Member Benefits
As the world's largest retina society, the ASRS offers an unparalleled global network of leading retina specialists and world-class meetings and resources to help members stay at the forefront of developments in the field and delivery of the highest quality care. Here's is a sample of benefits exclusively offered to ASRS members.
Meetings and Education
Annual Scientific Meeting: The year’s premier retina event attracting vitreoretinal specialists from across the globe for networking and a multi-faceted educational program featuring expert presentations on state-of-the-art retina techniques and clinical breakthroughs, expert panels, case conferences, instructional courses, clinical poster display, industry exhibits and more.
Annual Business of Retina Meeting: This unique event is designed for retina physicians and their administrators to gather information and transformational strategies for boosting practice efficiency and success in the increasingly complex health care environment.
Continuing Medical Education: ASRS is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide medical education for physicians. ASRS offers many CME opportunities including our Annual Scientific Meeting, the Business of Retina Meeting, and a series of live and enduring educational webinars, featuring leading retina specialists weighing in on a wide range of topics.
Resources
Therapeutic Surveillance Activities: ASRS collaborates with the FDA and CDC to investigate reported adverse events and notifies members about relevant FDA MedWatch alerts.
Find a Retina Specialist: As a service to the general public, ASRS offers the online Find a Retina Specialist directory to help patients find retina specialists in their geographic areas. Inclusion in the online directory is reserved for ASRS members who opt to participate.
ASRS.ORG: Your ticket to all things retina begins here. The site offers a vast array of educational resources, practice and policy information, as well as industry and society news.
Multimedia Library: A one-stop shop for our most compelling multimedia assets. Browse our collections of innovative surgical videos, clinical Updates from the Field reports, Spotlight Cases, webinars, podcasts, images, meeting presentations and more.
Retina Atlas: A comprehensive, dynamic, and iterative online clinical resource offering 100+ chapters showcasing world-class images from the Retina Image Bank along with clinical information, resources and more on an array of retinal conditions.
Retina Career Center: Members looking to fill a position in their practices or take the next step in their retina careers are invited to take advantage of the ASRS Retina Career Center for a customized, retina-focused search experience.
Retina Image Bank: A vast open-access library of more than 30,000 unique and downloadable retina images.
Annual Meeting Archives: A clinical treasure trove featuring enduring scientific meeting content from podium presentations and posters to on-demand cases, courses and papers.
PAT Survey: The annual Preferences and Trends Survey (PAT) measures member preferences on a wide range of medical, surgical and socioeconomic topics and allows participants to benchmark themselves against their peers in real time. Members are eligible to participate and to receive survey results. ASRS also offers the Global Trends in Retina Survey examining retina practice trends worldwide.
Publications
ASRS provides first-class publications to keep members well informed about developments impacting retina from socioeconomic and regulatory issues to advances in retina science and practice.
Journal of VitreoRetinal Diseases (JVRD): ASRS's official peer-reviewed scientific journal provides a trusted resource for the highest-quality research and clinical information in the rapidly evolving field of retina. JVRD is published online and in print 6 times a year and is free for members.
Retina Times: This quarterly magazine covers the latest clinical trials, research, and technology updates, ASRS news and meeting plans, as well as socioeconomic issues and international news.
Retina News & Alerts: Retina FYI is a weekly e-update on Society activities, programs, evolving regulatory and practice issues. Late-breaking news is communicated to member through timely e-blasts alerts.
Advocacy
Advocacy Initiatives: ASRS serves as the voice of retina, advocating inside the 'beltway' and beyond on behalf of retina specialists and their patients on an array of legislative and regulatory issues, as well as third-party payer issues.
Customize Your Experience
Through ASRS membership sections -- Early Career; Women in Retina; Fellow-in-Training; Fellowship Directors; International and, Practice Administrator -- members can tailor their experience with programs, resources and networking events, geared toward their specific interests, career levels and needs.