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  • Past Named Lectures

  • Whitney G. Sampson Lecture

    Below is a listing of past lecturers and titles for the Whitney G. Sampson Lecture. Launched in 1991, the Whitney G. Sampson Lecture takes place during the symposia cosponsored by the Eye and Contact Lens Association at the Academy's annual meeting.

    2023

    SYM33
    Violet Light Hypothesis for the Control of Myopia Progression 
    Kazuo Tsubota, MD

    2022

    SYM43
    Optical Considerations for Presbyopia
    Damien Gatinel, MD

    2021

    SYM15
    Innovations in Scleral Lenses
    Deborah S. Jacobs, MD

    2020

    SYM24
    Contact Lens-Related Keratitis
    Denise de Freitas

    2019

    SYM29
    Expanding CXL From Keratoconus to Infectious Keratitis
    Farhad Hafezi, MD, PhD

    2018

    SYM12
    Rethinking Fuchs Dystrophy in the Era of Successful Descemet Stripping
    Kathryn A. Colby, MD, PhD

    2017

    SYM17
    Corneal Crescents and Patches
    Sheraz M. Daya, MD

    2016

    SYM15
    Myth Busting in Refractive Surgery: Corneal Inlays for Presbyopia, and More
    Julian D. Stevens, DO

    2015

    SYM10
    Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE): The Time Has Come
    Dan Z. Reinstein, MD

    2014

    SYM07
    Little Things Do Matter: Individual Case Studies and the Complex Role of Risk Factors in Acanthamoeba Keratitis
    Elmer Y. Tu, MD

    2013

    SYM12
    The Genetics of Keratoconus: Implications for Future Treatment
    Yaron S. Rabinowitz, MD

    2012

    SYM09
    Wavefront Optimization in Refractive Surgery
    Dimitri T. Azar, MD

    2011

    SYM02
    Artificial Corneas and Contact Lenses
    Claes H. Dohlman, MD, PhD

    2010

    SYM01
    Corneal Collagen Crosslinking for the Treatment of Ectatic Corneal Disorders
    R. Doyle Stulting, MD, PhD

    2009

    SYM06
    The Importance of the Ocular Surface
    Edward J. Holland, MD

    2008

    SYM02
    Corneal Infections in Contact Lens Wearers: What Have We Learned?
    George A. Stern, MD

    2007

    SYM09
    Personal Reflections on Contact Lens Safety: Clinical Experience from the Practicing Ophthalmologist's Perspective
    Zoraida Fiol-Silva, MD

    2006

    SYM07
    Response of Corneal Cells to Oxidative Stress
    M. Cristina Kenney, MD, PhD

    2005

    SYM05
    Allergic Reactions of the Ocular Surface and Contact Lenses
    Peter C. Donshik, MD

    2004

    SYM10
    Stimulation Stress, Genes, and the Lacrimal Gland
    William D. Mathers, MD

    2003

    SYM08
    The Resiliency and Plasticity of the Corneal Epithelium
    Gary N. Foulks, MD, FACS