Duke retina experts were selected to present key research, lead instructional courses and participate on panels at the 2019 American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) annual meeting held July 26-30, 2019 in Chicago, IL.
The meeting began on Friday, with instructional courses, one of which was led by Dilraj Grewal, MD.
The opening session, AMD Non-neovascuar Symposium featured Eleonora Lad, MD, PhD delivering the first presentation of the day followed by Scott Cousins, MD and Michael Allingham, MD, PhD later in the session.
Lejla Vajzovic, MD led the Pediatric Vitreoretinal Surgical Techniques Instructional Course and was invited to sit on the panel for the inaugural Live Surgery Symposium.
We are extremely proud of second year VR Fellow Ananth Sastry, MD and Dilraj Grewal, MD being awarded the 2019 ASRS Film Festival Award.
See below for a full list of our participation.
Instructional Courses:
Vitreoretinal Surgical Rounds: The Duke Approach
Sharon Fekrat, MD, and Lejla Vajzovic, MD, 2nd year fellows, Cindy Cai, MD and Ananth Sastry, MD were members of the faculty
Pediatric Vitreoretinal Surgical Techniques: An Interactive Video Panel
Course Director: Lejla Vajzovic, MD
How to Succeed in Different Practice Environments: From Academia to Private Practice
Faculty: Lejla Vajzovic, MD
General Sessions:
AMD Non-neovascular SymposiumEvaluation of Baseline Characteristics on Lesion Progression in a Large Phase 2 Clinical Trial for Geographic Atrophy (FILLY Study)
Eleonora Lad, MD
Mitochondria-Targeted Drug Elamipretide for Treatment of Vision Loss in Dry AMD With Noncentral Geographic Atrophy: Results of Phase 1 RECLAIM Study
Scott W. Cousins, MD
Elamipretide, a Mitochondrial-Targeted Drug, for the Treatment of Vision Loss in Dry AMD with High Risk Drusen: Results of the Phase 1 ReCLAIM Study
Michael J. Allingham, MD, PhD
Pediatric Retina, ROP Sympoism
Macular Microvascular Findings in Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy on OCT Angiography
Lejla Vajzovic, MD
Live Surgery Symposium Lejla Vajzovic, MD served on the panel
Instrumentation and Devices Symposium
Lejla Vajzovic, MD served as a moderator
Inflammatory and Infectious Disease Symposium
Dilraj Grewal, MD served as a moderator
We are honored to have so many of our faculty participate in this year's program.
