FILM FESTIVAL

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2025 APACRS Film Festival
2025 Group Photo

Left-Right: Dr Neha DHOLAKIA, Dr Takahiro SHIMOWAKE, Dr Deepak MEGUR, Dr LEE Mun Wai (Judge), Dr Takashi HIDA, Dr Ronald YEOH, Dr Hisaharu SUZUKI, Dr Abhay VASAVADA (Chief Judge), Dr Kosei TOMITA, Dr Vaishali VASAVADA (Grand Prize Winner), Prof Graham BARRETT (Chairman), Dr Smita AGARWAL, Dr Pannet PANGPUTHIPONG (Judge), Dr John CHANG (Judge), Dr Sheetal BRAR and Dr Zain KHATIB

37th APACRS Annual Meeting

Ahmedabad, India • 21 - 23 August 2025

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Grand Prize

The Curious Case of the Dead Bag – Unravelling the Mystery

Vaishali VASAVADA, India

Cataract/Implant Surgery

Winner

IOL Cutting Tip and Forceps

Neha DHOLAKIA, India

Runner Up

Finessing the Fibrous Anterior Capsule

Ronald YEOH, Singapore

Cataract Complications/Challenging Cases

Winner

The Secret is in the Chamber..!

Deepak MEGUR, India

Runner Up

Capsular Tension Ring Engagement With the Ciliary Sulcus in Eyes With Weak Zonules

Takahiro SHIMOWAKE, Japan

Refractive/Corneal Surgery

Winner

Small Tweaks for Big DMEK Results

Bruno TRINDADE, Brazil

Runner Up

SMILE for Moderate Hyperopia: A game changer!

Smita AGARWAL, Australia

General Interest

Winner

Wet Lab Thermal Coagulation

Kosei TOMITA, Japan

Runner Up

The Evolution of Peristaltic Pumps in Cataract Surgery

Hisaharu SUZUKI, Japan

In-House Production

Winner

Feasibility of a New “Safety Net” Device for Posterior Capsule Rupture During Phacoemulsification

Sheetal BRAR, India

Runner Up

Corneal Epithelium: The most trusted advisor in complex refractive surgery

Zain KHATIB, India

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