Current Concepts III

Monday, June 28, 0830-1000
Room 2000 CD

Objectives
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

  • integrate into their practice the core concepts of diagnosis and management of patients with age-related macular degeneration
  • describe techniques to evaluate the angle using gonioscopy and newer imaging techniques
  • identify indications for collagen cross linking and describe how this new procedure is performed
  • list current and new approaches in diagnosing and treating vitreo-retinal lymphomas

Guests
Emily Y. Chew, MD
Paul Foster, MD
William Trattler, MD
Jacob Pe'er, MD

Moderator
Allan Slomovic

0830Welcome
0835E.A. Baker Lecture: Update on age-related macular degeneration
Emily Y. Chew
0855Discussion
0855E.A. Baker Award presentation by CNIB
0900Evaluation of the angle: Gonioscopy and imaging techniques
Paul Foster
0915Discussion
0920Collagen crosslinking
William Trattler
0935Discussion
0940Current approaches in diagnosis and treatment of vitreo-retinal lymphoma
Jacob Pe'er
0955Discussion


Jacob Pe'er, MD
Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel