The 38th Annual OAS Scientific Meeting in Dallas, Texas, February 21-23 is just around the corner  Registration is open and spaces are filling up! The meeting will again feature the optional orbital block workshop on Sunday, limited to 20. 

Be sure to make your hotel reservation at the Adolphus Hotel in downtown Dallas. View the full agenda here.  

Thank you to our supporters to date: 

• ImprimisRx
• Halozyme
• MedTech International
• Sight Sciences 

We will see you in Dallas! 

In The News....

A new study finds people treated with anti-VEGF eye injections for retinal conditions are at higher risk of complications following cataract surgery. The number of people treated with anti-VEGF medications has grown exponentially since these sight-saving medications were first approved in 2006. Many of these people, treated for conditions such as macular degeneration and diabetic eye disease, will inevitably develop a cataract, a common condition among aging adults. Based on current research, it’s unclear if a history of multiple past eye injections complicates future cataract surgery. Read more here.

Have you heard of SEE International? SEE is a network of over 650 volunteer medical professionals who donate their time and expertise towards the goal of eradicating preventable blindness and making eyecare more accessible around the world and here at home. OAS members Randy Harvey, CRNA and David Markoff, MD recently returned from a mission trip to South America. Read more about upcoming SEE missions in over 40 countries here. 

Welcome New Members!

Tracy Cress, CRNA, Forest Hill, MD                      

Leslie Crytser, CRNA, Mechanicsville, VA                           

Ashley Dennis, CRNA, Midlothian, VA                   

Alexys DiMaggio, CRNA, Shawnee, KS                  

Stephen Fine, CRNA, Rapid City, SD                    

Andrea Greene-Ray, CRNA, Baltimore, MD                        

James King, CRNA, Tyler, TX                       

Venkat Mantha, MD, anesthesiologist, Houston, TX                     

Samuel McNutt, Jr, CRNA, Winnsboro, SC                          

John Paggioli, MD, anesthesiologist, Salem, CT                             

Mythili Prabhu, MD, anesthesiologist, Ann Arbor, MI    

Rachael Shepard, CRNA, Shawnee, KS                                

Korde Smith, CRNA, Troup, TX                   

Ethan Taylor, CRNA, Bullard, TX                                

Sarah Toczylowski, CRNA, Medford, MA                              

Barbara Toth, CRNA, Columbia, SC                        

Tina Wise, CRNA, Dexter, MI     

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