american society of cataract and refractive surgery american society of cataract and refractive surgery the american society of cataract and refractive surgery (ascrs), a professional society for surgeons specializing in eye surgery, based in fairfax, va, was founded in 1974. it is distinct from its sister organization, the american society of ophthalmic administrators (asoa), which concerns itself with the business management, including insurance reimbursement and marketing, of ophthalmic practices in the united states. both associations hold annual meetings or conventions as well as publishing proceedings. ascrs publishes a monthly journal of cataract & refractive surgery (jcrs), as a joint production with the european society of cataract and refractive surgeons (escrs). awards since 1975, the ascrs annually awards the binkhorst medal to doctors who have made significant contributions to the science and practice of ophthalmology, which includes a stipend to give the binkhorst lecture. ophthalmology hall of fame since 1999, the ascrs has hosted the ophthalmology hall of fame to which it periodically elects pioneers of ophthalmology as well as those who have significantly inspired, supported and led the development of ophthalmology. 1999 josé i. barraquer (1916–1998) ramón castroviejo (1904–1987) stewart duke-elder (1899–1978) j. donald m. gass (1928–2005) charles d. kelman (1930–2004) a. edward maumenee (1913–1998) marshall m. parks (1918–2005) harold ridley (1907–2001) charles l. schepens (1912–2006) lorenz e. zimmerman (1920–2013) 2000 ernst fuchs (1851–1930) hans goldmann (1899–1991) albrecht von graefe (1828–1870) robert machemer (1933–2009) frank b. walsh (1895–1978) 2001 cornelius d. binkhorst (1912–1995) david g. cogan (1908–1993) svyatoslav n. fyodorov (1927–2000) hermann von helmholtz (1821–1894) gerd meyer-schwickerath (1920–1992) 2002 bernard becker (1920–2013) jules gonin (1870–1935) edward w. d. norton (1922–1994) arnall patz (1920–2010) 2003 danièle s. aron-rosa (born 1934) joaquin barraquer (1927–2016) paul a. chandler (1897–1987) william f. hoyt (born 1926) norman s. jaffe (born 1924) jules c. stein (1896–1981) 2004 claes h. dohlman (born 1922) jonas s. friedenwald, (1897–1955) govindappa venkataswamy (1918–2006) 2005 jules françois (1907–1984) gholam a. peyman robert m. sinskey 2006 algernon b. reese (1896–1981) 2007 ida caroline mann (1893–1983) 2009 endre alexander balazs jacques daviel 2010 alan c. bird judah folkman 2017 gullapalli nageswara rao