Wills Eye Conference

PHYSICIAN PROGRAM

FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025

REGISTRATION, BREAKFAST, EXHIBITS

WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS
ZEBA A. SYED, MD, Conference Chair

NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY PANEL
Cold Cases: Never Give Up. Taking Second and Third Looks Through the Lenses of Imaging & Genetics
Moderator: ROBERT C. SERGOTT, MD
Panelists: SHRUTHI HARISH, MD; DANIJEL PERICIC, MD; SARAH THORNTON, MD

IRVING H. LEOPOLD LECTURE
Oh Lord, Won’t You Buy Me a Femtosecond Laser
JODHBIR S. MEHTA, BSc, MBBS, FRCOphth, FRCS(Ed), FAMS, PhD

CORNEA PANEL
Battling the Bugs: Modern Strategies in Corneal Infection Management
Moderator: CHRISTOPHER J. RAPUANO, MD

Panelists:
Key Points in History and Examination and Whether to Culture or Not
NICHOLAS HADJOKAS, MD

Differentiating Bacterial, Viral, Fungal and Parasitic Infections and Initial Treatment
ZEBA A. SYED, MD

PCR vs. Standard Culture and Molecular Testing for Resistance Profiles
RAVI PATEL, MD

Acanthamoeba Keratitis – How Not to Miss It!
BEERAN MEGHPARA, MD

Management of Impending Corneal Perforation
SADEER B. HANNUSH, MD

Cases and Panel Discussion
CHRISTOPHER J. RAPUANO, MD

BREAK / EXHIBITS

RETINA PANEL
Moderator: CARL D. REGILLO, MD, FACS

Panelists:
Current Treatment of Neovascular AMD
MEERA SIVALINGAM, MD:

Management of Geographic Atrophy
SUNIR J. GARG, MD, FACS

Update on Clinical Trials in Uveitis: What the General Ophthalmologist Should Know
JAMES P. DUNN, MD

Q & A

WILLS EYE INNOVATION
Moderator: ZEBA A. SYED, MD

Panelists:
Innovation in Ocular Oncology
CAROL L. SHIELDS, MD

Vision Reimagined: The Future of Artificial Iris Technology
BRANDON D. AYRES, MD

WILLS EYE 2025
JULIA A. HALLER, MD
Wills Eye Ophthalmologist-in-Chief

LUNCHEON

E. HOWARD BEDROSSIAN LECTURE
The Evolution of Endoscopic Orbital Surgery
SUZANNE K. FREITAG, MD

ORBITAL SURGERY PANEL
How to Maneuver in a Tight Space: Challenging Orbital Case Panel
Moderator: ALISON WATSON, MD
Panelists: JURIJ R. BILYK, MD; CHARLOTTE MAROUS, MD; MICHAEL P. RABINOWITZ, MD, FACS

BREAK / EXHIBITS

ARTHUR J. BEDELL LECTURE
Clinical Application of Glaucoma Trials
STEVEN J. GEDDE, MD

GLAUCOMA PANEL
Moderators: JONATHAN S. MYERS, MD; JOEL S. SCHUMAN, MD
Panelists: DILRU AMARESKERA, MD; NATASHA N. KOLOMEYER, MD; TINA P. XIA, MD

ADJOURN
Cocktail reception sponsored by the Wills Eye Hospital Alumni Society immediately follows the program

SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 2025

REGISTRATION, BREAKFAST, EXHIBITS

WELCOME
ZEBA A. SYED, MD
Conference Chair

RICHARD A. ELLIS LECTURE
Childhood Glaucoma Genetics and Pathogenesis: New Paradigms
TERRI L. YOUNG, MD, MBA

PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY PANEL
Moderator: KAMMI B. GUNTON, MD

Panelists: SHARON LEHMAN, MD; ROHINI SIGIREDDI, MD

ONCOLOGY PANEL
Eye Spy – Oncology and Pathology
Moderator: SARA L. LALLY, MD

Panelists:
The Great Masqueraders 
RALPH C. EAGLE JR., MD

When Do You Need an Eye Pathologist
TATYANA MILMAN, MD

Does Uveal Melanoma Size Matter … And What Are We Doing About It?
CAROL L. SHIELDS, MD

Game Changers: New Trials in Ocular Oncology
SARA L. LALLY, MD

BREAK / EXHIBITS

BERNARD C. GETTES, MD SYMPOSIUM
New and Innovative Technologies and Techniques in Cataract Surgery
Rosa BRAGA-MELE, MD, MEd, FRCSC

CATARACT PANEL

Moderator: RICHARD TIPPERMAN, MD

Panelists: COLLEEN HALFPENNY, MD; SAGUN PENDSE, MD; AMY WEBER, MD; DOUGLAS WISNER, MD

ADJOURN