the [2018 ASCRS•ASOA Annual Meet- ing], and I'm going to somehow find a way to implement it." For example, the grand prize winner from 2016—"Transcon- junctival Intrascleral IOL Fixation with Double-Needle Technique," a process and the films "evoked a passion in me." Judges, who this year in- clude Elizabeth Hofmeister, MD, San Diego, Brandon Ayers, MD, Baltimore, John Hart Jr., MD, Farmington Hills, Michigan, Susan MacDonald, MD, Peabody, Mas- sachusetts, Neda Shamie, MD, Los Angeles, Michael Taravella, MD, Aurora, Colorado, Steven Safran, MD, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, and international guest judge John Kanellopoulos, MD, Athens, Greece, are paired ahead of the meeting to watch a portion of the films, discuss, and score them. When the judges arrive in Washington, D.C., before the 2018 ASCRS•ASOA Annual Meeting, they will convene to watch the films, ASCRS Film Festival facilitates exchange of ideas and transfer of education T he 36th annual ASCRS Film Festival is under new leadership this year with Shachar Tauber, MD, Springfield, Missouri, taking the helm as chairman. Dr. Tauber said the Film Festival has been something he has admired about the ASCRS•ASOA Annual Meeting since he joined ASCRS in 1995. When Richard Hoffman, MD, Eugene, Oregon, asked him to come on board as a judge 4 years ago, Dr. Tauber said he found the March 2018 New chairman leads 36th annual Film Festival Richard Hoffman, MD, presents Claudio Trinidade, MD, with the grand prize at the 2017 ASCRS Film Festival in Los Angeles. 2017 ASCRS Film Festival Winners Source: ASCRS

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