Cataract Course
MAY 16-17, 2025 • MASS
EYE AND EAR • BOSTON, MA
Pre-Course Lectures
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Friday, May 16 - Mass Eye and Ear
• Pre-Op Cataract Evaluation & Consent - Susannah Rowe
• Practical IOL Calculations - Jennifer Lindsey
• Adjunct Cataract Testing & Imaging - Timothy Page
• Anesthesia - Vikas Chopra
• Post-op Medications & Exams - Douglas Blackmon
• Femto-Assisted Cataract Surgery - Jose de la Cruz
5:40 PM 5:51 PM Wounds Construction - Yousuf Khalifa
5:51 PM 6:01 PM Capsulorhexis - Saras Ramanathan
6:01 PM 6:11 PM Hydrodissection / Delineation - Linda Tsai
6:11
Saturday, May 17 - Mass Eye and Ear
7:00 AM 7:25 AM BREAKFAST 3rd Floor
7:25 AM 7:36 AM Welcome & Overview - Sheila Borboli-Gerogiannis, Sherleen Chen, and Roberto Pineda 3rd Floor
7:36 AM 7:50 AM Phaco Chop - Cynthia Chiu
7:50 AM 8:04 AM Phaco Non-chop - Yvonne Wang
8:04 AM 8:14 AM Irrigation / Aspiration - Christina Moon
8:14 AM 8:29 AM PCIOL / ACIOL Design / Delivery - Silas Wang
8:29 AM 8:45 AM Suturing - Michele Bloomer
8:45 AM 8:55 AM Viscoelastics - Lisa Park
8:55 AM 9:00 AM TRANSITION (DIVIDE INTO GROUPS)
8:55 AM 9:10 AM Transition to Wet Labs 9:00 AM 9:17 AM Essentials of New IOL Technology - Mark Pyfer
9:10 AM 12:35 PM AM Wet Lab Rotations 9:17 AM 9:34 AM Small Pupil - Shameema Sikder
Stations Include:
*Timing and locations vary, see Wet Lab Rotations or the back of your name badge for personalized rotation details 9:34 AM 9:51 AM Weak / Missing Zonules - John Hart
• Wound Construction
• Capsulorrhexis & Hydrodissection
• Phacoemulsification
• Irrigation, Aspiration & IOLs (PCIOL/ACIOL)
• Suturing
COURSE SCHEDULE
Saturday, May 17 - Mass Eye and Ear (Continued)
1:15 PM 1:20 PM TRANSITION (DIVIDE INTO GROUPS) GROUP A - PM LECURES (3rd Floor)
(6th Floor)
1:20 PM 1:37 PM Essentials of New IOL Technology - Mark Pyfer 1:20 PM 1:35 PM Transition to Wet Labs
1:37 PM 1:54 PM Small Pupil - Shameema Sikder 1:35 PM 4:55 PM PM Wet Lab Rotations
1:54 PM 2:11 PM Weak / Missing Zonules - John Hart
2:11 PM 2:31 PM White Cataract / Poor Red Reflex - Kenneth Cohen
2:31 PM 2:50 PM Phaco Conversion to Large Incision - Susan Ksiazek
2:50 PM 2:55 PM TRANSITION (DIVIDE INTO BREAKOUTS)
2:55 PM 3:55 PM Demo Stations - Group A1
Video Cases - Group A2
3:55 PM 4:55 PM Video Cases - Group A1
Demo Stations - Group A2
Stations Include:
• Wound Construction
• Capsulorrhexis & Hydrodissection
• Phacoemulsification
• Irrigation, Aspiration & IOLs (PCIOL/ACIOL)
• Suturing
*Timing and locations vary, see Wet Lab Rotations or the back of your name badge for personalized rotation details
4:55 PM 5:00 PM BREAK (BOTH GROUPS REJOIN) 3rd Floor
5:00 PM 5:20 PM Teaching Pearls Panel
5:20 PM 5:30 PM Closing Remarks, Survey, and Group Photo - Sheila Borboli-Gerogiannis, Sherleen Chen, and Roberto Pineda
Thank you for coming! Please remember to complete this survey at bit.ly/4mgGNIN or scan this code:
COURSE FACULTY
Douglas Blackmon, MD - Emory University School of Medicine
Michele Bloomer, MD* - University of California, San Francisco
Shobha Boghani, MBBS - University of Rochester
Sheila Borboli-Gerogiannis, MD - Harvard Medical School
Sherleen Chen, MD - Harvard Medical School
Cynthia Chiu, MD - University of California, San Francisco
Vikas Chopra MD - University of California, Los Angeles
Kenneth Cohen, MD - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jose de la Cruz, MD, MSc - University of Illinois Chicago
Scott Greenstein, MD - Harvard Medical School
John Hart, Jr., MD - Oakland University
A. Timothy Johnson, MD, PhD - University of Iowa
Yousuf Khalifa, MD - Emory University School of Medicine
Susan Ksiazek, MD - Marshfield Clinic
Hyunjoo Lee, MD, PhD - Harvard Medical School
Michael Lin, MD - Harvard Medical School
Wendy Linderman, MD - Harvard Medical School
Jennifer Lindsey, MD* - Harvard Medical School
Kristine Lo, MD - Harvard Medical School
Rebecca Metzinger, MD - Tulane University School of Medicine
Christina Moon, MD - University of Pennsylvania
Timothy Page, MD - Oakland University
Lisa Park, MD - Columbia University Medical Center
Roberto Pineda II, MD - Harvard Medical School
Christina Prescott, MD, PhD - New York University
Mark Pyfer, MD, MS - Wills Eye Hospital
Saras Ramanathan, MD - University of California, San Francisco
Susannah Rowe, MD, MPH* - Boston Medical Center
Barry Seibel, MD - University of California, Los Angeles
Shameema Sikder, MD - Johns Hopkins, Wilmer Eye Institute
Donna Siracuse-Lee, MD - Atrius Health
Christian Song, MD - Harvard Medical School
Taylor Starnes, MD - University of Illinois Chicago
Hana Takusagawa, MD - Oregon Health & Science University
Andrew Thliveris, MD, PhD - University of Wisconsin, Madison
Linda Tsai, MD - Washington University in St. Louis
Gargi Vora, MD - Yale School of Medicine
Silas Wang, MD - Harvard Medical School
Yvonne Wang, MD - Yale School of Medicine
Jane Young You, MD - Harvard Medical School
*Indicates virtual speaker
DRY LAB STATIONS
A - Pupil Expansion (Sloane)
B - Biometry (Sloane)
C - Capsular Tension Ring (Sloane)
D - Tear Osmolarity / IOL Insertion (Sloane)
KEY:
Lectures & Cases
Dry Lab Stations
Stairs/Elevators
Restrooms
Lounge (Stations E-F)
E - Biometry / Lens Fragmentation (Trainee Lounge)
F - Injectible Anesthetic (Trainee Lounge)
Auditorium (Lectures & Cases)
Room (Stations A-D)
Meltzer
Sloane
Trainee
