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Cornea and Eye Banking Forum 2020 Session IV
4:00 - 4:01 pm
Welcome Back
Sophie Deng, MD, and Marjan Farid, MD
4:02 - 4:20 pm
Invited Session: An Update on Injectable Endothelial Cell Technology
Speaker: Shigeru Kinoshita, MD, PhD, Kyoto Prefectural University
4:21 - 4:27 pm
Viability and Function of Cultured Human Corneal Endothelial Cells (HCECs) for Transplantation
Speaker: Wei Wang, PhD, Johns Hopkins University
4:28 - 4:34 pm
Randomized, Double-Masked Trial of Netarsudil for Treatment of Corneal Edema in Fuchs Dystrophy
Speaker: Marianne Price, PhD, Cornea Research Foundation of America
4:35 - 4:41 pm
Endothelial Cell Viability in Viscoelastic-Aided DMEK Graft Preparation and Marking
Speaker: Ellen Koo, MD, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
4:42 - 4:48 pm
Prediction of DMEK-Grafts at Risk for Future Rejection from Pre-Clinical Diagnosis Endothelial Cell Images
Speaker: Naomi Joseph, BS, Case Western Reserve University
4:49 - 4:57 pm
Panel Discussion and Q&A
4:58 - 4:59 pm
Best Paper of Session
Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from The Eye-Bank for Sight Restoration
5:00 pm
ClosingMarjan Farid, MD (Moderator)
Clinical Professor
University of California, Irvine
Marjan Farid, MD, is Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, Director of Cornea, Cataract, and Refractive Surgery and Vice-Chair of Ophthalmic Faculty at the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute (GHEI) at UC-Irvine. Dr. Farid's clinical practice is divided between patient care, teaching, and research. Dr. Farid’s research interests focus on corneal surgery, specifically in the use of the femtosecond laser for corneal transplantation. She performs all forms of corneal transplantation -- femtosecond enabled and lamellar keratoplasty. Dr. Farid is also the founder of the Severe Ocular Surface Disease Center at UCI. She performs limbal stem cell transplants as well as artificial corneal transplantation for the treatment of patients with severe ocular surface disorders. She is published in multiple peer reviewed leading journals and text book chapters. Dr. Farid currently serves as the Chair of the Cornea Clinical Committee of ASCRS and the Program Chair for the EBAA.
Sophie Deng, MD, PhD (Moderator)
Stein Eye Institute, UCLA
Shigeru Kinoshita, MD, PhD
Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Wei Wang, PhD
Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine
Marianne Price, PhD
Cornea Research Foundation of America
Ellen Koo, MD
Medical Director
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute/ UHealth - University of Miami Health System
Ellen Koo, MD, is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. Dr. Koo is a Corneal specialist, with a research and clinical focus on endothelial dysfunction, keratoplasty, cataract and complex anterior segment surgeries. Dr. Koo is currently leading several clinical trials in the treatment of corneal edema and Fuchs Dystrophy as the principal investigator at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. Dr. Koo currently serves on the EBAA Accreditation Board and the Editorial Board for the Eye Banking and Corneal Transplantation Journal.
