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    Russell N. Van Gelder, MD, PhD, previews his 2017 C. Stephen and Frances Foster Lecture: Idiopathic Ocular Inflammatory Disease: Lessons From Deep DNA Sequencing.


    “DNA sequencing technologies are advancing at a phenomenal speed. When they are applied to ocular inflammatory diseases, we can gain insights into the causes of many conditions that we now view as idiopathic. During this lecture, I will discuss these exciting new technologies and share insights that they have provided into conditions ranging from blepharitis to endophthalmitis and all points in between.”—Dr. Van Gelder

    When:     Monday Nov. 13, 12:45-1:15 p.m., followed by a 30-minute Q&A, during Sym33, C. Stephen and Frances Foster Lecture on Uveitis and Immunology, at AAO 2017. 
    Where: Room La Nouvelle Orleans C. 

    C. Stephen and Frances Foster Lecture on Uveitis and Immunology     (12:45-1:45 p.m.) 
    This preview was excerpted from EyeNet AAO 2017 News, a tabloid distributed at the Morial Convention Center.

    This preview was excerpted from EyeNet AAO 2017 News, a tabloid distributed at the Morial Convention Center.