Physicians and Researchers Present at the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) 2016 Annual Meeting

The UPMC Department of Ophthalmology will be well-represented at the Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) 2016 Annual Meeting in Chicago. Faculty research will be featured in both oral and poster presentations throughout the conference, including:

Friday, October 14, 2016

• Infectious Keratitis After Laser Vision Correction: How to Prevent and Treat
  Presented by: Deepinder Dhaliwal, MD
• Time-Kill Comparison of Povidone Iodine to Hypochlorous Acid against Endophthalmitis Isolates of Staphylococci
  Presented by: Matthew Klocek, MD
• Release of Moxifloxacin from Corneal Collagen Shields
  Presented by: Siwei Zhou, MD
• A Single Thermo-Responsive Drop Containing Microspheres Loaded with Moxifloxacin Prevents Endophthalmitis in Rabbit Model
  Presented by: Eric Romanowski, MS
• Serratia marcescens Induced Corneal Epithelial Cell Blebs are Mediated by a Type V Secretion System
  Presented by: Robert MQ Shanks, PhD
• Insight into the Corneal Wound Healing Response: Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Analysis of Corneal Epithelial Cells Challenged by Bacteria
  Presented by: Kimberly Brothers, PhD
• Virucidal Activity of Purell Hand Sanitizer against Adenovirus in vitro
  Presented by: Jason Hooten, MD

Saturday, October 16, 2016

• The Case of Infectious Keratitis That Wouldn’t Go Away
  Presented by: Deepinder Dhaliwal, MD
• Innovations in Glaucoma Care: Evolution & Revolution
  Presented by: Nils Loewen, MD
• Sonothrombolysis
  Presented by: Andrew Eller, MD

Sunday, October 17, 2016

• How to Use OCT in Neuro-Ophthalmology
  Presented by: Gabrielle Bonhomme, MD
• Advanced Suturing: Scleral and Iris Fixation of Posterior Chamber IOLs plus Intraocular Knot Tying
  Presented by: Deepinder Dhaliwal, MD
• Evaluation of a New Technique of Simple Infrared-Augmented Digital Photography
  Presented by: Tarek Shazly, Gabrielle Bonhomme, MD
• Trabectome-Mediated Ab Interno Trabeculectomy Combined with Baerveldt Implantation Compared to Baerveldt Tube Shunt Alone
  Presented by: Nils Loewen, MD
• DMEK Demonstration for SightLife
  Presented by: Deepinder Dhaliwal, MD
• Myth-Busting in Refractive and Cataract Surgery
  Presented by: Deepinder Dhaliwal, mD
• Pearls for Pragmatic Microbiology in your 21st century ophthalmology practice
  Presented by: Deepinder Dhaliwal, MD (senior instructor), Alex Mammen, MD, Joseph Martel, MD Ladan Espandar, MD, Rege Kowalski, MS

Monday, October 18, 2016

• AmpliVue: A New, Practical and Timely Diagnostic Test for Detecting Herpes Simplex Virus from Ocular Specimens
  Presented by: Rege Kowalski, MS
• Endophthalmitis Prosphylaxis Using a Single Drop of Controlled Release Microspheres Loaded with Moxifloxacin in a Rabbit Model
  Presented by: Rege Kowalski, MD, Alex Mammen, MD
• Ab Interno Approach to Schlemm Canal
  Presented by: Nils Loewen, MD
• Phacoemulsification & Advanced Techniques
  Presented by: Deepinder Dhaliwal, MD

Tuesday, October 19, 2016

• Advanced Refractive Cataract Surgery
  Presented by: Deepinder Dhaliwal, MD
• Ab Interno Approach to Schlemm Canal
  Presented by: Nils Loewen, MD