Naomi Joseph, BS
Case Western Reserve University
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Cornea and Eye Banking Forum 2020 Session III
2:30 - 2:32 pm
Introduction
Marjan Farid, MD, and Sophie Deng, MD
2:33 - 2:48 pm
Invited Session: Therapeutic Applications of Mesenchymal Stroma Cells for Cornea and Ocular Surface Diseases
Speaker: Ali Djalilian, MD, University of Illinois, Chicago
2:49 - 2:55 pm
Predictors of Receiving Keratoplasty for Keratoconus
Speaker: Chanon Thanitcul, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
2:56 - 3:02 pm
Long-Term Outcomes after Cornea Transplant and Cataract Extraction in Children after Penetrating Ocular Trauma
Speaker: Allison Umfress, MD, Vanderbilt Eye Institute
3:03 - 3:09 pm
Outcome of Lamellar Keratoplasty in Children and Infants with Congenital Corneal Dermoids
Speaker: Jijo Wang, MD, New York Medical College
3:10 - 3:16 pm
Prevalence of Neurotrophic Keratopathy in Patients with Chronic Ocular Graft-Versus-Host Disease
Speaker: Rohan Bir Singh, MD, MPH, Massachusetts Eye and Ear
3:17 - 3:26 pm
Panel Discussion and Q&A
3:27 - 3:29 pm
Richard Troutman Award Introduction
Speaker: Douglas Lazzaro, MD, NYU Langone Health
3:30 - 3:40 pm
Richard Troutman Award Lecture: Increasing Povidone-Iodine Exposure in Endothelial Keratoplasty Tissue Processing and Fungal Infection Impact
Speaker: C. Drew Salisbury, 2020 Troutman Award Recipient
3:41 - 3:45 pm
ClosingSophie Deng, MD, PhD (Moderator)
Stein Eye Institute, UCLA
Maria Woodward, MD (Moderator)
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan
Maria Woodward, MD, is a board-certified corneal specialist and Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at University of Michigan. She is passionate about the gift of sight provided by deceased persons to patients requiring corneal transplantation. Her research seeks to improve eye banking tissue processes, highlighted threats to tissue supply, and established clinical correlations of tissue characteristics and patient outcomes. Since 201, Dr. Woodward has served on the Research committee for the Eye Bank Association of America and as chair from 2016-2018 and is a past participant of the Physician Leadership Program. She serves on the research committee and medical advisory board for Eversight.Ali Djalilian, MD
University of Illinois, Chicago
Chanon Thanitcul
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Allison Umfress, MD
Vanderbilt Eye Institute
Jijo Wang, MD
New York Medical College
Rohan Bir Singh, MD
Massachusetts Eye and Ear
Douglas Lazzaro
NYU Langone Health
C. Drew Salisbury, MD
Premier Medical Group
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Cornea and Eye Banking Forum 2020 Session II
11:30 - 11:32 am
Introduction
Sophie Deng, MD, and Marjan Farid, MD11:33 - 11:39 am
A Novel Carrier and Technique for Delivery by Injection of In-Advance Pre-Loaded Endothelial Grafts for DSAEK through a Small Wound
Speaker: Eric Abdullayev, MD, MBA, CEBT, Lions Eye Institute for Transplant and Research
11:40 - 11:46 am
Histological Study of Recurrent Ectasia in Corneal Transplants
Speaker: Joseph Ciolino, MD, Massachusetts Eye and Ear
11:47 - 11:53 am
A Novel Dual-Chamber Vial for Corneal Graft Preservation
Speaker: Joana Karanxha, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
11:54 - 12:00 pm
Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in the Assessment of Ocular Surface Lesions
Speaker: William Binotti, MD, Tufts Medical Center
12:01 - 12:08 pm
Panel Discussion and Q&A
12:09 - 12:12 pm
R. Townley Paton Award Introduction
Speaker: Shahzad Mian, MD, 2019 Paton Award Recipient
12:12 - 12:28 pm
R. Townley Paton Award Lecture: Reflections During Covid-19: My Important but Little Known Research and Our Legacy
Speaker: Stephen C. Kaufman, MD, PhD, 2020 Paton Award Recipient
12:28 - 12:30 pm
Closing
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Moderated Discussions
Paton Brunch- Moderated Clinical Discussion
Moderated by Marian Macsai, MD
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Eye Bank Brunch Moderated Discussion
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2:00 - 2:15 pm
Cornea Society MeetingMarjan Farid, MD (Moderator)
Clinical Professor
University of California, Irvine
Marjan Farid, MD, is Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, Director of Cornea, Cataract, and Refractive Surgery and Vice-Chair of Ophthalmic Faculty at the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute (GHEI) at UC-Irvine. Dr. Farid's clinical practice is divided between patient care, teaching, and research. Dr. Farid’s research interests focus on corneal surgery, specifically in the use of the femtosecond laser for corneal transplantation. She performs all forms of corneal transplantation -- femtosecond enabled and lamellar keratoplasty. Dr. Farid is also the founder of the Severe Ocular Surface Disease Center at UCI. She performs limbal stem cell transplants as well as artificial corneal transplantation for the treatment of patients with severe ocular surface disorders. She is published in multiple peer reviewed leading journals and text book chapters. Dr. Farid currently serves as the Chair of the Cornea Clinical Committee of ASCRS and the Program Chair for the EBAA.
