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2014 FOCUS
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Mor an Advisory council
Robert F Bennett
Wayne Imbrescia
Falls Church, Virginia
John A. Moran Eye Center
John Bloomberg
Claudia S Luttrell
La Jolla, California
Salt Lake City, Utah
Reed Brinton
John A Moran
Salt Lake City, Utah
Palm Beach, Florida
Alan S Crandall, MD
Randall J Olson, MD
John A. Moran Eye Center
John A. Moran Eye Center
Ian Cumming
Chase N Peterson, MD
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Park City, Utah
Steve Dezii
Lynn Ward
Las Vegas, Nevada
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Steve Wynn
Salt Lake City, Utah
Las Vegas, Nevada
Alan J Hirschfield
Norm a Zabriskie, MD
Jackson, Wyoming
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Message from the Chair
Visionaries Pushing Boundaries
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Proctor Medal-Winning Visionary
Kayser International Award Winner
Passionate Ambassador of Pediatric
Ophthalmology
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A Remarkable Man Honored with a
Remarkable Gift
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Moran Around the World
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Judith Warner, MD, Shaping Future
Ophthalmologists of the World
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Cornea Fellowship: Valli Muthappan, MD
Physician Spotlight
Hope in Sight
The Art of the Eye, The Eye as Art
Highlights
Awards
My Life Has Made Me an Expert on Blindness
Idiopathic Intracranial
Hypertension: Relief in Sight
Residents and Fellows 2014-2015
Ophthalmologists 2014
Optometrists 2014
Research Team 2014
Community Clinics 2014
Donors 2013
Industry Leadership and Service 2013
Awards, Honors, and Appointments
2013-2014
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Clinical Trials 2013
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Grand Rounds 2013
Contents
Technology Commercialization and
Intellectual Property/Patents 2013-2014
Published Research 2013
Research Grants and Contracts 2013-2014
National and International
Presentations 2013
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Official Publication of the John A. Moran Eye Center
University of Utah Health Care, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132
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m essage fr om t h e c ha i r
Visionaries Pushing Boundaries
“I am button-busting proud!”
As Chairman of the John A. Moran Eye Center, I’ve always known that we employ some of
the best people in the business. Over the years, it’s been rewarding and humbling to work
alongside such a dedicated team of professionals and to share in their successes.
Lately, it seems the rest of the world is impressed by them, too. As you’ll see in the following
pages, our work is being recognized nationally and internationally as our faculty are
winning some of the most prestigious awards in ophthalmology. I am button-busting proud!
This has been a year of unprecedented honors for the Moran Eye Center. Wolfgang Baehr,
PhD and Robert Marc, PhD—two visionaries who pushed the boundaries of what was
thought possible in eye research—recently received two of the very highest awards in
vision science, the Proctor Medal and the Paul Kayser International Award in Retina
Research respectively.
Our leadership in eye research is being recognized in other ways as well. Gregory Hageman,
PhD, Executive Director of the Moran Center for Translational Medicine, recently signed
a collaborative agreement with Allergan, Inc. to help bring new therapies for age-related
macular degeneration (AMD) to market. A partnership like this is unheard of in vision
research and is a huge validation of the potential that Dr. Hageman’s work has in helping
those with AMD.
This kind of recognition confirms that the Moran Eye Center is on the right track. It tells
us that our peers worldwide recognize the contributions we are making to advance science
and cure blindness. But we aren’t about to rest on our laurels—the incredible effort that has
brought us to this level is only the beginning of our journey as we work to ensure that
no person facing a blinding eye condition is without hope, understanding, or treatment.
Isaac Newton wisely said, “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of
giants.” In my 35-year tenure, the brilliance, heart, and commitment of the faculty and staff
at Moran have propelled me to transform a one-person division of ophthalmology into an
internationally recognized center of research, education, outreach, and patient care. I am
proud to dedicate this issue of FOCUS to our faculty and staff and to thank them for all that
they have achieved.
Sincerely,
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Randall J Olson, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Ophthalmology and
Visual Sciences; CEO, John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah
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Proctor Medal-Winning Visionary, Wolfgang Baehr
“Loss of sight is a devastating problem for so many people. If we can
come up with an understanding of how an eye disease develops and
then discover methods to either ameliorate the progress of that disease
or finally to cure it, that would be my mission,” says renowned biochemist
Dr. Wolfgang B. Baehr, PhD, recipient of the prestigious 2014 Proctor
Medal. The Proctor, given by the Association for Research in Vision and
Ophthalmology, is an international award recognizing contributions to vision
research in the basic or clinical sciences as applied to ophthalmology.
The Proctor Medal honors Baehr for a lifetime of achievement for his many
significant scientific discoveries regarding retina disease.
“Until we understand a process, we don’t even know what it is we don’t know.
We don’t know what is really broken until we know what works. Wolfgang is one of
the top researchers getting at those core processes,” notes Moran CEO Dr. Randall J Olson.
“I was so pleased to hear that he was given this honor, and in my mind, it was about time!”
Among his many discoveries, Baehr is known for identifying the second and third
components of the phototransduction “signaling” cascade: transducin, cGMP phosphodiesterase and guanylate cyclase-activating proteins. His was the first breakthrough since
the light-sensing pigment, rhodopsin, was identified 100 years earlier. “We were convinced
that the signal the photoreceptors used was the ion calcium, and there were meetings on
it—international meetings—and we were all wrong! Wolfgang’s work was a big piece of the
core body of knowledge that is our current understanding of photoreceptor function,” says
Robert E. Marc, PhD, Director of Research at the Moran Eye Center.
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In 1992, Baehr generated the first transgenic mouse model based on the first rhodopsin
mutation linked to dominant retinitis pigmentosa (RP). When research uncovers a
disease-causing mutation, the next step is up to Baehr as he and his team think of ways
to delay or cure the disease. He genetically engineers mice to simulate the human retina
disease in order to study the disease’s progression. “A ‘knockout’ gene prevents the gene
from expressing its protein, so you destroy the gene by deleting an essential part of it,” he
explains. “This helps one to understand the function of the normal gene product.”
“When you do an experiment,
you never know the outcome—
that’s always the fascination.”
—Wolfgang Baehr, PhD
Cecilia Gerstner and Dr. Wolfgang B. Baehr, Baehr Lab
A Call from Robert Marc
Born in born Mannheim, Germany, Baehr studied organic chemistry at the University of Heidelberg. His
retinal research career was launched in the Department of Biochemistry, Princeton University, in 1976.
At the Cullen Eye Institute at Baylor College of Medicine, he was a Jules and Doris Stein Research to Prevent
Blindness Professor from 1987-1994. While at Cullen, Baehr got a call from Robert Marc who said, “Wolfgang,
I have a job for you—will you come?”
Baehr joined the Moran Eye Center in 1995. He is the Ralph and Mary Tuck Professor of Ophthalmology
and Visual Sciences with adjunct appointments in the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy and the
Department of Biology.
Today, Baehr heads the Moran Eye Center’s lead team in discovering the mechanisms underlying incurable
retinal diseases using techniques from molecular biology, biochemistry, and neurobiology. His lab is exploring
the role of protein trafficking and ciliogenesis in photoreceptor function—how cargo (protein) is assembled,
targeted, and transported through cilia to the destination where it performs its function. Cilia are critical in
sensing developmental signals of cells. Nonfunctioning cilia cause genetic diseases, such as RP, in which the
rods of the peripheral retina degenerate and may progress to blindness. Baehr is also the recipient of a 2013
ALCON Award and a 2014 Nelson Trust Award for Retinitis Pigmentosa from Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc.
Scientist with a Nurturing Nature
This soft-spoken biochemist with traces of a lyrical German accent is a dedicated researcher-professor-mentor
who is also a father, gardener, biker, and mountain man. Inspired by biological systems everywhere, he often
trucks his family to the nearby Uintah Mountains to picnic and chop fallen wood, “to get them away from the
computer,” he says. And at his hillside home, he has tirelessly chiseled away rock and brush to create a terraced
mountain garden retreat with grapevines, daffodils, iris, allium, and sage.
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Jeanne M. Frederick, PhD,
retinal cell and molecular
biologist, is married to
Dr. Baehr, and the two
often collaborate
Dr. Baehr with sons Hans and Steph
Photo: Bryan W. Jones, PhD—The intricate structure of blood vessels that supply a healthy retina
Robert Marc on Wolfgang Baehr :
“Wolfgang is simply the finest, purest scientist I know. If you
map out his scientific history, you’ll discover that he has been
at the fore of every major movement in biological science, from
DNA sequencing, to protein assemblies, to gene therapies and
supramolecular trafficking. I find the scope breathtaking and
also one of the finest mentors I’ve been privileged to know.”
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the depth, technical prowess, and insight simply amazing. He is
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Kayser International Award Winner Robert Marc
Renaissance Man : Geeking Out and Digging In
Robert E. Marc, PhD, Director of Research, John A. Moran Eye Center, is a
Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology and holds the Calvin and JeNeal
Hatch Presidential Chair in Ophthalmology at the University of Utah. He has
been named by the International Society of Eye Research as the recipient of
the Houston, Texas-based Retina Research Foundation’s 2014 Paul Kayser
International Award in Retina Research. This award recognizes lifetime
achievement by a vision scientist who has made a significant contribution to
the understanding of vitreoretinal diseases or disorders.
Marc’s life work is mapping the infinitely complex circuitry of the retina, a monumental task he says is “a challenge that spans many lifetimes and many individuals, so
I’ve been privileged to make some headway—with the help of a lot of mentors. The Kayser
Award is a very big deal for me. So many people who I admire tremendously have won in
the past, and to be put on the same list with them is pretty challenging. It also means that
the body of work I’ve done impacts our understanding of vision in ways I didn’t anticipate it would.”
Marc joined the Moran Eye Center in 1993, arriving by way of the University of Texas
Houston where he held an endowed chair and was widely known for his discoveries in
color vision. The first of his many notable achievements was mapping the color receptors
of the retina. Together with his graduate mentor, Harry Sperling, he produced the
first complete color maps of retinal cone arrays. Postdoctoral work with William Stell
at UCLA launched a career-long interest in tracing neural pathways with molecular
markers and electron microscopy, providing the first frameworks for neurochemically
defined feedback systems in the retina.
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A decade ago, the Marc Lab at Moran demonstrated that diseases such as age-related
macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa began by rewiring the neural circuits in
the eye, but no one had a complete idea what that circuitry looked like or how it worked.
To begin to understand those diseases, he and his team needed to create what was then a
“dream” of a photo map, called a connectome. It would be the first complete interactive
digital image of the network of nerves and neurons that make up the retina—a map so
dense it could zoom down to the level of an individual synapse and track exactly how it
sparked with the others—and then zoom out to larger patterns made by thousands of
synapses together.
Robert Marc at the JEOL JEM-1400 Electron Microscope
“Why should we focus on biological details when
the need for cures is so pressing?” Marc asks.
“Because the answers are in those details.”
But, given the technology available at the time, it was basically impossible. A single 3D connectome map can
require more storage space than 100 desktop computers. Marc and his team began assembling the images
anyway, with Marc insisting “technology will catch up with us.” Moran donor Martha Ann Healy believed
in them and bought a top-of-the-line electron microscope, which they repurposed for high-speed imaging,
collaborating, all the while, with the University of Utah’s Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute to
write entirely new code to manage the data. A few years later, “technology caught up.” In 2011, the Marc
lab unveiled a retinal map of unprecedented completeness and resolution. Today, they are the lead team in
discovering the nature and scope of retinal remodeling and in searching for mechanisms to control it. “Why
should we focus on biological details when the need for cures is so pressing?” Marc asks. “Because the answers
are in those details.”
Apples & Algorithms
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Wiry, silver-haired, with a deep boom of a voice, the El Paso native sometimes sports a ponytail and wellworn jeans with a Texas-sized belt buckle. More than one colleague has described him as a “renaissance” man.
One of his passions is the heirloom apple orchard he and his wife, Ann Torrance, have planted in the tiny
town of Torrey, in Central Utah. “Science is child’s play compared to farming,” he says. “Computers don’t lift
shovels. But I am happiest outdoors.” However, once a scientist, always a scientist: “The genetics, physiology,
and chemistry of apples and plant biology and animal husbandry all overlap with my interests in mapping
metabolic networks. Indeed, I think many of the tools we’ve developed for studying retinal metabolism
and mapping retinal degenerations have powerful applications in agronomy. To my eyes, it’s all the same
problem: interacting networks of cells carrying out genetic programs in changing environments. I could talk
for hours on the organization of the retina or the evolution of apples.”
“Robert works harder than most.
Part of that is because of his passion
for understanding how the retina
is wired. He geeks out on it, digs
in, and gets really excited when we
discover something new. And with
the connectomics project, we discover
something new almost daily.”
—Bryan W. Jones, PhD, Marc Lab Researcher
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Passionate Ambassador
of Pediatric Ophthalmology,
Robert Hoffman, MD
“It was in 2000 that I asked Bob to help on one of our missions. To my surprise, he
did not have a passport and had not been out of North America except for Canada
and Mexico. After minimal cajoling, he obtained a passport and came to Kumasi,
Ghana. Since that first trip, he has become one of the most ardent proponents of the
International Division, teaching dozens of surgeons in Africa, Bhutan, and Asia on
surgical management of pediatric eyes. He has welcomed them here on fellowship
and then returned to their homes to further the cause.
He is passionate about teaching, demanding precision and a thoughtful approach but
always with the patient’s best interest at heart. He continues to help expand pediatric
ophthalmology world-wide, working with the American Academy of Ophthalmology,
ORBIS, and of course, the Moran Eye Center. He is a great ambassador!”
—Alan S. Crandall, MD
Epic Travels
As Moran’s ambassador of pediatric ophthalmology, Hoffman has traveled the globe for over 14 years—often to remote areas—
healing the eyes of the children of the world. He has played a pivotal role in training international doctors in pediatric surgery,
including preventative and post-surgery eye care; in establishing pediatric eye-care protocol where there previously was none; and
in bringing international doctors to Moran to train, spearheading our International Observer Program. As Chief of the Division
of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Eye Muscle Disorders, Hoffman specializes in retinopathy of prematurity, ocular genetics,
craniofacial disorders, pediatric cataracts, and complicated strabismus.
Each year, he leaves his practice at Primary Children’s Hospital and the Moran Eye Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, to travel
to Bhutan, Nepal, Ghana, Trinidad, India, or Indonesia to spend a week or two to train physicians. He makes his own travel
arrangements, packs his own instruments and supplies, and is often accompanied by his wife, Carolyn—“the warm-fuzzy side of
the operation,” he says. On one epic trip he traveled in a pickup truck for two days, 12 hours each day, to a blind school for children
in Bhutan. As the only provider of such surgery during his annual visits, Hoffman demonstrates his preferred way of taking care
of patients. In turn, physicians whom he has trained travel to Salt Lake to observe his practice in Utah. Here at home, Hoffman has
conducted eye surgery screenings in Monument Valley on the Navajo Nation.
Healing Children
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“There are several challenges treating children,” says Hoffman. “Those issues are the same worldwide, but our ability to deal with
them is particularly limited in developing countries. Most pediatric problems are due to structural abnormalities and require
surgical interventions, but the same surgical procedures commonly performed on adults do not work well on children. Often, the
issue of even putting kids safely to sleep for surgery and then getting them back safely to their parents is a big issue. For the best
outcome, kids need an extensive period of rehabilitation. It is essential. THAT’S the problem in a nutshell.”
“Alan has been a phenomenal inspiration to me.
He has a tireless approach to operating—
sometimes until 8:00 to 10:00 at night. Nothing
ever bothers him. He will deal with every set up
and situation—he just deals with it.”
—Robert Hoffman, MD, commenting on Alan Crandall, MD
Dr. Robert Hoffman with pediatric
patient in Ghana
A Juggling Act
Another part of the challenge in treating children is trying to increase physician numbers and push education. “When you
have a referral population of potentially over 20 million people, it’s a juggling act trying to meet the manpower needs for the
sheer numbers of patients,” says Hoffman. It is an issue of getting the word out to other physicians, getting information back to
physicians, getting to see patients early, and getting enough operating time to be able to take care of all those kids. It is changing,
slowly, by word of mouth. You need 10 or 15 more people doing what one person is doing now—from a public health standpoint,
there are issues to be addressed there.”
His Dream
While at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi, Ghana, with Crandall, Hoffman trains doctors to do pediatric
glaucoma surgery. “We see everything: kids with eye injuries; kids with head trauma; kids who had glaucoma surgery; kids who
need glasses, patching, and surgery. We arrange vision support services for infants, for preschoolers, or school-age children to
make sure kids get the information and education and best attention that they deserve. Early on, it became clear that we needed
to have someone with additional skill and expertise,” he notes. “A wonderful Ghanaian ophthalmologist, Dr. Peter Osei-Bonsu,
who studied in the USSR and trained in the UK, was the first person I brought to Moran to train. And that training has limitations
because he couldn’t operate here—he came as an observer for three months, following me around the clinic and operating room,
examining preemies in the NICU. Then we did hands-on training with his patients when I went back to Ghana each year. So that
has evolved. We have worked together, and I’ve been there yearly ever since. Work hard, play hard, give back. If you give back, you
can make a difference—what you do will matter.”
The Wilson Project
As drummer for The Wilson Project, Hoffman plays regularly for
benefits around Salt Lake with other minstrel-doctors. On his
international trips, he takes a travel drum called a djimbe that
he got in Ghana one year and has been known to engage in
impromptu street performances entertaining locals.
Drummer: Robert Hoffman | Keyboardist: Jeff Schunk | Guitarist: Bob Bolte
Vocals: Susan Etheridge | Bass: Jon Van Allen | Lead Guitar: Bill Cutting
Lead Guitar and Mandolin: Steve Santora | Dobro and Banjo: Joe Sherboti,
guest performer
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Dr. Robert Hoffman and Carolyn Hoffman
A Remarkable Man Honored with a Remarkable Gift
Dr. Geoff Tabin Awarded the
John E. and Marva M. Warnock
Presidential Endowed Chair
in Ophthalmology
For most people,
a bucket list like this
would be plenty:
Earn a BA from Yale
Earn a Marshall Scholarship
MA from Oxford
Graduate with an MD from Harvard;
complete an ophthalmology
residency at Brown and a cornea
fellowship in Melbourne, Australia
Invent bungee jumping
Become the fourth person in the
world to scale the Seven Summits,
the highest points on each of the
seven continents
Become a world-renowned
ophthalmic surgeon
Write and publish one highly
acclaimed book and inspire a
second one
Personally perform surgeries that
restore sight to thousands of blind
individuals in emerging countries
Strike a pose on the cover of National
Geographic Adventure magazine
Become a tenured professor at a
major university
Meet the 14th Dalai Lama and
receive his highest award
Dr. Geoff Tabin has checked
them all off, but he is
still working on his most
important lifetime goal:
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Eradicate preventable and
curable blindness through
high-quality ophthalmic
care, education, and the
establishment of a worldclass, worldwide eye care
infrastructure.
Dr. Geoff Tabin receives the “Unsung Heroes
of Compassion” Award from his Holiness the
Dalai Lama in 2009
Of the 39 million blind individuals
worldwide, almost half suffer from
treatable cataracts.
Dr. Geoff Tabin on Cholatse in Nepal
Life’s Calling
It was in his third year at Harvard Medical School when he discovered a passion for ophthalmology—on a climb of Mt. Everest.
While watching a Dutch medical team perform cataract surgery on a needlessly blind Himalayan woman, he knew he’d found his
life’s calling. After completing his ophthalmology residency and cornea fellowship, Tabin went to Nepal to work with visionary
ophthalmic surgeon, Dr. Sanduk Ruit. Adopting Ruit’s innovative methods of delivering high-quality cataract surgery at a very
low cost, they founded the Himalayan Cataract Project and committed to eliminating preventable blindness in the region. As codirector of Moran’s International Outreach Division, Tabin says, “We perfected a six-to-seven-minute, low cost sutureless cataract
operation two decades ago. Now, our vision is to work with ophthalmologists around the world to create sustainable systems that
reach the most unreachable patients through teaching ophthalmic care, training local doctors in cataract surgery, educating local
health care providers, and establishing self-sustaining eye care centers where they have not existed.”
Sustainable Giving
Dr. Tabin and the Moran Eye Center are receiving a remarkable boost to our outreach program from a couple with their own
record of extraordinary contributions to society. John E. and Marva M. Warnock have been longtime supporters of Dr. Tabin
and Moran’s outreach work. They have now provided a generous presidential endowed chair that will further this great work of
restoring sight and saving lives in perpetuity.
As proud University of Utah alumni, the Warnocks have built a powerful legacy of philanthropy on campus. The flagship building
of the College of Engineering bears their name, and they have endowed chairs for instructors in mathematics and computer
science, for visiting artists in the College of Fine Arts—and now for the Moran Eye Center. “Marva and I are proud to support
Geoff,” says John Warnock. “His work saves thousands of people each year from blindness and death. This gift was one of the
easiest decisions we’ve ever made.”
In 1982, John Warnock altered the history of computers, the art and design world, and more, as co-founder of Adobe Systems, Inc.
He currently co-chairs its board. Marva Warnock is an artist and designer as well. She currently serves on the University of Utah’s
National Advisory Council and on the advisory boards of the Utah Museum of Fine Arts and the Springville Art Museum.
Left to right, Dr. Geoff Tabin, Dr. Randall J Olson,
Marva M. Warnock, John E Warnock
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Moran Around the World
Every year, funded solely by donations, the
Outreach Division of the John A. Moran Eye
Center provides eye care and conducts
medical missions in over 40 countries around
the world and throughout the state of Utah.
Whether working at outreach medical eye
camps, local hospitals, or community clinics,
the Moran team focuses on teaching local
physicians to perform surgeries and on
training local clinicians and staff to perform
basic ophthalmic procedures.
Alan S Crandall, MD
To “see” the happiness in a patient whose vision is
restored brings joy to us, but it also allows that
person to no longer be a burden to family and society.
It returns dignity and purpose to his or her life.
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Geoffrey Tabin, MD
There’s no miracle in medicine like restoring sight to
a person with cataracts. Even after 20 years, I still
tingle when we go to remove the eye patches.
Robert O Hoffman, MD
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Training pediatric ophthalmologists in developing
countries allows me to make a difference on an ongoing basis,
helping to decrease the burden of childhood blindness. It has
also allowed me to travel with family and friends, see new
places, experience new cultures, and make new friends around
the world!
Physician Spotlight
Balamurali K Ambati, MD, PhD, MBA
Manava Seva Madhava Seva, in Sanskrit, means
“Service to man is service to God.” The gift of sight is
the most precious of our senses, and offering our time,
hearts, and hands to those in need around the world
allows us the opportunity and privilege to make a
difference by shining light into areas and lives which
had been darkened by blindness. Piercing the veil
indeed offers a window into the soul. It is my honor to
work with Moran’s unique ensemble of physicians and
staff who reach out and touch people suffering from
blindness around the globe.
Craig J Chaya, MD
Everything that I have is a gift from God.
Serving others is the best way I can say
thanks and honor Him with my life.
Paul S Bernstein, MD, PhD
Retina poses a particular problem for
international ophthalmology because it
requires expensive equipment and supplies,
and acquiring the required technical skills
can be a challenge for the local aspiring
retina specialist. I enjoy such challenges,
and it has been particularly gratifying to
participate in the establishment of fully
functioning retina services in Nepal and
Bhutan. And I hope to see similar successes
in Africa in the near future.
Donnell J Creel, PhD
I find participating in the International
Outreach Program the most rewarding part of
working. The people are always appreciative
and their feedback reflects that we are making
a positive difference.
David Dries, MD
I do outreach work because I’m healthy and
capable of helping. I respect the dignity of those
less lucky than I am and want to set an example
for my sons.
Roger Furlong, MD
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It’s amazing to see what happens when somebody has
their sight restored. Working and traveling with people
so focused on helping others is very inspiring. There’s
no better way to experience a different culture than to
be immersed in it.
Here, in their own words, are the many reasons Moran doctors choose
to offer their exceptional services to help those in need.
