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CRST: The Podcast

Join CRST: The Podcast at the intersection of patient care and innovation in ophthalmology and listen as experts in the field engage in thought-provoking discussion on anterior segment surgery. This podcast curates content and mini series that help progressive cataract and refractive surgeons take their practices to the next level. CRST: The Podcast is produced by Bryn Mawr Communications and the medical trade publication Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today.

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LATEST EPISODE

11.19.25

Diagnostics to Decisions: A Modern Refractive Surgery Mindset

Neda Nikpoor, MD; and Neda Shamie, MD

Neda Nikpoor, MD, and Neda Shamie, MD, reframe refractive surgery as a comprehensive vision-correction mindset rather than a single procedure, exploring how advanced diagnostics and disciplined risk stratification guide candidacy and smart decision-making across refractive options. They outline when to pivot—or defer—and emphasize expectation-setting, patient motivation, and screening for medical and psychosocial factors that influence satisfaction.

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11.12.25

Refractive Cataract Roundtables: Optimizing Ocular Surface and IOL Selection

Uday Devgan, MD, FACS, FRCS; Christopher E. Starr, MD, FACS; and Brian Shafer, MD

10.29.25

Boost Your Keratoconus Cross-linking Game: Oxygen as the MVP

Brandon D. Ayres, MD; and Tomas Navratil, PhD

10.28.25

Getting Started With SMILE

Audrey Talley Rostov, MD; and Nandini Venkateswaran, MD

10.23.25

Social Media That Converts for Refractive Surgeons

Neda Nikpoor, MD; and Dagny Zhu, MD

10.14.25

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, MD

09.09.25

Building a Physician Brand

Neda Nikpoor, MD; and Rupa K. Wong, MD

08.18.25

Workforce Development and Surgical Mentorship in Global Ophthalmic Care

Kevin Barber, MD; Cynthia Matossian, MD; and Sara O’Connor, MD, MPH

08.13.25

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

Neda Shamie, MD; and Tanya Trinh, MBBS, FRANZCO, FWCRS

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