Vit-Buckle Society 2026: Teaching Surgery, a Balancing Act
Prashant D. Tailor MD, Brian Soetikno MD, PhD Stein Eye Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA One of the most thoughtful sessions at VBS 2026 examined a question at the center…
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Vit-Buckle Society 2026: Lifetime Achievement, Dr. Virgilio Morales-Canton
Angela Li, MD and Linus Shen, MD Duke Eye Center, Durham, NC Dr. Morales-Canton was interviewed by Dr. Jorge A. Fortun, MD. Born in Mexico City, Dr. Morales-Canton grew up…
Vit-Buckle Society 2026: Wellness, Tremors, New Attendings
Erin NaPier and Brad Gundlach Stein Eye Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA Dr. Nicholas Farber kicked off the session by leading everyone through a “square breathing” exercise to show how…
Vit-Buckle Society 2026: Mentorship Award, Dr. Adrienne Scott
David Zhang, MD and Sonya Besagar, MD Vanderbilt Eye Institute, Nashville, TN The 2026 Vit-Buckle Society Mentorship Award was awarded to Adrienne Scott, MD, the Fred M. Leader Family Retina…
Vit-Buckle Society 2026: Complications Section
Samuel Cohen, MD and David Peprah, MD Moderated by Drs. Gerardo Garica-Aguirre and Jessica D. Randolph, this surgical case panel featured eight different cases with unique intraoperative complications. In the…
Vit-Buckle Society 2026: Lifetime Achievement Award, Dr. Emily Chew
Salma Fleifil, MD and Anh Nguyen, MD University of Michigan Dr. Emily Chew is the recipient of the 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award and was interviewed by Dr. Paul Chan and…
Atlantic Coast Retina Club/Macula 2026: Fellow Case Presentations
Erik Massenzio, MD Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA Dr. Raziyeh Mahmoudzadeh, MD from Virginia Commonwealth University presented a patient with bilateral optic nerve pallor, severely hypoattenuated vessels, featureless fundus, and…
Atlantic Coast Retina Club/Macula 2026: Wet AMD
Justin Muste, MD Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA The second Macula 2026 session was moderated by Drs. Julia A. Haller, MD and Johanna M. Seddon, MD, ScM, FASRS. The session…