PROGRAM
Subject to change
All times listed are ET
Friday, June 14, 2024
| 7:00 am | Residents’ Group Photo |
| 7:30 | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 | Introduction/Welcome Eduardo C. Alfonso, MD; Harry W. Flynn Jr., MD; and Steven J. Gedde, MD |
| Session I Moderator: Steven J. Gedde, MD |
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| 8:10 | Outcomes of Transscleral Cyclophotocoagulation with Phacoemulsification in Patients with Glaucoma Merry Ruan, MD, PhD Mentor: Richard K. Lee, MD, PhD |
| 8:22 | Intraocular Pressure Changes Following Stand-Alone Phacoemulsification Requiring Concurrent Anterior Vitrectomy in the IRIS Registry Vikram Paranjpe, MD, MPH Mentor: Adam L. Rothman, MD |
| 8:34 | Simulation as an Educational Tool for Pediatric Exam Under Anesthesia Pooja Pendri, MD Mentor: Elena Bitrian, MD |
| 8:46 | Outcomes of Xen Gel Stent Ab Externo Approach Javier Nahmias, MD Mentor: Arindel S. Maharaj, MD, PhD |
| 8:58 | A Retrospective Review of Tube Shunt Revisions and Hypotony Jane Gilmore, MD Mentor: Arindel S. Maharaj, MD, PhD |
| 9:10 | Tube Shunt Revisions in Pediatric Glaucoma Elli Park, MD Mentor: Elena Bitrian, MD |
| 9:22 | Slow-Coagulation Transscleral Cyclophotocoagulation for Treating Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma Ramsey Yusuf, MD Mentor: Richard K. Lee, MD, PhD |
| 9:34 | Five Year Outcomes of Gonioscopy-Assisted Transluminal Trabeculotomy for Surgical Treatment of Glaucoma Ronaldo Nuesi, MD Mentor: Swarup S. Swaminathan, MD |
| 9:46 | Clinicopathologic Review of Consecutive Case Series of Ghost Cell Glaucoma Flavius Beca, MD Mentor: Sander R. Dubovy, MD |
| 9:58 | Outcomes of Lens Surgery in Pachyphakia, Microcornea and Angle Closure Patients after Non-Surgical Retinopathy of Prematurity Treatment Naomi E. Gutkind, MD Mentor: Elena Bitrian, MD |
| 10:10 | Break |
| Session II Moderator: Hong-Uyen Hua, MD |
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| 10:30 | Effect of Bacterial Toxins on Outcomes in Patients with Endophthalmitis Daniel Balikov, MD, PhD Mentors: Harry W. Flynn Jr., MD and Luis J. Haddock, MD |
| 10:42 | Endophthalmitis Caused by Gram-Negative Bacteria: Etiologies, Antibiotic Susceptibilities, and Treatment Brandon Pham, MD Mentor: Harry W. Flynn Jr., MD |
| 10:54 | Anesthesia Considerations and Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Proliferative Sickle Cell Retinopathy Sugi Panneerselvam, MD Mentor: Harry W. Flynn Jr., MD |
| 11:06 | Proliferative Sickle Cell Retinopathy: Outcomes of Vitreoretinal Surgery Landon J. Rohowetz, MD, MA Mentor: Harry W. Flynn Jr., MD |
| 11:18 | Music and Vitreoretinal Surgery Jeffrey Brown, MD Mentor: Basil Williams, MD |
| 11:30 | Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Symptomatic Primary Floaters Georges Sukkarieh, MD Mentors: Luis J. Haddock, MD and Jorge Fortun, MD |
| 11:42 | Management of Pediatric Retinal Folds Yasman Moshiri, MD Mentor: Audina M. Berrocal, MD |
| 11:54 | Genetic Testing for Pediatric Retinal Detachments Anne L. Kunkler, MD Mentor: Audina M. Berrocal, MD |
| 12:06 pm | Clinical Characteristics of Retinopathy of Prematurity in Micro-Premature Neonates Treated in the Pre- and Post-Bevacizumab Era Jason C. Fan, MD, PhD Mentor: Audina M. Berrocal, MD |
| 12:18 pm | Lunch |
| Session III Moderator: Michelle Falcone, MD |
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| 1:20 | Clinical Findings, Surgical Management and Outcomes in Adults with Comitant Esotropia Potyra Rosa, MD Mentor: Hilda Capo, MD |
| 1:32 | Outcomes of Strabismus Before and After Teprotumumab Therapy in Patients with Thyroid Eye Disease Bashaer Aldhahwani, MBBS, MD Mentor: Hilda Capo, MD |
| 1:44 | Orbital Disease Liquid Biopsy? Micro RNA Profile Analysis in Tear Samples Kevin D. Clauss, MD Mentor: Thomas E. Johnson, MD |
| 1:56 | Novel Methods for Promoting Neuroprotection in the Treatment of Traumatic Optic Neuropathy Benyam Kinde, MD, PhD Mentor: David T. Tse, MD |
| 2:08 | Assessing the Correlation of Optomotor Response with Pattern Electroretinogram in Unilateral Optic Nerve Injuries in a Murine Traumatic Optic Neuropathy Model Benjamin Meyer, MD Mentor: David T. Tse, MD |
| 2:20 | Immunotherapy for Advanced Periocular Tumors. Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients Treated with Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy in Advanced Primary Periocular Tumors of the Eyelid. A Multicentric Collaborative Study Juan S. Guerrero Rey, MD Mentor: Andrew Rong, MD |
| 2:32 | Retinal Mitochondrial Function in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Christopher Morais, MD Mentor: Hong Jiang, MD, PhD |
| 2:44 | LRPU and Myasthenia Gravis: A Case Series Christopher Burrell, MD Mentor: Joshual Pasol, MD |
