AGENDA

FRIDAY March 18, 2011

7:00 Registration
Continental Breakfast

8:00 Welcome & Objectives
Keye Wong, M.D.

8:00 Nature and Nurture are Related to Macular Degeneration
Johanna Seddon, M.D.

8:30 Genetics for Dummies: Helping Practicing Ophthalmologists Interpret the Literature
Karen Gehrs, M.D.

9:00 Can Gene Therapy Improve Current Management of AMD?
Szilárd Kiss, M.D.

9:30 Prediction Models for Macular Degeneration
Johanna Seddon, M.D.

10:00 Break

10:30 What’s New or About to be New in AMD Therapy?
Michael Tolentino, M.D.

11:00 Do Intraocular Anti-VEGF Injections Harm the Optic Nerve?
David Browning, M.D.

11:30 Does “Treat and Extend” Increase the Risk of “Massive” Subretinal Hemorrhage?
John Niffenegger, M.D.

12:00 Lunch

1:00 Pearls and Pitfalls in Interpreting Spectral Domain OCT
Glenn Jaffe, M.D.

1:30 New Screening Guidelines for Plaquenil Toxicity
David Browning, M.D.

2:00 Imaging the Retina with Adaptive Optics
Szilárd Kiss, M.D.

2:30 ROP Management in the Era of Anti-VEGF Therapy and Thrombogenics
Michael Trese, M.D.

3:00 Uveitis: Update on Steroid Implants
Glenn Jaffe, M.D.

3:30 Adjourn

4:00 Exhibit Hall Reception

SATURDAY March 19, 2011

7:00 Continental Breakfast

8:00 Management of Dislocated IOL’s
Kirk Packo, M.D.

8:30 Endopohthalmitis: Prevention & Current Management
Harry Flynn, M.D.

9:00 Enzymatic Vitreolysis – The Current and Future Use of Microplasmin Enzyme
Michael Trese, M.D.

9:30 Macular Hole Surgery: Have Newer Techniques Improved Outcomes?
Harry Flynn, M.D.

10:00 Break

10:30 Retinal Complications of Refractive Surgery
Kirk Packo, M.D.

11:00 Is Our Traditional Management of Diabetic Retinopathy Evidenced-Based?
Keye Wong, M.D. / Panel

11:30 Do Current Clinical Trials Alter Traditional Management of Diabetic Retinopathy?
David Browning, M.D. / Panel

12:00 Management of Retinal Vein Occlusions: Is There a New Standard of Care?
Michael Tolentino, M.D.

12:30 Lunch

1:30 How to Manage Retina Injectables Without Losing Your Shirt
Richard Hamilton, M.D. / Panel

2:00 The Art of Patient Satisfaction in Retinal Patients
Kirk Packo, M.D.

2:30 Risk Management of the Retina Patient
Arthur Allen, M.D.

3:30 Adjourn

*Program subject to change

Ophthalmology

A Retina Symposium designed
specifically for the
Ophthalmologic community.
Credit Designation

Lippincott CME Institute, Inc. designates this live activity for a maximum of 11.5 AMA PRA Category I Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After completing this course participants
should be better able to:

  • Develop strategies to incorporate new technology to diagnose posterior segment disease.
  • Interpret emerging data on new treatment options in retinal disease
  • Evaluate how to incorporate these data into practice


Some great memories and experiences from
previous meetings

Sarasota, FL (October 26, 2010) – Retina Associates of Sarasota, The Center for Retina and Macular Disease, and Lippincott CME Institute are proud to jointly sponsor The Florida Retina Symposium Sarasota. 10.26.10
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Orlando, FL (December 5, 2009) – Retina Associates of Sarasota, The Center for Retina and Macular Disease, and Lippincott CME Institute are proud to jointly sponsor The Florida Retina Symposium at Walt Disney World. 12.05.09
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Orlando, FL (October 5, 2009) - For the third consecutive year, The Center for Retina and Macular Disease produced a high quality educational event specifically for the optometric community. 10.05.09
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WINTER HAVEN, FL - The faculty and staff at CRMD is once again extremely proud to announce the 3rd Annual Florida Retina Symposium. 06.04.09
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Two exclusive advances in diagnostic capabilities: Ultra Wide Field Angiography and Ultra High-Resolution Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) announced Monday. 10.28.08
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