Julia Kleinschmidt, PhD, LCSW
Life has been so good to me, and I have been given much. Outreach work is my way of giving back. This passage from Anne
Lamott’s book, Help Thanks Wow: Three Essential Prayers,
expresses it well: “Gratitude begins in our hearts and then dovetails into behavior. It almost always makes you willing to be of
service, which is where the joy resides…When you are aware of
all that has been given to you, in your lifetime and in the past
few days, it is hard not to be humbled, and pleased to give back.”
Bradley J Katz, MD, PhD
What I enjoy most about teaching internationally
is singularity of focus: I’m there for one reason and
one reason only. I can focus completely on teaching as
much as possible during the time I’m allotted. There is
no agenda and no paperwork—just me and other
doctors who are eager to learn.
Mark D Mifflin, MD
I do outreach work because I CAN. I think being a
physician is a great privilege and along with that privilege comes an inherent desire, and even an obligation,
to serve people who are less fortunate and in need. As
an eye physician and surgeon, I realize that I am only
a very small part of a bigger team of charitable and
loving individuals who make this work happen—and
I would like to express my gratitude to all those who
give their time, talents, and financial support.
Jeff Pettey, MD
Colleen Schubach, OD
The Moran Eye Center Outreach Program allowed me to
touch the lives of others with eye care—something that we
often take for granted. These people’s lives were compromised and made more difficult due to eye problems. After
the eye care they received, I witnessed their joy, discovery,
and new beginnings.
I do outreach work because
together we can return a person
to participating in life.
Albert T Vitale, MD
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We do outreach work as our charge in being on the
planet is to help one another daily. As Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. said, “Life’s most persistent and
urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’ ”
Left to right: Thomas D. Dee III, A. Scott Anderson, John H. Firmage, III
Hope in Sight
Moran Launches New Fundraising Campaign
With the help of our campaign co-chairs, each a pillar of Utah’s
business and philanthropic community, the Moran Eye Center
has launched our first fundraising campaign in nearly 10 years.
Meet Our Campaign Chairs
These outstanding community leaders join us in our dedication to meeting ongoing challenges—from finding new
treatments for macular degeneration to eradicating preventable blindness. Indeed, their leadership has already inspired
over $18 million in gifts.
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Thomas D. Dee III
A. Scott Anderson
John H. Firmage III
Lawrence T. Dee and
Janet T. Dee Foundation
“The research needs to continue.
And one day, there will be a cure
for AMD.”
President and CEO of Zions Bank
“I think of looking at my new
granddaughter, seeing her smile,
seeing her squeeze my finger, and
I think, what would it be like if I
couldn’t see?”
President, Firmco Financial Inc.,
BMW of Murray
“I want to be involved with things that
don’t take thirty years. And Moran
seems to have figured that out.”
Honorary Chairs
Our honorary chairs have played major roles in building and supporting the Moran Eye Center over the years:
Bill and Pat Child, Lisa Eccles, and Sharon Steele-McGee
Why Now?
Because more than six million Americans are blind from diseases
like age-related macular degeneration (AMD)—which we still can’t
cure—with millions more losing vision each day. At the same
time, our researchers are astonishingly close to developing new
therapies for treatments, and we do not want to slow them down.
Because hope is in sight.
Research Holds the Key
In just 34 years, the John A. Moran Eye Center has become a global leader in ophthalmic research, care,
and education. Dr. Randall J Olson has spent decades building a scientific team that has made major
advances in the fight against AMD and other blinding eye diseases. The science is so promising that in
2013, Allergan, Inc., a major pharmaceutical company, signed an exclusive research and development
agreement with Moran’s Center for Translational Medicine (CTM) to fast-track key discoveries into new
medicines and clinical trials. And now, we are on the threshold of something revolutionary.
But while we are making significant strides, research faces its toughest funding environment to date.
As other organizations are scaling back, here at the Moran, we are unwilling to “put hope on hold.”
Continued, gracious philanthropic support enables our scientific team to stay intently focused on new
hope, understanding, and treatment.
Three Priorities of the $22 Million Hope in Sight Campaign:
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Research: Hope begins with Moran’s extraordinary research. Some of our
most important breakthroughs have come from unexpected corners, and
broad support allows our scientists to be bold, collaborative, and creative.
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Outreach: Even as we pursue new cures, many still need the ones
we already have. Our outreach program brings sustainable eye care to
underserved communities from rural Utah to Sub-Saharan Africa, restoring
sight and training local physicians to provide care long after we leave.
Center for Translational Medicine: The CTM’s public-private partnership
model is leading to new therapies in a fraction of the usual time and
cost—but the costs are still high. Donor support keeps our team focused
on bringing those new treatments to clinical trials.
We must never give up hope
—John A. Moran
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that we can accomplish things that
were previously considered impossible.”
The Art of the Eye
The Eye as Art
Every year, ophthalmic imaging technology becomes more and more sophisticated. As images of the eye—all
the way down to the level of microns—help doctors and researchers in their discoveries, diagnoses, and
treatments, they can also reveal patterns as exquisite as any fine lace or work of abstract art. Here are some
favorite images from Moran researchers and from our Ophthalmic Imaging and Videography Department.
“Diaphanous Dance—A New Art Form” “As ophthalmic photographers, we are called upon to record fluorescence as a dye flows
through the retinal circulation. We take pictures using a blue flash at
timed intervals to catch predicted phases while the circulation carries it
on a wild ride of several laps through the body. Regulated by the pulse
of the heart, we photograph it going through the smallest channels
in the retinal capillaries. But what if we set the dye free to flow in an
unpredictable path? As it turns out, the dye disseminates in water in a
diaphanous dance of swirling fluorescent color.”
—Jim Gilman, Project Administrator of Ophthalmic Imaging, Moran Eye Center.
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“Victorian Lace” In one of her favorite photos, ophthalmic imager
Paula Morris shows corneal epithelial cell ingrowth following a LASIK
procedure with the contrast heightened to make the cell growth
more striking.
“Confetti and Streamers” A region
of retina from a goldfish is analyzed
using tools called computational
molecular phenotyping that reveal
the metabolic state of all the cell
types in tissues. Captured by
National Institutes of Health-funded
researchers, Robert E. Marc, PhD,
and Bryan W. Jones, PhD, this image
was a first place winner in the BioArt
2013 competition. Dr. Francis Collins,
NIH Director, featured it on his blog,
writing that “it looks like a celebration
with confetti and streamers…but
what such images reveal may be
far more than a pretty picture…this
map of neurons provides a baseline
for understanding, and perhaps
ultimately treating, diseases of the
retina that alter the circuitry.”
“Ectopia Lentis” Moran ophthalmic imager Glen Jenkins shows
the partial displacement of the crystalline lens. To Jenkins it “looks
like a picture of a planet through a spaceship portal.”
“Lunar Landscape” This pupillary membrane by James Gilman
appears almost like a lunar landscape. It was the second place
winner of the slit lamp category at the Ophthalmic Photographer's
Society 2013 Scientific Exhibit and was featured on the April 2014
cover of Ophthalmology Magazine. Using a technique called “focus
stacking,” Gilman merged two images—focusing one on the
elevated areas of the iris and focusing the other on the lower areas
of the iris.
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Moran Physicians Author
Three Definitive Texts
Clinical Ophthalmic Echography
Roger P. Harrie, MD, is a clinical professor of ophthalmology and practices comprehensive ophthalmology
with a special interest in ocular ultrasound—a technique
used to diagnose and follow the progression of disorders affecting vision, similar to how electrocardiograms
(ECGs) are used to monitor heart disease. The second
edition of his text, Clinical Ophthalmic Echography
(2014 Springer), offers a unique case-study approach that
includes 308 studies and more than 370 ultrasound images. He coauthored the book with Cynthia J. Kendall,
RDMS.
Diagnostic Ophthalmology
Diagnostic Ophthalmology (2014 Amirsys, Inc), by
Balamurali K. Ambati, MD, PhD, MBA, and
Brian C.Stagg, MD, is a comprehensive reference
textbook that provides vital information about the
280-plus most common diagnoses encountered in
an ophthalmologic practice. One of the book’s key
features is that it provides high-quality color images
for every diagnosis. Moran’s Ophthalmic Imaging
Project Administrator, James P. Gilman, CRA, FOPS,
was the book’s image editor.
Pediatric Retina
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Vitreoretinal surgeon Mary Elizabeth Hartnett, MD,
has published the second edition of her textbook,
Pediatric Retina (2014 Wolters Kluwer Lippincott
Williams & Wilkins), the main industry reference on
pediatric retina. “The text brings together collected
knowledge from colleagues worldwide, which I believe
pushes all of us to be challenged in our thinking and to
find truths regarding science and medical treatment,”
noted Hartnett. “The textbook really incorporates
basic science and clinical understanding.”
Left to right: Harjit Kaur, Annicka Carter, Jeremy Hammer, and Nick Rejali
Dr. Randall J Olson’s
Mentorees Win Bench-to-Bedside Grand Prize
The Problem
Four bioengineering students intrigued with Dr. Olson’s
patent for an anti-infective intraocular needle won the 2014
grand prize. Harjit Kaur, Annicka Carter, Jeremy Hammer,
and Nick Rejali developed a product that can potentially solve
the problem of introducing infection when injecting needles
into the eye. “When a drug is injected into the eye, bacteria
from the eye lodges inside the hollow part of the needle,
where it can cause infection,” says Hammer. “The general
idea is that you need a film to protect the needle,” says Olson.
“They came up with poly-lactic-co-glycolic-acid (PLGA). I
said, ‘Wow, if it will work and adhere, that would be great.’
They really did some innovative stuff.”
The Solution
The “innovative stuff” is to dip-coat biodegradable PLGA
onto the needle tip, creating a membrane that blocks bacteria
from contaminating the needle bore. Then, a stainless steel
rod is pushed through the needle, which punctures the
membrane after the needle is already inserted, delivering a
bacteria-free drug. This process occurs by way of a hub that is
attached to the tip of the syringe. The hub provides one port
for puncturing and removing the rod and another port for the
standard needle. The group used 3D printers to create solid
prototypes of the hub.
Students were required to work with a mentor to evaluate
the technical and functional issues of the problem. They
created a project plan, identified user needs and marketing
requirements, and created design specifications. “We
encountered frustrating obstacles,” says team leader Carter,
“like figuring out how to put a membrane the size of a human
hair on a needle, finding a polymer that was strong enough to
use, and determining the size of the rod.”
“The thing that was different about this team and why they
won is that they took an actual product that looked as though
it could literally be used in the clinic to solve a huge specific,
clinical problem,” says Olson. “Their work ethic is amazing,
and they were a pleasure to work with.”
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Each year, more than 200 University of
Utah bioengineering, medical, and business
students team up with physician-mentors
to transform science and medicine in the
U’s Bench-to-Bedside competition. The
goal is to find creative solutions to clinical
medical problems.
Rosenblatt Prize for Excellence
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awards
Randall J Olson, MD, Professor and Chair, Department
of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences; CEO, John A. Moran
Eye Center, was named the 2014 recipient of the Rosenblatt
Prize for Excellence. Presented annually to a faculty member who
displays excellence in teaching, research, and administrative efforts,
it is the U’s most prestigious award. University President David W.
Pershing noted that “Dr. Olson has a long, rich history with the U and
is an inspired choice for this honor. His forward-thinking leadership has
effectively put the Moran Eye Center on the national map, bringing lifechanging research and outreach, renowned patient care, and academic
excellence together in one outstanding institution.”
“We could not be more proud that Randy Olson was awarded the
Rosenblatt Prize this year,” said Vivian Lee, Senior Vice President for
Health Sciences at the U. “His service as ‘visionary-in-chief’ has grown
a department from its humble beginnings with two faculty members,
to a globally acclaimed center for research, education, and clinical
excellence. As an internationally renowned scholar and charismatic
leader, Randy’s contributions to the University of Utah are second to none. University of Utah Health Sciences and the
Moran Eye Center are fortunate to be the beneficiaries of his stellar acumen.”
“He has created a culture of collaboration and excellence that is the envy of so many departments,” said David Chang,
Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of California at San Francisco, and International Committee Chair,
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. “He is one of the most influential and prominent academic chairs
in ophthalmology. His selection as president of the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology is a testament
to his stature in our field.”
Additionally, Olson was honored in 2012 with the Binkhorst Medal at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive
Surgery, an award dedicated to excellence in intraocular lens research.
Iqbal “Ike” K. Ahmed, MD, PhD, received the 2014 Binkhorst Medal
and presented the prestigious Binkhorst Lecture during the American Society
of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Symposium and Congress in Boston on
April 26, 2014. With this announcement, a Moran physician or alumni has
received this most prestigious honor three years in a row. Ahmed is currently
an assistant professor at the University of Toronto and a clinical assistant
professor at the University of Utah, where he completed a glaucoma and
anterior segment fellowship at the Moran Eye Center.
Photo credit: cvh.on.ca
Binkhorst Medal
Hedi Fritz-Niggli Visiting Professor
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Kathleen B. Digre, MD, broke new ground as the first Hedi Fritz-Niggli Visiting
Professor at the University of Zurich. This is a great honor for Dr. Digre and for Moran,
as she worked with the University of Zurich—in residence from February through
July 2014—laying groundwork for future visiting professors, finding and promoting more
women faculty and leaders, lecturing, and sharing Moran’s work in research, patient care,
and education.
Alan S. Crandall, MD, was honored with the 2014 Dr. Clark Lowe Rich
Distinguished Surgeon and Mentor Award recognizing “an outstanding surgeon
who has demonstrated exceptional skill and dedication in the fields of surgery,
including teaching, advising, and mentoring medical students, interns, residents,
or fellows at the University of Utah.” Dr. Crandall is the John A. Moran Presidential
Professor and Senior Vice-chair of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Director of
Glaucoma and Cataract at the Moran Eye Center, and Co-director of the Moran Eye
Center Outreach Division.
A member of the class of ‘73, Dr. Crandall was also honored as a
Distinguished Alumni by the University of Utah School of Medicine Alumni
Association at the School of Medicine Annual Awards Banquet and Half-Century
Celebration on Oct 10, 2013. He also received the 2014 Outstanding
Humanitarian Service Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
“Best Abstract by
a Fellow Award”
Distinguished Allumni
Dr. Clark Lowe Rich Distinguished Surgeon and Mentor Award
Krista Kinard, MD, Moran Neuro-ophthalmology
Fellow, trumped tough competition to receive the
“Best Abstract by a Fellow Award” at the North American
Neuro-Ophthalmology Society’s 40th Annual Meeting. Her
abstract, “Chronic Migraine is Associated with Reduced
Corneal Nerve Fiber Density and Length,” was entered in the
“Posterior Afferent Visual Pathway (Post-Chiasmal)” category.
Kinard’s additional areas of training and specialization include
ultrasound of the orbit and electrophysiology techniques.
Ludwig von Sallmann Clinician-Scientist Award
Balamurali K. Ambati, MD, PhD, MBA, was honored with the 2014 Ludwig von
Sallmann Clinician-Scientist Award by the Association for Research in Vision and
Ophthalmology (ARVO) Foundation for Eye Research. This award is in recognition of
Ambati’s contributions to the field of ophthalmology. Ludwig von Sallmann, MD, who served
as Chief of the Intramural Program of the National Eye Institute, was an ARVO Proctor Medal
recipient. Ambati also was invited to join the judge’s panel for the prestigious INTEL
Science Talent Search. Eight winners or finalists of this competition have gone on to win
Nobel prizes. This honor is one of many that highlight Dr. Ambati’s extraordinary career as a
researcher and a physician and his dedication to mentoring the next generation of scientists.
Honorary Alumnus
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John Bloomberg was named Honorary Alumnus by the University
of Utah. Bloomberg, who holds a bachelor’s degree from Amherst College
and a Masters of Business Administration from Harvard University, is a
former Wall Street research analyst and competitive skier. After his vision
began rapidly deteriorating, he was introduced to the U’s Department of
Ophthalmology where he met Dr. Randall J Olson. In gratitude for surgery
that Bloomberg has credited with saving his vision, he and his wife, Toni,
have generously contributed to the Moran Eye Center. John Bloomberg is
a long-time member of the John A. Moran Eye Center’s Advisory Board.
C o r i n n a T r u j i l l o Ta n n e r
Corinna Tanner is a long-time volunteer with Moran’s Patient Support Program
My Life Has Made Me an Expert on Blindness
Ten times a year, groups of all ages gather for a Moran “Orientation to Vision Loss
Seminar”— part of Moran’s groundbreaking Patient Support Program designed to address
the psychosocial impacts of vision loss.
One by one, their stories unfold. A 50-something woman experiencing vision loss from a series of unsuccessful surgeries tears
up as she chronicles her feelings of confusion and frustration. An 89-year-old man has to stop driving because a gradual form of
age-related macular degeneration is robbing him of the ability to see clearly. As each person speaks, longtime seminar volunteer,
43-year-old Corinna Trujillo Tanner, RN, MSN, nods thoughtfully. And then she stands up, white cane in hand, and tells her story.
As a young girl in rural Colorado, Tanner was diagnosed with a rare form of Stargardt’s disease (type 3), an incurable, hereditary
form of blindness. “But my family didn’t know what to do,” she says. “Out where we lived, there were zero resources for
visually impaired or blind people. So I got a pair of my dad’s hunting binoculars and took them to school so that I could see the
blackboard.” And that was just the beginning of her determined path. A move to California and a scholarship from the National
Federation for the Blind helped change her life. Now, even as she juggles her PhD work, marriage, a new baby, and fulltime work as
a rehabilitation teacher at The Blind Center, her life’s work is empowering others with vision loss.
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“I want people to know that even if you are blind, you can have a great life. You can be a mom, wear makeup, go to school, and
play the violin. It’s possible to reduce vision loss to the level of ‘nuisance’ instead of letting it change your life. And I can say that
because my life has made me an expert on blindness.”
Learn more about Moran’s Patient Support Program http://healthcare.utah.edu/moran/outreach/patient_support_services.php
Sarah Reed
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension:
Relief in Sight
Imagine suffering from devastating
headaches, blind spots, double vision, and
sometimes, episodes of complete blindness.
An estimated 100,000 Americans have
been living with such symptoms for years.
They are victims of a disorder called idiopathic intracranial
hypertension (IIH)—elevated spinal fluid pressure in the
brain. Also called pseudotumor cerebri, it predominately
affects overweight women of reproductive age, and when it
strikes, it can take away the ability to carry out the simple
tasks of daily living. Unfortunately, IIH is often difficult to
diagnose, and its exact causes are unknown.
Now, relief is in sight. A recent study funded by the National
Institutes of Health revealed that the use of an inexpensive
glaucoma drug (acetazolamide), when added to a weight
reduction plan, can improve and even restore vision for
women with IIH. Moran neuro-ophthalmologists Drs.
Kathleen Digre, Judith Warner, and Bradley Katz participated
in the study published in April 2014 in the Journal of the
American Medical Association.
Sarah and her canine pal, Leo
Challenges and Solutions
antibiotics in case she had a sinus infection. “When the
headache finally stopped, I realized I was seeing two of
everything,” she remembers. She then consulted with an
ophthalmologist who recognized her condition at once, was
aware of the study, and called the Moran Eye Center. By
the time Reed met Drs. Katz and Warner, her vision
had gone back to normal, but she still had a constant
“whooshing” sound in her ears—another typical indication
of elevated pressure.
“Since taking the medication and losing weight—almost 30
pounds—I feel so much better, and the whooshing sound
finally disappeared,” she reports. Reed is now back to doing
what she loves, including hiking with her beloved English
Mastiff, Leo, playing golf, and going to the movies.
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Thanks to an alert ophthalmologist, Sarah Reed found hope
as one of the study’s subjects. “I had an intense episode of
headaches and neck pain that lasted for about three weeks,”
she says. “I was seeing double, though I really didn’t realize
it for a couple of weeks because my eyes were so sensitive I
scrunched them up most of the time.” While suffering head
and neck pain, she visited a chiropractor who didn’t know
what to make of her symptoms. Another doctor prescribed
Moran’s Unique, Finely Tuned Resident
Selection Committee:
Judith Warner, MD, Shaping Future
Ophthalmologists of the World
One of the greatest strengths of Moran’s resident training
program is our high level of supervision and teaching: residents
are outnumbered approximately three to one by full-time clinical
faculty who have active practices covering all subspecialty areas of
ophthalmology. Because residents interact with all of our patients,
they have an opportunity to learn about and treat all ophthalmic
conditions. As with any vibrant program, the characteristics,
qualities, dedication, and work ethic of the person bringing it
to the table can either make or break its success. For Moran,
ferreting out these quality individuals begins with its unique
recruitment process—and that process begins with Chief of Neuroophthalmology and Resident Selection Committee Chair, Dr.
Judith Warner—who, with the heady obligation to “shape the future
ophthalmologists of our world,” has for eight years painstakingly
fine-tuned the process.
The Recruitment Process
Agenda
Judith Warner, MD
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Agenda: Resident Interviews Occur Four
Times Each Fall
Night Before: Dinner out with current
residents—hugely positive!
Morning Of: Breakfast; tour of Moran, Salt Lake,
and one of the stunning Wasatch canyons.
After personally reviewing nearly 400 resident applications each
year, Dr. Warner and the selection committee choose 28. “Academic
requirements are strict: applicants must show longitudinal academic
achievement, have excellent test scores, have a sustained interest
in ophthalmology, show an indication that they are socially
interested, and display a research interest,” says Warner. “And just
as importantly, we look for nice people who can get along with their
fellow residents—people who are good team players and who help
people out when there is not a direct quid pro quo. Sometimes, there
is much more going on in a patient’s life that is impacting their sense
of well-being. Sometimes, my job entails just telling patients that they
are going to be ok—that they won’t go blind, that they are not going
crazy, and that they will get through it,” states Warner. “I’m trying
to find future ophthalmologists who will take good care of patients.
Right now, we have the best residents in the country—they are smart,
they are accomplished, and they are kind—I’m very proud.”
Pre-Lunch: Moran’s Outreach Division
presentation by Dr. Craig Chaya.
Lunch: Every faculty member, resident, and
fellow who is available attends.
Afternoon: Formal interviews with Moran
Chair and CEO, Dr. Randall J Olson and
Residency Director, Dr. Jeff Pettey; formal
interviews with selection committee members
Drs. Judith Warner, Rachael Jacoby, David C.
Dries, Balamurali K. Ambati, and Zachary Joos,
ophthalmology resident.
Home-Base Room—applicants waiting
room between interviews: They see running
surgical video feed; are visited by faculty, staff,
and residents, all of whom are able to answer
questions; and are taken for more tours of the
research facilities and path lab.
From left to right: Drs. Brian Zaugg, Zachary Joos, Brian Stagg, Trent Richards,
Judith Warner, Dan Bettis, Julia Byrd, Adam Jorgensen, Leah Owen, Russell Swan,
Rene Choi, Jim Bell, Eileen Hwang
Cornea Fellowship: Valli Muthappan, MD
“We Can Have Such
an Immediate Impact on
Patients’ Lives”
During her cornea fellowship at the Moran Eye Center,
Valli Muthappan, MD, has performed LASIK and cornea transplant
surgeries, treated corneal ulcers, and assisted in a groundbreaking
telescopic lens implant surgery performed by Dr. Majid Moshirfar.
The surgery was the first of its kind in Utah—a telescope implant
that offers new hope to some patients with end-stage age-related
macular degeneration. She’s also participated in several of Moran’s
local outreach programs, such as volunteering at Salt Lake’s Maliheh
Free Clinic. In May, she traveled to Haiti with Dr. Craig Chaya and a
Moran outreach team to perform cornea transplants made possible
with donated tissue from the Utah Lions Eye Bank. Their patients
were the first in the region to receive this life-changing surgery.
On the final stretch of her fellowship, she says one of the most
rewarding aspects of her experience is “having such an immediate
impact on people’s lives. People who couldn’t see their clock in the
morning without their glasses come in for LASIK or cataract surgery,
and as soon as we take the patches off their eyes, there’s a huge
grin—instant gratification!”
