NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE OPHTHALMOLOGY AT AAO 2023

The Department of Ophthalmology at Northwestern Medicine is proud to participate in the 2023 American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Annual Meeting, happening November 3 through 6. As leaders in research and treatment of ophthalmic diseases, our expert faculty will highlight our most innovative work and implications for practice in courses, lectures, symposiums and abstract presentations throughout the conference. Browse below for a full list of our presenters and their topics.
Surendra Basti, MD

Intrascleral Fixation of IOLs and More: Soup to Nuts
Saturday, November 4
11:30 am – 12:45 pm PT
 
Exploring the Limits With SS OCT and OLCR Biometry Devices
Saturday, November 4
2:00 – 3:15 pm PT
 
Spotlight on Cataract: Complicated Phaco/IOL Cases—My Top 5
Monday, November 6
8:00 am – Noon PT
Brenda L. Bohnsack, MD, PhD

The Great Debate: Pediatric Ophthalmology
Saturday, November 4
9:45 – 11:00 am PT
 
Panel: Why Go Peds?
Sunday, November 5
11:30 am – 12:45 pm PT
 
Childhood Glaucoma: A Comprehensive Review of Genetics, Ocular Angle Development and Biologic Interactions, Animal Models and Current Treatments
On Demand
Paul J. Bryar, MD

Conjunctival Carcinomas With Goblet Cells, “Mucoepidermoid,” “Adenosquamous,” “Squamous,” and “Adenocarcinoma”: WHO Eye5 Update
Friday,  November 3
3:11 – 5:02 pm PT
 
Panel Discussion: What Are the Biggest Unsolved Problems in Ophthalmology? What Technology-Based Solutions Are the Most Promising
Sunday, November 5
9:45 – 11:00 am PT         
Neena R. Cherayil, MD

Young Patient With Acute Vision Loss and Swollen Nerve
Friday, November 3
10:20 am – 1:22 pm PT

Evaluating stroke Workup Among Patients Admitted for a CRAO: A Retrospective Analysis Using the National Inpatient Sample
On demand
Amani A. Fawzi, MD

Section X: Imaging
Saturday, November 4
8:04 – 8:55 am PT
 
Unexplained Vision Loss
Saturday, November 4
11:30 am – 12:45 pm PT
 
White Dots, Spots and Plaques: Making Sense of the Inflammatory Retinal Lesions — A Case-Based Approach
Sunday, November 5
8:00 – 9:15 am PT
 
OCT Angiography
Sunday, November 5
9:45 – 11:00 am PT         
 
Vitreous-Macular-Choroidal and Peripheral OCT Imaging: Cross-Sectional, Angiographic, Widefield, Navigated, En Face, 3-D and Intraoperative
Monday, November 6
2:00 – 3:15 pm PT
Robert S. Feder, MD

Corneal Edema, Opacification, Ectasia and Bacterial Keratitis: Diagnosis and Treatment Strategies From the Preferred Practice Patterns Guidelines
Sunday, November 5
9:45 – 11:00 am PT         
 
Current Topics in Cornea and External Disease: Highlights of the BCSC 8
Sunday, November 5
11:30 am – 12:45 pm PT
 
Microsurgical Suturing Techniques
Monday, November 6
10:30 am – 12:30 pm PT
Manjot K. Gill, MD

Section V: Vitreoretinal Surgery, Part I (Panelist)
Friday, November 3
1:07 – 2:04 pm PT
Debra Anne Goldstein, MD

Refractory Scleritis
Friday, November 3
​11:40 am PT

Chronic inflammation after globe perforation with a fingernail
Friday, November 3
1:10 pm PT
Pan-American Society of Inflammatory Ocular Diseases (SPEIO)

Unilateral choroidal infiltration
Friday, November 3
2:50 pm PT
Pan-American Society of Inflammatory Ocular Diseases (SPEIO)

White Dots, Spots and Plaques: Making Sense of the Inflammatory Retinal Lesions—A Case-Based Approach
Sunday, November 5
8:00 – 9:15 am PT
 
How to Recognize and Treat Infectious Uveitis
Sunday, November 5
2:00 – 3:15 pm PT
 
Can't-Miss Diagnoses in Uveitis: When Disaster Knocks on Your Door, Know How to Answer
Monday, November 6
9:45 – 11:00 am PT

