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UIC Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences University of Illinois College of Medicine O n e VISION UPDATE 2011 In this issue New Faculty 2 Faculty4 Publications6 Dr. Alexander Retirement 11 NEI K12 Grant 12 Residents and Fellows 14 Sponsored Research 16 18 Tissue Donor Feature Clinical Investigations/Trials 20 Giving22 Renovations & Innovations 26 International Doctors 28 I t is my pleasure to update you on the developments in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences in 2011, which continues to grow and succeed in every area of our mission. Five years ago I established a clinician-scientist readiness program in the Department. This program provided protected research time and research support to faculty desiring a clinicianscientist career. The program was instrumental for three of our faculty in obtaining clinicianscientist awards from the National Institutes of Health (individual K awards). I am extremely pleased to announce that the Department received a five-year K12 award from the National Eye Institute last September to support the “UIC K12 Independent Clinical Scientist Development Program” and that three MD, PhD clinician scientists have joined this program! We are one of six Ophthalmology Departments in the nation to be actively supported by the K12 award. As a result of these efforts, the number of NIH-funded clinician-scientists in the Department has now grown from two to a total of nine over the past five years. These clinician-scientists are part of a group of 18 highly talented young faculty recruited during the past 5 years primarily at the assistant professor level. This group represents the future leadership of the Department, contributing to its continued growth into a world class ophthalmological institute. Over the past five years, the clinical facilities have seen continual growth and renovations. We have expanded and renovated the Retina, Cornea, Contact Lens, Glaucoma, General Eye, Oculoplastic Surgery, and NeuroOphthalmology Services. This year, the Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus Service is being renovated. We have also established a Low Vision Service and a Comprehensive Ophthalmology Faculty Practice. The Millennium Park Eye Center, established in 2007, now provides clinical care in all ophthalmic specialties. The educational mission of the department remains very strong. We established the Illinois Eye Review program in 2008 to coincide with the 150 th celebrations of the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary. This week-long review program is now in its fifth year and draws approximately 300 national and international participants every year. Additionally, the department has established a new exchange program with Brazil, which is modeled on our highly successful resident exchange program with Keio University in Japan. Despite the challenges of limits on federal funding to the National Institutes of Health, our basic science research program remains very strong especially with the recruitment of Drs. Dingcai Cao and Jason McAnany, both Principal Investigators for National Eye Institute grants. The departmental core grant, of which I serve as the PI, was renewed through 2014. The Department also received a grant this year to provide a state-of-the art animal facility dedicated to ophthalmology. Research to Prevent Blindness led the way in supporting our corneal, glaucoma and retinal research efforts. These grants, as well as other philanthropic support, have been critical in equipping the core research facilities with advanced cell and molecular biology technology, such as live-cell confocal microscopes. In closing, I have tremendously enjoyed my tenure as Department Head and I am privileged to have contributed to the successes that the Department has achieved in recent years. Thanks to the generous support of our alumni and donors and the tireless effort of our faculty, residents, fellows and staff, the Department has strengthened its position as a leading ophthalmological institution. As I transition to the Dean’s office, we will continue to be guided by our institutional mission of academic excellence in education, translational research, serving the underserved and treating the most complex medical conditions. Dimitri T. Azar, MD, MBA Interim Dean, College of Medicine B.A. Field Endowed Chair of Ophthalmologic Research Professor and Department Head, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences | Treating the most serious and complicated ophthalmology cases for over 150 years ophthalmology Attracts New Talent 2 Ahmad Aref, MD Dingcai Cao, PhD Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Glaucoma Service Associate Professor of Ophthalmology Director, Visual Perception Laboratory Dr. Aref is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and an attending physician in the Glaucoma Service. His practice concentrates on minimally invasive glaucoma surgery for patients with mild to moderate glaucomatous disease, particularly those who are experiencing difficulties associated with a medical regimen and the management of glaucomas related to prior vitreoretinal surgical interventions. Dr. Aref joined the faculty in August 2011. Dr. Cao joined the Ophthalmology faculty in September 2011 as a member of the research faculty. He is the principal investigator of a National Eye Institute research grant, Rod-cone Interactions in Mesopic Vision (R01EY1019651). Dr. Cao joins UIC from the University of Chicago, where he earned a PhD in Biopsychology and served on U of C’s ophthalmology faculty. Dr. Cao’s research focuses on finding what the neural mechanisms are that mediate visual processing, and how retinal diseases affect visual functions. Undergraduate BS, University of Michigan Medical School MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Residency Penn State Hershey Eye Center Fellowship Glaucoma, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami School of Medicine Undergraduate BS, Psychology, Beijing University Graduate School MS, Biopsychology, Beijing University MS, Statistics, University of Chicago Doctorate PhD, Biopsychology, University of Chicago Fellowship Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Chicago, Laboratory of Dr. Joel Pokorny Iris Kassem, MD, PhD Jason McAnany, PhD Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus Service Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Director, Clinical Psychophysics and Electrophysiology Laboratory Dr. Kassem is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and an attending physician in the Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus Service. She specializes in amblyopia, pediatric cataracts and pediatric ocular trauma. Dr. Kassem completed her year-long Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus fellowship at UIC in July, before joining the faculty in September 2011. Dr. McAnany joined the Department of Ophthalmology in September 2011 as a member of the research faculty. He is the principal investigator of a National Eye Institute research grant, Mechanisms Limiting Visual Performance in Retinal Degenerations (R00EY019510). His research is focused on defining the relationship between visual dysfunction and the underlying disease processes using psychophysical, electrophysiological, and other noninvasive test procedures, with the goal of developing novel methods for diagnosing and monitoring the progression of visual dysfunction. Undergraduate BS, Cornell University Medical School MD, SUNY Health Science Center at Stony Brook Residency North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System Fellowship Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus, UIC Undergraduate BA, Psychology/Biology, Eastern Michigan University Graduate School MA, Psychology/Behavioral Neuroscience, UIC Doctorate PhD, Psychology/Behavioral Neuroscience, UIC Fellowship Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, UIC Laboratory of Dr. Kenneth Alexander 3 Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences | Treating the most serious and complicated ophthalmology cases for over 150 years faculty Chairs and Vice Chairs Allen Putterman, MD15 Professor of Ophthalmology Co-Director, Oculoplastic Surgery Service Dimitri Azar, MD, MBA 1 Interim Dean, College of Medicine BA Field Endowed Chair of Ophthalmologic Research Professor and Department Head of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Harris Ripps, PhD, DSc16 Alexander Khammar, MD50 Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Ahmad Aref, MD33 Charles Kinnaird, OD51 Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Victoria Butcko, OD34 Yannek Leiderman, MD, PhD52 William Mieler, MD3 Jacob Wilensky, MD18 Morton F. Goldberg MD Professor of Ophthalmology Vice Chair for Research Director, Applied Physics Laboratory Professors Kenneth Alexander, PhD5 Professor Emeritus Professor of Ophthalmology Professor of Ophthalmology Director, Retinal Circulation and Metabolism Laboratory Debra Goldstein, MD7 Professor of Ophthalmology Director, Uveitis Service Beatrice Yue, PhD19 Thanis A. Field Professor of Ophthalmology Director, Ocular Cell Biology Laboratory Adjunct Professor Nathalie Azar, MD20 Felix Chau, MD37 Dingcai Cao, PhD21 Soledad Cortina, MD38 Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology Director, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus Ali Djalilian, MD22 Kimberlee Curnyn, MD James Goodwin, MD23 Jose de la Cruz, MD40 Professor Emeritus Nalin Kumar, DPhil9 Paul Knepper, MD, PhD Jennifer Lim, MD Research Scientist Marion Schenk Esq., Chair of Ophthalmology Director, Retina Service Michael Shapiro, MD26 Clinical Associate Professor Deepak Shukla, PhD27 Irene Maumenee, MD11 Clinical Assistant Professor Anthony Finder, MD 41 Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Robert Fitzgerald, MD42 Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Molly Gilbert, MD43 Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Director, Resident Education, James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center Research Professor of Ophthalmology Director, Ocular Genetics Laboratory Michael Grassi, MD44 Timothy McMahon, OD Joan Stelmack, OD28 Anil Gulati, MD45 Professor of Ophthalmology Marilyn Miller, MD13 Professor of Ophthalmology Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology Director, Low Vision Service Benjamin Ticho, MD29 Clinical Associate Professor David Pepperberg, PhD14 Searls-Schenk Professor of Ophthalmology Director, Photoreceptor Research Laboratory Elmer Tu, MD30 Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology Director, Cornea Service Amy Lin, MD53 Assistant Professor of Pathology Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Director, Ophthalmic Pathology Laboratory Mark Lunde, MD54 Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Director