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American Academy of Ophthalmology & Ophthalmological Society of the West Indies Joint Symposium: Diabetic Retinopathy from Screening to Surgery
Sunday, February 7 | 10:30 – 12:00 | Salon Tequila
Moderators: Drs. R.V. Paul Chan and Ronnie Bhola
Learn about ocular telemedicine and diabetic retinopathy diagnostics in the age of citizen science and mobile technology in medicine; vitrectomy surgery and diabetic retinopathy screening in the Caribbean; and other diabetic retinopathy research and updates.
Presenter |
Topic |
Dr. Lizette Mowatt |
Does concurrent diabetes and sickle cell worsen the retinopathy? |
Dr. Ronnie Bhola |
Vitrectomy surgery in the Caribbean |
Dr. Delia Cabrera |
Ocular telemedicine and diabetic retinopathy diagnostics in the age of citizen science and mobile technology in medicine |
Dr. Nilesh Persad |
Diabetic retinopathy screening in the Caribbean - Gazing into the future |
Dr. Maria Berrocal |
MIVS for diabetic retinopathy |
Dr. Lithteh Wu |
Five year results of anti-VEGF for diabetic retinopathy |
Dr. Virgilio Morales Canton |
Surgery for DME |
Dr. Jennifer Sun |
Update on evidence-based treatment of diabetic macular edema |
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Room: Cabanas I at Expo Guadalajara in Centro de Negocios II
Time: Sunday, February 7 at 1pm
Training program directors, come find out how your program can benefit by using AAO resources as learning tools. We’ll show you the materials available in the new Residents section on the Academy’s Ophthalmic News & Education (ONE®) Network and talk about the Ophthalmic Knowledge Assessment Program International exam. To attend the meeting, email sbundy@aao.org. Space is limited, so respond as soon as possible.