5 EyeWorld Asia-Pacific | September 2024 surgery. The format is a competition in which the best tip is judged by the audience and presented with a prize. The tips are always practical and can be implemented in your own surgeries on your next list. I have chaired this session every year, together with Ron Yeoh, and we have always remarked how useful we have found the suggestions by the top tier surgeons in the Asia Pacific region. So, this year I have selected the most interesting tips for our news journal so that all readers can benefit from the wisdom of the presenters. Ishtiaque Anwar from Bangladesh, who also won an award in the film festival, presented his innovative idea of preventing iris prolapse when performing hydrodissection in cases with floppy iris syndrome. I would recommend you read this as well as the other selected tips as you may find something valuable that could be helpful when you perform the next list! The other bookend to our meeting is the CSCRS, which followed after the Lim Lecture - delivered outstandingly by Shin Yamane. The CSCRS format this year was a debate which tackled three of the more controversial topics in our field. Speakers from the 3 major regional societies of APACRS, ASCRS and ESCRS provided the point and counterpoint views on LAL vs Formulae, Phaco vs FLACS and SMILE vs LASIK. This style of presentation presents the pros and cons of each approach so surgeons can evaluate their own preferences. Beyond the excellent scientific content, the session is unique in that it represents an opportunity for the international societies to share a podium and highlights some of the different preferences of surgeons from different regions. I am proud that APACRS initiated the CSCRS concept 19 years ago in Beijing. Since then, the CSCRS symposium is held during the annual meeting of each society and continues to provide an opportunity for our societies to cooperate as we share deep common interests in this field. I am sure that the contents of this issue will be of interest to our readers and provide a sample of our annual meeting in Chengdu. Warmest regards, Graham Barrett LEARNING FROM THE MASTERS IMPORTANT DATES 21 SEPTEMBER 2024 Abstract Submission Open • 21 NOVEMBER 2024 Registration Open • 21 FEBRUARY 2025 Deadline for Abstract Submission • 21 MAY 2025 Deadline for 1st Tier Early Bird Registration Rates Deadline for Submission of ePosters & Videos for Film Festival apacrs2025.org Dada Harir Stepwell in Ahmedabad, India
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