PROGRAM
All Times are ET
Program is subject to change
Saturday, October 25, 2025
| 3:00 - 5:00 pm | Early Registration |
Sunday, October 26, 2025
| 7:50 am | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:50 | Welcome Remarks Eduardo C. Alfonso, MD, Guillermo Amescua, MD, and Carol L. Karp, MD |
| Cataract I Moderator: Allister G. Gibbons, MD |
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| 9:00 | Uveitic Cataract Guillermo Amescua, MD |
| 9:10 | Experience with Non-Ultrasound Lens Extraction Device (MICOR 700) Seth M. Pantanelli, MD |
| 9:20 | Combined vs. Sequential Surgery for Cataract and Glaucoma Juan F. Batlle, MD |
| 9:30 | Negative Dysphotopsia Allister G. Gibbons, MD |
| 9:40 | Panel Discussion Panel: Guillermo Amescua, MD, Juan F. Batlle, MD, Allister G. Gibbons, MD, Seth M. Pantanelli, MD |
| 9:50 | Cataract Surgery in Corneal Opacities Jaime D. Martinez, MD |
| 10:00 | Cataract Surgery in Small Pupils Juan F. Batlle, MD |
| 10:10 | Biometry Measurement Foibles Seth M. Pantanelli, MD |
| 10:20 | Panel Discussion Panel: Juan F. Batlle, MD, Allister G. Gibbons, MD, Jaime D. Martinez, MD, and Seth M. Pantanelli, MD |
| Imaging Moderator: Richard K. Lee, MD, PhD |
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| 10:30 | Introduction Richard K. Lee, MD, PhD |
| 10:35 | Imaging for Glaucomatous Eye Disease Richard K. Lee, MD, PhD |
| 10:50 | A Multi-Modality Approach to Assessment of the Retina Luis J. Haddock, MD |
| 11:05 | Diagnostic Imaging for Anterior Segment Ocular Disease Carol L. Karp, MD |
| 11:20 | Ocular Biometry and IOL Calculations Seth M. Pantanelli, MD |
| 11:35 | Fundamentals of Neuro-Ophthalmic Imaging Carlos E. Mendoza, MD, PhD |
| 11:45 | Questions and Discussion |
| 12:00 pm | Group Photograph |
| 12:30 | Exhibits / Lunch |
| Retina I Moderator: William E. Smiddy, MD |
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| 2:00 | Initial Clinical Trials Establishing Laser Efficacy Harry W. Flynn, Jr., MD |
| 2:15 | A New Era: Injection-Based Treatment for Diabetic Retinopathy Nicolas A. Yannuzzi, MD |
| 2:30 | Next Generation Treatments for Diabetic Retinopathy Raquel Goldhardt, MD, FACS |
| 2:45 | Cost Efficiency Considerations in Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy William E. Smiddy, MD |
| 3:00 | CURSO Clinic Panel: Harry W. Flynn, Jr., MD, Raquel Goldhardt, MD, FACS, Luis J. Haddock, MD, and Nicolas A. Yannuzzi, MD |
| 3:30 | Refreshment Break |
| Retina II Moderator: Luis J. Haddock, MD |
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| 4:00 | Current Status of Injection-Based Therapy for Wet and Dry AMD Raquel Goldhardt, MD, FACS |
| 4:15 | Retinal Gene Therapy – Are We Close? Ninel Z. Gregori, MD |
| 4:30 | Inherited Retinal Degenerations Jesse Sengillo, MD |
| 4:45 | The Role of AI and Telemedicine in Treatment of Retinal Disease Luis J. Haddock, MD |
| 5:00 | Case Presentations Luis J. Haddock, MD Panel: Raquel Goldhardt, MD, FACS, Ninel Z. Gregori, MD, and Jesse Sengillo, MD |
| 5:30 | Opening Ceremony and Raffle |
Monday, October 27, 2025
| 7:00 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 | Glaucoma Videos |
| Glaucoma I Moderators: Paul F. Palmberg, MD, PhD, Elena Bitrian, MD, and Luis E. Vazquez, MD, PhD |
