News Conference Room N426A
McCormick Place

Members of the media are invited to attend briefing sessions on topics of interest to the general public as well as ophthalmic and other medical professionals. Join us to hear from and explore questions with leading ophthalmic researchers, clinicians, and policy experts.

Sunday, Nov. 11
AMD Trials and Treatments: An Evolving Landscape - 11:30 a.m.
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• Chair: Dr. Abdhish Bhavsar: Introduction of session and panelists
• Dr. Pravin Dugel: Fovista 2b clinical trial results (MP3 audio 15 MB)
• Dr. Abdhish Bhavsar: overview of key treatment news in the past year: approval of Eylea; CATT 2; other top issues/treatments on the near-horizon (MP3 audio 14 MB)
  Dr. Bhavsar slide set (PPTX 7 MB)
• Drs. Susan Bressler and Paul Mitchell: evidence, "pro" and "con," on whether cataract surgery is safe for people with neovascular AMD
  Dr. Bressler recording (MP3 audio 18 MB) Dr. Bressler slide set (PPTX 300 KB)
  Dr. Mitchell recording (MP3 audio 9 MB) Dr. Mitchell slide set (PPT 2 MB)
• Dr. Edwin Stone: Academy position on genetic testing for AMD (MP3 audio 9 MB)
  Dr. Stone slide set (PPT 4 MB)

Monday, Nov. 12
The Impact of Implantables in Glaucoma and Retinal Care - 12 noon
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• Chair: Andrew Iwach, MD: Introduction of session and panelists (MP3 audio 2 MB)
  
• Jeffrey Goldberg, MD: Direct Delivery of Neuroprotective Glaucoma Therapy (MP3 audio 11 MB)
  Dr. Goldberg slide set (PDF 1 MB)
  
• John Kitchens, MD: The Retina Implant for Retinitis Pigmentosa (MP3 audio 6 MB)
  Dr. Kitchens slide set (PPT 8 MB)
  Dr. Kitchens video 1 (MOV 600 KB)
  Dr. Kitchens video 2 (MOV 1 MB)
  
• Andrew Iwach, MD: New Glaucoma Medication Delivery Devices (the Travoprost punctum plug and others) (MP3 audio 9 MB)
  Dr. Iwach slide set (PPT 6 MB)
  
• All presenters: Session follow-up questions and answers (MP3 audio 5 MB)

Health Policy and Ophthalmology: The Election's Impact - 2:30 p.m.
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• Renaldo Juanso: Introduction (MP3 audio 2 MB)
• David W. Park II, MD: The impact of the elections on ophthalmology (MP3 audio 6 MB)
• Michael X. Repka, MD: Academy's projections for congressional action to derail Medicare pay cuts scheduled to take effect Jan. 1 (MP3 audio 9 MB)
• Robert A. Copeland, MD: How public policy will influence how eye care is administered to a growing aging population (MP3 audio 5 MB)
• All presenters: Session follow-up questions and answers (MP3 audio 20 MB)