Decreased Childhood Mortality With Mass Azithromydin Distributions For Trachoma

• Keenan J, Porco T, House J, Hong K, Zhou Z,  Stoller N, Whitcher J, Gaynor B, Lietman , T
  F.I.  Proctor Foundation, University Of California, San Francisco

Subconjunctival/perilesional Recombinant Interferon Alpha 2b for Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia: a 10 year review

• Scott D. Barnes M.D., Carol L. Karp, M.D., Sachin Chabra M.D., Anat Galor M.D., Eduardo C. Alfonso, M.D.,  Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami

Genotypic Identification of Fusarium sp from Ocular Sources and Correlation to Clinical Outcomes.

• R A Oechsler^1,2, M R Feilmeier¹, D R Ledee¹, D Miller¹, M R Diaz³, M E Fini¹, J W Fell³, E C Alfonso¹.
  ¹Bascom Palmer Eye Institute - Miller School of Medicine - University of Miami, Miami, FL; ²Ophthalmology Department, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; ³Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science - University of Miami, Miami, FL.

Nocardia Scleritis and Keratitis: A Case Series

• Mark D. Ewald, MD, Elisabeth J Cohen MD (sponsor), Peter R Laibson MD, Christopher J Rapuano MD, Kristin M Hammersmith MD
  Cornea Department, Wills Eye Hosptial, Jefferson Univeristy

Culture-positive Endophthalmitis after Implantation of a Staar Intraocular Collamer Lens

• Michael J. Davis, M.D.^1,3, Randy J. Epstein, M.D.^1,2, Jack A. Cohen, M.D.^1,3, Richard F. Dennis, M.D.^1,2.
  ¹Rush University Medical Center, Department of Ophthalmology
  ²Chicago Cornea Consultants, Chicago, IL. ³Illinois Retina Associates, Chicago, IL

A New Staphylococcus aureus Rabbit Endophthalmitis Model and the Effectiveness of Fourth Generation Fluoroquinolones

• Balzli CL, McCormick CC, Caballero A, Newman E, O’Callaghan RJ
  University of Mississippi Medical Center Microbiology Department

Three Different Preventive Methods for Endophthalmitis; Which is the Best?

• S Kobayakawa¹, A Tsuji², T Tochikubo¹.
  ¹Department of Ophthalmology, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan.
  ² Department of Infection Control and Prevention, School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan.

cAMP-phosphodiesterase activity mediates bacterial biofilm formation

• Robert M. Q. Shanks,Eric J. Kalivoda, Nicholas A. Stella, James E. Fender
  Campbell Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh

A Genetic Screen Identified Novel Regulators of Serratia marcescens virulence factor production.

• Eric J. Kalivoda, Nicholas A. Stella, James E. Fender
  Campbell Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh

Role of Microbial Cell Wall Products in Culture Negative Contact Lens Associated Keratitis.

• Darlene Miller, DHSc, E.C. Alfonso, MD
  Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, FL

Clinical isolates of P. aeruginosa harbor bacteriophages and CRISPR genes

• Rory T. Allar¹, Kyle C. Cady¹, John H. Hammond¹, George A. O’Toole¹, Michael E. Zegans^{1,2
  1}Department of Microbiology and Immunology, ²Department of Surgery (Ophthalmology) Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH

A multi-center, pediatric comparison of polymixin B sulfate/trimethoprim ophthalmic solution and moxifloxacin in the treatment of bacterial conjunctivitis.

• ¹Mark Dorfman, MD;²David B Granet,MD; ³ David Stroman,PhD; ³Paul Cockrum, PharmD
  ¹Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, Hollywood FL;
  ² Ratner Children’s Eye Center, University of California – San Diego, La Jolla, CA;
  ³ Alcon Research Ltd, Fort Worth, TX

Comparison of In Vitro Susceptibilities of Gatifloxacin and Moxifloxacin Against Gram Positive Cocci Isolated from Ocular Infections.

