PA Academy of Ophthalmology
Multidisciplinary Approaches to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Uveitis for the Comprehensive and Specialty Ophthalmologist
Saturday, May 15, 2021
10AM - 2PM EST
This program is designed to update physicians, including comprehensive and subspecialty ophthalmologist, on the findings, diagnostic evaluation, and treatments of uveitis including local steroid injections and implants and systemic immunosuppression.  This conference will bring together experts in uveitis in a virtual format to discuss approaches to various ocular inflammatory conditions including scleritis, anterior, intermediate, and posterior uveitis, and pediatric uveitis.
AGENDA
10:00am   Welcome
                 Sonia Mehta, MD
10:05am   Systemic Immunosuppression in Uveitis Patients:
                 Choosing and Managing the correct agent 
           
                    Chantel Park, MD (Rheumatologist) 
10:21am   Local Steroid Therapy in Uveitis
                 Sumit Sharma, MD  
10:37am   Pediatric Uveitis
                         Stefanie Davidson, MD  
10:50am   Systemic Manifestations of Uveitis Patients
                        Chantel Park, MD
11:03am   Scleritis: Evaluation and Treatment
                 David Chu, MD
11:16am   Herpetic Uveitis
                 Aditya Kanesa, MD
11:29am   Anterior Uveitis: Approach to Evaluation & Treatment
                 Nisha Acharya, MD 
11:42am   Intermediate Uveitis: Approach to Evaluation & Treatment 
                         Steve Yeh, MD
11:55am   Vogt-Koyanagi- Harada Syndrome
                 Steve Yeh, MD
12:08pm   Birdshot Retinochoroidopathy
                 Steve Yeh, MD
12:21pm    Sarcoidosis Associated Uveitis
                  Nirali Bhatt, MD
12:34pm   Behcet's Disease
                 Meghan Berkenstock, MD
12:47pm   Retinal Vasculitis
                 Marie-Helene Errera, MD
                                                            
1:00pm     APMPPE/Serpiginous Choroidopathy
                   Marie-Helene Errera, MD
1:13pm     Multifocal Choroiditis and Panuveitis/Punctate Inner   
                 Choroidopathy
                  Marie-Helene Errera, MD
1:26pm     Drug-induced Uveitis
                 Meghan Berkenstock, MD
1:42pm     Perioperative Management of Uveitis Patients
                 Cecilia Lee, MD
1:55pm     Concluding Remarks
                 Sonia Mehta, MD  
  This free event is open to all ophthalmologists and residents.
  This event is sponsored in part by an educational grant for AbbVie.  
  We would like to thank our Gold Sponsor, EyePoint Pharmaceuticals and our Bronze Sponsor, Alcon.