The Moran Eye Center offers
ophthalmology fellowship
programs in cornea and
refractive (LASIK) surgery;
glaucoma; neuro-ophthalmology,
and retina. We also offer an
international fellowship for
US citizens who work with Dr.
Geoffrey Tabin at the Moran
Eye Center as well as in several
developing countries. For more
information, please contact the
Department of Ophthalmology
and Visual Sciences Academic
Office at 801-585-6701.
After completing her residency at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns
Hopkins University in Baltimore, Muthappan knew she wanted to
come to Moran “because everyone knows it by reputation; it’s one of
the best cornea fellowships in the country.” She chose to specialize
in ophthalmology and corneal surgery in particular, “because in
addition to being able to deliver immediate results, you can establish
long-term relationships with patients as you take care of their
changing vision needs over time.”
Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Muthappan will return
to her home city where she has accepted a position as a cornea
specialist in private practice. “Happily,” she notes, “my childhood eye
doctor said he can’t wait to start referring patients to me!”
Examining a patient prior to surgery in Haiti
Photo credit: OneMoreGeneration.org
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Moran Fellow, Valli Muthappan
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residents and fellows
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Consistently Ranked as One of the Top 10 Ophthalmology Education Programs in the Nation
For over 30 years, the ophthalmology program at the University of Utah School of Medicine has offered excellent didactic
training and extensive surgical experience. Each year, faculty from the Moran Eye Center provide ophthalmology training
to approximately 70-80 medical students and visiting residents as well as three interns, nine residents, seven to eight
fellows, and many international observers. As the only medical school in the Intermountain area, the University of Utah
plays an important role in training the region’s next generation of physicians and ophthalmologists.
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first y ear
Julia Byrd, MD
Rene Choi, MD, PhD
C ornea
Eileen Hwang, MD, PhD
Carlton Fenzl, MD
second y ear
Adam Jorgensen, MD
Brian Stagg, MD
Jason Feuerman, MD
NeuroOphthalmology
Reuben Valenzuela, MD
retina
Russell Swan, MD
third y ear / chief residents
Nikhil Batra, MD
Jim Bell, MD
G la u coma
Moran
International
Fellowship
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Zachary Joos, MD
Trent Richards, MD
Brian Zaugg, MD
Dan Bettis, MD
Hari Bodhireddy, MD
Anya Gushchin, MD
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residents and fellows
2014-2015
I nter n s & O phtha lm i c Path o lo gy / R es ea r c h Fe llows 2 014 -2 015
I nterns
A superb overall experience
With 12 locations and four state-of-the-art ophthalmic
surgery suites, over 40 ophthalmology specialists
carry out more than 6,500 surgeries per year at the
Moran Eye Center. This ensures that residents and
fellows have ample opportunity to participate in a full
spectrum of clinical and surgical experiences.
Ashlie Bernhisel, MD
Christopher Conrady,
MD, PhD
Richard “Reese”
Feist, Jr., MD
ophthalmic patholog y / R esearch
Aabid Farukhi, MD
Gregory Kramer, MD
Located at the base of the spectacular Wasatch
Mountains, the University of Utah is the flagship
institution of higher education in Utah. Within reach
of seven major ski resorts, gorgeous desert country,
and a population known for its friendliness, Salt Lake
continues to rank among the top cities in which to live.
Kyle MacLean, MD
research fellows
Wyatt Messenger, MD
Ruju Rai, MD
The Moran Eye Center offers ophthalmology fellowship programs in cornea and
refractive surgery, glaucoma, neuro-ophthalmology, retina, and Moran international.
Sciences Academic Office at 801-585-6701.
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moran eye center
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CEO of the John A. Moran Eye Center
Randall J Olson, MD, is the Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and CEO
of the John A. Moran Eye Center. Dr. Olson is the author of more than 300 professional publications and
a worldwide lecturer. He specializes in research dealing with intraocular lens and cataract surgery. He
was selected as the Binkhorst Medal recipient in 2012 by the American Society of Cataract and Refractive
Surgery, has given many named lectures all over the country, and was selected in 2014 by the University of
Utah for the Rosenblatt Prize for Excellence. Time constraints limit the number of patients Dr. Olson is able
to see, yet he continues to enjoy patient care visits on a regular basis.
specialt y
• Cataract Services and External Eye Diseases
Doctors in Alphabetical Order
Craig J Chaya, MD,
William Barlow, MD,
Balamurali K Ambati,
MD, PhD, MBA,
specializes in cornea transplants,
cataract extraction, keratoprosthesis (artificial cornea), LASIK, and
other complex procedures of the
cornea and anterior segment of the
eye. He welcomes patients in these
areas as well as general ophthalmic
issues. Dr. Ambati also maintains a
dynamic research laboratory and
has authored more than 40 peerreviewed publications and
two books.
specializes in comprehensive
ophthalmology with a focus on the
surgical management of routine
and complex cataracts, anterior
segment surgery, and vision correction surgery using laser and
intraocular lenses. His current
research interest is focused on
cataract surgical outcomes.
specialties
• Comprehensive Ophthalmology
• Cataract Services
• Refractive Surgery (LASIK,
Laser, and Non-laser)
practices comprehensive ophthalmology and specializes in the
medical and surgical management
of adult and pediatric cataracts,
glaucoma, and anterior segment
surgery. Dr. Chaya particularly
enjoys teaching and is actively
involved in Moran’s ophthalmology
resident and glaucoma fellow training programs. He is also passionate
about local and international outreach with his current work focusing on the advancement of eye care
delivery in Haiti, Guam, Micronesia,
Ghana, and the Navajo Nation
in southern Utah. His research
interests include the management
of cataracts and glaucoma in the
developing world and glaucoma
surgical techniques and devices.
specialties
• Comprehensive Ophthalmology
• Cataract Surgery
• Glaucoma
specialties
• Cornea
• Cataract Services
• Vision Correction Surgery
(LASIK, Laser, and Non-laser)
• Uveitis
Paul S Bernstein, MD, PhD,
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specializes in age-related macular
degeneration with special emphasis on the role of nutrition and
environment in its treatment and
prevention; inherited retinal and
macular dystrophies; and surgical
treatment of vitreoretinal disorders such as diabetic retinopathy
and retinal detachments.
specialties
• Vitreoretinal Diseases
and Surgery
• Retinal Biochemistry
• Macular and Retinal
Degeneration
Alan S Crandall, MD,
is the Senior Vice Chair of the
Department of Ophthalmology
and Visual Sciences, Director
of Moran’s Glaucoma and
Cataract Division, Co-director of
Moran’s International Outreach
Division, the Val A. and Edith
D. Green Presidential Endowed
Chair in Ophthalmology, and
past president of the American
Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgery. He focuses on the
medical and surgical management of glaucoma and cataracts.
Dr. Crandall has experience with
trabeculoplasty and laser cyclophotocoagulation. He is involved
in numerous clinical research
studies at the Moran Eye Center,
lectures throughout the world,
and was selected by Cataract
and Refractive Surgery Today as
one of 50 international opinion
leaders.
specialties
• Cataract Services
• Glaucoma
Susan Chortkoff, MD,
focuses on the management and
treatment of glaucoma as well as
comprehensive ophthalmology.
Dr. Chortkoff also has a special interest in the management of dry eye
syndrome.
specialties
• Comprehensive Ophthalmology
• Glaucoma
ophthalmologists
Kathleen B Digre, MD,
Alison Crum, MD,
specializes in both oculoplastics
and orbital surgery—the reconstruction of the bones around
the eyes after traumas, correcting drooping eyelids, and
aesthetic surgeries, such as eyelid
lifts. She also practices neuroophthalmology, the study of how
the eye connects to the brain,
and provides medical and surgical
treatments for visual disorders.
Her interests include treatment of
Graves’ disease and treatment of
papilledema.
specialties
is a past president of the North
American Neuro-ophthalmology
Society. She specializes in neuroophthalmology and evaluates and
treats complex visual complaints
which can be due to optic nerve or
brain disease. Her interests include
gender differences in neuro-ophthalmic disorders, pseudotumor
cerebri, ischemic optic neuropathy,
temporal arteritis, papilledema,
episodic vision loss, headaches
and eye pain, diplopia, and Graves’
disease. She has worked with the
North American Neuro-ophthalmology Society and the University
of Utah Eccles Library to develop
a Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual
Educational Library (NOVEL) online
at http://novel.utah.edu. She
received the Rosenblatt Prize for
Excellence at the University of
Utah in 2012.
2014
Roger P Harrie, MD,
David C Dries, MD,
specialt y
provides medical and surgical
care for a wide range of eye
diseases and visual impairments in
children as well as evaluation and
management of strabismus in both
children and adults. His special
interests include amblyopia,
esotropia, exotropia, retinopathy
of prematurity, retinoblastoma,
infant and childhood cataracts,
and nasolacrimal duct obstruction.
• Neuro-ophthalmology
specialties
practices comprehensive ophthalmology and ocular surgery
with a subspecialty in ophthalmic
ultrasound. He has been the senior
instructor in the ocular ultrasound
course at the annual American
Academy of Ophthalmology meeting and has published numerous
articles, book chapters, and two
textbooks. Dr. Harrie has made
more than 20 humanitarian trips,
mostly training doctors in developing countries in diagnostic and
therapeutic techniques. He directs
the outreach program in examining and giving glasses to residents
of the Salt Lake Valley Youth
Detention Center.
specialt y
• Comprehensive Ophthalmology
• Pediatric Ophthalmology
• Adult Strabismus
• Neuro-ophthalmology
• Oculoplastics and
Facial Plastic Surgery
• Ophthalmology
Mary Elizabeth Hartnett, MD,
Joseph L Hatch, MD,
provides expertise and experience
in all areas of ophthalmology and
has extensive experience in contact lens fitting. In 2008, Dr. Hatch
was asked to serve on the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Vision Initiative. This program
sends eye care professionals to
countries throughout the world.
is Director of Pediatric Retina. She
specializes in vitreoretinal surgery
and directs a pediatric retina
center, managing both pediatric
and adult retinal conditions at the
Moran Eye Center. She performs
surgery at both the Moran Eye
Center at the University of Utah
and the Moran Eye Center at
Primary Children’s Hospital.
specialt y
• Pediatric and Adult Retinal
Diseases and Surgery
specialt y
• Comprehensive Ophthalmology
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ophthalmologists
Bradley J Katz, MD, PhD,
specializes in neuro-ophthalmology, cataract, and comprehensive ophthalmology. He
evaluates patients with diseases
that affect the optic nerve and
diseases of the brain that affect
vision and eye movements. Dr.
Katz also conducts research in
the areas of giant cell arteritis,
photophobia and migraine, optic
neuritis, and multiple sclerosis.
Robert O Hoffman, MD,
is Chief of the Division of Pediatric
Ophthalmology and Eye Muscle
Disorders. He has special interests
in retinopathy of prematurity, ocular genetics, craniofacial disorders,
pediatric cataracts, and complicated strabismus.
specialties
• Cataract Services
• Neuro-ophthalmology
specialties
• Pediatric Ophthalmology
• Adult Strabismus
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is Director of the Ophthalmic
Pathology Laboratory and evaluates all specimens submitted to
the laboratory. He focuses his
clinical practice on comprehensive
ophthalmology including cataract
and other anterior ocular surgeries. Dr. Mamalis is the editor of the
Journal of Cataract and Refractive
Surgery and is the author of 190
peer-reviewed publications, one
textbook, and 40 book chapters.
He is also Co-director of the
Intermountain Ocular Research
Center and is performing research
in the area of intraocular lenses
and postoperative inflammation.
Dr. Mamalis lectures throughout
the world and was selected by
Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Today as one of 50 international
opinion leaders. He was selected
as the Binkhorst Medal recipient
in 2013 by the American Society of
Cataract and Refractive Surgery.
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• Cataract Services
• Ophthalmic Pathology
• Comprehensive Ophthalmology
specializes in medical and surgical
diseases of the retina and vitreous.
Her primary clinical and surgical
interests include retinal detachments, diabetic retinopathy, and
macular and retinal degeneration.
specialties
• Retinal Diseases and Surgery
• Macular and Retinal
Degeneration
is Moran’s Director of Surgical
Services and the Medical Director
of the Utah Lions Eye Bank. He
specializes in the medical and
surgical treatment of corneal and
anterior segment eye diseases.
His expertise includes all types of
corneal transplantation, cataract
surgery, and refractive surgery.
specialties
Nick Mamalis, MD,
Rachael Jacoby, MD,
Mark D Mifflin, MD,
specialties
• Cornea Transplant Surgery
(Penetrating Keratoplasty,
Lamellar Keratoplasty, Stem
Cell Transplantation, and
Eye Banking)
• Cataract Surgery (Premium
Intraocular Lenses, Monovision)
• Vision Correction Surgery (LASIK,
PRK, Phakic Intraocular Lenses)
2014
Majid Moshirfar, MD, FACS, is
the Director of Moran’s Cornea and
Refractive Surgery Division, Director
of the Cornea Educational Fellowship, and Co-medical Director of the
Utah Lions Eye Bank. He specializes in corneal transplantation,
keratoprosthesis (artificial cornea),
management of difficult corneal disorders, complicated cataract extraction, LASIK, infectious eye diseases,
and other complex procedures of
the cornea and anterior segment
of the eye. Dr. Moshirfar lectures
extensively around the country on
a variety of vision correction procedures and has become a community
spokesperson on the benefits and
risks of vision correction surgery.
He has appeared in the last three
editions of Best Doctors in America.
Dr. Moshirfar has authored more
than 150 peer-reviewed scientific
publications and five books and is
on the editorial board of numerous
ophthalmology journals.
specialties
• Cornea Transplant (Penetrating
Keratoplasty, DSAEK, DALK,
Stem-cell Transplantation)
• Vision Correction Surgery
(LASIK, PRK, LASEK, Phakic IOL,
Intacs, CK, Collagen Cross-linking)
• Cataract Surgery and Intraocular
Implants (Premium Intraocular
Lenses, Monovision)
• Dry Eye Disease
(LipiFlow Treatment)
• Corneal Infectious and
Inflammatory Eye Diseases
• Artificial Cornea
• Implantable Miniature
Telescope for Age-related
Macular Degeneration
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Bhupendra C K Patel, MD,
FRCS, FRC,
is an expert in the management
of disorders involving eyelids,
periorbital tissues, the lacrimal
system, and facial bones, including
fractures. His clinical research
interests include thyroid disease,
optic nerve disorders, orbital and
eyelid tumors, blepharospasm,
lacrimal surgery, and facial
cosmetic surgery.
specialt y
• Oculoplastic and
Facial Plastic Surgery
ophthalmologists
Geoffrey Tabin, MD,
is the John E. and Marva M.
Warnock Presidential Endowed
Chair in Ophthalmology and Codirector of Moran’s International
Outreach Division. He specializes
in corneal transplantation,
keratoprosthesis (artificial cornea),
management of corneal disorders,
cataract extraction, LASIK,
inflammatory eye diseases, and
other complex procedures of the
cornea and anterior segment of the
eye. In addition to his work in Utah,
Dr. Tabin is working to develop
eye care delivery in developing
countries, including improving
cataract and corneal surgery.
specialties
• Cataract Services
• Vision Correction Surgery
(LASIK, Laser, and Non-laser)
2014
Albert T Vitale, MD,
Kim Taylor, MD,
practices comprehensive ophthalmology and has extensive
experience in fitting contact
lenses. He has many years of
experience in diagnosing and
treating eye diseases of all kinds.
specialt y
• Comprehensive Ophthalmology
is Director of Moran’s Uveitis
Division. He specializes in patients
with diseases of the retina and
vitreous. He is one of the only ophthalmologists in the Intermountain
West specializing in the diagnosis
and treatment of uveitis and
other infections and inflammatory
diseases of the eye. His research
interests include ocular manifestations of systemic diseases, novel
therapeutic agents, and new drug
delivery systems in the treatment
of ocular inflammatory disease,
retinal vascular disease, and the
pharmacotherapy of age-related
macular degeneration. He is one of
a few people in the country with
dual training in ocular immunology and inflammatory disease and
vitreoretinal surgery. Dr. Vitale is
co-author of the definitive text on
the subject, with Dr. C. Stephen
Foster, entitled, Diagnosis and
Treatment of Uveitis.
specialties
• Uveitis, Ocular Infections
• Retinal Diseases and Surgery
Jeff Pettey, MD,
specialties
• Comprehensive Ophthalmology
• Cataract Services
Jean Tabin, MD,
provides general vision care and
comprehensive ophthalmology services at the Moran Eye
Center. Dr. Tabin enjoys working
in Moran’s Triage Clinic, treating
patients, and teaching medical
students and residents who
are interested in learning more
about ophthalmology.
specialt y
• Comprehensive Ophthalmology
Michael P Teske, MD,
is Director of Vitreoretinal
Diseases and Surgery. Dr. Teske
specializes in medical and surgical
diseases of the retina and vitreous. His primary surgical interests
include retinal detachment, proliferative vitreoretinopathy, diabetic
retinopathy, retinopathy of prematurity, epiretinal membranes,
macular holes, and posterior
segment trauma.
specialt y
• Retinal Disease and Surgery
Judith E A Warner, MD,
is Chief of Neuro-ophthalmology.
She evaluates complex visual
complaints, which can be due
to optic nerve or brain disease,
and provides treatment for these
disorders. Her interests include
diplopia, giant cell arteritis,
papilledema, optic neuritis,
episodic vision loss, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, ischemic
optic neuropathy, and unexplained vision loss.
specialt y
• Neuro-ophthalmology
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is Director of the John A Moran
Eye Center Training and Residency
Program. He is also the Chief of
Ophthalmology at the Salt Lake
City VA Medical Center. Dr. Pettey
specializes in comprehensive
ophthalmology, complex cataracts,
and anterior segment surgery. He
coordinates teaching and training
of medical students, residents, international observers, and fellows
and is actively involved in local
outreach and international ophthalmology, working to develop
teaching and training collaborations with programs in developing
countries. He is actively involved in
research to make cataract surgery
safer and more efficient.
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Barbara M Wirostko, MD,
has specialized fellowship training
in glaucoma, treats glaucoma and
comprehensive ophthalmology
patients, and specializes in clinical
research and drug development
for glaucoma pharmaceutical
therapies. Her research interest
is in sustained delivery of
therapeutics for ocular pathologies
and in approaching glaucoma
through non-intraocular pressure
mediated approaches.
specialties
Marielle Young, MD,
Norm A Zabriskie, MD,
provides medical and surgical
care for children with eye
disease as well as adults and
children with strabismus. Her
clinical expertise includes the
evaluation and treatment of
amblyopia, strabismus, infantile
and developmental cataracts, and
nasolacrimal duct obstruction.
is Vice Chair and Medical Director
of Clinical Services and Director of
Clinical Operations at the John A.
Moran Eye Center. He specializes in
the medical and surgical treatment
of glaucoma and cataracts. He has
a research interest in the genetics
of glaucoma.
specialties
• Cataract Services
• Glaucoma
• Pediatric Ophthalmology
• Adult and Pediatric Strabismus
new clinical faculty
specialties
Aparna Ramasubramanian, MD,
specializes in eye diseases in
children as well as evaluating and
treating strabismus in adults and
children, including adjustable
sutures. She is also trained in ocular
oncology and has a special interest
in pediatric eye tumors, especially
retinoblastoma.
• Comprehensive Ophthalmology
• Glaucoma
specialties
• Pediatric Ophthalmology
• Ocular Oncology
• Adult and Pediatric Strabismus
other specialties
Donnell J Creel, PhD,
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is Director of the Electrophysiology
Service at the John A. Moran
Eye Center. The Electrophysiology
Service provides examinations
including visually evoked potentials, full-field electroretinograms,
auditory brainstem responses,
electrooculograms, multifocal
electroretinograms, and multifocal
visually evoked potentials. These
tests quantitate retinal, optic pathway, visual cortical, and brainstem
auditory pathway function.
Lisa Ord, PhD, LCSW,
is Director of the ophthalmologybased Patient Support Program
for people with visual impairment
and their families. Services in
this program include counseling,
information and referral services,
support groups, and the Orientation to Vision Loss Program.
specialt y
• Counseling Related to Vision Loss
Derek J Sakata, MD,
is Medical Director for Anesthesia
Services at the John A. Moran
Eye Center. Dr. Sakata provides
and directs anesthesia care for
ophthalmic patients before, during, and after surgery. He also
has a background in engineering
and has been involved in medical
device design and subsequent
company startups. He continues to
be involved in research into new
medical device designs and drug
delivery.
specialt y
specialt y
• Electrophysiology
• General Anesthesiology
specializes in ocular pathology,
pediatric and general optometry,
and contact lenses.
Redwood Health Center
South Jordan Health Center
Alan Morgan, OD,
specializes in contact lenses and
general optometry.
UUHC—Davis Vision Center
Timothy L Gibbons, OD,
specializes in contact lenses,
pediatrics, sports vision, and
ocular disease.
Stansbury Health Center
Westridge Health Center
Harald E Olafsson, OD,
is the Director of Contact
Lens Services. He specializes
in fitting contact lenses with
particular interest in keratoconus, pediatrics, and fitting
traumatized eyes; eyes with
severe or irregular astigmatism; and he provides primary
eye care for those who do or
do not wear contact lenses.
John A. Moran Eye Center
Colleen S Schubach, OD,
specializes in contact lens
services for all ages and vision
therapy with a special emphasis
on children.
Redstone Health Center
2014
Mark A McKay, OD,
specializes in full-scope optometric care, including adult and
pediatric care, contact lenses
and job- or hobby-related
visual needs.
John A. Moran Eye Center
Moran Vision Center at Old Mill
Redwood Health Center
Westridge Health Center
Clair R Palmer, OD,
specializes in contact lenses.
Parkway Health Center
South Jordan Health Center
Craig M Smith, OD,
specializes in children's vision,
sports vision, contact lenses,
and general optometry.
Greenwood Health Center
Bryan H Vincent, OD,
specializes in ocular pathology
and contact lenses.
