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yeWorld:
What have
you gained
from your
experience being
so involved with
ASCRS?
Dr. Rhee: I am grateful to ASCRS on
a number of levels. From a clinical
sense, the field has changed over the
E
yeWorld
spoke with
Elizabeth
Yeu, MD,
who will officially
step into her role
as ASCRS presi-
dent today, about her involvement
with ASCRS and what she is looking
continued on page 4
Douglas Rhee, MD, reflects on his year as ASCRS president
last 2.5 decades since I was in my
glaucoma fellowship and residency.
Our techniques have gotten better,
and we've introduced a lot of new
instrumentation, both in cataract and
glaucoma. I learned all the new and
advanced techniques through my
involvement in ASCRS. It has made
me a better surgeon and allowed me
to take care of my patients better
and offer them more options. I've
also met people through ASCRS
who have socially and academically
enriched me, fostering collaboration
on the scientific and education-
al front. It was also the Society
that allowed me the opportunities
to speak, which were vital to my
educational career. It also gave me
Thoughts from the incoming ASCRS president
continued on page 3
forward to in leading the Society for
the next year.
EyeWorld: How long have you been
involved with ASCRS and what first
got you involved?
Dr. Yeu: This has been my go-to
organization from an education
standpoint since I was a resident.
It has been reinforced to me in the
value of the skills transfer sessions
and the whole meeting. The first
ASCRS Annual Meeting I went to
was in 2005. I was so fortunate in
my fellowship that because of my
mentors, there were opportunities to
do research and present at meetings
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