2025 ASCRS Best Paper of Session (BPOS) Winners

Cornea Procedures and Outcomes – DMEK and DSEK

Reviewing the Use of ‘NO-Touch’ Injectable TRI-Folded Endothelium-in DMEK in Complex Anterior Chambers
Leonard Heydenrych, FRCOphth

Challenging Cases

Toric IOL Implantation Using the Four-Flanged Scleral Fixation Technique in the Absence of Zonular Support: A Retrospective Case Series
Anat Maytal, MD

Surgical Comparisons

Evaluation of Clear Corneal Incision Following Manual and Femtosecond Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery
Samaresh Srivastava, MD

Cataract Surgery – Other

Risk of Progression of Non-Proliferative to Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy Following Cataract Surgery
Ahmed Sallam, FRCOphth, MD, PhD

IOL Design and Characteristics

Evaluation of the Effect of Refractive Errors in a Refractive Extended Depth of Focus IOL
Daniel Black, MD

Presbyopia Correcting IOLs

24-Month Follow-up of a Modular Shape-Changing Intraocular Lens: Refractive Stability and Visual Acuity
Steven Dell, MD

Devices and Instruments

Evaluation of Post-Occlusion Pressure Tracings in a Novel Cataract Extraction Device Possessing No Outflow Tubing
Tyler Whitaker, BSc

Medications (Preoperative, Postoperative, Intraoperative)

Efficacy of Intracameral Moxifloxacin 0.5% in Prevention of Post-Cataract Surgery Endophthalmitis
Namrata Sharma, FRCOphth, MD, FRCSEd

Surgical Outcomes

Inside the All-Cause Hospital Transfer Metric for Ascs and What It Means for Ocular Surgery
Nicholas Stange, BSc

Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS) II

Comparative Study of Surgical Outcomes of Gonioscopy Assisted Transluminal Trabeculotomy Combined with Phacoemulsification in Poag v/s Pacg
Devendra Maheshwari, MD

Surgical Planning

Biomarker-Driven Haze Prediction in Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK) and Its Clinical Outcomes
Abha Shah, MS

Devices and Instruments II

Evaluation of Corneal Endothelium Damage with a New Handheld Fragmentation Device
Reiker Ricks, BSc

IOLs – Light Adjustable Lenses

Binocular Uncorrected Visual Acuity in Patients with the Light Adjustable Lens
Jonathan Davidorf, MD

Presbyopia Correcting IOLs – Comparisons

Comparative Analysis of through-Focus Optical Performance in Refractive Spiral Lens Configurations
Damien Gatinel, MD, PhD

Refractive Comparisons

Comparison of Short-Term Clinical Outcomes of Lenticule Extraction Surgery Based on Five Different Femtosecond Laser Devices
Sung Min Kim, MD

Keratoconus

Relationship of Inflammatory Biomarkers (interleukins and cortisol concentration) with OCT-Derived Corneal Epithelial Quantifiable Metrics
Marcony Santhiago, MD, PhD

Ocular Surface Disease

The Mechanism of Action of Leucocyte Function-Associated Antigen (LFA-1) Antagonist Lifitegrast in Dry Eye Disease
Pedram Hamrah, MD

Cataract Surgery – Techniques

Impact of Virtual Reality Simulator-Based Training in Reducing Complications in Cataract Surgery: A Comparative Analysis
Sankar Ananthan, MS

Refractive Outcomes II

Novel Shape, Energy and Spots: Outcomes with a New Lenticule Extraction Platform
Rushad Shroff, MS

Preoperative Tests and IOL Power Calculations II

Refining IOL Power Formulas Optimization By Minimizing Standard Deviation before Mean Bias Correction
Damien Gatinel, MD, PhD

Astigmatism Management and Toric IOL Alignment

Long Term Stability of Iris Registered, Femtosecond Laser Created, Beveled Arcuate Incisions for the Correction of Astigmatism
Joaquin De Rojas, MD

