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Date/Time

Author/Presenter

Session/Location

Title

Thurs.,10/8

11:21-11:22 a.m.

Ahmed Abdi (MS27), Abdulkader Almosa (Texas Tech), Zuhair Zaidi, M.D. (PGY1), Ahmed Alshaikhsalama, M.D. (PGY2), Angelica Garcia, M.D. (PGY3), and Phillip Tenzel, M.D. (Faculty Co-Author)

ASOPRS 57th Annual Fall Scientific Symposium / Facial Aesthetics Session / Hyatt Regency New Orleans / Celestin DE

TikTalk Your Paper: Impact of GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Use on Ptosis, Dermatochalasis, and Eyelid Surgery Risk Compared to Alternative Weight Loss Drugs: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis

Thurs., 10/8

3:04-3:34 p.m.

Krista Thompson, M.D. (PGY2), Remington Hoyer (MS27), and Phillip Tenzel, M.D. (Faculty Co-Author)

ASOPRS 57th Annual Fall Scientific Symposium Session / Poster Standby / Eyelid Disorders / Hyatt Regency New Orleans / Exhibit Hall in Storyville

Predictive Modeling of Post-Mohs Defect Sizes in Periocular Basosquamous Carcinoma: A Matched-Cohort Analysis

Fri., 10/9

8:45-8:55 a.m.

Jennifer Cao, M.D.

Section I: Waking Up in the French Quarter With Coffee and Beignets: Anterior Uveitis and Scleritis / UVE02 / Room 271-273

Case 4

Fri., 10/9

8:53-10:20 a.m.



Shivani S. Kamat, M.D. (Moderator)

Section II: Glaucoma Fellowship Directors' Survival Guide: Surgical Pearls We Teach Our Fellows / GLA03 / The Great Hall A


Fri., 10/9

11:10-11:20 a.m.

Noy Ashkenazy, M.D.

Section III: Back to Jazz in Treme and the Marigny: Posterior Uveitis and Imaging / UVE04 / Room 271-273

Case 4

Fri., 10/9

Noon-1.pm.

Philip Tenzel, M.D. (Moderator)

YASOPRS Lunch Session / Hyatt Regency New Orleans / Celestin ABC


Fri., 10/9

1:50-1:57 p.m.

Judy E. Kim, M.D.

Section VI: AI and the Business of Retina / RET08 / New Orleans Theater

Retina Has a Zip Code: Addressing Social Drivers of Vision Outcomes

Sat., 10/10

8-10 a.m.

William H. Waldrop, M.D.(Instructor)

Skills Transfer / LAB106 / 346-347

Advanced Suturing: IOL Knots, Iris Suturing and Scleral Suture Fixation of PC-IOLs

Sat., 10/10

9:45-11 a.m.

Shivani S. Kamat, M.D. (Instructor)

Instruction Course / 220 / R05

MIGS in Cataract Patients: Canaloplasty and Trabecular Meshwork Cutting Procedures

Sat., 10/10

11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Karanjit Kooner, M.D. (Instructor)

Skills Transfer / LAB105A / 346-347

Imaging of the Optic Nerve and Nerve Fiber Layer

Sat., 10/10

2:15-2:27 p.m.

Brenda Zhou, M.D. (PGY4)

Grand Rounds: Real Cases from Around the World / SYM21 / La Nouvelle Orleans C

Hidden in Plain Sight

Sun., 10/11

8-9:15 a.m.

Shivani S. Kamat, M.D. (Panelist)

Original Paper Session / OP06 / 255-257

Glaucoma Original Papers

Sun., 10/11

8-9:15 a.m.

Judy E. Kim, M.D. (Co-Chair and Presenter)

Symposium / Navigating the AI Frontier: Validation, Transparency and Risks / SYM27 / The Great Hall B

AI Chatbots: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (8:20-8:30 a.m.)

Sun., 10/11

9:45-11 a.m.

Judy E. Kim, M.D. (Co-Chair)

Symposium / SYM35 / La Nouvelle Orleans C

Dry AMD: From Observation to Intervention, What's Real, What's Next and What Matters

Sun., 10/11

1-2 p.m.

Shivani S. Kamat, M.D. (Senior Instructor)

Learning Lounge / LL16 / Learning Lounge 2

Sustained-Released Therapies: A New Era in Glaucoma Care

Sun., 10/11

2-3:15 p.m.

Jennifer Cao, M.D. (Senior Instructor)

Instruction Course / 474 / 338-339

Paradigm Shifts in the Multidisciplinary Approach to Diagnosis and Management of Cicatrizing Conjunctivitis

Mon., 10/12

8:36-8:43 a.m.

Ahmed Abdi (MS27, Presenting Author), and Co-Authors Ahmed Alshaikhsalama, M.D. (PGY2) and Zuhair Zaidi, M.D. (PGY1)

Paper Session / PA064 / 255-257

Systemic IL-6 Inhibition and Risk of Diabetic Retinopathy Development and Progression

Mon., 10/12

11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m.

Noy Ashkenazy, M.D. (Instructor)

Instruction Course / 640 / R03

Globe Injuries with IOFB: Diagnosis, Management and Complications

On Demand

J. William Harbour, M.D. (Instructor)

Instruction Course / 803V

Practical Ocular Oncology for the Comprehensive Ophthalmologist: What You Should Know

On Demand

(Will also be screened on Fri., 10/9, 2-3 p.m. and Mon., 10/12, 8-9:15 a.m. in the Video Theater Cafe, 275-277)

Zahra K. Ali, M.D. (Video Senior Author), and Video Co-Authors Preston M. Choi, M.D. (2026 Resident Graduate), Grace Kuang, M.D. (PGY3), and Karanjit Kooner, M.D.

Video / V04

Post-LASIK Traumatic Cataract

(Winner "Best of Show" Award)

On Demand

Shivani S. Kamat, M.D. (Co-Author)

Scientific Poster Session / PO411

Recommendations for Ab-Interno Canaloplasty in Glaucoma Management: Expert Consensus on Treatment Protocols and Outcomes

On Demand

Gizem Ulker Yilmazer, M.D. and Ruben Jauregui, M.D. (Co-Authors)

Scientific Poster Session / PO500

Evaluation of Prothrombotic Risk Factors in Young Patients Diagnosed with NAION

On Demand

J. William Harbour, M.D. (Presenting Author)

Scientific Poster Session / PO509

Neoadjuvant Darovasertib in Uveal Melanoma Patients (OptimUM-10): Phase 3 Trial in Progress

On Demand

Eunice Kim (MS4, Presenting Author), Pooja Parikh, M.D., and Phillip Tenzel, M.D. (Faculty Co-Authors)

Scientific Poster Session / PO546

Minimal Detectable Threshold for Asymmetry in Blink and Horizontal Saccades

On Demand

Yoori Yoon (MS28, Presenting Author), Celine Nguyen (MS27), Carolyn Huang Teng (MS29), Lorien Nassi, M.D. (Peds Faculty Co-Author), and Jennifer Cao, M.D. (Faculty Co-Author)

Scientific Poster Session / PO716

Active SDoH Associated With Decreased Remission Rates in Pediatric Noninfectious Uveitis