Excellence in Ophthalmology
Promoting excellence and advancement of ophthalmology through a collaboration of future leaders in our field
The Vanguard Ophthalmology held a planning meeting in New Orleans prior to the 2013 AAO Annual Meeting. Business matters were discussed, including an annual recap, introduction of new members, and a review of society financials.
New members:
Members of Vanguard Ophthalmology Society met at the Waterfront Restaurant during the 2013 ASCRS Symposium and Congress in San Francisco. Our special corporate guest was WaveTec Vision, makers of the ORA intraoperative wavefront aberrometer. Tom Frinzi, President and CEO of WaveTec Vision lead the presentation and discussion of the role of intraoperative wavefront aberrometry in the surgical practice.
The 3rd Annual Vanguard Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting was held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from February 1-3, 2013. Nearly twenty VOS members from all over the country attended and shared our clinical and practice management experiences. In the closed scientific session, members shared personal experiences with diagnostics and treatment of ocular surface, cornea, cataract/IOL, and glaucoma. Practice management, coding, and health care systems issues were covered as well.
It is a privilege to share our expertise with the eye surgeons who visit our centers. Over the years, publications, professional meetings and more recently, online resources (blogs and video) have been the options available. I still find, however, we learn the most from each other by visiting practices and operating rooms to immerse ourselves in the experience. It’s amazing how many ways a cat can be skinned!