Greenwood Health Center
John A. Moran Eye Center
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Robert H Corry, OD,
O ptometrists
Optometrists
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Research
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Balamurali K Ambati,
MD, PhD, MBA
Alessandra Angelucci,
MD, PhD
Wolfgang B Baehr, PhD
Professor of Ophthalmology
and Visual Sciences and
Adjunct Associate Professor of
Neurobiology and Anatomy
Professor, Ophthalmology
and Visual Sciences
Professor and Director, Michael
M. Wynn Center for Inherited
Retinal Diseases; Ralph and Mary
Tuck Professor of Ophthalmology
and Visual Sciences
specialties
specialt y
Visual Cortex Circuitry and Function
specialties
Ocular Angiogenesis and Corneal
Research
Phototransduction, the Retinoid
Cycle, and Membrane Protein
Transport in Photoreceptors;
Biochemistry, Molecular and
Cell Biology
Paul S Bernstein, MD, PhD
Paul Bressloff, PhD
Donnell J Creel, PhD
Margaret DeAngelis, PhD
Director of Clinical Research
and Associate Director of
Research; Mary H. Boesche
Professor of Ophthalmology
and Visual Sciences
Adjunct Professor,
Ophthalmology and Visual
Sciences; Professor of
Mathematics
Research Professor,
Ophthalmology and Visual
Sciences
Associate Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
specialties
specialt y
specialt y
Modeling of Visual Cortex
Electrophysiology
Genetics, Genomics, and Systems
Biology-based Approaches to
Pinpoint Disease Causality in
Age-related Macular Degeneration,
Glaucoma, Myopia, Diabetic
Retinopathy, Retinopathy of
Prematurity, and Co-occurring
Diseases
Vitreoretinal Diseases and
Surgery; Retinal Biochemistry;
Macular and Retinal Degeneration
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research team
specialt y
Jeanne M Frederick, PhD
Yingbin Fu, PhD
Sabine Fuhrmann, PhD
Research Associate Professor,
Ophthalmology and Visual
Sciences
Associate Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Associate Professor,
Ophthalmology and Visual
Sciences
specialt y
Macular and Retinal
Degeneration; Gene Therapy;
Phototransduction
Retinal Cell and Molecular Biology
specialties
specialties
Ocular Development;
Retinal Pigment Epithelial
Cell Biology
Building bridges from research to patient care
Werner Gellermann, PhD
Gregory S Hageman, PhD
Mary Elizabeth Hartnett, MD
Bryan W Jones, PhD
Adjunct Professor,
Ophthalmology and Visual
Sciences; Research
Professor, Physics
John A. Moran Presidential
Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences;
Executive Director, Moran Center
for Translational Medicine
Professor, Ophthalmology
and Visual Sciences
Research Assistant Professor,
Ophthalmology and Visual
Sciences
Retinal Angiogenesis Relating
to Retinopathy of Prematurity
and Age-related Macular
Degeneration
Spectroscopy of Living
Human Tissue
specialties
Bradley J Katz, MD, PhD
Julia Kleinschmidt, PhD,
LCSW
Helga E T Kolb, PhD
Associate Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Professor (Emerita), Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Professor (Emerita), Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
specialties
specialt y
specialties
Orientation and Support Services
for international ophthalmologists training under the Moran
Eye Center’s Outreach Division
Retinal Anatomy; Editor,
Webvision www.webvision.med.
utah.edu
David Krizaj, PhD
Edward M Levine, PhD
Nick Mamalis, MD
Professor, Ophthalmology and
Visual Sciences
Associate Professor,
Ophthalmology and Visual
Sciences
Professor, Ophthalmology
and Visual Sciences;
Co-director, Intermountain
Ocular Research Center
Giant Cell Arteritis; Photophobia
and Migraine; Optic Neuritis;
Multiple Sclerosis
specialties
Retinal Neurobiology;
Calcium Regulation; Glaucoma
The Genetics and Assessment of
Pathways Involved in the Etiology
of Age-related Macular Degeneration; Retinal Cell Biology
specialt y
Retinal Neurogenesis and
Regeneration
specialties
Ocular Pathology; Comprehensive
Ophthalmology; Intraocular
Lens Research; Postoperative
Inflammation
specialties
Retinal Degeneration Disorders;
Retinal Neurotransmission and
Neurocircuitry; Metabolomics
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specialt y
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research team
2014
Robert E Marc, PhD
Richard A Normann, PhD
Ning Tian, PhD
Monica Vetter, PhD
Director of Research and
Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology; Cal and JeNeal Hatch
Presidential Endowed Chair in
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Professor (Emeritus),
Ophthalmology and Visual
Sciences; Distinguished
Professor of Bioengineering
Professor, Ophthalmology and
Visual Sciences
specialties
Artificial Vision/Neural
Prosthetics
Adjunct Professor,
Ophthalmology and Visual
Sciences; George and Lorna
Winder Professor of
Neuroscience; and Chair,
Neurobiology and Anatomy
Retinal Neurotransmission and
Networks; Retinal Degenerations;
Metabolomics
specialt y
specialt y
Retinal Neurobiology
specialties
Retinal Development; Glaucoma
Haibo Wang, MD, PhD
Liliana Werner, MD, PhD
Barbara M Wirostko, MD
Jun Yang, PhD
Research Assistant Professor,
Ophthalmology and Visual
Sciences
Associate Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences;
Co-director Intermountain Ocular
Research Center
Clinical Adjunct Associate
Professor, Ophthalmology and
Visual Sciences
Associate Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
specialties
specialties
Glaucoma; Drug and Device
Development
Cell Biology of Photoreceptors;
Retinal Diseases
specialt y
Vascular Biology: abnormal
vessel growth implicated in
pathological neovascularization
in age-related macular degeneration, retinopathy of prematurity,
and diabetic retinopathy
Ocular Biodevices Research; Different Intraocular Lens Designs;
Materials and Surface Modifications; Interactions between Ocular
Implants and Ocular Tissues
NEW RESEARCH FACULTY
specialties
Debra A Schaumberg, ScD, OD, MPH
Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences;
Associate Director for Clinical and Epidemiological
Research, University of Utah Moran Eye Center
for Translational Medicine; Adjunct Professor of
Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health
specialties
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Epidemiology and the Joint Influences of Genetic, Molecular, and Lifestyle Risk Factors in Causing Eye Disease;
Age-related Macular Degeneration; and Dry Eye Disease
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2014
Moran Eye Center in Your Community The Moran Eye Center provides comprehensive eye exams, fashion eyewear, and
the latest contact lenses to meet all of your eye care needs. We have 13 locations along the Wasatch Front. Moran Community Clinics
are typically located with a University of Utah Health Care Clinic, which provides a full range of world-class medical services.
✲ We’re excited to announce the opening of the NEW Midvalley Health Center in spring, 2015. At that time, Moran’s Rocky
Mountain Ophthalmology, Old Mill Medical Center, and Moran optometry and optical services at Greenwood Health Center will
be incorporated into one convenient location at 243 East 6100 South, north of Fashion Place Mall.
Moran Eye Center
Doctors of Optometry
Robert H Corry, OD
Timothy L Gibbons, OD
Mark A McKay, OD
Alan Morgan, OD
Harald E Olafsson, OD
Clair R Palmer, OD
Colleen S Schubach, OD
Craig M Smith, OD
Bryan H Vincent, OD
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Appendices
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Contents
Donor Report
45
Industry Leadership and Service
51
Awards, Honors, and Appointments
54
Clinical Trials
56
Technology Commercialization
and Intellectual Property/Patents 58
Grand Rounds
60
Published Research
62
Research Grants and Contracts
66
National and
International Presentations
72
The following individuals and organizations contributed to the
Moran Eye Center from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013
Donors
2013
J ohn A . moran e y e center D onor R eport for 2 0 1 3
gifts of $1,000,000 a n d a b o v e
Elizabeth A. Johnson* | John A. and Carole Moran
gifts o f $100,000 a n d a b o v e
Cumming Foundation | Edmund W. and Carol B. Dumke
Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc.
Sharon E. Steele-McGee | Zions First National Bank
gifts o f $50,000 a n d a b o v e
Alcon Research, Ltd. | Avis Badami
The Lawrence T. and Janet T. Dee Foundation
Willard L. Eccles Charitable Foundation
Peter and Nancy Salter | Marva M. and John E. Warnock, PhD
Bamberger-Allen Health
& Education Foundation
William C. Klintworth and
Kimberly A. Perkins Klintworth
Mihail S. Lari and Scott E. Murray
John B. and Geraldine W.* Goddard
Claudia Skaggs Luttrell
Noel and Florence Rothman Family
MicroSurgical Technology
Wattis Dumke Foundation
The Mark & Kathie Miller Foundation
gifts of $ 1 0 ,00 0 a n d a bov e
ARCS Foundation Inc., Utah Chapter
BMW of Murray/Mini of Murray
William Barrett
John and Toni Bloomberg
William H. and Patricia W. Child
Margaret D. Hicks
Hoya Medical Singapore PTE LTD
Steven A. and Elizabeth M. Huish
Stephen C. and Lynda M. Jacobsen
Johnson Foundation
Robert A. and Joan* Judelson
gifts of $5, 000 an d above
David W. Becker
Scott Bergeson
Dale A. and Janeel O. Burningham
David and Kerry Carlson
Ralph P. and Marge Neilson
Julie Crandall and
Alan S. Crandall, MD
Gordon and Marcia* Olch
Lisa Z. and David A. Crandall, MD
Glenn T. and Mary K. Potter
William K. and Fern H. England
William K. and Julia D. Reagan
Chip and Gayle N. Everest
Hazel M. Robertson
Thomas H. and Carolyn L. Fey
Ruvo Family Foundation
Pilar Pobil Smith
Carolyn Tanner Irish and
Frederick Quinn, PhD
Denise R. Sobel
Paul Joos, MD
James M. Steele and
Linda Lewis Wolcott
James M. and Alison R. Luckman
Strazza Family Trust
Nicholas & Company, Inc.
O.C. Tanner Company
Linda Rankin, PhD
Hank and Sally Tauber
Khosrow and Ghazaleh Semnani
Utah Lions Foundation
June Morris
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gifts of $ 2 5 ,00 0 a n d a bov e
J ohn A . moran e y e center D onor R eport for 2 0 1 3
Sam and Diane Stewart
Greg and Carol A. Easton
Mountain Film in Telluride
Mabel Wong*
Thomas H. and Laurie J. Eastwood
George G. and Pauline Mulligan
John A. and Robbin Yee
George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles
Foundation
Marilyn Neilson
gifts of $ 1 ,00 0 an d a bov e
Aaren Scientific, Inc.
Advanced Vision Science, Inc.
George M. Ahn
Balamurali K. Ambati, MD, PhD, MBA
A. Scott and Jesselie B. Anderson
David R. and N.L. Anderson
G.W.* and Ida Lee Anderson
Marvin L. Arent*
Ashton Family Foundation
Ralph L. Ashton
David R. and Karen S. Bachman
Wolfgang B. Baehr, PhD
and Jeanne Frederick, PhD
Bonnie Barry
Joseph C. and Gainor L. Bennett
Zachary Bennett
Bennion Jewelers
William F. and Victoria F. Bennion
Patricia Ann Berg
Ann P. and
Paul S. Bernstein, MD, PhD
Carol Berrey, PhD
Alexander S. Bodi Revocable Trust
Eveline Bruenger
Laura D. Byrne
Robert A. and Janette Carlson
Robert S. Carter Foundation, Inc.
Irene G. Casper
David J. and Marilyn C. Clark
Kenneth D. Collins
Chris Connelley
Cynthia Conner
Richard L. and Janice M. Corbin
Robert W. and Carol N. Culver
CycleSmith
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Paul and Sylvia Davis
Tim and Candace Dee
Caren Dixon
Jane Durcan, MD and
John Hoffman, MD
Fred W. and Christine A. Fairclough
Joan B. and John H. Firmage II
Cecelia H. Foxley, PhD
James R. and Barbara Gaddis
B. Greg Gardner
Mary Ann Gardner
Panozzo Giacomo
Michael Graham and Lucia M. Lucci
Robert M. Graham
Adrienne Graves, PhD
Greater Horizons
Leah Hatziathanasiou and Family
C. Charles and Elise Hetzel
Casey Hill
Howard Rodney Horinbein
Jerry S. and Claudia F. Howells
Jacobsen Lake Foundation
The Jarstad Family
Brad, Tracey, Sam, Jonah and Zev Katz
Charles and Laurel D. Kay
Benedict Kingsbury and
Vivian S. Lee, MD, PhD, MBA
Mike and Kris Kladis
Kuhl
Stephen Lane
Legislative Insight Consulting LLC
Allan M. and Kay W. Lipman
James L. and Carol C. Macfarlane
Maurice F. Malouf
Mercy and Nick Mamalis, MD
Brent V. and Chris C. Manning
Marmot Mountain, LLC
Ralph and Peggy P. McElvain
David J. and Nancy L. McNally
Vicki B. Merchant
Molina Healthcare of Utah
Ruth A. Morey
David T. Mortensen and
Rosemarie B. Mayhera
Mimi B. Mortensen, JD
Elizabeth Ann Nielson
Mary Nord
Ruth L. and Randall J Olson, MD
Christoph and Jenny H. Palmanshofer
Reynold Palmer
Stephen and Marylyn Pauley
Jan J. Rasmussen
Ron and Carolyn C. Reavely
Red Butte Lions Club
Chris Reddish
Don B. Reddish
Alvin and Helene Richer
Edward N. and Carol S. Robinson
William L. Rogers
Nancy H. Schwanfelder
Tueng T. Shen, MD and Jan H. Thijssen
Helen Sikes
Fred R. and Margo Silvester
Harris H. and Amanda P. Simmons
L.E. and Virginia Simmons Foundation
Frances M. Slayton
Janet Hughie Smith, JD
Howard S. Spurrier, DDS
Verl H. Talbot, MD
David O. Tanner
Gretchen and Michael P. Teske, MD
James P. Tweeten, MD
Albert Vitale, MD and
Patricia Vitale, MD
M. Walker and Sue R. Wallace
Luree and Robert C. Welch, MD
Donald E. Weston
Joleen Willey
Dan and Lisa Williamson
David R. Wilson
James R. and Linda R. Wilson
Wolf Eye Center, Inc.
Workers Compensation Fund
Henry C. Wurts and Elaine Ellis
Robert C. and Patience Ziebarth
J ohn A . moran e y e center D onor R eport for 2 0 1 3
gifts of $ 1 0 0 a n d a bov e
Wallace B. and Patricia L. Brown
Rodney W. and Christine S. Decker
G. Howard Abplanalp
Bryce Lions Club
Kevin W. and Susan H. Deesing
Dolores Z. Buchanan
Denver Eye Surgeons, P.C.
Caroline K. Buckway, MD
Carolyn Bartlett Deru
Ronald and Gloria Burlette
Catherine R. deVries, MD
Ronald A. Burton
Steven and Susan Dewey
Sally Burton
Steve Dezii
Dan S. and Miriam Bushnell
Sonya Dhar, MD
Florence Griffin Butler
Anthony and Eileen Di Benedetto
Dean Cardinale
David M. Diamond
Alfred N. Andersen and
Amy M. Ford Andersen
Bob and Kim Carson
Lewis and Jyl Dickman
Lee B. and Tammy Cassity
Brian L. Diederich
Milton M. and Dianne K. Anderson
Michelle and Craig J. Chaya, MD
Cameron Brady Diehl
Robert M. and Kathleen H. Anderson
The Children’s Hour
Vera Caren Dixon
Harold and Dena Andrews
George A. and Pauline O. Childs
The Dodo Restaurant
Barry J. and Catherine Angstman
Andrew B. Christensen
Rhonda E. and Mark K. Dodson, MD
Val R. Antczak and Barbara K. Polich
Chums
Phyllis L. Donley
Mark and Christine M. Archibald
The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints Foundation
Dorsey & Whitney Foundation
Hans G. Ahrens
Sylvan and Anita Alcabes
Alcohol Servers Training of Utah, LLC
Stephen C. and Gena Alder
Richard A. Aldous, MD
Alpine Art & Frame, Inc.
Ray W. and Bonnie Lou Alvord
Pamela J. Atkinson
Patrick and Kathy Bacca
Barry and Ann C. Bagley
Leah A. Baker
Linda Baldwin
Fern E. Bartholomew
Bella Forte Clothing Boutique
John E. Bendixen
Kurt T. and Betsy Bernhisel
Ted B. Bernhisel*
Michael J. and Sharon M. Bertelsen
Carl M. Biehn
Black Diamond Equipment, Ltd.
Bonnie B. Blanchard
Robert L. and Anna C. Bliss
Bodeen Ski & Sport
Brabar 1 Boutique
Betsy T. Bradley
Joann Coyte Cissel
Glenn D. and Kara E. Clapp, PhD
G. Harlan and Mary Alice Clark
James R. and Barbara S. Clark
Maurice V. and Marilyn S. Clegg
Clif Bar & Company
Whitney O. and Frances R. Cluff
John C. and Donna B. Cole
Robert D. and Cheryl D. Cook
Drury W. Cooper III
Jody L. Copenhaver
Nicole Marie Cottle
A. Dennis Cox
David L. Crandall
F. Anthony and Joyce G. Crandall
Terry Crandall
R.L. Crawford
Don F. and Jean W. Bradshaw
Yue and Donnell J. Creel, PhD
Rodney H. and
Carolyn H. (Mitzi) Brady
Alan S. and Joan E. Cruickshank
Greg J. Curtis
Alan H. and Marilyn M. Branch
Ronny L. and Lindsay Cutshall
Richard and Diane Bretzing
Phillip Davidson
Michael H. and Patty B. Brimley
Saundra D. Davis
Craig W. Dayhuff
Curtis and Julie Drake
Ezekiel R. and Analecia A. Dumke
Robert D. and Danna Earl
East Millcreek Lions Club
John S. and Evelyn B. Edwards
Robert and LaDorna Eichenberg
Robert C. and Lisa B. Eixenberger
Jack and Melanie Elizondo
Shirley Ellrich
Willard G. and LaVon L. Erickson
Jim Fang
Farasha
Richard A. and Carol M. Fay
Spencer P. Felt, Jr.
Michael A. and Muffy M. Ferro
Eugene M. and Sandra L. Ferry
Carol W. and John H. Firmage III
Weston Firmage
Bruce R. and Carole E. Fishburn
Keith A. and Cindy H. Fleming
Joseph H. and Pat Florence
Flowrider
Foothill Oriental Rugs
Frankie Ford
Diane Foster
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Curtis E. Ackerlind, Jr.
J ohn A . moran e y e center D onor R eport for 2 0 1 3
Lewis Francis and Dana Costello
William A. and Linda L. Francis
Anne Freed
Shelley M. Freeman
L. Raymond and Mary F. Freer
Richard K. Frerichs and
Jean Zancanella
Taiko and Mitsuru Fujinami
Heidi L. and Roger C. Furlong, MD
Jay and Lynda Gamble
The Garden Store
David P. and Sheila S. Gardner
Jennifer George
Devon M. and Julie H. Glenn
Stephen L. and Leslie Goddard
Fred and Katharyn Gonzales
Marianne Goodman
Colleen Grace
Grant Farms
James E. and Ann Gray
Neil J. and Stephanie D. Gray
Donald R. and Susan Greenberg
William Greene
The Group Real Estate, LLC.
Marjorie Riches Gunn
Doug and Kristy Gunnell
Jon and Lisa Gunther
William B. Hale
David G. and Donna Ann Hall
John R. and Andrea M. Hampshire
Charles Hansel
James W. and Karen L. Hansen
Lynda Hansen
Gerald D. and Betty Jo Hanson
Haroon’s
Lisa Harrison
Mary Elizabeth Hartnett, MD and
William H. Coles, MD
Margaret A. Hatch
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Susan D. Heath and William R. Tanner
Ward H. Hedges, MD
John B. and Jean M. Henkels
Ruth A. Hensel
Eric Hermann and
Susan Fredston-Hermann
Lucinda Kindred
Jared and Jerusha Hess
Marjorie W. and Jeffrey L. Kutterer
Hildegard L. Hickman
Belva B. Higgins
Margaret A. Hillyard-Lazenby
Einar and Madora I. Hoff
Carolyn S. and
Robert O. Hoffman, MD
Home Depot
John T. and Anne C. Hopkin
Kenneth M. Howard
Aerste Howell
Julie A. Howell
Vince Hseih
Edward L. Hughes and
Roberta L. Anner-Hughes
William and Julia Kleinschmidt, PhD
Katharine W. Lamb
Landmark Title Company
Marilee C. Latta
Mel and Wendy Lavitt
David E. and Helane Leta
Frank S. and Georgie E. Lewis
Don and Sue Lewon
Ruth M. and Dean Y. Li, MD, PhD
Liberty Heights Fresh
Lifetime Products
Matt Lisenby
Susan MacDonald
Geoffrey W. and Jonette C. Mangum
Jesse N. and Diane Hunsaker
Robert E. Marc, PhD and Ann Torrence
Gilbert H. and Thelma P. Iker
William A. Marshall
Wayne A. and Tina M. Imbrescia
Susan R. Massey and
Lee E. Kapaloski, JD, PhD
Marian W. Ingham
Intermountain Bobcat
Jack Hegardt Masonry
Rachael Jacoby, MD
Jill James
Nick Jarvis
Martha Lewis Jennings
Jerry J. Jensen
Norman S. and Gail R. Jensen
Jewish Communal Fund
Jacqueline Townsend Jolly
Ryan C. and Jaime L. Jones
Travis and Megan Jones
Carol A. Jost
K9 Cuts & Pupkulture Boutique
Kenneth P. and Julie P. Kaiser
Peter Kammeyer and
Janeth R. Rouzer-Kammeyer
Norma W. Matheson
Willard Z. and Rona Lee Maughan
Les E. and Therese M. Mayes
Bruce J. and Allyson B. McDonough
Cameron McFarland
Daniel J. McInerney
Robert D. and Sandy McKean
Philip M. and Susan L. McLaughlin
James and Heather McVey
Lloyd R. and Marjorie R. Merrill
Method Communications, Inc.
Virginia Biddle Meyer
Mark Milad
Corey A. and Nancy J. Miller
Gerald and Cyndee L. Miya
Louis A. and Deborah Moench
Montgomery Fur Co.
Stephen C. and Uta I. Kappler
Moreton Family Foundation
Dennis Keller
Edward B. and Barbara C. Moreton
Robert C. and Lindsay F. Keller
Judith S. Moreton
Jean L. Kendall
Tony and Mary Ann Morgan
Richard A. and Kathleen O. Kennedy
Verna M. Morgan
Josephine S. Kimball
Michael P. Morris
J ohn A . moran e y e center D onor R eport for 2 0 1 3
Kim Mosier
William N. and Elyce Mouskondis
Mark J. and Katie Murphy
Nailed
H.S. Nak
Kenneth D. and Katie F. Naylor
Ronnie Naylor
James E. Nelson
Roland C. Nickerson
John T. Nielsen
Kathryn Noah
Richard A. Normann, PhD and
Helga E. Kolb Normann, PhD
John P. and Lisa O’Brien
Suzanne E. Oelman
Stephen and Barbara Olchek
Larry G. and Patricia H. Olson
Eugene and Jean Overfelt
The Owl and Fork Club
Paisley Pomegranate
Paletti
Matthew R. and Karen Parsons
Dinesh and Kalpana Patel
Lewis C. and Joanne Payzant
Kathy Jane and
Donald M. Pedersen, PhD
Waldemar E. and
Harriet R. Rasmussen
J. Scott and Debra S. Raymond
David P. and Suzanne J. Razor
REAL Salt Lake
Cory Reddish
Redwood Pediatric Dentistry
Ralph E. and Rita G. Reese
Nicole Reimer
Robert and Saundra F. Richardson
Jeremy Roberts
Glen A. Roser and
Sherry S. Sabol-Roser
Rossignol Ski Company
The Rotary Foundation
Saari Revocable Trust
John M. and Melanie A. Sacco
David E. Salisbury
Salomon USA
The Salt Lake Country Club
Salt Lake Lions Club
Salt Lake Running Co.
W. Gary and Darcy E. Sandberg
Paul F. Sargent
Tomako T. Schlag
Paul E. and Diana F. Schmied
Kim Schoenbrunn
Elaine Peterson
John F. Schroll
Raymond R. and Judith C. Peterson
Susan B. Schulman
Gretchen and Jeff Hale Pettey, MD
Steven and Shelley Schwartz
PETZL America
David M. and Debra R. Scott
Robert W. and Celeste Y. Plassman
Jeffrey K. and Sarah S. Scott
Keith G. and Beverly J. Polinoski
Michael R. Scott and
Loretta G. Falvo-Scott
Esther Pomeroy
Porcupine Pub & Grill
Lynn Postnieks
Brent and Tina Price
Taft and Mary Jane Price
Blanche B. Prisbrey
Jacqueline Kim Pullos
Susan J. Quaal, PhD
Sandie K. Quam
V. Ramama and Elizabeth D. Rao
Cory and Mimi Sinclair
Nancy A. Sinykin
Jonathan P. and Elizabeth M. Slager
Albert H. Small
Quentin R. Smelzer, Jr.