of Resident Education, Jesse Brown Veterans Administration Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Heather Moss, MD, PhD56 Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Director, Neuro-Ophthalmology Research Program Nasser Qtaishat, PhD57 Marion Schenk Esq., Professor of Ophthalmology Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology Director, Ocular Virology Laboratory 12 4 39 Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Director, Millennium Park Eye Center 25 Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Director, Retinal Bank Laboratory Jason McAnany, PhD55 Associate Professor of Ophthalmology Director, Stem Cell Research Laboratory Director of Medical Student Education in Ophthalmology Associate Professor of Ophthalmology Director, Contact Lens Service 10 Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Director, Retinal Bioengineering Laboratory Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Director, Comprehensive Eye Service and General Eye Service Charlotte Joslin, OD, PhD Professor of Ophthalmology Research Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Director, Angiogenesis Research Laboratory Research Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology 24 Gerald Fishman, MD8 Jin-Hong Chang, PhD35 Qing Chang, MD, PhD36 Associate Professors Associate Professor of Ophthalmology Director, Neuro-Ophthalmology Service Anthony Adamis, MD Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Associate Professor of Ophthalmology Norman Blair, MD6 Iris Kassem, MD, PhD49 Amjad Ahmad, MD32 Professor Emeritus Mahnaz Shahidi, PhD Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Director, Corneal Neurobiology Laboratory Janet Szlyk, PhD Howard Tessler, MD17 4 Sandeep Jain, MD48 Assistant Professors Professor of Ophthalmology Vice Chair for Clinical Operations Cornea Service Professor of Ophthalmology Vice Chair for Education Director, Ocular Oncology Clinic, Retina Service Associate Professor of Biostatistics in Ophthalmology Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy Professor Emeritus Adjunct Professor Joel Sugar, MD2 Marlos Viana, PhD31 Research Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Director, Retinal Chemical Genomics Laboratory Clinical Assistant Professor Kyuyeon Han, PhD46 Research Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology David Hillman, MD47 Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Research Assistant Professor Pete Setabutr, MD58 Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Director, Oculoplastic Surgery Service Ellen Shorter, OD59 Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Director, PROSE Clinic Aisha Traish, MD60 Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Associate Director, Residency Program Director, Pediatric Cornea Clinic Larry Ulanski, MD61 Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Thasarat Vajaranant, MD62 Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Director, Glaucoma Service Minhua Wang, MD, PhD63 Research Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology 5 6 7 8 12 13 14 15 16 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 5 1 2 3 9 10 11 17 18 25 4 Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences | Treating the most serious and complicated ophthalmology cases for over 150 years UIC Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences faculty publications 2010-11 Journal Articles 07/01/10 – 06/30/11 virus type-1 infection. J Gen Virol. 2011 Apr;92(Pt 4):733-43. Epub 2010 Dec 9. PubMed PMID: 21148276; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3133699. Aakalu VK, Putterman AM. Fat Repositioning in Lower Lid Blepharoplasty: The Role of Titrated Excision. Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011 Mar 16. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 21415802. Baker S, Booth C, Fillman C, Shapiro M, Blair MP, Hyland JC, Ala-Kokko L. A loss of function mutation in the COL9A2 gene causes autosomal recessive Stickler syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2011 Jul;155A(7):1668-72. doi: 10.1002/ ajmg.a.34071. Epub 2011 Jun 10. PubMed PMID: 21671392. Aakalu VK, Sajja K, Cook JL, Ahmad AZ. Reply re: “Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy as Further Adjunctive Therapy in Group A Streptococcus Periorbital Necrotizing Fasciitis”. Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010 Aug 30. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 20811302. Afshar AR, Oh FS, Birnbaum AD, Namavari A, Riddle JM, Djalilian AR. Assessing ophthalmoscopy skills. Ophthalmology. 2010 Sep;117(9):1863,1863.e1-2. PubMed PMID: 20816257. Amirjamshidi H, Milani BY, Sagha HM, Movahedan A, Shafiq MA, Lavker RM, Yue BY, Djalilian AR. Limbal fibroblast conditioned media: a non-invasive treatment for limbal stem cell deficiency. Mol Vis. 2011 Mar 8;17:658-66. PubMed PMID: 21403854; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3056128. Anastasakis A, McAnany JJ, Fishman GA, Seiple WH. Clinical value, normative retinal sensitivity values, and intrasession repeatability using a combined spectral domain optical coherence tomography/scanning laser ophthalmoscope microperimeter. Eye (Lond). 2011 Feb;25(2):245-51. Epub 2010 Oct 29. PubMed PMID: 21178993; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3052979. Anastasakis A, Fishman GA, Lindeman M, Genead MA, Zhou W. Infrared scanning laser ophthalmoscope imaging of the macula and its correlation with functional loss and structural changes in patients with stargardt disease. Retina. 2011 May;31(5):949-58. PubMed PMID: 21293320; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3116073. Anastasakis A, Thobani A, Fishman GA, McAnany JJ. Educational levels in patients with stargardt disease. Am J Ophthalmol. 2010 Nov;150(5):737-740.e2. Epub 2010 Aug 5. PubMed PMID: 20688312. Aref AA, Bennett T, Strong J, Kunselman AR, Scott IU. Effect of ophthalmic examination procedures on the quality of spectral domain OCT images. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging. 2011 Feb 1;42 Online:e1-3. doi: 10.3928/1542887720110125-06. PubMed PMID: 21323259. Aref AA, Budenz DL. Spectral domain optical coherence tomography in the diagnosis and management of glaucoma. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging. 2010 Nov-Dec;41 Suppl:S15-27. doi: 10.3928/15428877-20101031-01. Review. PubMed PMID: 21117597. Aref AA, Scott IU. Management of macular edema secondary to central retinal vein occlusion: an evidence-based. Adv Ther. 2011 Jan;28(1):40-50. Epub 2010 Dec 9. Review. PubMed PMID: 21153510. Aref AA, Scott IU. Management of macular edema secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion: an evidence-based update. Adv Ther. 2011 Jan;28(1):28-39. Epub 2010 Dec 9. Review. PubMed PMID: 21153509. Bacsa S, Karasneh G, Dosa S, Liu J,Valyi-Nagy T, Shukla D. Syndecan-1 and syndecan-2 play key roles in herpes simplex 6 Belforte N, Sande P, de Zavalía N, Knepper PA, Rosenstein RE. Effect of chondroitin sulfate on intraocular pressure in rats. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2010 Nov;51(11):5768-75. Epub 2010 Jun 23. PubMed PMID: 20574017. Beyer J, Zhao XC,Yee R, Khaliq S, McMahon TT,Ying H, Yue BY, Malicki JJ. The role of crumbs genes in the vertebrate cornea. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2010 Sep;51(9):4549-56. PubMed PMID: 20805571; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2941173. Birnbaum AD, Jiang Y, Tessler HH, Goldstein DA. Elevation of intraocular pressure in patients with uveitis treated with topical difluprednate. Arch Ophthalmol. 2011 May;129(5):667-8. Erratum in: Arch Ophthalmol. 2011 Jul;129(7):935. PubMed PMID: 21555625. Birnbaum AD, Little DM, Tessler HH, Goldstein DA. Etiologies of chronic anterior uveitis at a tertiary referral center over 35 years. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2011 Feb;19(1):19-25. Epub 2010 Nov 6. PubMed PMID: 21054197. Birnbaum AD, Oh FS, Chakrabarti A, Tessler HH, Goldstein DA. Clinical features and diagnostic evaluation of biopsy-proven ocular sarcoidosis. Arch Ophthalmol. 2011 Apr;129(4):409-13. PubMed PMID: 21482866. Birnbaum AD, Oh F, Sahin O, Little DM, Tessler HH, Goldstein DA. Chlorambucil and malignancy. Ophthalmology. 2010 Jul;117(7):1466-1466.e1. PubMed PMID: 20610006. Birnbaum AD, Tessler HH, Goldstein DA. Sympathetic ophthalmia in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Am J Ophthalmol. 2010 Nov;150(5):758-9. PubMed PMID: 21036221. Cao D, Pokorny J, Grassi MA. Isolated mesopic rod and cone electroretinograms realized with a four-primary method. Doc Ophthalmol. 2011 Aug;123(1):29-41. doi: 10.1007/ s10633-011-9279-9. Epub 2011 Jun 24. PubMed PMID: 21701875; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3150787. Chang JR, Koo E, Agrón E, Hallak J, Clemons T, Azar D, Sperduto RD, Ferris FL 3rd, Chew EY; Age-Related Eye Disease Study Group. Risk Factors Associated with Incident Cataracts and Cataract Surgery in the Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) AREDS Report Number 32. Ophthalmology. 2011 Jun 17. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 21684602; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3178670. Choi DE, Birnbaum AD, Oh F, Tessler HH, Goldstein DA. Pediatric uveitis secondary to probable, presumed, and biopsy-proven sarcoidosis. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2011 May 1;48(3):157-62. doi: 10.3928/01913913-2010051801. Epub 2010 May 21. PubMed PMID: 20506967. Chow CC, Kiernan DF, Chau FY, Blair MP,Ticho BH, Galasso JM, Shapiro MJ. Laser photocoagulation at birth prevents blindness in Norrie’s disease diagnosed using amniocentesis. Ophthalmology. 2010 Dec;117(12):2402-6. PubMed PMID: 20619898. Cole EA, Winn BJ, Putterman AM. Measurement of eyebrow position from inferior corneal limbus to brow: a new technique. 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Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society, 2010. Wong JJ, Azar DT. Stromal Dystrophies. In: Melki SA, Fava MA. Cornea and Refractive Atlas of Clinical Wisdom. Thorofare, NJ: SLACK Inc., 2011. Bold: Faculty Blue: Fellow Green: Resident 9 Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences | Treating the most serious and complicated ophthalmology cases for over 150 years Wu C-W, Ellenberg D, Chang J-H. Corneal angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis. In: Levin LA and Albert DM. Ocular Disease Mechanisms and Management. [Philadelphia]: Saunders/Elsevier, 2010. Hsia YC, Leal SM, Booton GC, Joslin CE, Cianciotto NP, Tu EY, Pearlman E. Acanthamoeba keratitis is exacerbated in the presence of intracellular legionella pneumophila. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:5794. Milani BY, Amirjamshidi H, Sagha H, Shafiq M, Movahedan A, Lavker RM, Yue BY, Djalilian AR. Limbal fibroblast conditioned media: A non-invasive treatment for limbal stem cell deficiency. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:5144. Yannuzzi LA, Ed., The Retinal Atlas, Benson WE, Freund KB, Green WR, Hackel R, McDonald HR, Mieler WF, Shields CL, Shields JA, Trese MT, Contributors. The Retinal Atlas. [Philadelphia]: Saunders/Elsevier, 2010. Hsu M, Nolan M, Lin A. Indications and outcomes of scleral contact lens for severe ocular surface disease in the acute inpatient setting. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:1960. Movahedan A, Djalilian AR, Lavker RM, Yue BY. Notch activation and inhibition in corneal epithelial wound healing. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:2033. Jivrajka RV, Shammas M, Shammas JH. Improving second eye refractive error in patients undergoing cataract surgery. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:2790. Namavari A, Chaudhary SV, Sarkar J,Yco L, Ma K, Jain S. Nerve regeneration in murine cornea. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:1972. Joslin CE,Tu EY. Contemporary annualized incidence rates of acanthamoeba keratitis. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:1479. Nayeb-Hashemi N, Patel S, Goldstein D. Anterior segment ocular coherence tomography in the evaluation of scleral pathology. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:1751. Kang Mieler JJ, Jiang B, Perez-Luna V, Brey E, Mieler WF. PLGA nanospheres encapsulated within thermo-responsive hydrogel for ocular delivery of dexamethasone sodium phosphate. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:467. Oltra EZ, Morris C, Birnbaum AD, Tessler HH, Goldstein DA. Chronic granulomatous uveitis in common variable immunodeficiency. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:4281. ARVO Meeting Abstracts April 22, 2011 Al-Ghoul KJ, Williams DK. Secondary suture branch formation in rat lenses. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:1537. Bakhtiari P, Welder J, Chan C, de la Cruz J, Holland EJ, Djalilian AR. Surgical and visual outcomes of the type 1 Boston keratoprosthesis for the management of aniridic fibrosis syndrome in congenital aniridia. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:332. Cao D, Sun H, Lee BB. The weighting of rod and cone inputs to primate magnocellular ganglion cells. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:4568. Chang Q, Grassi MA. Fas mediated extrinsic apoptotic signaling in cone photoreceptors. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:1811. Cho JY, Hu J, Chau FY, Lim JI. Association of spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) detected focal retinal thinning with systemic complications of sickle hemoglobinopathy. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:1025. Cortina MS, He J, Russ T, Bazan NG, Bazan HE. Topical treatment with neuroprotectin D1 increases corneal nerve regeneration after experimental surgery. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:1982. Crary MJ, Narayanan S,Visvesvara G, Joslin C,Tu E, Panjwani N, Hopkins A, Booton G, Fuerst P. Genotyping acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) infections: Cytochrome oxidase I (COI) barcoding and phylogenetic analysis. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:5832. de la Cruz J, Cortina MS, Chang J, Azar DT. Scanning electron microscopy analysis of explanted keratoprostheses. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:345. Knepper PA, McCarty RD, Mayer JP, Schwartz SN, Nolan MJ, Samples JR, Liebmann JM, Ritch R. Low molecular weight hyaluronic acid in POAG aqueous. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:4627. Knighton EA, Zoltoski RK, Roberts DK, Wilensky JT, Kuszak JR. Rate of increase in lens thickness decreases with age. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:1540. Krakauer M, Gupta S, Farooq AV, de la Cruz J, Cortina MS, Setabutr P. Oculoplastic considerations in keratoprosthesis surgery. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:342. Kwak J, Movahedan A, Tadjvidi P, Aref P, Maumenee IH. Mendelian inheritance of strabismus in a rural community of northern Iran. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:6359. Liu Y, Ripps H, Shen W. Localization of pannexin-mediated electrical coupling in the amphibian retinal cone pathway. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:4556. MajdiNasab M, Welder J, Pandya HK, Nassiri N, Djalilian AR. Fibrin glue and conjunctival-limbal transplant. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:5136. Do DV, Nguyen QD, Khwaja AA, Channa R, Sepah YJ, Boyer DS, Heier JS, Lim JI, Campochiaro PA, READ 2 Study Group. Aggressive anti-VEGF treatment is necessary to control diabetic macular edema in many patients: Month 36 outcomes of the READ2 trial. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:5332. Malchow RP, Jacoby J, Booth SE, Alford ST, Qian H, Kreitzer MA. Testing the H+ hypothesis of feedback inhibition from horizontal cells to vertebrate photoreceptors: A tale of two techniques. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:2568. Ebihara L, Tong J, Chen T, Minogue PJ, Berthoud VM, Beyer EC. Different dominant effects of two cataract associated Cx50 mutants. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:805. Maumenee IH, Alharbi AF,Yanoga F, Azar NF. Natural history, genotype-phenotype correlation and differential diagnosis of the brittle cornea syndrome. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:2397. Genead MA, Fishman GA. Presence and treatment of cystoid macular edema in patients with choroideremia. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:2130. Grant P, Wanek JM, Zelkha R, Lim JI, Shahidi M. Wavefront aberration and fixation variations in normal subjects. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:4460. Han KY, Chang J, Azar DT. Characterization of vegf-c induced lymphatic endothelial cell signaling by bioelectrical impedance analysis. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:4827. 10 Kiernan DF, Chow CC, Singh R, Ulanski LJ, Lim JI, Blair NP, Mieler WF. Subsequent intravitreal triamcinolone is an effective treatment for I-125 plaque-associated retinopathy recalcitrant to intravitreal bevacizumab. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:2105. Mayer JP, Kasniunas A, McCarty RD, Schwartz SN, Yue BYJT, Knepper PA. Toll-like receptor 4, low molecular weight hyaluronic acid and cytokine response in trabecular meshwork cells. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:4652. McCarty RD, Mayer JP, Schwartz SN, Knepper PA. Endogeneous hyaluronidase and hyaluronidase inhibitors in POAG aqueous. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:2430. Mieler WF, Appel A, Turturro SB, Jiang B, Perez-Luna V, Brey E, Kang Mieler JJ. Efficacy of dexamethasone sodium phosphate thermo-responsive hydrogel treatment in endotoxin-induced uveitis model. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:2752. Ostheimer TA, de la Cruz J, Cortina MS. Corneal graft thinning in Boston type 1 keratoprosthesis patients. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:346. Ozturk O, Ghanem RC, Han KY, Rojas J, Kim DJ, Chang J, Azar DT. Semaphorin 7a promotes macrophage recruitment and angigenesis in experimental corneal neovascularization model. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:6394. Rha J, Genead MA, Bonci DM, Dubis AM, Schroeder B, Neitz M, Fishman GA, Carroll J. Imaging photoreceptor structure in achromatopsia patients using adaptive optics and spectral -domain optical coherence tomography. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:4897. Riaz KM, Djalilian AR, Bakhtiari P, Basti S. Natural course and treatment outcomes for limbal niche dysfunction. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:5120. Roberts DK, Ayyagari R, McCarthy BJ, Xie H, Wilensky JT, Davis F. Case-control study of long anterior lens zonule (LAZ) trait in first-degree relatives of African-American probands. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:2800. Rose-Nussbaumer J, Goldstein DA, Acharya NR, Thorne JE, Shakoor A,Yeh S, Rahman H, Flaxel CJ, Smith JR. Uveitis in immunocompetent persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:4274. Schwartz SN, Beverley RM, Giovingo MC, McCarty RD, Mayer JP, Knepper PA. Actin reorganization (CLANs) induced by sCD44-treatment in trabecular meshwork cells. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:4634. Sen HN, Drye LT, Goldstein DA, Larson TA, Merrill PT, Pavan PR, Sheppard JD, Burke A, Srivastava SK, Jabs DA. Hypotony in patients with uveitis: The multicenter uveitis steroid treatment trial. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:4269. Shafiq MA, Gemeinhart RA,Yue BY, Djalilian AR. Development of an acellular human cornea to support the growth of corneal epithelial and stromal cells. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:296. Shah RJ, Chow CC, Hallak JA, Lim JI,Vajaranant TS. Retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness analysis in sickle cell disease: Implications for glaucoma evaluation. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:248. Shahidi M, Wanek JM, Zelkha R. Enface imaging of photoreceptor cell integrity. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:2877. Shukla D, Karasneh G, Bacsa S,Valyi-Nagy T. Up-regulation of syndecan expression may be A viral-induced mechanism for HSV-1 shedding. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:5866. Singa RM, Aakalu VK, Lin A, Setabutr P, Jain S. Accessory lacrimal tissue gene expression. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:5993. Souteyrand G, Prat C, Yue B, Sapin V, Chiambaretta F. The beta-isoform of vitamin A receptors are expressed in human corneal endothelium and epithelium. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:6698. Srivastava SK, Nguyen QD, Callanan D, Goldstein DA, Albini TA. The use of the fluocinolone acetonide (retisert) implant in patients with birdshot choroidopathy. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:2751. Thomas JG, Selner AN, Hetling JR. Exogenous currents delivered to the eye as A potential therapy: Computational model comparing two electrode geometries in rat. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:1864. Tshionyi M, Shay E, Lunde E, Lin A, Han K, Jain S, Chang J, Azar D. Prevalence and distribution of hemangiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis in pathologic corneas. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:2017. Tu EY, Shoff ME, Joslin CE. The addition of benzalkonium chloride to moxifloxacin confers anti-acanthamoebal activity in an in vitro model. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:5830. Vajaranant TS, Wu S, Torres M,Varma R. Demographic and geographic changes in the burden of visual impairment and blindness in the United States: 2010-2050. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:4220. Wanek JM, Teng P, Blair NP, Shahidi M. A new imaging method for assessment of inner retinal oxygen consumption in rat. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:1348. Wang AL, Grassi MA. Role of FAM18B in diabetic retinopathy. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:2579. Xie A, Pawlowski M, Feng F, Bruzik KS, Qian H, Pepperberg DR. Enhancement of GABA-elicited responses of retinal ganglion cells by A photo-isomerizable compound. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:1610. Yco L, Namavari A, Chaudhary SV, Sarkar J, Jain S. Proteomic analysis of murine corneas during nerve regeneration. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:2016. Ying H, Qiu Y, Shen X, Shyam R, Yue BYJT. Establishment of inducible wild type and mutant myocilin-GFPexpressing RGC5 cell lines. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:4597. Yue L, Pawlowski M, Bruzik KS, Qian H, Pepperberg DR. Photo-regulated activity of A tethered propofol derivative at GABAA receptors. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:1166. Bold: Faculty Blue: Fellow Green: Resident ER ILV F Teng P, Blair NP, Wanek JM,Yildirim I, Shahidi M. Longitudinal gradients of oxygen tension in the retinal vasculature of rat. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:1732. ELL O W ARVO S Suhler EB, Lowder CY, Goldstein DA, Giles TR, Tessler HH, Lauer AK, Smith JR, Rosenbaum JT. Adalimumab (humira) for the treatment of refractory sight-threatening non-infectious uveitis: One year outcomes of an openlabel prospective multicenter study. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 2011;52:6565. (Standing): David Pepperberg, PhD; Nalin Kumar, DPhil; Deepak Shukla, PhD; (Seated):Beatrice Yue, PhD; Ken Alexander, PhD; and Mahnaz Shahidi, PhD Dr. Kenneth Alexander Retires Spanning 30 years, the esteemed vision scientist’s UIC career includes important research, service and mentoring Congratulations to Kenneth Alexander, PhD, Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, who retired on November 15. Dr. Alexander leaves UIC with a legacy of important accomplishments in the three facets of academic life: teaching, research and service. As an outstanding scientist, Dr. Alexander regards his greatest research achievement as clarifying the pathophysiology of inherited and acquired retinal diseases through research funded for 27 years by the National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH). The impressive list of papers he has authored (more than 120 original articles in peer-reviewed publications) is evidence of a career dedicated to improving patient care through research. Dr. Alexander’s interest in developing noninvasive tests for assessing visual function was fostered during his 30 years of collaboration at UIC with Gerald Fishman, MD, a world-renowned authority on retinal disorders who was formerly Director of the Electrophysiology Service in UIC’s Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, and currently serves as Director of the Pangere Center for Inherited Retinal Diseases at the Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired. An important mentor for Dr. Alexander, as he pursued his PhD in Psychology at the University of Washington, was the late Davida Teller, PhD, a pioneer in the study of infant vision. He also conducted research as an NIH Postdoctoral Research Fellow under the mentorship of Ralph Norman Haber, PhD, a leader in the psychology of visual perception, at the Center for Visual Science, University of Rochester. Dr. Alexander held a faculty appointment at the Illinois College of Optometry and also taught part-time at the Art Institute of Chicago and DePaul University before joining UIC in 1981 as a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1987 and to full Professor in 1994. In 2002 he was named the Marion H. Schenk, Esq. Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. Dr. Alexander also held two adjunct appointments at UIC in the Department of Psychology and in the Department of Bioengineering, illustrating the multidisciplinary nature of his research. Dr. Alexander has also been an exceptional mentor and teacher throughout his career, guiding the careers of eight postdoctoral fellows, among them Neal Peachey, PhD, Professor at the Cole Eye Institute; Janet Szlyk, PhD, Executive Director of the Chicago Lighthouse; and Jason McAnany, PhD, Assistant Professor in UIC’s Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. Dr. Alexander has been committed to academic service at UIC and throughout the vision science community. He is honored to have served as a regular member of the Biology of the Posterior Eye (BDPE) Study Section of the NIH and is proud of his leadership role in the Optical Society of America, including service as Chair of the Noninvasive Assessment of Visual Function Topical Meeting and Chair of the Division of Vision and Color. Dr. Alexander is also a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi, a Fellow of the Optical Society of America, and an ARVO Silver Fellow. 11 Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences | Treating the most serious and complicated ophthalmology cases for over 150 years UIC Receives Prestigious NEI K12 Grant Dr. Dimitri Azar to serve as Principal Investigator The National Eye Institute (NEI) of the National Institutes of Health has awarded UIC a $2.5 million grant for the UIC-NEI K12 Independent Clinical Vision Scientist Development Program. The project began in September and will continue through August 2016 under the leadership of Dr. Dimitri Azar, principal investigator for the project. UIC’s first-ever “K12 class” includes three MD, PhDs: Dr. Heather Moss, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Director of the Neuro-Ophthalmology Research Program; Dr. Yannek Leiderman, Director of the Retinal Bank Laboratory; and Dr. Iris Kassem, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology in Pediatric Ophthalmology & Adult Strabismus Service. UIC’s program has two goals: to establish a public university-public health agency partnership to train independent clinician vision scientists; and to provide scientific development, authentic mentorship and the professional development of the K12 scholars to ensure their transition to independence. Achievement of these goals will enable program scholars to become national leaders in vision health research, as well as the educators, mentors and role models for a new generation of vision health researchers. The NEI’s program goal is to develop highly trained clinical scientists and patient-oriented investigators to address the nation’s biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs in vision research. In turn, UIC has provided an academically rich and supportive environment that gives qualified early-stage clinician vision scientists a mentored learning experience to facilitate their career advancement and help them to become independent scientists. UIC is one of seven leading institutions in the U.S. operating a K12 program. The others include Duke University, John Hopkins University, the University of Pennsylvania, Washington University, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, and University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Moss is currently working on two projects as part of the K12 program. “I am continuing work that I started during my fellowship which demonstrated that vision is decreased in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS),” says Dr. Moss. “This is a devastating neurodegenerative disease not previously thought to affect the visual pathways. The primary aims of this project are to determine why vision is decreased and if this decrease affects vision-related quality of life.” Translational research in vision science has become a top priority in the recruitment of faculty, the development of junior faculty into independent scientists, and in setting goals for the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences’ research program. According to Dr. Azar, the K12 program leverages the nascent success of the department in launching clinician scientist careers by building the positive resources already present in the department and strengthening them through development of a K12 curriculum mentored by leading scholars and researchers. “One of the reasons we decided to pursue a K12 program was the growing number of faculty who benefited from our research resources to successfully apply for their own K awards: Sandeep Jain, Ali Djalilian, Charlotte Joslin and Deepak Shukla,” states Dr. Azar. “We realized that we have an exceptional environment for developing clinician scientists. Our proposal to NEI expanded on this strong foundation.” In addition, Dr. Moss is starting a new project focused on vision loss due to the swelling of the optic disc in patients with high intracranial pressure, known as papilledema. “The aim is to identify examination and imaging markers that can predict the trajectory of vision (improving or declining) in a given patient,” notes Dr. Moss. Dr. Moss sees definite career benefits in participating in the K12 program. “The grant is valuable because it will fund part of my salary and therefore allow me to dedicate more time to research,” says Dr. Moss. “This is especially important at this stage when I am starting new research projects that are not yet funded. Having this grant will springboard the projects and my career forward towards independent funding.” “This is especially important at this stage when I am starting new research projects that are not yet funded. Having this grant will springboard the projects and my career forward towards independent funding.” —Heather Moss, MD, PhD UIC’s K12 training program has taken a needs-assessment approach to identify and address the barriers to achieving independence that confront clinicians who have demonstrated the skills needed to become independent clinician scientists. The program recognizes that research under the guidance of experienced mentors is key in order for investigators to transition to independence. So, the Department developed the K12 curriculum for mentoring scholars who have demonstrated readiness to be immersed in a research project. 