EyeWorld Asia-Pacific December 2011 Issue

41 EW NEWS & OPINION December 2011 Dr. Shearing was well known for his innovations in the area of the posterior chamber lens Source: Amar Agarwal MS, FRCS, FRCOphth development, resident and pilot research projects, resident travel to scientific meetings, and aid to new faculty.” This demonstrated the importance to Steve of advances in microsurgery and cataract technology to which he contributed so much, as well as mentorship through the support of resident activities and junior faculty. Michael V. Drake, MD (chancellor, University of California, Irvine): I learned of the Shearing Lens during my residency in the late 1970s. We had just begun using intraocular lenses almost exclusively in intracapsular extractions with a variety of technically awkward anterior chamber or iris-fixated implants. The J-loop posterior chamber implant was simple, CALENDAR OF MEETINGS 2012 DATE MEETING VENUE February 2-5 70th Annual Conference of All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOC 2012) Cochin, Kerala, India February 16-20 33rd World Ophthalmology Congress 2012 (WOC) Abu Dhabi, UAE April 13-16 227th Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) www.apaoophth.org Busan, Korea April 20-24 ASCRS-ASOA Symposium & Congress (ASCRS-ASOA) www.ascrs.org Chicago, USA May 31- June 3 25th APACRS Annual Meeting in conjunction with 14th Congress of Chinese Cataract Society & Chinese Ophthalmological Society (APACRS-CCS) www.2012apacrs.org Shanghai, China June 13-16 35th Annual UC Davis Ophthalmology Symposium www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/cme/conferences Big Island, Hawaii June 15-17 27 th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery (JSCRS) www.congre.co.jp/jscrs2012 Tokyo, Japan June 15-18 19th International Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting www.inos2012singapore.sg Singapore September 8-12 XXX Congress of the ESCRS www.escrs.org Milan, Italy November 10-13 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) www.aao.org Chicago, USA elegant, stable, and felt more anatomically correct. The lens was where it was meant to be rather than flopping around causing mischief. Two decades later, I had the honor of being named the first Steven P. Shearing Professor of Ophthalmology at UCSF. I met and talked with Steve on several occasions and enjoyed sending him periodic career updates. The best part of occupying the Shearing Chair was the opportunity it gave me to answer the question—hundreds of times during my travels over the years—“Who is Steven Shearing?” I would reply proudly, “Steven Shearing invented a lens that revolutionized cataract surgery and contributed to the improvement of vision for literally millions of people around the world.” We will miss him. EW