ESCRS Formula One Team at ASCRS Olympics

Team ESCRS celebrated a strong finish at the ASCRS Cataract Surgery Olympics held during the ASCRS/ASOA Congress in Washington DC, USA.

Howard Larkin

Published: Monday, April 16, 2018

Team ESCRS celebrated a strong finish at the ASCRS Cataract Surgery Olympics held during the ASCRS/ASOA Congress in Washington DC, USA. Pictured from left to right are Team Captain Beatrice Cochener MD, PhD representing France, Sathish Srinivasan MD from the UK, H Burkhard Dick MD, PhD for Germany, and Ehyd Assia MD from Israel. In a closely fought competition, the gold medal went to Team ASCRS for the second straight year despite valiant competition from Team ESCRS.

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