Olivia Lee, MD (Moderator)
Eric Abdullayev, MD, MBA, CEBT
Lions Eye Institute for Transplant and Research
Joseph Ciolino, MD
Massachusetts Eye and Ear
Joana Karanxha
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
William Binotti, MD
Tufts Medical Center
Shahzad Mian, MD
Medical Director
Eversight
Shahzad Mian, MD, is professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences at the University of Michigan Medical School and serves as the Vice Chair for Clinical Sciences and Learning. Dr. Mian previously served as director of the residency training program between 2004-2019. Dr. Mian’s practice is focused in cornea and refractive surgery and research interests include corneal transplantation techniques, ocular graft versus host disease, and eye banking. Dr. Mian received the senior achievement award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology in 2015, the Straatsma award for resident education in 2017 and the R. Townley Paton Award from the EBAA in 2019. Dr. Mian serves on the Board of Eye Bank Association of America, Cornea Society, and Eversight Eye Bank. Dr. Mian also serves on the Residency Review Committee for Ophthalmology, and as the Senior Medical Director of Eversight Michigan. In addition to serving on the EBAA Board of Directors, Dr. Mian is the Chair of the Medical Advisory Board and a member of the Accreditation Board.
Stephen Kaufman, MD, PhD
Lions Gift Of Sight, Medical College of Wisconsin and the University of Minnesota
Stephen C. Kaufman, MD, PhD, is fellowship trained in Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery. He has been an Associate Medical Director of The Lions Gift of Sight Eye Bank since 2007. Dr Kaufman will be the new Vice-Chairman of Ophthalmology, Medical Director, Professor of Ophthalmology and Director of The Cornea Service at the University of Minnesota.
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Cornea and Eye Banking Forum 2020 Session I
10:00 - 10:02 am
Welcome and Introductions
Speakers: Marjan Farid, MD, and Sophie Deng, MD
10:02 - 10:44 am
Mini-Symposium: COVID-19 and the Donor Cornea Eye Banking in the Time of COVID: Current EBAA Guidelines
Speaker: Jennifer Li, MD, University of California, DavisCan SARS-CoV-2 be Transmitted through Donor Corneal Tissue? An in vitro Infection Study
Speaker: Josh Hou, MD, Lions Gift of Sight
Assessing Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in Human Post-Mortem ocular tissues
Speaker: Onkar Sawant, PhD, Eversight
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Cornea Donor Pool and the Role of Routine COVID-19 Testing for all Donors
Speaker: Dena Ballouz, University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center
Discussion & Q&A
10:45 - 10:51 am
Treatment and Outcomes of Fungal Infections Following Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty
Speaker: Anthony Aldave, MD, Stein Eye Institute, UCLA
10:52 - 10:58 am
Optimizing Methods to Decontaminate Fungus from Corneal Tissue
Speaker: Roheena Kamyar, MD, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center/ Center for Organ Recovery and Education
10:59 - 11:05 am
Microbial Keratitis after Boston Type 1 Keratoprosthesis Implantation
Speaker: Reza Ghaffari, MD, Stein Eye Institute, UCLA
11:06 - 11:14 am
Panel Discussion and Q&A
11:15 am
Session ClosingMarjan Farid, MD (Moderator)
Clinical Professor
University of California, Irvine
Marjan Farid, MD, is Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, Director of Cornea, Cataract, and Refractive Surgery and Vice-Chair of Ophthalmic Faculty at the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute (GHEI) at UC-Irvine. Dr. Farid's clinical practice is divided between patient care, teaching, and research. Dr. Farid’s research interests focus on corneal surgery, specifically in the use of the femtosecond laser for corneal transplantation. She performs all forms of corneal transplantation -- femtosecond enabled and lamellar keratoplasty. Dr. Farid is also the founder of the Severe Ocular Surface Disease Center at UCI. She performs limbal stem cell transplants as well as artificial corneal transplantation for the treatment of patients with severe ocular surface disorders. She is published in multiple peer reviewed leading journals and text book chapters. Dr. Farid currently serves as the Chair of the Cornea Clinical Committee of ASCRS and the Program Chair for the EBAA.