• Ashok Kumar Reddy¹, PhD, Prashant Garg², MD, Md. Rajeeb Alam³, DO, Usha Gopinathan1¹ PhD. Savitri Sharma¹, MD. Sannapaneni Krishnaiah, MPS.
  ^1.Jhaveri Microbiology Centre, Hyderabad Eye Research Foundation, L.V.Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India.
  ^2.Cornea and Anterior Segment services, L.V.Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India.
  ^3.Cornea and Anterior Segment Services, M.A.I. Eye Institute and Hospital, Farmgate, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  ^4.Internatoional Center for Advancement of Rural Eye Care, L.V.Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India.

Characterization of keratitis-associated Staphylococcus aureus infections from the Boston area

• Irmgard Behlau^1,2,3, Elizabeth M. Leonard¹, Susan R. Heimer^2,3, Jacqueline N. Martin^1,2, Claes H. Dohlman^1,2,3, Michael S. Gilmore^{1,2,3
  1}Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, ²The Schepens Eye Research Institute,
  ³Dept of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

In Vitro Susceptibility Testing of Staphylococcus aureus to a Cell-Associated Antibiotic

• R.P. Kowalski, E.G. Romanowski, F.S.Mah, Y.J. Gordon, R.M.Q. Shanks.
  The Charles T. Campbell Laboratory, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Clinical Experience with Acanthamoeba Keratitis at the Cole Eye Institute, 1999-2008 

• Qian Y, Meisler DM, Langston RHS, Jeng BH.
  Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Is the Epidemic of Acanthamoeba Keratitis Over?

• David Ritterband MD, Wilma Perez BS, John Seedor MD, Richard Koplin MD
  Departments of Ophthalmology and Laboratory Medicine The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary

Zymographic profiles of Acanthamoeba strains isolated from human corneal tissue

• Denise de Freitas¹, Fábio Ramos de Souza Carvalho¹, Linda Christian Carrijo Carvalho², Ana Marisa Chudzinsky-Tavassi², Annette Silva Foronda^{1
  1.} Federal University of Sao Paulo, Department of Ophthalmology; ^2. Butantan Institute, Laboratory of Biochemistry and Biophysics

Endosymbionts as co-pathogens in Acanthamoeba keratitis

• Lovieno^1,2, D. Miller¹, D. Ledee¹, N. Mandal¹, E. Alfonso^{1
  1}Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami – Miller Scool of Medicine, Miami, FL; ²Ophthalmology Department, University Campus Bio-medico, Rome, Italy

A prospective, randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled trail of topical Polyhexamethylene biguanide (0.02%) in patients with Microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis.

• Savitri Sharma, Srikant K Sahu, Sujata Kar, Shyam S Nayak
  L V Prassad Eye Institute, Bhubaneswar – 751024, Orissa, India

Cellular Changes of the Cornea in Herpes Simplex Keratitis: An in vivo Confocal Microscopy Study

• Pedram Hamrah, MD; Mohammad H. Dastjerdi, MD; Reza Dana, MD, MSc, MPH; Deborah Pavan-Langston, MD
  Cornea & Refractive Surgery Service, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary

Cyclopentenylcytosine (CPE-C) Inhibits Adenovirus Replication in the Ad5/NZW Rabbit Ocular Model.

• EG Romanowski, KA Yates, YJ Gordon
  The Charles T. Campbell Ophthalmic Microbiology Laboratory, UPMC Eye Center, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Research Center, Eye and Ear Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.

Effects of Topical Nanoviricides in Rabbit Model of EKC

• V. Boniuk, H. Ailani  J. Jonisch. I.J. Udell  
  The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, North Shore Long Island Jewish Department of Ophthalmology, New Hyde Park, NY
  

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Topical Interferon Alpha 2b Eye Drops for Treatment of Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia: A Dose Comparison Study

• Anat Galor MD, Carol L. Karp MD, Sachin Chhabra MD, Scott Barnes MD, Eduardo C. Alfonso MD
  Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami

Thygeson Lecture

• Jerold Gordon
  The 2008 Thygeson Lecture,
  "The Life and Times of Adenovirus 1899-2008".

Closing Comments and Awards

Adjourn

12:00pm

Lunch