Grand Rounds
The Flaum Eye Institute Visiting Professor and Research Series
The Flaum Eye Institute Visiting Professor Series continues in bringing the most accomplished, nationally recognized eye care professionals to the University of Rochester for continuing medical education. Based on your feedback, we will also continue to offer a short lecture from one of Flaum Eye Institute’s expert basic scientists where you can get a glimpse of the groundbreaking research being done in Rochester. All the events are now on Friday afternoons and, until further notice, all sessions offered via the Zoom Meeting streaming media platform.
Agenda for Visiting Professor Sessions -- Now on Friday Afternoons
2:00 p.m. – Introduction
2:05 p.m. – Research Presentation
2:30 p.m. – Resident Case Presentations
3:40 p.m. – Visiting Professor Lecture
4:30 p.m. – Questions & Answer Session
For information on how to receive credit, call (585) 275-7666. If you have questions about the series, please call Residency Coordinator Wendy Winslow at (585) 273-3954.
August 18, 2023
Jennifer Krech, OD
University of Rochester
Topic: Low vision guidebook
Research Spotlight
Matthew Cavanaugh, PhD
Topic: Early differential effects of V1 stroke on motion and orientation discrimination in humans
September 15, 2023
Arsham Sheybani, MD
Wahsington University, St. Louis
Topic: Glaucoma
Research Spotlight
Mark Buckley, PhD
University of Rochester
Topic: To be announced
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November 17, 2023
Visiting Professor
Christine Coward, MD
University of Rochester School of Medicine
Harm to physicians
Join Zoom Meeting at 2 pm
December 15, 2023
Visiting Professor
Louis Pasquale, MD
Icahn School of Medicine
Topic: Glaucoma
Research Spotlight
Margaret DeAngelis, PhD
SUNY Buffalo
To be announced
January 19, 2024
Visiting Professor
Amir Kashani, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins University
Topic: Retina
Research Spotlight
Juliette McGregor, PhD
University of Rochester
To be announced
February 16, 2024
Raymond Cho, MD
Ohio State University
Topic: Oculofacial Plastics
Research Spotlight
To be announced
March 15, 2024
Visiting Professor
Edward Margolin, MD
University of Toronto
Topic: Neuiro-ophthalmology
Research Spotlight
To be announced
April 19, 2024
Visiting Professor
To be announced
Research Spotlight
To be announced
May 17, 2024
Visiting Professor
To be announced
Research Spotlight
To be announced
June 14 - 15, 2024
Rochester Ophthalmology Conference
Snell Memorial Lecture
To be announced
Dushay Distinguished Visiting Professor Lecture
Valerie Biousse, MD
Emory University School of Medicine
Previous Lectures
Matilda Chan, MD, PhD
Bench and bedside: My adventures after residency
Dale S. Meyer, MD
Topic: Lower Eyelid Malpositions: Evaluation and Treatment with The Bick, Tarsal Strip and Hybrid “Quick Strip” Procedure
Collyn Woeller, PhD
Uncovering the Molecular Mechanisms of Thyroid Eye Disease
Ula Jurkunas, MD
Unraveling Mechanisms of Female Predominance in Fuchs Dystrophy
Rachel Wozniak, MD, PhD
Topic: Identification of novel Staphylococcus aureus virulence factors in keratitis
Wen Fan Hu, MD, PhD
Uveitic cataract surgery
Yousuf Khalifa, MD
Pearls for Cataract Surgery Teaching and Learning
Susana Marcos, PhD
Topic: IOL Design
Luis Mejico, MD
The many faces of ocular motor cranial nerve schwannomas
Krystel Huxlin, PhD
Topic: Vision restoration in hemianopia
Matthew Haynie, MD
Pediatric glaucoma: From a new plumber's perspective
Research Spotlight
Michael Telias, PhD
Topic: Fragile X Syndrome: from clinic to the lab bench and back
John Berdahl, MD
A Tale of Two Pressures: CSF Pressure and Glaucoma
Watch lecture here
Laura Enyedi, MD
Pediatric Eye Disorders with Skin Findings and the Other Way Around & Perilous Pediatric Problems: Diagnoses You Don't Want to Miss
Watch Lecture Here
Judy Kim, MD
Home OCT: Personalized Medicine for the Future
Watch lecture here
Peter Setabutr, MD
The droopy eyelid consult & Complications of oculoplastic surgery
Watch Lecture Here
Carla Siegfried, MD
Ethical Introduction to New Technologies in Ophthalmic Practice: "Pass"-t, Present, and Future
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Maria Woodward, MD MS
Novel strategies to assess corneal ulcers in 2021
Watch Lecture Here