2023 Harvard Ophthalmology
Strabismus Symposium October 20, 2023 I Boston, MA MEETING CO-CHAIRS
PANELISTS
Gena Heidary, MD, PhD Associate Professor in Ophthalmology Harvard Medical School, Boston Children's Hospital
Linda R. Dagi, MD Associate Professor in Ophthalmology Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital
Dean M. Cestari, MD Associate Professor in Ophthalmology Harvard Medical School, Mass Eye and Ear
Eric Gaier, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital Joseph F. Griffith, MD Instructor in Ophthalmology Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital
THE 2023 ROBB-PETERSEN VISITING LECTURER Hilda Capo, MD Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology University of Miami, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
David G. Hunter, MD, PhD Professor in Ophthalmology Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital Ankoor S. Shah, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital Mary C. Whitman, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School Department of Ophthalmology
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2023 Harvard Ophthalmology Strabismus Symposium Friday, October 20, 2023 - Starr Center, 185 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA 7:30 - 8:00 AM
BREAKFAST
8:00 8:05 AM
Welcome, Format Overview, and Panelists Introduction - Gena Heidary, MD, PhD (Meeting Co-chair)
8:05 9:05 AM
Panel 1: Congenital Strabismus - Gena Heidary, MD, PhD (Moderator); Hilda Capo, MD; Linda R. Dagi, MD; Eric Gaier, MD, PhD; David G. Hunter, MD, PhD; Ankoor S. Shah, MD, PhD
9:05 9:20 AM
Split Lateral Rectus Transposition for Third Nerve Palsy: What We Have Learned from the International Collaboration
Linda R. Dagi, MD - Associate Professor in Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital
9:20 - 9:40 AM
BREAK
9:40 Panel 2: Restrictive/Paretic Strabismus - Gena Heidary, MD, PhD (Moderator); Hilda Capo, MD; 10:40 AM Linda R. Dagi, MD; Eric Gaier, MD, PhD; David G. Hunter, MD, PhD 10:40 10:55 AM
Adjustable Sutures: AAO Assessment from the Ophthalmology Technology Assessment Committee Gena Heidary, MD, PhD - Associate Professor in Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital
10:55 11:00 AM
Introduction of the Robb-Petersen Guest Speaker Dr. Hilda Capo Gena Heidary, MD, PhD - Associate Professor in Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital
THE 2023 ROBB-PETERSEN LECTURE 11:00 Strabismus After Non-Strabismus Ocular Surgery 12:00 PM Hilda Capo, MD - Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, University of Miami, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute 12:00 - 1:00 PM LUNCH 1:00 2:00 PM
Panel 3: Iatrogenic Strabismus - Gena Heidary, MD, PhD (Moderator); Hilda Capo, MD; Linda R. Dagi, MD; Eric Gaier, MD, PhD; Joseph F. Griffith, MD; David G. Hunter, MD, PhD
2:00 2:20 PM
Strabismus Surgery in Orthophoric Patients – Why, and How David G. Hunter, MD, PhD - Professor in Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital
2:20 - 2:40 AM
BREAK
2:40 3:00 PM
When to Obtain a Neuro-op Consultation for Your Strabismus Patient Dean Cestari, MD - Associate Professor in Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Mass Eye and Ear
3:00 4:00 PM
Panel 4: Strabismus from Neurologic Disease - Gena Heidary, MD, PhD (Moderator); Hilda Capo, MD; Dean M. Cestari, MD; Linda R. Dagi, MD; Eric Gaier, MD, PhD; David G. Hunter, MD, PhD; Mary C. Whitman, MD, PhD
4:00 5:00 PM
TRIPLE TOPIC SERIES: • Adult Onset Comitant Esotropia: Unilateral or Bilateral Surgery? • Best Transposition Procedures When Medial Rectus Function Is Absent • Uncommon Strabismus Cases Hilda Capo, MD - Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, University of Miami, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
5:00 5:05 PM
Closing Remarks - Gena Heidary, MD, PhD (Meeting Co-chair)
Accreditation Statement
Learning Objectives 1. Refine surgical management of patients with complex strabismus using adjustable suture technique. 2. Recognize strabismus surgery secondary to a neurologic condition and initiate the appropriate evaluation. 3. Apply novel techniques in strabismus surgery to enhance the care of patients with complex strabismus. 4. Develop improved diagnostic skills for neuro-ophthalmic disorders. 5. Identify a wide range of common visual problems that are likely to be seen in their practices 6. Discuss how to diagnose and treat patients presenting with, non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy, anisocoria, strabismus, tumors affecting the visual pathways, and adult and pediatric idiopathic intracranial hypertension (also known as pseudotumor cerebri) and other neuro-ophthalmic conditions.
CME: Boston Children’s Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 8.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity. Optometric CE: Boston Children’s Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 8.00 COPE credit hours. Optometrists should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Orthoptic CE: The American Orthoptic Council (AOC) designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.2 Core Orthoptic credit hours. To obtain CE/CME credit, be sure to sign in at the beginning of the day. After the meeting, Boston Children’s Hospital Continuing Education Department will email participants a link to an online system with an evaluation form. After completing this evaluation form and attesting to your participation hours, you will receive a certificate of attendance. For more information, please visit the registration desk.