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Special Event - Ms Jennifer Staple-Clark
Date: 02/10/2010 - 6:00pm   Location: BST 100
Faculty: Ms Jennifer Staple-Clark   Conference Series: Special Event

Ms Jennifer Staple-Clark will be presenting  "Global Health, Social Entrepreneurship, and the Global Burden of Eye Disease"  on February 10, 2010 at 6 pm in BST 100. Ms Staple-Clark is President and Founder of Unite for Sight. Ms Staple-Clark's lecture will be followed by a question and answer session.

This program is sponsored by the Guerrilla Eye Service of UPMC Eye Center and the Friends of the Congressional Glaucoma Caucus Foundation. 

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Guest Speaker Grand Rounds - Dr Albert Maguire
Date: 02/12/2010 - 7:00am   Location: BST 120
Faculty: Dr. Albert Maguire   Conference Series: Grand Rounds

Dr. Albert Maguire will be presenting  "Developing a Gene Therapy Treatment for Leber Amaurosis: Practical Considerations" on February 12, 2010 at 7 am in BST 120. Dr Maguire is Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and an expert in the field of gene therapy for retinal degeneration and ocular neovascularization.

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Vision Science Grand Rounds
Date: 02/26/2010 - 7:00am   Location: BST 120
Faculty: Regis Kowalski   Conference Series: Grand Rounds

Regis Kowalski will be presenting  "PCR Testing: What we have done, What we are doing now, and What are the plans for the future." at UPMC Eye Center Grand Rounds at 7am on February 26, 2010 in BST 120.

Mr. Kowalski is Manager of the Charles T. Campbell Ophthalmic Microbiology Laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

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Additional upcoming events
Date Title Faculty Conference Series Location
02/09/2010 - 7:00am Retinal Vascular Disease I
Date: 02/09/2010 - 7:00am   Location: 9th floor conference room Go
Faculty: Dr Robert Bergren   Conference Series: Retina

Objectives: Upon completion of this conference the resident/student should have an understanding of retinal vascular disease and should be able to

  • Describe the epidemiology, causes, characteristics and management of retinal vascular disease including
    • Hypertensive Retinopathy
    • Sickle Cell Retinopathy
    • Peripheral Retinal Neovascularization
    • Venous Occlusive Disease
    • Arterial Occlusive Disease
    • Retinal Vasculitis
    • Cystoid Macular Edema
    • Coats Disease
    • Juxtafoveal Telangiectasis
    • Arterial Macroaneurysms

Reading Assignment: Please read Chapter 5 Retinal Vascular Disease in the Retina and Vitreous book in the BCSC series.

 Dr Robert Bergren Retina 9th floor conference room
02/10/2010 - 7:00am Retinal Vascular Disease II
Date: 02/10/2010 - 7:00am   Location: 9th floor conference room Go
Faculty: Dr Robert Bergren   Conference Series: Retina

Objectives: Upon completion of this conference the resident/student should have an understanding of retinal vascular disease and should be able to

  • Describe the epidemiology, causes, characteristics and management of retinal vascular disease including
    • Hypertensive Retinopathy
    • Sickle Cell Retinopathy
    • Peripheral Retinal Neovascularization
    • Venous Occlusive Disease
    • Arterial Occlusive Disease
    • Retinal Vasculitis
    • Cystoid Macular Edema
    • Coats Disease
    • Juxtafoveal Telangiectasis
    • Arterial Macroaneurysms

Reading Assignment: Please read Chapter 5 Retinal Vascular Disease in the Retina and Vitreous book in the BCSC series.

 Dr Robert Bergren Retina 9th floor conference room
02/10/2010 - 6:00pm Guerrilla Eye Service Boot Camp - Session 2
Date: 02/10/2010 - 6:00pm   Location: Go
Faculty:    Conference Series:

The Burden of Eye Disease in the US and Abroad
Special Guest Speaker from Unite for Sight: Jennifer Staple-Clark, founder of Unite for Sight will
lead an interactive discussion on the burden of eye disease in the US and abroad and what we can do to
be the change.

Refractive Error
The lecture will be followed by a hands-on activity where students will learn more about the principles of refraction. Students will learn how to use the lensometer and autorefractor and learn the principles and indications for use of the retinoscope and phoropter.
02/10/2010 - 6:00pm Special Event - Ms Jennifer Staple-Clark
Date: 02/10/2010 - 6:00pm   Location: BST 100 Go
Faculty: Ms Jennifer Staple-Clark   Conference Series: Special Event

Ms Jennifer Staple-Clark will be presenting  "Global Health, Social Entrepreneurship, and the Global Burden of Eye Disease"  on February 10, 2010 at 6 pm in BST 100. Ms Staple-Clark is President and Founder of Unite for Sight. Ms Staple-Clark's lecture will be followed by a question and answer session.

This program is sponsored by the Guerrilla Eye Service of UPMC Eye Center and the Friends of the Congressional Glaucoma Caucus Foundation. 

 Ms Jennifer Staple-Clark Special Event BST 100
02/11/2010 - 7:00am Retinal Degenerations associated with systemic diseases
Date: 02/11/2010 - 7:00am   Location: 9th floor conference room Go
Faculty: Dr Pamela Rath   Conference Series: Retina

Objectives: Upon completion of this conference the resident/student should have an understanding of retinal degenerations associated with systemic disease and should be able to

  • Describe the epidemiology, causes, characteristics and management of retinal retinal degenerations including
    • Disorders involving other organ systems
      • Infantile-Onset to Early Childhood-Onset Syndromes
      • Bardet-Biedl Complex of Diseases
      • Hearing Loss and Pigmentary Retinopathy
      • Neuromuscular Disorders
      • Other Organ System Disorders
      • Paraneoplastic Retinopathy
    • Metabolic Diseases
      • Albinism
      • CNS Metabolic Abnormalities
      • Amino Acid Disorders
      • Mitochondrial Disorders
    • Systemic Drug Toxicity
      • Chloroquine Derivatives
      • Phenothiazines
      • Other agents

Reading Assignment: Please read Chapter 10 Retinal Degenerations Associated with Systemic Disease in the Retina and Vitreous book in the BCSC series.

 Dr Pamela Rath Retina 9th floor conference room
02/12/2010 - 7:00am Guest Speaker Grand Rounds - Dr Albert Maguire
Date: 02/12/2010 - 7:00am   Location: BST 120 Go
Faculty: Dr. Albert Maguire   Conference Series: Grand Rounds

Dr. Albert Maguire will be presenting  "Developing a Gene Therapy Treatment for Leber Amaurosis: Practical Considerations" on February 12, 2010 at 7 am in BST 120. Dr Maguire is Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and an expert in the field of gene therapy for retinal degeneration and ocular neovascularization.

 Dr. Albert Maguire Grand Rounds BST 120
02/12/2010 - 8:00am Fluorescein Angiography: Vascular Pathology
Date: 02/12/2010 - 8:00am   Location: BST 120 Go
Faculty: Dr Rajiv Shah and/or Dr. Andrew Eller   Conference Series: Diagnostic Testing
Dr Rajiv Shah and/or Dr. Andrew Eller Diagnostic Testing BST 120
02/15/2010 - 7:00am Retinopathy of Prematurity
Date: 02/15/2010 - 7:00am   Location: 9th floor conference room Go
Faculty: Dr Kenneth Cheng   Conference Series: Retina
Dr Kenneth Cheng Retina 9th floor conference room
02/16/2010 - 7:00am Endophthalmitis
Date: 02/16/2010 - 7:00am   Location: 9th floor conference room Go
Faculty: Dr Bernie Doft   Conference Series: Retina
Dr Bernie Doft Retina 9th floor conference room
02/17/2010 - 7:00am Retinal and Choroidal Dystrophies
Date: 02/17/2010 - 7:00am   Location: 9th floor conference room Go
Faculty: Dr Pamela Rath   Conference Series: Retina
Dr Pamela Rath Retina 9th floor conference room
02/17/2010 - 6:00pm Guerrilla Eye Service Boot Camp - Session 3
Date: 02/17/2010 - 6:00pm   Location: Go
Faculty:    Conference Series:

Principles of Glaucoma.
This session will explore Glaucoma via patient case presentations.  The focus will be on exploring the im-
pact of Glaucoma on public health and how screening impacts disease prevention and early treatment. 
Students will have the opportunity to learn the proper technique for glaucoma screening, visual field test-
ing and optic nerve examination on each other.

Please be prepared to have one eye dilated.
02/18/2010 - 7:00am Choroidal diseases
Date: 02/18/2010 - 7:00am   Location: 9th floor conference room Go
Faculty: Dr. Liu   Conference Series: Retina

Objectives: Upon completion of this conference the resident/student should have an understanding of choroidal disease and should be able to

  • Describe the epidemiology, causes, characteristics and management of choroidal disease including
    • Bilateral Diffuse Uveal Melanocytic Proliferation
    • Choroidal Perfusion Abnormalities
    • Choroidal Hemangioma
    • Uveal Effusion Syndrome

Reading Assignment: Please read Chapter 6 Choroidal Disease in the Retina and Vitreous section of the BCSC series.

 Dr. Liu Retina 9th floor conference room
02/19/2010 - 7:00am Clinical Grand Rounds
Date: 02/19/2010 - 7:00am   Location: BST 120 Go
Faculty: Dr Rachel Davis & Dr Jenny Will   Conference Series: Grand Rounds
Dr Rachel Davis & Dr Jenny Will Grand Rounds BST 120
02/19/2010 - 8:00am Fluorescein Angiography: Differential diagnoses of the ischemic retina
Date: 02/19/2010 - 8:00am   Location: BST 120 Go
Faculty: Dr Rajiv Shah   Conference Series: Diagnostic Testing
Dr Rajiv Shah Diagnostic Testing BST 120