Marcie Snell
Pierre and Susan B. Sokolsky
Donna A. Sonntag
Donald A. and Hope R. Spitz
Ira E. and Patricia C. Steele
Ronald E. and Julie Steele
Stella and Dot
Marvin and Mary Stille
Wilna Swain
Edward Harris Sweet
Ronald and Kathleen H. Switzer
Lary J. and Judy W. Talbot
Mary M. Talboys
Barbara Talisman
Earl Tarver
Mark Taylor
R. Burke Teichert
Teleperformance USA Group
David B. Theobald
Dave Thomas
Mary E. Thompson
Barbara Tingey
Berdine Tingey
Jim and Candy Turnbull
Jon Tweeten
United Concerts
Utah Golf Association
V Chocolates
Trude Micheline Sedlar
James H. and Rolande K. Vaughn
William and Amanda Self
D. Jesse and Ann T. Wagstaff
Taymour Semnani
Giles Wallace
Sephora—Downtown Salt Lake
Dennis B. Walsh
Shaun Shafer, MD
W. Jeffrey and Mona Walters
Brad and Mary L. Shepherd
Matthew and Lynn Ward
Martin A. and Pat Sherman
James C. Warenski
Alan Shimizu
Washington Lions Club
Gar Shurtleff
Charles Weber, MD
David K. Sias
Jeanne A. Weber
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Anna C. and Grant Morshedi, MD
J ohn A . moran e y e center D onor R eport for 2 0 1 3
Gene and Helen J. Weckler
I n memor y of
David Ward Mumford
Jeffrey R. and Anna M. Weis
Those in whose memory gifts were made
to the Moran Eye Center from January 1,
2013 through December 31, 2013
Willard E. Nelson
Jonathan M. and Pamela C. Weisberg
David M. Weiss and Linda Brill
Bart L. and Marlene G. Wheelwright
Mary Jo C. Wight
Gregory P. and Daphne R. Williams
H. James and Janet C. Williams
Stephen P. and Nancy Z. Williams
Jennifer Wilson and Trell Rohovit
Ben and Suzanne J. Winchester
Judy Wolfe
Richard and Margaret Wyman
Louise M. and Norm A. Zabriskie, MD
ZAGG, Inc.
I n honor of
Those in whose honor gifts were made
to the Moran Eye Center from January 1,
2013 through December 31, 2013
Marilyn Austin
Paul Bernstein, MD, PhD
Brad
Julie and Alan Crandall, MD
Becky Chapman
Thomas Clinch, MD
Norris Cook
Carol Firmage
Cathleen Frome
Donna Ann Hall
Mary Elizabeth Hartnett, MD
Kate Harvey and Bob Kemme
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All Eye Donors
Lois Isabella Allred
Marvin Arent
William Armstrong
Frances Balling
Gaylon Bean
Dick Bennion
Annette Benzaquen
Ted Bernhisel
Lee Bronson
Laree Page Brown
Barbara Callahan
Marcela Caloca
Brian A. Christensen
Beth Wilde Clements
Lois Crane
William K. Crane
William C. Crockatt
Jill Curtis
Colby Edwards
Keith Allen Fillmore
Dorothy Hadden
Charles B. Hamner
Clark Hardy
Thomas Harrison
Steven R. Hohnke
Lois Horne
Alan E. Huish
David Huber
Kim Corbin-Lewis and
David R. Lewis
Norman C. Jensen
John Kennedy
Kirsten Mallik
Ann Zauhar Lucero
Nick Mamalis, MD
M. Jack MacFarland
Ernie and Bonnie Messerly
Jay G. Macfarlane
Mark D. Mifflin, MD
Casey Marble
Randall J Olson, MD
Lloyd Marble
Matthew Parsons, MD
Phillip McCollam
Charlie Pieper
Margene McFarland
Geoffrey Tabin, MD
Edith L. Means
Michael Teske, MD
R.W. “Web” Means
Michael Yei
Robb Morris
Norm Zabriskie, MD
Garrett Nichols
Steven Nichols
Marva Pastorino
Anna K. Picco
Phebe Wood Pinder
George Cannon Pingree
Gene E. Pinkerman
Maurine Pixton
Elizabeth E. Porter
Edmund M. Rochford
James W. Thompson
Ellis Varner
Jerald Ross Wight
Lou Williams
Mary D. Williams
Clarence Winberg
Shirley M. Zenger
*Deceased
The Moran Eye Center is grateful
for the contributions made to support
our mission and goals. We have made
every effort to ensure that this 2013
Donor Report is as accurate as possible.
Should you find an error or wish to
change your listing, please contact us
at 801-585-9700.
J ohn A . moran e y e center
Industry Leadership and Service
2012
This is a partial list of Moran Industry Leadership and Service for 2013
Balamurali K Ambati, MD, PhD, MBA
2008-Present
Section Editor, Basic and Clinical Science Course in Ophthalmology, American Academy
of Ophthalmology
Alessandra Angelucci, MD, PhD
2008-Present Review Editor, Frontiers in Neuroanatomy
2007-Present Member, Editorial Board, Visual Neuroscience
Review Editor, Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
Wolfgang B Baehr, PhD
2013Editor, Vision Research, volume 53, (2012). Special Edition of the 14th Biannual Vision
Editor, Journal of Ocular Biology, Diseases, and Informatics
2004-Present
Senior Editor, Vision Research, Elsevier Science, San Diego, CA
Margaret DeAngelis, PhD
2013
Member, Admissions Committee, School of Medicine, University of Utah
Member, Executive Board, Women’s Eye Health.org
2011-PresentMember, Board of Trustees, Fourth Street Clinic
Kathleen B Digre, MD
2004-Present Chairman, Board of Directors, North American Neuro-Ophthalmologic Society
Chair, Publications Committee, American Headache Society
2002-Present
Member, Review Board, American Headache Society
1998-Present
Member, Board of Directors, North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
1995-PresentMember, Editorial Board, Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology
Gregory S Hageman, PhD
2013
2013-Present 2012-Present 2009-Present Member, Advisory Board, Merck Sharp and Dohme Corp.
Member, Ophthalmology Scientific Advisory Board, Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation
Scientific Founder, Voyant Biotherapeutics LLC, Salt Lake City, UT
Member, Ophthalmology Clinical Advisory Board, Sequenom, Inc.
Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Foundation Fighting Blindness
Member, Board of Directors, AMD Alliance International
Mary Elizabeth Hartnett, MD
2012-PresentEditor, American Academy of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Member, Editorial Board, Scientific World Journal
Member, Editorial Board, PlosOne
2011-Present Editor, Molecular Vision and Molecular Vision Scientific Review
Board Member, Women's Eye Health.org
2009-Present Member, Editorial Board, Clinical Ophthalmology
2011-Present
Member, Medical Executive Committee, Primary Children's Medical Center
2007-Present
Member, Legislative Committee, American Association for Pediatric
Ophthalmology and Strabismus
2003-Present Member, Alumni Board and Executive Committee, Ophthalmology and
Visual Sciences, School of Medicine
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Robert O Hoffman, MD
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Rachael S Jacoby, MD
2012-Present Member, Institutional Review Board, University of Utah
Bryan W Jones, PhD
2002-Present Editor/Webmaster, Webvision http://webvision.med.utah.edu
Bradley J Katz, MD, PhD
2003-Present Committee Chair, Convention Management Committee, North American
Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Edward M Levine, PhD
2007-Present Editor, Journal of Ocular Biology, Diseases, and Informatics
2004-Present Member, Editorial Board, Developmental Dynamics
Nick Mamalis, MD
2007-Present Editor, Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
1998-Present Member, Editorial Board, Review of Ophthalmology
Robert E Marc, PhD
2013-Present Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Comparative Neurology, Society for Neuroscience
Mark D Mifflin, MD
2005-Present Member, Faculty Executive Committee, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Majid Moshirfar, MD, FACS
2012-Present Member, Editorial Board, Oman Journal of Ophthalmology
Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons Consultation Section
2011-Present Member, Editorial Board, Scientific World Journal
2009-Present Member, Editorial Board, International Advisory Board, Middle East African Journal
of Ophthalmology
Randall J Olson, MD
2012-Present
Executive Editor, American Journal of Ophthalmology
Member, Editorial Board, Ophthalmologica
2002-Present Member, Advisory Boards, Advanced Medical Optics, Inc., Surgical Global, and Healon V
1983-Present Member, Executive Committee, Department Chairs' Collateral Group and Sciences Council,
School of Medicine
Bhupendra C K Patel, MD, FRCS, FRC
2007-Present Chief Section Editor, Plastic Surgery, British Journal of Ophthalmology
2006-Present Chief Section Editor, Plastic Surgery, EYE
2005-Present Chief Coeditor, ORBIT
2003-Present Member, Editorial Board, Evidence Based Eye Care
2002-Present Editor, USA ORBIT
2000-Present Member, Editorial Board, Aesthetique
1999-Present Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Trauma
1996-Present Member, Medical Advisory Board, American Society of Ocularists
1991-Present Member, Editorial Board, Abstracts from the Literature for Ophthalmic, Plastic, and
Reconstructive Surgery
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Debra Schaumberg, ScD, OD, MPH
2013-Present Member, Scientific Advisory Board, SARcode Bioscience Inc.
Member, Board of Directors, Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society
2008-Present Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Mimetogen Pharmaceuticals
2002-Present Founding Member, Executive Committee, Women's Eye Health.org
Geoffrey Tabin, MD
2006-Present Editor, Stedman’s Medical Dictionary
Monica Vetter, PhD
2011-present
Member, Scientific Advisory Board, “Catalyst for a Cure 2,” Glaucoma Research Foundation
Albert T Vitale, MD
2006-Present
Member, Faculty Executive Committee, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Member, Editorial Board, Editorial and Writing Committee for Practicing Ophthalmologists,
American Academy of Ophthalmology
Editor, Basic Science Course: Intraocular Inflammation, Uveitis, and Tumors for Focal
Points, American Academy of Ophthalmology
Member, Faculty Executive Committee, John A. Moran Eye Center
2004-Present Member, Advisory Boards, Genentech, Inc. and Lucentis
Member, Uveitis Advisory Board, Aciont Inc.
2003-Present Member, Uveitis Advisory Board, Bausch & Lomb
Judith E A Warner, MD
2004-Present Member, Editorial Board, Neuro-Ophthalmology
Liliana Werner, MD, PhD
2013-present
Coeditor, Quarterly Column, “Cataract/IOL Complications: Moran CPC Reports,”
EyeWorld International
Editorial Board, Brazilian Journal of Ophthalmology
2009-present
Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Powervision Inc., USA
Barbara M Wirostko, MD
2011-Present
Chief Medical Officer Retained Consultant, Altheos, Inc.
Executive Team Member, Lead Clinical Development Program and Glaucoma
Strategy, Novel Rho Kinase Inhibitor, Currently in Phase 2
Ophthalmology Consultant and Member, Medical Advisory Board, Premier Research LTD.
Clinical Expert Advisor, Ophthalmology Drug Development
Chief Medical Officer and Strategic Advisory Board Member, SKS Biotech Incubator
Editorial Board, Grants Review Working Group, Acta Ophthalmologica
2009-PresentAmerica Top Ophthalmologist, Journal of Consumer Research
2007-Present Associate Editor and Peer Reviewer, Acta Ophthalmologica
Norm A Zabriskie, MD
Member, Faculty Executive Committee, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
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1999-Present
J ohn A . moran e y e center
Awards, Honors, and Appointments
2013-2014
Other awards, honors, and appointments are highlighted in FOCUS content
Awards and Appointments
Balamurali K Ambati, MD, PhD, MBA,
received the Troutman-Veronneau Prize, Pan-American
Association of Ophthalmology, for his paper Raver2Preserves
Cornea Avascularity by Inhibiting Splicing of the VEGF Decoy
Recptor sFlt, 2013; he was also appointed to the Judge’s
panel, INTEL Science Talent Search, 2013-2014
Margaret DeAngelis, PhD, was appointed to the editorial
board of the Journal of Biophysical Chemistry
Best Paper of Session, Session 3-G: Justin C Kohl, MD;
Joshua Ford, MD; Scott Cole, MD; Shail Vasavada, DO, DNB,
FICO; Gareth Gardiner; Liliana Werner, MD, PhD;
Nick Mamalis, MD. Long-term Uveal and Capsular
Biocompatibility of a New Accommodating Intraocular Lens
James Gilman, CRA, FOPS, was awarded First Place in
the “Cross Category” section, Second Place in “Slit Lamp
Photography” and in the “Eye as Art Category” during
the Ophthalmic Photographers’ Society Annual Scientific
Exhibit at the American Academy of Ophthalmology,
New Orleans, 2013
Best Paper of Session, Session 3-Q: Joshua Ford, MD;
Justin Kohl, MD; Scott Cole, MD; Gareth Gardiner;
Shail Vasavada, DO, DNB, FICO; Liliana Werner, MD, PhD;
Nick Mamalis, MD. Long-term Uveal and Capsular
Biocompatibility and Stability after Nd:YAG Laser Posterior
Capsulotomy of a New Disc-shaped Intraocular Lens
Gregory S Hageman, PhD, received the 2014 Achievement
Award, American Association of Ophthalmology
Scientific Poster, Honorable Mention, Intraocular Surgery:
Liliana Werner, MD, PhD; Caleb Morris, Erica Liu, MD,
Shannon Stallings, MD, Anne Floyd, MD. Light Transmittance
of Cadaver-eye Explanted Single-piece Hydrophobic Acrylic
IOLs with Surface Light Scattering
Mary Elizabeth Hartnett, MD, received the Women in
Ophthalmology Scientific Contribution Award and Honorary
Lecture Award, 2104; she was also appointed Chairperson to
the Diseases and Pathophysiology of the Visual System Study
Section at the Center for Scientific Review at the National
Institutes of Health
Barbara M Wirostko, MD, was appointed to the Scientific
Advisory Board of The Glaucoma Foundation
Amercian Society of Cataract and
Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Awards, 2014
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Best Paper of Session: Jeff H Pettey, MD; Randall J Olson, MD;
William R Barlow, MD; Brian E Zaugg, MD; Brian C Stagg,
MD; Kevin Kirk; Cecinio Ronquillo Jr.; Jason D Jensen;
Mohammed A Farukhi; Isha Gupta. Efficiency of Micropulse
On-time Duty Cycle Settings
Best Paper of Session: Brian E Zaugg, MD; Cecinio Ronquillo
Jr.; Kevin Kirk; Brian C Stagg, MD; Jeff H Pettey, MD;
William R Barlow, MD; Mohammed A. Farukhi; Isha Gupta;
Randall J Olson, MD. Determining Optimal Longitudinal
Power Setting for Torsional Phacoemulsification Using Ex
Vivo Porcine Lens Model
Best of Show, The Eye as Art: James Gilman, CRA, FOPS.
Retinal Canopy
J ohn A . moran e y e center
Moran Faculty Featured at American Academy
of Ophthalmology (AAO), New Orleans,
November 19, 2013
Presentations, Papers, Posters, & Panels
Alan S Crandall, MD
Preoperative Management of Medications. Early
Postoperative Pressure Rise. Need for a Simultaneous
Filter, presentation. M&M Rounds: Learning from My
Mistakes, panelist.
Gregory S Hageman, PhD
Gene Markers and Prevention—Over the Horizon or
Here Today? Presentation, Novartis Evolutions in
Ophthalmology meeting.
Bryan W Jones, PhD
Anatomy and Physiology of the Degenerating Visual System,
presentation.
Nick Mamalis, MD
Managing the Posterior Capsular Tear. Capsular Opacification
with a New Silicone Oil-filled Accommodating IOL. Survey
on Foldable IOLs Requiring Explanation or Secondary Intervention: ASCRS/ESCRS 2012 Update, poster, presentation.
Prevention of Posterior Capsule Opacification. Accommodating IOL Update. Intraoperative Floppy Iris Syndrome.
Cataract Surgery in Pseudoexfoliation Patients. Spotlight
on Cataract Complications—M&M Rounds: Learning from
My Mistakes, panelist.
Randall J Olson, MD
The Affordable Care Act and Health Care Reform 2013:
How Will the AAC Affect Ongoing and Future Ophthalmic
Research? Spotlight on Cataract Complications,
panel member.
Courses
Alan S Crandall, MD
Advanced Refractive Cataract Surgery and Anterior Reconstruction—LenSx Femtosecond Laser Cataract Surgery.
Cataract Surgery in the Setting of Ocular Comorbities and
High-risk Features for Intraoperative and Postoperative
Complications. Schlemm Canal Surgery. Tackling Weak
Zonules and Using Capsular Tension Device. Clinical
Decisions in the Management of Complications of Cataract
and IOL Surgery. Catract Surgery Crisis Management 101.
Nick Mamalis, MD
Astigmatism in the Cataract Patient Wet Lab. Cataract
Surgery in the Setting of Ocular Comorbitities and High-risk
Featurs for Intraoperative and Postoperative Complications.
Phacoemulsification and Advanced Techniques: The Core
Curriculum Cataract Surgery Crisis Management 101.
Randall J Olson, MD
Why Learn Phaco Chop: Pearls and Pitfalls? Introduction to
Horizontal Chop.
Geoffrey Tabin, MD
Manual Extracapsular Cataract Extraction Surgery: Indications
and Techniques. Top 10 Hot Corneal Surgical Tips for 2013.
Clinical Decisions in the Management of Complications of
Cataract and IOL Surgery.
Albert T Vitale, MD
Medical and Surgical Therapy and Diagnosis of Uveitis.
How to Interpret Fundus Fluorescein Angiography and
Autofluorescence.
Geoffrey Tabin, MD
Uptake of Free, High-quality Cataract Surgery among
Bilaterally Blind Patients in Ethiopia, poster. Spotlight on
Cataract Complications—M&M Rounds: Learning from
my Mistakes, panelist.
Liliana Werner, MD, PHD; Nick Mamalis, MD
Localized Opacification of Hydrophilic Acrylic IOLs after
Procedures Using Intracameral Injections of Air/Gas.
Dr. Werner presented the paper, which was awarded
“Best-Paper-of-Session” out of 300 entries in Cataract
Original Papers category.
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clinical trials
2013
Currently, more than 70 clinical research trials are being carried out at the Moran Eye Center
CATARACT
GLAUCOMA
Clinical Study of the ARTISAN Aphakia Lens for the Correction of
Aphakia in Adults
Principal Investigator: Alan S Crandall, MD
NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY
Accuracy of the Holladay 2 Formula Using Lenstar Biometry
Principal Investigator: James Bell, MD
Clinical Study of the ARTISAN Aphakia Lens for the Correction of
Aphakia in Children
Principal Investigator: Alan S Crandall, MD
Refractive Index and Pseudophakic Dysphotopsia
Principal Investigator: Randall J Olson, MD
Impact of AcrySof Glistenings on Visual Quality
Principal Investigator: Randall J Olson, MD
Quality-of-Life Assessment in an Indigent Population Following
Cataract Surgery
Principal Investigator: Jeff Pettey, MD
CORNEA
Evaluation of Optic Neuropathies with Imaging
Principal Investigator: Kathleen B Digre, MD
Long-term Follow up of the Cohort from the Idiopathic Intracranial
Hypertension Treatment Trial (IIHTT)
Principal Investigator: Kathleen B Digre, MD
Retrospective Review of Primary and Secondary Causes of
Pseudotumor Cerebri
Principal Investigator: Kathleen B Digre, MD
Measurement of Critical Flicker Fusion Frequency
Principal Investigator: Bradley J Katz, MD, PhD
Proteomics and Genomics of Giant Cell Arteritis
Principal Investigator: Bradley J Katz, MD, PhD
Collagenase-assisted Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty
Principal Investigator: Balamurali K Ambati, MD, PhD, MBA
Optic Nerve Drusen: Clinical Characterization and Genetic Mapping
Principal Investigator: Bradley J Katz, MD, PhD
Study Evaluating the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of RU-101
Ophthalmic Solution in Patients with Severe Dry Eye
Principal Investigator: Nick Mamalis, MD
Treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis with Antibiotics
Principal Investigator: Bradley J Katz, MD, PhD
Retrospective Study of Descemet's Stripping Automated Endothelial
Keratoplasty Outcomes
Principal Investigator: Mark D Mifflin, MD
Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of Corneal Collagen Crosslinking
in Eye with Keratoconus or Corneal Ectasia after Refractive Surgery
Principal Investigator: Majid Moshirfar, MD, FACS
Biomechanical Changes in the Cornea after Laser Assisted in situ
Keratomileusis (LASIK) and Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK)
Principal Investigator: Majid Moshirfar, MD, FACS
Topical Proparacaine versus Tetracaine in Photorefractive
Keratectomy (PRK)
Principal Investigator: Majid Moshirfar, MD, FACS
GENERAL
Experience in an Ophthalmology Clinic for Homeless Patients
Principal Investigator: Brian Stagg, MD
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Prospective Assessment of Photophobia in Moran Eye Center Patients
Principal Investigator: Kathleen B Digre, MD
Subconjunctival Aflibercept Injection for Corneal Neovascularization
Principal Investigator: Balamurali K Ambati, MD, PhD, MBA
Effect of Corneal Preservation Time on Long-term Graft Success (CPTS)
Principal Investigator: Mark D Mifflin, MD
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Observational Study Assessing Various Novel Vascular and Diagnostic
Parameters and their Relationship to Glaucoma
Principal Investigator: Barbara M Wirostko, MD
Prospective Study to Evaluate the Possible Association between the
Use of PDE5 Inhibitors and the Risk of Acute Nonarteritic Anterior
Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
Principal Investigator: Bradley J Katz, MD, PhD
Predictive Value of Optic Nerve MRI Measurements at Onset of Optic
Neuritis for two-year MS Outcomes
Principal Investigator: Bradley J Katz, MD, PhD
Thin Film Spectacle Coatings to Reduce Light Sensitivity and
Headaches in Patients with Migraine
Principal Investigator: Bradley J Katz, MD, PhD
Benign Essential Blepharospasm in Children
Principal Investigator: Judith E A Warner, MD
Posterior Cortical Atrophy
Principal Investigator: Judith E A Warner, MD
PEDIATRIC
Genetics of Pediatric Retinal Disorders
Principal Investigator: Mary Elizabeth Hartnett, MD
Preeclampsia and Retinopathy of Prematurity
Principal Investigator: Mary Elizabeth Hartnett, MD
Genetic Associations in Preterm Infants at Risk of Retinopathy
of Prematurity
Principal Investigator: Mary Elizabeth Hartnett, MD
Spectral Domain OCT Imaging of Eyes: a Practical Diagnostic Tool
and Methodology
Principal Investigator: Mary Elizabeth Hartnett, MD
Natural History of the Progression of Atrophy Secondary to Stargardt
Disease: a Prospective Longitudinal Study (ProgSTAR)
Principal Investigator: Paul S Bernstein, MD, PhD
Postnatal Growth and Retinopathy of Prematurity Study (G-ROP)
Principal Investigator: Robert O Hoffman, MD
Natural History of the Progression of Atrophy Secondary to
Stargardt Disease: a Retrospective Longitudinal Study (ProgSTAR)
Principal Investigator: Paul S Bernstein, MD, PhD
Retrospective Analysis of Neurofibromatosis Type 1-associated Optic
Glioma Outcome after Treatment
Principal Investigator: Robert O Hoffman, MD
Effects of Maternal Nutrition and Intrauterine Growth Restriction on
Infant Carotenoid Status
Principal Investigator: Paul S Bernstein, MD, PhD
Telemedicine Approaches to Evaluating Acute-phase Retinopathy of
Prematurity (eROP)
Principal Investigator: Robert O Hoffman, MD
Genetic and Epidemiological Study of Diseases of the Posterior Eye
Principal Investigator: Margaret DeAngelis, PhD
Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Patients with
Oculocutaneous Albinism
Principal Investigator: Marielle Young, MD
Genetic Analysis of Coats' Disease Patients and Correlation of
Phenotypic and Imaging Data
Principal Investigator: Mary Elizabeth Hartnett, MD
Pediatric Cataract Surgery Outcomes Registry
Principal Investigator: Marielle Young, MD
Post-approval Study of VisionCare's Implantable Miniature Telescope
in Patients with End-stage Age-related Macular Degeneration
Principal Investigator: Majid Moshirfar, MD, FACS
Clinical Phenotypes of Inherited Retinal Disease
Principal Investigator: Marielle Young, MD
RETINA
Subretinal versus Intravitreal TPA for Subretinal Hemorrhage
Principal Investigator: James Bell, MD
Macular Pigment Imaging in Infants using the RetCam
Principal Investigator: Paul S Bernstein, MD, PhD
Clinical Interventions against Stargardt Macular Dystrophy: DHA
Supplementation in Patients with STGD3
Principal Investigator: Paul S Bernstein, MD, PhD
Phase 3 Trial to Establish the Safety and Efficacy of Intravitreous
Administration of Fovista Administered in Combination with Lucentis
Principal Investigator: Paul S Bernstein, MD, PhD
National Ophthalmic Genotyping Network (eyeGENE)
Principal Investigator: Paul S Bernstein, MD, PhD
Utah Center for the Collaborative Study of the Role of Macular
Pigment Carotenoids in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of MacTel
Principal Investigator: Paul S Bernstein, MD, PhD
Home Vision Monitoring in AREDS2 for Progression to Neovascular
AMD Using the ForeseeHome Device
Principal Investigator: Paul S Bernstein, MD, PhD
Phase 2 Study to Investigate the Safety, Tolerability, Efficacy,
Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of GSK 933775 in Patients
with Geographic Atrophy
Principal Investigator: Paul S Bernstein, MD, PhD
Efficacy of Pars Plana Vitrectomy and Subretinal Tissue Plasminogen
Inhibitor for the Treatment of Submacular Hemorrhage
Principal Investigator: Michael P Teske, MD
Birdshot Chorioretinopathy OCT Study
Principal Investigator: Albert T Vitale, MD
UVEITIS
Multicenter Study of the Efficacy and Safety of the Human anti-TNF
Monoclonal Antibody Adalimumab in Subjects with Inactive Uveitis
Principal Investigator: Albert T Vitale, MD
Long-term Follow up of Patients Participating in the Multicenter
Uveitis Steroid Treatment (MUST) Trial
Principal Investigator: Albert T Vitale, MD
Multicenter Study of the Long-term Safety and Efficacy of the
Human anti-TNF Monoclonal Antibody Adalimumab in Subjects
with Non-infectious Uveitis
Principal Investigator: Albert T Vitale, MD
Multicenter Study of the Efficacy and Safety of the Human anti-TNF
Monoclonal Antibody Adalimumab as Maintenance Therapy in
Subjects Requiring High-dose Corticosteroids for Active Uveitis
Principal Investigator: Albert T Vitale, MD
Utility of Lyme Antibody Testing in the Uveitis Workup
Principal Investigator: Albert T Vitale, MD
Standardization of Uveitis Nomenclature Working Group
Principal Investigator: Albert T Vitale, MD
Phase 2 Multiple-site Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial of Oral
Valproic Acid for Retinitis Pigmentosa
Principal Investigator: Paul S Bernstein, MD, PhD
Utah Center for MacTel Genetics
Principal Investigator: Paul S Bernstein, MD, PhD
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Efficacy and Safety of Emixustat Hydrochloride (ACU-4429) with
Placebo for the Treatment of Geographic Atrophy Associated with Dry
Age-related Macular Degeneration
Principal Investigator: Paul S Bernstein, MD, PhD
J ohn A . moran e y e center
Technology Commercialization and
Intellectual Property/Patents
2013-2014
Patents, Patents Pending, Industry & Technology, Technological, and Other Scientific Innovations
Balamurali K Ambati, MD, PhD, MBA
7/25/13 Pat e n t Fi l ed / S ecu r e d : “The Schlemm's
Stent-Sieve,” Balamurali Ambati, Alan S Crandall,
Bruce Gale, Christopher Lambert.
