Inaugural Vision Luncheon

Bascom Palmer’s Inaugural Vision Luncheon took place earlier this year at Lakeside Village located at the University of Miami’s Coral Gables campus. Dr. Eduardo Alfonso welcomed more than 80 guests and shared the Institute’s latest developments in vision research and eye care.

The luncheon featured three exceptional Bascom Palmer ophthalmologists sharing their recent work on common eye diseases.

Alfonso L. Sabater, M.D., Ph.D., an assistant professor of clinical ophthalmology, spoke to the audience about ocular surface and corneal diseases including dry eye, a condition that occurs when tears do not properly lubricate the eye. As founder and medical director of Bascom Palmer’s corneal innovation laboratory, he shared the latest treatments for this common chronic eye condition. Retinal specialist, Jayanth Sridhar, M.D., an associate professor of clinical ophthalmology, discussed the latest treatments for macular degeneration and the latest advances in retinal imaging systems. Swarup S. Swaminathan, M.D., an assistant professor of clinical ophthalmology and holder of the Mary Lee & Richard E. Bastin Chair in Ophthalmology, shared information about glaucoma and data science. He told the audience about Bascom Palmer’s use of artificial intelligence in its vast glaucoma registry, that will enable data scientists to predict the early detection and progression of the disease.