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CRST: The Podcast

Hosted by Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today · technology · EN-US

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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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What is CRST: The Podcast about?

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.

Who hosts CRST: The Podcast?

CRST: The Podcast is hosted by Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today. The show has published 169 episodes to date.

What has CRST: The Podcast covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Cataract and Glaucoma: Strategies for Management" (14 October 2026, 33 minutes), "Going on Offense With Epioxa" (28 September 2026, 23 minutes), and "Sustainability in Ophthalmology" (2 September 2026, 32 minutes).

How often does CRST: The Podcast publish?

CRST: The Podcast publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 30 minutes across 169 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on CRST: The Podcast?

Booking probability for CRST: The Podcast is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. CRST: The Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. CRST: The Podcast's contact route on record: verified email.

Who should pitch CRST: The Podcast?

The strongest fits for CRST: The Podcast are Doctors & Physicians. CRST: The Podcast has a technology audience.

About the host

Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today hosts CRST: The Podcast, a technology podcast with 169 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • CRST: The Podcast

    Cataract and Glaucoma: Strategies for Management

    Oct 14, 202633 min

    How should eye care providers approach patients with concurrent glaucoma and catracts? And when does cataract surgery alone fall short? In this episode of CRST: The Podcast, Anupam Laul, OD, FAAO, and Sahar Bedrood, MD...

  • CRST: The Podcast

    Going on Offense With Epioxa

    Sep 28, 202623 min

    In this episode of Best Practices in Keratoconus Management, Bradon D. Ayres, MD is joined Parag Majmudar, MD, and Neel S. Vaidya, MD, MPH, to discuss their early experiences with Epioxa now that it is available for the...

  • CRST: The Podcast

    Sustainability in Ophthalmology

    Sep 2, 202632 min

    Neda Nikpoor, MD, and Neda Shamie, MD, are joined by Radhika Rampat, MBBS, BSc(Hons), FRCOphth, for an exploration of sustainability in ophthalmology. They discuss the AECOS Green Working Group, waste reduction, and how...

  • CRST: The Podcast

    Individualizing the Surgical Consultation Without Sacrificing Efficiency

    Aug 31, 202625 min

    What does it take to make every surgical consultation feel individualized amid increasing pressure for efficiency? George O. Waring IV, MD, speaks with Alexandra Dean, Director of Practice Development at Waring Vision...

  • CRST: The Podcast

    Evidence-Based Guidelines for KLEx: Translating a Global Expert Consensus Into Clinical Practice, Part 2

    Aug 13, 202620 min

    The conversation continues as Sonny Goel, MD; and Robert T. Lin, MD, discuss strategies to help surgeons new to SMILE (Carl Zeiss Meditec) prevent and manage intraoperative complications. The panel shares practical...

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    Evidence-Based Guidelines for KLEx: Translating a Global Expert Consensus Into Clinical Practice, Part 1

    Aug 13, 202630 min

    Listen as John F. Doane, MD, FACS; Sonny Goel, MD; and Robert T. Lin, MD, discuss the evidence-based keratorefractive lenticule extraction (KLEx) guidelines and how they align with real-world SMILE (Carl Zeiss Meditec)...

  • CRST: The Podcast

    Rethinking the Drop with iDose TR: Patient Conversations

    Aug 5, 202632 min

    Listen as host Savak Teymoorian, MD, speaks with Courtney Bovee, MD, and David Stephens, MD, about their experiences with iDose TR (Glaukos), a procedural pharmaceutical. They specifically address patient education with...

  • CRST: The Podcast

    Rethinking the Drop with iDose TR: Practice Implementation

    Jul 8, 202636 min

    In this podcast episode, Christine Funke, MD, is joined by Zarmeena Vendal, MD, and Lisa Feulner, MD, PhD, to discuss how surgeons can operationalize the use of iDose TR (Glaukos) and integrate this procedural...