9/5/13 “Ocular Drug Delivery
Using Lipids to Achieve Sustained Release,”
Pat e n t L i c en s ed / Exclu s i ve :
Balamurali K Ambati, Michael Burr.
9/18/13
Pat e n t H o l d fo r M or e Data from Inve ntors:
“COMP-Ang1 Mediated Retinal Neuronal
Regeneration,” Balamurali K Ambati, Judd Cahoon.
Greg S Hageman, PhD
4/9/13
“RCA Locus Analysis to Assess
Susceptibility to AMD and MPGNII,”
Pat e n t P u b l i s h ed:
Australian patent application 2013203231.
4/12/13
“Methods and Reagents for
Treatment and Diagnosis of Vascular Disorders
and Age-related Macular Degeneration,”
Pat e n t Gra n t ed :
Hong Kong patent 1168360.
6/14/13
Singapore patent 134720.
7/30/13
“Therapeutic Compositions
for Age-related Macular Degeneration
Comprising a Complement Factor H with
Isoleucine at Residue 62 and Tyrosine at
Residue 402,” US patent 8,497,350 B2.
Patent G ra nted:
10/1/13
“Methods and Reagents for
Treatment and Diagnosis of Vascular Disorders
and Age-related Macular Degeneration,”
Patent G ra nted:
New Zealand patent application 595305.
10/5/13
“Methods and Reagents for
Treatment and Diagnosis of Vascular Disorders
and Age-related Macular Degeneration,”
Patent G ra nted:
Japanese patent 5100901.
12/10/13
“Protective Complement
Proteins and Age-related Macular Degeneration,”
Patent Allowed:
Canadian patent application 2,638,759.
“Variants in Complement
Regulatory Genes Predict Age-related Macular
Degeneration,” Japanese patent 5290772.
12/17/13
6/25/13
European patent application 12152177.7.
“Variants in Complement
Regulatory Genes Predict Age-related Macular
Degeneration,” Israeli patent 193396.
7/17/13
“Methods and Reagents for
Treatment and Diagnosis of Vascular Disorders
and Age-related Macular Degeneration,”
Pat e n t P u b l i s h ed:
US patent application 13/944,845.
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“Methods and Reagents for
Treatment and Diagnosis of Vascular Disorders
and Age-related Macular Degeneration,”
Patent G ra nted:
Pat e n t Gra n t ed :
Pat e n t Gra n t ed :
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7/30/13
“Methods and Reagents for
Treatment and Diagnosis of Vascular Disorders
and Age-related Macular Degeneration,”
Patent G ra nted:
Bryan W Jones, PhD; Robert E Marc, PhD
2012 – Present
“Oncological Application of
Computational Molecular Phenotyping.”
Patent P ending :
J ohn A . moran e y e center
Bradley J Katz, MD, PhD
Randall J Olson, MD
9/27/13
7/7/2014
Paten t I n co r po rat e d i nto anot he r Tech:
Patent Subm itted:
Founder and CEO of Axon Optics, www.axonoptics.com
Joined with Tecport Optics to develop a ground-breaking
optical interference filter coating process for plastic spectacle lenses. The process blocks the specific wavelengths of
light that have been implicated as the cause of photophobic
symptoms, particularly those associated with triggering and
exacerbating debilitating migraine headaches. The University
of Utah has registered the existing proprietary property.
David Krizaj, PhD
2013 – Present
Salcantay Vision Solutions, LLC, CEO.
Asha Vision, LLC, Founder and CEO.
Entrepreneurial Faculty Scholars, University of Utah, member.
Center for Translational Medicine, University of Utah, member.
3/14/12 – Present
“Compounds with TRPV4 Activity,
Compositions and Associated Methods Thereof,”
Paten t Fi l ed :
Priority date May 10, 2012.
5/10/12 – Present
“Role of TRPV4 Antagonists
in Ocular Disease,” docket No. 00846-U5301, Krizaj
Paten t P en d i n g :
D, Ryskamp DA, Barabas P. Inventor of a novel method for
treatment of glaucoma and other ocular diseases associated
with abnormal mechanical environment within the eye. The
method has been validated in animal models and has the potential for a wide impact on clinical care, as they are currently
no treatments that regulate intraocular pressure and protect
retinal ganglion neurons in glaucoma.
10/16/12 – Present
“Mechanosensory Channel
Antagonists in Glaucomatous Neuroprotection,”
Paten t P en d i n g :
D Krizaj, P Barabas, Y Xu, G Prestwich, DA Ryskamp,
00846-US01. Priority date May 10, 2012.
“A Safer Knife Blade.”
2012 – Present
Patent Subm itted: “A Vision Correction System to
Minimize Intraocular Lens Rotation.”
Patent P ending : “A Vision Correction System,”
patent 5087, International.
“Hypodermic Needle System
and Method to Reduce Infection,” patent 4826,
Patent P ending :
International.
Barbara M Wirostko, MD
10/24/13
Published: “Ocular Drug Delivery System,”
PCT/US2013/036807, WO/2013/158661.
An ocular drug delivery system including a composition in
which a formulation having an active agent (e.g., HGH, rHGH
or an HGH mimic) that increases insulin growth factor (IGF) or
that alters insulin growth factor binding protein (IGFBP) in a
subject is dispersed in a pharmaceutical carrier. The composition is configured for placement in, around, or on an eye of
the subject, and the composition provides controlled release
of an amount of the active agent to the eye effective to
promote ocular surface and corneal neural regeneration and
wound healing.
2013 – present
Patent Filed: “HGH for Ocular Diseases,” PCT/US
serial no. is 61/956,070, provisional.
2012 – Present
Patent Filed: “Corneal Reinnervation,” US submitted Patent No. 3246-005, provisional.
2011 – Present
Patent Application Filed:
“Corneal Wound Healing,” US Patent No. 61/62,4730.
2011 – Present
Co-founder/ Chief Scientific Officer of Jade Therapeutics,
Inc, Drug Development Company focusing on developing
sustained delivery drugs and products via a novel propriety
cross-linked hyaluronic acid polymer for ophthalmic areas of
high unmet need. Recently received two Utah State Technology Commercialization and Innovation (TCIP) grants through
USTAR, for $ 40,000 each, a Phase 1 NSF SBIR and a Phase 1
DOD SBIR grant.
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“Methods, Systems, and Apparatus for
Reducing the Frequency and/or Severity of
Photophobic Response,” Bradley J Katz, Steven Blair.
Grand Rounds
D ate
P resenter
2013
T opic
or
T itle
January 16
Mary Elizabeth Hartnett, MD
Insights into Recurrent Neovascularization
Anti-VEGF Treatment in ROP
January 23
William Barlow, MD 1. Wound Burn & the Ultrachopper
2. Endophthalmitis Prophylaxis
January 30 Joseph L Hatch, MD Orson W White, MD, First Chairman, Division of
Ophthalmology, University of Utah
February 6
Russell Swan, MD, Intern
Future Advancements in Refractive Surgery
Kevin Meier, MD, Neurology Resident,
University of Utah
A Patient with Alternating Skew Deviation &
Down-beat Nystagmus
February 13
Nikko Ronquillo, Graduate Research Assistant
Senior-Loken Syndrome: From Human Genetics
to an Animal Model
Transconjunctival Sutures: When, Why, How?
Beatrice Des Marchais, MD, Quebec City, Quebec
February 20
Margaret DeAngelis, PhD
Identifying Pathways Using Genetic Risk Factors
& Their Modifiers to Develop Appropriate Targets
for Therapies & Prevention of Age-related
Macular Degeneration
February 27
Alan S Crandall, MD
From Bench to Practice
March 6
Roger P Harrie, MD
The Friday-at-5:00pm-Patient
March 13 Jason Edmonds, MD
Amantadine Induced Corneal Endothelial Toxicity
March 20
Adam Gess, MD
A Patient with Fungal Keratitis
March 27
Ore-Ofe Adesina, MD
What I've Been Up To
April 10
Randall J Olson, MD; Alan S Crandall, MD; Jeff Pettey; MD, and Wayne Imbrescia
Health Care Policy & Affordable Care Act
April 17
Ronald Hobbs, MD, Retina Fellow
What to Present, It Is So Hard to Pic
April 24
Akbar Shakoor, MD, Retina Fellow
Diagnostic Challenges in Sarcoidosis
Ligia Viorela Onofrei, MD, Neurology Resident, University of Utah
Ophthalmic Manifestations of NF-1
May 1Charles Weber, MD, Cornea FellowOCT in the Assessment of Glaucoma
Rachel Epstein, MSIV, Chicago Medical School
Rapidly Progressive Proptosis in a Child
May 22
Derek Holt, MD, PhD, Chief Resident
Neuroplasticity & Amblyopia
Kevin Kirk, MSII, University of Utah
Pathology of 1-Piece & 3-Piece Intraocular Lenses
Fixated in the Ciliary Sulcus
May 29
Case Report on Fulminant Intracranial
Hypertension
Caleb Morris, MSIII, Duke University (Research with Mamalis/Werner Lab)
June 12
Zachary Joos, MD, Intern
You'll Shoot Your Eye Out!: BB Gun Injuries &
Intraocular Foreign Bodies
June 19
Adam Jorgensen, MD, Intern
Lateral Rectus Mass in a 67-Year-Old Male
Derek Holt, MD, Chief Resident
18-Year-Old Patient with Optic-neuropathy
July 17
Christine Lippe, MSIV, Penn State
Bilateral Acute Angle Closure Glaucoma due to
Oral Acetazolamide
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Ryan Constantine, MSIV, University of Utah
UNC119 is Required for G-Protein Trafficking in
Sensory Neurons
Max Padilla, MSIV, University of Utah
Intralase-Astigmatic Keratotomy Concurrent with
Phacoemulsification
A Case Report of Recurrent Epithelial Irregularity
Lauren Imbornoni, MSIV, University of Arizona COM
July 31
Lori Myers, MSIV, Indiana University SOM
July & the OPEN GLOBE: To Wait, Eviscerate,
or Enucleate?
David Sanders, MSIV, Oregon Health and Science
Electronic Health Record Systems in Ophthalmology: Ophthalmology: Impact on Clinical
Documentation
Grand Rounds
D ate
P resenter
2013
T opic
or
T itle
August 7
Dane Stewart, MSIV, Virginia
Commonwealth University
Infrared Imaging as a Tool to Detect Glaucomatous
Changes of the Optic Nerve
Ashlie Bernhisel, MSIV, University of Utah, Neuro-Ophthalmology
Neuronal Regeneration
Tina Burton, MD, Neurology Resident
A Case of Optic Neuropathy in a Patient with
Atrial Fibrillation
August 14
CPEO: A Family Affair
Devin West, MSIV, St. Louis University SOM
Erik Ostler, MSIV, University of Utah
Statistical Methods of Ophthalmology:
Unlocking the Black Box
Paul Selid, MSIV, University of North Dakota
Avastin vs Eylea in Exudative ARMD: More than
Anecdotal Evidence
August 21
Ryan Hoggan, MSIV, University of Utah
Angle Kappa & Its Importance in Refractive Surgery
Kam Hanamaikai, MSIV, A.T. Still University SOM-AZCorneal Cross-Linking
P James Tucker, MSIV, University of Utah
Retinal Geography: Evolutionary Specialization &
Differential Disease Susceptibility
August 28
Randall J Olson, MD
What Resulteth from a Minor Tip Change
Elizabeth Doll, MD, Neurology Resident, University of Utah Pediatrics
Ocular Manifestations of Bariatric Surgery
September 4
Ana Kesler, MD, Sackler SOM, Ophthalmology, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Israel,
Neuro-Ophthalmology
Pseudotumor Cerebri
September 11
Joshua Ford, MD, Pathology Fellow, Light Adjustable Lens & Other Intraocular Power
University of Utah SOMAdjustable Technologies
September 18
Tyson Olson, MSIV, University of Rochester, SOM Orbitalfacial Neurofibromatosis & Vision Loss
Aabid Farukhi, MSIV, University of Utah
Does Phaco Tip Diameter Impact Efficiency
& Chatter
September 25
Uveitis Nomenclature
Kevin Kirk, MSIV, University of Utah
Sean Hansen, MSIV, Medical College of WisconsinAssessing Photoreceptor Structure Following
Macular Hole Closure
Pseudotumor Cerebri Secondary to Tetracycline
Antibiotics
October 2
Eileen Hwang, MD, PhD, Intern
Do Patients with Hollenhorst Plaques Really Need
Carotid Ultrasounds & Echocardiograms?
Ashlie Bernhisel, MSIV, University of Utah, Neuro-Ophthalmology
Ocular Manifestations of Plaquenil Toxicity
October 16
R Michael Duffin, MD, and Mark D Mifflin, MD
Bolivia 2013: Second Cornea Transplant Campaign
October 23
Nick Mamalis, MD
Binkhorst IOLS
October 30
Jim Bell, MD, Intern
A Bump in the Iris
November 6
Balamurali K Ambati, MD, PhD, MBA
Front & Back: Clinical Course & Retina Research
November 13
Dan Bettis, MD, Intern
Seven-Year-Old with Recurrent Exotropi
Faiz Rehmani, MD, Neurology Resident, University of Utah
Homonymous Hemianopia
November 20
Leah Owen, MD, PhD, Intern
NAION in a Patient with Posner-Syndrome
International Outreach to the Navajo Reservation
December 4
New Cataract Surgical Techniques
Alan S Crandall, MD
December 11
Barbara M Wirostko, MD
Pseudoexfoliation: What is Known and What
is New
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Matt Miller, MSIV, University of Utah
P u blished R esearch
A sample of more than 200 published and presented materials by Moran faculty members
between January 1 and December 31, 2013
ACS Nano
Blood
Luo L, Zhang X, Hirano Y, Tyagi P, Barabas P,
Uehara H, Miya TR, Singh N, Archer B, Qazi Y,
Jackman K, Das SK, Olsen T, Chennamaneni SR,
Stagg BC, Ahmed F, Emerson L, Zygmunt K, Whitaker R, Mamalis C, Huang W, Gao G, Srinivas SP,
Krizaj D, Baffi J, Ambati J, Kompella UB, Ambati
BK. Targeted intraceptor nanoparticle therapy
reduces angiogenesis and fibrosis in primate
and murine macular degeneration. ACS Nano.
2013; 7(4), 3264-75
Singh N, Tiem M, Watkins R, Cho YK, Wang Y,
Olsen T, Uehara H, Mamalis C, Luo L, Oakey
Z, Ambati BK. Soluble vascular endothelial
growth factor receptor 3 is essential
for corneal alymphaticity. Blood. 2013
May;121(20):4242-9
American Journal of Medical Genetics
Tantravahi SK, Williams LB, Digre KB, Creel
DJ, Smock KJ, DeAngelis M, Clayton FC, Vitale
AT, Rogers GM. An inherited disorder with
splenomegaly, cytopenias, and vision loss.
Am J Med Genet. 2013; 158A(3):475-81
American Journal of Ophthalmology
Uchino M, Yokoi N, Uchino Y, Dogru M,
Kawashima M, Komuro A, Sonomura Y, Kato
H, Kinoshita S, Schaumberg DA, Tsubota K.
Prevalence of dry eye disease and its risk
factors in visual display terminal users:
The osaka study. Am J Ophthalmol. 2013
Oct;156(4):759-66
American Journal of Pathology
Wang H, Smith GW, Yang Z, Jiang Y, McCloskey
M, Greenberg K, Geisen P, Culp WD, Flannery J,
Kafri T, Hammond S, Hartnett ME. Short hairpin
RNA-mediated knockdown of VEGFA in muller
cells reduces intravitreal neovascularization in
a rat model of retinopathy of prematurity.
Am J Pathol. 2013 Aug;183(3):964-74
Archives of Biochemistry and
Biophysics
Vachali PP, Besch BM, Gonzalez-Fernandez
F, Bernstein PS. Carotenoids as possible
interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein
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Disease. Retina. 2013
Xu L, Blonska AM, Pumariega NM, Bearelly S,
Sohrab MA, Hageman GS, Smith RT. Reticular
macular disease is associated with multilobular
geographic atrophy in age-related macular
degeneration. Retina. 2013 Oct;33(9):1850-62
Rachael S Jacoby
Vitale AT, Kump LI, Jacoby RS (2013). Pregnancy
and Uveitis. In Foster SC, Vitale AT (Eds.),
Diagnosis and Treatment of Uveitis (2nd, pp.
1254-62). New Dehli: Jaypee-Highlights Medical
Publishers, Inc.
Nick Mamalis
Nagi KS, Khaimi MA, Mamalis N (2013). Early
Excessive Iritis. In Feldman RM, Bell NP (Eds.),
Complications of Glaucoma Surgery (pp. 107112). New York: Oxford University Press.
Bodnar ZM, Mamalis N (2013). Endophthalmitis
and Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome. In
Agarwal A, Jacob S (Eds.), Complications in
Ocular Surgery (pp. 253-68). Thorofare, NJ:
SLACK Incorporated.
Mamalis N, Edelhauser HF, Bodnar ZM (2013).
Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome. In Tasman
W, Jaeger EA (Eds.), Duane's Ophthalmology
(2013). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/ Lippincott
Williams & Wilkins.
Randall J Olson
Olson RJ (04/01/2013). Horizontal Chopping
Principles and Pearls. In Chang DF, Akahoshi
T, Arbisser LB, Cionni RJ, Nichamin LD, Olson
RJ, Packer M, Seibel BS (Eds.), Phaco Chop and
Advanced Phaco Techniques (2nd Edition, pp. 1119). Thorofare, NJ: SLACK Incorporated.
Geoffrey C Tabin
Bujak MC, Gurang R, DeMarchic E, Ruit S,
Tabin G (2013). Complications in Manual SmallIncision Cataract Surgery. In Agarwal A, Jacob S
(Eds.), Complications in Ocular Surgery (pp. 16780). Thorofare, NJ: SLACK Incorporated.
Haibo Wang
Haibo Wang, M Elizabeth Hartnett. (2013).
