ASCRS•ASOA SYMPOSIUM & CONGRESS, SAN DIEGO 2015
Sunday, April 15, 2018
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Dr. Holland presents Mr. Karcher with the "Most Valuable Executive Director" trophy.
by Ellen Stodola EyeWorld Senior Staff Writer
"As we mark our 44th anniver-
sary, we're continuing the education
mission of ASCRS," as well as work-
ing toward elimination of treatable
blindness, he said.
During the "In memoriam," a
special tribute was held for Roger
Steinert, MD. Dr. Holland spoke
about Dr. Steinert's contribution to
the profession of ophthalmology
and his great humility. He "was a
friend to all who knew him," Dr.
Holland said.
T
he Annual Meeting offi-
cially opened on Saturday
with the ASCRS Opening
General Session. It began
with a welcome from
Edward Holland, MD, Cincinnati,
ASCRS program chair. He welcomed
attendees to the 44th ASCRS meet-
ing, which he said has more than
7,000 attendees from more than 100
countries. He spoke about offer-
ings at this year's meeting, noting
the creation of the Essentials track
based on meeting evaluations from
attendees.
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Ms. Walter speaks at the Special Joint ASCRS•ASOA Government Relations General Session.
by Ellen Stodola EyeWorld Senior Staff Writer
difficult. Part of the reason we are
where we are, she said, is because
the presidential campaign in 2016
was unlike anything before.
Ms. Walter noted that people are
in their own bubbles and it's getting
harder to "bridge the divide." It's
also hard to put this president into
traditional historical context. There's
nothing in the way he acts, speaks,
or behaves that's anything like we've
seen before, she said.
However, Ms. Walter noted that
she's trying to step back from the
hype and look at the fundamentals,
including looking at how to judge
T
he Special Joint ASCRS•
ASOA Government Rela-
tions General Session was
held Friday evening and
featured Amy Walter, po-
litical analyst and national editor of
The Cook Political Report.
Ms. Walter started by acknowl-
edging that in her 20 years of expe-
rience in politics, she's "never seen
anything like this before."
"It's not simply the pace and
unprecedented-ness of what's
happening, but it's the emotional
rawness around politics that's at
a level I haven't seen before," she
said, adding that this makes rational
conversations about politics very
David Karcher's contributions to ASCRS
acknowledged at Opening General Session
Government relations speaker highlights
current political atmosphere
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