RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2025
8:30 AM – 12 PM
The Research Symposium highlights three cutting-edge topics relevant to vision research and features a renowned faculty of clinicians, scientists, and thought leaders who will share their latest findings and solutions. Free and available in person and via live stream.
8 AM
REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST
8:25 AM
WELCOME
ZEBA A. SYED, MD
Conference Chair
JULIA A. HALLER, MD
Ophthalmologist-in-Chief and William Tasman, MD Endowed Chair, Wills Eye Hospital
LESLIE HYMAN, PhD
Vice Chair, Vickie and Jack Farber Vision Research Center at Wills Eye
8:30 AM
The Effect of Myopia on the Retinal Neurovascular Unit
Terri L. Young, MD, MBA
The Effect of Myopia on the Retinal Neurovascular Unit
Alexandra Benavente-Pérez MCOptom PhD FAAO FARVO
Challenges in Identifying Risk Factors for Myopia
Lisa Ostrin, OD, PhD, FAAO, FARVO
Moderator: Kammi B. Gunton, MD
10:00 AM
BREAK
10:20 AM
CELL REGENERATION
Endothelial Cell Therapy: Culture to Clinic
Jodhbir S. Mehta, BSc, MBBS, FRCOphth, FRCS(Ed), FAMS, PhD
Adult RPE Stem Cell Therapy for Dry AMD
Jeffrey Stern, PhD, MD
Cell Regeneration for the Ocular Surface
Albert Y. Wu, MD
Moderator: Ajay E. Kuriyan, MD
11:50 AM
CLOSING REMARKS
Zeba A. Syed, MD, Conference Chair
12 PM
ADJOURNMENT