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ARVO 2018

ARVO 2018

University of Iowa Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Presentations and Posters at ARVO 2018

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Sunday, April 29

8:15 AM - 10 AM. Andreas Christian Borta, Oliver W. Gramlich, Kimberly Miller, Cheyanne Godwin, Remko Bakker, Markus H. Kuehn. Elevated Expression of AOC3 in Human Eyes with NPDR. Poster #C0005  Abstract #194. Location: Exhibit Hall. 

1 PM - 2:30 PM. Christine N. Kay, Isabelle S. Audo, Mark E. Pennesi, Robert E. MacLaren, Stephen R. Russell. Update on clinical gene therapy trials for inherited retinal diseases.  SIG. Location: Room 311.

1 PM - 2:45 PM. Oliver W. Gramlich, Kasra Zarai, Alexander J. Brown, Randy H. Kardon. Early Visual Biomarkers in a Mouse Model of Multiple Sclerosis. Poster #B0292  Abstract #620. Location: Exhibit Hall. 


Monday, April 30

8:15 AM - 10 AM. Jessica M. Skeie, Benjamin Aldrich, Anna E. Wilcox, Gregory A. Schmidt, Cynthia R. Reed, Mark A. Greiner. Reduced Fission and Mitophagy in Diabetic Corneal Endothelial Cells Impair Mitochondrial Health. Poster #B0117  Abstract #1357. Location: Exhibit Hall.

11:15 AM - 1 PM. Bruno Lay, Christine W. Sindt, Ronan Danno. Comparing scleral contact lenses generated by impression technology vs Scheimpflug images. Poster #B0078  Abstract #1763. Location: Exhibit Hall. 

11:15 AM - 1 PM. Bruno Lay, Christine W. Sindt, Ronan Danno. Repeatability and Validation of Scheimpflug Scleral Data. Poster #B0089  Abstract #1774. Location: Exhibit Hall. 

11:15 AM - 1 PM. Sacha Luigi Naso, Audrey Nguyen, Randy H. Kardon, Aki K. Kawasaki. Correlation of Functional and Structural Changes in non Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy. Poster #C0303  Abstract #1903. Location: Exhibit Hall. 

3:30 PM - 5:15 PM. Kasra Zarei, Sabina David, Claudia Pfleger, Dalia Berman, Pieter Poolman, Oliver W. Gramlich, Jane Bailey, Randy H. Kardon. Smartphone App Visual Function Tests in Multiple Sclerosis Patients With and Without Optic Neuritis. Poster #A0355  Abstract #2186.  Location: Exhibit Hall. 

3:30 PM - 5:15 PM. John William Miller, Jui-Kai Wang, Matthew Thurtell, Randy H. Kardon, Mona K. Garvin. Differentiation between papilledema and nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy using retinal layer shape and regional volume features in spectral-domain optical coherence tomography. Poster #A0365  Abstract #2196. Location: Exhibit Hall.

3:30 PM - 5:15 PM.  Jui-Kai Wang, Jason Agne, Qingyang Su, Randy H. Kardon, Mona K. Garvin.  Automated Detection of Retinal Folds in Papilledema Using En-Face Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography. Poster #A0366  Abstract #2197. Location: Exhibit Hall. 


Tuesday, May 1

1:30 PM - 3 PM. Ningli Wang, Val C. Sheffield, Zhijian Wu, Markus Kuehn, Ting Xie. Gene Therapy of Glaucoma. SIG. Location: Room 315.

3:30 PM - 5:15 PM. Nicole Morrow, Matthew Benage, Mark A. Greiner. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of conjunctival melanoma. Poster #A0306  Abstract #3645. Location: Exhibit Hall. 

3:30 PM - 5:15 PM. Markus H. Kuehn, Oliver W. Gramlich, John H. Fingert, Young H. Kwon, Wallace L M Alward. Transfer of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from human glaucoma patients to NOD/scid gamma mice elicits loss of retinal ganglion cells in recipients. Poster #B0078  Abstract #3731.  Location: Exhibit Hall.

3:30 PM - 5:15 PM. Stephen R. Russell, Jean Bennett, Jennifer Wellman, Daniel C. Chung, Katherine High, Zi-Fan Yu, Amy Tillman, Albert M. Maguire. Three-year update for the phase 3 voretigene neparvovec study in biallelic RPE65 mutation–associated inherited retinal disease.  Poster #C0366  Abstract #3900.  Location: Exhibit Hall. 


Wednesday, May 2

8:45 AM - 9 AM. Ying Hsu, Janelle Garrison, Gunhee Kim, Arlene V. Drack, Darryl Nishimura, Seongjin Seo, Val C. Sheffield. Determination of the optimal time window for gene replacement therapies for blindness using an inducible rescue mouse model of Bardet-Biedl Syndrome. Abstract #3962. Location: Room 320

11:15 AM - 1 PM. Ankur Jain, Wei Zhu, Qihong Zhang, Markus H. Kuehn, Abbot F. Clark, Val C. Sheffield.  Primary Cilia and Extracellular Matrix Interactions in Trabecular Meshwork Cells. Poster #B0145  Abstract #4721. Location: Exhibit Hall.

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Friday, April 6, 2018