12 Heather Moss, MD, PhD Dr. Moss also sees her work in the K12 program benefitting patients. “My work with ALS patients may characterize a novel marker of disease that could guide future research and therapies,” states Dr. Moss. “And my work studying papilledema could help doctors (like myself) to appropriately refine therapeutic strategies for treatment of papilledema.” UIC’s first “K12 Class” (L-R): Kassem, Moss and Leiderman Yannek Leiderman, MD, PhD Iris Kassem, MD, PhD As part of the K12 program, Dr. Leiderman is researching retinal detachment and new treatments for restoring patients’ vision. Retinal detachment is a separation of the light-sensing structures from the back of the eye, resulting in profound loss of vision. Microsurgical techniques are utilized to restore the retina to its normal location. In describing the pediatric eye research she is conducting as part of the K12 program, Dr. Kassem explains, “A child’s eyes are not simply a smaller version of an adult’s eyes. There are fundamental differences in the structure and healing of the pediatric eye, as well as the development of a child’s vision, that make them unique. I am interested in elucidating these differences in pediatric eye disease and disorders and applying them to the care of our patients.” “The most significant impediment to restoring vision is scarring of the retina, or proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR),” says Dr. Leiderman. “My laboratory studies the chemical signals that promote the formation of scar tissue following retinal detachment and eye trauma. By identifying the chemical messengers that result in PVR, we hope to discover new targets for medications that will block scar formation, allowing for restoration of vision in the most severe cases of retinal detachment.” Vitreoretinal surgeons employ microsurgical techniques to restore function to tissues and structures among the most delicate and complex in the human body. Continual progress in understanding the chemical signals that maintain and nourish the retina provides new opportunities for restoring function and maintaining vision following retinal detachment. “The K12 program at UIC allows me to harness developments in laboratory research for continued progress in the surgical and medical treatment of the most complex eye diseases,” states Dr. Leiderman. Dr. Leiderman notes that the K12 grant provides the support necessary to pursue laboratory investigations, as well as a framework for mentoring and access to shared resources, which are critical to establishing a successful research program and transitioning to an independent investigator. Dr. Kassem also stresses the important role that mentors play in the K12 program. “I will have a mentor who is a successful clinician scientist, which will help me to develop the skills I need to one day be able to make my own contributions to advancing science and clinical care in pediatric ophthalmology. The wealth of information and experience my mentor has, not only in the science and techniques, but also in how to develop a research plan and write successful publications and grant applications, makes the program invaluable to my career development.” Dr. Kassem’s ultimate goal in the K12 program is to bridge the gap between basic science and medicine in pediatric eye care. “Developing a greater understanding of the mechanisms involved in pediatric eye problems will allow us to apply the knowledge to modify our therapies, which can improve patient outcomes,” says Dr. Kassem. “If a child has poor vision that goes uncorrected, it can result in a lifetime of visual impairment. Conversely, if you fix a child’s vision, it can positively impact them for their entire life. The grant gives me a great opportunity to apply both the basic science and clinical aspects of my training to discovering better ways to diagnose and treat the serious pediatric eye problems I see in my patients.” 13 Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences | Treating the most serious and complicated ophthalmology cases for over 150 years PHYSICIANS CLINICAL FELLOWS CORNEA Roshni Vasaiwala, MD RETINA Clement Chow, MD CORNEA Priti Batta, MD RETINA Rajiv Rathod, MD GLAUCOMA Robert McGlynn, MD OCULOPLASTIC SURGERY Vinay Aakalu, MD PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY Katherine Hare, MD UVEITIS Jose Maria GarciaGonzalez, MD UVEITIS Sarju Patel, MD UVEITIS Scott Steiner, MD RESIDENTS THIRD YEAR Elizabeth Grace, MD Jennifer Hu, MD Mark Krakauer, MD, DPhil Neema Nayeb-Hashemi, MD Trucian Ostheimer, MD Rohan Shah, MD Kelly Bui, MD Joshua Hou, MD Sara Huh, MD Renu Jivrajka, MD Joann Kang, MD Erica Oltra, MD Janet Lim, MD Randee Miller, MD Senad Osmanovic, MD Kevin Patel, MD Adam Prickett, MD Kavitha Sivaraman, MD SECOND YEAR FIRST YEAR 14 IN TRAINING 15 Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences | Treating the most serious and complicated ophthalmology cases for over 150 years SPONSORED RESEARCH FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH 16 Investigator Title Source Alexander, Kenneth, PhD Visual Dysfunction in Retinal Degenerations National Eye Institute Azar, Dimitri, MD, MBA Metalloproteinase Expression in Corneal Wound National Eye Institute Azar, Dimitri, MD, MBA P30 Core Grant for Vision Research National Eye Institute Azar, Dimitri, MD, MBA UIC K12 Independent Clinical Vision Scientist Development Program National Eye Institute Cao, Dingcai, PhD Rod-cone Interactions in Mesopic Vision National Eye Institute Chang, Robert, PhD Inhibition of VEGF Receptor Dimerization and Signaling in Corneal Lymphangiogenes National Eye Institute Djalilian, Ali, MD Notch Signaling in the Corneal Epithelium National Eye Institute Fortman, Jeffrey, DVM Ophthalmic Animal Facility Grant National Center for Research Resources Grassi, Michael, MD Genomic and Genetic Studies of Diabetic Retinopathy National Eye Institute Jain, Sandeep, MD Keratocyte Role in Guidance of Corneal Nerves National Eye Institute Joslin, Charlotte, OD, PhD Local Food Environments and Disparities in Ovarian Cancer Survival National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, Center of Excellence Program McAnany, Jason, PhD Mechanisms Limiting Visual Performance in Retinal Degenerations National Eye Institute Pepperberg, David, PhD Development Of Nanoscale Neuromodulating Platforms National Eye Institute Shahidi, Mahnaz, PhD Retinal Image Quality In Retinal-Diseased Eyes National Eye Institute Shahidi, Mahnaz, PhD Noninvasive Imaging of Chorioretinal Oxygen Tension National Eye Institute Shahidi, Mahnaz, PhD Investigating Optical and Neural Causes of Vision Loss Department of Veterans Affairs Shukla, Deepak, PhD Molecular Mechanism of HSV Entry and Spread National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Shukla, Deepak, PhD Significance of Heparan Sulfate in HSV-1 Spread National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Vajaranant, Thasarat, MD The Impact of Gender in Eye Diseases and Glaucoma National Eye Institute Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health Program/ National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/Office of Research on Women’s Health Yue, Beatrice, PhD Cellular Processing of Optineurin, the Product of a Glaucoma Gene National Eye Institute FOUNDATION SPONSORED RESEARCH Aakalu, Vinay, MD Development of a Prototype Temporal Fossa Glaucoma Shunt Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness Aakalu, Vinay, MD Student Stipend Midwest Eye-Banks Azar, Dimitri, MD, MBA Unrestricted Grant to Department Research to Prevent Blindness Chang, Robert, PhD Collagen XVIII in Corneal Lymphangiogenesis Midwest Eye-Banks Chaudhary, Shweta, MD Student Stipend Midwest Eye-Banks Djalilian, Ali, MD Career Development Award Research to Prevent Blindness Farooq, Asim Medical Student Eye Research Fellowship Research to Prevent Blindness Grassi, Michael, MD Cellular Studies of Apoptosis in RP Using Small Molecule Screening and RNA Interference Foundation Fighting Blindness Hou, Joshua, MD Quantification of Adrenergic Receptor Subtypes in Human Muller Muscle and Correlation with Phenylephrine Testing in the Evaluation of Blepharoptosis Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness Hu, Jennifer, MD Effect of Hemodialysis on Intraocular Pressure and Ocular Perfusion Pressure Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness Jain, Sandeep, MD Numerical and Experimental Study of Collagen Cross-linking Treatment for Keratoconus UIC Chancellor’s Discovery Fund for Multidisciplinary Research Jain, Sandeep, MD Reinnervation After Corneal Surgery Eye Bank Association of America Jivrajka, Renu, MD Early Detection of Functional Changes Using Microperimetry on Patients with Subclinical Plaquenil Toxicity Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness Knepper, Paul, MD, PhD Activation of Innate Immune Toll-4 Receptor in POAG American Health Assistance Foundation Pepperberg, David, PhD Plasmonic Nano-antennas to Enhance Light Sensitivity of Retinal Molecular Devices Designed for Vision Restoration Doheny Eye Institute/Beckman Initiative for Macular Degeneration Shahidi, Mahnaz, PhD Senior Scientific Investigator Award Research to Prevent Blindness Shukla, Deepak, PhD Lew R. Wasserman Merit Award Research to Prevent Blindness Shukla, Deepak, PhD Novel Peptides to Understand Herpetic Damage to Human Trabecular Meshwork via Actin Rich Nanotubular Structures The Glaucoma Foundation Vajaranant, Thasarat, MD Structural Testing in Advanced Glaucoma American Glaucoma Society Vajaranant, Thasarat, MD Mentoring for the Advancement of Physician Scientists American Glaucoma Society Zerfoss-Oltra, Erica, MD Correlation of Neurocognitive Function with Focal Macular Thinning in Sickle Cell Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness 17 Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences | Treating the most serious and complicated ophthalmology cases for over 150 years Tissue Donors Change Four Young Lives Forever The gift of sight gives patients a brighter future Building on its success in treating young pediatric cornea patients, the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary now offers a Pediatric Cornea Section, launched in July 2010 with the recruitment of Dr. Aisha Traish. She is joined by Dr. Iris Kassem, the newest addition to the Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus Service, headed by Dr. Nathalie Azar. The stories offered here are a sample of how young lives can be changed with the gift of cornea transplants. Catherine was just a toddler when she began to have vision problems. “She started running into things,” recalls her mother, Crissie. “She couldn’t see the faces of other kids and didn’t even recognize her own sister.” Catherine also had difficulty identifying household objects, even though they were large and close by. In September 2007, at the age of two years old, Catherine was examined by Dr. Sandeep Jain, Director of UIC’s Corneal Neurobiology Laboratory. Both of her corneas were cloudy, which explained her impaired vision. “Based on a slit lamp biomicroscopy examination, we diagnosed her as having Congenital Hereditary Endothelial Dystrophy (CHED),” notes Dr. Jain. In this condition, the cornea absorbs water due to the disease of the cells that line its back surface, causing the cornea to swell up and lose its transparency, thus impairing vision. “Given that Catherine’s impaired vision was now affecting her development, the family consented to have us perform corneal transplantation in both eyes,” says Dr. Jain. The right