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ASRS meeting opens despite blackout and residual effects
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NEW YORK — Just 2 days after the historic blackout that affected this city and much of the Northeast, the registration desk opened here for the American Society of Retina Specialists annual meeting.
“This will not be a meeting you will soon forget,” said Paul E. Tornambe, MD, president of the ASRS, noting the events surrounding the meeting and the anticipated offerings from physician presenters.
“Hopefully, some pearls we will be able to give you, you can take home to use in your practice to help make a difference for the people that you treat. That’s why we are here,” Dr. Tornambe said.
The 5-day meeting, which will conclude August 20, includes symposia, instructional courses, wetlabs, the popular “Breakfast with the Masters” sessions, and social events large and small.
“Putting the program together was quite exciting — seeing the amount of work that our society is doing. We have more than 200 presentations,” said Eugene de Juan Jr., MD, vice president of the ASRS and program chairman for the meeting. “There are more than 600 of us here now. I am sure there will more coming. It is a beautiful venue, great social program, and we look forward to it.”
Dr. Tornambe concluded his opening remarks with this thought.
“I know this is going to be … an electrifying meeting, and it is probably the first meeting I’ve been at that I haven’t gotten into hot water yet,” he said, alluding to the fact that even by Sunday morning the hotel had not had hot water restored.