  • CRST: The Podcast

    UNITYtime Podcast Episode 1: Real-World Experience with UNITY® VCS | CS

    Jun 30, 202641 min

    Ashley Brissette, MD, MSc, FRCSC; and Matthew Rauen, MD Join Dr. Ashley Brissette and Dr. Matthew Rauen for the first episode of the UNITYtime Podcast—a new series focused on the real impact of extraordinary experiences...

  • CRST: The Podcast

    Refractive Lens Exchange and the Evolving Surgical Management of Presbyopia

    Jun 4, 202622 minS0

    <p>George O. Waring IV, MD, FACS, speaks with Dagny C. Zhu, MD, about refractive lens exchange and her same-day bilateral refractive lens exchange workflow in an office-based surgery setting. Dr. Zhu discusses how...

  • CRST: The Podcast

    Rethinking the Drop with iDose TR: Patient Access

    Jun 3, 202625 minS0

    <p>In this special podcast episode, I. Paul Singh, MD, speaks with Deborah Ristvedt, DO, and Kevin Talbot, MD, regarding the use of iDose TR (Glaukos), a procedural pharmaceutical, as an interventional glaucoma...

  • CRST: The Podcast

    Vision Correction in Complex Corneas

    May 29, 202641 minS0

    <p>Neda Shamie, MD, and Neda Nikpoor, MD, are joined by Eva Kim, MD, for a practical conversation on vision correction in patients with keratoconus and postrefractive ectasia. They discuss the evolving role of CXL...

  • CRST: The Podcast

    Negotiating Contracts As Your Career Evolves

    Feb 27, 202640 minS0

    <p>In this episode, Drs. Neda and Neda invite Alyson Carrel, Clinical Professor of Law at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and Codirector of its nationally-ranked Center on Negotiation, Mediation, and Restorative...

  • CRST: The Podcast

    AI Beyond the Clinic

    Feb 25, 202636 minS0

    <p>Cathleen McCabe, MD, speaks with Sean Ianchulev, MD, MPH, about his recent article in CRST’s January issue, “AI Beyond the Clinic,” which provides a deep dive on how regulation and reimbursement accelerate AI and...

  • CRST: The Podcast

    Evolving the Game Plan: Shifting to Epithelium-On Cross-linking for Keratoconus

    Feb 16, 202631 minS0

    <p>Brandon D. Ayres, MD, continues this series exploring the best practices in keratoconus management with the discussion of the recent FDA approval of Epioxa, an advancement in corneal cross-linking for the treatment...

  • CRST: The Podcast

    Next-Gen LASIK, Phakic IOLs, and Vision Beyond 20/20

    Dec 19, 202524 minS0

    <p>Drs. Neda and Neda explore how modern refractive surgery is evolving beyond a one-size-fits-all LASIK model. They discuss next-generation laser vision correction based on highly personalized eye measurements, share...

  • CRST: The Podcast

    Diagnostics to Decisions: A Modern Refractive Surgery Mindset

    Nov 19, 202524 minS0

    <p>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...

  • CRST: The Podcast

    Refractive Cataract Roundtables: Optimizing Ocular Surface and IOL Selection

    Nov 12, 202528 minS0

    <p>Uday Devgan, MD, FACS, FRCS, speaks with Christopher E. Starr, MD, FACS, and Brian Shafer, MD, in two short segments drawn from CRST's October cover focus, "Refractive Cataract Roundtables." Dr. Starr reviews a...

  • CRST: The Podcast

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

    Oct 29, 202523 minS0

    <p>In this Best Practices in Keratoconus Management podcast episode, Brandon D. Ayres, MD, welcomes Tomas Navratil, PhD, to examine the crucial role of oxygen in corneal crosslinking. Dr. Navratil explains the...

  • CRST: The Podcast

    Getting Started With SMILE

    Oct 28, 202531 minS0

    <p>In this podcast, Audrey Talley Rostov, MD, and Nandini Venkateswaran, MD, discuss the following topics to help you get started with SMILE:</p> What is SMILE Why they prefer SMILE How to get started with SMILE Common...

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