ASCRS
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ASCRS is a leading professional society of ophthalmologists focused on advancing cataract and refractive surgery through education, research, and advocacy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| ASCRS canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12981588 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ASCRS Context triple: [American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, abbreviation, ASCRS]
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A.
American Surgical Association
The American Surgical Association is a prestigious professional organization of leading surgeons in the United States dedicated to advancing the science and practice of surgery.
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B.
American College of Surgeons
The American College of Surgeons is a professional medical association in the United States that sets standards and promotes excellence in surgical practice, education, and patient care.
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C.
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons is a professional medical organization focused on advancing minimally invasive and endoscopic surgery through education, research, and standards of practice.
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D.
ACS Surgery News
ACS Surgery News is a professional publication that provides surgeons with updates on clinical practice, research, policy, and activities related to the American College of Surgeons.
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E.
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons is a professional medical organization representing specialists dedicated to the diagnosis, treatment, and research of diseases of the colon, rectum, and anus.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ASCRS Target entity description: ASCRS is a leading professional society of ophthalmologists focused on advancing cataract and refractive surgery through education, research, and advocacy.
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A.
American Surgical Association
The American Surgical Association is a prestigious professional organization of leading surgeons in the United States dedicated to advancing the science and practice of surgery.
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B.
American College of Surgeons
The American College of Surgeons is a professional medical association in the United States that sets standards and promotes excellence in surgical practice, education, and patient care.
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C.
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons is a professional medical organization focused on advancing minimally invasive and endoscopic surgery through education, research, and standards of practice.
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D.
ACS Surgery News
ACS Surgery News is a professional publication that provides surgeons with updates on clinical practice, research, policy, and activities related to the American College of Surgeons.
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E.
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons is a professional medical organization representing specialists dedicated to the diagnosis, treatment, and research of diseases of the colon, rectum, and anus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nonprofit organization
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ophthalmology organization ⓘ professional medical society ⓘ |
| activity |
advocacy for ophthalmic surgeons
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clinical research support ⓘ continuing medical education ⓘ development of clinical practice guidelines ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
access to advanced ophthalmic surgery
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evidence-based standards in cataract and refractive surgery ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
American Academy of Ophthalmology
NERFINISHED
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European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| field | ophthalmology ⓘ |
| focus |
anterior segment surgery
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cataract surgery ⓘ corneal surgery ⓘ refractive surgery ⓘ |
| foundedAs | American Intra-Ocular Implant Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1974 ⓘ |
| fullName | American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFocusArea |
innovation in intraocular lenses
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laser vision correction ⓘ presbyopia-correcting technologies ⓘ |
| hasSubOrganization |
ASCRS Foundation
NERFINISHED
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EyeWorld (publication) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Fairfax, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| membershipType |
eye surgeons
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ophthalmologists ⓘ |
| mission |
to advance the art and science of ophthalmic surgery
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to improve patient care in cataract and refractive surgery ⓘ |
| offers |
fellowships and scholarships through ASCRS Foundation
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surgeon-to-surgeon mentoring programs ⓘ |
| organizes |
ASCRS Annual Meeting
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
scientific symposia ⓘ skills transfer courses ⓘ |
| provides |
online educational resources
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patient education materials ⓘ surgical training courses ⓘ |
| publishes |
Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
clinical guidelines and white papers ⓘ |
| regionServed | international ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
clinical research in cataract surgery
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health policy discussions on ophthalmic surgery ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
cataract surgeons
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refractive surgeons ⓘ |
| website | https://ascrs.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: ASCRS Description of subject: ASCRS is a leading professional society of ophthalmologists focused on advancing cataract and refractive surgery through education, research, and advocacy.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.