Specialization

Richard Bakst, MD, a board-certified radiation oncologist, was one of 22 physicians inducted into the Society of Honorary Police Surgeons of the City of New York.

CHICAGO — At the American Society of Retina Specialists meeting, Christopher P. Riemann, MD, discusses his study seeking to quantify the advantages of sustained-release steroid delivery in diabetic macular edema.

CHICAGO — At the American Society of Retina Specialists meeting, Chuck Hess, vice president and general manager of Bausch + Lomb’s U.S. surgical business, discusses the launch of four new products in the retina surgery space: the 23-gauge Bi-Blade vitrectomy cutter, the FreeFlow infusion system, a viscous fluid infusion pack and end-grasping forceps.

CHICAGO — At the American Society of Retina Specialists meeting, Michael Lee, group product director, U.S. surgical retina, Alcon, discusses the Hypervit dual blade vitrectomy probe for the Constellation vision system, as well as a third upgrade to the Ngenuity 3D visualization system, Datafusion.

The 35th Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress, held in conjunction with the 25th Congress of Chinese Ophthalmological Society, will take place from April 22-26, 2020, in Xiamen, China.

Laura Dawson, MD, FASTRO, has been chosen as president-elect of American Society for Radiation Oncology.