2021 UNC Eye Symposium

April 17, 2021

The diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases continue to change and improve over time. The purpose of this meeting is to provide the eye care provider with clinically important updates in medical and surgical eye care.

Course Director: Donald L. Budenz, MD, MPH

Hosted by UNC Department of Ophthalmology Kittner Eye Center

Provided by The School of Medicine of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

CME Information
The School of Medicine of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The School of Medicine of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill designates this live internet activity for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The event is also eligible for 6.5 Continuing Education Credits from the NC Board of Optometry. Doctors should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Receipt of all credit is contingent upon completion of an electronic evaluation within 14 days after completion of the course.

Schedule

Workshop

Time

Presenter

Welcome and Introduction

9:00 - 9:05 AM

Donald L. Budenz, MD, MPH

Pediatrics & Glaucoma

9:05 - 11:20 AM

Katherine O. Whitfield, MD
Moderator

Donald L. Budenz, MD, MPH
Moderator

Childhood Glaucoma – Clinical Update

9:05 - 9:25 AM

Sharon F. Freedman, MD

Expanding the Reach of Clinical Tools in Pediatric Ophthalmology

9:25 - 9:45 AM

Michelle S. Go, MD

Pre‐Operative Assessment of the Glaucoma Patient

9:45 - 10:05 AM

David Fleischman, MD, MS, FACS

Red and Green Disease in OCT for Glaucoma

10:05 - 10:25 AM

Teresa C. Chen, MD

Post‐Operative Complications of Glaucoma Surgery

10:25 - 10:45 AM

O’Rese J. Knight, MD

The Forgotten Glaucoma ‐ JOAG

10:45 - 11:05 AM

Meredith R. Klifto, MD

Live Panel Q&A

11:05 - 11:20 AM

Retina

11:20 AM - 12:35 PM

Niklas Ulrich, MD
Moderator

Age‐Related Macular Degeneration and Nutrition

11:20 - 11:40 AM

Emily Y. Chew, MD

Ophthalmic Manifestations of COVID‐19 and its Impacts on Ophthalmic Practices

11:40 AM - 12:00 PM

Alice Y. Zhang, MD

I Woke Up Like This

12:00 - 12:20 PM

Beatrice Y. Brewington, MD

Live Panel Q&A

12:20 - 12:35 PM

Lunch Break

12:35 - 1:15 PM

Cornea

1:15 - 2:10 PM

Beth Friedland, MD
Moderator

Problem Solving in Epithelial Keratitis

1:15 - 1:35 PM

Hussam E. Banna, MD

Office and Minor Surgeries for Ocular Surface Diseases

1:35 - 1:55 PM

Christopher J. Rapuano, MD

Live Panel Q&A

1:55 - 2:10 PM

Oculoplastics and Neuro-Ophthalmology

2:10 - 4:05 PM

Jonathan J. Dutton, MD, PhD
Moderator

Periocular Aesthetic Soft Tissue Fillers

2:10 - 2:30 PM

Jill A. Foster, MD, FACS

A Modern and Patient Centered Method for Evaluating and Managing Orbital Blowout Fracture

2:30 - 2:50 PM

Daniel Rubinstein, MD

Teprotumumab for Thyroid Eye Disease

2:50 - 3:10 PM

Christopher J. Hwang, MD

Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy

3:10 - 3:30 PM

Maja Kostic, MD

Intracranial Pressure and the Eye

3:30 - 3:50 PM

Timothy J. McCulley, MD

Live Panel Q&A

3:50 - 4:05 PM

Closing Remarks

4:05 - 4:10 PM

Donald L. Budenz, MD, MPH

Faculty

Hussam E. Banna, MD

Assistant Professor, Cornea & External Disease Specialist
UNC

Beatrice Y. Brewington, MD

Assistant Professor, Medical Retina Specialist
UNC

Donald L. Budenz, MD, MPH

Kittner Family Distinguished Professor and Chairman, Glaucoma Specialist
UNC

Teresa C. Chen, MD

Glaucoma Specialist
Massachusetts Eye and Ear

Emily Y. Chew, MD

Medical Retina Specialist
National Eye Institute

Jonathan J. Dutton, MD, PhD

Professor Emeritus, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Specialist
UNC

David Fleischman, MD, MS, FACS

Assistant Professor, Glaucoma Specialist
UNC

Jill A. Foster, MD, FACS

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Specialist
The Ohio State University

Sharon F. Freedman, MD

Pediatric Glaucoma Specialist
Duke University

Beth Friedland, MD

Assistant Professor, Comprehensive Specialist
UNC

Michelle S. Go, MD

Assistant Professor, Pediatric Specialist
UNC

Christopher J. Hwang, MD

Assistant Professor, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Specialist
UNC

Meredith R. Klifto, MD

Assistant Professor, Glaucoma Specialist
UNC

O’Rese J. Knight, MD

Assistant Professor, Glaucoma Specialist
UNC

Maja Kostic, MD

Assistant Professor, Neuro-Ophthalmology Specialist
UNC

Timothy J. McCulley, MD

Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery Specialist
Johns Hopkins University

Christopher J. Rapuano, MD

Cornea Specialist
Wills Eye Hospital

Daniel Rubinstein, MD

Assistant Professor, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Specialist
UNC

Niklas Ulrich, MD

Associate Professor, Retina & Vitreous Specialist
UNC

Katherine O. Whitfield, MD

Assistant Professor, Pediatric Specialist
UNC

Alice Y. Zhang, MD

Assistant Professor, Retina & Vitreous Specialist
UNC

Exhibitors

UNC Eye would like to thank the following companies for exhibiting at the 2021 UNC Eye Symposium:

Aerie Pharmaceuticals

CME Disclosure

This activity has been planned and implemented under the sole supervision of the Course Director, Donald Budenz, MD, MPH, in association with the UNC Office of Continuing Professional Development (UNC CPD). Dr. Budenz receives consulting fees from Nicox and iView Therapeutics and, until April 2021, speaking fees from Carl Zeiss Meditec and New World Medical.

Dr. Friedland receives speaking fees from Bausch & Lomb and consulting fees from Inversa, and holds stock or stock options in Abbvie, Inversa, Palatin Technology, Panaceutics, Tauriga Science, Taysha Gene, and Turning Point Therapeutics. Dr. Friedland held stock or stock options in GSK until January 2021.

Hosted by UNC Department of Ophthalmology Kittner Eye Center

Dr. Rapuano receives speaking fees from Bio-Tissue and consulting fees from Bio-Tissue and Celularity.

The other presenters, and CPD staff, have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests as defined by the ACCME.

This activity did not receive grant support from any commercial interests as defined by the ACCME.