The Most Interactive Ophthalmology Conference
For Specialists And Comprehensive Ophthalmologists
SNOWMASS RETINA & EYE
March 16 - 20, 2020
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COURSE DIRECTORS
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
RONALD FRENKEL, MD
RICHARD SPAIDE, MD
MICHAEL STEWART, MD
MICHAEL IP, MD
DAVID SARRAF, MD
LEE JAMPOL, MD
KENDALL E. DONALDSON, MD
TERRENCE O'BRIEN, MD
LOUIS B. CANTOR, MD
ROBERT STAMPER, MD
STEVEN D. VOLD, MD
William R Katowitz
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Snowmass Retina & Eye 2020 Agenda
MONDAY, MARCH 16- RETINA
Session Moderator: Ip
7:45-7:50 AM | Frenkel | Course Introduction
7:50-8:05 | Leng | Genetics of AMD
8:05-8:15 Discussion
8:15-8:45 | Spaide | The AMD Spectrum
8:45-9:00 Discussion
MID-DAY BREAK 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Session Moderator: Spaide
4:30-5:00 PM | Sarraf | Edward Norton Lecture: Nonneovascular AMD with Fluid: Mechanisms of FluidAccumulation in "Dry" AMD
5:00-5:15 Discussion
5:15-5:30 | Spaide | Biomarkers in AMD
5:30-5:40 Discussion
5:40-6:45 | Ferrara, Frenkel, Ip, Jampol, Lee, Sarraf, Spaide, Stewart & Audience Participation | Panel Discussion: AMD and Choroidal Vascular Disease Cases - Diagnosis and Management.
Panel Moderators: Spaide, Frenkel
WELCOME COCKTAIL PARTY 6:45 PM - 7:30 PM
TUESDAY, MARCH 17- RETINA
Session Moderator: Jampol
7:45-8:00 AM | Frenkel| Systemic PK and VEGF levels in Wet AMD
8:00-8:10 Discussion
8:10-8:25 | Stewart | Very Frequent Treatment of Chorioretinal Vascular Diseases: Does this work?
8:25-8:45 | Spaide | Anti-VEGF Dosing
8:45-9:00 Discussion of prior two lectures
MID-DAY BREAK 9:15 AM - 4:15 PM
Session Moderator: Sarraf
4:30-5:00 PM | Ip | Donald Gass Lecture: CRVO: Top Lessons Learned from SCORE2 and LEAVO
5:00-5:15 Discussion
5:15-5:30 | Sarraf | A New Biomarker of Ischemia in CRVO and Understanding the Arrangement of the Retinal Capillary Plexus
5:30-5:40 Discussion
5:40-6:30 | Ferrara, Ip, Jampol, Lee, Sarraf, Spaide, Stewart & Audience Participation | Panel Discussion: RVO Disease Cases - Diagnosis and Management
Panel Moderator: Ip
6:30-6:50 | Jampol and Ip | Classification of Diabetic Retinopathy for clinicians and clinical trials
6:50-7:00 Discussion
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 - RETINA/MED-LEGAL
Session Moderator: Ip
7:45-8:05 AM | Jampol | What's new from the DRCR Retina Network DME
8:05-8:15 Discussion
8:15-8:30 | Jampol |What's new from the DRCR Retina Network PDR
8:30-8:40 Discussion
8:40-8:55 | Sarraf| Pentosan Maculopathy: Incidence, Screening Guidelines and Spectrum of Findings
8:55-9:00 Discussion
MID-DAY BREAK 9:15 AM - 4:15 PM
Session Moderator: Ferrara
4:30-4:45 PM | Lee | Diabetic Cases
4:45-4:55 Stewart |Iodine and Ophthalmology: How to handle patients with “allergies”
4:55-5:05 Discussion
5:05-5:20 | Ferrara | Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Research on Retinal Diseases
5:20-5:30 Discussion
5:30-5:45 | Spaide | Imaging the Choriocapillaris with OCT Angiography
5:45-5:55 Discussion
5:55-6:10 | Lee |AMD Masquerade Cases
6:10-6:35 | Shuren & Owens | Private Equity in Ophthalmology and Retina
6:35-6:50 Discussion
COCKTAIL PARTY #2 6:50 PM - 7:30 PM
THURSDAY, MARCH 19 - GLAUCOMA/MIGS/MED-LEGAL
Session Moderator: Stamper
7:45-8:00 AM | Shuren & Owens | Legal Aspects of Premium Cataract Surgery Co-Management
8:00-8:15 Discussion
8:15- 8:45 | Vold |David Epstein Lecture: Paradigm Changes in the Management of Glaucoma
8:45-9:00 Discussion
MID-DAY BREAK 9:15 AM - 4:15 PM
Session Moderator: Stamper
4:30-4:50 | Vold |MIGS Where Are We Now? (3D lecture)
4:50-5:00 Discussion
5:00-5:20 | Cantor | Patient selection for MIGS, LIGS, and other glaucoma procedures
5:20- 5:30 Discussion
5:30-5:45 | Cantor |OCT interpretation in Glaucoma
5:45-5:55 Discussion
5:55-6:05 | Stamper |New Information on Laser trabeculoplasty and laser iridotomy
6:05-6:10 Discussion
6:10-7:00 MIGS Wet Lab: Cantor, Frenkel, Stamper,Vold, Hydrus, I Stent Inject, Kahook Dual Blade, Omni, Xen
FRIDAY, MARCH 20 - 2020 CATARACT/REFRACTIVE SYMPOSIUM
Session Moderator: Stamper
7:45-8:10AM |O'Brien|Charles Kelman Lecture: Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Cataract Surgery: Mission Impossible?
8:10-8:20 Discussion
8:20-8:35 | O'Brien | Ocular Surface and Cataracts: Implications and Preparations
8:35-8:50 |O'Brien | Tuning in to the Premium Lens Channel – how to customize your cataract surgery and choose the right lens for the right patient
8:50-9:05 Discussion of previous two lectures
MID-DAY BREAK 9:15 AM - 4:15 PM
Session Moderator: Cantor
4:30-5:00 PM | Donaldson | Sir Harold Ridley Lecture: The future of cataract surgery – ten hot topics and innovations
5:00-5:10 Discussion
5:10-5:25 | Donaldson | Complicated astigmatism cases
5:25-5:35 |O'Brien |Prevention of Cystoid Macular Edema
5:35-5:45 Discussion of previous two lectures
5:45-6:00 | Donaldson | Intraoperative aberrometry for complex cases
6:00-6:10 |O'Brien |Advanced surface ablation as a tool for Improving Patient Satisfaction after Cataract Surgery
6:10-6:25 Discussion of previous two lectures
6:25-6:40 | Donaldson |Femto cataract surgery for complicated cases
6:40-6:55 | Donaldson | Femto Bloopers – what can go wrong and how to handle it
6:55-7:05 Discussion of previous two lectures
END OF MEETING
** Program Subject To Change**
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