eye was operated on in September 2008 and the left eye in January 2009. Prior to surgery Catherine was barely able to see 20/200 during vision testing, indicating that her vision efficiency was just 20%. At her most recent visit she could see 20/30 with glasses, meaning that her vision is now at 90%. Today Catherine is an active five year old. “She’s doing great,” says her mom Crissie. “She would have lost her sight without the organ/ tissue donation. It has made a 100% difference in what her life would be. She’s a normal kid.” Liliana first came to see Dr. Elmer Tu, Director of Cornea Service, as a second opinion referral when she was just two weeks old. She was born with Peters Anomaly, a disorder that causes central corneal clouding, often with an attachment of the lens to the back of the cornea. She was afflicted in both eyes and her parents had been told that she needed immediate corneal transplants. Corneal transplants, 18 however, carry a high risk of rejection and failure in children. “We were so happy with Dr. Tu,” exclaims Liliana’s mother, Kimberly. “We had seen four other cornea surgeons. But we chose UIC and Dr. Tu because it was the best fit for our family.” At around six months, however, Liliana began to develop searching movements of the eye, indicating that her visual progress was slowing. Dr. Tu elected to remove a portion of the iris in her left eye in January 2006 to give her a new pupil in the area of clearest cornea. The iris in her right eye was operated on in September 2009. “At the age of four her right eye appeared to improve enough anatomically that we started to consider corneal transplantation,” notes Dr. Tu. After much consultation, a corneal transplant was performed on Liliana in April 2010. “She has regained some function in this eye over the past year and is able to make out colors and images. Challenges still remain ahead for this eye, but so far she has done well,” says Dr. Tu. Adds mom Kimberly, “Dr. Tu cannot believe how great she is doing with the corneal transplant. Liliana can navigate spaces very well and can tell an eye chart from 10 feet away. We’re amazed at how well she is doing.” Kimberly points out that she wasn’t a donor before Liliana’s experience, and didn’t think much about it when getting her driver’s license renewed. But she is a donor today. “Somebody helped my child and hopefully someday I can help someone else. A donation gave my daughter the opportunity to be able to see.” Donovan was also born with Peters Anomaly, which affected both of his corneas, although the right eye was more severe. “We waited for him to grow a little bit until he was two or three months old, and then tried a rotational corneal transplant in the right eye,” says Dr. Ali Djalilian, Director of the Stem Cell Research Laboratory. “This is where we take his own cornea and rotate it so the scar moves out of the center of the vision. We did this because we knew his chance of success with a regular corneal transplant would be very low.” Unfortunately, the transplant did not work very long and within a few months it failed. At this point Dr. Djalilian asked Dr. Jose de la Cruz, Director of the Keratoprosthesis Program, to step in and he elected to perform an artificial cornea transplant in Donovan’s right eye when he was nine months old. This was very successful in helping to restore vision in the right eye, but recently Donovan required a second corneal transplant. “Donovan is doing well,” says his mother Alicia. “He wouldn’t be able to see without the donor tissue. When you’re a donor, it opens up so many possibilities for families.” Amaris developed what her pediatrician thought was a severe case of pink eye. When a cataract was discovered in her right eye, Amaris’ parents took her to see Dr. Debra Goldstein, Director of UIC’s Uveitis Service. Just shy of her fifth birthday, Amaris was diagnosed with chronic uveitis, an inflammation that Dr. Golstein described as being akin to “arthritis of the eye.” According to Amaris’ mother, Crystal, Dr. Goldstein explained that the uveitis was treatable but not curable, and would require Amaris to take several different types of medication daily. “Dr. Goldstein did all she could to keep Amaris’ eyesight,” recalls Crystal. Dr. Goldstein did five of the six eye surgeries that Amaris has undergone, with the first surgery at age five on her right eye. In 2009 Amaris was diagnosed with glaucoma. Dr. Goldstein referred Amaris to UIC’s Dr. Jacob Wilensky, Director of Glaucoma Service, who performed a shunt procedure in November 2009. During this operation Amaris received donated sclera (eye white) tissue. Until Amaris’ parents were contacted earlier this year to invite their daughter to appear in the Illinois Eye-Bank poster, they didn’t realize that Amaris had been a recipient of donor tissue. Notes Crystal, “Amaris lost very little sight, but enough to be a voice and an advocate for a great cause.” Today Amaris is a busy 12-year-old girl who is on her school’s honor roll and recently placed as a runner-up at the Miss Pre-Teen Chicago pageant, snagging the Most Photogenic award. Crystal points out that one day Amaris hopes to help someone else with an organ donation. “It’s a blessing to have people who are willing to donate,” says Crystal. The efforts of the Illinois Eye Bank to encourage organ and tissue donation were instrumental in the lives of these four young people. As a result of her positive experience, Amaris has decided to write a book to spread the word about the importance of organ/tissue donation. She also reached out to her donor’s family with a poem titled The Gift of Sight, which reads in part: “With my eyes I can see This most precious gift your loved one gave to me They didn’t know me from anyone else But what they gave to me values more than wealth” Young UIC patients (clockwise from top): Donovan, Catherine, Liliana and Amaris 19 Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences | Treating the most serious and complicated ophthalmology cases for over 150 years Clinical Investigations and Trials Contact Lens Charlotte Joslin, OD, PhD Corneal Refractive Power Post Refractive Surgery Charlotte Joslin, OD, PhD Local Food Environments and Disparities in Ovarian Cancer Survival Ellen Shorter, OD; C. Joslin Contact Lens Parameters in Keratoconus Patients at UIC, Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary Cornea Ali Djalilian, MD Changing the Fate of Skin Epithelial Cells Grown on Human Amniotic Membrane Erica Oltra, MD Assessment of Quality of Life in Patients with Tearing Disorders Ellen Shorter, OD; J.de la Cruz; C. Joslin Longitudinal Evaluation of Boston Keratoprosthesis Joel Sugar, MD Compassionate Use of the Ophtec 311 Artificial Iris Lens Implant Joel Sugar, MD Cornea Donor Study - 10 year follow-up Jose de la Cruz, MD Evaluation, Management and Clinical Outcomes of Patients Who Underwent Keratoprosthesis for Visual Rehabilitation Glaucoma Thasarat Vajaranant, MD; J. Wilensky; M. Lunde Comparing the Effectiveness of Treatment Strategies for (Primary) Open-Angle Glaucoma Thasarat Vajaranant, MD Structural Assessment in Glaucoma Thasarat Vajaranant, MD Surgical Menopause and Risk for Premature Aging of the Optic Nerve and Glaucoma Jacob Wilensky, MD Clinical Experience with Transscleral Laser Cyclotherapy Neuro-Ophthalmology Heather Moss, MD, PhD A Phase 1-Open-label, Dose Escalation Trial of QPI-1007 Delivered by Single Intravitreal Injection to Patients with Optic Nerve Atrophy (Stratum I) and Acute Non-Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) (Stratum II) Heather Moss, MD, PhD Afferent Visual Function in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Heather Moss, MD, PhD Prospective Study to Determine the Proportion of Patients with Isolated Third, Fourth and Sixth Nerve Palsies of Microvascular versus Non-Microvascular Etiology Heather Moss, MD, PhD Retrospective Evaluation of Optical Coherence Tomographic Imaging of Optic Nerve Head Evaluation Oculoplastic Surgery Vinay Aakalu, MD Lacrimal and Accessory Lacrimal Tissue Gene Expression Vinay Aakalu, MD Ocular Trauma Score and Visual Acuity Outcomes in Ocular Paintball Injuries Veena Kulchaiyawat, MD Assessment of Visual Functioning and Quality of Life Before and After Ptosis Repair Mark Krakauer, MD, DPhil; P. Setabutr Oculoplastic Considerations in Keratoprosthesis Surgery Mark Krakauer, MD, DPhil; P. Setabutr Roof Pad Sculpting in Upper Blepharoplasty Ramesh Singa, MD, DPhil; P. Setabutr Elemental Peri-Orbital Tissue Gene Expression Analysis Ramesh Singa, MD, DPhil; P. Setabutr Eyelid and Oculoplastic Surgical Outcomes and Analysis Pediatric Ophthalmology & Adult Strabismus Iris Kassem, MD, PhD 20 Positional Changes in Preoperative Measurements for Pediatric Cataract Surgery Filled rows indicate: Open patient enrollment | Red indicates a sponsored clinical trial. To learn more about any of these investigations and trials, including how to refer patients, please call 312-996-6590. Retina Renu Jivrajka, MD;W. Mieler Early Detection of Functional Changes Using Microperimetry in Patients with Subclinical Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) Toxicity Jennifer Lim, MD;Y. Leiderman F. Chau; L. Ulanski Effect of Diabetes Education during Retinal Ophthalmology Visits on Diabetes Control (Protocol M) Jennifer Lim, MD;Y. Leiderman F. Chau; L. Ulanski Intravitreal Ranibizumab or Triamcinolone Acetonide in Combination with Laser Photocoagulation for Diabetic Macular Edema (Protocol I) Jennifer Lim, MD;Y. Leiderman F. Chau; L. Ulanski A 1-Month, Multicenter, Observational Study to Evaluate the Degree of Ocular Inflammation Associated with Pars Plana Vitrectomy Jennifer Lim, MD;Y. Leiderman F. Chau; L. Ulanski A Double-Masked, Randomized, Active-Controlled Phase-3 Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Intravitreal Administration of VEGF Trap-Eye in Patients with Diabetic Macular Edema Jennifer Lim, MD; L. Ulanski A Pilot Study in Individuals With Center Involved DME Undergoing Cataract Surgery (Protocol P) Jennifer Lim, MD;Y. Leiderman F. Chau; L. Ulanski A Randomized, Double Masked, Controlled Phase 3 Study of the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Repeated Intravitreal Administration of VEGF Trap-Eye in Subjects with Macular Edema Secondary to Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO) Jennifer Lim, MD A Retrospective Case Series to Assess the Efficacy of Anti-VEGF Therapy in the Treatment of Macular Edema Secondary to Retinal Vein Occlusion Jennifer Lim, MD;Y. Leiderman F. Chau; L. Ulanski An Evaluation of Intravitreal Ranibizumab for Vitreous Hemorrhage Due to Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy (Protocol N) Jennifer Lim, MD; L. Ulanski An Observational Study in Individuals with Diabetic Retinopathy Without Center-Involved DME Undergoing Cataract Surgery (Protocol Q) Jennifer Lim, MD;Y. Leiderman F. Chau; L. Ulanski