2026 Poster Awards

Winning Refractive Posters

1st place: Dynamic Changes in Implantable Collamer Lens Vault and Anterior Chamber Angle Under Varying Lighting Conditions
Matthew T. Hirabayashi, MD

2nd place: Prospective Intraindividual Comparison of Functional Outcomes after Automated Customized Ray-Tracing-Guided Vs. Wavefront-Optimized LASIK
Ramin Khoramnia, FEBO

3rd place: Behind the Blur: The Interface Interference: Understanding Interface Fluid Syndrome in Post-LASIK Patients
Anahita P. Shroff, MBBS, DNB

Honorable mention: Treatment with Topical Losartan for Post-Refractive Corneal Haze in a Pediatric Patient
Sachin Ketkar, MD

Poster Presentations
Electronic Poster Presentations were held in the ASCRS Exchange Theater on Saturday and Sunday.
Source: ASCRS

Winning Glaucoma Posters

1st place: 60-Month Efficacy of Ab-Interno Canaloplasty for the Treatment of Open-Angle Glaucoma
Mark Gallardo, MD

2nd place: Real-World Efficacy of Adjunctive Netarsudil in Normal Tension Versus Primary Open Angle Glaucoma
Elizabeth Sun, BSc

3rd place: The Removal of Scar Tissue with a Polypropylene Suture Post-Glaucoma Surgery
Cai Ying Joycelin Foong, MBBS

Honorable mention: Association Between GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Use and Glaucoma Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Luke M. Yaldo, MA

Honorable mention: One Year Outcomes of Standalone Gonioscopy Assisted Transluminal Trabeculotomy in Advanced Primary Open Angle Glaucoma
Madhavi R. Pillai, DNB, MBBS

Winning Cataract Posters

1st place: Incidence, Prevalence, and Risk of Retinal Detachment and Tears up to 10 Years after Phacoemulsification in a Large U.S. Cohort
Ashvin Babu, BSc

2nd place: Clinical Features, Risk Factors, and Histopathologic Spectrum of Dead Bag Syndrome
Mahsaw Mansoor, MD

3rd place: Comparison of Complication Rates in a Novel Dropless Cataract Surgery Versus Standard Drop Therapy
Celeste Y. Wang, BA

Honorable mention: AI-Powered Cataract Detection from Slit Lamp Images: A Scalable Solution for Early Diagnosis
Pragat J. Muthu, BSc

Winning Cornea Posters

1st place: Supplementing Lens-Based & Phakic Lens Surgery with CTAK: Case Series on Optimizing Corneal Dynamics & Enhancing Refractive Outcome
John W. Josephson, MD

2nd place: Outcomes of Mitomycin-C Intravascular Chemoembolization (MICE) for the Treatment of Corneal Neovascularization (NV)
Elliot Cherkas, MD

3rd place: Assessing the Impact of Topical Losartan on Visual Rehabilitation in a Tertiary Care Centre
Apeksha M. Kataria, DNB

Honorable mention: Unusual Superior Tarsal Conjunctival Rhinosporidiosis in Young Adult
Sergio B. Azevedo, MD