CRST: The Podcast

• ESCRS 2025 Highlights

  Suphi Taneri, MD, FEBOS-CR; Radhika Rampat, MBBS, BSc(Hons), FRCOphth, CertLRS, FWCRS; Gilles Lesieur, MD; Paul Dupeyre, MSc; Ben LaHood, MBChB, PGDipOphth, PhD, FRANZCO, FWCRS; Aylin Kiliç, MDRecorded live at ESCRS 2025 in Copenhagen, this special edition of CRST: The Podcast, presented by Eyetube’s Meeting Coverage, features leading voices reflecting on the innovations and discussions shaping this year’s meeting. Topics highlighted include: Emerging presbyopia-correcting IOL technologies (Suphi Taneri, MD, FEBOS-CR); Sustainability in ophthalmology and unconscious gender bias (Radhika Rampat, MBBS, BSc[Hons], FRCOphth, CertLRS, FWCRS); Frameworks to simplify premium IOL selection (Gilles Lesieur, MD, and Paul Dupeyre, MSc); Strategies for toric IOL optimization (Ben LaHood, MBChB, PGDipOphth, PhD, FRANZCO, FWCRS); and Advances in tissue addition techniques (Aylin Kiliç, MD)

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• Building a Physician Brand

  Neda Nikpoor, MD, sits down with Rupa K. Wong, MD, to unpack how an intentional, authentic brand can strengthen patient trust and fuel broader impact. Dr. Wong shares how speaking directly to her core audience (millennial parents) keeps education relatable, explains why blending personal and professional presence works in a small community, and shows how mentorship grew organically into larger initiatives such as the Pediatric Ophthalmology Mentorship Program through the AAO Leadership Development Program.

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• Workforce Development and Surgical Mentorship in Global Ophthalmic Care

  Kevin Barber, MD, speaks with Cynthia Matossian, MD, and Sara O’Connor, MD, MPH, about strategies to address workforce shortages and training gaps in ophthalmic care. Dr. Matossian outlines the American College of Eye Technicians and its technician training model to expand career awareness and technical competency, and Dr. O’Connor describes ACE Global’s ophthalmic technician program in Honduras and a community health worker curriculum. Dr. Barber reviews distance surgical mentorship, a smartphone-to-microscope telementoring approach that supports ophthalmologists in low-resource settings as they transition to independent cataract surgery. Together, these initiatives illustrate a scalable, team-based pipeline to build capacity and reduce preventable blindness; related perspectives appear in CRST’s June 2025 “Bridging the Gap” issue. Related reading: "A Workforce Solution to Expand Access to Eye Care" "Scaling Surgical Mentorship Across Borders"

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• Unconscious Bias in Medicine (Part 2): From Awareness to Action

  Building on their first discussion Neda Shamie, MD, revisits the topic with Tanya Trinh, MBBS, FRANZCO, FWCRS, shifting from recognition to implementation. The conversation covers building inclusive programs (diversifying panels and thoughtfully limiting repeat speakers to create space), engaging male allies and role models, applying blinded selection where feasible, and auditing outcomes.

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• Use Your Dream Team to Execute Your Keratoconus Strategy

  In this episode, experts in administrative support join Brandon D. Ayres, MD, to discuss their role in facilitating patient treatment for keratoconus. Susan DeGroot, MBA, executive director at Vance Thompson Vision, and Vivian Cole, BA, director of administrative services at Horizon Eye Specialists, explain their approaches to bringing patients into their practices, securing approval for crosslinking treatment, coordinating with referring doctors, and more. Test Your Knowledge HERE

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