An Open-Label Study of the Safety and Tolerability of Combining IBI-20089 (Triamcinolone Acetonide Intravitreal Injection) When Used Adjunctively with Lucentis 0.5 mg Intravitreal Injection in Subjects with Subfoveal Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Jennifer Lim, MD; L. Ulanski Comparison of Time Domain OCT and Spectral Domain OCT Retinal Thickness Measurement in Diabetic Macular Edema (Protocol O) Jennifer Lim, MD; L. Ulanski Evaluation of Visual Acuity Measurements in Eyes with Diabetic Macular Edema Jennifer Lim, MD; L. Ulanski Intravitreal Ranibizumab or Triamcinolone Acetonide as Adjunctive Treatment To Panretinal Photocoagulation for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy (Protocol J) Jennifer Lim, MD; L. Ulanski Maculopathy Jennifer Lim, MD Optical Coherence Tomographical Retinal Thickness Analysis of Sickle Cell Patients Jennifer Lim, MD; L. Ulanski Ranibizumab Therapy For Choroidal Neovascularization Associated With Angioid Streaks Rohan Shah, MD; J. Lim Retinal Degenerations and Their Effect on Retinal Thickness Lawrence Ulanski, MD A 3-Year, Phase 3, Multicenter, Masked, Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of 700 ug and 30 ug Dexamethasone Posterior Segment Drug Delivery System (DEX PS DDS) Applicator System in the Treatment of Patients with Diabetic Macular Edema Lawrence Ulanski, MD Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 (AREDS2): A Multi-Center, Randomized Trial of Lutein, Zeaxanthin, and Omega-3 LongChain Polysaturated Fatty Acids Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) and Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Lawrence Ulanski, MD Home Vision Monitoring in AREDS2 for Progression to Neovascular AMD Using the ForeseeHome Device Uveitis Kelly Bui, MD; D. Goldstein; J.M. Garcia-Gonzalez; S. Patel Directed Conjunctival Biopsy in Ocular Sarcoidosis Debra Goldstein, MD Characteristics, Natural History and Treatment of Uveitic Diseases at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Uveitis Service Debra Goldstein, MD Long Term Follow-Up of Patients Who Participate in the Multi-Center Uveitis Steroid Treatment (MUST) Trial Follow-up Study (FS) Debra Goldstein, MD; S. Patel Macular Configuration Predisposing to CME in Uveitis Debra Goldstein, MD; S. Patel Observation of Chronic Uveitis Longitudinally Across 4 Regions (OCULAR) Debra Goldstein, MD Phase III, Multinational, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Masked Study Assessing the Safety and Efficacy of Intravitreal Injections of DE-109 (three doses) for the Treatment of Active, Non-Infectious Uveitis of the Posterior Segment of the Eye Debra Goldstein, MD; A. Birnbaum; S. Patel Simultaneous Bilateral Acute Anterior Uveitis: Prevalence, Etiology and Prognosis in a Retrospective Study Debra Goldstein, MD; S. Patel Standardization of Uveitis Nomenclature 21 Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences | Treating the most serious and complicated ophthalmology cases for over 150 years Honor Roll of Donors $5,000-9,999 Arch W. Shaw Foundation Dr. Jettie M. Burnett ** Edwin F. Schild Foundation Mrs. Diane K. Henry * Dr. Paul K. and Mrs. Ruth Morimoto ** Omega Surgery Centers, LLC Mr. Steven B. Ross * Don M. Smart, MD * $2,500-4,999 Illinois Eye Fund Board. (L to R): Mr. Julian Berman, Dr. Samuel Cascio, Dr. Marilyn Miller, Ms. Georgia Roulo, Dr. William Jackson Jones, Ms. Pat Wager, Dr. Dimitri Azar, and Mr. Barry Carroll Illinois Eye Fund OFFICERS CHAIR, Dimitri Azar, MD, MBA VICE PRESIDENT, Samuel J. Cascio, DDS TREASURER, Julian L. Berman SECRETARY, Irene T. Schoenberg MEMBERS Barry J. Carroll Gerald Fishman, MD William Jackson Jones, DDS Steven P. Koenig, MD Barry Malkin Frank I. Mendelblatt, MD Marilyn T. Miller, MD Steven B. Ross Georgia Roulo Sriram Sonty, MD Van C. Stone Joel Sugar, MD Patricia Wager Jacob Wilensky, MD Emeritus Harris Ripps, PhD, DSc Diane Kraft Henry EX-OFFICIO Julie Daraska ADVANCEMENT David J. Eaton 22 $100,000+ Mr. Gerhard Cless * Cless Family Foundation Foundation Fighting Blindness Hope for Vision Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc. $50,000-99,999 Alcon Laboratories, Inc. $20,000-49,999 Glaucoma Foundation, Inc. Mr. Gary R. Janko * Midwest Eye-Banks and Transplantation Center Dr. John H. Panton * Dr. Allen Putterman * Rice Foundation Dr. Howard H. and Mrs. Tena Tessler * Mrs. Marie E. Wilkinson * † $10,000-19,999 Solna A. Braude ** Braude Foundation Dr. R. Mark and Mrs. Monica J.W. Hatfield * Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness Dr. Pete A. and Mrs. Diane Greanias Lagouros * Dr. Dimitri T. and Dr. Nathalie F. Azar * DuPage Eye Associates, SC DBA M. Raichand MD, SC DuPage Ophthalmology Dr. Daniel B. Feller ** Ms. Anne C. 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Greenberg Mr. Donald L. Leone Dr. Miriam T. Schteingart Light Dr. Diosdado T. Lim Dr. Frank I. and Mrs. Katherine Mendelblatt Dr. Floyd G. Miller Ashok R. Penmatcha MD Mr. William D. Perkins Ms. Marcia Pevsner Dr. Jose S. Pulido and Dr. Colleen A. Howe * Mr. James T. and Mrs. Karen C. Reid Dr. Alan V. and Mrs. Linda K. Spigelman Elvira Teel Trust † Mr. Georg G. Toft Enrique Garcia-Valenzuela MD up to $250 Mr. Shankarnaray Adapathya Ms. Doris Anderson in memory of The Reverend David D. Hancock Mr. Charles L. Barsky Mr. Gregory B. Beggs Abdhish R. Bhavsar, MD and Mary A. Bhavsar Mr. John J. and Mrs. Phyllis A. Bierdz 23 Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences | Treating the most serious and complicated ophthalmology cases for over 150 years up to $250 (continued) Dr. Rebekah A. Braslow Mrs. Marie J. Bugajski Mr. Anthony Buttitta Ms. Cynthia Caplin in memory of Ms. Barbara McDonald Dr. Michael E. Carroll Mr. Ronald L. and Mrs. Lucy C. Chamberlain in memory of The Reverend David D. 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McCrosky in memory of Mr. James Zembron Mr. Fred and Mrs. Janice Weissman Mr. Steve and Mrs. Bonnie Wheeler in memory of The Reverend David D. Hancock Martha J. Willi, MD Mr. J. L. and Mrs. Orline Williams† in memory of The Reverend David D. Hancock Dr. Sherrie D. Williams Mrs. Maxine D. and Mr. Jerry L. Williamson in memory of The Reverend David D. Hancock Willow Springs Lioness Club Mr. Michael J. and Mrs. Kathleen A. Worrall Dr. Beatrice Y.Yue Mr. Tony Zamora Mr. Charles D. and Mrs. Debra Zis * President’s Council ** Chancellor’s Circle 24 M In memory of our good and caring friend, arie E. Wilkinson Marie E. Wilkinson, a generous donor to the Illinois Eye Fund since 1988 when she made her initial gift in memory of her late husband, Herbert Wilkinson, passed away this past June. She was 100 years old. Herbert passed away in June 1988. Marie and Herbert Wilkinson were partners in life in every way, including their philanthropy. Herbert was a longtime executive with Abbott Laboratories, where he began his career in 1930. He was president and director of Abbot Laboratories. He retired in 1971 and then served as president of the Board of the Clara Abbott Foundation, and as vice president of the Abbott Laboratories Fund. Marie and Herbert met in Cincinnati and moved to Chicago when he joined Abbott. They settled in Lake Forest in 1957 and had three children, Carol Keenan of Chicago, Janet W. (Thomas M.) Leopold of Winnetka, and the late Herbert S. Wilkinson, Jr. Marie also leaves two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Herbert Wilkinson’s association with the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences started in the late 1980s as a patient. His philanthropy started soon afterwards, and he became deeply committed to the Department and its research and patient care programs. Upon his death, Marie continued Herbert’s devotion to the Department for another 25 years through continued philanthropy supporting a variety of research programs and equipment purchases. of her husband. These gifts were instrumental in helping the researchers develop new treatments and cures for eye disease and blindness. The positive impact of Mr. and Mrs. Wilkinson’s generosity is felt by patients now and in the future who will benefit from this research. Their legacy of helping lives on.” Among the research programs that received support from Mrs. Wilkinson’s generous donations to the Illinois Eye Fund are the Photoreceptor Research Laboratory directed by David Pepperberg, PhD, the Ocular Virology Research Laboratory directed by Deepak Shukla, PhD, and the Retinal Circulation and Metabolism Laboratory directed by Norman Blair, MD Most recently, research funding has been provided to one of the Department’s young clinician scientists: Soledad Cortina, MD. Dr. Cortina’s research focuses on the study of corneal nerves and possible treatments that will speed corneal nerve recovery. In addition, Marie’s gifts made possible the acquisition of a state-of-the-art instrument to rapidly measure the concentration of proteins and other biomolecules in a variety of basic science experiments. FortéBio’s new Octet® RED96 System will foster new vision science discoveries. Marie Wilkinson trained as a nurse and did part of her medical training in Appalachia. She was passionate about helping others and making a difference. As an avid gardener, she loved to see things grow and develop. Her desire to help others was demonstrated also by her volunteer activities with several organizations including her church, the First Presbyterian Church in Lake Forest, and the Boarder Babies program in Chicago. “These are just a few examples of the important vision research activity that has been greatly aided by Marie Wilkinson’s generosity,” stated Dr. Dimitri Azar, Interim Dean of the College of Medicine, B.A. Field Endowed Chair of Ophthalmologic Research, and Professor and Head of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. “Mr. and Mrs. Wilkinson understood that research in vision and ophthalmology would improve the quality of care and quality of life for everyone suffering from vision loss or blindness, today and for generations to come. We are deeply indebted to them.” According to Patricia Wager, former executive director of development at the University of Illinois Medical Center who worked with Mrs. Wilkinson since the late 1980s, “Helping people was a central part of Mrs. Wilkinson’s life. She demonstrated this wonderful quality through her contributions to the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences to support eye research for 25 years in memory The Illinois Eye Fund provides support for research, education and patient care in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. The Department leads in the diagnosis, management, and treatment of the most serious and complicated ophthalmologic cases. To make a gift, go to www.uic.edu/com/eye/WaysToGive or call 312-996-6590. 