Chapter 40: Oxidative Stress and Jak/Stat
Signaling; Neural and Vascular Interactions;
Vegf Signaling in Angiogenesis. Pediatric
Retina (2E). Wolter-Kluwers and Lippincott,
Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Review of Ophthalmology
Bethke W, Moshirfar M. The dos and don’ts of
phakic lens implants. Rev Ophth. 2013; (11), 1-3
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J ohn A . moran e y e center
Research Grants and Contracts
R esearch G rants
Pre-mRNA Interference of VEGF,
VA Merit Award
Balamurali K Ambati, MD, PhD, MBA
Effects of Comp-ang1 on Vascular
Permeability and Neavascularization
$2,100
The Role of SFLT in Corneal Avascularity $18,000
$40,000
$250,000
$35,000
University of Utah Research Foundation
Duration: 6/1/12–5/31/13
Intraceptor Interference of VEGF Pathways
$278,187
$20,000
$372,500
Fo c us
Therapies for Retinal Degeneration
Caused by NPHP5 Mutations
The Role of Nephrocystin-5
in Retinal Degeneration
$75,000
$34,366
NA
$354,073
National Eye Institute
Duration: 5/1/12–4/30/16
Membrane Protein Trafficking
National Eye Institute
Duration: 4/1/13–3/31/18
National Eye Institute
Duration: 04/1/13–3/31/18
$372,500
National Eye Institute
Duration: 8/1/13–7/31/16
Photoreceptor Ciliopathies: RP2, KIF17,
and NPHP5
Interference of VegfNA
66
Parallel Pathways in Visual Cortex:
Functional Connectivity of Output
Pathways From Area V1 to Area V2
National Eye Institute
Duration: 8/1/12–7/31/14
National Eye Institute
Duration: 8/1/13–7/31/17
Caltech Wound Healing
$293,329
Foundation for Retinal Research
Duration: 11/1/13–10/31/14
Carl Marshall & Mildred Almen
Reeves Foundation
Duration: 12/1/12–8/31/14
The Role of Soluable Flt-1 and Raver2
in Ocular Vascular Demarcations
A Novel Approach for Mapping
Single-cell Long-range Connections
in the Cerebral Cortex Wolfgang B Baehr, PhD
National Eye Institute
Duration: 2/1/08–4/30/13
Retinal Health Analyzer for Novel
Therapy and Early Diagnostics for AMD
National Eye Institute
Duration: 2/1/08–1/31/13
National Eye Institute
Duration: 5/1/12–7/31/14
National Eye Institute
Duration: 8/1/13–7/31/17
Endo-contact Lens for Corneal Protection
in Cataract Surgery
$250,000
Alessandra Angelucci, MD, PhD
Utah Governor's Office of
Economic Development
Duration: 5/1/12–5/31/13
The Role of sFlt in Corneal Avascularity
$2,568,557
National Institutes of Health
Duration: 4/1/08–4/30/13
PhRMA Foundation
Duration: 7/1/13–6/30/14
Endoshield: Making Cataract
Surgery Safer and Easier
$650,000
VA Salt Lake City Health Care System
Duration: 10/1/09–9/13/13
SFLT
Fight for Sight
Duration: 6/1/13–9/1/13
Defining the Mechanism of
Comp-angiopoietin-1 Activity in
the Diabetic Retina
2013-2014
$335,239
National Eye Institute
Duration: 12/1/08–11/30/13
Core Vision Research Grant
(Baehr & Bernstein)
$173,129
National Eye Institute
Duration: 7/1/10–6/30/15
Study of Retinal Degeneration
Foundation Fighting Blindness
Duration: 08/1/10–7/31/13
$57,000
Paul S Bernstein, MD, PhD
Margaret DeAngelis, PhD
Nanosized Carotenoid Complexes
with Plant Metabolities and Potential
Delivery System for Treatment of
Ocular Disorders
Human Eye Repository for Studies of
Age-related Macular Degeneration
$5,000
US Civilian Research and Development
Duration: 3/22/13–3/21/15
Biochemical Studies in Support
of the Next Generation AREDS
Supplement for AMD $20,000
Carl Marshall & Mildred
Almen Reeves Foundation
Duration: 12/1/12–8/31/13
Mactel Macular Carotenoids
Carl Marshall & Mildred
Almen Reeves Foundation
Duration: 12/1/12–8/31/14
Research to Understand the Genetic
Epidemiology of Blinding Diseases of
the Posterior Eye among Federally
Recognized Native Americans
$189,215
Identifying Underlying Mechanisms
of Age-related Macular Degeneration
$147,600
Kathleen B Digre, MD
Coalition for a Healthier Community
for Utah Women and Girls VLC-PUFAS in Dry AMD National Cancer Institute
Duration: 9/1/11–08/31/16
$100,000
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation
Duration: 7/1/13–6/30/14
$372,916
$234,887
GlaxoSmithKline
Duration: 5/1/11–12/31/14
Vpa Protocol
$628,276
National Neurovision Research Institute
Duration: 6/1/10–1/31/13
Age-related Eye Disease (AREDS) Study II
$168,000
$40,00
Carl Marshall & Mildred
Almen Reeves Foundation
Duration: 9/30/12–8/31/17
Development of Effective Therapies
for Leber Congenital Amaurosis $60,000
Knights Templar Eye Foundation
Duration: 7/1/12–6/30/13
$80,000
E Matilda Ziegler Foundation
Duration: 7/1/11–6/30/14
Cone Opsins in Photoreceptor Degeneration $309,406
National Eye Institute
Duration: 9/30/12–8/31/17
Alan S Crandall, MD
$48,270
Omeros Corporation
Duration: 4/12/12–6/30/13
Cypass Glaucoma Implant A New Treatment Strategy for
Age-related Macular Degeneration
Strategies-Leber Congenital Amaurosis
Emmes Corporation/National Eye Institute
Duration: 6/1/06–Present
Oms302-Ilr-004 $500,000
Yingbin Fu, PhD
National Eye Institute
Duration: 3/1/13–2/28/17
Bam114341 $250,000
Edward N & Della L Thome Memorial
Duration: 7/1/10–9/6/14
Lowy Medical Research Institute
Duration: 11/1/10–3/31/14
Biochemistry and Pharmacology of
Macular Cartenoids $963,100
ALSAM Foundation
Duration: 3/16/12–12/31/13
Lowy Medical Research Institute
Duration: 11/1/13–5/14/14
Mactel Macular Carotenoids
$20,000
Sabine Fuhrmann, PhD
Mechanisms Controlling RPE Development $110,289
$376,250
National Eye Institute
Duration: 1/1/10–12/31/13
Transcend Medical, Inc.
Duration: 1/1/11–12/31/14
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Gregory S Hageman, PhD
Bradley J Katz, MD, PhD
Genetic Susceptibility to Age-related
Macular Degeneration
Blast Ocular Injury
$55,963
Columbia University
Duration: 9/1/10–8/31/13
Characteristics of Genes and Pathways
Associated with Chromosome 1-and
Chromosome 10-directed AMD
Principal Investigators: Brittany Coats,
Yingbin Fu, Jason A Goldsmith, Bradley J Katz
Kenneth L Monson
Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity
Duration: 9/1/12–8/31/16
$500,000
Quark 007
Allergan/Voyant Biotherapy
Duration: 12/1/12–11/30/13
Quark Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Duration: 9/1/12–8/31/16
Improved Characterization of High-risk
Phenotypes in Early AMD, Employing Novel
Imaging and Functional Modalities
David Krizaj, PhD
$400,000
Principal Investigators:
Robyn Guymer; Gregory S Hageman
Glaucoma Drugs
$90,000
$9,512
University of Pennsylvania
Duration: 9/30/12–8/31/13
University of Pennsylvania
Duration: 07/01/10–06/30/14
Edward N & Della L Thome Memorial
Duration: 12/15/09–9/14/13
$250,000
$321,829
$661,051
US Army Medical Research
Acquisition Activity
Duration: 8/15/12–8/14/16
Vlc-Pufas as in Dominant Stargardt
Bryan W Jones, PhD
$84,187
National Eye Institute
Duration: 9/1/07–8/31/13
Ocular Blast Mechanisms
$78,711
$365,050
National Eye Institute
Duration: 7/1/10–6/30/15
Regulation of Neurotransmission
in the Retina
Robert O Hoffman, MD
Normal Aging vs. Late Stage
AMD Phenotypes
$269,406
National Institutes of Health
Duration: 12/1/12–11/30/16
Core Vision Research Grant
$342,045
National Eye Institute
Duration: 7/1/10–6/30/14
E-Rop
Characterization of Molecular
Mechanisms of Ocular Blast Trauma
Role of Mechanosensation in the Retina
$365,050
National Eye Institute
Duration: 4/1/12–3/31/17
G-Rop
$40,000
Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity
Duration: 8/15/12–8/14/16
March of Dimes
Duration: 6/1/13–5/31/16
Mechanisms of Angiogenesis in ROP
$18,500
Utah Governor's Office of
Economic Development
Duration: 2/28/13–2/28/15
Mary Elizabeth Hartnett, MD
Endothelial Transmigration in Neovascular
Age-related Macular Degeneration
Pressure Transduction and
Neuroprotection in Glaucoma
$93,635
University of Utah Research Foundation
Duration: 7/1/12–6/30/13
Macular Degeneration Foundation of Australia
Duration: 10/4/11–10/4/14
Studies on Angiogenic Mechanisms
and Safety Regarding Erythropoietin in
Retinopathy of Prematurity: Seeking a
Safe Treatment
$718,099
$65,000
Principle Investigators: Paul S Bernstein;
David Krizaj
Foundation Fighting Blindness
Duration: 8/1/10–7/31/13
Edward M Levine, PhD
Core Vision Research Grant Fo c us
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National Institutes of Health
Duration: 7/1/10–6/30/15
$87,287
Nick Mamalis, MD
Power Adjustment and Biocompatibility,
Amend #21
Mark D Mifflin, MD
CPTS
NA
Calhoun Vision Inc.
Duration: 5/4/07–7/31/17
AquaLase for Removal of
Residual Lens Epithelial Cells
During Cataract Extraction
Alcon Research, Ltd.
Duration: 3/1/05–Present
Gross and Histopathologic Evaluation
of Explanted Rabbit Eyes that had been
Implanted with a New Intraocular Lens
NA
ACOS Kxl-001
NA
NA
$89,932
$300,000
National Eye Institute
Duration: 7/1/12–6/30/13
National Eye Institute
Duration: 7/1/10–6/30/15
Core Vision Research Grant
$167,337
$536,248
National Eye Institute
Duration: 4/1/12–3/31/13
Structural Neurochemistry of
Retinal Circuits Visualizing MRSA Response to BAK +/- Gatifloxacin $8,000
Allergan, Inc.
Duration: 5/1/08–Present
$6,000
Advanced Medical Optics, Inc.
Duration: 4/1/08–Present
Recovery of Bacteria from Intraocular
Injection in Cadaver Eyes $25,000
Allergan, Inc.
Duration: 8/1/07–Present
National Eye Institute
Duration: 7/1/10–6/30/15
Retinal Remodeling
$10,000
Bausch & Lomb
Duration: 05/1/08–Present
An Eyebank Comparison of Corneal Endothelial Damage with Dispersive OVDs
$29,743
$25,000
Advanced Medical Optics, Inc.
Duration: 6/1/08–Present
Assessing Post-occlusion Surge in
Vacuum Flow Systems
National Science Foundation
Duration: 10/1/09–9/30/13
Core Vision Research Grant (Main)
Avedro, Inc.
Duration: 9/1/12–6/30/13
A Prospective Multi-centered Study of AcrySof Glistenings
Robert E Marc, PhD
Core Vision Research Grant (Supplement)
NA
Randall J Olson, MD
Visiogen, Inc.
Duration: 01/01/05 –Present
Challenges in Imaging
(ARRA)-UCSB Subcontract
$27,134
National Eye Institute
Duration: 8/1/99–7/31/13
Majid Moshirfar, MD, FACS
Alcon Research, Ltd.
Duration: 02/01/05–Present
Assessment of Capsular Bag
Opacification after Implantation of
Piggy Back IOL's and a Dual-optic IOL
$20,000
Allergan, Inc.
Duration: 1/1/07–Present
Cornea Donor Study: National Multicenter
Investigation to Study the Effect of Age on
Cornea Transplant Outcome
Advanced Medical Optics
Duration: 3/1/05–Present
Evaluation of Removal of Lens
Epithelial Cells in a Pig Eye
Jaeb Center for Health Research
Duration: 3/1/12–6/30/17
Evaluation of Topical Antibiotics/Risk of Endophthalmitis with Intravitreal Injection
NA
$109,350
Differentiating the Effect of BAK and 4th
Generation Fluoroquinolones against MRSA $12,000
Allergan, Inc.
Duration: 4/1/07–Present
$624,982
National Eye Institute
Duration: 12/1/11–11/30/16
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Debra A Schaumberg, ScD, OD, MPH
Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Prevention of
Dry Eye Disease: Vital AMD
Ning Tian, PhD
$496,227
National Eye Institute
Duration: 4/1/13–8/31/17
Vital AMD: Prevention of AMD in the
Vitamin D and Omega-3 Trial
Development of Synaptic Pathways
in Retina (Supplement)
National Eye Institute
Duration: 4/1/12–3/31/13
$94,192
Development of Synaptic Pathways
in Retina
National Eye Institute-Subaward
from Brigham & Womens Hospital
Duration: 4/1/13–8/31/17
National Eye Institute
Duration: 4/1/11–3/31/16
Effects of Vitamin D and Omega-3
Fatty Acids on Infectious Diseases
and hCAP18
Must Follow Up Study
$31,645
$19,144
National Eye Institute-Subaward
from University of Washington
Duration: 4/1/13–8/31/15
Randomized Trial of Vitamin
D and Omega-3 Fatty Acids for
Diabetic Kidney Disease
$2,004,523
$2,563,818
National Eye Institute
Duration: 1/1/07–12/31/13
The Natural History of Geographic
Atrophy Progression (GAP) Study
Alcon Research Ltd
Duration: 1/31/08–Present
Phase II/III Study of Encapsulated Human NTC-201 Cell Implants Releasing Ciliary
Neurotrophic Factor (CNTF) for Participants
with Retinitis Pigmentosa Using Visual
Acuity as Primary Outcome
Neurotech USA, Inc.
Duration: 4/1/07–Present
Fo c us
$281,000
Johns Hopkins University
Neuro-education Initiative
Duration: 12/1/05–Present
A Multicenter Study of the Efficacy and
Safety of the Human Anti-TNF Monoclonal
Antibody Adalimumab as Maintenance
Therapy in Subjects Requiring High-dose
Corticosteroids for Active Non-infectious
Intermediate-, Posterior-or Pan-uveitis NA
Comparison of AMD Treatment Trial
(CATT)-Lucentis-Avastin Trial
NA
NA
Emmes Corporation/National Eye Institute
Duration: 04/1/07–Present
$75,900
Phase II- Clinical Trial: A Multicenter
Randomized Double-masked Controlled
Study to Evaluate the Safety and
Efficacy of an Intravitreal Fluocinolone
Acetonide (0.5 or 2 mg) Implant in
Patients with Noninfectious Uveitis
Affecting the Posterior Segment of
the Eye, American Study Bausch & Lomb
Duration: 1/1/03–Present
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NA
Abbott Laboratories
Duration: 11/30/10–Present
Michael P Teske, MD
CLEAR-IT 3 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Duration: 4/1/07 –Present
$45,521
Johns Hopkins University
Duration: 05/1/12–4/30/14
Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment (MUST) Trial National Institute of Diabetes and
Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Duration: 9/1/10–8/31/15
R01 EY017362 Genetic Epidemiology
of Age-related Macular Degeneration
$383,690
Albert T Vitale, MD
National Eye Institute-Subaward
from Brigham & Womens Hospital
Duration: 4/1/13–8/31/17
Randomized Trial of Vitamin
D & Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Diabetic
Kidney Disease
$263,900
NA
Judith E A Warner, MD
Jun Yang, PhD
A Multicenter, Double-blind, Randomized,
Placebo-controlled Study of Weight-reduction
and/or Low-sodium Diet plus Acetazolamide
vs Diet plus Placebo in Subjects with
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
with Mild Visual Loss (IIHTT) $80,500
Formation and Function(s) of the
Usher 2 Protein Complex in Photorecptors Neuro-ophthalmology Research
Disease Investigator Consortium
Sub Investigator
Duration: 11/30/09–11/30/15
$8,529
Principal Investigators:
Nick Mamalis, Liliana Werner
Analysis of the Interaction Between
a Novel Serine/Threonine Protein
Phosphatase and the Usher Syndrome
Type2 Protein Complex
The Function of PDZD7 in the
Cochlear Hair Cells
$10,986
Principal Investigators:
Nick Mamalis, Liliana Werner
$77,568
$20,000
$28,000
University of Utah Research Foundation
Duration: 7/1/13–6/30/14
Principal Investigators:
Nick Mamalis, Liliana Werner
Research to Prevent Blindness
Special Scholar Award
Anew Optics, Inc.
Duration: 5/1/10–9/30/14
Research to Prevent Blindness
Duration: 7/1/13–12/31/14
$267,262
$25,000
National Organization for Hearing Research
Duration: 7/1/13–6/30/14
Involvement of C8ORF37 in the
Inherited Retinal Degenerations
and Ciliopathies
Advanced Vision Science, Inc.
Duration: 10/1/10–9/30/13
Silicone Oil in the Eye
$60,000
Hearing Health Foundation
Duration: 7/1/13–6/30/14
Understanding and Restoring the
USH2 Complex in Cochlear Hair Cells
Abbott Medical Optics
Duration: 2/10/12–4/30/14
Evaluation of a New IOL
$50,000
Principal Investigators:
Nick Mamalis, Liliana Werner
Formation and New Components
of the Usher 2 Protein Complex
in Photoreceptors
PowerVision, Inc.
Duration: 3/30/09–Present
National Eye Institute
Duration: 4/1/11–3/31/16
$100,000
$345,322
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$87,515
Principal Investigators:
Nick Mamalis, Liliana Werner
Evaluation of a New IOL
Gene Therapy for Retinitis Pigmentosa
in Usher Syndrome Type 2
Knights Templar Eye Foundation
Duration: 7/1/13–6/30/14
PhysIOL SA
Duration: 11/1/12–4/30/13
Evaluation of a New IOL
E Matilda Ziegler Foundation
Duration: 1/1/11–12/31/13
Foundation Fighting Blindness
Duration: 8/1/10–7/31/13
Liliana Werner, MD, PhD
Evaluation of a New IOL
$80,000
N ational and I nternational P resentations
2013
This is a partial list of Moran National and International Presentations
Balamurali K Ambati, MD, PhD, MBA
COMP-ang1 Improves Diabetic
Vascular Hyperpermeability.
Washington University
Diabetes Research Center
St. Louis, MO
Raver-2 Controls Flt-1 Alternative Splicing. Troutman-Veronneau
Lecture, Pan-American Association
of Ophthalmology
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
From Training to Clinician-science Careers. Vision Health Summit
Lexington, KY
Targeted Nanoparticles Inhibit and Regress CNV. International
Society of Ocular Pharmaceutics
and Therapy
Paris, France
Complex Cornea Cases. Black Hills Regional Eye Conference
Rapid City, SD
Invited Speaker Seminar, Rewiring the
Brain: Role of Afferents and Targets
in the Generation of Specific and
Patterned Connections. Departmental
Lecture, University Laboratory
of Physiology, Oxford University,
1998-Present
Oxford, England
Invited Speaker Seminar, Rewiring the Brain: Role of Afferents and Targets in
the Generation of Specific and
Patterned Connections. Department
of Physiology, Consiglio Nazionale
Delle Ricerche
Pisa, Italy
Wolfgang B Baehr, PhD
Curing Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa and Cone Dystrophy
in Animal Models. Foundation
Fighting Blindness, Moran Eye Center
Salt Lake City, UT
Alessandra Angelucci, MD, PhD
Keynote Speaker, Corticocortical Connections in the Primate Visual
Cortex: Structure and Function.
Brazilian Society for Neuroscience
Meeting
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
William R Barlow, MD
Invited Speaker, Department of Morphology, Autonoma University
Medical School
Madrid, Spain
Evaluating Heat Production of Modified San Francisco, CA
Phacoemulsification Handpiece,
Barlow WR. American Society of
Cataract and Refractive Surgery/ ASOA
Symposium and Congress
Invited Speaker, Department of Neuroscience, University
of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Honorary Lectureship, Department Manchester, England
of Optometry and Neuroscience,
UMIST, 2001-Present
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Seminar, The Spatial Logic of Intra-areal and Inter-areal
Connections within and between
Areas V1, V2, V3, and V5/MT of
the Macaque Visual Cortex.
Computational Neuroscience
Seminar Series, Department
of Mathematics, University of
Chicago, 1999-Present
Chicago, IL
Invited Speaker Seminar, Circuits for Spatial Integration
of Information in the Primate
Visual Cerebral Cortex.
Math Biology Seminar Series,
Department of Mathematics,
University of Utah, 2002-Present
Salt Lake City, UT
Emerging Trends and Paradigm
Shifts in Glaucoma Management.
Chaya C, Kim J. 30th Annual Texas
Tech University Clinical Update for
Comprehensive Ophthalmology
Lubbock, TX
Innovations in Glaucoma Surgery: In Search of a New "Gold" Standard.
Vincent B, Chaya C. North Star
Optometry Seminars, John A.
Moran Eye Center, University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Corneal Surgery and Eye Banking
in Sub-Saharan Africa. First Scientific
Congress of the College of
Ophthalmology of Eastern, Centeral,
and Southern Africa
Kigali, Rwanda
International Outreach in Tibet. The Jorge Rodriguez, MD, MPH,
Memorial Lectureship
Tucson, AZ
Paul S Bernstein, MD, PhD
Plenary Lecturer, Royal College of Ophthalmology Meeting
Liverpool, England
Plenary Lecturer, International Blue Light Society Meeting
Tokyo, Japan
Plenary Lecturer, Macular Cambridge, England
Carotenoid Conference,
Downing College
Keynote Lecturer, Iranian Ophthalmological Society
Tehran, Iran
Invited Speaker, Angiogenesis Meeting, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Miami, FL
Plenary Lecturer, Gordon Conference on Carotenoids
Ventura, CA
Invited Speaker, American Optometric
Association, 2010-Present
Orlando, FL
Moderator, Speaker, and Poster Presenter, International Society
for Ophthalmic Pharmacology
and Therapeutics Meeting
Paris, France
Invited Speaker, Supply Side West
Las Vegas, NV
Macula Society Meeting, 2010-Present
Tucson, AZ
Healthy Eyes, Chaya C. Wellness Tamuning, Guam
Lecture Series, SDA Guam Clinic
One Platform Presentation and 4 Posters, Association for Research
in Vision and Ophthalmology,
2010- Present
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Alan S Crandall, MD
Platform Presentation, Retina Summit, 2010- Present
New York, NY
Poster and Platform Presentation, Association for Research in
Vision and Ophthalmology
Seattle, WA
Poster Presentation, American Society of Retina Specialists
Toronto, Canada
Platform Speaker, RD2010 Meeting, 2010-Present
Montreal, Canada
Invited Speaker and Moderator, International Symposium on Ocular
Pharmacology and Therapeutics,
2009-Present
Rome, Italy
Invited Speaker and Panelist, Hohenheim Consensus Conference,
2010-Present
Stuttgart, Germany
Invited Speaker to Educate Russian Opthalmologists on the
Value of Nutritional Supplements
for Age-related Macular
Degeneration. Saint Petersburg,
2010- Present
Moscow, Russia
Invited Speaker, Royal Ophthalmological Society,
Elizabeth Thomas Age-related
Macular Degeneration Symposium,
2011-Present
Nottingham, England
Invited Speaker, Mette Warburg Annual Lecture, University of
Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark
Inivited Lecturer, Institute for Chemical Catalysis and Combustion,
Russian Academy of Sciences,
Siberian Branch
Novosibirsk, Russia
Invited Speaker, American Academy
of Ophthalmology Retina Sub-specialty
Day, 2009-Present
San Francisco, CA
Invited Lecturer, Ophthalmic
Photographers Society, 2009-present
San Francisco, CA
Invited Speaker, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, 2010-Present
Miami, FL
Invited Speaker, Florida International
University, 2010-Present
Miami, FL
Craig J Chaya, MD
Managing Glaucoma and Cataract.Ayr, Scotland
Clinical Experience with LenSx
Femtosecond Laser. IOL Exchange:
Tips and Tricks. National Institutes of
Health 3rd Ayr Cataract Surgery
Course, University Hospital Ayr
Restoring Sight and Opening Eyes
Towards Peace in Sudan. Alta Club;
Town Club
Salt Lake City, UT
Hard Lenses with Loose Zonules in
PXE Case. The ABCs of CTRs. American
Society of Cataract and Refractive
Surgery 2010 Winter Update,
2010-Present
Playa del Carmen,
Mexico
The Future of Cataract Surgery: Experience and Results. Course:
IC-14 Management of Co-existing
Cataract and Glaucoma: Surgical
Challenges. Malpositioned Lenses:
Techniques of Surgical Management.
European Society of Cataract and
Refractive Surgery, 2011-Present
Vienna, Austria
Panelist on Panel Discussion, Amsterdam,
Femtosecond Cataract Instrumentation: Netherlands
Are all Technolgies Equally Good?
Crandall AS, Lindstrom R, Malyugin B,
Piovella MN, Stevens J. Panelist on
Panel Discussion: Novel Glaucoma
Surgical Devices: The Potential Opportunities in Established and Emerging
Markets, Crandall AS, Belkin M, Chew
Pm, Feijoo JG, Nardi M, Samuelson TW.
Ophthalmology Futures European
Forum, The Royal Tropical Institute (KIT)
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Surgical Management of Amsterdam,
Malpositioned Lenses, Malyugin B, Netherlands
Assia E, Rosenthal K, Pfeifer V,
Tassignon MJ, Crandall A. Management of Cataract in Challenging
Cases, Vasavada AR, Biro Z, Osher R,
Spalton D, Crandall A. Advanced
Micro-sheathed Co-axial
Phaco/Microphaco Techniques
and Bi-axial Microphaco in Challenging Cataracts: a Video Course,
Mehta K, Packard R, Malyugin B,
Mehta C, Crandall A. XXXI Congress
of the European Society of Cataract
and Refractive Surgery
Alan S Crandall, MD
Fo c us
74
IOL Exchange, Crandall AS, Masket S. American Academy of Ophthalmology, Chicago 2012-Present
Chicago, IL
Industry Panel Discussion: Glaucoma Devices, Moderators: Crandall AS,
Hoskins HD. Panel Members:
Kuschnereit R, Rady JE, Kunst G,
Azoulay K. New Horizons Forum,
Glaucoma Research Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Complexities Encountered with Cataract Surgery in Glaucoma
Patients, Crandall AS. 17th Annual
Glaucoma Symposium
San Francisco, CA
Managing Difficult Cannulation in Canaloplasty and 360 Trabeculotomy,
Crandall AS. American Glaucoma
Society 23rd Annual Meeting
San Francisco, CA
Canaloplasty Conundrum. Coexisting Cataract and Glaucoma: Tips for
Uneasy Relationship, Khalil AK,
Crandall AS, Agarwal A, Malyugin BE,
Jacob S, Crandall AS. Toxic Anterior
Segment Syndrome Following Cataract
Surgery, Mamalis N, Olson RJ, Crandall
AS, Chan TK. Expert Techniques for Iris
Repair, Snyder ME, Rosenthal KJ,
Masket S, Crandall AS, Ahmed IK.