Cataract – Other

Safety and Efficacy Outcomes of a Novel Vitrectomy Device Used to Remove Symptomatic Vitreous Opacities in Pseudophakic Patients
Inder Singh, MD

IOLs – Other

Comparison of Two IOL Models Used in Intrascleral Haptic Fixation Surgery for Correction of Aphakia
Amanda Pan, BA

Glaucoma – Procedures and Medications

Relative Intraocular Pressure Lowering Efficacy of Latanoprost, Latanoprostene Bunod, and Latanoprost-Netarsudil in Mice
Douglas Rhee, MD

Glaucoma – Surgical Outcomes and Comparisons

Comparing One Year Outcomes of Open and Closed Conjunctival Surgical Approaches in 63-Μm Gelatin Microstent Implants
Anna Zhang, MD

Ocular Surface Disease II

Surgical Excision Vs. Topical 5-Fluorouracil Eye Drops: A Cost Comparison of Primary Treatments for Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia (OSSN)
Wendy Li, BSc

Cornea Procedures and Outcomes II – Other

Precise-Bio Vision Endothelial Keratoplasty for Endothelial Decompensation: Collagen Scaffold with 3D-Printed Expanded Endothelial Cells
Michael Mimouni, MD

IOLs – Monofocal and Bifocal

Severe Intraocular Lens Tilt Following the Yamane Technique
Melissa Yao, MD

Presbyopia Correction – Other

Patient Satisfaction after Presbyopia-Correcting IOL Implantation: First Versus Second Eye
Ori Stern, MD

Refractive Procedures – PRK, LASIK, SMILE, Phakic IOLs, Inlays, Rings, and Other

Improving Postoperative Vision in Silk Surgery: The Role of the Peel Technique in Lenticule Extraction
Rohit Shetty, FRCS

Cornea Procedures and Outcomes – Keratoprosthesis

Long Term Outcomes of a Novel Artificial Endothelial Replacement Membrane
Arie Marcovich, MD, PhD

Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery

Retrospective Analysis of Femtosecond Arcuate Keratotomy (AK) Data to Develop a Predictive Machine Learning Model
Joaquin De Rojas, MD

Surgical Outcomes II

Clinical Outcomes of Dropped Nucleus during Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Review
Jonathan Halim, MBBS, MSc

Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS)

Outcomes of Bent Ab Interno Needle Goniotomy with Phacoemulsification Versus Phacoemulsification Alone in Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma
Thomas Khairy

Refractive Outcomes

Influence of Corridor Width between Cap and Optic Zone on Visual Outcomes of Keratorefractive Lenticule Extraction for Myopia
David Sung Yong Kang, MD

Preoperative Tests and IOL Power Calculations

Routine Use of OCT and Corneal Tomography in Patients Undergoing Consultation for Cataract Surgery
Sarah Patterson, MD

Post-refractive IOL Calculations

Reliability of Intraoperative Biometry in Post-Radial Keratotomy Eyes
Amit Gupta, MS

IOLs – Toric and Extended Depth of Focus

Resident Versus Faculty Outcomes in Cataract Surgery with Toric Intraocular Lens Placement
Wisam Najdawi, BSc

Digital

Peeking with Eyes of Artificial Intelligence – Protracting the Geometry of Irido-Corneal Angle with AI Utilizing Human Intelligence
Prasanna Ramesh, MS, DNB

Retina

Visual Acuity, Optical Coherence Tomography Changes, and the Feasibility of Multifocal IOL Use after Vitrectomy for Retinal Detachment
Tam Hoang, MD

Refractive – Other

Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty or Penetrating Keratoplasty Recipient Differences for Keratoconus and Corneal Scars
Michael Lin, BA

Cornea- Diagnostics and Studies

Assessment of Corneal Opacities Progression with Corneal Densitometry in Patients Using Topical Losartan
Imane Tarib, MD