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| 9:00 | Anterior Segment Imaging in Glaucoma Luis E. Vazquez, MD, PhD |
| 9:15 | Pearls on Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Felipe Medeiros, MD, PhD |
| 9:30 | Central and Peripheral Visual Fields to Detect Early Glaucoma Javier Moreno Montañés, MD, PhD |
| 9:50 | Educational Resources: Sling it on the Web Paul F. Palmberg, MD, PhD |
| 10:05 | X-Files: Glaucoma Cases that Teach |
| 10:30 | Refreshment Break |
| Glaucoma II Moderators: Paul F. Palmberg, MD, PhD, Elena Bitrian, MD, and Luis E. Vazquez, MD, PhD |
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| 11:00 | Paul Implant in Glaucoma: A Drainage Implant or a MIGS? Javier Moreno Montañés, MD, PhD |
| 11:20 | MIGS Surgical Pearls Elena Bitrian, MD, and Juan F. Batlle, MD |
| 11:40 | Francisco E. Fantes, MD Distinguished Lecture Lifestyle and Glaucoma Javier Moreno Montañés, MD, PhD |
| 12:20 pm | Questions and Discussion |
| 12:30 | Exhibits/Lunch |
| Cornea and External Diseases Moderator: Sotiria Palioura, MD, PhD |
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| 2:00 | Blood Products and Growth Factors for Ocular Surface Disease: What Does the Evidence Say? Carolina L. Mercado, MD |
| 2:10 | Corneal Angiogenesis: Insights from Lab and Clinic Dimitri Azar, MD, MBA |
| 2:20 | A More Intelligent Approach to Microbial Keratitis Guillermo Amescua, MD |
| 2:30 | Alternative Treatments for Corneal Infections Jaime D. Martinez, MD |
| 2:40 | Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers Guillermo Amescua, MD, Dimitri Azar, MD, MBA, Jaime D. Martinez, MD, and Carolina L. Mercado, MD |
| 2:50 | Management of Corneal Scarring Florence A. Cabot, MD |
| 3:00 | Medical and Surgical Management of KCN Seth M. Pantanelli, MD |
| 3:10 | Complex Endothelial Keratoplasty Ellen Koo, MD |
| 3:20 | Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers Florence A. Cabot, MD, and Ellen Koo, MD, and Seth M. Pantanelli, MD |
| 3:30 | Refreshment Break |
| Ocular Surface Diseases Symposium Moderator: Victor L. Perez, MD |
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| 4:00 | Review of the New 2025 DEWS III TFOS Report on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dry Eye Disease: What You Need to Know Victor L. Perez, MD |
| 4:10 | Ocular Pain: A Local Corneal Reality or a Distant Central Myth Anat Galor, MD |
| 4:20 | Use of Hemoderivative Products in Ocular Surface Diseases: All You Want to Know and Are Afraid to Ask Alfonso L. Sabater, MD, PhD |
| 4:30 | Role of Surgery in Ocular Surface Diseases: What to Do and Not to Do Jaime D. Martinez, MD |
| 4:40 | Old and New Tricks in the Evaluation and Treatments of the Corneal Epithelium and Beyond in Ocular Surface-Corneal Diseases Dimitri Azar, MD |
| 4:50 | Questions and Discussions |
| 5:30 | Raffle |
| 6:00 - 8:00 | Young Curso Film Festival |
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
| 7:00 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 | Cataract Videos |
| Seeing Beyond: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Modern Ophthalmology Moderator: Giselle Ricur, MD, MBA, MSc, FATA |
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| 9:00 | Artificial Intelligence and Ophthalmology: Understanding the Role of Artificial Intelligence Applied to Ophthalmology Dimitri Azar, MD, MBA, FARVO |
