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Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary
UIC Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
2015 UIC Cornea Symposium Program
Friday September 18th
Morning
7:30 Registration and breakfast
8:00 Welcome and Introductions
Soledad Cortina, MD
Section I: Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Moderator: Mark Rosenblatt, MD
8:05-8:20am: Lasik platforms clinical trials Charles Yu, MD
8:20-8:35am: Diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of corneal ectasia following refractive
surgery Randy Epstein, MD
8:35-8:50am: Optical Challenges Marian Macsai, MD
8:50-9:05am: Intraoperative challenges during Femtosecond cataract surgery and their
management Surendra Basti, MD
9:05-9:20am: Five times when the femtosecond laser saved the day Jose de la Cruz, MD
9:20-9:35am: New approaches to evaluate corneal elasticity Wallace Chamon, MD
9:35-9:50am: Customized LASIK: Advantages and limitations Dimitri Azar, MD, MBA
9:50 REFRESHMENT BREAK (15 minutes)
Section II: Focus on Endothelial Disease
Moderator: Ali Djalilian, MD
10:05-10:20am Advances in corneal transplantation: Why DMEK is better? Parag Majmudar,
MD
10:20-10:35am: Epithelial implantation and ingrowth following DSAEK Robert Feder, MD
10:35 -10:40am: Introduction Soledad Cortina, MD / Mark Rosenblatt, MD, PhD, MBA
10:35-11:20am: MARVIN D. HENRY, MD, MEMORIAL LECTURE
Novel treatment dimensions for corneal endothelial dysfunction Shigeru Kinoshita, MD, PhD
Section III: Combination Cornea
Moderator: Elmer Y Tu, MD
11:20-11:35am: Controversies in the management of ocular surface tumors Kathryn Colby,
MD, PhD
11:35-11:50am: Imaging corneal opacities Norma Allemann, MD
11:50-12:05pm: Mechanisms and treatment of corneal pain Mark Rosenblatt, MD, PhD, MBA
12:05-12:20pm: Sleep apnea and the eye Charles Bouchard, MD
12:20-12:35pm: Update on collagen cross-linking Wallace Chamon, MD
12: 35 LUNCH BREAK (1 hour 10 min)
Section IV: Ocular Surface and Dry Eye
Moderator: Joel Sugar, MD
1:45-2:10pm: The approach to Stevens Johnson syndrome Shigeru Kinoshita, MD, PhD
2:10-2:25pm: Novel therapies for severe ocular surface disease Ali Djalilian, MD
2:25-2:40pm: Extracelular DNA traps and dry eye Sandeep Jain, MD
2:40-2:55pm: The PROSE lens: indications and outcomes Ellen Shorter, OD
2:55-3:10pm: Boston KPro in severe ocular surface disease Soledad Cortina, MD
3:10-3:25pm Bandage lenses and the Boston KPro: Lessons learned in the past 10 years
Timothy McMahon, OD
3:25 BREAK (10 minutes)
Section V: Update on Corneal Infections and Challenging Cases
Moderator: Soledad Cortina, MD
3:35-3:50pm: Keratoplasty related fungal infections Elmer Y Tu, MD
3:50-4:05pm: Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus: Role of vaccination Joel Sugar, MD
4:05-4:20pm: Biofilm formation and risk of infection: An overview Charlotte Joslin, OD, PhD
4:20-4:35pm: New experimental wtrategies to control ocular herpes Deepak Shukla, PhD
4:35-4:50pm: Case presentation Peter Wu, MD
4:50-5:05pm: Case presentation Clare Kelliher, MD
5:05-5:20pm: Case presentation TBD
5:20 adjourn