Eye Meeting Brochure 08 - University of Minnesota Continuing ...

Eye Meeting 

of the Twin Cities 

A Community Collaboration for 

Continuing Medical Education in Ophthalmology 

February 29 - 

March 1, 2008 

Hilton Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport Hotel 

Jointly Sponsored by 

Department of Ophthalmology

STATEMENT OF NEED 

This conference is designed for ophthalmologists, nurses and ophthalmic 

technicians. The conference is designed to teach the latest development in 

the field of ophthalmologic treatments and disorders and will include a wide 

range of topics relevant to clinical care. 

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES 

Following this conference, participants should be able to: 

• Discuss new medical and surgical treatments for vitreoretinopathies, 

inflammatory retinopathies, uveitis, corneal transplantation, scleritis, and 

age-related macular degeneration. 

• Discuss strategies for preventing and managing complications in patients 

with glaucoma, diabetes and eye trauma. 

• Describe the science behind disorders of the eye. 

ACCREDITATION 

American Medical Association / PRA 

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential 

Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education 

(ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the University of Minnesota and the 

Phillips Eye Institute. The University of Minnesota is accredited by the ACCME to 

provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

The University of Minnesota designates this educational activity for a maximum 

of 9.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should only claim credit 

commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

JCAHPO 

An application has been submitted to JCAHPO for consideration of Group B 

continuing education credits. 

Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, 

and Other Health Care Professionals 

Physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, and other health care professionals 

who participate in this CME activity may submit their Statements of Attendance to 

their appropriate accrediting organizations or state boards for consideration of 

credit. The participant is responsible for determining whether this activity meets the 

requirements for acceptable continuing education. 

DISCLOSURE POLICY 

It is the policy of the University of Minnesota Office of Continuing Medical 

Education to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all 

of its sponsored educational activities. All participating faculty, course directors, 

and planning committee members are required to disclose to the program 

audience any financial relationships related to the subject matter of this program. 

It is not necessary to disclose relationships with non-profit or government 

organizations or proprietary entities that do not produce health care goods or 

services. Relationships of spouse/partner with proprietary entities producing 

health care goods or services should be disclosed if they are of a nature that may 

influence the objectivity of the individual in a position to control the content of 

the CME activity. Disclosure information is reviewed in advance in order to 

manage and resolve any possible conflicts of interest. Specific disclosure 

information for each course faculty will be shared with the audience prior to 

the faculty’s presentation.

CONFERENCE LOCATION/ACCOMMODATIONS 

Hilton Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport Hotel 

3800 American Blvd, Bloomington, MN 55425 

952-854-2100 or 800-637-7453 

If you require accommodations, the room rate is $109 plus tax. Please either 

call or go to www.mspairport.hilton.com to make your reservations directly with 

the hotel. 

REGISTRATION FEES 

The fees listed on the registration form include conference materials, continental 

breakfast, lunches, and refreshment breaks. Dietary restrictions should be indicated 

in advance; requests cannot always be honored on site. The registration fee does not 

include the MAO dinner on February 29. 

A letter of confirmation, driving directions and parking information will be mailed 

to you once we receive your completed registration form. 

CANCELLATION POLICY 

In the event you need to cancel your registration, the registration fee, less a $50 

administrative fee, will be refunded if you notify us by 4:30 p.m. Central Time on 

February 14, 2008. No refunds will be made after this date. 

TO REGISTER 

You may choose ONE of the following methods to register for this conference: 

ONLINE: Go to www.cmecourses.umn.edu 

CALL: (612) 626-7600 or (800) 776-8636 

FAX: (612) 626-7766 

MAIL: Eye Meeting of the Twin Cities, Office of Continuing Medical 

Education, University of Minnesota, University Park Plaza, Suite 601, 

2829 University Avenue SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414 

If you have any questions, please contact our office at the number above, 

or e-mail us at cme@umn.edu. 

WEB SITES TO CHECK OUT 

www.cme.umn.edu 

Visit our Web site to access conference brochures, view our complete course calendar, 

or register online. Check back often; we regularly update our course information. 

www.med.umn.edu/ophthalmology 

For more information about the University of Minnesota Department of 

Ophthalmology. 

www.phillipseyeinstitute.com 

For more information about the Phillips Eye Institute 

The University of Minnesota is committed to the policy that all persons shall have equal access to its 

programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, 

age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, or sexual orientation. 

Disability/Dietary accommodations will be provided upon request. Dietary restrictions should be 

indicated in advance; requests cannot always be honored on site. 

This publication/material can be made available in alternative formats upon request. 

Direct requests to the Office of Continuing Medical Education at 612-626-7600 

or toll-free at 800-776-8636.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2008 

11:30 a.m. REGISTRATION, EXHIBITS AND LUNCH 

12:10 p.m. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION 

P R E L I M I N A 

12:15 Anterior Ciliary Arteries in the Rectus Muscles: How Many? 

Stephen P. Christiansen, MD 

12:35 Anisocoria in Children: What’s Going On Here? 

Jill S. Anderson, MD 

12:55 Modern Foldable Intraocular Lenses: Unfinished Business 

David J. Apple, MD 

1:25 Inherited Vitreoretinopathies: 

Update on Management and Diagnosis 

Albert O. Edwards, MD, PhD 

1:45 Unusual Inflammatory Retinopathies 1 

Sundeep Dev, MD 

2:05 Unusual Inflammatory Retinopathies 2 

Robert A.Mittra, MD 

2:25 Infectious Endophthalmitis After Intravitreous Injection of 

Antiangiogenic Therapy Agents 

Colin A. McCannel, MD 

2:45 My Approach to Scleritis 

Howard H. Tessler, MD 

3:15 BREAK, EXHIBITS AND REFRESHMENTS 

3:45 OCT 2008: What’s New? Spectral Domain OCT 

Joseph M. Terry, MD 

4:05 The Event Horizon: 

Potential Future Treatments for Wet and Dry AMD 

Abdhish R. Bhavsar, MD 

4:25 Advances in Corneal Transplantation (DSEK, DALK, KPro) 

Christopher J. Rapuano, MD 

4:55 Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking 

Stephen C. Kaufman, MD, PhD 

5:15 Progression at Normal Pressures – What Next? 

Alana L. Grajewski, MD 

5:35 Photophobia: Examining Patients Who Want the Lights Out 

Erick D. Bothun, MD 

5:55 EVALUATION - ADJOURN 

MINNESOTA ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY 

Dinner Program – Ophthalmologists Only 

6:00 Social Hour 

7:00 Dinner 

8:00 Stepwise Management of ABMD and Recurrent Erosions 


Please refer to the registration form to attend the dinner program 

.

RY AG E N D A 

SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 2008 

7:30 a.m. REGISTRATION, EXHIBITS AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST 

8:00 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION 

8:05 Pharmacologic Manipulation of the Vitreous in 

Vitreoretinal Surgery 

Polly A. Quiram, MD, PhD 

8:25 Beyond Tarsorrhophy: Comprehensive Rehabilitation of the 

Patient With Facial Palsy 

Andrew R. Harrison, MD 

8:45 Office and Minor Surgical Management of Ocular Surface Diseases 


9:15 Neuro-ophthalmologic Complications of Ocular Surgery 

Michael S. Lee, MD 

9:35 Initial Results of QuantiFERON-TB Gold Testing in Patients with Uveitis 

Jose S. Pulido, MD, MS, MPH, MBA 

9:55 Quality of Life in Age-Related Macular Degeneration: 

The Marina Trial 

Todd R. Klesert, MD, PhD 

10:15 VEGF Inhibitors in Macular Degeneration – When Do We Stop? 

Richard H. Johnston, MD 

10:35 BREAK, EXHIBITS AND LIGHT LUNCH 

11:05 Modern Specialized IOLs: Are the Designs and Biomaterials Used 

With These Lenses Ahead of the Quality of the Surgery Required 

For Their Implantation? 