| Case Presentations: Rapid Fire Presentations of Clinical Cases Using Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Techniques | |
| 9:15 | Artificial Intelligence and Cornea Carol L. Karp, MD |
| 9:25 | Artificial Intelligence and Glaucoma Swarup S. Swaminathan, MD |
| 9:35 | Artificial Intelligence and Retina Luis J. Haddock, MD |
| 9:45 | Artificial Intelligence + Virtual Reality and Neuro-Ophthalmology Carlos E. Mendoza, MD, PhD |
| 9:55 | Artificial Intelligence + Virtual Reality and Comprehensive Eye Exams Mohammed Abou Shousha, MD |
| 10:05 | Panel Discussion |
| 10:30 | Refreshment Break |
| Refractive Surgery Moderator: Kendall E. Donaldson, MD, MS |
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| 11:00 | Corneal Tomography for Refractive Surgery Dimitri Azar, MD, MBA, FARVO |
| 11:10 | SMILE – What We Know After 10 million Procedures William W. Culbertson, MD |
| 11:20 | Trends in Refractive Surgery – What’s Next? Kendall E. Donaldson, MD, MS |
| 11:30 | Cornea Surface Reshaping Sotiria Palioura, MD, PhD |
| 11:40 | Panel Discussion Dimitri Azar, MD, MBA, FARVO, William W. Culbertson, MD, Kendall E. Donaldson, MD, MS, and Sotiria Palioura, MD, PhD |
| 11:50 | Indications for LASIK Flap Re-lift, Suture or Amputate for Epithelial Ingrowth Florence A. Cabot, MD |
| 12:00 pm | Infectious Keratitis after Refractive Surgery: What Every Surgeon Needs to Know Carolina L. Mercado, MD |
| 12:10 | Q-based and Wavefront-guided LASIK and PRK: Advantages and Limitations Dimitri Azar, MD, MBA, FARVO |
| 12:20 | Panel Discussion Dimitri Azar, MD, MBA, FARVO, Florence A. Cabot, MD, Kendall E. Donaldson, MD, MS, and Carolina L. Mercado, MD |
| 12:30 | Exhibits / Lunch |
| Cataract II Moderator: Jaime D. Martinez, MD |
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| 2:00 | The 20/Happy Patient: Key Considerations for IOL Selection Carolina L. Mercado, MD |
| 2:15 | What to Do in Cases with Cataracts and Glaucoma- Sequential vs. Simultaneous Juan F. Batlle, MD |
| 2:25 | Management of Complications of Cataract Surgery Guillermo Amescua, MD |
| 2:35 | Panel Discussion Panel: Guillermo Amescua, Juan F. Batlle, MD, and Jaime D. Martinez, MD |
| 2:45 | IOL Exchange for the Unhappy Patient After CE Florence A. Cabot, MD |
| 2:55 | Artificial Intelligence in Cataract Surgery Dimitri Azar, MD, MBA, FARVO |
| 3:05 | Cataract Surgery in Keratoconus Sotiria Palioura, MD, PhD |
| 3:15 | Panel Discussion Panel: Dimitri Azar, MD, MBA, FARVO, Florence A. Cabot, MD, Jaime D. Martinez, MD, and Sotiria Palioura, MD, PhD |
| 3:30 | Refreshment Break |
| Pediatric Ophthalmology Moderators: Hilda Capo and Craig A. McKeown, MD |
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| Eye Opening Challenges: Tackling Tough Pediatric and Strabismus Cases | |
| 4:00 | Introduction Hilda Capo, MD, and Craig A. McKeown, MD |
| 4:02 | The Twisted Eye: Strabismus in the Context of Orbital Inflammatory Disease Nathalie F. Azar, MD |
| 4:12 | Neuro-Ophthalmology Cases with a Twist Roberto Warman, MD |
| 4:20 | Rethinking Stickler Syndrome: A Multidisciplinary Approach Audina M. Berrocal, MD |
| 4:28 | Menacing Membranes – Managing PFV Cataracts Hong-Uyen Hua, MD |
| 4:36 | Pediatric Glaucoma: Tips to Succeed in Challenging Situations Elena Bitrian, MD |