​How to Evaluate a Patient With Uveitis  
Monday, November 6
11:30 am – 12:45 pm PT
Lee M. Jampol, MD

White Dots, Spots and Plaques: Making Sense of the Inflammatory Retinal Lesions—A Case-Based Approach
Sunday, November 5
8:00 – 9:15 am PT

North Carolina Macular Dystrophy (NCMD/MCDR1/MCDR3): Analysis of Our Entire Database, a Model Disease of Noncoding Mutations? Culmination of 37 Years of Work
On Demand
Jessica M. Kang, MD

Late Tube Complications
Friday, November 3
4:07 – 5:05 pm PT
Anjum F. Koreishi, MD

Cataract Surgery and Uveitis: Controlling Inflammation, Difficult Pupils and Distorted Anatomy
Saturday, November 4
8:00 – 9:15 am PT
Alcina K. Lidder, MD

IOP Spike Following Stand-Alone Phacoemulsification in the IRIS? Registry (Intelligent Research in Sight)
On Demand
Rukhsana G. Mirza, MD

Section III: My Best Medical Retina Case (Case Presentation)
Friday, November 3
10:41 – 11:17 am PT

​Evaluating stroke Workup Among Patients Admitted for a CRAO: A Retrospective Analysis Using the National Inpatient Sample
On demand
William G. Myers, MD

Drop-Free Cataract Surgery: Assured Drug Delivery for Your Patient
Saturday, November 4
9:45 – 11:00 am PT

Intro to Manual Small-Incision Cataract Surgery
Saturday, November 4
10:30 am – 12:00 pm PT

Sunday, November 5
3:30 – 5:00 pm PT
David J. Palmer, MD

Making Ophthalmology Sustainable: Reducing Your Overhead and OR Waste
Saturday, November 4
3:45 – 5:00 pm PT
David Ramirez, Jr., MD

Ophthalmology and the LGBTQ+ Community
Saturday, November 4
9:45 – 11:00 am PT

Minority Ophthalmology Mentoring (MOM) Program Introduction and Involvement
Saturday, November 4
1:30 pm PT

Residency 101: Roundtable Discussions
Saturday, November 4
1:30 – 3:00 pm PT

Young Ophthalmologist (YO) Program Part 2: Wellness Throughout Your Career
Sunday, November 5
11:30 am – 12:45 pm PT
Angelo P. Tanna, MD

Glaucoma Tube Shunts to Equatorial Plate Reservoir
Saturday, November 4
8:00 – 9:15 am PT
 
​Imaging of the Optic Nerve, Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer and Macula
Saturday, November 4
3:45 – 5:00 pm PT
Benjamin Thomson, PhD

Childhood Glaucoma: A Comprehensive Review of Genetics, Ocular Angle Development and Biologic Interactions, Animal Models and Current Treatments
On Demand
Nicholas J. Volpe, MD  

Section III: Neuro-Ophthalmic Mimickers and Visual Disturbances (Panelist)
Friday, November 3
1:22 – 3:34 pm PT
 
Emergency Neuro-Ophthalmology: Diagnosis and Management
Saturday, November 4
2:00 – 3:15 pm PT
Janice Lasky Zeid, MD

Pediatric Inherited Eye Disorders You Don't Want to Miss: How Dangerous Can It Be?
Saturday, November 4
8:00 – 9:15 am PT

2023 AAO ALUMNI RECEPTION

All Northwestern Medicine Ophthalmology alumni are invited to join us for a cocktail reception to catch up and celebrate successes.

Sunday, November 5
5:30 – 7:30 pm PT
San Francisco Marriott Marquis, Foothill D

For more information or to RSVP, contact us at [email protected]. 

​NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE OPHTHALMOLOGY

The Northwestern Medicine Department of Ophthalmology is dedicated to providing the most advanced medical care; educating students, residents and fellows; and conducting high-impact research that results in the development of new knowledge and therapies for vision-threatening diseases. Our faculty members include nationally and internationally recognized specialists in cornea, glaucoma, pediatric ophthalmology, orbit and oculoplastics, ocular inflammation, retinal diseases, refractive surgery, neuro-ophthalmology, adult strabismus and comprehensive ophthalmology. More than 30 of our physicians and scientists are actively pursuing new knowledge to contribute to the development of highly advanced therapies and improve the quality of life for patients with diseases and disorders of the eyes.