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2003 Abstracts and Meeting Agenda

Scientific Session
Sheraton Anaheim Hotel
London East and West Room
November 15, 2003

Moderator: Regis P. Kowalski

7:00 a.m. Registration (Rotunda)

7:30 a.m. Abs.# 1 The In-Vitro Evaluation of the Ophthalmic Fluoroquinolones Against Bacterial Conjunctivitis Isolates
E.G. Romanowski, R.P. Kowalski, K.A. Yates, F.S. Mah, Y.J. Gordon

7:37 a.m. Abs.# 2: In-Vitro Susceptibility and Minimal Inhibitory Concentration Data for Ocular Pathogens for Gatifloxacin in Comparison With 4 Other Fluoroquinolones
B. Fouraker, M. Callegan, M. Desjardins, H. Perry, L. Villanueva, H. Jensen

7:44 a.m. Abs.# 3: The Successful Treatment of Gatifloxacin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Keratitis with Gatifloxacin (Zymar) in a NZW Rabbit Model
F.S. Mah, E.G. Romanowski, K.A. Yates, R.P. Kowalski, Y.J. Gordon

7:51 a.m. Abs.# 4 In -Vitro Resistant Rates for Fluoroquinolones Against Methicillin-Sensitive (MS) and Methicillin Resistant (MR) Staphylococcus aureus Ocular Isolates
D. Miller, M. Diaz, E. Perez, E. Alfonso

7:58 a.m. Abs.# 5: Do Flies Transmit Trachoma?
K. Miller, N. Pakpour, E. Yi, M. Melese, W. Alemayehu, M. Bird, G. Schmidt, V. Cevallos, L. Olinger, J Chidambaram, J. Whitcher, T. Lietman

8:05 a.m. Abs.# 6: Elimination May Not Be Too High a Goal For Trachoma Programs
B. Gaynor, H. Jha, K. Miller, E. Yi, J. Chidambaram, S. Osaki-Holm, J. Whitcher, T. Lietman

8:12 a.m. Abs.# 7: Pseudomonas Radial Keratoneuritis
J.F. Freitas, S.A. Baxter, C.J.Rapuano, P.R. Laibson, E.J. Cohen

8:19 a.m. Abs# 8: Serratia Corneal Ulcers: A Retrospective Clinical Study
J. H. Mah-Sadorra, D.M.Najjar, C.J. Rapuano, P.R. Laibson, E.J. Cohen

8:26 a.m. Abs.# 9: The Effect of Cataract Surgery on Antibiotic Ocular Penetration
R. Mather, J. Stewart, Tisha Prabriputaloong, Joshua Wong, Stephen D. McCleod

8:33 a.m. Abs.# 10: Human Aqueous Humor Penetration Pharmacokinetics of Moxifloxacin After Topical Administration of Moxifloxacin 0.5% Ophthalmic Solution
H. Katz, S. Masket, S. Lane, K. Sall, S. Orr, B. McCue, R. Faulkner, D. Dahlin

8:40 a.m. Abs.# 11: The Prevention of Bacterial Endophthalmitis by Topical Moxifloxacin in a Rabbit Prophylaxis Model
R.P. Kowalski, E.G. Romanowski, F.S. Mah, K.A. Yates, J.S. Gordon

8:47 a.m. Abs.# 12: Intraocular Safety of Gatifloxacin in a Rabbit Model
R.W. Snyder, M. Chang, W. Hare, M. Stern, E. Donnenfeld, T. Kramer

8:54 a.m. Abs.# 13: Fungal Colonization of Keratoprosthesis
S.D. Barnes, C.H. Dohlman, B. Paton, M.L. Durand

9:01 a.m. Abs.# 14: Will Voriconazole Become the Antifungal of Choice in the Treatment of Corneal Yeast Infection?
M. Shah, D. Ritterband, M. Rhee, T. Kaiura, W. Perez, R. Koplin, J. Seedor

9:08 a.m. Abs.# 15: Comparison of Fungal Contamination in Benzalkonium Chloride (BAK) Preserved and BAK Free Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics
M. Rhee, D. Ritterband, M. Shah, W. Perez, T. Kaiura, R. Koplin, J. Seedor

9:15 a.m. Abs.# 16: The Antimicrobial Preservative Efficacy of Zymar and Vigamox Against Yeast Isolates
D. Rupp, T. Reeves, S. Kapadia, C. Anger

9:22 a.m. Abs.# 17: Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia: The Standard of Care Survey
D.U. Stone, J. Chodosh

9:29 a.m. Abs.# 18: The Microbial Flora From Explanted Punctal Plugs
S.H. Soukiasian

9:36 a.m. Abs.# 19: The Reliability of Transport Medium for Corneal Ulcer Culture and Microbiological Investigations: A Clinical Comparison with Direct Plate Inoculation
A.B. Kumar, V. Cevallos, M. Srinivasom, J.P. Whitcher, S.D. Mcleod

9:43 a.m. Abs.# 20: Microbial Keratitis After Amniotic Membrane Grafting (AMG)
P. Garg, K. Srivalli, S. Sharma, G.N. Rao

9:50 a.m. Abs.# 21: The Threat of Atypical Mycobacteria in Ophthalmology
B.A. Schlech, D.W. Stroman, E. Alfonso, K. Wilhelmus, R.L. Abshire

9:57 a.m. Abs.# 22: Effectiveness of Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics for Experimental Mycobacterium chelonae Keratitis
A.R. Caballero, B.A. Thibodeaux, J.J. Dajcs, M.E. Marquart, K.H. Johnston, J.T. Bush and R.J. O’Callaghan.

10:04 a.m. Abs.# 23: Expression Profile of Transcriptional Regulators in Cornea in a Mouse Model of Infectious Keratitis
J.Y. Hyon, S.Hose, D. Sinha, T. O'Brien

10:11 a.m. Abs.# 24: Safety of Prophylactic Intracameral Gatifloxacin in Cataract Surgery
E.D. Donnenfeld, R.W. Snyder, A.J. Kanellopoulos, H.D. Perry, C. Cheng, J. Wittpenn, C. Roberts

10:17 a.m. THYGESON LECTURE - Richard K. Forster, M.D.
The Correlation of Microbiology and Pathology in Experimental Endophthalmitis as a Prelude to Focused Therapy

10:42 a.m. Closing Comments and Awards

10:45 a.m. END


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