The XXXII European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) Congress took place at the ExCeL, London last month. This year more than 8,000 delegates attended, making it the highest ever attendance in the society’s history. The programme consisted of an inspiring array of lectures, a new interactive ‘Poster Village’, video sessions, instructional courses, ‘wet labs’, expert symposia, satellite meetings, practice management and development sessions and a new ‘Best of the Best’ review.
Education
At the opening ceremony, ESCRS president Dr Roberto Bellucci welcomed delegates and emphasised that a focus during his term would be on offering high quality education in ophthalmology.
The Ridley Medal Lecture 2014 entitled ‘Four decades of cataract surgery – Personal visions for the future’ was given by Professor Gunther Grabner, who presented an overview of how cataract surgery has evolved to where it is today, with his view on the outlook for the future. His presentation reviewed the changes in surgical approaches, complication rates, visual and refractive outcomes as well as developments in IOL technology (including toric and presbyopia lenses as well as methods for assessing IOL performance).
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