| 2:56 | Atypical Presentations of NAION: A Case Series Maria A. Vera-Silva, MD Mentor: Carlos E. Mendoza-Santiesteban, MD |
| 3:08 | Break |
| Session IV Moderator: Maura Di Nicola, MD |
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| 3:30 | Adverse Events of Pegcetacoplan for Geographic Atrophy Carolina Mercado, MD Mentor: Jaclyn L. Kovach, MD |
| 3:42 | Real World Experience with Intravitreal Pegcetacoplan for Treating Geographic Atrophy in AMD Hassan Khojasteh, MD Mentor: Philip J. Rosenfeld, MD, PhD |
| 3:54 | Multimodal Imaging in the Detection of Retinal Tears in Acute Posterior Vitreous Detachments Elza Rachid, MD Mentor: Luis J. Haddock, MD |
| 4:06 | Eales Disease and Tubercular Retinal Vasculitis: Clinical Course and Management Lauren C. Kiryakoza, MD Mentor: Harry W. Flynn Jr., MD |
| 4:18 | Retina Detachments in Patients with Cytomegalovirus Retinitis Shima Dehghani, MD Mentor: Thomas A. Albini, MD |
| 4:30 | Effect of Initial Therapy on the Time to Suppression of Inflammation in HLA-B27 Associated Acute Anterior Uveitis Araniko Pandey, MD, MBBS Mentor: Janet L. Davis, MD |
| 4:42 | Clinical Outcomes of Acute Retinal Necrosis in PCR-positive Patients: A Single Center Experience Viet Chau, MD Mentor: Thomas A. Albini, MD |
| 4:54 | The Association Between the Total Burden of Macular Hyperreflective Foci and the Formation of Choroidal Hyper Transmission Defects in Intermediate AMD Maura Abraham, MD Mentor: Philip J. Rosenfeld, MD, PhD |
| 5:06 | A Novel Grid Strategy for Correlating Focal Macular Anatomic Changes with Focal Changes in Choriocapillaris Perfusion Konica Singla, MD, MS Mentor: Philip J. Rosenfeld, MD, PhD |
| 5:18 | Fluorescein Angiography of Patients with Inherited Retinal Disease Benjamin R. Lin, MD Mentor: Audina M. Berrocal, MD |
| 5:30 | Scientific Meeting Adjourns |
Saturday, June 15, 2024
| 7:30 am | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 7:58 | Introduction/Welcome Eduardo C. Alfonso, MD; Harry W. Flynn Jr., MD; and Steven J. Gedde, MD |
| Session I Moderator: Stephanie M. Llop, MD |
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| 8:00 | Diversity in Ophthalmic Meeting Presentations Nicholas Gurney, MD Mentor: Ta Chen (Peter) Chang, MD |
| 8:12 | Active Staffing Model for Ophthalmology Residents in the Bascom Palmer Emergency Room, Survey Study Louis Z. Cai, MD Mentor: Chris R. Alabiad, MD |
| 8:24 | Comparative Outcomes of Low Versus Standard Dose Plaque Brachytherapy for Large Posterior Uveal Melanoma Ayman El Nahry, MD, PhD Mentor: Zelia M. Correa, MD, PhD |
| 8:36 | Characteristics of Traumatic Ruptured Globes Resulting in an Intraocular Foreign Body Jonathan Yi, MD Mentor: Harry W. Flynn Jr., MD |
| 8:48 | Break |
| Session II Moderator: Sonia H. Yoo, MD |
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| 10:15 | Clinical and Histopathological Comparison of OSSN vs. Invasive Squamous Cell Carcinoma Caroline L. Lieux, MD Mentors: Anat Galor, MD, MSPH and Carol L. Karp, MD |
| 10:27 | Bacterial Antibiotic Sensitivities in Miami and Chennai: A Post Hoc Analysis of the Steroids and Cross-linking for Ulcer Treatment (SCUT) II Trial Matias A. Soifer, MD Mentor: Guillermo Amescua, MD |
| 10:39 | Infectious Crystalline Keratopathy: Clinicopathologic Correlation in a Case Series Charissa Tan, BS Mentor: Sander R. Dubovy, MD |
| 10:51 | Scheimpflug Corneal Topography Anterior Chamber Depth in EK (DESEK and DMEK) Recipients Benny Wong, MD Mentor: Ellen Koo, MD |
| 11:03 | Postoperative Care Time After Implantation of Light Adjustable Lens vs. Monofocal Intraocular Lenses Lily Zhang, MD Mentor: Kendall E. Donaldson, MD, MS |
| 11:15 | Assessment of Visual Quality in Patients Unhappy with Vision Following Cataract Surgery with Diffractive Multifocal Intraocular Lenses Lindsay Foley, MD Mentor: Kendall E. Donaldson, MD, MS |
| 11:27 | Comparative Safety and Outcomes of Same-day vs. Day One Post-Operative Examinations Following Cataract Surgery Akaanksh Shetty, MD Mentor: Rahul S. Tonk, MD |
| 11:39 | Novel Formula for IOL Calculation in Eyes with a History of Radial Keratotomy Franklin Zheng, MD Mentor: Ellen Koo, MD |
| 11:51 | Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Keratitis: In-vitro Rose Bengal-mediated Photodynamic Antimicrobial Therapy in Selected Mycobacteria Isolate and a Report of Clinical Outcomes Nhon Le, MD Mentor: Guillermo Amescua, MD |
| 12:03 | Capsular Patch Grafting: A Novel Surgical Technique to Repair Defects in the Capsular Bag Jonathan D. Tijerina, MD, MA Mentor: Elena Bitrian, MD |
| 12:15 | Scientific Meeting Adjourns |
| 12:16 | BPEI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BUSINESS MEETING (Including graduating residents and fellows) |