| 4:44 | Challenges in Managing Diplopia in Patients with Retinal Pathology Michelle M. Falcone, MD |
| 4:52 | The Art of Patient Selection for Adjustable Strabismus Surgery Craig A. McKeown, MD |
| 5:00 | Duane Syndrome: Key Treatment Insights from a Complex Case Hilda Capo, MD |
| 5:08 | Unpredictable Angles: Managing Difficult Strabismus in Myasthenic Eyes Nathalie F. Azar, MD |
| 5:18 | Challenges in Access to Pediatric Eye Care Kara M. Cavuoto, MD |
| 5:26 | Questions and Answers |
| 5:30 | Raffle |
| 6:00 | Cocktail Reception |
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
| 7:00 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 | Best of Grand Rounds Videos |
| Oculoplastics Moderator: Thomas E. Johnson, MD |
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| 9:00 | Evaluation of the Tearing Patient: the BLICK Classification David T. Tse, MD |
| 9:15 | External DCR Pearls Bryan C. Tse, MD |
| 9:30 | Endoscopic DCR Pearls Nathan W. Blessing, MD |
| 9:45 | Congenital Lacrimal Problems Thomas E. Johnson, MD |
| 10:00 | Lacrimal System Tumors Chris R. Alabiad, MD |
| 10:15 | Questions and Answers |
| 10:30 | Refreshment Break |
| Ocular Oncology Moderator: Carol L. Karp, MD |
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| 11:00 | Welcome and Opening Remarks Carol L. Karp, MD |
| 11:05 | Uveal Melanoma: The Latest in Research and Progress Zelia M. Correa, MD, PhD |
| 11:17 | Intraocular Lymphoma: How to Diagnose and Manage Basil Williams, MD |
| 11:29 | Retinoblastoma: What’s on the Horizon? Maura Di Nicola, MD |
| 11:41 | Conjunctival Tumors: Diagnosis and Treatment Updates Carol L. Karp, MD |
| 11:53 | Orbital Tumors: A Pathologist’s Perspective Sander R. Dubovy, MD |
| 12:05 pm | Panel Discussion Moderators: Sotiria Palioura, MD, and Carolina L. Mercado, MD |
| 12:30 | Exhibits / Lunch |
| Uveitis Moderator: Raquel Goldhardt, MD, FACS |
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| 2:00 | Update on Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis Anat Galor, MD, MSPH |
| 2:12 | OCT Biomarkers in Uveitis Raquel Goldhardt, MD, FACS |
| 2:24 | Ocular Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid: Evidence-Based Management Recommendations Victor L. Perez, MD |
| 2:36 | Uveitis Imposters Stephanie M. Llop Quintana, MD |
| 2:48 | Diagnostic Vitrectomy Thomas A. Albini, MD |
| 3:00 | Future of Uveitis Janet L. Davis, MD |
| 3:12 | Discussion and Questions |
| 3:30 | Refreshment Break |
| Neuro-Ophthalmology Moderator: Carlos E. Mendoza, MD, PhD |
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| Challenging Cases in Neuro-Ophthalmology | |
| 4:00 | Opening Remarks Carlos E. Mendoza, MD, PhD |
| 4:05 | Challenging Case in Neuro-Ophthalmology I Joshua Pasol, MD |
| 4:15 | Challenging Case in Neuro-Ophthalmology II Hong Jiang, MD, PhD |
| 4:25 | Challenging Case in Neuro-Ophthalmology III Maja Kostic, MD, PhD |
| 4:35 | Challenging Case in Neuro-Ophthalmology IV Carlos E. Mendoza, MD, PhD |
| 4:45 | Challenging Case in Neuro-Ophthalmology V Byron L. Lam, MD |
| 5:05 | Questions and Answers Panel Discussion |
| Teleophthalmology Moderators: Giselle Ricur, MD, MBA, MSc, FATA |
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| 5:15 | Virtual Vision: The Future of Eye Care Models and Virtual Reality Technology |
| 5:30 | Raffle |