106th Annual Program Schedule for Ophthalmology

106th Annual Program Schedule for Ophthalmology

Thursday AM Conjoint, June 27, 2024

Moderator: Laura Kopplin, MD, MPH

7:00-8:00amRegistration & Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors
8:00amWelcome – President & Program Directors
8:05amAlbert Merati, MD – Guest of Honor Otolaryngology
Aim True: Perspectives on Careers, Wellness and Authenticity
9:00amNancy J. Newman, MD – Guest of Honor Ophthalmology
The Expanding Spectrum of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
10:00amBreak with Exhibitors
10:20amCarol Karp, MD – Featured Speaker Ophthalmology
Update on the Management of Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia
10:50amAlbert Merati, MD – Guest of Honor Otolaryngology
Making Sense of Globus, Cough, and PPI
11:20amFrank Brodie, MD
Glasses for Pediatric Patients with Craniofacial Anomalies
11:40amMai Thy Truong, MD – Featured Speaker Otolaryngology
Artificial Intelligence, Eye Tracking and 3D Printing in Microtia                Reconstruction

Thursday PM Ophthalmology

Moderator: Afshan Nanji, MD MPH

12:30pmLunch on your own
2:00pmNancy J. Newman, MD – Guest of Honor Ophthalmology
Optic Neuropathy Update
2:30pmChristina Flaxel, MD
Management of Lattice Degeneration, Retinal Breaks, and PVD
Update from the AAO Preferred Practice Pattern
2:50pmJustine Cheng, MD  
Use of Ultra-widefield Fluorescein Angiography for Diagnosis and Management of Diabetic Retinopathy
3:10pmEugene Chu, MD
Virtual Emergent Ophthalmic Evaluation
3:30pmChristopher Aderman, MD
Faricimab in RVO: 72-Week Results from the BALATON and COMINO Phase 3 Studies
3:50pmBreak with Exhibitors
4:10pmFrank Brodie, MD
Advances in OCT Imaging
4:30pmRobert B. Bhisitkul, MD, PhD
BEHOLD Phase 2 Results of Intravitreal UBX1324 for Diabetic Macular Edema
4:50pmCase Presentations: Laura Kopplin, MD PhD; Zachary Kroeger, MD; Justine Cheng , MD
Panelists: Nancy Newman, MD; Chris Flaxel, MD; Robert Bhisitkul, MD, PhD; Eric Suhler, MD MPH
5:15pmQ&A
5:20pmADJOURN
5:30pmWelcome Reception – Ticket Required – included with paid registration.

Friday AM    OPHTHALMOLOGY  Oculoplastics/Pediatrics, Neuro-Ophthalmology

Moderator: Afshan Nanji, MD MPH

7:00-8:00amRegistration and Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors
8:00amKellyn Bellsmith, MD
Update on Myopia Management in Children
8:20amMalcolm Ing, MD
Management of Diplopia Following Cataract Surgery
8:40amZachary Kroeger, MD
Updates in Retinopathy of Prematurity
9:00amNatalie Homer, MD
Update in Periorbital Cosmetic Surgery
9:20amErin Herlihy, MD 
Pediatric Cataracts: Making Things Clear
9:40amBreak with Exhibitors
10:00amNancy J. Newman, MD – Guest of Honor Ophthalmology
What Went Wrong?  A Neuro-ophthalmology Case Series
10:30amNatalie Homer, MD
Orbital and Periorbital Oncology: Pearls in Diagnosis and Management
10:50amDavin Ashraf, MD 
Thyroid Eye Disease: Non-surgical Treatments of Today and Tomorrow
11:10amBryan Winn, MD
Metagenomic Deep Sequencing to Unlock Orbital Inflammatory Disease
11:30amKellyn Bellsmith, MD
International Outreach as a Sub-Specialist: Pediatric Vision Screening in American Samoa
11:50amQ&A
11:55amLunch on Your Own

Friday PM OPHTHALMOLOGY

Moderator: Laura Kopplin, MD PhD

1:10pmNambi Nallasamy, MD
Intraocular Lens Power Selection with Machine Learning
1:30pmCarol Karp, MD – Ophthalmology Featured Speaker
High Resolution Optical Coherence Tomography for Ocular Surface Lesions
1:50pmJohn Gonzales, MD
Viral Anterior Uveitis: What You Should Know
2:10pmAiyin Chen, MD
OCTA in Glaucoma
2:30pmAfshan Nanji, MD, MPH
What’s New in Corneal Endothelial Replacement
2:50pmBreak with Exhibitors
3:10pmCarol Karp, MD – Ophthalmology Featured Speaker
Management of Ocular Surface Lesions Prior to Cataract Surgery
3:40pmNambi Nallasamy, MD
Complex Ocular Surface Reconstruction – An Interdisciplinary Approach
4:00pmDavin Ashraf, MD
It’s Alive!: An Update on Corneal Neurotization
4:20pmAmy Zhang, MD
The Importance of Visual Ergonomics in Surgeons:  Tips for Managing Presbyopia
4:40pmQ&A
4:50pmADJOURN

Saturday AM    OPHTHALMOLOGY    Retina & Uveitis

Moderator: Robert Bhisitkul, MD, PhD

8:00amBrian Chan-Kai, MD
Real World Outcomes in Neovascular AMD Patient Treated with Farcimab: The FARENTINA-AMD Study
8:20amEric Suhler, MD, MPH
A Rationale Approach to Uveitis
8:40amEdmund Tsui, MD
Update on Clinical Trials in Uveitis
9:00amJohn Gonzales, MD
Novel Insights into Infectious & Non-Infectious/Autoimmune Ocular Inflammatory Disorders
9:20amThellea Leveque, MD, MPH
Retinal Herpes: Beyond the Textbooks
9:40amBreak with Exhibitors
10:10amLaura Kopplin, MD, PhD
Ocular Side Effects of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
10:30amEdmund Tsui, MD
OCT Imaging Biomarkers of Intraocular Inflammation
10:50amCraig Schallhorn, MD
Update on the Role of Complement Inhibition in the Treatment of Age Related Macular Degeneration
11:10amBrian Chan-Kai, MD
Complement Inhibition for Non-Neovascular AMD Patients with Geographic 
Atrophy: Case Presentations
11:25amQ&A
11:35amLaura Kopplin, MD, PhD – Meeting Closing
11:40amADJOURN