Phacoemulsification in Difficult and
Challenging Cases, Hoffman RS,
Ahmed IK, Akaishi L, Braga-Mele RM,
Crandall AS, Fine IH, Masket S,
Osher RH, Packer M, Cionni RJ. Deep
Sclerectomy and Canaloplasty for
New Glaucoma Surgeons, Mehta CK,
Crandall AS, Scharioth GB, Mehta KR,
Malyugin BE. Mission Possible:
Phacoemulsification in Difficult and
Challenging Cases, Pandey SK,
Sharma V, Crandall AS, Agarwal A,
Malyugin BE, Ahmed IK, Osher RH,
Packer M, Cionni RJ, Vasavada AR.
Surgical Management of Subluxated
Lenses, Assia EI, Rosenthal KJ,
Malyugin BE, Pfeifer V, Crandall AS.
Management of Difficult Cataracts
and Challenging Situations,
Vasavada AR, Crandall AS, Mamalis N,
Miller KM, Osher RH, Masket S.
Tackling Weak Zonules and Using
Capsular Tension Devices, Ahmed IK,
Cionni RJ, Crandall AS, Masket S,
Osher RH, Rosenthal KJ. Increased
Risks for Performing Cataract Surgery
in Angle Closure Patients, Crandall AS.
Intraocular Lens Exchange and
Repositioning Techniques, Crandall
AS, Ahmed IK, Condon GP. Scleralfixated IOLs, Crandall AS. American
Society of Cataract and Refractive
Surgery /ASOA Symposium
and Congress
San Francisco, CA
Intraoperative Device to Stabilize the Lens. Femtosecond Lasers. Scheie Eye
Institute 139th Anniversary Meeting,
Perelman School of Medicine,
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Alternatives to Tubes and Trabs. San Antonio, TX
Bench-to-Practice I. Bench to Practice II.
Crandall Video I. Crandall Video II.
Video Symposium, San Antonio
Ophthalmic Symposium
Donnell J Creel, PhD
Albinism Update. Chinese National
Congress of Visual Physiology
Chongqing, China
Scotopic Dim Blue and Red ERG Stimuli. Chongqing, China
International Meeting of ISCEV
Alison Crum, MD
Featured Speaker, Neuro-Ophthalmic Emergencies. Utah Ophthalmology
Society, Summer Conference for
Ophthalmologists.
Deer Valley, UT
Margaret M DeAngelis, PhD
Characterizing Pathways/Mechanisms Underlying Age-related Macular
Degeneration. Korean Ophthalmology
Society Symposium
Gyeongju, Korea
A Role for Genetics of Ethnically Diverse Populations in Studying
Complex Diseases. International
Retinal Society Symposium, Seoul
National University Hospital
Seoul, Korea
Update on Age-related Macular Degeneration: The Role of Vitamin D
Metabolism and BMI in Women’s Eye
Health. Women’s Eye Health Annual
Advisory Board/Executive Committee
Meeting, Association for Research in
Vision and Ophthalmology
Seattle, WA
The Genetics of Age-related Macular Degeneration: An Overview.
Symposium, Massachusetts Eye and Ear
Infirmary, 2003-Present
Boston, MA
Characterizing Disease Pathways in Age-related Macular Degeneration:
Integrated Analysis of Genetics, Gene
Expression, and Epigenetics.
University of Utah School of Medicine
Clinical Faculty Day
Salt Lake City, UT
Kathleen B Digre, MD
Update in Internal Medicine: Headache Park City, UT
Update 2013
Shedding Light on Photophobia. Grand Rounds, Emory University
Portland, OR
Shedding Light on Photophobia. Headache: Beware the Perfect Storm.
Troubling Thirds. The William T. Shults
Lecture, Legacy Health Care, Devers
Eye Center
Portland OR
Photophobia: What Does the Cornea Tell Us. The 28th Biennal Cornea
Conference, Schepens Eye Research
Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear,
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Keynote Speaker, Toward a Refined Understanding of the Biology and
Genetics of Age-related Macular
Degeneration. Elizabeth Thomas
Seminar
Nottingham, England
Low Pressure Syndromes. Scottsdale Headache Symposium
Scottsdale, AZ
Paris, France
Come Into the Light: Understanding Photophobia. The James J Corbett
Lecture, University of Mississippi
Jackson, MS
Invited Speaker, Toward a Refined Understanding of the Genetics and
Biology of Age-related Macular
Degeneration. DiaxonHit and
Allergan, Inc
NOVEL Update. North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Snowbird, UT
Invited Speaker, Phenotypic Variations in Dry Age-related Macular
Degeneration. Macula of Paris 2013
Paris, France
Invited Speaker, The Genetics of Age-related Macular Degeneration.
Invited Speaker, Toward a Refined
Understanding of the Biology of
Age-related Macular Degeneration
through Genetic Analyses. Invited
Speaker, Toward the Development
of Therapeutics and Diagnostics for
Age-related Macular Degeneration
and Its Co-segregating Diseases.
Retina Conference, University
Paris Descartes
Paris, France
Invited Speaker, Toward a Refined Understanding of the Biology and
Genetics of Age-related Macular
Degeneation: Therapeutic and
Diagnostic Implications. Age-related
Macular Degeneration Scientific
Input Engagement
Philadelphia, PA
Yingbin Fu, PhD
Precise Gene Editing in Vivo. National Eye Institute Audacious Goals
Development Meeting
Potomac, MD
The Proteolytic Activity of HTRA1 is Responsible for Its Pathological Role in
Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy,
Zhang T, Jones A, Wang S, Pugh EN,
Baehr W, Fu Y. Genetic Deletion of
S-opsin Prevents Rapid Cone
Degeneration in a Mouse Model of
Leber Congenital Amaurosis, Kumar S,
Berriochoa Z, Jones A, and Fu Y.
The Association for Research in Vision
and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Sabine Fuhrmann, PhD
Axin2 Disruption Causes Ocular Defects During Mouse Eye Development, Fuhrmann S, Gibbons M,
Alldredge, A. Association for Research
and Vision in Ophthalmology
Seattle, WA
Physiology and Developmental Biology Department, Brigham
Young University
Provo, UT
Toward a Refined Understanding of the Chicago, IL
Biology and Genetics of Age-related
Macular Degeneration. Applied
Genetic Technologies Corporation
Keynote Speaker, Toward the Develop-
ment of Therapeutics and Diagnostics
for Age-related Macular Degeneration
and Its Co-segregating Diseases.
Invited Speaker, Toward a Refined
Understanding of Age-related Macular
Degeneration: A New Era. European
Society of Ophthalmology
Copenhagen, Denmark
Keynote Speaker, Age-related Macular Tartu, Estonia
Degeneration: Overview, Pathology,
and the Complement Pathway.
Keynote Speaker, Age-related Macular
Degeneration: Reticular Pseudodrusen
and Therapeutic Development.
Keynote Speaker, Toward a Refined
Understanding of Age-related Macular
Degeneration: A New Era. Pathology,
Genetics, Diagnostics, and Treatment
of Eye Diseases
Irvine, CA
Meeting Presentation, Update: Genetics, Biology, and Clinical Aspects
of Age-related MacularDegeneration.
Sequenom, Inc
Salt Lake City, UT
Toward the Development of Therapeutics and Diagnostics for
Age-related Macular Degeneration
and Its Co-segregating Diseases.
John A. Moran Eye Center, Advisory
Board Meeting
Salt Lake City, UT
Moran Center for Translational Medicine: Toward the Development
of Diagnostics and Therapeutics for
Age-related Macular Degeneration.
Total Quality Management Meeting,
John A Moran Eye Center
Salt Lake City, UT
Resident Lecture, Anatomy of the Eye. Structure, Function, and Pathology of
the Choroid-RPE-Retina-Vitreous
Complex. John A Moran Eye Center,
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
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Gregory S Hageman, PhD
Presenter, Update: Genetics, Biology, and Clinical Aspects of Age-related
Macular Degeneration. Allergan, Inc
Gregory S Hageman, PhD
Mary Elizabeth Hartnett, MD
Invited Speaker, Toward a Refined Understanding of Age-related Macular
Degeneration: Therapeutic and
Diagnostic Implications. University of
Utah Health Sciences Council,
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Invited Speaker, Toward a Refined Understanding of the Biology and
Genetics of Age-related Macular
Degeneration: Therapeutic and
Diagnostic Implications. Department
of Biochemistry, Research-in-Progress
Seminar, University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Presenter, Community Groups. Various Lectures and Presentations
Have Been Given to Administrators,
Faculty, and Staff of The University of
Iowa; Local Hospitals (including St.
Luke's Hospital, Mercy Hospital, the
Veteran's Administration Medical
Center, and Mercy Medical Center).
LifeNet, ISOPO, Iowa Donor Network;
The Iowa City Medical Examiner; Local
Retirement Centers (Melrose
Meadows, Atrium Village, Cottage
Grove, Methwick Manor), Senior
Centers/Iowa City, Amana Clubs; and
Other Organizations. These are
Numerous (>100) and are Not Listed
Individually, 1997-Present
Iowa City, IA
Various television (Channel 2 News Health Report); newspapers (Cedar
Rapids Gazette, Iowa City Press Citizen);
Radio (WMT Dottie Ray Show, KXIC
Radio, University Hospitals Today); and
interviews. Articles pertaining to
research published in numerous
publications, including Iowa Eye, Iowa
Life Gift, and Pacemaker, 1997-Present
Iowa City, IA
Fo c us
Seattle, WA
Targeted Silencing of VEGF Reduces Aberrant Intravitreal Angiogenesis in
Model of Retinopathy of Prematurity.
American Ophthalmological Society
Annual Meeting
La Jolla, CA
Rap1 GTPase Improves RPE Barrier Integrity and Resists Choroidal
Neovascularization. Macula
Society Meeting
Dana Point, CA
Moderator for Basic Science/Age-
related Macular Degeneration and
Diabetic Retinopathy. Macula
Society Meeting
Dana Point, CA
Invited Speaker, Retinopathy of Prematurity: Current Clinical
Management. Ophthalmology
Grand Rounds, University of
Louisville School of Medicine
Louisville, KY
Invited Speaker, Insights Into Recurrent Neovascularization after
Anti-VEGF Treatment in Retinopathy
of Prematurity. University of Utah,
John Moran Eye Center
Salt Lake City, UT
Retinopathy of Prematurity. Utah North Star Optometry Seminars,
John A. Moran Eye Center,
2011-Present
Salt Lake City, UT
Robert O Hoffman, MD
Visiting Professor Lecture, Retinoblastoma. Black Hills Regional
Eye Institute, 2007-Present
Moderator. Arnold and Mabel Newport Beach, CA
Beckman Initiative for Macular
Research Conference
76
The Role of Age-related CCR3 Activation in Choroidal ECS in
Age-related Macular Degeneration.
Association for Research in Vision
and Ophthalmology
Invited Speaker, Toward a Refined Understanding of the Biology and
Genetics of Age-related Macular
Degeneration. R24 Outcomes Meeting,
National Eye Institute
Bethesda, MD
Visiting Professor, Toward a Refined
Understanding of the Biology and
Genetics of Age-related Macular
Degeneration: Therapeutic and
Diagnostic Implications. University
of California
Los Angeles, CA
Invited Speaker, Toward a Refined Understanding of the Biology and
Genetics of Age-related Macular
Degeneration: Therapeutic and
Diagnostic Implications, Angiogenesis,
Exudation, and Degeneration
Miami, FL
Rapid City, SD
Bryan W Jones, PhD
Plasticity in the Degenerate Retina. Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI
Anatomy and Physiology of the Degenerating Visual System.
American Academy of Optometry
Seattle, WA
Retinal Remodeling and Plasticity. National Institutes of Health,
National Eye Institute
Bethesda, MD
Unorthodox Calcium Signaling in the Retina. Research Seminar, Department
of Neurobiology and Anatomy,
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Molecular Mechanisms of Glaucoma. Sarasota, FL
Neuroprotection in Glaucoma is
Achieved by Blocking Mechanosensitive
Ion Channels in Retinal Ganglion Cells.
International Society for Eye Research
Does Mechanosensation Contribute to
Pressure-induced Light Perception and
Glaucoma? Ryskamp D. Research
Seminar, University of Idaho
Moscow, ID
Saving Sight by Curing Glaucoma. Allergan
Irvine, CA
Novel Modes of Calcium Signaling in the Vertebrate Retina. Cincinnati
Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH
Photoreceptor Calcium Signaling Downstream from the Outer Segment.
The Role of Store-operated
Calcium Entry in Intracellular Calcium
Regulation in Mammalian Rods and
Müller Glia. Presented by T.
Molnar. FASEB Summer Research
Conference on the Biology and
Chemistry of Vision
Steamboat Springs, CO
Molecular Coupling Between TRPV4 and Aquaporin 4 Channels Mediates
Osmosensation in Müller Glia.
Mechanisms of Retinal Cell Swelling,
Volume Sensing, and Mechanical
Excitotoxicity, Ryskamp D. Annual
Meeting Association for Research
in Vision and Ophthalmology
Seattle, WA
Polymodal Integration of Sensory Information in the Retina. University
of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
No Pressure–Calcium Multitasking in RGCs. Close to Nature’s Secrets.
Festschrift for David Copenhagen
San Francisco, CA
Non-orthodox Calcium Signaling in the Retina. Department, Neurobiology
and Anatomy Research Seminar
NA
Invited Seminar at Colorado State University, 2008-Present
Ft. Collins, CO
Nick Mamalis, MD
What Do You Know about Postoperative TASS? How to Prevent
it? Mamalis N. Asia Pacific Association
of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
26th Annual Meeting
Singapore
Capsular Bag Opacification with a New Silicone Oil-filled Accomodating Intraocular Lens, Mamalis N, Werner L,
Floyd A, Liu E, Stallings S, Morris C.
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
How Many Multifocal IOLs are
Explanted and Why? Survey on
Foldable IOLs Requiring Explantation
or Secondary Intervention: 2012
Update, Mamalis N, Floyd A, Liu E,
Stallings S. Pathologic Comparison of
Asymetric or Sulcus Fixation of
Three-piece Intraocular Lenses with
Square versus Round Anterior Optic
Edges, Werner L, Ollerton A, Strenk S,
Strenk L, Mamalis N. XXXI Congress
of the European Society of Cataract
and Refractive Surgeons
Video Symposium of Challenging Cases and Complications Management
during Cataract Surgery. Vitreous
Challenges in Anterior Segment
Surgery. Ethics Interactive. American
Society of Cataract and Refractive
Surgery /ASOA Winter Update,
Turnberry Isle, Miami
Aventura, FL
Binkhorst Lecture: Intraocular Lens Evaluation: What A Long, Strange Trip
It's Been. Mamalis N, Werner L.
Coauthors: Kirk K, Jaber RM, Strenk SA,
Strenk LM. Pathological Assessment of
Complications with Asymmetric or
Sulcus Fixation of Square-edged
Hydrophobic Acrylic IOLs. Poster
Session. Capsule Bag Opacification
with New Silicone-oil-filled
Accomodating IOL, Floyd AM.
Coauthors: Liu ET, Stallings SL,
Morris CE, Werner L, Mamalis N.
Effective Communication Skills: Tips
for Public Speaking, Writing, and
Publishing, Mamalis N. Survey of
Foldable IOLs Requiring Explantation
or Secondary Intervention: 2012
Update, Mamalis N, Floyd AM, Liu ET,
Stallings SL. Toxic Anterior Segment
Syndrome: Update on Most Common
Causes, Mamalis N, Bodnar ZM,
Stallings SL. Biocompatibility and
Safety of Modified Light-adjustable
Lens in Rabbit Model, Stallings SL.
Coauthors: Floyd AM, Liu ET, Morris
CK, Werner L, Mamalis N. Evaluation
of New Single-piece 4 Percent Water
Content Hydrophobic Acrylic IOL in
Rabbit Model, Liu ET. Coauthors:
Ollerton AI, Stallings SL, Floyd AM,
Werner L, Mamalis N. American
Society of Cataract and Refractive
Surgery Symposium on Cataract, IOL,
and Refractive Surgery
San Francisco, CA
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David Krizaj, PhD
Robert E Marc, PhD
Randall J Olson, MD
Jules Stein Annual Retreat NA
Keynote Speaker
Tullos O. Coston Lecturer, Why are Oklahoma City, OK
20/20 Patients Still Unhappy after
Cataract Surgery? Dean McGee Eye
Institute, University of Oklahoma
National Eye Institute Invited Lecturer
NA
Mark D Mifflin, MD
Cornea Time Preservation Study. Utah Ophthalmologic Society 34th
Annual Conference
Salt Lake City, UT
Majid Moshirfar, MD, FACS
Phakic IOL: Verisyse versus Vision Lens. Change in Keratometry Over
Time Following LASIK and PRK.
American Society of Cataract and
Refractive Surgery
San Francisco, CA
Artificial Cornea and Femtosecond Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery. Utah
Optometric Association, 2013 Annual
Congress, Zermott Resort
Midway, UT
Management of Infections and Non-infectious Inflammation after
LASIK and PRK Surgery. John A.
Moran Eye Center, University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Harald E Olafsson, OD
Utilization of Hybrid Lenses Management of Irregular Corneas and Significant Astigmatism.
Management of Astigmatism Using
Contact Lenses. Treatment of Irregular
Corneas with Contact Lenses.
King Fahd Cultural Center
Riyadh,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Case Studies in Clinical Contact Lens Care. Utah Optometric Association
Annual Convention
Midway, UT
Contact Lenses a,b,.......to z. Northstar Regional Optometric
Symposium, University of Utah,
John A. Moran Eye Center
Salt Lake City, UT
Dean McGee Eye Institute Lecture, What Resulteth From a Minor Phaco
Tip Change? University of Oklahoma,
Department of Ophthalmology
Oklahoma City, OK
Speaker, Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome Following Cataract Surgery.
Advanced Phaco Skills. Microincision
Phaco Technique with No Induced
Astigmatism for Premium IOL. Learning
Phaco Chop: Pearls and Pitfalls. Session
Moderator, Hot Topics in Cataract
Surgery: Femtosecond and IOL
Controversies. Intraocular Surgery
Phaco Techniques and Technology.
American Society of Cataract and
Refractive Surgey Annual Meeting
San Francisco, CA
Speaker, Pseudophakic Dysphotopsia. Session Moderator, Complicated
Cases in Cataract Surgery. Hawaiian
Eye Symposium
Kona, HI
What Bothers Patients after Successful Cataract Surgery?
University of California San Diego,
Shiley Eye Center
San Diego, CA
What Outcomes Really Matter after Cataract Surgery? Jules Stein
Eye Institute, University of
California, Los Angeles Department
of Ophthalmology
Los Angeles, CA
Invited/Visiting Professor, A Lesson in Pursuit of New Understanding via
Clinical Research. University of Iowa
Carver College of Medicine,
Department of Ophthalmology
Research Day
Iowa City, IA
Bhupendra C Patel, MD, FRCS, FRC
Cosmetic Surgery Forum. Facial Cosmetic Surgery Meeting,
2007-Present
Las Vegas, NV
Jeff Pettey, MD
Effective Communication During Patient Encounters. Resident Lecture,
John A. Moran Eye Center
Salt Lake City, UT
Debra Schaumberg, ScD, OD, MPH
Fo c us
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Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Taormina, Sicily
Meibomian Gland Dysfunction.
International Workshop on Contact
Lens Discomfort: Report of the
Subcommittee on Clinical Trial Design
and Outcomes. Seventh International
Conference on the Tear Film and
Ocular Surface: Basic Science and
Clinical Relevance
Geoffrey C Tabin, MD
Liliana Werner, MD, PhD
Kigali, Rwanda
Himalayan Cataract Project. Melbourne, Australia
RANZCO Annual Congress, 2012-2013
Impossible Dreams: Everest and Eradicating World Blindness.
UCLA Health, David Geffen School
of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
Conversation with Dr. Geoff Tabin. White Cap Summit, White Cap’s
Annual Dental Conference
Midway, UT
Yale Eye Center. Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians
Farmington, CT
Seattle, WA
Barbara M Wirostko, MD
Invited Speaker, Early‐stage Startup Education Course, Companies:
Strategies for Entrepreneurship in
Ophthalmology. Poster Presentations,
Delivery of Human Growth Hormone
via DSM’s Poly(ester amide), Berard J,
Zupancich J, Hecka A, Mihov G,
Reiver S, Thies J, Messier K, Wirostko B,
Rafii M. Corneal Wound Healing
Model in New Zealand White Rabbits
for Evaluating Persistent Corneal
Epithelial Defects, Gum G, Wirostko B,
Rafii MJ, Pritt S, Gutierrez D. Hystem:
A Bio-absorbable Protein Delivery
Polymer: Safety, and Efficacy in a
Corneal Debridement Model, Rafii MJ,
Wirostko B, Zarembinski T, Werner L,
Mamalis N, Gum G, Pritt S. Poster
Session, Systemic Blood Pressure and
Ocular Perfusion Pressure Affects
Blood Flow to the Optic Nerve Head
in Glaucoma Patients with Diabetes,
Huck AH, Harris A, Siesky BA, Tobe LA,
Kim NJ, Amireskandari A, Marek B,
Januleviciene I, Wirostko BM, Eckert G.
Association for Research in Vision
and Ophthalmology
São Paulo, Brazil
Speaker, Panelist, Moderator, Annual Meeting of the American Society of
Cataract and Refractive Surgery
San Francisco, CA
Poster, Light Transmittance of Explanted Hydrophobic Acrylic
Intraocular Lenses with Surface Light
Scattering. The Association for
Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
Seattle, WA
Development and Characteristics of a new Hydrophobic Acrylic IOL
Material. II Curso de Actualización en
Oftalmología, Sociedad Mexicana
de Oftalmología
Mexico City, Mexico
Speaker, Panelist, Moderator, Annual Amsterdam,
Meeting of the European Society of Netherlands
Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Haibo Wang, MD, PhD
Activation of Rap1 Prevents Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha-induced ROS
Generation in RPE, McCloskey M,
Wittchen ES, Hartnett ME. Association
for Research in Vision and
Ophthalmology
Development and Characteristics of a New IOL Material. 36th Simpósio
Internacional Moacyr Álvaro
Seattle, WA
Marielle P Young, MD
Interpreting Letters from Pediatric Ophthalmologists. Utah Chapter of
the Association for the Education and
Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually
Impaired, Division of Services for the
Blind and Visually Impaired
Salt Lake City, UT
Diagnosis and Management of Infantile Cataracts. Pediatric Grand
Rounds, Utah Valley Regional Hospital
Provo, UT
Ophthalmic Findings in Pediatric Patients who Warrant Further
Work-up. Utah Ophthalmology
Summer Program
Deer Valley, UT
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Development of a Successful Eye Care System in a Developing Nation:
Lessons from Nepal. First Scientific
Congress of the College of
Ophthalmology of Eastern, Central,
and Southern Africa
Fo c us
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Robert F Bennett
Wayne Imbrescia
Falls Church, Virginia
John A. Moran Eye Center
John Bloomberg
Claudia S Luttrell
La Jolla, California
Salt Lake City, Utah
Reed Brinton
John A Moran
Salt Lake City, Utah
Palm Beach, Florida
Alan S Crandall, MD
Randall J Olson, MD
John A. Moran Eye Center
John A. Moran Eye Center
Ian Cumming
Chase N Peterson, MD
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Park City, Utah
Steve Dezii
Lynn Ward
Las Vegas, Nevada
John A. Moran Eye Center
Spencer F Eccles
Steve Wynn
Salt Lake City, Utah
Las Vegas, Nevada
Alan J Hirschfield
Norm a Zabriskie, MD
Jackson, Wyoming
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