Sophie Deng, MD, PhD (Moderator)
Stein Eye Institute, UCLA
Jennifer Li, MD
Medical Director
Sierra Donor Services Eye Bank
Jennifer Li, MD, is a Professor of Ophthalmology at the UC Davis Eye Center where she is the Director of the Cornea and External Disease Service and the Fellowship Director. Dr. Li received her medical degree and completed her residency at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas and subsequently completed a fellowship in Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery at UC Davis. She is also the Co-Medical Director of Sierra Donor Services in Sacramento, California. Dr. Li is the immediate past Chair of the EBAA Board of Directors and has served on various EBAA committees including EBAA Accreditation Board, the Scientific Programs Committee and as Chair of the Medical Advisory Board. Dr. Li received the R. Townley Paton Award in 2021 for her contributions to the EBAA, sight restoration and corneal transplantation.
Joshua H. Hou, MD
Associate Professor
University of Minnesota/Lions Gift of Sight
Joshua Hou, MD, is an Associate Professor and the Lyon Chair of Ophthalmology in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Neurosciences at the University of Minnesota. He received a BS in Chemistry from Duke University (Durham, NC), where he graduated summa cum laude. He received his MD from Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine (St. Louis, MO). He then completed an ophthalmology residency and a fellowship in Cornea and External Disease at the University of Illinois Eye & Ear Infirmary. Dr. Hou currently serves as the Cornea Fellowship Director at the University of Minnesota and maintains a busy tertiary referral practice specialized in complex corneal transplantation and severe ocular surface disease. He is currently the Medical Director of the Lions Gift of Sight Eye Bank, serves as Chair of the EBAA Scientific Programs Committee, and is an Associate Editor of the Eye Banking and Corneal Transplantation Journal. He leads an NIH funded laboratory at the University of Minnesota and his research interests include eye banking, tissue processing, and limbal stem cell deficiency.
Onkar Sawant, PhD
Eversight
Dena Ballouz
University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center
Roheena Kamyar, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Roheena Kamyar, MD, is a Clinical Assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh specializing in Cornea and External Diseases. She currently also serves on the advisory board at the Center for Organ Recovery and Education and is the Assistant Medical Director at the eye bank.
Anthony Aldave, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Stein Eye Institute
Anthony Aldave, MD, is a Professor of Ophthalmology and Chief of the Cornea and Uveitis Division at the Stein Eye Institute. As a member of the EBAA Medical Advisory Board, Dr. Aldave and colleagues reported an increase in donor-transmitted fungal infections following corneal transplantation in 2013. He has maintained an interest in this topic since, recently publishing an invited editorial on the role of antifungal prophylaxis after receipt of a positive donor rim fungal culture and completing a study investigating the incidence, treatments and outcomes of donor-transmitted fungal infection following DMEK.
Reza Ghaffari, MD
Stein Eye Instiute, UCLA
Shahzad Mian, MD
Medical Director
Eversight
Shahzad Mian, MD, is professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences at the University of Michigan Medical School and serves as the Vice Chair for Clinical Sciences and Learning. Dr. Mian previously served as director of the residency training program between 2004-2019. Dr. Mian’s practice is focused in cornea and refractive surgery and research interests include corneal transplantation techniques, ocular graft versus host disease, and eye banking. Dr. Mian received the senior achievement award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology in 2015, the Straatsma award for resident education in 2017 and the R. Townley Paton Award from the EBAA in 2019. Dr. Mian serves on the Board of Eye Bank Association of America, Cornea Society, and Eversight Eye Bank. Dr. Mian also serves on the Residency Review Committee for Ophthalmology, and as the Senior Medical Director of Eversight Michigan. In addition to serving on the EBAA Board of Directors, Dr. Mian is the Chair of the Medical Advisory Board and a member of the Accreditation Board.