David J. Apple, MD 

11:35 A Modern Approach to Diabetic Macular Edema 

Geoffrey G. Emerson, MD, PhD 

11:55 Reduced Fluence Photodynamic Therapy and Bevacizumab 

Compared with Bevacizumab Monotherapy for Exudate 

Age-Related Macular Degeneration 

Edwin H. Ryan, MD 

12:15 p.m. From Battlefield to VA: Caring for Our Soldiers with Eye Trauma 

Mary G. Lawrence, MD, MPH 

12:35 My Approach to Uveitis 

Howard H. Tessler, MD 

1:05 CLOSING REMARKS, EVALUATION AND ADJOURN 

Curriculum and faculty are subject to change.

GUEST FACULTY 

David J. Apple, MD is the Director of the 

David J. Apple Center for Ocular Biodevices. 

Dr. Apple is recognized around the world for 

his contributions to ocular pathology, and in 

particular, for his work on intraocular lenses. 

A noted international lecturer, Dr. Apple is 

the former chair of ophthalmology at the 

Medical University of South Carolina’s Storm 

Eye Institute. In addition to his numerous 

honors, his textbook, Ocular Pathology, 

Clinical Applications and Self-Assessment, 

was first published over a quarter century 

ago and is now in its fifth edition. He is the 

author of more than 350 journal articles. 

Christopher J. Rapuano, MD is a nationally 

and internationally recognized expert in corneal 

diseases, with a special interest in refractive 

surgery. He has published several books, 

numerous book chapters and over 100 articles 

in the peer-reviewed literature on corneal diseases, 

refractive surgery and excimer laser PTK 

surgery. Dr. Rapuano co-authored a best-selling 

textbook in ophthalmology, The Wills Eye 

Manual, which is currently in its fourth edition. 

Dr. Rapuano serves on many committees of the 

American Academy of Ophthalmology. He is on 

the editorial boards of several peer-reviewed 

ophthalmology journals. 

Howard H. Tessler, MD is the founder of the 

Uveitis Service at the University of Illinois Eye 

& Ear Infirmary. He is Professor of 

Ophthalmology at the University of Illinois 

at Chicago. He has authored or co-authored 

over 140 scientific publications. He has been a 

preceptor for 23 Uveitis post-residency fellows 

at the University of Illinois at Chicago. 

LOCAL FACULTY 

Jill S. Anderson, MD 

University of Minnesota Medical School 

Minneapolis, Minnesota 

Abdhish R. Bhavsar, MD 

Retina Center, PA 

Minneapolis, MN 

Erick D. Bothun, MD 






Sundeep Dev, MD 

VitreoRetinal Surgery, PA 


Albert O. Edwards, MD, PhD 

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine 

Rochester, Minnesota 

Geoffrey G. Emerson, MD, PhD 

Retina Center 


Alana L. Grajewski, MD 



Andrew R. Harrison, MD 



Richard H. Johnston, MD 

Edina Retinal Consultants, PA 

Edina, Minnesota 

Stephen C. Kaufman, MD, PhD 



Todd R. Klesert, MD, PhD 



Mary G. Lawrence, MD, MPH 



Michael S. Lee, MD 



Colin A. McCannel, MD 

Mayo Medical College of Medicine 


Robert A. Mittra, MD 



Polly A. Quiram, MD, PhD 



Jose S. Pulido, MD, MS, MPH, MBA 

Mayo Medical College of Medicine 


Edwin H. Ryan, MD 



Joseph M. Terry, MD 



CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS 

Emmett F. Carpel, MD 

Medical Director & Chief of Staff 

Phillips Eye Institute 

Jay H. Krachmer, MD 

Professor and Chairman 

Department of Ophthalmology 


PLANNING COMMITTEE 

Marsha Bell 

Medical Staff Services Specialist 


J. David Brown, MD 

Chairman, Education Committee 



Professor, Department of 

Ophthalmology & Pediatrics 


Bonnie J. Kohler, CMP 

Sr. Program Manager 

Continuing Medical Education 


Lori van der Merwe 

Associate Administrator 

Department of Ophthalmology 

University of Minnesota Medical School

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