25 Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences the most serious and complicated ophthalmology cases for over 150 years | Treating Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Renovations & Innovations New cutting-edge equipment and renovated spaces benefit doctors and patients area, the Glaucoma Service now features seven rooms equipped with the new M&S Vision Testing System. This high-tech alternative to chart projectors is a computerized vision testing system that features a wide variety of charts, contrast sensitivity and multimedia functions. In addition, the Glaucoma Service now has two independent visual field testing rooms, a renovated technician suite and a new dedicated conference room. “This renovation definitely benefits us all,” says Thasarat S. Vajaranant, MD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Director of Glaucoma Service. “It allows us to work more efficiently to deliver the best care. I personally received many positive comments from our patients.” Dr. Thasarat S. Vajaranant, Director of Glaucoma Service RENOVATIONS A series of extensive renovations at the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary has resulted in much-improved treatment spaces for both patients and doctors. Renovations completed in 2011 include welcoming new reception areas, the addition of high-tech diagnostic equipment, and patient amenities such as comfortable new furniture and flat screen TVs in waiting areas. According to Agustin Lopez-Scala, Assistant to the Head of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, patient care areas for the Cornea, Contact Lens and Glaucoma Services, and the new Comprehensive Ophthalmology Faculty Practice, all underwent renovation. The biggest expansion occurred in the Glaucoma Service, which went from 10 to 15 rooms and relocated from the second to the third floor of the Infirmary building. Besides a new reception and waiting 26 Other renovation highlights include the addition of four exams rooms in the Cornea Service. Each room is equipped with an M&S Vision Testing System. Contact Lens Service has relocated and has three new rooms, along with a special contact lens trial room outfitted with contact lenses and diagnostic equipment. The Comprehensive Ophthalmology Faculty Practice expanded from three to six exam rooms, plus a dedicated testing area. Each new room is equipped with the M&S Vision Testing System. Comprehensive Ophthalmology also has a new reception and waiting area. “The additional space has allowed us to increase volume while maintaining excellent care,” notes Pete Setabutr, MD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Director of Oculoplastic Surgery. “The improvements in the waiting area provide a relaxed and comfortable area for our patients.” Big plans for 2012 include the entire renovation of the Pediatric Ophthalmology & Adult Strabismus Service, located on the second floor of the Infirmary building. The project includes a new reception and waiting area, eight exam rooms, one visual testing room, and four other clinical and administrative rooms. Also, six rooms on the second floor of the Infirmary building will be converted to physicians’ offices. These new spaces will be home to doctors who have been hired within the past two years and have not had permanent offices. INNOVATIONS Exciting new cutting-edge equipment was installed in 2011, with more scheduled to be in place in the coming year. In 2011, the department acquired a new Trabectome® unit for the Glaucoma Service. This FDA-approved surgical device allows for minimally invasive treatment of glaucoma that decreases pressure in the eye and stabilizes vision. The outpatient Trabectome® surgical procedure can lower pressure into the mid-teens and reduce the patient’s reliance on glaucoma medications, without subjecting the eye to the risks of a more invasive trabeculectomy. The department is currently in the process of acquiring a femtosecond laser system for use in cataract surgery. This is breakthrough technology originally approved for refractive surgery, including LASIK procedures. However, the FDA has now approved the use of the system to include “cuts” in the cornea, including vertical and lamellar cuts. The possibilities for use now include, but are not limited to, femtosecond keratoplasty, astigmatic keratoplasty, and Intacs for keratoconus. The femtosecond laser differs from the traditional method of refractive surgery in a number of ways, using a near infrared light to create precise subsurface cuts. Traditionally, in refractive surgery ultraviolet light sources, such as the excimer laser, have been used for precise surface cuts on the cornea. These light sources were dependent on tissue properties to absorb the light. The femtosecond laser works independently of light tissue absorption, so photodisruption of deeper tissues is possible and the patient’s corneal anatomy (such as steepness, flatness or thickness of the cornea) does not interfere with the cuts. This leads to a more uniform treatment. In addition, femtosecond pulses are very short, of subpicosecond duration, which allows lower energy levels and aids in precision, decreasing collateral damage. The femtosecond laser system is expected to be ready to use by Ophthalmology’s surgeons, fellows and residents by June 2012. Dr. Elmer Tu, Director of Cornea Service 27 INTERNATIONAL contributions Two Brazilian professors join the research faculty Dr. Norma Allemann and Dr. Wallace Chamon, both on the Department of Ophthalmology faculty of the Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil, are Visiting Professors for the 2011-2012 academic year. Dr. Allemann’s research and clinical expertise includes ultrasonography and optical coherence tomography for anatomic evaluation of ocular structures in different clinical and surgical situations. She is an expert in and teaches ultrasound biomicroscopy, anterior segment ultrasound, anterior segment optical coherence tomography, ultrasound and optical biometry, and ocular ultrasound, as well as refractive surgery techniques. and Excimer Laser Ablations; and Corneal Nerve Regeneration and Crosslinking, with Dr. Azar, Dr. Jain and Dr. de la Cruz. While at UIC, Dr. Chamon hopes “to learn from Dr. Azar how to academically address new advances and new technologies in ophthalmology,” as well as learn methods to improve teamwork in research. He also plans to secure an official agreement between UIC and the Federal University of São Paulo to establish a residency exchange program between ophthalmology departments that would begin in 2012. Dr. Allemann trained at the Federal University of São Paulo where she earned a PhD and a Masters in Medicine in ophthalmology following her medical training, ophthalmology residency and two fellowships, one in external diseases and cornea and another in ocular ultrasound and refractive surgery. She also completed a research fellowship in 1992 under Dr. Jackson Coleman at Cornell University Medical College. Since 1998 she has acted as vice president of the American Society of Ophthalmic Ultrasound, a forum for the exchange of ideas and scientific discussion of ophthalmic ultrasound system design, microimaging, experimental applications, and the clinical practice of ophthalmic ultrasonography. She is also president and former scientific director of the Brazilian Society of Ecography in Ophthalmology. She will act as president for the 2012 SIDUO Meeting (Societas Internationalis Pro Diagnostica Ultrasonica in Ophthalmologia) in December 2012 that will be held in São Paulo, Brazil. Fellows and Residents While at UIC, Dr. Allemann will be collaborating with the Azar research group on the Total Eye Transplantation research project. Dr. Allemann is also working with the Retina Service to expand and improve our ultrasound clinical services. At the Cornea Service she will collaborate with projects in imaging keratoprosthesis. Dr. Allemann notes that she will participate in the Illinois Eye Review, as well as help by submitting papers originating from her research at UIC. Dr. Chamon practices, teaches and conducts research in the areas of restoring corneal transparency, myopia and public health, and therapeutics of refractive errors. During his visit, he will collaborate with Dr. Dimitri Azar, Dr. Pier Cristoforo Giulianotti and Dr. Enrico Benedetti on the Robotics in Ophthalmic Surgery project. He will also work on the Corneal Biomechanics and Finite Element Modeling project with Dr. Azar, Dr. Sandeep Jain, Dr. Jose de la Cruz and Dr. Craig Foster, Assistant Professor of UIC’s Civil & Materials Engineering Department. Additional projects include Corneal Nerve Regeneration Dr. Norma Allemann Dr. Chamon trained at the University of São Paulo in the city of Ribeirão Preto (medical training and ophthalmology residency), and earned a PhD and Masters in Medicine in ophthalmology at the Federal University of São Paulo following a fellowship in external diseases, cornea and refractive surgery. He completed a research fellowship in 1992 at Johns Hopkins University: Dr. Walter Stark served as his preceptor. Dr. Chamon is the current Coordinator of the Scientific Committee and former secretary of the Brazilian Council of Ophthalmology. He also is a scientific referee for Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science and, most recently, for the British Journal of Ophthalmology. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Refractive Surgery, and is editor-in-chief of the Brazilian Archives of Ophthalmology. “Dr. Chamon and Dr. Allemann will contribute significantly to our research and clinical programs,” Dr. Azar states. “To continue as a top-ranked ophthalmology department we must continually renew our thinking and programs. The contributions of international leaders like Drs. Allemann and Chamon are critical to this process.” Dr. Wallace Chamon Join our mailing list to receive the UIC eyeNEWS e-newsletter • Email us at [email protected] and type “subscribe” in the subject line • Or click the “Join Our Mailing List” button on our homepage at www.IllinoisEyeAndEarInfirmary.com Margaret Doyle, Editor CREDITS Lisa Birmingham, Designer Contributors: Margaret Chervinko • Julie Daraska • Marcia Niec • Anna Castro-Malek • Laurie Walker Photography: Lisa Birmingham • Cathy Carroll • Joshua Clark • Roberta Dupuis-Devlin • Mark Janowicz www.IllinoisEyeAndEarInfirmary.com UPDATE 2011 VISION O n e NOVEMBER 10-13, 2012 American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting—in Chicago September 14, 2012 UIC Oculoplastics Symposium june 29, 2012 Alumni Day May 16, 2012 Spring Glaucoma Symposium APRIL 20-24, 2012 The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Symposium & Congress— in Chicago March 30, 2012 UIC Retina Symposium March 17-23, 2012 5th Annual Illinois Eye Review UPCOMINg Symposia 1855 West Taylor Street Chicago, IL 60612 COLLEGE OF MEDICINE and Visual Sciences UIC Department of Ophthalmology UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO