Physicians Program
Physicians Program
Course Description
The Flaum Eye Institute proudly presents the 70th Rochester Ophthalmology Conference. This year's meeting is highlighted by our Snell Memorial and Frederick Dushay Distinguished Visiting Professor lectures featuring Rajendra Apte, MD, PhD and Agnes Wong MD. In addition, the program features the third year of the Ross Debates in Ophthalmology. These Pro vs. Con style lectures present two sides of a controversial topic with audience participation encouraged.
Objectives
- Describe the current state of drug development for retinal disease
- Describe surgical approaches in the treatment of cataracts
- Describe medical and surgical approaches to myopia, corneal disease, ocular tumors, ocular inflammatory disease, retinal disease, and neuro-ophthalmic disease
- List diagnostic and medical and surgical treatment strategies for glaucoma
- Describe the use of diagnostic instruments in the treatment of eye disease
Understand approaches to vision restoration therapies for maculopathies
Physician Program Schedule
University of Rochester School of Medicine Class of '62 Auditorium
Friday, June 12th, 2026
| Time | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 - 7:45 | Registration / Continental breakfast | |
| 7:45 -7:55 | Welcome | David A. DiLoreto., Jr., MD, PhD |
| Section I Cornea | Moderator TBA | |
| 7:55 - 8:15 | TBA | Rachel Wozniak, MD, PhD |
| 8:15 - 8:35 | Regenerative therapies for corneal diseases | Sophie X. Deng, MD, PhD |
| 8:35 - 8:55 | HSV Keratitis | Sonal Tuli, MD |
| 8:55- 9:10 | Panel Discussion | |
| Section II Improving Health Care Equity | Moderator, Michael DePaolis, OD | |
| 9:10 -9:30 | Special needs in ophthalmology: The Flaum Eye Institute Autism Eye Care Clinic | Benjamin Hammond, MD |
| 9:30 – 9:50 | School screening | Matthew Gearinger, MD |
| 9:50 - 10:10 | Behavioral health in ophthalmology: A new paradigm | Kwasi Boaitey, PhD |
| 10:10 - 10:30 | Panel Discussion | |
| 10:30 - 10:50 | Break & Exhibits | |
| Frederick Dushay, MD Distinguished Visiting Professor Lecture | ||
| 10:50 - 10:55 | Introduction | David DiLoreto, MD, PhD |
| 10:55 - 11:35 | The Changing Landscape of Academic Ophthalmology | Paul Sternberg, MD Vanderbilt University |
| 11:35 - 11:45 | Questions | |
| 11:45 - 12:35 | Lunch & Exhibits | |
| Ross Debates in Ophthalmology | ||
| 12:35 - 12:40 | Introduction of Ross Debates | David A. DiLoreto., Jr., MD, PhD |
| 12:40 - 1:00 | Biosimilars vs. branded in retinal care | Raja Narayanan, MBBS & Rajeev Ramchandran, MD |
| 1:00 1:20 | EDOF vs. Multifocal, which is better | Naveen Mysore, MD, PhD & Daniel Savage, MD, PhD |
| 1:20 - 2:00 | Rapid Fire:
| Sophie X. Deng, MD, PhD, UCLA & Sonal Tuli, MD, University of Florida |
| 2:00 - 2:20 | Break & Exhibits | |
| Flaum Film Festival (Moderator, Naveen Mysore, MD, PhD) | ||
| 2:20 - 2:32 | Anterior subcapsular plaque during cataract surgery | Janice Lee, MD |
| 2:32 - 2:44 | Anterior vitrectomy | Rajeev Ramchandran, MD |
| 2:44 - 2:56 | Cataract with uveitis | Wen Fan Hu, MD, PhD |
| 2:56-3:00 | Discussion & Voting | |
| Session IV Neuro-ophthalmology | ||
| 3:00 - 3:10 | Optical diagnosis of Neuro-ophthalmic disease | Mark Kupersmith, MD, Mt. Saini Icahn School of Medicine |
| 3:20 - 3:40 | Is temporal artery biopsy still needed for giant cell arteritis diagnosis? | Zoe Williams, MD |
| 3:40 | What’s next in Thyroid Eye Disease | Steven Feldon, MD |
| 4:00 - 4:15 | Discussion | |
| 70th Snell Memorial Lecture | ||
| 4:15-4:20 | Introduction, David DiLoreto, Jr., MD, PhD | David DiLoreto, MD, PhD |
| 4:20-5:10 | Intracranial Intraocular Hypertension | Mark Kupersmith, MD, Mt. Sinai Icahn Medical College |
| 5:10-5:20 | Questions & Discussions | |