Purpose: To assess the publication outcomes of abstracts presented at the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) meetings and identify characteristics associated with a more favorable publication rate, impact factor, and time to publication. Methods: We recorded abstract characteristics for abstracts presented at the 2017 and 2018 ASRS meetings and conducted a PubMed search to identify matching publications. We used descriptive statistics, univariate χ2 test, and multivariate logistic and linear regression to analyze outcomes and associations. Results: Of the 572 analyzed abstracts, 59.6% (341/572) were translated into publications, resulting in a median impact factor of 3.6 and time to publication of 466 days. Oral presentation, sample size greater than 100, and university affiliation for multivariate logistic regression predicted a higher publication rate, with odds ratios of 1.78 (95% CI, 1.19-2.65), 1.57 (95% CI, 1.03-2.38), and 1.56 (95% CI, 1.06-2.30), respectively. In multivariate linear regression, the presenting author holding an MD or DO credential was significantly related to faster time to publication. Conclusions: The publication rate was 59.6%, with an increased likelihood of publication for those with a university affiliation, sample size greater than 100, or oral presentation type.
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